{"id":118201,"date":"2014-08-27T18:08:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T00:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bears-dominate-season-opener\/"},"modified":"2014-08-27T18:08:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T00:08:19","slug":"bears-dominate-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bears-dominate-season-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears dominate season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Branden
Branden Donaldson runs through a hole Saturday night as the Dolores Bears beat the M-CHS junior varsity.<\/span>Sam Green\/Cortez Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Last season, the Dolores High School football began its year with a 43-0 drubbing at the hands of Bayfield. This season, things began far differently as the Bears crushed Montezuma-Cortez High School\u2019s junior varsity team, 38-6, in Dolores on Aug. 23.<\/p>\n

Keying the Bears victory was a rushing attack led by junior running back Branden Donaldson, senior fullback Guy Wallace and sophomore quarterback Tristen Medina, who combined to run for 320 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n

As a team, the Bears rushed for 366 yards and five touchdowns, which, according to Donaldson, resulted from from strong play by the team\u2019s offensive line.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, our offensive line did their job,\u201d said Donaldson. \u201cThey fired off and it allowed the running backs to hit the holes hard and be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also contributing to the Bears win was an impressive effort by the team\u2019s defense, which was led by senior Kellen Gatzke (13 tackles), KC Davis (four sacks) and Guy Wallace (one interception).<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really proud of our defense,\u201d said Wallace. \u201cThere are definitely things that we need to work on, but overall, we were pretty strong and we can get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Against M-CHS\u2019s JV, the Bears were plenty good however, pulling ahead 6-0 on a one-yard run by Donaldson with 7:42 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

After M-CHS tied the game thanks to a 93-yard touchdown pass from Cordell Ridings to Coby Baer, the Bears pulled ahead 12-6 on a three-yard touchdown run by freshman Dustin Beltran.<\/p>\n

An 8-yard touchdown run by Wallace, put the Bears ahead 18-6 entering the half and the Bears extended that lead to 24-6 on a five-yard scoring run by Donaldson with 6:45 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Wallace then added to the Bears total with a highlight-reel play, catching a short pass from Medina and breaking several tackles in route to a 22-yard score.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these guys joke that I don\u2019t have hands, but I guess I get lucky every now and then,\u201d said Wallace discussing the play. \u201cIt was a good catch and run I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bears capped their scoring on a five-yard quarterback sneak by Medina, which put the Bears ahead 38-6 with 4:58 left in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

As members of the Dolores team exited the field with smiles soon after the victory, sophomore defensive lineman Devin Reed discussed the big win.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been practicing all summer,\u201d said Reed. \u201cWe put a lot of time in and when you put in time, you get a lot of results.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great way to start the year off,\u201d added Bears head coach Chris Trusler. \u201cWe\u2019re preaching to the guys, lets be good at all the little things this year and big things will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

With their record now at 1-0 on the year, the Bears will begin preparations for a road matchup against Coal Ridge at 1 p.m. on Aug. 30. The game will be broadcast live on the radio at 93.3 FM.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Coal Ridge) is going to be a much tougher game for us,\u201d said Trusler. \u201cThey had a year like we did last year, but they\u2019re a 2A school.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bears gear on sale<\/h4>\n

The Dolores Bears Booster Club is placing a fall order for Dolores Bears hoodies, T-shirts, fleece vests and jackets. Hoodies and T-shirts are available in black, gray and red. Fleece jackets and vests are available in black or red. Flannel pants, sweats and yoga pants are also available.
\n Orders and money are due at the Dolores High School office no later than Sept. 15. Order forms are available at the high school office or online at doloresschools.org\/booster-club\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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