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Freeport's Barnes ahead of his time

Freeport's Isaiah Barnes rushes for a yardage gain

Photo credit: James Escher | Freeport's Isaiah Barnes rushes for a yardage gain in the third quarter of the Class I Long Island Championship against Floyd. (Nov. 26, 2010)

When Isaiah Barnes streaks through

a hole or threads the needle with a scoring pass, you can be sure that some Freeport fan will elbow the guy next to him and say, "You know, he's only 16."

Most students of Barnes' age are entering their junior -- or even sophomore -- years in high school. But the Freeport quarterback skipped kindergarten. And now he enters the 2011 season as a 6-3,...

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