Oakland-Craig rounded out their regular season Friday night with a 35-6 home win over Fremont Bergan, which gave O-C the district championship.
Evan Reinert was 9-13 passing for 138 yards with two touchdowns while Jerad Mulder went 2-3 for 51 yards.
Garrett Seagren hauled in 4 passes for 89 yards, and scored once.
Hoss Smith carried the ball 20 times for 88 yards, and put up a score.
Josh Dixon made 8 tackles while Smith and Ben Ward recorded 7 apiece.
Oakland-Craig totaled 348 yards of offense, including 189 passing.
Head Coach Joe Anderson says his team was ready for a tough battle.
"We thought it was going to be a good game coming in, and we knew we were going to have to execute very well, and that's one thing we really did early on. I know we had a couple mishandles. I think we turned the ball over on our first drive, but after that the kids really settled in."
8-1 Oakland-Craig plays host to 7-2 Doniphan-Trumbull Friday night in the first round of the Class C-2 Football Playoffs on 107.9 the Bull.
Anderson says the Cardinals' offense is as good as they come.
"What makes them so tough, and their offense is the best in C-2, I think they average 420 yards a game. And what makes them so tough is they're very very well balanced. They have a running back that's rushed for well over 1,800 yards, which is probably right up there in leading C-2. And then they have a quarterback that's thrown for 1,600 yards, which is probably right up there at the top of C-2."
It's the 9th straight trip to the postseason for the Knights.
Oakland-Craig's defense has been tough this year, only giving up more than 20 points twice.
Doniphan-Trumbull has given up 20+ points on four separate occasions this season.
It's playoff time, and I look for the Knights to be at their best. The Cardinals have a great offense, but defense wins championships, and you can bet Oakland-Craig will be well prepared for Doniphan-Trumbull.
The Cardinals' defense has been much better since the team's 1-2 start though, and the fact Doniphan-Trumbull has won six in a row makes them a threat to win this game.
With that said, the Knights have won 7 in a row and are seasoned veterans when it comes to winning playoff games.
Oakland-Craig has made great playoff runs the last two years, and it wouldn't surprise me to see the Knights make another run.
The Cardinals are a real salty team, but I think Oakland-Craig will have enough to get the job done.
The winner gets either Battle Creek or Sutton, and that could make for a very interesting quarterfinal matchup for the winner of this game, especially if it is Oakland-Craig vs. Battle Creek.
The Knights have to focus on beating Doniphan-Trumbull first though, then Oakland-Craig can worry about a quarterfinal matchup with either the Braves or Mustangs.
Friday night's game is scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 p.m. in Oakland with pregame starting at 6:40 on the Bull.
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