Eagles upset the Bears
E-town's bid for the program's first undefeated season in 50 years was ended last night in Denver, as Kyle Fisher and the Cocalico Eagles beat the Bears 35-21 in both teams' regular season finale.
Tough game for the Bears last night, and just one of those were the other team played better than them on that night. Cocalico did a great job of controlling the ball and chewing up the clock, keeping E-town's offense on the sideline. The Bears also had their hands full with Fisher. He had more than 100 yards receiving and rushing and was a thorn in E-town's side all night. He had an 80+ yard TD catch and a 60+ yard TD run that put the Bears away. Cocalico runs the veer, and E-town's defense had problems stopping it all night long.
So the Bears finish at 9-1, certainly nothing to hang their heads over, and a share of the Section Two crown. Undefeated would have been nice, but they still are in the district playoffs and will have a home game on Friday night.
It looks like E-town will do battle with 7-3 Shippensburg. I don't know a whole lot about Ship at this point, but I'll do some research and try and keep you updated on whatever I find out about them. I'll also have a preview of the game in this week's Chronicle.
Again, losing your first game of the year in the regular season finale is a tough pill to swallow. But the Bears have to forget it right now. It's not important anymore. The district rankings, the state rankings, all of that means nothing at this point. All that matters is the next game. Shippensburg. That's it.
Coming off an emotional win over Manheim Central and playing on short rest had to be tough on the players. I doubt they had enough time to recover physically and emotionally to be the same team they were for the first 9 weeks. But it doesn't matter now, it's in the past. 9-1 is great by any stretch. A district home playoff game (maybe more) is great. A section title is great.
It's important to focus on the positives going into the postseason. Dwelling on negatives does nothing in terms of making the team play better. So great regular season for the Bears.
Here's hoping they can make a great run in postseason. I think they can.
Tough game for the Bears last night, and just one of those were the other team played better than them on that night. Cocalico did a great job of controlling the ball and chewing up the clock, keeping E-town's offense on the sideline. The Bears also had their hands full with Fisher. He had more than 100 yards receiving and rushing and was a thorn in E-town's side all night. He had an 80+ yard TD catch and a 60+ yard TD run that put the Bears away. Cocalico runs the veer, and E-town's defense had problems stopping it all night long.
So the Bears finish at 9-1, certainly nothing to hang their heads over, and a share of the Section Two crown. Undefeated would have been nice, but they still are in the district playoffs and will have a home game on Friday night.
It looks like E-town will do battle with 7-3 Shippensburg. I don't know a whole lot about Ship at this point, but I'll do some research and try and keep you updated on whatever I find out about them. I'll also have a preview of the game in this week's Chronicle.
Again, losing your first game of the year in the regular season finale is a tough pill to swallow. But the Bears have to forget it right now. It's not important anymore. The district rankings, the state rankings, all of that means nothing at this point. All that matters is the next game. Shippensburg. That's it.
Coming off an emotional win over Manheim Central and playing on short rest had to be tough on the players. I doubt they had enough time to recover physically and emotionally to be the same team they were for the first 9 weeks. But it doesn't matter now, it's in the past. 9-1 is great by any stretch. A district home playoff game (maybe more) is great. A section title is great.
It's important to focus on the positives going into the postseason. Dwelling on negatives does nothing in terms of making the team play better. So great regular season for the Bears.
Here's hoping they can make a great run in postseason. I think they can.
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posted by Chris McCarthy at
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TO ALL THOSE ETOWN FANS THAT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. JORDAN HALLMAN IS SLOWED DOWN BY A HAMSTRING PULL AFTER HIS FIRST RUN OF LAST NIGHTS GAME. HE WILL BE GETTING HELP FROM THE TRAINERS ALL WEEK TO SEE IF WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY ON FRIDAY NIGHT. GOOD LUCK ETOWN AND THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
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