October 5th, 2009
Bears suffer first loss of season

STAFF REPORT

San Marcos Baptist Academy (SMA) lost for the first time in the high school football season last Friday night as a topsy-turvy first half gave way to a more sedate second half.

The Bears lost, 34-31, at homecoming to Shiner St. Paul, falling to 4-1 for the season.

Big plays took the Bears to a 24-20 halftime lead as Michael Latham ran 50 yards for a touchdown, Anthony Richardson ran 44 yards for a touchdown and Mark Hamm returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown.

But the big play spigot shut down for SMA in the second half. The Cardinals scored the first two touchdowns of the second half for a 34-24 lead and SMA couldn’t catch up.

The Bears will play again Friday night at San Antonio Christian.