Football Recap: San Marcos Knights vs. Del Norte Nighthawks
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but San Marcos had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Del Norte Nighthawks, posting a 35-7 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 28 points or more this season.
A big part of San Marcos' win came down to the chemistry between Kreet Makihele and his top target CJ Williams. Makihele threw for 431 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt while Williams gained 97 total yards and two touchdowns. Makihele has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times he's played. Colton Willard did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 109 receiving yards.
The victory (which was San Marcos' sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Del Norte, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
San Marcos will face off against El Camino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Marcos' defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so El Camino's offense will have their work cut out for them. Del Norte does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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