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Bears drop high-scoring affair to 9th-ranked Holmes

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Chase Hughes
jucoweekly.org

Football | 9/8/2017 8:22:00 AM

Proving to be too much for the home standing Bears, the 9th-ranked Holmes Bulldogs left Summit Thursday night with a 67-34 MACJC non-division victory.
 
The Bears will return to the field on September 14 when they open South Division play in Raymond against the Hinds Eagles. Kickoff is set for 6:30.
 
The Bulldogs took an early 14-0 lead on an 18-yard touchdown run by Sanchez Berry and his 29-yard reception of a Josh Dodd pass. Connor McKay added both extra points.
 
The Bears made it 14-7 with 9:10 left in the opening quarter when Nakia Trotter, Jr., scored on a three-yard dash into the end zone, closing out a four-play, 47-yard march. Gunar Robinson booted the PAT.
 
After recovering a fumble of the ensuing kickoff on the Bulldogs' 31-yard line, the Bears made a quick return to the end zone when Chase Hughes raced the 31 yards to pay dirt with 8:35 on the clock. Robinson's PAT knotted the game at 14-14.
 
The Bulldogs regained the lead at 21-14, with 6:39 still to play in the first quarter, when Berry out ran all defenders for a 69-yard touchdown and McKay added the PAT.
 
Putting together a seven-play, 73-yard drive, the Bears tied the game at 21-21, with 3:17 before the end of the quarter, when Brady Anderson connected with Neil McLaurin for a 41-yard touchdown pass. Robinson again kicked the PAT.
 
The first-quarter scoring finally came to an end, with 0:31 on the clock, when Dodd tossed a 51-yard touchdown pass to Kavonte Younger. McKay's PAT left the visitors with a 28-21 lead heading to the second quarter.
 
Scoring was kept to a minimum in the second 15:00 of play. The Bulldogs increased their lead to 35-21, with 9:05 before the half, when Cameryn Brent scored on a three-yard scamper into the end zone and McKay kicked the PAT.
 
Hughes' second score of the game, a two-yard run with 3:43 on the clock, brought the Bears to within 35-27 at the end of the first half. The PAT was unsuccessful.
 
Trailing 49-27, the Bears added their final score of the night with 3:09 left in the third quarter when Anderson found Johnny Wilson on the end of a 16-yard touchdown pass. Robinson kicked the PAT to leave the Bears down 49-34 with the fourth quarter still to come.
 
The Bulldogs went on to add 18 points in the final quarter to close out the win.
 
"These kids played their tails off," head coach Tucker Peavey said of his Bears.  "Now, we didn't make good plays sometimes (and) I was disappointed in the secondary play, but at the end of the day these kids played hard and that's all you can ask of them."
 
Hughes carried the ball 10 times for 65 yards, and two touchdowns, to lead the Bears' ground game. Trotter, Jr., had 25 yards and a score on six carries.
 
Anderson completed 15 of 26 passes for 263 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He had one pass picked off. McLaurin hauled in four of Anderson's passes for 115 yards and a touchdown. Wilson also had a touchdown catch.
 
The Bears recorded 18 first downs in the game and were penalized five times for 40 yards. Robinson punted five times for 34.8 yards.
 
Brent carried the ball 18 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Bulldogs' offense. Berry had 102 yards and a touchdown on four carries.
 
Dodd completed four of seven passes for 115 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Younger had two catches, both for scores, for 67 yards.
 
The Bulldogs picked up 32 first downs in the game while being penalized nine times for 47 yards.
 
 
 
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