WATERLOO - The Cougar is considered a fast animal in the natural world, but a group of Waterloo Cougars on the football field Friday, Sept 21, was too much, too fast for the Phillips Bears who lost a key regional matchup 43-18.
The ball game was like two separate ball games for the Bears who came out with a stronger force the second half, with the Cougars dominating the first half.
BEAR CREEK - The Phillips Bears suffered their third loss of the season on Friday night, dropping their regional home opening contest to the Mars Hill Panthers 64-0.
ARLEY - The Meek Lady Tigers defeated the Phillips Lady Bears and Cold Springs Lady Eagles Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, in a tri-match hosted at MHS.
Meek put down the Lady Eagles in two straight by scores of 25-14, 25-15.
The Phillips Lady Bears then defeated Cold Springs 25-20, 25-22.
The titan match was between Meek and Phillips, both ranked in the 1A Top Ten. Phillips sits in the #2 spot, with Meek at #5.
LYNN - It was the battle of the Bears Tuesday, Aug. 28, as the Lynn Bears hosted the Phillips Bears in volleyball action.
PHS took three straight sets out of five to win the match, 25-14, 25-20 and 25-21. The Lynn Bears kept it close in the last two sets, but Phillips proved to be too much.
BEAR CREEK - The Lynn Bears made it 11 straight regular season wins on Friday, Aug. 31, after they defeated Phillips High School 38-19 in their season opening contest. After only holding a five-point lead heading into the half, Lynn broke open the scoring early in the third as they outscored the hosting Phillips Bears 20-6 over the final 24 minutes.
DECATUR - The two halves of the Phillips Bears and Decatur Heritage Eagles proved to be like two separate ball games, with the Bears dominating the first half, only to have the Eagles swarm back with a vengeance in the second half to win the ball game 19-14 Friday night, Aug. 24.
