Loyd Cook Photo Bears wide receiver Austin Adair (12) dives over the goal line, completing a 40-yard touchdown play in the third quarter of Brownsboro’s 30-14 loss to Lorena in the first round of the playoffs Friday in Corsicana. CORSICANA - The comeback kids of Brownshoro High couldn't overcome a second quarter, offensive onslaught by the Lorena Leopards in the first round of the football playoffs Saturday.

Lorena (8-3) scored 30 points in that second quarter, taking a 23-point lead into halftime, a lead Brownsboro (8-2) was unable to come back from.

It could have been a case of Lorena's size up and down its lineup.

"We knew they were going to be a physical team coming in," Bears head coach John Settle said. "And that we'd have a hard time holding up in there.

"But, othere than the one quarter there, we did fine."

Brownsboro shutout Lorena in the first, third and fourth quarters.

Loyd Cook Photo Bears wide receiver Cody Strickland sprints for the end zone, part of a 78-yard touchdown pass delivered by quarterback Zach Davis in the second quarter. Brownsboro lost the first round playoff game, 30-14. Leopard running back Evan Ward battered the Bears the entire game, carrying the ball 34 times for 183 and scored all four of Lorena's second quarter touchdowns.

To complicate matters, the Bears had two, first-half turnovers - an interception and a fumble - on their way to four total turnovers for the game.

"That was the name of the game," Settle said. "We havn't turned the ball over more than one time in any game all season. Any time we got momementum, (a turnover) just killed it ... every time we tried to come back."

Down 24, the Bears were able to crack the scoreboard when quarterback Zach Bailey hit wide receiver Cody Strickland on a 78- yard scoring strike down the middle of the field with 1:03 left in the first half. With Jose Mendez's extra point, Brownsboro was down 24-7.

Loyd Cook Photo Bears quarterback Ryan Owens (7) runs for a short gain during Brownsboro’s playoff game Saturday in Corsicana. Lorena defeated Brownsboro, 30-14. Lorena took only 51 seconds to reply, moving 62 yards on seven plays with Ward carring four times for 36 yards on the drive. The Leopards were up 30-7 at intermission.

On its second possession of the third quarter, the Bears struck again.

Starting at their own 47, the Bears took only five plays to score, capping off the drive with a 40-yard pass from Ryan Owens to Austin Adair. Mendez again made the kick and the score was cut to 30- 14.

But that would be all of the scoring in the game.

Brownsboro killed one its fourth quarter drives with a fumble near midfield.

Loyd Cook Photo Brownsboro running back Cameron Warren makes a cut during the Bears’ 30-14 playoff loss to Lorena Saturday in Corsicana Saturday. Midway through the final period, Bears special teams blocked a Lorena punt and Brownsboro was in business at the Lorena 34.

But a Bears fumble after a completed pass gave the ball back to the Leopards at the Lorena 20 with 2:21 left in the game and the Bears never saw the ball again.

After being shutout in the first quarter, the Leopards started pounding the ball down the field. They opened the second period with a two-yard scoring run by Ward.

A nine-play, 46-yard drive resulted in Ward's second touchdown of the period, also from two yards out, with 5:37 left in the half.

Brownsboro gave up the next points with a fumble in the end zone during a punt. It resulted in a safety for Lorena and a 16-0 lead.

Brownsboro wide receiver Brad McDonald looks to avoid the tackle during the Bears’ 30-14 playoff loss to Lorena in Corsicana Saturday. After Brownsboro's free kick following the play, the Leopards took only two plays to cover 54 yards. After a one-yard carry, Ward rumbled the final 53 for the score and Lorena added a two-point conversion for a 24-0 lead.

Following the final gun, Settle gathered the team in a circle at the 30-yard line, speaking his final words of the season.

Monday, he said he didn't have any complaints about the work ethic of hsi players.

"We're upset that we lost, but we can be proud of our season," Settle said. "I was proud of our effort. Things just happened (Saturday). Our kids gave us great effort every night for 11 weeks, and that's all you can ask."