Broomfield coach Robert O’Brien’s firey halftime speech had one overriding theme.
Broomfield High School head coach Robert O’Brien celebrates with his players after beating Montrose High School 35-28 in the 4A high school football state championship game at Colorado State University’s Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado on Dec. 7, 2024. FORT COLLINS — Coach Robert O’Brien’s fiery halftime speech had one overarching theme.
“We just kept telling ourselves that we had to be a second-half team,” Jackson continued. “We came back. We always believed, and that was huge.” Broomfield High School’s Elliot Less breaks free to move the ball up field as they take on Montrose High School in the 4A high school football state championship game at Colorado State University’s Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins., Colorado on Dec. 7, 2024.
“If we don’t get that illegal chop block called there, it’s second-and-2, but it ends up being first-and-25,” said Montrose coach Brett Mertens, who led his team to a 13-1 record. “ was tough for us to overcome. Montrose mounted another drive, but it ended on a diving interception by the Eagles’ Gio Toledo at the Broomfield 12-yard line with two minutes, six seconds left. BHS finally clinched the game when Jackson completed a 36-yard pass across the middle to Benner on a third-and-12 play from the Broomfield 10. It was a gutsy call enhanced by Benner’s brilliant diving catch. He reached out with one hand and tipped the ball back into his body as he fell.
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