St. Joseph continued its midseason surge on Friday night at Dickinson Stadium, grinding out a 35–14 victory over rival Lakeshore in the annual “War by the Shore.” The Bears leaned heavily on a punishing ground game, rushing for 432 yards and five touchdowns while keeping the Lancers off the scoreboard for the entire second half. With the win, St. Joe (3–2, 1–0 SMAC) has now won three straight overall and four straight in the regular-season series, tightening what was once a comfortable Lakeshore lead to just one game — the Lancers now hold a slim 37–36 advantage all-time

The Bears set the tone early with two first-quarter scoring drives. Senior tailback Ish Dixon finished off an 8-play, 61-yard march with a 3-yard touchdown run, then capped a 16-play, 80-yard grind with a 2-yard plunge to

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