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Dolores junior Guy Wallace tries to hang onto Bayfield senior Trey Lange during the Bears' 43-0 loss to the Wolverines on Sept. 6.<\/span>Joel Priest\/Pine River Times<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Before playing the Dolores Bears on Sept. 6, the Bayfield Wolverines\u2019 football team had won 23 consecutive games at home, a streak that stretched back to the 2008 season. After a 43-0 demolishment of the Bears in Bayfield, the streak now stands at 24.<\/p>\n

After receiving the ball on the opening kickoff, the Bears immediately found themselves in a hole, fumbling on their first play from scrimmage. The turnover quickly led to a Wolverines touchdown, and soon after, following a second fumble by the Bears, Bayfield scored again.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight from the beginning, we had our backs to the wall,\u201d said Bears\u2019 head coach, Chris Trusler. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it was first-game jitters or what, but right in the beginning, small mental errors got things screwed up a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

After briefly weathering the Wolverines\u2019 storm, the Bears defense again surrendered a touchdown and after yielding a safety in the second quarter, trailed 22-0 at the half.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made a lot of mental errors,\u201d said Trusler. \u201cWe kind of shot ourselves in the foot a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the second half, things continued going down hill for the Bears, and when the game finally ended, the score stood at 43-0.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew that Bayfield was going to be a tough team,\u201d said Trusler. \u201cThey have almost twice the number of players and bigger kids overall, and that is a challenge in itself. We\u2019ve got a really young team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bears players who played well during the loss included linebackers Ethan Upton, Deano Valdez and Evan Moore.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose three, on defense, definitely led the way. They were in and out of every tackle on the field,\u201d said Trusler.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the Bears, things do not figure to get any easier this week, as the team will travel to meet the defending 1A state champion Cedaredge Bruins on the road, Sept. 13.<\/p>\n

The game figures to be especially emotional in light of a recent camping accident that resulted in the death of Cedaredge\u2019s star running back Reid Gates because of carbon-monoxide poisoning. Two other Cedaredge players remain hospitalized.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to get some decals ordered in remembrance of (Gates),\u201d said Trusler. \u201cOur hearts go out to everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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