VICTORIA – The Victoria Knights saw their season come to an
end Friday night with a 44-22 loss to the St. Francis Indians in the sub-state
championship game in Victoria.The St. Francis Indians wasted no time, scoring on the
second offensive play of the game, just one minute and 15 seconds into the
game, on a 38 yard touchdown run taking an 8-0 lead.It took the Knights offense a little bit of time to get into
the rhythm, turning it over on downs on the first offensive possession. But
after forcing a turnover over on downs of their own, they got on the board when
Grant Schoenrock scored on a 42-yard touchdown run to cut the gap to 8-6.It was the first points that St. Francis had allowed in the
postseason.Following another Indians turnover on downs near mid-field,
the Knights were able to take the lead capping off a seven-play drive with a
Carson Werth one-yard touchdown run. With the two-point conversion Victoria led
14-8 with 11:15 to play in the first half.St. Francis scored the next 36 points over the next two quarters
on their way to a 44-22 win.The Indians outgained Victoria 437 to 260 total yards.St. Francis’ Shadryon Blanka finished with 245 yards and
three touchdowns on 35 carries. He also added a touchdown reception.Victoria’s Grant Schoenrock finished with 98 yards passing
with one touchdown and 74 rushing yards with one touchdown.Victoria finishes the season 11-1.St. Francis improved to 11-0 and they will take on Hanover
in the state championship game next Saturday.

🏈 Victoria falls in sub-state championship game