A-C ends 11-game losing streak 44-20

The Alden-Conger football team hadn’t won a game since the 2009 postseason. Finally they have something to smile about.

The Knights ended their 11-game losing streak Friday with a 44-20 win at Truman.

The win also marked the first for head coach Nick Willaert, who took over the Knights at the start of their winless 2010 campaign.

“I’m proud of these guys,” Willaert said. “They deserve a win for all they do in the offseason.”

The Knights had two players with over 100 yards rushing. Quarterback Jordan Johnson rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries, and running back Tony Behnke ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries.

“The offensive line was fired up and they kept coming again and again,” Willaert said. “They were going to get these yards for us no matter what.”

Johnson sparked the Knights’ offense in the first quarter with a five-yard run to give Alden-Conger a 6-0 lead. Truman returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown before Johnson added two more scores.

With 4 1/2 minutes remaining in the first, Johnson passed to Deon Skinner for a 22-yard touchdown and added another three minutes later on the ground.

Behnke scored twice in the second quarter on touchdown runs of 23 and nine yards.

Behnke added a 17-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and Johnson scored on a 14-yard run in the fourth.

The Knights defense was led by Spencer Wallin with five tackles.

Alden-Conger 44, Truman 20

AC 18 12 6 8 — 44

T 8 0 0 6 — 20

First Quarter

A-C — Jordan Johnson 5 run (conversion fail), 9:33

T — 80 kickoff return (conversion good), 9:23

A-C — Deon Skinner 22 pass from Jordan Johnson (conversion fail), 4:27

A-C — Jordan Johnson 3 run (conversion fail), 1:14

Second Quarter

A-C — Tony Behnke 23 run (conversion fail), 8:50

T — 33 pass (conversion fail), 4:48

A-C — Tony Behnke 9 run (conversion fail), 1:47

Third Quarter

A-C — Tony Behnke 17 run (conversion fail), 6:50

Fourth Quarter

T — 3 run (conversion fail), 11:47

A-C — Jordan Johnson 14 run (Johnson run good), 1:26

A-C T

First downs 13 3

Total yards 362 61

Passing yards 28 37

Rushing yards 334 24

Penalties-Yards 16-112 9-64

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Alden-Conger, Jordan Johnson 25-139, Tony Behnke 18-166.

PASSING — Jordan Johnson 2-5-28-1.

RECEIVING — Deon Skinner 1-22, Spencer Wallen 1-6.