Playing on the road against the Del Norte Tigers on Friday, Sept. 27, the Bears rode a 27-point fourth quarter to a 34-0 victory, improving their record to 1-3 on the year.<\/p>\n
Certainly an impressive result, but for the Bears, things did not start well, as the team scored only one first half touchdown and entered the locker room at halftime with a 7-0 lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re still not really firing off until the second half,\u201d said Bears\u2019 head coach Chris Trusler. \u201cIt seems like it has been taking us a little while to get in our groove.\u201d<\/p>\n
By the fourth quarter, however, the Bears were clicking on all cylinders, scoring multiple touchdowns, including two on throws by Ethan Upton.<\/p>\n
One Upton scoring pass went to Guy Wallace, who scored from 18 yards out, while the other fell into the arms of Jackson Vermeule, who took the ball into the end zone from 63-yards away.<\/p>\n
In addition to Upton\u2019s passing performance, the standout senior recorded 168 yards rushing on 23 carries, 81 passing yards and also scored one rushing touchdown.<\/p>\n
Bears starting quarterback Jalen Balderama also played well, managing the offense effectively and scoring one rushing touchdown.<\/p>\n
On defense, Upton and Casey Davis had interceptions, Kellen Gatzke recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown and Ben Baker had three sacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did an onside kick in the second half and recovered it,\u201d said Trusler, discussing what ignited his team in the second half. \u201cThat really boosted up the moral and fire in the guys. From that point, we were able to do what we wanted. The kids got fired up and started executing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bears are preparing for their Friday, Oct. 4, homecoming game against the Center High School Vikings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kids have some confidence and fire in their eyes right now,\u201d Trusler said. \u201cCenter is a very balanced team. We\u2019re looking forward to being able to execute like we did against Del Norte.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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