You know, the kid that had five 400 had games last year and broke Derrick Henrey’s single season high school record last year.
They played Sat night at Franklin so drove up to see this kid.Had a FANTASTIC time.
First he has had a slow start to the season first game he had only 218 yds and 6 TDs on 11 carries as the team won 76-0. Second game he had 42 carries for 366 yds and 3 TDs. Team won 44-7. Third game he was out with an injury as paper said he ‘was on the sidelines in street clothes and walking with a slight limp”……don’t know what the injury was.
So get to the game and it was awesome. Lots of excited fans, both teams boosters were selling stuff…never saw a visiting team selling team stuff. The visiting Oilers were selling White Out t-shirts for $12 so I bought one. Roudy student sections.
The Oil City team took the field with a trophy stand topped with a state Rt 8 highway sign as both towns are on Rt 8 about ten miles apart. Turns out this was the 145th meeting of the Rt Eight Rivalry! Had no idea…..but trophy was almost as beautiful and inspiring as the Land Grant Trophy!
Game started out slow as defense prevailed. Knox looked a little gimpy first couple possessions and the Franklin D was shooting gaps and making hits in the back field. It was obvious that they keyed on Knox knowing if they stop him, they have a chance. Was similar to watching how teams keyed on Barkley. Knox had a couple good runs but was also tackled for losses several times. In second qtr he started to run with more confidence and did much better. Oilers up 14-8 at the half.
Oilers made some adjustments on the line at half time and Knox opened it up. Ended up with 260 yds and 4 TDs. Didn’t play defense as he wasn’t 100%. Oilers won 36-15.
Kid got better as game went on. Looks a lot like K Allen as he has great vision, picks way through the D, has great lateral movement, is very slippery, and has decent power. Gets consistent 8-12 yards picking his way through. But he doesn’t have explosive acceleration that scouts love. He has decent speed but takes several steps to get there.
Don’t know if he is top talent. A) he wasn’t 100%. B) his line was getting wooped in the first half. C) It is a small school but Franklin was Journey Brown’s school. Nope he doesn’t have JB speed.
He is 6’. 190 lbs. As we left the stands he came over right in front of us and the student body and cheered the crowd. And he looked like a solid physical specimen. And two years in a top tier weight training/nutritonal program he could easily be 210-220 in two years.
Hope some school gives him a shot. Below is a very good write of the game with a couple videos….
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They played Sat night at Franklin so drove up to see this kid.Had a FANTASTIC time.
First he has had a slow start to the season first game he had only 218 yds and 6 TDs on 11 carries as the team won 76-0. Second game he had 42 carries for 366 yds and 3 TDs. Team won 44-7. Third game he was out with an injury as paper said he ‘was on the sidelines in street clothes and walking with a slight limp”……don’t know what the injury was.
So get to the game and it was awesome. Lots of excited fans, both teams boosters were selling stuff…never saw a visiting team selling team stuff. The visiting Oilers were selling White Out t-shirts for $12 so I bought one. Roudy student sections.
The Oil City team took the field with a trophy stand topped with a state Rt 8 highway sign as both towns are on Rt 8 about ten miles apart. Turns out this was the 145th meeting of the Rt Eight Rivalry! Had no idea…..but trophy was almost as beautiful and inspiring as the Land Grant Trophy!
Game started out slow as defense prevailed. Knox looked a little gimpy first couple possessions and the Franklin D was shooting gaps and making hits in the back field. It was obvious that they keyed on Knox knowing if they stop him, they have a chance. Was similar to watching how teams keyed on Barkley. Knox had a couple good runs but was also tackled for losses several times. In second qtr he started to run with more confidence and did much better. Oilers up 14-8 at the half.
Oilers made some adjustments on the line at half time and Knox opened it up. Ended up with 260 yds and 4 TDs. Didn’t play defense as he wasn’t 100%. Oilers won 36-15.
Kid got better as game went on. Looks a lot like K Allen as he has great vision, picks way through the D, has great lateral movement, is very slippery, and has decent power. Gets consistent 8-12 yards picking his way through. But he doesn’t have explosive acceleration that scouts love. He has decent speed but takes several steps to get there.
Don’t know if he is top talent. A) he wasn’t 100%. B) his line was getting wooped in the first half. C) It is a small school but Franklin was Journey Brown’s school. Nope he doesn’t have JB speed.
He is 6’. 190 lbs. As we left the stands he came over right in front of us and the student body and cheered the crowd. And he looked like a solid physical specimen. And two years in a top tier weight training/nutritonal program he could easily be 210-220 in two years.
Hope some school gives him a shot. Below is a very good write of the game with a couple videos….
Oil City Wins 145th Route 8 Rivalry
Franklin – Oil City rushed for 330 yards as the Oilers won their sixth straight over Venango County rival. The Oilers, who the Knights have not defeated since a 44-38 loss in 2017, scored two late third-quarter touchdowns to break open a one-score game en route to a hard-fought 36-15 victory...
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