Liberty County-Freeport playoff preview capsule
Comments 0November 25, 2009 7:58 PM
Preview capsule for the Region 1-1A football championship
Liberty County (10-1) at Freeport (10-1) 7:30 p.m.
- Last week: Liberty County — The Bulldogs rallied with 17 unanswered points to escape an upset bid by South Walton and win 24-17. All the points came in the fourth quarter, with two scores in less than a minute. Freeport — The Bulldogs capitalized on five Blountstown turnovers to rout the Tigers 48-12 and secure this week’s home matchup.
- All-time playoff records: Liberty County — 11-14; Freeport — 3-4.
- Notes: Liberty County is 1-8 in road playoff games. … Freeport is 2-2 at home in the postseason. … These teams last met in 2008 during the regular season. Freeport won 22-19. … Liberty County has won nine straight games, with its last loss coming Sept. 25 against Port St. Joe. … Freeport has won 10 in a row since losing its season opener against Milton Sept. 11. … This year marked the first time Freeport won a district title. It also advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 2003, when it was 1-1 in the postseason. … This is Liberty County’s first playoff trip since 2006 and the second berth under Grant Grantham. … This will be the second playoff meeting between the teams. They first met in 1996 in Bristol, with Liberty County winning 35-7.
- Up next: Jacksonville Trinity Christian (11-0) or Melbourne Central Catholic (11-0) in the state semifinal in Orlando Dec. 4.
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