Bethlehem Freedom
December 2024
Year One: Through the Lens of Ryan Scipio
December 15, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Year One with PA Football News My first year has been an incredible journey! From feeling overwhelmed during my first game to confidently seizing every opportunity and having fun, I’ve grown immensely. In the 2024 High School Football season, I covered an impressive 33 games. This experience allowed me to connect with a diverse range […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: 32-4 = Some Good Football
October 30, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 25. There were three football games on our schedule this week, plus one auto race. The three games checked off a trio of mini goals for the season. Friday was Pam’s pick, but Guy gave up six of our yoga classes to stay home with a flurry of construction workers so that Pam […]
Liberty Hurricanes get Beete up by impressive Freedom Patriots performance
October 27, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Elite tailback puts on a show with a 359 yard outburst for sixth straight win in the Battle of Bethlehem. BETHLEHEM- It was the Aaron Beete show on Saturday afternoon for the Freedom Patriots before a capacity crowd at Bethlehem School District Stadium, much to the dismay of their cross-city rivals- Liberty Hurricanes. At the […]
Bethlehem Freedom @ Bethlehem Liberty (Photo Gallery)
October 26, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Freedom – 44 Liberty – 24 [sp_wpcarousel id=”153324″] https://x.com/ScipScip
Easton comes from behind and wins battle of EPC titans over Freedom
October 19, 2024 | Torey Petruno
Easton- This one definitely lived up to its billing and may be considered the game of the year so far in the EPC. Easton, winners of their last 7 games, rolled in to Bethlehem on undefeated Freedom‘s Senior Night and played the role of spoiler. In a tightly contested matchup, Easton played from behind a […]
Easton VS Bethlehem Freedom (Photo Gallery)
October 19, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Easton Red Rovers VS Bethlehem Freedom Patriots (Photo Gallery) Easton – 25 Freedom – 21 Final Easton Moves to 8-1 with a Showdown at Cottingham with Nazareth 7-2 Bethlehem Freedom Moves to 8-1 and will Faceoff with Bethlehem Liberty 6-2 (plays Saturday @ Becahi) to Finish the season. Another angle of @will06Day interception pic.twitter.com/ywFRNA6vu3 — […]
Around District 11 With Pam and Guy: Back Home and New Territory
October 9, 2024 | Guy Smith
2024 Episode 22. We only made a pair of games this week. On Thursday we returned to the old stomping ground at the Bethlehem Area School District to see the Freedom Patriots run their record to 7-0, fairly easily defeating previously two-loss Bethlehem Catholic in a city rivalry matchup. On Friday we ended up at […]
Freedom Comes Up with Five Turnovers in Decisive Victory over Bethlehem Catholic
October 4, 2024 | Cody Brady
Three interceptions, two fumbles and a safety all helped Freedom pull away from Bethlehem Catholic at BASD Stadium on Thursday night. Despite three first half turnovers, the Hawks kept it close until the continued mistakes and a couple of long drives broke it open late. Freedom played keep away nearly all night long, as lengthy […]
Bethlehem Catholic Vs Bethlehem Freedom (Photo Gallery)
October 4, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Bethlehem Catholic Vs Bethlehem Freedom Final Bethlehem Catholic – 3 Bethlehem Freedom – 24 [sp_wpcarousel id=”148700″] Twitter/X @ScipScip
Bethlehem Freedom stays unbeaten with quick strike efficiency against East Stroudsburg South
September 28, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Freedom’s quick strikes capabilities doom East Stroudsburg South in EPC showdown. EAST STROUDSBURG- The Freedom Patriots only ran 16 plays on offense Friday night at Ed Christian Memorial Stadium, also known as the “Purple Pit”, but the Patriots made the most of their opportunities, scoring five times en route to a convincing 40-14 victory over […]
Freedom Dominates 2nd Half vs Nazareth (Photo Gallery)
September 14, 2024 | Ryan Scipio
Freedom Scores 28 2nd Half Points to Win 38-10 Over Nazareth Freedom went into Nazareth and had a strong 2nd half on both sides of the ball. They go on to win 38-10 after being tied 10-10 going into the half. Enjoy the photos from the game below. Freedom is 4-0 Nazareth is 3-1 [sp_wpcarousel […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition-Week 3
September 11, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Start of league play should separate the contenders from the pretenders over next seven weeks in the EPC. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will get down the serious business at hand of contending to make the post-season after the next 7 games. The first three weeks, EPC teams had the option of playing some teams from […]
Hollywood’s cutting room floor- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference edition-Week 2
September 4, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED AFTER TWO WEEKS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IN THE EPC After two weeks of the high school football season the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, there are a few surprises that would be an eye-opener. First would be William Allen Canaries, after going 0-10 in 2023. The Canaries are 2-0 to start […]
PIAA District XI High School Football Preview: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
August 19, 2024 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Some Realignment Set for The Eastern Pennsylvania Football Conference in 2024. Should make for competitive Season As we get ready for the opening night of the high school football season Friday August 23rd in the Lehigh Valley. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will look a little different this season. Per the EPC website the Lehigh, Northampton […]
Parkland’s Trey Tremba and Emmaus’ Mario Landino EPC South MVP’s as League’s Football All-Stars Selected.
