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Bears beat Bantams 24-6 in football victory

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Moscow High School football team secured a 24-6 victory over Clarkston on Friday, marking their second win of the season after a 55-0 loss in their opener.

The Bears' offense found momentum in the second half, with quarterback Keaton Frei rushing for 135 yards and passing for 78 yards. A key moment came when kicker Austin Mallet's kickoff was recovered by junior defensive back Charles Vasquez, leading to a quick touchdown. First-year coach Dwight Tardy credited the team's unity and belief for their turnaround.

The Bears improved to 1-2 on the season, with their next game against Lamar at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome next week.

📄 Source: Moscow-Pullman Daily News — https://www.dnews.com/rss.xml
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    Moscow High School football team secured a 24-6 victory over Clarkston“Moscow quarterback Keaton Frei didn’t get a lot of breaks during a nearly three-hour football game Friday at Adams Field in Clarkston. In the midst of his 135-rushing-yard, 78-passing-yard performance en route to a 24-6 nonleague Moscow victory over host Clarkston, Frei was on the sideline getting some water when suddenly ... The Bears had the ball again.”
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    The victory was on Friday“The host Pullman Greyhounds took down nonleague opponent Eisenhower of Yakima 14-6 in both teams’ prep football season opener on Friday.”
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    The Bears' offense found momentum in the second half“In the span of 71 seconds, the Bears expanded their lead from a four-point edge to an 18-point advantage, relying on their mobile quarterback, the field-flipping prowess of Mallet and a suffocating defense that gave the Bantams very little when it counted.”
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    Quarterback Keaton Frei rushed for 135 yards“Moscow quarterback Keaton Frei didn’t get a lot of breaks during a nearly three-hour football game Friday at Adams Field in Clarkston. In the midst of his 135-rushing-yard, 78-passing-yard performance en route to a 24-6 nonleague Moscow victory over host Clarkston, Frei was on the sideline getting some water when suddenly ... The Bears had the ball again.”
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    Quarterback Keaton Frei passed for 78 yards“In the midst of his 135-rushing-yard, 78-passing-yard performance en route to a 24-6 nonleague Moscow victory over host Clarkston, Frei was on the sideline getting some water when suddenly ... The Bears had the ball again.”
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    Kicker Austin Mallet's kickoff was recovered by junior defensive back Charles Vasquez“Off a perfect boot from Moscow kicker Austin Mallet, the Bantams couldn’t quite handle the kickoff and junior defensive back Charles Vasquez and a whole den of Bears clawed their way to the rock.”
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    First-year coach Dwight Tardy credited the team's unity and belief for their turnaround“"Unity. Guys are just believing," Tardy said.”
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    The Bears improved to 1-2 on the season“For a team that lost its opener 55-0, the last two weeks have been transformative for the Bears. “Unity. Guys are just believing,” Tardy said. “The first game put a damper on us, an”
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