DIXON – Every time Dixon touched the ball on offense Friday night, the drive ended in the end zone.

In their home opener, the Dukes bounced back in a big way from last week’s loss, scoring on all 10 possessions in a 70-0 Big Northern Conference victory over Rock Falls at A.C. Bowers Field.

We had something to prove,” running back Landon Knigge said. “We had to do something really good offensively and defensively. We were so psyched, so ready to go play football, and we just needed to get out there, get back in our own headspace and be a winning team again.”

Knigge was unstoppable, finishing with 157 yards and five touchdowns on nine carries – an average of 17.4 yards per carry. Six of his carries went for double-digit yards, and he also caught a 16-yard swing pass on Dixon’s opening

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