Sept. 13 Close game against South Forsyth

Cambridge Bears gained confidence if not the win in the non-region football game against the South Forsyth War Eagles. Second quarter showed that Cambridge had some fire in their bellies when the combined efforts of juniors Josh Kania and Nick Oakes sacked the QB for a War Eagle loss of 6 yards.
The Bears offense advanced up the field with a 9 yard pass to running back Sean Kaira, and then back to back first downs by quarterback Brian Moore. The crowd
was on its feet after Moore's 36 yard pass to well-positioned wide receiver, #2, John Hurst leading to a Cambridge touchdown! The War Eagles didn't seem to know what hit them during the Bear's successful two point conversion from Moore to Kaira. The next offensive drives for both teams led to punts from strong
defensive efforts. #12 (Moore) to #2 (Hurst) was the hot play of the night, and consecutive passes between
the two led to a second Cambridge touchdown. The point after attempt by kicker Clay Hammer
brought the score to 15-24. The chatter amongst fans hit the nail on the head, " We have ourselves
 a football game!" In confirmation, an interception by #4 Zeke Gormley gave Cambridge possession
on the 1 yard line, where they kept control until the clock ran out for halftime.
In the second half, Brock Nielson, for one of the most exciting plays of the game, hammered through the War Eagle line blocking the punt, for a Cambridge repossession of the ball, which led to a Bear touchdown. High-energy defensive plays by sophomore Trey Wolfe kept the fire burning. Calls by the referees in the fourth quarter brought back a beautiful Bear onside kick recovery, and recalled a fumble recovery touchdown run by Craig Carter. That gave the Cambridge crowd and coaches something to yell about. Overcoming these obstacles, the Cambridge offense brought the score up to 28-38 with a 23 yard pass play by Kyle McDougall and a 41 yard gain on a pass from Moore to Campbell. JD White ran in two touchdowns. Moore finished his strongest game to date with over 120 yards gained in completed pass plays.  The coaches showed increasing confidence in their Bear players by using a good mixture of play calling and a variety of players. Despite the final score of 28-38, Principal Ed Spurka was pleased his young, 5A Bears players never gave up against an established, 6A, South Forsyth football team. Bears head in to Friday's game away against the Osborne Cardinals looking for their first victory of the season.