By: Danielle Shehee, Brittney Corrado, and Ryan Pepera
October 13, 2020
Brooklyn’s varsity football team played their 2020 OHSAA playoff game away last Saturday against the Genoa Comets. From the very beginning, the young Hurricanes were outmatched and lost the contest, 55-0.
The boys had a rough first quarter. Offensively, they were not clicking, and the defense gave up too many big plays. At the end of the first quarter, the Hurricanes found themselves down 25-0 against a very strong and worth opponent.
In the second quarter, the Hurricanes were able to slow down the Comets and were only outscored in the period 10-0, which brought the halftime score to 35-0. went pretty similarly. The Comet’s defense was stout, keeping the visiting ‘Canes off of the scoreboard.
The second half was very similar to the first half in which the Comets scored and played solid defense, while the Hurricanes struggled to do anything right.
Even though the score was lopsided, junior Alex Hernandez found a little silver lining in the loss.
“Playing sports during a pandemic this year has truly been a crazy ride. You would have never thought we would be here, but I’m grateful we get to continue the things we love. Attitudes come and go. It’s a thing of sports, but I feel when we’re all locked in, we can be a great team,” stated Hernandez.
Asked about the youth on the football team, Hernandez responded as follows: “It’s always great to get new kids on the team as well; it’s a huge thing. And it’s great that every day, we can help them get better even with today’s global pandemic.”
The Hurricanes are ready to come back stronger next game against Mapleton on Friday (October 16) as they continue their regular season.
Good luck, boys!
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