With a 14-6 homecoming win over the visiting Oak Creek Knights on Friday, the Franklin Sabers accomplished something they had not done in more than three decades.
The victory was the second straight for the Sabers over the Knights, the first consecutive victories over their rival since winning three straight from 1973-75.
And it wasn't pretty.
Franklin (4-1 overall, 3-1 Southeast Conference) managed just 170 yards of total offense, 32 of which came on a first-quarter touchdown pass from Lance Baretz to Brady Oates with 5 minutes, 41 seconds left in the first quarter. That play gave Franklin a 14-0 advantage.
Franklin's first touchdown came when Tim Gross recovered a fumble on Oak Creek's first possession of the game. It was the third center-to-quarterback fumble in three plays for the Knights, who played most of the game without starting quarterback Kyle Veloz.
The Knights (3-2, 1-2) fumbled eight times and lost three of them, but cut it to 14-6 on Nick Jung's 4-yard TD run with 8:53 left. Oak Creek had one last chance but could not convert a fourth-and-6 run with less than 3 minutes remaining.
E-mail Newsletter
Your link to the biggest stories in the suburbs delivered Thursday mornings.
Enter your e-mail address above and click "Sign Up Now!" to begin receiving your e-mail newsletter
Get the Newsletter!
More from Sports
- Oak Creek boys knock down door to beat Franklin, 46-43, in OT
- Sports Notes: Feb. 2
- Co-op gymnastics team getting closer to Burlington all the time
- Sports Wrapups: Feb. 2
- Franklin's Myers chooses a "family feeling," sticks with Northern Illinois
- Sports Wrapups: Jan. 24
- Franklin girls find road back to success, rout Bradford
- Sports Notes: Jan. 24
- Co-op gymnasts turn in best score in winning Arrowhead Invite
- Balanced Falcons take on challenge
0 COMMENTS