Cards get in gear, get the win

COUNCIL BLUFFS — It was third and goal from the Lynx 10-yard line. Newton was down 6-0 and not much had been going right offensively for the Cardinals. And with a passing down in order, many may have thought more trouble was coming. A few seconds later, many were wrong, however, as senior split end Roger Braun took advantage of one-on-one coverage on the outside, beat his defender on a slant route and strolled into the end zone to put Newton on the board. The Cardinals led 7-6 after the extra point and never trailed again as Newton traveled 160 miles west to Council Bluffs and began the 2008 season with a victory, knocking off Abraham Lincoln, 27-13, at Council Bluffs Stadium. “I knew I could get him,” Braun said of the single coverage. “T