Knights Notes
The Knights dropped their opener to Mercyhurst in the last 2:13, lost to Warren in overtime in their second game and things didn't get much better from there...They also lost to Hickory when Terrence Gash returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown with 58 seconds left...
Later on, Meadville's Bo Woodrow rushed for 213 yards and scored six touchdowns against the Knights. Teammate Javar Manning added 114 yards...Clinton Washington scored four TDs and 26 points for the Knights...
The Knights trailed Slippery Rock 12-0 at the quarter but exploded for 22 points in the second period and went on to win...A key play came when Cory Ace stripped the ball from the Rock's Craig Harry and went 25 yards for a touchdown...
Clinton Washington, a 5-6, 215-pounder, rushed for 623 yards on 134 carries and scored 10 TDs. He led the Knights in rushing and scoring despite missing two games with an ankle injury...Ace scored three defensive TDs, one on a 50-yard return of a blocked punt, and finished the season with four touchdowns...QB Tim Miller completed 46 of 117 passes for 643 yards and seven TDs...Four of his scoring passes went to TE Dave Smith, who had 21 catches for 387 yards...Miller also rushed for 245 yards and four TDs...ILB Chris Taylor led the Knights with 78 tackles...
Smith finished his four-year career with 45 catches for 742 yards...
All-Conference
First team -- TE-DE Dave Smith, C Marty Lynch
Second team -- OT Andy Richards, FB Clinton Washington
Honorable mention -- RB Cory Ace, OG Colton McBryer, ILB Chris Taylor
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