On Friday, the Burley Bobcats were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 27-22 to the Bear River Bears. Despite 215 more yards than the Bears, the Bobcats couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Defeat or not, Burley got some senior leadership from Kendrix Knobbe and Mack Jensen. Knobbe picked up 240 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Jensen. threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns. Knobbe torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Boddee Coombes helped Jensen out on the ground, rushing for 113 yards, while also picking up 40 receiving yards.
Reggie Hess was a one-man wrecking crew for Bear River as he rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Tatum Stephens also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Burley now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Bear River, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record.
Burley will challenge Preston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burley is facing Preston at the right time seeing as Preston is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Bear River, they will take on Ridgeline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgeline will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Bear River surely won't give up without a fight.
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