Football Preview: Center Cougars vs. Bear River Bruins
Center and Bear River are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Center Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Bear River Bruins at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Center is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Center played against Wheatland and lost via forfeit.
Bear River is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since August 18, 2023 on Friday. They really took it to Mira Loma for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-6 win. With the Bruins ahead 34-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Bear River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayden Brock led the charge by throwing for 71 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Brock a new career-high in rushing yards (23). Thomas Billingsley was another key player, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Bear River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Bear River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Jakob Jamison led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Center's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Bear River, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Everything went Center's way against Bear River in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Center made off with a 21-0 victory. Does Center have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bear River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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