After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Westview, Burke was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Bryan Bears 73-46 on the road. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Nate Collins was his usual excellent self, throwing for 347 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 72 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (126 yards to be exact) went to Brayden Gammel, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burke was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bryan lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alarion Russell, who picked up 76 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Morgan, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown.
The win got Burke back to even at 2-2. As for Bryan, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Burke will be playing at home against Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bryan, they will challenge Millard North at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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