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Shrine Game: East 20, West 17

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Avon Cobourne rushed for a pair of touchdowns and Donald Lee caught 122 yards worth of passes and scored once Saturday to lead the East to a 20-17 victory over the West in the annual Shrine Game at Pacific Bell Park.

Cobourne, a star at West Virginia, scored on runs of 41 yards in the first quarter and four yards in the fourth to give the East a 20-10 lead. He carried seven times for 72 yards.

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Lee, who played for Mississippi State, was named the Outstanding Offensive Player after catching a five-yard touchdown pass from Curt Anes of Grand Valley State.

A native of nearby Orinda, Calif., Ken Dorsey played for the first time since his Miami Hurricanes lost to Ohio State in an epic Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3. He completed nine of 18 passes for 192 yards and an interception.

Jason Johnson of Arizona had a big game for the West, completing 17 of 30 passes for 275 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He threw a 76-yard touchdown to running back Sultan McCullough of Southern California in the second quarter and a 14-yard scoring strike to Oregon's Keenan Howry with three seconds left in the game.

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Jarel Myers of Louisiana State caught six passes for 148 yards for the East.

California defensive lineman Tully Banta-Cain had 1 1/2 sacks and four tackles for the West and was named Outstanding Defensive Player.

The game attracted a crowd of 29,211.

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