It was a wild finish in Oakland Friday night as Oakland-Craig beat Shelby-Rising City 28-22 thanks to a punt that went over the Huskies' punter's head with 7 seconds left in regulation with the game tied at 22, a bad snap that the Knights recovered in the end zone with no time left in the game.
The game was tied at 14 at halftime after neither team scored in the 1st quarter, and Shelby-Rising City went up 22-14 after three, winning the 3rd quarter 8-0, before Oakland-Craig shutout the Huskies 14-0 in the 4th quarter.
Jefferson McNeill had 105 yards rushing on 9 carries while Robby Mayberry rushed for 91 yards on 26 attempts.
Mike Brands led the way defensively with 9 tackles.
The Knights had 306 yards of total offense, including 271 rushing.
The defense gave up 268 yards of total offense, 246 of them passing.
Unreal finish for Oakland-Craig. I'm sure the Knights will take it any way they can get it this time of year.
Oakland-Craig (10-0) hosts Wilber-Clatonia (9-1) in the State Quarterfinals Friday night.
The Wolverines won 47-39 at home over North Bend Central last week.
Wilber-Clatonia is kind of like Jekyll and Hyde. They shutout Freeman and blow out Bergan, but get routed by Sutton.
The Wolverines are legit though. They have recorded five shutouts on the season.
The Tigers lit them up though, and I don't see why the Knights can't have success offensively against Wilber-Clatonia as well.
Oakland-Craig has to play better than they did against Shelby-Rising City though.
The Knights need to not only run the football, but be able to be balanced and throw it as well.
North Bend Central had 382 yards passing against Wilber-Clatonia so there's no reason why Jared Mulder shouldn't be able to hit some passes.
The Wolverines are a run oriented team so I think that bodes well for Oakland-Craig's defense.
This figures to be a very tight, physical football game that could go either way and could very well come down to the wire.
I think the Knights have a better chance of winning this one since they're at home as opposed to if they were on the road.
We'll see what happens, but I think Oakland-Craig has a chance to pull this one out.
This game is too tough to predict for sure, but I think the Knights can definitely win.
McNeill and Mayberry need to come up big in the run game again, and if they do that will be to Oakland-Craig's advantage.
It should be another great game in Oakland Friday night, and I'm very curious to see how it all plays and turns out.
The Knights have had a great season, but this could very well be their toughest game of the year so far.
BRLD was a very tough game, and I think this one has the potential to be like that game in terms of how close the score is.
Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. in Oakland.
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