Football Recap: Newport - Bellevue Knights vs. Renton Red Hawks
Newport - Bellevue had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They really took it to the Renton Red Hawks for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-12 victory at home. The game marked the Knights' most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Cole Oliver, who threw for 306 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Newport - Bellevue's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tristan Rhatigan and Brayden Howard. Howard also set a new season high mark in receiving touchdowns with three.
Newport - Bellevue's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Renton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Newport - Bellevue will venture away from home to challenge Mercer Island at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mercer Island's defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so Newport - Bellevue's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Renton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Redmond at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Renton is facing Redmond at the right time seeing as Redmond is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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