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te*'iginWest BranchPounded byTipton, 35-0x-oran-litaxal-osasn,*tty99,my05,26,74,en-rtj*.■ell(Ip-00,maJ.J.09.WEST BRANCH — It didn't take Upton long to get the West Branch football season off to a bad start here Friday night.In what has come to be a traditional non-conference opener game between the two schools, Tipton pushed across a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter and went on from their to chalk up an impressive 35-0 victory. A year ago the same to teams had opened the season with a 12-12 tie.Tipton, which is expected to dominate the Wamac Conference race this season, racked up 336 yards rushing, while the Bears were held to under 100 on the ground.In the first quarter, Bob Ward scored on a five-yard run and Bill Kruse intercepted a pass and ran it back 25 yards for a TD. Mike Gade scored on a three-yard run in the second period and in the third quarterKruse nailed the Bears* Jeff Lathrop in the end zone for a two-point safety.Ward went 13 yards for a touchdown a short time later and Quarterback Rick Morden rounded out the 15-point third period with a three-yard scoring run. Larry Syring kicked three extra points for the winners.(ticat]tivtltlt;dt!arCet!ndfi5Vst:V■12
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Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City, Iowa, US
Sat, Sep 14, 1968
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