The Bears B team defense starts the first 10 play period when the snap is fumbled and David TeRiele recovers the ball. Nolan Archer and Jackson Dawley combine for a tackle, and then Dawley picks up a solo tackle. Ryder Peets then corner blitzed and sacks the quarterback. Blaze Harris, TeRiele, and Dawley work together to make a tackle the next play. The bears finish the series with tackles from Tannyn Rose, and Jaxon Shippee.
It’s B team offenses turn as Nolan Archer runs for 53 yards, Ryder Peets then finds Gabe Sogoian open on a pass for a 12 yard touchdown. Laden Nolan adds on a 2 point field goal and Landon Huntley rushes for a short 2 yards. Zayden Martin picks up 10 yards of his own before Peets finds Sogoian again for a 30 yard gain.
A team defense is out for the bears to start quarter number 2, James Brunet, Laden Nolan, and Gavin Brown all record tackles for the bears. Nolan picks up another tackle before Gabe Sogoian leaps in the air intercepting a pass. Tackles are made by Landyn Clifford, Laden Nolan, and a team tackle from Nolan and Brown. The bears finish the series strong with an interception from Ian Taylor and a pass break up from Connor Hicks.
The A team offense got rolling with a 15 yard run by Mak Brassard that was called back. Brassard then found Landyn Clifford open on a flag route for an 18 yard gain. Connor Hicks followed with a big play, taking a lateral pass 48 yards to the end zone for a touchdown. Brassard connected with Ben Bristol for a 1 yard gain before Hicks added 23 more yards on the ground. Gavin Brown picked up another 4 yards before Brassard rolled out of the pocket and launched a deep pass to Brown for a 41 yard touchdown reception. The half ended with Brassard finding Brown over the middle for an 18 yard completion.
The B team took over as Zayden Martin powered through defenders for a 20 yard gain. Landon Huntley added 9 yards on the ground, followed by another 2 yard run from Martin. On fourth down, Peets rolled out of the pocket and scrambled but came up short, giving Salmon River possession.
The Bears defense came out flying, with TeRiele, Dawley, Archer, and Peets combining for a big stop to get the ball back before the end of the third quarter. Martin then broke off a 22 yard run before Peets connected with Sogoian for another 10 yard gain.
The A team offense headed into the fourth quarter with an opportunity to put more points on the board.
Brassard opened the drive with a 9 yard rush, followed by a 1 yard dive from Hicks. Brassard added 5, 5 and 14 yards rushing across the next three downs on broken plays. A series of penalties stalled the drive, sending the Bears defense back onto the field looking for another stop.
Laden Nolan made the tackle before Martin came flying in on a corner blitz for a loss of yards. Martin added another tackle on the following play before Landyn Clifford forced a fumble that Martin recovered to give the Bears possession.
On the first play of the ensuing drive, Brassard rolled out of the pocket and found Connor Hicks open on a jump pass across the middle of the field for an incredible 70 yard touchdown.
The Bears weren’t finished yet, with Hicks and Brown adding tackles on defense and Brassard collected two sacks to end the drive for Salmon River.
Back on offense, the Bears showed off some trickery with a hook and ladder play. Brassard completed a 5 yard pass to Gavin Brown, who pitched the ball to Hicks for a 17 yard gain. Brassard then scrambled all the way down to the 2 yard line before Hicks punched it in for his third touchdown of the day.
Hicks recorded the final tackle of the game as the Bears secured a dominant 32 to 0 victory over Salmon River.
Players of the game listed (L-R in photo)
Jackson Guzman- Worked hard in the trenches, 1 tackle
Dominic Foote- Great line play on both sides of the ball
Gabe Sogoian- 1 receiving TD, 52 receiving yards, 1 interception
Connor Hicks- 2 rushing TD, 86 yards rushing, 1 receiving TD, 70 yards receiving, 1 PBU, 2 tackles
Rest of the player stats
Nolan Archer- 53 rushing yards, 3 tackles
Mak Brassard- 2 passing TD, 153 passing yards, 63 rushing yards, 3 tackles, 2 sacks
Benjamin Bristol- 1 yard receiving
Gavin Brown- 4 rushing yards, 64 receiving yards, 3 tackles
James Brunet- 1 tackle
Landyn Clifford- 18 receiving yards, 2 tackles, forced fumble
Jackson Dawley- 5 tackles
Blaze Harris- 1 tackle
Landon Huntley- 11 rushing yards
Zayden Martin- 54 rushing yards, 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 fumble recovery
Laden Nolan- 1 FG, 5 tackles
Ryder Peets- 1 passing TD, 52 passing yards, 1 sack
Tannyn Rose- 1 tackle
Jaxon Shippee- 1 tackle
Ian Taylor- 1 interception