Football: Broad Run Headed to D4 State Title Game Again with Comeback Win Over Powhatan

Powhatan (Dec. 5, 2009) - Broad Run High School fell behind 7-0 Saturday but the Spartans rallied to score 20 unanswered points to advance to the VHSL Division 4 state title game for the second straight season.

Broad Run (13-0) rode the back of senior running back T.J. Peeler in a game played in poor conditions. The Spartans score just before the half to trail 7-6 and then added a 20-yard Peeler touchdown late in the third quarter to go ahead, 12-7.

The Spartans with great ball control in the second half finally put the game out of reach with a Connor Jessop 18-yard TD run with less than two minutes left.

Broad Run plays the winner of Sunday's Amherst County vs. Christiansburg game. The Spartans beat Amherst in last year's state title game for the school's first ever state football title.

Some running play-by-play

4th quarter: Connor Jessop rolls out and keeps the ball and rolls all the way to the end zone with a great scramble by the BR QB! 1:15 to go. Broad Run scores 2-point conversion on Peeler run. Spartans heading to state title again ... up 20-7!