Freedom and Bethlehem Catholic both rolled to easy wins in East Penn Conference action last weekend.

The Patriots kept their season undefeated with a 39-0 victory over Dieruff, while Becahi came back to beat East Stroudsburg North 28-6.

The win for the Pates (6-0) puts them solely at the top of the East Penn Conference South Division thanks to Liberty knocking off Parkland (5-1).

The Pates defense has been their hallmark this season, as they’ve been giving up an average of seven points a game over the last four.

They look to continue that trend heading into this week’s matchup with Whitehall (2-4), who were trounced by Easton last week 45-0.

“A couple games have gotten away from them with some big plays that have turned the game,” said Pates head coach Jason Roeder about the Zephyrs. “They have an outstanding quarterback and good skill guys that can break loose at any time.

“Right now our defensive unit is performing very well in terms of points given up and takeaways. We need to continue to focus on the fundamentals that are giving us the opportunities for big plays on defense and we need to continue to pursue and tackle well.”

Becahi (5-1) actually trailed early against ESN, 6-0, following a one-yard TD by Joey Brown in the second before Becahi responded with 28 unanswered points.

Nate Stewart hauled in a 35-yard TD pass from Julian Spigner to give the Hawks a 7-6 lead into halftime and Becahi tacked on three more scores in the third.

Spigner scored on a 14-yard TD run to open the second half and was followed by a two-yard score from Antown Keenan on the ground.

Joe Smith then returned an interception 35-yards for the score late in the third.

Spigner finished the night 10-of-19 for 146 yards and two TD’s (one rushing) and an interception.

He threw his fifth interception of the season in the first quarter, which led to the Timberwolves opening score.

Keenan hit the 100-yard mark, running for 115 yards, which was his lowest total since a week one defeat to Liberty, where he was limited to 71 yards.

Becahi hosts Pocono East (2-4) at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Frank Banko Field.