Stargazers Win 40-37 Over Command Team All-Stars in Thrilling, Team-Building BCSO Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl

12th annual thanksgiving day game

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA—While Thanksgiving Day and the weekend always bring great football, this morning’s BCSO Turkey Bowl Flag Football game was one for the ages. The back-and-forth battle ended 40-37, with the “Stargazers” again carrying the coveted Turkey Bowl Trophy home!

This morning’s game was our 12th annual game, which pits members of our Command Team, “Allstars,” against members of the Sheriff’s Office from various units throughout our agency, known as the “Stargazers.”

Of course, I play on the “Stargazers” team because I would rather hang out with them than the Command team, as they are all boring and stuffy.

And even better, for the second year in a row, the Stargazers have managed to take home the trophy, and this year, they did it with the closest game we’ve had in a long time.

While the game went back and forth, the “Stargazers” pulled it off in the end with a 40-37 win against the “Not So Allstars” Command Team.

On a serious note, this annual event is an amazing morning with our BCSO Family that allows everyone to engage in some good old-fashioned fun outside of our normal day-to-day.

While everyone certainly plays with a competitive spirit, it is also a time for us to reflect on how truly blessed we are to be part of this incredible agency and to work in a community with citizens who love, trust, and protect us just as much as we love, trust, and protect them!

When people ask me what I am thankful for, it’s simple…I am thankful to be part of one of the most professional agencies in the country, comprised of 1,700 incredible men and women who put their lives on the line each and every day to protect their community.

On behalf of myself, Junny, and all of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, we want to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving and hope the day was spent with those who mean the most to you.

– Sheriff Wayne Ivey

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