The Freshmen Falcons traveled to Alma High School on Wednesday August 31st and earned a
solid victory 38-6 over the Panthers. The 2-0 Falcons would take the lead in the 1 st quarter at the
5:03 mark on a 13-yard pass from Max Heyn to Karson Worth, Kellen East would run in the 2-
point conversion and the Falcons led 8-0. The Falcons would strike again at the 9:50 mark of the
2nd quarter on a 38-yard run by Heyn and the 2-point conversion would be good on a pass from
Worth to Nick Haas. The Falcon’s lead was 16-0. The Panthers would score a touchdown at the
3:02 mark of the 2nd quarter to cut the Falcon lead to 10 making the score 16-6. In the 2nd half the
Falcons would flex their muscle by using the rushing attack and would score on their opening
drive on a 10-yard run by Karson Worth. The 2-point conversion would be good by Worth, and
the Falcons led 24-6 with 8:29 to go in the 3 rd quarter. Heyn would then score at the 2:52 mark
of the 3 rd quarter on a 18-yard run and the 2-point conversion was no good. The Falcons would
lead 30-6 until the 6:26 mark of the 4 th quarter when Keenan Cooper would cap off the scoring
on an 18-yard run, and Kellen East would add the 2-point conversion making it 38-6.
The Offense would finish by gaining 253 yards rushing and added 60 yards through the air.
Karson Worth led the rushing attack with 76 yards on 8 carries, Max Heyn would have 56 yards
on 2 carries. Heyn was 4 of 5 passing for 60 yards and a touchdown.
The Falcon Defense was on point led by Ross Farrell who had 5 tackles 2 for loss and 2
quarterback sacks. Alex Schuette would an interception and Jayel Garth would recover a
fumble. Austin Hare, and Schuette also had 5 tackles. Kellen East had 4 tackles on defense.
The Freshmen Flacons improve to 2-0 on the young season and will play at home on Thursday
September 8 th against Midland Dow at 4:30pm.

The Freshmen Falcons traveled to Frankenmuth High School on Thursday September 22 nd and
pulled out a last second victory over the Eagles 14-13. The game would be a defensive battle
most of the way until the Eagles completed a long pass to score the first points of the game, they
would kick the extra point and the Falcons were down 7-0. It would remain that way through
halftime. In the 3 rd quarter the Falcons put together a drive of their own capped off with a 22-
yard pass completion from Max Heyn to Jacob Clawson. Kellen East would add the 2-point
conversion and the Falcons led 8-7. Frankenmuth would score a touchdown toward the end of
the 3 rd quarter and the extra point was blocked by Nick Haas, making the score 13-8.
Frankenmuth would lead most of the 4 th quarter until with 19 seconds left in the game when
Heyn would connect with Tucker Hileman for a 16-yard touchdown pass competition, the try for
2 would fail and the Falcons led 14-13 with 19 seconds on the clock. The Eagles would fumble
on their first play after the kickoff and the Falcons were able to run out the rest of the clock to
pull out the 14-13 win.
The Falcon offensive was bottled up most of the night but did manage 219 yards total offense,
led by Max Heyn who was 5 of 11 passing for 85 yards and 2 touchdowns. Clawson has two
receptions and Hileman would have 3 receptions on the night. The ground game was led by
Nick Haas who had 9 carries for 53 yards and Kellen East who had 13 carries for 48 yards.
The Falcon defense played very well and was led by Keenan Cooper and Parker Lentner who
each had 7 tackles. Nick Haas, Liam Rump, and Zach Clark would have fumble recoveries for
the Falcons.
The Freshmen Falcons are now 4-0-1 and will play home on Thursday September 29 th against the
John Glenn Bobcats with kickoff at 4:30pm.

Freshmen Falcons Defense Scores Big Over the Bobcats

The Freshmen Falcons hosted the John Glenn Bobcats on Thursday September 29 th and were
victorious 52-12. The Falcons defense would account for 18 points of the 52 scored and would
smother the Bobcats all afternoon. The Falcon offense would start the scoring on the first drive
of the game, needing only two plays to find the endzone. Quarterback Max Heyn would connect
with Tucker Hileman for a 29-yard touchdown. The try for 2 was good on a Karson Worth pass
to Nick Haas and the Falcons led 8-0. The Bobcats would score on their first play from
scrimmage to make the score 8-6. The Falcon offense would put together a nice drive on their
second possession which was capped off with a 3-yard run by Heyn, Kellen East would add the
2-pointconversion and the Falcons led 16-6. The Bobcats next possession is when the Falcon
defense rose to the challenge when Ross Farrell would intercept the pass and return it for a
touchdown. The 2-point conversion was good on a pass from Worth to center Bryson Lynch on
a well-executed trick play. The Falcons were in solid control of the game leading 24-6 at the end
of the 1 st quarter. The 2 nd quarter would be more Falcon defense when Austin Hare would get an
interception and return it for yet another defensive touchdown. The 2-point conversion would
fail, and the Falcons led 30-6. The score would remain the same until halftime. The Bobcats
received the ball to start the second half and the Falcon Defense would strike again when Ross
Farrell would strip the ball carrier and return the fumble for his 2 nd defensive touchdown of the
game. Jacob Clawson would add the PAT and the Falcons led 37-6. John Glenn would take
their next possession down the field and to add another touchdown to make the score 37-12. The
Falcons were not done yet though as they would add two more touchdowns, the first by Alex
Schuette and Austin Hare would add the 2-point conversion; then Kellen East would find the
endzone and Clawson added the PAT to cap off the scoring 52-12.
The Falcon defense was stellar in their performance and was led by Austin Hare who had 7
tackles. Keenan Cooper would have 5 tackles with 3 of them being for loss, Nick Haas would
chip in 4 tackles, 3 of them for loss, and Luke Szczepanik would have 4 tackles with 2 of them
for loss. The entire defense was smothering all afternoon, Ross Farrell had a fumble recovery
and an INT return for a touchdown, Austin Hare had an INT return for a touchdown. Coach Pete
Duley and Coach Drew Porter were extremely happy with the defensive performance.
The Falcon offense would see 11 different players carry the ball and they were led by East who
had 8 carries for 53 yards, Max Heyn would complete 3 of 4 passing for 77 yards.
The Falcons remain undefeated on the year pushing their record to 5-0-1 and will travel to Swan
Valley High School on October 6 th to take on the rival Vikings at 4:30pm.

