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Braves rout Coupeville in home grid opener

The La Conner Braves are now truly a 50-50 team.

In a good way, that is.

La Conner topped the 50-point mark for the second time in as many games by drubbing non-conference foe Coupeville 53-6 in an impressive home debut at Whittaker Field on Friday.

The Braves were coming off an equally convincing 56-14 victory at Friday Harbor the week before.

The two non-contests followed a similar pattern. In each case, La Conner dominated play up front — able to impose its will in the run game while only grudgingly yielding yardage on the ground.

“Our defensive line played really, really well,” Brave...

 

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