Piper High School Comes Up Short in 27-24 District Championship Thriller

by Matt Rothman October 25, 2026

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Alijah Pessoa scrambles for the Piper High School Football Team. {Matt Rothman}

With the District Championship on the line, Piper High School suffered a 27-24 loss to Coconut Creek High School on Saturday night after allowing a late touchdown.

Coconut Creek opened the scoring with a rushing touchdown from Patrick Pierre Paul before Piper got on the board with a field goal from Nate Rodriguez.

Both teams recorded interceptions, including Piper picking off Coconut Creek in the red zone. The Bengals later capitalized on a forced fumble by Jeremiah Davis, with Jonah Julien returning it 55 yards for a touchdown to give Piper a 17-7 lead.

The Cougars responded with a rushing touchdown from Cayden Delions to cut the deficit to 17-14, but D’Tyler Marc extended Piper’s lead with a rushing touchdown.

Coconut Creek continued to battle back, with quarterback Josiah Sanchious connecting with Jaden Francis for a touchdown to make it a three-point game. Sanchious then found Everett Butler for the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter before the Cougars’ defense came up with a fourth-down stop to seal the victory.

Piper fell to 6-3 this season and will close the regular season against Cardinal Gibbons High School on Friday, October 30, at 7 p.m. The Chiefs are also 6-3 this year after reaching the State Semifinals last season.

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Matt Rothman: Matt Rothman is a 2018 graduate from Florida Gulf Coast University receiving his bachelor’s degree in journalism and then graduated from the University of Florida as a graduate student.