Prep football: Bear River Bears preview

No one expected Bear River to make much noise after back-to-back losing seasons, but the Bears turned out to be the surprise of Class 3AA after going 5-2 in the 3AA North, winning a playoff game and nearly upending Dixie in the state quarterfinals.While the offense continually struggled to maintain drives last season, the Bear River defense is what kept the Bears in the hunt. They held five different opponents to to less than 10 points.Not only do the Bears return a good portion of last year&rsq