Football Recap: Bremerton Knights vs. North Mason Bulldogs
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bremerton). They blew past the North Mason Bulldogs 35-14 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Knights as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Bremerton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kenneth Najera, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Najera a new career-high in rushing yards. Marquise Allen was another key back, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bremerton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 403 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bremerton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaliam Hunter and Sabastian Davis.
Although North Mason took the loss, they still got scores from Kingston Serebryakov and Caden Atencio.
Bremerton's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for North Mason, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season.
Bremerton will be playing in front of their home fans against Port Angeles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Port Angeles is coming into the contest with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Bremerton will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for North Mason, they will venture away from home to face off against Olympic at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Olympic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season.
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