The Funding Zone
 
SAFR: Safer Through Science
 

Speedboys get OT win with Zaire Brown interception @SpeedboysFB @Overbrook_FB Gallery @knlpix

Tagged under: District 12, Gameday Hub, News

| March 31, 2021

Zaire Brown had the winning interception (Kathy Leister Photography)

Carlos Rivera scored the winning touchdown from 2 yards out, but it was an interception by Zaire Brown that secured the win for West Philadelphia on a rare Wednesday afternoon game.

“I played my role and helped my teammates today; I did what my teammates told me to do” said Brown of his game. ” On the game winning interception he said ” I read the play, saw the receiver run his route, I jumped the route and took the ball. I’m just putting my heart out on the field. Doin what I need to do to be a team player.”

Overbrook got the scoring rolling in the first quarter with a 40 yard interception return by Rasool Dover to put the Panthers up 6-0 with 5:44 left in the first quarter. Then a few minutes later Rivera tied the game at 6 on a 5 yard run. Much as has been the case all spring, the two point play failed leaving the score tied at 6 at the end of the first quarter.

Then with 4:29 left in the half, the Speedboys took the lead when Mujaheed Muhammad  scored from a couple yards out. The half ended with West leading 12-6.

Neither team was able to reach the endzone until, with 5:24 to play, Jarren Alexander tied the game at 12 with this 2 yard run:

West got the ball to start the OT and scored on the Rivera run, but it was Brown that saved the day for the Speedboys.

Follow PA Football News on Twitter @PaFootballNews

 
 
QwikCut
 
GoRout
 
Rainbow Lettering
 
x