# Team 9480: The Gear Bears

Flowery Branch, Georgia, USA. Rookie year 2024. District PCH.

## Who backs them

- School: Cherokee Bluff High School
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbhs.gear.bears

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **52.77**, rank 1307 of 3708 (64.8th percentile)
- Record: 19-20-2 over 41 matches (46% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 5.1, teleop 35.0, endgame 12.6
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 24%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PCH District Dalton Event presented by Shaw Industries | 2026gadal | 1 | 15 | 6-5-1 | 22 | 7 | 22.6 | 25 |  |
| PCH District Columbus Event presented by Muscogee County School District (CTAE) and Columbus Development Authority | 2026gacol | 3 | 10 | 7-5-0 | 26 | 5 | 38.6 | 27 |  |
| Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University | 2026gacmp | 7 | 20 | 5-6-1 | 22 |  | 52.8 | 54 |  |
| GRITS 2026 | 2026gagr | 33 | 28 | 3-5-0 | 13 |  | 42.5 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Gracious Professionalism Award (2026gadal)
- Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026gacmp)

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2026 – now: The Gear Bears
- 2024 – 2025: Gear Bears

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 6, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rookie All Star | 2 | 2024 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2026 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2026 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2025 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2025 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | PCH District Columbus Event presented by Muscogee County School District (CTAE) and Columbus Development Authority | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | PCH District Dalton Event presented by Shaw Industries | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | PCH District Statesboro Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2025 | PCH District Gainesville Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Daly Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Peachtree District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | PCH District Gwinnett Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | PCH District Dalton Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 52.8 | 1307 / 3708 | 64.8 | 19-20-2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 47.2 | 818 / 3687 | 77.8 | 21-25-1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 21.3 | 991 / 3475 | 71.5 | 24-27-0 | 4 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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