The Freshmen Falcons took a short trip to Division 2 Midland High on October 13 th and came
away with a big win 41-24. The Falcon offense would show its dominance early when it took
the opening possession 60 yards using almost 9 minutes of the clock for a touchdown.
Quarterback Max Heyn would cap the drive off with a 5-yard touchdown run, Kellen East would
add the 2-point conversion making it 8-0 Freeland. The Falcons defense would force a 3 and out
and the Falcons offense would take over again with 1:13 to play in the first quarter. The Falcons
would use a ball control offense to drive 65 yards using over 10 minutes of the clock, when
Kellen East would plunge in from 3 yards out for the touchdown. The 2-point conversion failed,
and the Falcons led 14-0. The Falcon defense would come up big on Midland High’s next drive
when Ross Farrell would intercept a pass and return it 44 yards to the one-yard line setting up the
Falcon offense. On the very next play Keenan Cooper would walk in for the touchdown, the 2-
point conversion failed, and the Falcons led 20-0. Midland High would strike just before
halftime to make it 20-8 at the half. Midland High would take the first possession of the 2 nd half
and march right down on the Falcons to score a touchdown to cut the lead to 20-16. The Falcon
offense would return the favor though on the next drive marching 50 yards and using over 5
minutes of the clock when Kennan Cooper would scamper in from 7-yards away for the
touchdown and East would add the 2-point conversion. The Falcon defense would show up
again when they would force a fumble and it was recovered by Liam Rump. The Falcon offense
this time would need only 2 plays to find the endzone when Alex Schuette would race in from 17
yards away, the 2-point conversion failed, and the Falcons led 34-16. The Falcon defense would
come out on Midland High’s next possession and yet again force a fumble this time recovered by
Luke Szczepanik and he would scoop and score returning it 25 yards for the touchdown. Nevan
Malacara would add the PAT making it 41-16. Midland High would add a late touchdown pass
to make the final score 41-24.
Offensively the Falcons were led by Kellen East who had 14 carries for 50 yards, and Nick Haas
who had 7 carries for 49 yards. Keenan Cooper had 2 touchdowns on his 4 carries for 19 yards.
Max Heyn would be 2 of 4 passing for 17 yards.
The Falcon defense was led by Keenan Cooper who had 5 tackles, Parker Lentner would have 4
tackles, Ross Farrell would have a INT to go along with his 2 tackles, Liam Rump recovered a
fumble to go with his 4 tackles, and Luke Szczepanik would have a fumble recovery return for a
touchdown.
The Freshmen Falcons push their record to 7-0-1 with the win and go into the final week of the
season when they host another big school in Division 2 Milford High School on Thursday
October 20 th kickoff is at 4:30pm.

The Freshmen Falcons hosted the Division 2 Milford Mavericks on Thursday October 20 th and
finished their season on a great note winning 30-25. Milford would travel just under 2 hours to
play the Falcons and what a game it was. The Mavericks started the scoring after recovering the
opening kickoff and 2 minutes and 7 seconds later they were in the endzone, and the Falcons
found themselves in a 6-0 hole. The young Falcons would not panic though and on their ensuing
drive would take over 6 minutes off the clock when Nick Haase would score from 4-yards out.
Max Heyn would connect with Tucker Hileman for the 2-point conversion and the Falcons led 8-
6. Milford and the Falcons would exchange two more scores each in the 2 nd quarter. The
Falcons would score on a 46-yard run by Haas and a 6-yard run by Karson Worth. The Falcons
converted one of the 2-point tries when Max Heyn would plunge into the endzone. The Falcons
led at halftime 22-18. The second half would be a defensive battle until the 4 th quarter when Max
Heyn would scamper 78 yards for a touchdown to put the Falcons up 28-18 and Haas would add
the 2-point conversion to make it 30-18. Milford would score on their next drive to pull within 5
points at 30-25. The Falcon offense would be able to run out the rest of the 4 th quarter securing
the victory and their undefeated season.

