By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
WEST BRANCH — Usually high school football teams have one foe across the line of scrimmage each Friday. Last Friday, the Tipton football team had two. Across from them was the state ranked Bears, as well as history in the making. The Bears entered the football game 3-0 and ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press class 1A poll and No. 2 in the Radio Iowa poll. The Bears scored 30 or more points in each of their first four games. The Tigers were 3-0 for the first time since 2012 and looking to shock the world with a historic upset.
History was in the making for one team as West Branch took down the unbeaten Tigers, 56-13 in the last non-district game for both teams.
History was in the making for one team as West Branch took down the unbeaten Tigers, 56-13 in the last non-district game for both teams.
History was also made by West Branch football coach Butch Pedersen. Pedersen sat at 299 career wins and all that standed in his way of becoming the 13th Iowa High School Football coach in history to reach 300 career wins, was the Tigers. The win gave Pedersen the milestone victory, his first milestone victory at home. Pedersen’s first win as a head coach was against Tipton in 1983. Pedersen also became only the 5th Iowa High School football coach to all of those wins at the same school.
The Tigers finished with 14 first downs and 300 total yards in the game. Tipton had 97 passing yards in the game, a season high to date and 203 rushing yards in the game, a season low to date.
The Tigers finished with 14 first downs and 300 total yards in the game. Tipton had 97 passing yards in the game, a season high to date and 203 rushing yards in the game, a season low to date.
Payten Elijah had 91 yards passing and was 2-for-2 with an exciting 88-yard scoring play to Frank Bierman. Blake Wilkins connected on one of his five attempts for six yards. For the first time this season, Tipton did not have a running back gain over 100 yards rushing. Through the first three games, the Tigers have had the advantage on the ground. Logan Stolte rushed for 89 yards on 15 carries while Connor Hermiston had 44 yards on seven carries. Elijah rushed for 21 yards and three others rushed for between 10 to 20 yards in the game Bierman, Austin Lenz and Lake Anderson all had a reception.
Defensively, Tipton’s top tackler was John Crowley with 6, Bierman had 5, and Chance Koch, Stolte and Nile Schuett each had four.
West Branch grabbed a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. A 57-yard pass from Beau Cornwell to Thomas Gould on the Bears first play of their first possession set the tone for the game. A Tanner Lukavsky 2-yard run later in the quarter, gave West Branch a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
Tipton tried to keep in the game, and scored early in the second quarter. A halfback pass from Peyton Elijah to Frank Bierman went for 88 yards and a touchdown. On the play, Bierman had to break many tackles to scoot away from the defense to find the endzone.
The Tipton score was met with 20 unanswered points by West Branch, who took control of the football game by halftime, in taking a 34-6 lead. A Tanner Lukavsky run, and two Cornwell touchdown passes one each to Lukavsky and Trey Eagle accounted for the points.
West Branch piled on the points in the third quarter, forcing a running mercy-rule clock for the rest of the game. The Bears two scores put them ahead 48-6 after the third quarter. Lukavsky scored his third rushing touchdown with a 40-yard scamper and a 52-yard punt return by Brett Schiele accounted for the points.
Tipton finally added points in the fourth quarter when Blake Wilkins was able to run the football in from seven yards out to set the score at 48-13. Late in the game, Wyatt Hamby scored for West Branch on a 15-yard touchdown run.
West Branch had 435 yards of total offense from 43 plays and had 19 first downs in the game. Beau Cornwell passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns on 11-of-18 attempts. Through four games, Cornwell has passed for 851 yards on 54-of-80 attempts with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions.
Tanner Lukavsky rushed for 127 yards on 11 carries and scored three touchdwons. Trey Eagle and Lukavsky each caught three passes. Eagle had 104 yards and a touchdown and Lukavsky had 53 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, West Branch was led in tackling by John Hatfield with 11 and Dakota Kaalberg and Dalyn Pedersen with 7 each.
Defensively, Tipton’s top tackler was John Crowley with 6, Bierman had 5, and Chance Koch, Stolte and Nile Schuett each had four.
