Oh, the things coaches are willing to promise just to win a game.
With his second-ranked Boyd-Buchanan team set to face dangerous Brainerd, Buccaneers football coach Grant Reynolds swore he would dance in the locker room. Moments after the Bucs whipped the visiting Panthers 36-14 Friday night, players broke out their phones to video their leader breaking down the Whip and Nana.
“Twitter is probably going to explode after that,” Reynolds joked as he walked away from his celebrating team.
The Bucs offense was often its own worst enemy, with enough dropped passes and mistakes to ruin Reynolds’ rhythm, but otherwise was rarely slowed in amassing 306 total yards. Senior running back E.J. Matthews ran for a season-high 124 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, and quarterback Cooper Hodge added 105 yards and a score on 11 carries.
“Those are two seniors who are really good inside runners,” Reynolds said of Matthews and Hodge, who each weigh more than 200 pounds. “Our offensive line blocked well for them, and they ran hard.”