The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Pender Pendragons at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 39-18 to Guardian Angels Central Catholic on Friday. The Bears were down 33-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Defeat or not, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge got some senior leadership from Gibson Roberts and Caleb Erwin. Roberts punched in two rushing scores, while Erwin. picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Connor Korth and Eli Haisch.
Meanwhile, Pender couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 32-21 to Plainview on Friday.
Despite the loss, Pender had strong showings from Trevor Trimble, who gained 83 total yards and two touchdowns, and Alex Roth, who rushed for 63 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Reece Heineman, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
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