Freeman’s big night helps Seton LaSalle defeat Washington, secure conference title

By: Antonio Rossetti
Friday, October 24, 2025 | 11:56 PM

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Seton LaSalle earned its second straight Class 2A Century Conference title with a 27-14 victory over Washington on Friday at Dormont Memorial Stadium.

In a battle of conference unbeatens — both teams entered the game 5-0 in the Century — the Rebels were spearheaded by Kymarr Freeman, who racked up 249 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries.

“That kid has been amazing to watch all season,” team captain Will Martin said. “That kid is a true athlete. Never played football before until last year. He stepped up for us in the playoffs last year, and this year it’s just unbelievable to watch him play.

“Some of moves and cuts he makes is just unbelievable to watch. Someone like that on our offense is so explosive and makes it hard to stop.”

Freeman humbly credited his line for his performance and was happy to get a win for the seniors.

“I think it’s 60-40, as it’s mostly them,” Freeman said. “My athleticism is amazing, but without them I’d be nothing.

“It’s amazing seeing my brothers happy and my seniors happy. They can now keep going with their life after this season knowing they finished with a section title.”

Coach Tim Storino lauded his team’s total effort.

“He’s (Kymarr) just amazing,” Storino said. “He’s a talented runner and has great vision. No one talks about the line, too. Those five offensive linemen are all potentially going to play college football one day.”

Trailing 21-14, Washington had the ball at the Seton LaSalle 17 after a fumble. But Martin snuffed out any hopes of a tie.

“I saw Matt Brodzinski fumble,” Martin said. “That hurt us. My coach, Nate, looks me in the eye and said go get the ball back for us. I saw their player, I came over and he was ready to get hit. We didn’t want the momentum to swing in the second half. We kept it.”

The Rebels (6-0, 9-1) went down the field, and Freeman capped the drive with a 2-yard touchdown to put it out of reach at 27-14.

“With Washington High, they are a very talented team, but it’s hard to come back from two touchdowns,” Storino said. “In high school football when the clock runs, it’s hard to throw the ball. Getting up was huge.”

Kia Jones Jr. completed 8 of 11 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns: 33 yards to Aaron Loritts and 53 yards to Thomas Hazlip.

Washington’s Tristan Reed completed 7 of 12 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 52 yards on 15 carries.

Aaron Loritts and Deondre Hill led the Rebels defense with a sack each.

Freeman capped a 96-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run to give his team an early 7-0 lead. He had runs of 22 and 16 yards that helped get the Rebels into the red zone.

“We won the toss and decided we wanted to kick,” Storino said. “They got a few first downs, and we got it back at our own 5, and it would have probably have been better to take the ball. But you go 95 yards, you’re doing something special. And we didn’t do anything too special. We just ran our offense.”

The Prexies (5-1, 8-2) knotted it up when Reed found Blaise Naraskivitch for an 18-yard touchdown. Reed rolled right on a play action and looked back to the left, connecting with Naraskivich.

Jones Jr. then found Loritts for a 33-yard touchdown on a play-action post route to take a 14-7 lead going into halftime.

Jones Jr. extended the lead with a long pass that resulted in Hazlip’s 53-yard touchdown that extended the lead to 21-7.

The Prexies’ Jahvon Woods cut it to 21-14 on a 1-yard touchdown run on the next drive.

After a big third-and-19 conversion run from Freeman, the Prexies forced a fumble two plays later, recovering at their own 17.

Martin then laid a vicious hit, jarring the ball loose and getting it back for the Rebels.

Seton Lasalle extended the lead to 27-14 with Freeman’s 2-yard touchdown run.

“I’ve been taught my whole life, you’re going to go through adversity,” Martin said. “My mom has been a big role model. You don’t back down to anybody. My mom and dad have been through rough times, and they told me never to back down.”

He was a freshman on a winless Seton LaSalle team. Now, he and the Rebels are back-to-back conference champs.

“This school has changed my life,” Martin said. “We went 0-10 my freshman year and then 5-5. I’ve been through it all. Changing the culture here is unbelievable. Not backing down and believing in each other, that’s the type of people who are with us.”

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