November 6, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Parkland’s Trey Tremba named EPC South Offensive MVP as South All-Star team has been chosen. The rushing leader in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South Division, with 1,516 yards and 22 touchdowns along with 330 receiving yards on 25 catches and four scores, Trey Tremba was voted the MVP of the EPC South all-star team. […]
Emmaus exacts revenge on Bethlehem Freedom
November 4, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Bethlehem- In a rematch from 2 weeks ago during EPC conference play, Emmaus emerges victorious this time over the Patriots of Freedom. Finally, after not having beaten Freedom in the playoffs since 2016, the Hornets managed to finally accomplish that feat once again this evening. Freedom won the coin toss and deferred to the 2nd […]
PIAA District XI 5A/6A Playoff Previews
October 31, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
The District XI 5A Playoffs Friday, October 3rd 7 pm. #4 (5-5) East Stroudsburg South at #1 (9-1) Southern Lehigh #3 (6-4) Pocono Mountain West at #2 (6-4) Whitehall SOUTHERN LEHIGH SPARTANS RECORD 9-1 — #1 SEED Southern Lehigh earned the top seed in 5A even with a disappointing loss to rival Northwestern Lehigh in […]
Second Half Surge Carries Freedom Patriots Past Rival in the Christmas City Showdown
October 29, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
A 27 Point Spurt Provides the Margin of Victory for Freedom Patriots in Capturing Bethlehem City title. BETHLEHEM- It’s been a tale of two seasons for the three-time District XI 6A championship finalist-Bethlehem Freedom Patriots, after starting 1-4 including two of those losses came after having multiple score leads for the 2021 District champions. Then […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Rivalry Week
October 24, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
The End of the Line for the EPC North and South As Rivalry Week closes Out the Regular Season Week ten is upon us in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference as we have reached the climatic end and the District XI playoffs will begin a week from Thursday with the 3A classification. But we will discuss that […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- EPC Week Nine
October 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
With Just Two Weeks Left in the Regular Season Still so much yet to Decided in the District XI Playoff Race. As the 2023 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference season winds down there still so much to play for as the EPC only occupies spots in the 4A, 5A and 6A classifications only Allentown Central Catholic have […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition Week #8
October 10, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Making the turn for home in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and only one team has clinched a spot in the District XI playoffs. There are just 3 games left in the 2023 EPC Football regular season, but so many questions still remain as teams try to qualify for the 4A, 5A and 6A PIAA state […]
EPC Midseason Progress Report
September 27, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Here we are, finished with week 5 of the 2023 season and gearing up for the home stretch of what at least to me seems like a rapidly accelerating football season. Here in the EPC, the South Division is getting a majority of the hype with it being home to the only 2 remaining undefeated […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor-Colonial/Schuylkill League Week Six
September 27, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Time to make the turn into the second half of the regular season in the Skook/Colonial League. Taking a look back on week 5 and check out the match-ups for week six and we’ll take a look at the updated District XI power rankings. Southern Lehigh, Noorthwestern Lehigh and Palmerton all come into week six […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor: Week#6 in The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
September 26, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
As we kickoff the second half of the regular season so much yet to decide as the District playoffs lie in the distance. The Parkland Trojans have further solidified themselves as the front runners in the EPC South with a convincing win over previously unbeaten Allentown Central Catholic 35-14 that win came week after a […]
Hollywood’s Cutting Room Floor- Week 4 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Edition
September 18, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Nazareth and Parkland met up on the gridiron this past Friday night, in a game that lived up to expectations. Nazareth and Parkland came into their contest, both ranked in the top 10 in the pafootballnews.com top 10 in the 6A classification. The Trojans had a ten point lead on two occasions in the game, […]
