VICTORIA - Jayvon Pruitt rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns and had a touchdown catch to lead the Victoria Knights to a 50-0 win over Sylvan-Lucas Friday in the second-round of the 8-Man Division II Playoffs.
Pruitt scored on runs of two, 21 and 65 yards and caught a 13-yard TD pass from Grant Schoenrock as the Knights advance to next Friday's Sectional round.
As impressive as the Knights offense was, their defense was equally good, holding the Mustangs (7-3) to 72 yards and not allowing them past mid-field until late in the game.
Victoria (10-0) forced three 3-and-outs and had three fourth down stops. The Mustangs were 1-for-9 on third down and 1-for-5 on fourth down.
The Mustangs first possession into Victoria territory ended with a Lucas Klein interception. Pruitt then scampered 65 yards for a touchdown on Victoria's next play to make the score 50-0.
Seth Schwien ended the Mustangs best scoring threat with an interception in the back of the endzone on what proved to be the final play of the game, preserving the Knights third shutout in the last four games.
Knights quarterback Grant Schoenrock went 2-for-7 through the air for 33 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He rushed for 52 yards and two scores. One of them from 36 yards out to cap the Knights first possession of the game. He also scored on a one-yard run with just under five minutes to play.
Following the 13-yard touchdown pass to Pruitt to put the Victoria up 20-0, Schoenrock ripped the ball away from Geriun Boor on the ensuing kickoff and returned it 40-yards for a touchdown.
The Knights will play at Wheatland-Grinnell next Friday after the Thunderhawks (8-2) defeated South Central 36-26 in Coldwater.
You can hear that game on KJLS (103.3-FM)