The Falcon offense was led by Max Heyn would have 7 carries for 123 yards and was 2 of 3
passing for 47 yards. Nick Haas would end the game with 10 carries for 117 yards and 2
touchdowns and a 2-point conversion. The Falcon offensive line which consisted of Bryson
Lynch, Zach Clark, Nevan Malacara, Liam Rump, Mason Kozumplik, and Jake Steffin; along
with tight ends Tucker Hileman and Ross Farrell did a great job opening holes for the Falcon
Offense as the team finished with 336 yards rushing for the game.

Defensively the Falcons were led by Alex Schuette, Parker Lentner, Jayel Garth, Keenan
Cooper, and Karson Worth who all had 3 tackles each. The Falcon’s secondary was tested as the
Mavericks brought a strong passing attack, but the Falcons held strong and played well.

The Freshmen Falcons finished the season undefeated with an 8-0-1 record. They had some big
accomplishments this year playing 3 Division 2 schools and beating 2 of them and tying the 3 rd .
They also were able to knock off 2 Junior Varsity opponents in Ithaca and Birch Run. The future
of Freeland Falcon Football is bright and I for one cannot wait until next season to see how this
group progresses.

The Freshmen Falcons traveled to Ithaca on Thursday September 15 th to play the JV
Yellowjackets and were victorious 26-20. The Falcons would use a ball control offense to fend
off the Yellowjackets. The offensive line of Bryson Lynch, Liam Rump, Zach Clark, Jake
Steffin, Mason Kozumplik, Tucker Hileman, and Ross Farrell would lead the way. Freeland
would get the ball first and use over 9 minutes off the clock before Nick Haas would rush in
from 1 yard for a touchdown; the 2-point conversion failed making it 6-0 Falcons. Ithaca would
waste no time in tying the score as they would run the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown and
their 2-point try was unsuccessful making it 6-6. The Falcon offense would put together another
impressive drive on their 2 nd possession of the game capped off by a 2-yard run by Kellen East,
he would also add the 2-point conversion making it 14-6 Falcons. The Falcons would strike one
more time before the half was over, this time through the air when Max Heyn connected with
Jake Clawson for a 44-yard pitch and catch, the 2-point conversion was unsuccessful giving the
Falcons a 20-6 halftime lead. In the 2 nd half the Yellowjackets would score at the 1:36 mark of
the 3 rd quarter to pull within a touchdown of the Falcons 20-14. The Falcon offense was not done
yet and would score on a 13-yard run by Haas, the 2-point try was no good and the score was 26-
14. The Yellowjacket offense would add another score at the 8:04 mark of the 4 th quarter to
make it 26-20. But the Freeland offense would run out the remaining time to hang on for the
victory.
The Falcon offense would have the ball for over 39 minutes of the game and gained 359 yards in
total offense. The leading rusher for the Falcons was Kellen East who had 18 carries for 87
yards, he was followed by Nick Haas who had 14 carries for 59 yards. Quarterback Max Heyn
would be 6 of 9 passing for 164 yards. Heyn would spread the ball around to his receivers Nick
Haas, and Jake Clawson each had a catch. Tucker Hileman and Karson Worth would each have
2 catches.
The Falcons push their record to 3-0-1 on the season with the win and will play at Frankenmuth
on Thursday September 22 nd at 4:30pm.

The Freshmen Falcons played host to Division 2 Midland Dow High School last Thursday
September 8 th and held their own playing the much larger school to an 8-8 tie. The Falcons
would flex their muscle on Defense and open the scoring by recording a safety on a quarterback
sack by Jake Clawson. The Falcons would lead 2-0. The game would be a defensive back and
forth as the offenses for both sides sputtered. The score remained the same through halftime and
the 3 rd quarter. At the 5:40 mark of the 4 th quarter Tucker Mika would find the endzone for the
Falcons, the try for 2 was unsuccessful. The Falcons would lead 8-0. The Dow High Chargers
were not done though as they took the ensuing drive down the field and would score a
touchdown of their own and covert the 2-point conversion to make it 8-8 with 3:19 left to play in
the game. The two teams would exchange turnovers in the final 3 minutes and the game would
end in a 8-8 tie.
The Falcon’s Defense was led by Austin Hare, and Nick Haas who each had 5 tackles. Alex
Schuette would have an interception and Jake Clawson would have the quarterback sack for the
safety and 4 tackles on the day. The Falcons Defense would yield only 36 yards on 32 plays to
the Chargers. It was a great defensive game for the Falcons.
The Falcon offense would finish with 168 yards on the ground and 48 yards through the air.
Leading rusher for the Falcons was Karson Worth who had 8 carries for 46 yards. Max Heyn
would have 4 carries for 44 yards and Kellen East would have 12 carries for 43 yards. Tucker
Hileman would have 2 catches for 48 yards.
The Falcons (2-0-1) hit the road this Thursday September 15 th to take on the Ithaca
Yellowjackets JV team game time set for 6:00pm.