North Broward Hospital District Presents BCAA GAME OF THE WEEK Piper 33    Boyd Anderson 27

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It was a wild and wacky game, complete with a man-made rain delay…well, sort of. During the Piper High, Boyd Anderson High game, the sprinklers came on in the second quarter delaying the game for 20 minutes.

The sprinklers were just the beginning – Piper converted four, fourth down plays and Boyd Anderson had a touchdown called back due to a referee’s inadvertent whistle. Crazy game, but what would you expect on Halloween night?

The Bengals had a comfortable 27-14 lead leading into the fourth quarter. Then like a witch's spell, the Cobras sprung to life by an energized defense. Cobra safety Sam Seraphin intercepted a Sean Allen pass and returned it 42 yards to tie the game at 27-27. With less than six minutes to play, the Bengals began their winning drive.

The critical play was a fourth and four conversion at midfield by running back Ronnie Thomas. With less than two minutes in the game, Thomas steamrolled over two Cobra defenders for a 33-yard touchdown run. The touchdown capped an impressive night of running by Thomas, 114 yards on 20 carries.

The crafty Head Coach for the Bengals, Don Gatewood, realized that a 33-27 lead with less than 1:20 in the game was not safe. Gatewood called for an onside kick. The kick was executed beautifully as Piper defensive back Jack Roberts recovered the onside kick. The kick took the Cobras completely by surprise. In fact, when was the last time you saw the team ahead with less than 2:00 minutes in the game kick an onside kick? Never! But then again it was Halloween night. After recovering the onside kick, Piper ran out the clock.

Bengal safety Jack Roberts had an excellent game, returning a 35-yard punt for a touchdown, another punt return for 50 yards and recovering the critical onside kick. In a losing cause, Cobra quarterback Herbert Bynes was simply outstanding. Bynes ran for one touchdown and threw for two more, including a 92-yard pass play and completed 15 for 26 with no interceptions for 233 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.