There was plenty of emotion, with hugs, back slaps, and even some tears, after Boyertown's season ended with a 35-8 loss to host Upper Perkiomen in a PAC crossover game Friday night.

"You have a super special group of kids who are changing the culture here," said Boyertown coach T.J. Miller.

The Bears, who won an Eastern Conference title with a win over Pocono Mountain East last season, ended this year at 1-9. Once again, fumbles played a big hand in this loss.

Boyertown fumbled away its first three possessions, and Upper Perkiomen (3-7) capitalized with touchdowns each time to grab a 21-0 lead at halftime.

"It's part of the inexperience," said Miller of the fumbles that plagued his young team this season. "And you have injuries. Getting different guys in, and doing what we do, it's hard to mesh, it's hard to get the rhythm and we never quite got there this year."

Upper Perkiomen's Luke Whary scored three rushing touchdowns and ran for 64 yards on 11 carries.

Boyertown's lone score came after it already had fallen behind 35-0 in the fourth quarter. The touchdown came on a 6-yard run by sophomore Zachary Davis. Senior Dylan Robertson ran in the two-point conversion.

Davis finished with 20 yards on six carries while Jamie Moccia led the way with 45 yards on 11 carries. Moccia added another 9 yards on two receptions.

"The kids fought hard all year," said Miller. "We're 1-9; it's hard to justify that. The blowout losses; it's hard to justify that. They did everything I asked them to do. The wins are going to come. I can't be more proud of their effort. Once we get more in the weight room, we're going to turn this thing around."

It was the final game for a handful of seniors, including Boyertown quarterback Ayden Mathias, who finished with 16 yards passing and 17 yards rushing.

"I think my career was more than I could've hoped for between my sophomore year and junior year, then this year," said Mathias. "I didn't think I'd even be starting on a high school football team, then last year winning (the Eastern Conference playoff game), then this year going back to 1-9, is a drastic difference, but it's the ebbs and flow of football. I think it's a learning experience for everyone involved with this and go forward."

The Bears figure to go forward at quarterback with sophomore Noah Segal, who gained some playing time this season. He led the Bears' final touchdown drive of the season.