Donaldson runs over Central Lee in second half

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BY JOHN BOHNENKAMP
PCC SPORTS

WEST BURLINGTON — Central Lee had an early answer for West Burlington-Notre Dame.
But the Hawks couldn’t find a way to answer the Falcons’ rushing attack.
Travain Donaldson rushed for 233 yards, 159 in the second half, as WB-ND pulled away for a 42-14 win on Friday night at Bill Nelson Field.
Donaldson had three touchdowns on three consecutive possessions in the second half and had four for the game.
Anthony Hoffman added 132 yards, all but eight in the first half, for the Falcons (3-3).
“We knew (Donaldson) was going to be a handful,” Central Lee coach Chuck Banks said. “They’re so big up front, and we knew that was going to be a problem.”
The Hawks (0-6) weren’t going to go away early. The game was scoreless after the first quarter after Central Lee stopped the Falcons on their first two possessions.
But WB-ND broke through to start the second quarter, needing just four plays to go 68 yards for a Donaldson touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.
Central Lee came right back. The Hawks went 61 yards on five plays, the last 40 on runs by Jaedon Betker. Betker’s 24-yard touchdown run through the middle of the Falcon defense cut the lead to 7-6.
But the Falcons answered with a 30-yard touchdown run by Hoffman, then Brady Oleson’s 50-yard interception return for a touchdown put the Falcons up, 21-6, at halftime.
“We had our chances in the first half,” Banks said. “That pick-six right before halftime really hurt.”
The Hawks could have gotten closer on their second possession of the third quarter, driving to the Falcons’ 16-yard line. But an illegal procedure penalty, followed by back-to-back incompletions, gave the ball back to WB-ND.
Donaldson’s 38-yard touchdown run gave the Falcons a 27-6 lead.
Central Lee needed just three plays for another answer. Dylan Stuecker threw a 41-yard pass to Kade Myhre, then on the next possession connected with Myhre for a 16-yard touchdown throw, and the Falcons’ lead was down to 27-14.
But Donaldson scored twice more, and WB-ND was in command.
Betker rushed for 98 yards to lead the Hawks.
“This is a team we’ll probably see in the playoffs,” Banks said. “I think we showed tonight we can play with them.”
Central Lee closes the regular season with a home game against Williamsburg next Friday.

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