North Fork gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 46-6 win over the Center Vikings. The Miners' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
The critical scores for North Fork came from Braeden Flores, Payson Pene, and Stellar Cook.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Fork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
North Fork wouldn't let Center keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Fork can thank Alex Csere and Joe Hollembeak for forcing both of them. Csere also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
North Fork will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Monte Vista at 6:00 p.m. on September 13th. As for Center, they will square off against Olathe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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