West Branch grabbed a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. A 57-yard pass from Beau Cornwell to Thomas Gould on the Bears first play of their first possession set the tone for the game. A Tanner Lukavsky 2-yard run later in the quarter, gave West Branch a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
Tipton tried to keep in the game, and scored early in the second quarter. A halfback pass from Peyton Elijah to Frank Bierman went for 88 yards and a touchdown. On the play, Bierman had to break many tackles to scoot away from the defense to find the endzone.
The Tipton score was met with 20 unanswered points by West Branch, who took control of the football game by halftime, in taking a 34-6 lead. A Tanner Lukavsky run, and two Cornwell touchdown passes one each to Lukavsky and Trey Eagle accounted for the points.
West Branch piled on the points in the third quarter, forcing a running mercy-rule clock for the rest of the game. The Bears two scores put them ahead 48-6 after the third quarter. Lukavsky scored his third rushing touchdown with a 40-yard scamper and a 52-yard punt return by Brett Schiele accounted for the points.
Tipton finally added points in the fourth quarter when Blake Wilkins was able to run the football in from seven yards out to set the score at 48-13. Late in the game, Wyatt Hamby scored for West Branch on a 15-yard touchdown run.
West Branch had 435 yards of total offense from 43 plays and had 19 first downs in the game. Beau Cornwell passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns on 11-of-18 attempts. Through four games, Cornwell has passed for 851 yards on 54-of-80 attempts with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions.
Tanner Lukavsky rushed for 127 yards on 11 carries and scored three touchdwons. Trey Eagle and Lukavsky each caught three passes. Eagle had 104 yards and a touchdown and Lukavsky had 53 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, West Branch was led in tackling by John Hatfield with 11 and Dakota Kaalberg and Dalyn Pedersen with 7 each.
The Tigers will host Camanche this week for homecoming. The Indians are 2-2 and have lost every other game, in even weeks. Camanche beat Northeast 34-18 at home in their season opener and held on to beat North Cedar at home 26-24 in week two. The Indians two losses have come on the road - week 2 , at Bellevue, and week 4, 41-21 at DeWitt. Tipton has rushed for 1,191 yards as a team and are second among class 2A district 5 teams by one-yard, to Louisa-Muscatine.
Quarterback Baylor Crigger has passed for 578 yards yards on 44 completions with five touchdowns and four interceptions. Jordan Lawrence is his top receiver with 19 receptions for 225 yards. Eric Campie has nine receptions for 223 yards. Combined they have five touchdowns.. Camanche has two running backs over 200 yards with Raul Esparza leading the way with 230 yards and 2 touchdowns. Crigger had rushed for 215 yards and four touchdowns.
Defensively, Camanche’s leading tacklers are Zayne Feller with 28, Baylor Crigger with 29 and Eric Campie with 23. Lawrence and Esparza each had two interceptions.
Team Summary:
TIP WB
Total Plays 62 43
Total Yards 300 435
First Downs 14 19
3rd Down Conv. 4-for-11 4-for-6
4th Down Conv. 0-for-3 0-for-1
Turnovers 2 0
Fumbles lost 1 0
Interceptions 1 0
Penalties-yards 7-41 3-8
Quarter Scores:
1 2 3 4 Final
Tipton 0 6 0 7 13
West Branch 14 20 14 8 56
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr - WB - Thomas Gould 57-yard pass from Beau Cornwell (Beau Cornwell kick)
1st Qtr - WB - Tanner Lukavsky 2-yard run (Beau Cornwell kick)
2nd Qtr - TIP - Frank Bierman 88-yard pass from Peyton Elijah (Frank Bierman kick no good)
2nd Qtr - WB - Tanner Lukavsky 12-yard run (Beau Cornwell kick)
2nd Qtr - WB - Trey Eagle 39-yard pass from Beau Cornwell (Beau Cornwell kick)
2nd Qtr - WB - Tanner Lukavsky 23-yard pass from Beau Cornwell (Beau Cornwell kick no good)
3rd Qtr - WB - Tanner Lukavsky 40-yard run (Beau Cornwell kick)
3rd Qtr - WB - Brett Schiele 52-yard punt return (Beau Cornwell kick)
4th Qtr - TIP - Blake Wilkins 7-yard run (Frank Bierman kick)
4th Qtr - WB - Wyatt Hamby 15-yard run (Two-Point Conversion good)
Individual Statistics:
Rushing: Tipton - Logan Stolte 15-89, Connor Hermiston 7-44, Payten Elijah 6-21, Blake Wilkins 6-(-5), Austin Lenz 5-18, Lake Anderson 5-17, John Crowley 2-14, Davis Butler 2-5. West Branch - Tanner Lukavsky 11-127, Wyatt Hamby 4-29, Brett Schiele 2-19, Beau Cornwell 2-17, Levi Kleinmeyer 2-1, Trey Eagle 1-9, Thomas Gould 1-2, John Yates 1-1.
