By: BHS Sports Staff
September 5, 2024
Last Friday, the Hurricanes football team traveled to Oberlin to face the Phoenix, a rematch of last year’s affair in which the Hurricanes came out on top, 28-6. Fun fact, the game was played on turf at Oberlin College, a great experience for both squads.
Brooklyn was coming off of a shutout loss against Brookside in week one, while Oberlin also got blanked 31-0 against Plymouth.
The Phoenix struck first as they were able to take the Hurricanes down in their own endzone for a safety, but Brooklyn quickly answered back with a 33-yard rushing touchdown by freshman running back, Lennox Atanacio. The ensuing two-point conversion failed, making the score 6-2.
After a quick end to the Phoenix’s next drive, the Canes got another rushing touchdown, this time for 49-yards by senior Aiden Starr. A similar script, another two-point conversion failed, making the score 12-2.
The Phoenix answered with a rushing touchdown of their own in the second quarter, and just like the Hurricanes, they were not able to convert their two-point conversion either. On their next drive, the Hurricanes got another Atanacio touchdown, this time a 10-yard burst. Their extra point was no good. As the Phoenix started their counter possession, senior Kevin Nguyen forced a safety to make the score 20-8.
Right before the half concluded, the scoring would not stop as Oberlin got another touchdown with another failed two-point conversion. With only a few seconds remaining, Starr took the kickoff all the way to the house for a touchdown. On top of that, they were able to add the two-point conversion (Finally!), giving them a two touchdown lead at halftime, 28-14.
The third quarter was relatively quiet until under three minutes to go when the Phoenix got into the red zone and capitalized with a touchdown to cut the lead to 28-20.
In the final quarter, freshman quarterback Mason Vega got a rushing touchdown of his own, followed up with another rushing touchdown, this one by Nguyen. Ultimately, these back-to-back touchdowns would slam the door shut, making the score 42-20.
In garbage time, the Phoenix added one final touchdown to close out the game as Brooklyn prevailed and earned their first victory of the season.
Final Score: Brooklyn 42, Oberlin 26
With this win, the Hurricanes evened up their record to 1-1. They will travel to Black River tomorrow night, kickoff is at 7:00.
In other Fall sports, the girls soccer team (0-4) will be back in action at home tonight at 7:00 as they host the Wellington Dukes. They will also be in action on Saturday against VASJ at 12:00 and next Monday against Brookside at 7:00.
The boys soccer team (0-4) will also take on VASJ on Saturday at 2:00, right after the girls game. Additionally, they face off against the Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves next Tuesday at 7:00.
Lastly, the girls volleyball team (0-7) will travel to Richmond Heights tonight for a 6:00 start. They will also travel to Cuyahoga Heights next Tuesday for a 6:00 start.
Good luck to all teams. Go Canes!
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