No. 4 Church Point remained undefeated on the season as the Bears battled for a 30-24 win over Kaplan.
Church Point jumped out to a 6-0 lead as Gavin Richard scored on a five-yard run with 6:05 left in the first period.
The Pirates responded with an eight-yard touchdown run by Braylin Romero.
Logan Roy scored the two-point conversion as Kaplan led 8-6 with 11:16 left in the second period.
Church Point’s Breelyn Jones scored on an 84-yard run. The two-point conversion pass failed, but the Bears led 12-8 with 10:51 remaining in the half.
Kaplan responded when Drake Lejeune scored on a four-yard run. Mason Frick ran in the two-point conversion as the Pirates led 16-12 with 4:04 left before intermission.
The Bears retook an 18-16 lead when Rodney Dupuis scored on a 44-yard run with 3:02 left in the third frame.
Jone scored on an seven-yard run as the Bears pushed ahead, 24-16 with 7:49 left in the game.
The two offenses exploded in the game’s closing minutes.
Dupuis scored on a 27-yard run as the Bears led 30-16 with 1:18 left.
Kaplan pulled within six points with 52 seconds left when Romero scored on a 3-yard run and Mason Frick added the two-point conversion.
Dupuis finished with 153 yards on 16 carries, while Jones added 119 yards on 12 carries to lead the Bears offense who finished with 330 yards on the ground.