Scary moment at Boyd: Patterson suffers concussion; Broncos lose 1-0
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The Broncos fell to the Owls 1-0, but a more serious matter happen in the first period of play.
Bronco senior Clint Patterson collided with a Smith County player, which resulted in a concussion and laceration to the face. Patterson had to be taken by ambulance to River Park Hospital were he was treated and released later that evening.
Smith County scored the only goal of the game during the first five minutes of play. Boyd went charging downfield on offense, taking several shots that just missed. The injury to Pattterson took the wind out of Boyd’s sails, however, and in the remaining minutes of the first half the Broncos struggled.
In the second half Bronco goalie Dillon Childers, who was in replacing Dustin Curtis, picked up eight saves in the period. The Broncos tried to pull together for a run late in the period but time expired giving the Owls the victory.
“We already had several starters out dew to sickness and after Clint went down the boys had a hard time concentrating on the game,” said coach Keri Hertwig. “Everybody was concerned about Clint and we just couldn’t get things going our way. Considering what happened, we played very well in the second half — but just came up short.”