Passing: Tipton - Payten Elijah 2-for-2 91 yards 1 TD, 0 INT’s; Blake Wilkins 1-for-5 6 yards 0 TD’s, 1 INT. West Branch - Beau Cornwell 11-for-18 239 yards 3 TD’s, 0 INT’s.
Receiving: Tipton - Frank Bierman 1-88, Austin Lenz 1-6, Lake Anderson 1-3. West Branch - Trey Eagle 3-104, Tanner Lukavsky 3-53, Brett Schiele 2-9, Thomas Gould 1-57, Brady Lukavsky 1-9, Zach Thompson 1-7.
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T): Tipton - John Crowley 2-4 6, Frank Bierman 2-3 5, Chance Koch 2-2 4, Logan Stolte 2-2 4, Nile Schuett 3-1 4, Dylan Mente 2-1 3, Skyler Harroun 0-3 3, Payten Elijah 2-0 2, Conner Hermiston 1-1 2, Brady Beranek 1-0 1, Davis Butler 1-0 1, Andrew Comstock 0-1 1, Jesse Lieser 1-0 1, Kyle Priebe 1-0 1.
West Branch - John Hatfield 7-4 11, Dakota Kaalberg 4-3 7, Dalyn Pedersen 5-2 7, Tanner Lukavsky 3-2 5, Cameron Howsare 0-4 4, Jeff Bowie 3-1 4, Wyatt Goodale 3-1 4, Drake Bloem 2-1 3, Brad Hunger 2-1 3, Brett Schiele 2-1 3, Brady Lukavsky 2-0 2, Matt Paulsen 1-1 2, Jack Robertson 2-0 2, Beau Cornwell 1-0 1, Nathan Swisher-Hintz 1-0 1, Javier Zamudio 1-0 1.
Kicking Statistics:
KickOffs: Tipton - Frank Bierman 5-186 yards. West Branch - Beau Cornwell 7-322 yards, Brady Lukavsky 2-50 yards.
KickOff Returns: Tipton - Austin Lenz 4-28, Logan Stolte 1-38. West Branch - Jack Robertson 2-35, Brett Schiele 1-42.
Punts: Tipton - Austin Lenz 3-108 yards 36.0-yard ave., Payten Elijah 1-40 yards 40.0-yard ave. West Branch - Beau Cornwell 1-13 yards, 13.0-yard ave.
Punt Returns: Tipton - N/A. West Branch - Brett Schiele 2-60.
PAT’s: Tipton - Frank Bierman 1-for-2. West Branch - Beau Cornwell 6-for-7.
