WESSON -- The Bears entered Thursday's contest at No. 15 Co-Lin hoping to right their wrongs and pull out the win over the rivals. But mistakes and inconsistent play did Southwest in as the Wolves walked away with a 42-16 win.
 
"We turned the ball over too much and we didn't get anything going offensively," Southwest head coach Cliff Collins said. "We had some spurts but turnovers came at the wrong moments again."
 
The Bears (0-5, 0-3 MACCC South) went on defense first looking to make an early statement, but it was the Wolves who lit their side of the scoreboard up first with a short TD pass putting Southwest down 7-0.
 
Later in the quarter, the Bears punted back to the Wolves but the ball was touched by the Co-Lin returner and quickly pounced on by Southwest giving the visitors new life.
 
And they took advantage of the great field position. Following a 12-yard pass from Quez Goss to Jordan Scott and a 23-yard scamper by Goss, Jalen Williams capped the drive with a four-yard touchdown run. Lyndell Boatman added the extra point, tying the game at 7 at the 7:37 mark of the opening quarter.
 
The Wolves answered back with a long drive that ended with a score putting the Bears down 14-7.
 
After Southwest was unable to answer, Co-Lin added to its lead in the second quarter with a short run.
 
Leading 21-7 the Wolves threatened to score another touchdown, but Gary Bailey Jr. made a key play, snagging an interception in the end zone not only stopping the Wolf drive but also giving a bit of momentum back to the Bears.
 
Southwest took advantage driving the ball down the field with just over 4:00 left before halftime. The drive came to a halt in the red zone but a 24-yard field goal by Boatman inched Southwest closer at 21-10 at the half.
 
Things unfortunately didn't get any better for Southwest in the second half. A blocked field goal early in the third quarter halted a promising drive. Not long afterward Co-Lin got a pick-six pushing the Southwest deficit to 18 at 28-10.
 
The Wolves added one more score in the third quarter on a 72-yard touchdown pass making it a 35-10 game.
 
Another promising Southwest drive came to a halt early in the fourth when a fumble gave the ball back to Co-Lin at the Wolves 17-yard line.
 
The Southwest defense tried to slow down the Co-Lin attack but was unable to as the Wolves moved down the field and scored on a 1-yard run.
 
Later in the quarter, Henry Brewer led an eight-play, 58-yard drive that culminated with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Marcellus Jackson making the score the eventual final.
 
Goss finished 14-of-28 for 131 yards and one interception. Brewer completed 11-of-17 passes for 114 yards and one touchdown. Jackson led the receiving corps with six catches for 100 yards and a score.
 
Defensively, the Bears were led by Jeffery Polk Jr who had 11 tackles including one for a loss. Koren Harris had eight tackles while Steve Mboumoua had five and a sack.

The Bears will be off next week and return to action on Thursday October 10, hosting Northwest Mississippi at 6:30 p.m.