ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph and Zeeland West both racked up the rushing yardage as expected in Friday's Division 3 district football championship game.
Zeeland West did a better job of turning those yards into points, converting key fourth downs and stopping the Bears from doing the same in a 36-18 victory.
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