Team Summary:
TIP WB
Total Plays 62 43
Total Yards 300 435
First Downs 14 19
3rd Down Conv. 4-for-11 4-for-6
4th Down Conv. 0-for-3 0-for-1
Turnovers 2 0
Fumbles lost 1 0
Interceptions 1 0
Penalties-yards 7-41 3-8
Quarter Scores:
1 2 3 4 Final
Tipton 0 6 0 7 13
West Branch 14 20 14 8 56
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr - WB - Thomas Gould 57-yard pass from Beau Cornwell (Beau Cornwell kick)
1st Qtr - WB - Tanner Lukavsky 2-yard run (Beau Cornwell kick)
2nd Qtr - TIP - Frank Bierman 88-yard pass from Peyton Elijah (Frank Bierman kick no good)
2nd Qtr - WB - Tanner Lukavsky 12-yard run (Beau Cornwell kick)
2nd Qtr - WB - Trey Eagle 39-yard pass from Beau Cornwell (Beau Cornwell kick)
2nd Qtr - WB - Tanner Lukavsky 23-yard pass from Beau Cornwell (Beau Cornwell kick no good)
3rd Qtr - WB - Tanner Lukavsky 40-yard run (Beau Cornwell kick)
3rd Qtr - WB - Brett Schiele 52-yard punt return (Beau Cornwell kick)
4th Qtr - TIP - Blake Wilkins 7-yard run (Frank Bierman kick)
4th Qtr - WB - Wyatt Hamby 15-yard run (Two-Point Conversion good)
Individual Statistics:
Rushing: Tipton - Logan Stolte 15-89, Connor Hermiston 7-44, Payten Elijah 6-21, Blake Wilkins 6-(-5), Austin Lenz 5-18, Lake Anderson 5-17, John Crowley 2-14, Davis Butler 2-5. West Branch - Tanner Lukavsky 11-127, Wyatt Hamby 4-29, Brett Schiele 2-19, Beau Cornwell 2-17, Levi Kleinmeyer 2-1, Trey Eagle 1-9, Thomas Gould 1-2, John Yates 1-1.
Passing: Tipton - Payten Elijah 2-for-2 91 yards 1 TD, 0 INT’s; Blake Wilkins 1-for-5 6 yards 0 TD’s, 1 INT. West Branch - Beau Cornwell 11-for-18 239 yards 3 TD’s, 0 INT’s.
Receiving: Tipton - Frank Bierman 1-88, Austin Lenz 1-6, Lake Anderson 1-3. West Branch - Trey Eagle 3-104, Tanner Lukavsky 3-53, Brett Schiele 2-9, Thomas Gould 1-57, Brady Lukavsky 1-9, Zach Thompson 1-7.
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T): Tipton - John Crowley 2-4 6, Frank Bierman 2-3 5, Chance Koch 2-2 4, Logan Stolte 2-2 4, Nile Schuett 3-1 4, Dylan Mente 2-1 3, Skyler Harroun 0-3 3, Payten Elijah 2-0 2, Conner Hermiston 1-1 2, Brady Beranek 1-0 1, Davis Butler 1-0 1, Andrew Comstock 0-1 1, Jesse Lieser 1-0 1, Kyle Priebe 1-0 1.
West Branch - John Hatfield 7-4 11, Dakota Kaalberg 4-3 7, Dalyn Pedersen 5-2 7, Tanner Lukavsky 3-2 5, Cameron Howsare 0-4 4, Jeff Bowie 3-1 4, Wyatt Goodale 3-1 4, Drake Bloem 2-1 3, Brad Hunger 2-1 3, Brett Schiele 2-1 3, Brady Lukavsky 2-0 2, Matt Paulsen 1-1 2, Jack Robertson 2-0 2, Beau Cornwell 1-0 1, Nathan Swisher-Hintz 1-0 1, Javier Zamudio 1-0 1.
Kicking Statistics:
KickOffs: Tipton - Frank Bierman 5-186 yards. West Branch - Beau Cornwell 7-322 yards, Brady Lukavsky 2-50 yards.
KickOff Returns: Tipton - Austin Lenz 4-28, Logan Stolte 1-38. West Branch - Jack Robertson 2-35, Brett Schiele 1-42.
Punts: Tipton - Austin Lenz 3-108 yards 36.0-yard ave., Payten Elijah 1-40 yards 40.0-yard ave. West Branch - Beau Cornwell 1-13 yards, 13.0-yard ave.
Punt Returns: Tipton - N/A. West Branch - Brett Schiele 2-60.
PAT’s: Tipton - Frank Bierman 1-for-2. West Branch - Beau Cornwell 6-for-7.
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