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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