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Coconut Creek Loses To Atlantic In A District 14-5A game

Coconut Creek Loses To Atlantic In A District 14-5A game

By Dave Brousseau

COCONUT CREEK – It was a game of big plays and momentum by both Coconut Creek and Atlantic in a meaningful District 14-5A game on Friday.

The winner would earn a step closer to the district title.

Trailing by three points, Coconut Creek had the opportunity to produce a winning drive after forcing the Atlantic to punt. The Cougars took possession at their own 47 with 6:22 to play.

Seven plays later a fumble at the Atlantic four was recovered by Eagles senior cornerback Ziyan Pride with 3:02 left in regulation.

Threat was over as Atlantic held on for a 33-30 victory.

“That was a tough call on the fumble, and we don’t complain about calls,” said Coconut Creek coach Chris Yeargin. “We needed to take advantage of their mistakes. My kids have grit and fight and that’s good.”

Coconut Creek (6-2, 1-1 in district) led 23-20 at the half after scoring 23 second quarter points.

Running back Jordan Thompson had a big night for the Cougars with nearly 150 yards rushing and a 35-yard touchdown run.

Creek took a 30-20 lead with 8:09 left in the third quarter following a Cayden Delions 9-yard scoring run.

On the Eagles’ ensuing possession, they closed the deficit to 30-26 on just two plays when sophomore quarterback Pedro Martinez connected with Horace Glenn on a 63-yard scoring pass with 6:32 left in the third quarter.

Atlantic (7-0, 2-0 in district) took the lead early in the fourth quarter when Martinez threw a 17-yard scoring pass to Mark Hanniford to lead 33-30.

Coconut Creek had a shot to send the game into overtime, but a lengthy field goal attempt fell way short.

“We are right there and can’t make mistakes,” said Yeargin. “We lost this game because we made mistakes. We normally play mistake free football. That wasn’t our characteristic, so we’ll bounce back.”

 Dave Brousseau is a veteran journalist who worked at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and is a longtime BCAA Correspondent. Need to reach out to him? Contact him at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.