Football Recap: Bartlett Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Bettye Davis East Anchorage

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 2:06pm

Football Recap: Bartlett Golden Bears vs. Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds

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On Saturday, Bartlett faced Bettye Davis East Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bartlett Golden Bears fell just short of the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds by a score of 50-48. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (38), the Golden Bears still had to take the loss.

Despite the loss, Bartlett still got an impressive performance from Makisi Poleo, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns. Salvation Tyrell was in the mix too, providing Bartlett with two touchdowns.

The loss snapped Bartlett's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.

Bartlett didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 34-20 victory vs. Juneau-Douglas on the 28th. Bettye Davis East Anchorage has also already played their next match, a 35-12 defeat against Dimond on the 28th.

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