By Gray Haynes

Friday night in Vivian, the North Webster Knights took on the North Caddo Titans.  North Caddo took the opening kickoff to the North Webster 39 yard line.  They were able to work the ball down to the North Webster 24 before turning the ball over on downs the 36.  The Knights took over on offense and ran three plays before having to punt.  A great punt by Christian Whitlock flipped the field and pinned the Titans back at their own 17 yard line.  North Caddo broke a long run nullified by a holding penalty and was forced to punt the ball back to North Webster.  North Webster began their second drive at their own 43.  In a strange series where the Knights fumbled, the ball was recovered by the Titans and subsequently fumbled again, North Webster ended up turning the ball over on downs at the North Caddo 40.  North Caddo took the ball and marched down the field to the North Webster 19 yard line.  The Titans attempted a pass to the right flats were it was picked off and returned for a touchdown by Ke’Maurion Jefferson.  After the PAT by Whitlock, the Knights led 7-0.

For the next few possessions, the Knights and Titans traded punts before North Caddo put together a long drive to score with about a minute left in the first half.  The two point conversion was no good.  After the ensuing kickoff, the Knights tried a few long passess in the final seconds of the first half, but couldn’t convert.  At the half, the score was North Webster 7 North Caddo 6.

The Knights took the second half kick off and stalled out offensively.  Another great punt pinned North Caddo deep in their own territory.  The Titans drove the ball out to midfield before being forced to punt.  A miscue on the snap allowed the Knights to tackle the punter and take over the ball on the North Caddo side of the field.  North Webster subsequently connected on a pass from Christian Whitlock to J’Kobe Lawson for 37 yards and a touchdown.  Whitlock’s PAT made the score 14-6.

North Caddo took the kickoff and began moving the ball down the field.  That drive was shut down by a leaping interception by Donte Owens on the Knights 12 yard line.  An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty moved the ball back to the 6 where the Knights took over.  The Knights moved the ball out to the 25 before turning the ball back over to the Titans on an interception on the first play of the final period.

With the Knights leading by 8, North Caddo marched the ball down to the 3 yard line attempting to score and tie the game.  The Knight defense, however, held firm and got the ball back to the offense.  The Knights ran the ball out to the 24 yard line before having to punt it back to the Titans.  The two teams traded punts again before the Knights defense came up with yet another big stop to give the ball back to the offense around midfield.  After a few big runs, the Knights took a knee on the five yard line going in to end the game and secure the victory.  The final score was North Webster 14 North Caddo 6. 

Next Friday, the Knights have their home opener against parish rival, Minden, at 7 p.m. at Baucum-Farrar Stadium.