WEST LIBERTY – The West Branch football team began its season on a positive note by pounding West Liberty 40-20 on Friday
West Branch bolted to a 19-0 halftime lead and never looked back. The Bears led 33-7 after the third quarter.
Senior running back Luke Lenoch led the Bears with 178 rushing yards on 23 attempts. He now only needs 60 yards to break the school’s all-time school rushing record.
West Branch quarterback Beau Cornwall also exceeded the century mark on the ground, rushing for 117 yards on nine attempts.
As a team, the Bears had 47 rushing attempts compared to just seven passes.
West Branch only completed one pass in the game, but it resulted in a touchdown as Cornwell hooked up with Cooper Kabela for a 27-yard scoring strike.
West Branch West Liberty
First Downs 22 12
Rushing-Yards 47-390 29-212
Passing Yards 27 117
Comp-Att-Int 1-4-1 14-26-1
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 3-25 5-30
West Branch 0 19 14 7 – 40
West Liberty 0 0 7 13 – 20
Individual Stats
Rushing – West Branch: Lenoch 23-185, Cornwell 9-117, Donovan 10-87, Schiele 2-4, Rummelhart 1-3, Sparks 2-1.
Passing – WB: Cornwell 1-4-1 27, Rummelhart 0-3-0 0.
Receiving – WB: Kabela 1-27
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