Jefferson had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over the Florence-Carlton Falcons. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 27-0 defeat the Falcons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2023.
Luke Oxarart had a dynamite game for Jefferson, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Oxarart has posted since back in September of 2023.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jefferson's defense and their four sacks. Florence-Carlton's QB won't forget Brady Armstrong anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Armstrong is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Mason Arlington and Isaac Bates certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Arlington threw for 220 yards and a touchdown, while Bates picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jefferson will be playing in front of their home fans against Cut Bank at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Florence-Carlton, they will venture away from home to square off against Broadwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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