Football Recap: Knightdale Piles Up the Points Against Vance County + How To Watch

Knightdale got themselves on the board against Vance County on Friday, but Vance County never followed suit. They breezed past the Vipers to the tune of 43-0. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Jalen Moore

Receiving Yards (Career)

10/10/25 vs Vance County	170
09/19/25 @ South Granville	108
08/29/25 vs Enloe	81
09/05/25 vs Panther Creek	74
10/04/24 vs Wake Forest	32

A big part of Knightdale's win came down to the chemistry between Jamel Perry and his top target Jalen Moore. Perry threw for 329 yards and three TDs while completing 72.7% of his passes while Moore picked up 170 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Those 170 receiving yards gave Moore a new career-high. A healthy portion of Perry's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) also went to Dawson Mack, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Knightdale proved: they limited Vance County to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Xavier Ruffin for the heroic effort on defense: he. Knightdale's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 2.1 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 4.2 on average over their last five games.

Knightdale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Le'Eric Cooper and Moore. Moore also posted 170 receiving yards, which is notable because Knightdale is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 0-4 otherwise. Moore got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Knightdale's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Vance County, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Knightdale is set to square off against their familiar foe Wake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Vance County will take on rival Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.