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Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 3:07 AM

Second half surge lifts Bears

Second half surge lifts Bears
Pierce County outside linebacker Noah Delaney storms through to drop Cook’s Markeise Miller behind the line of scrimmage during second half action in Friday’s Region 3-AA opener in Adel. Photo By RICK HEAD

Second-ranked PCHS scores final 27 points to beat Cook

ADEL — Two quick touchdowns in the opening three minutes of the second half helped second-ranked Pierce County pull away from a 13all tie at intermission en route to a 34-13 win here over Cook in the Region 3-AA opener for both teams.

The Bears moved to 7-0 for the third time in Ryan Herring’s seven seasons heading into this week’s bye. The Hornets (4-3 overall, 0-1 region), who lost for the third time in four games after a 3-0 start and Top 10 ranking, travel to Tattnall County (2-5, 0-1) Friday. The Warriors fell 35-3 at Crisp County (2-5, 1-0) “Every win is big this year, but this one is really big,” said Herring. “It’s the region opener on the road against a very good Cook team. They (Hornets) have a very good coach (Byron Slack) ... he’s a good football coach and that is a tough team.

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