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There were no cracks in a Liberty Bell defense that held La Conner to 67 yards total offense – all on the ground – in an impressive 54-0 non-conference eight-man triumph at Whittaker Field Saturday, Oct. 1.

The visitors amassed 339 yards in offense, almost evenly split between rushing and passing.

La Conner struggled to generate offense all afternoon. The Braves managed just two first downs, one via penalty when La Conner quarterback Ivory Damien’s hard count drew successive encroachment flags during the first series in the second half.

Braves running back Tommy Murdock moved the sticks with a 15-yard dash in the final frame.

Damien led the home team with 25 hard-earned yards on 19 carries. Murdock netted 23 yards on eight attempts while C.J. Edwards totaled 19 yards on five runs.

Damien gave La Conner its best field position of the game, at the Mountain Lion 38, with a 48- yard kickoff return near the end of the third quarter. But the Braves could not capitalize, turning the ball over on downs at the Liberty Bell 30.

The visitors took an 8-0 lead less than two minutes into the first quarter when Lidey hooked up with Remington Paz on a 50-yard TD bomb.

The visitors blew open the game with a 24-0 second period run.

The score climbed to 46-0 entering the final stanza.

La Conner is scheduled for another non-league test this Friday against Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma at 7 p.m.