Freeport RB Amos Glenn’s journey from the wrong end zone to 2025 Butler Eagle Scoring Trophy winner
Amos Glenn started to crack up before recounting his first-ever touchdown.
“I think I was 5 years old, and I got the ball and I ran backwards,” the Freeport senior tailback/returner extraordinaire said. “I actually scored in the wrong end zone. ... They were all screaming at me and stuff. I thought I was about to score. I’m hype thinking I’m about to score, and they were yelling at me for the wrong reason.”
Glenn learned not to race the wrong way.
He earned the Butler Eagle Scoring Trophy by posting 162 regular-season points this high school football season, beating out Karns City’s Hunter Scherer (128) and Union/A-C Valley’s Max Gallagher (112). Glenn had 18 rushing touchdowns, two receiving and seven on punt and kick returns.
Glenn becomes the fourth Yellowjackets player to win the award, following Brian Kurn (1990, 104 points), Ron DeJidas (1991, 114; 1992, 158) and Ben Lane (2022, 114).
Entering his senior campaign, Glenn had his sights set on 2,000 yards. According to Freeport’s MaxPreps, he chalked up 1,008 rushing yards, 208 receiving yards, 567 kick return yards and 528 punt return yards — a total of 2,311 all-purpose yards.
“I haven’t had a season like this ever,” Glenn said. “I was good in middle school. ... But, I was growing. I was little. I wasn’t as big as the other kids. I was obviously skilled and stuff, but I wasn’t having (any) breakout years or nothing like that. In midget football, I was good, too, but nothing crazy.”
Despite shining for Freeport, which reached the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals, Glenn hasn’t received much collegiate interest.
“I’m still sending my tape out,” Glenn said. “I haven’t had any coaches get back to me, really. But, I’m gonna still stay patient and see what I can get. ... It’s definitely frustrating, for sure.”
“I don’t really much understand it,” ’Jackets offensive coordinator Dylan Henderson said. “There are some special players around the WPIAL, and I would certainly think he’s one of them. He can pretty much do it all.”
Glenn is listed at 5-foot-7 and 160 pounds on Freeport’s roster.
Henderson pointed out there are other players Glenn’s size nearby who are being recruited, namely Woodland Hills standout and Miami (Ohio) signee Scoop Smith. Glenn is willing to carry the ball in between the tackles and uses patience, vision, burst and getaway speed to produce splash plays.
“I’m blessed to be in the position I got to be in and the opportunities that I got,” Glenn said. “And I feel like I definitely took advantage of those opportunities that I got. It was definitely tough sitting out and waiting that long (after missing more than two years with injuries) and being patient, but it was all worth the wait.”
Glenn has a collection of trophies from his time on the gridiron, including team championships and individual hardware. By denting the scoreboard more than every other player in the Butler County area this fall, Glenn adds another in the form of the Butler Eagle Scoring Trophy.
“It’s not about me,” Glenn said. “It definitely represents my hometown and my community more than just the accomplishments and stuff that I’ve done. ... I couldn’t have done it without everybody that was involved.”
As for Glenn’s youth football gaffe, Henderson shrugged it off.
“I think it’s pretty common, especially at that age,” Henderson said. “I guess he just was trying to hit the end zone at an early age.”
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Freeport senior running back Amos Glenn won the Butler Eagle Scoring Trophy after scoring 162 points during the 2025 season. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Freeport senior running back Amos Glenn won the Butler Eagle Scoring Trophy after scoring 162 points during the 2025 season. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Freeport senior running back Amos Glenn won the Butler Eagle Scoring Trophy after scoring 162 points during the 2025 season. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Freeport running back Amos Glenn (33) breaks an Indiana tackle and scores on a punt return in a season-opening football game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at Freeport High School. Chris Leisie/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport quarterback Drew Ross (11) keeps the ball in a fake handoff to Amos Glenn (33) during a football game against Deer Lakes on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport’s Amos Glenn (17) breaks away from Hopewell’s defense to score a touchdown in a football game Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at Freeport Stadium. Freeport fell to Hopewell with a final score of 48-20. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Freeport's Amos Glenn (33) scores a touchdown while breaking tackles by Deer Lakes' Daniel Bichler (33) and Aiden McCurdy (66) in a football game Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport's Amos Glenn (33) returns a punt for a touchdown against Deer Lakes in a football game Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport quarterback Drew Ross (11) hands the ball off to Amos Glenn (33) against Deer Lakes in a football game Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Freeport High School. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport's game day captains during the coin toss — Wade Potocnak (77), Dawson Gaillot (23), Amos Glenn (33) and Drew Ross (11) — at the WPIAL Class 3A first round football game against Beaver on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at Freeport Stadium. Beaver won 35-27. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport's Amos Glenn (33) avoids being tackled by Beaver's Sincere Sly (8) during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal football game Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at Freeport Stadium. Beaver won 35-27. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport's Amos Glenn (33) jukes a Beaver defender during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal football game Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at Freeport Stadium. Beaver won 35-27. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport's Amos Glenn (33) returns a Beaver punt for a touchdown during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal football game Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at Freeport Stadium. Beaver won 35-27. Ralph LoVuolo/Special to the Eagle
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Freeport's Amos Glenn (33) runs for a touchdown during a football game against Highlands on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at Freeport High School. Highlands edged out Freeport with a final score of 28-27. Ralph LoVuolo/Butler Eagle
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Highlands' Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg (5) forces Freeport's Amos Glenn (33) to fumble the football during the fourth quarter of a football game Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at Freeport High School. Highlands edged out Freeport with a final score of 28-27. Ralph LoVuolo/Butler Eagle
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Freeport's Amos Glenn (33) avoids a tackle during a football game against Highlands on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at Freeport High School. Highlands edged out Freeport with a final score of 28-27. Ralph LoVuolo/Butler Eagle
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Freeport's game captains — Drew Ross (11), Wade Potocnak (77), Dawson Gaillot (23) and Amos Glenn (33) — head out for a coin toss before a football game against Highlands on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at Freeport High School. Highlands edged out Freeport with a final score of 28-27. Ralph LoVuolo/Butler Eagle
