Dixon may not have won Friday night against Class 3A top-ranked Byron on the road, but the Tigers were impressed with the night Dukes running back Landon Knigge had.

The senior rushed 27 times for 204 yards – 102 in each half – and the lone touchdown in Dixon’s 28-7 loss, rushing for almost as many yards as Byron did as a team (245).

“He’s a dude, just a flat-out dude,” Byron junior quarterback/defensive back Andrew Talbert said.

Knigge finished with 73% of Dixon’s 280 yards, and credited his offensive line for opening holes. He didn’t have a negative rush, and half of his carries went for five yard or more. He had eight rushes of at least 10 yards, including a 44-yard sprint on his first carry of the game.

“Landon Knigge’s going to get some yards, he’s a great running back. He’s rea

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