The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils three-game road trip ended at West Branch Friday night and the results were the same as the first two games. The Blue Devils led by senior tailback Eric Kustaborder defeated the Warriors 28-0.

Kustaborder rushed for 145 yards on 7 carries and scored three touchdowns before leaving the game with a shoulder injury in the third quarter. Kustaborder scored the first three touchdowns of the evening with runs of 7, 71 and 47 yards.

Senior quarterback Chuck Benton led the air attack by completing 8 of 13 passes for 150 yards. He spread his passes out between three Bellwood receivers, seniors Duane Ehredt and Troy Beaver, and junior tight end Ryan McCartney. Ehredt and Beaver both made highlight reel catches in the game. Beaver on a diving 10-yard out for an important first down and Ehredt on a spectacular one-handed grab which he then scampered for 45 yards through the Warrior defenders.

The Blue Devil defense locked the clamps on an experienced West Branch team by holding them to 91 rushing yards and 40 passing yards. Senior linebacker Roger Hamer stopped the best West Branch drive of the game by intercepting a Ryan Bickel pass at the Bellwood 15-yard line and returning 50 yards to end the first half to preserve the first shutout of the season for the Blue Devils.

With the win the Blue Devils improved to 5-0 for the season and 4-0 in the Inter-County Conference. West Branch dropped to 2-3 for the year. This week the Blue Devils get some home cooking by hosting the Penns Valley Rams on Friday night.