North Broward Hospital District Presents BCAA GAME OF THE WEEK Plantation 23    Hallandale 7

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The lesson in football is very simple: turn the ball over six times and you are going to lose. Hallandale High, coming off an impressive opening day victory over Taravella High, laid an egg at South Broward Stadium.

Hallandale Charger quarterback Aaron Allen had a difficult time, accounting for four of the team’s turnovers – three interceptions and one fumble. The Colonel’s game plan was simple, take the ball out of Leon Pennington's hands. The all-county Charger fullback was held to minus 14 yards on six carries.

The Colonel defense has played eight quarters of football and given up only 10 points. Defense end Jeffrey Owens led the Colonel defense in containing the Chargers' offense. Owens was credited with two sacks and countless tackles. Owens spent the good part of the game in the Charger game, disrupting the Chargers' vaulted running attack.

Both teams played the first half in a slumber. The first quarter ended scoreless. The Colonels struck first with a 20-yard field goal. The Chargers came right back on a 35-yard pass play from Allen to Horace Parker to the Colonel 17-yard line. Three plays later, Allen scored a touchdown on a quarterback sneak. The Charger lead of 7-3 was short lived on the next two possessions. Travorous Bess for the Colonels scored on two touchdown runs from 31- and 4- yards out. At half time the Colonels led 15-7.

The Colonel defense continued to put eight defenders in the box, daring the Chargers to throw. Without a running game, the Chargers wilted in the second half. The workhorse for the Colonels was running back Ricardo Curry who Curry led the way with 116 yards on 18 carries. By nights end the Colonel running attack amassed over 262 yards.

North Broward Hospital District Sports Medicine Program

As the exclusive provider of sports medicine for the Broward County Athletic Association and School Board, the North Broward Hospital District Sports Medicine team is all about keeping athletes of all ages in the game. The Sports Medicine team consists of nationally certified and licensed athletic trainers in 20 BCAA high schools who provide daily treatment and assessment of injuries during all practices and games. In addition, the community’s most skilled orthopaedic physicians and other sports medicine physicians volunteer for the schools as team physicians. The District Sports Medicine team also offers pre-participation physicals for students each year.

BCAA and North Broward Hospital District Sports Medicine are a part of the winning team at your school. For all your sports medicine needs call (954) 796-3916.