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The week 6 Main Street Sweets Player of the Game is awarded to Andy Henson.

Player of the Game: Andy Henson

The week 6 Hoover Foundation Uncommon Play is awarded to Jack McCollough.

Hoover Uncommon Play: Jack McCollough

Jarod Tylee chats with Coach Pedersen following his team's 49-13 victory over Durant.

Coach Pedersen Postgame: Durant

Full Game: West Branch vs Mediapolis

Highlights: West Branch vs Mediapolis

Presented by Main Street Sweets, the week 5 Player of the Game is awarded to Logan Wright.

Player of the Game: Logan Wright

Presented by the Hoover Presidential Foundation, the week 5 Uncommon Play is awarded to Carver Boelk.

Uncommon Play: Carver Boelk

Jarod Tylee chats with Coach Pedersen following the Bears' 35-13 victory over Mediapolis.

Coach Pedersen Postgame: Mediapolis

Veteran West Branch coach Butch Pedersen posed a question to his team in the postgame hudd...

Henson Shines as Top-ranked West Branch Rolls to Road Win at No. 3 Durant

No. 1 West Branch crushes No. 3 Durant, 49-13

Highlights of the Bears' 49-13 victory over Durant, played Friday, September 30, 2022 in D...

Highlights: West Branch 49, Durant 13

Full game of West Branch at Durant, played Friday, September 30, 2022.

Presented by Marcy Willier with Urban Acres, Jason Miller chats with head coach Butch Pede...

Talk with Coach: Mediapolis Recap, Durant Preview

Video highlights of the Bears' 49-13 victory over Durant.

Highlights of the Bears' 49-13 victory over Durant, played Friday, September 30, 2022 in Durant.

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The (De)Long and Winding Road: 5-0 vs 5-0

DURANT is turning back the clock; it's a football town, again. For the first time in many years, Durant is top 5 ranked 5-0 squad. When you possess one of the state's premier running backs (Nolan DeLong), it's not too far-fetched. The senior ball carrier has amassed a Class 1A leading 1,429 rushing yards (131 carries) and 17 rushing TD. His rushing yardage total is second in the entire state, and the TD total leads all of 11-man football. DeLong is worth the price of admission. Durant's offense is no secret: they are going to run the football (185 of 209 total plays have been on the ground - or 88.5 percent). Garrett Hollenback and Caden Meyer are also big keys to the Wildcat success. Hunter Bacom will muck up the path for would be ball carriers as well.WEST BRANCH is coming off a dominating defensive performance…and got a bit of experience with top-tier running backs when it faced Anthony Isley (the 2nd leading rusher in Class 1A). Additionally, the Bear offense continued to find a multi-faceted groove. Andy Henson racked up 4 TD and 163 yards on the ground. QB Tye Hughes had one of his better games with 144 passing yards and 90 rushing yards. But, the Bear defense was really the story. Allowing just 74 yards to the Bulldogs; 80 of which came on the final drive of the game. Defensive linemen Logan Wright and Aiden Dingbaum were integral parts of the performance……if the Bears experience a same level of success in Week 6, you can bet those two will be involved.KEEP AN EYE ON: #10 in black, blue, and gold. I am quite certain he will be holding the football for the Wildcats.QUOTABLE: “I have been coaching a while, and this may be the best Durant team I've ever seen. We really have our work cut out for us. We need the Bear faithful to travel and cheer us on.” – Head Coach Butch PedersenWRITER'S NOTES: In the weekly game preview, I stated that the 2022 Bears' defense was just “1 point or 2 points ahead” of the points allowed record for a season. Actually, it's behind the 1966 team that gave up an astonishingly low total of 36 total points in an 8-0 season (just 4.5 per game). The 2022 team has allowed 46 points or 9.2 ppg. That's a wonderfully low total….Additionally, Luke Lenoch holds the career record with 87 rushing TD….Adam Donohoe 66.9 percent completion rate for a season (2008)….Jordan Thompson scored 33 rushing TD during the 2008 season - a record that has held for 14 years.&nbsp;Go Bears!

In 2021, the Bears defeated the Wildcats 28-14 at Little Rose Bowl. <a href="https://westbranch.football/games/333">View more from that game</a>.

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Tune in to the BearCast at 6:30 for the pregame where Mike Quinlan and Jarod Tylee will be calling the game live, offering in-game analysis and halftime/postgame interviews.

For print media, the Cedar Rapids Gazette, the West Branch Times, YourPrepSports.com, and WestBranch.Football will be at the the game.

Durant is 5-0 on the season and is ranked #7 in the state. West Branch is 5-0 and is ranked #3.

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