Football Recap: Oakland-Craig Knights vs. North Bend Central Tigers
A well-balanced attack led Oakland-Craig over North Bend Central in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Oakland-Craig Knights blew the North Bend Central Tigers out of the water with a 65-21 final score. With the Knights ahead 44-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Braylon Anderson went supernova for Oakland-Craig, throwing for 305 yards and six touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Jaxen Jorgensen, who gained 149 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oakland-Craig was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 463 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Oakland-Craig'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 Anderson and Jeremiah Druckenmiller.
Oakland-Craig's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for North Bend Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oakland-Craig will challenge Tekamah-Herman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Bend Central, they will take on Norfolk Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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