Pirates fall to Bears

Loaded with D1 prospects, the Griffin Bears roared into Zebulon Friday night for a gridiron matchup with the Pike Pirates. This may be the best team to ever play in front of a Pike crowd.Griffin (6-0, 5-0) is #3 in Class AAAA in the MaxPreps composite. Pike (1-6, 1-4) is unranked. MaxPreps has installed the Bears as a 40 point favorite.Griffin leads 15-7 after the first quarter.At the half, Bears 29, Pirates 7.End of third quarter Bears 50, Pirates 7.Final score Bears 57, Pirates 7.