Breckenridge drove the ball down to the Knights two yard line on the first possession of the evening, but an errant snap pushed them back to the 14 and forced a field goal attempt that was successful from 31 yards by Gusten Bergkvist-Eriksson.  Following a WCA/Ashby fumble the Cowboys scored on a one yard run by Nieto and a Bergkvist-Eriksson extra-point kick for a 10-0 lead after one quarter of play.

The Knights then went 66 yards in 8 plays for their first TD of the night.  The drive was highlighted by a 48 yard pass from Brady Lindquist to Nas Dotts, setting up a 7 yard TD run by Anthony Sykora.  Lindquist then delivered a two-point conversion pass to Hunter Gruchow to cut the Breckenridge lead to 10-8.  The Cowboys than went 71 yards in 12 plays with Nieto scoring on a 12 yard run and Bergkvist-Eriksson booting the PAT for a 17-8 lead with 4:15 remaining in the first half.  West Central Area/Ashby responded with a 5 yard TD pass from Lindquist to Cole Anderson and a two-point conversion pass from Lindquist to Sykora, putting the halftime score at Breckenridge 17, West Central Area/Ashby 16.

The Knights took their first and only lead of the night on the first possession of the second half when Anderson hauled in a 42 yard TD pass from Lindquist and the quarterback ran in the two-point conversion for a 24-17 lead.  The lead was short lived as the Cowboys went 66 yards in 12 plays and scored on a one yard run by Pederson.  Bergkvist-Eriksson tied the game at 24-24 with his extra-point kick.  Breckenridge stopped the Knights on down and regained the lead with 26.4 seconds left in the third quarter on a 27 yard run by Alex Sanchez and another PAT kick by Bergkvist-Eriksson, making the score 31-24, Breckenridge.

After another stop on downs by the Breckenridge defense, the Cowboys increased their lead to 38-24 with a Nieto 16 yard run and Bergkvist-Eriksson’s extra point kick.  WCA/Ashby then hit on a 69 yard pass from Sykora to Anderson to pull within 8 at 38-30.  Breckenridge upped their advantage to 45-30 with an 18 yard run by Nieto and a Bergkvist-Eriksson PAT kick with 2:32 left in the game.  The Knights closed out the scoring when Lindquist hooked up with Sykora on a 14 yard pass to make the final score, 45-36.

West Central Area/Ashby finished with 318 passing yards and 387 total yards.  Anderson caught 6 passes for 176 yards and 3 TD’s, and Dotts caught 3 balls for 82 yards.  Sykora had 4 receptions for 42 yards and a score, but he was held to just 39 yards on the ground.  Lindquist completed 14-of-20 passes for 199 yards and three touchdowns, and Sykora hit on 2-of-3 pass attempts for 119 yards and a score.

The Knights (4-2) had their four game losing streak snapped.  They will host Osakis next Friday night in Barrett.

Breckenridge (4-2) won for a third straight week.  The Cowboys will be at Hawley for their next matchup.