Somerset Academy Canyons Crack Berean Christian

     The Somerset Academy Canyons Cougars scored a game-ending safety on the final play of the contest to overcome the Berean Christian Bulldogs 22-21 on Thursday in Boynton Beach. The Cougars came back from 15 points down in the fourth quarter.
     The Cougars got an interception on the third play of the game. It led to a seven-yard touchdown run by running back A.J. Bates on their first drive just over one minute in.
     Berean Christian commanded the remainder of the first half. Running back David Rimes raced down the right hash marks from 27 yards away at the 5:30 mark to give them a 7-6 lead. He added a five-yard touchdown around the right side with 11:05 left in the second quarter.
     Bulldogs backup quarterback Julian Knickerbocker scrambled down the left sideline 31 yards to the Cougars two-yard line on the final play in the third quarter. Two plays later, he tossed a two-yard swing pass to the right and running back Christopher Shipley walked into the end zone at 11:35 of the fourth and extended their lead to 21-6.
     Somerset Academy Canyons mounted a comeback for the rest of the way. Running back Giordani Point Du Jour blasted through several tackles in the middle of the field and scored from 65 yards out with 8:20 remaining and they trailed 21-12.
     The Cougars cut the deficit again a little over one minute later. Defensive back Omari Lowe intercepted a sideline pass and returned it 25 yards for a score. Point Du Jour added a two-point conversion run off the right tackle and they were down 21-20.
     The secondary of Somerset Academy Canyons made another interception with four minutes to go at the Bulldogs 25-yard line. The Cougars had a 12-yard touchdown run by Point Du Jour negated due to an illegal formation penalty with 2:20 left. They lost the ball on downs at the six-yard line with 45 seconds remaining.
     After a two-yard loss on a running play to start their drive, the Bulldogs had a second-down at their own four-yard line. A bad snap went over the head of their quarterback and deep into their own end zone. It was recovered by running back Jahir Antoine on the ground, Cougars defensive end John Oldano made a two-hand touch for the safety with no time remaining and Somerset Academy Canyons pulled off a 22-21 shocking victory.