Football Recap: Pope Falls to Cambridge in First Game of Season + How To Watch

Pope had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They were beaten by the Cambridge Bears 45-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Bears are ranked 72nd).

Cambridge was led to victory by Brooks Malone and Connor Langford. Malone rushed for 133 yards and two TDs on only six carries, while Langford threw for 193 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Malone's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Marsden, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pope will head out to square off against Dunwoody at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cambridge, they are packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will take on Johns Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.