Class 5A No. 10-ranked Linn-Mar beat Cedar Rapids Washington 41-10 in an Iowa high school football game Friday night at Linn-Mar Stadium.
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Class 5A No. 10-ranked Linn-Mar beat Cedar Rapids Washington 41-10 in an Iowa high school football game Friday night at Linn-Mar Stadium.
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Cael Benesh hauled in a well-thrown ball from the arm of sophomore quarterback Will Sommerfelt for the go-ahead and game-winning score Friday as North Linn downed Alburnett, 12-6, in overtime.
Linn-Mar’s Dylan Muszynski was back to his old ways in Friday’s season opener. He scored four first-half touchdowns, including a highlight reel 5-yard run as Linn-Mar rolled to a 50-0 win over Dubuque Senior.
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