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Linn-Mar broke open a seven-point game with 28 unanswered points on its way to a 49-14 win over City High on Friday in a Class 4A, District 4 matchup at Linn-Mar Stadium in Marion.

City High cut a 21-7 halftime deficit to seven points on a 1-yard touchdown run by sophomore quarterback Raph Hamilton in the third quarter but it was all Lions the rest of the way.

Linn-Mar scored the final 28 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, while improving to 3-6 on the season and 2-2 in district play with its second consecutive win.

City High fell to 2-6 with its fourth consecutive loss and will close out the season next week at seventh-ranked West High (7-1).

Linn-Mar jumped to a 14-0 lead on a 1-yard touchdown run by Alex Hess and a 25-yard run by junior quarterback Marcus Orr.

City High responded with a 4-yard scoring run by Tonka Hickman but trailed 21-7 at halftime after Will Zahradnik hauled in a 13-yard touchdown pass from Orr late in the second period.

The Little Hawks got back into the game in the third quarter when Hamilton scored on a 1-yard plunge on a fourth down play but could get no closear.

Orr found Coy Sarsfield for a 45-yard touchdown pass and Hess put the game away with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown runs.

City High       0  7  7   0  –  14

Linn-Mar       6 15 7  21 –  49

LM – Alex Hess 1 run (Kicked failed)

LM – Marcus Orr 25 run (Hess run)

ICH – Tonka Hickman 4 run (Ben Steve kick)

LM – Will Zahradnik 13 pass from Orr (Austin Brinning kick) 21-7

ICH – Raph Hamilton 1 run (Steve kick)

LM – Coy Sarsfield 45 pass from Orr (Brinning kick)

LM – Hess 45 run (Brinning kick) 35-14

LM – Hess 8 run (Brinning kick)

LM – Tanner Frank 54 run (Brinning kick)

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