Iowa City West running back Campbell Janis secured the handoff and followed right tackle Jordi Zioka, who pulled left to become the lead blocker.

Center James Barnett veered left to block the edge rusher, while left tackle Lowden Van Daele neutralized the linebacker in his path. Meanwhile, left guard and Iowa commit Colin Whitters flattened his Linn-Mar defender, widening the running path.

Janis burst through the open gap for about 20 yards — a sample size of his 268-yard, two-touchdown game in the Trojans’ 42-14 win over Linn-Mar in Week 9 of the Iowa high school football season.

He flashed in the run game, but it was the Trojans’ offensive line that carved open lanes and sparked that offensive burst — an edge they will need as they hit the road to take on No. 8 Cedar Falls in the

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