Bayside Bowl Results

Well the Bayside Bowl has come and gone and once again it was a fantastic event! We had a great turn out, with about 30 students showing up to hang out and play games. We had video games, table games, youtube videos, and of course - the football tournament!

Every year I am amazed that the championship game is so close. All 5 Bayside Bowl championships have come down to the final plays. This year we had three teams in the tournament and in the first round each team played each other once. Here are the first round results:

Team Sparky - 19
The Terminators - 14

The Terminators - 20
Pink Panthers - 12

Pink Panthers - 24
Team Sparky - 20

Each team ended up winning one game and losing one game, so we had to go to the tie breaker system. The Terminators had a (+3) point differential and that clinched them a spot in the Bayside Bowl Championship. The Pink Panthers would face off against Team Sparky in a playoff to go to the championship. It was a rematch of a game that was just finished and the Pink Panthers had won by 4 points on a late touchdown. In the rematch it was a different story! The final score:

Team Sparky - 21
Pink Panthers - 7

So the Bayside Bowl was set - Team Sparky vs. The Terminators. It was a close game throughout. Each team scoring on their first posession, but The Terminators got an edge by scoring right before halftime to lead 14-6 at the break. However, Team Sparky fought through adversity and was able to tie the game up with a touchdown and two point conversion early in the second half. Both teams defenses held strong until The Terminators broke through and scored with about 5 minutes left to take a 21-14 lead. But Team Sparky came back fast and scored with about 2:30 left in the game. Down by 1 point they chose to go for 2 and take the lead. After converting in a dramatic moment Team Sparky took a 22-21 lead. The Terminators drove down the field and with less than 30 seconds left faced fourth down and one last shot at the end zone. However, Team Sparky knocked the pass down to clinch the Bayside Bowl. Final Score:

Team Sparky - 22
The Terminators - 21

Once again it was another great Bayside Bowl. Each of the players on Team Sparky will have their name inscribed on the Bayside Bowl in permanent marker. After the win, they celebrated by hoisting the coveted Bayside Bowl trophy. Below are some pictures from the day, and stay tuned for another post on the history of the Bayside Bowl!

Megan Tunell was voted the Most Valuable Player of the Bayside Bowl. Megan had several amazing catches and played some very tough defense. Team Sparky even had one drive where Megan caught three passes for about 50 yards and a touchdown! Great job Megan!!!

Hope everybody had fun. See you again next year - for Bayside Bowl VI!

-PT