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For a brief moment Saturday, it appeared the DeMatha at Freedom-Woodbridge football game would resume without any more interruptions.
But it was wishful thinking.
Ten minutes in with Freedom up 21-14 and 52 seconds away from halftime, lightning suspended action for an hour before head coaches from both schools met and agreed it was best to declare the game a no-contest and head home. There was no sense in holding out with the threat of more inclement weather on the horizon.
The game between the private school power from Maryland and the defending Class 6 state champions began Friday at 7 p.m. But after two lightning delays, the school decided to pick up where they left off Saturday at 1 p.m. with DeMatha up 14-13 with 4:50 remaining in the second quarter.
Freedom head coach Darryl Overton said the schools agreed to the early afternoon kickoff time instead of going in the morning to spare DeMatha a quick turnaround after arriving back in Hyattsville so late Friday night.
Saturday’s game kicked off at 1:20 p.m. with Freedom starting with the ball. Two plays in, Jeffrey Overton Jr. burst through the line for a 52-yard touchdown run. Tristan Evans-Trujillo’s pass to Devin Reeves for the two-point conversion gave Freedom the lead.
“We were excited with what we were doing,” Overton said. “We had the ball and felt like we were figuring them out. It’s all good.”
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