Riversprings Bears Shut Out the NFC Eagles 18 - 0

brandon recovers nfc game 250.gif Tuesday, September 18, the Riversprings Bears took on the North Florida Christian Eagles football team. Once again, the Bears’ defense pitched a shutout, running the Bears record to 2-0. Fourteen different Bears were involved in tackles on the night. The leading tacklers were Ivery Guyton, Demetrius Lindsey, and Ryan Henderson. Lindsey also picked up a defensive score, returning an Eagle fumble 30 yards for a touchdown. Demonta Morris also intercepted an NFC pass. Tyler Horner and Chase Maxwell had a quarterback sack each, and Brandon Morgan recovered 2 fumbles on the night. (Pictured above: Brandon Morgan (#22) recovering an NFC fumble.)

The offense was led by receiver Dalton Norman and quarterback Jordan Montague. The Bears opened up the night’s scoring with Montague connecting with Norman on a 34 yard touchdown pass. The two hooked up again for a 31 yard touchdown strike. The Bears rushing attack was paced by David Gay, Demetrius Lindsey, Dillon Norman, and Dalton Norman. The quartet accounted for 121 yards rushing on 20 carries.

Coach Joe Jacobs said. “We made a lot of mistakes tonight on both sides of the ball, but especially on offense. The good news is that we won the game, and the type of mistakes made were mental errors that can be fixed.”

The Bears will play FAMU next Tuesday, September 25 at home at 6:00 p.m. Riversprings then travels to Perry to take on Taylor County on Thursday, October 4th at 6:00 p.m.

- Submitted by Joe Jacobs

This article originally published on September 23, 2007.