PITTSBURGH — Knoch coach Mike King wanted his team to hit the ground running in its season opener against Brashear.

The thing is, it never stopped.

The Knights ran roughshod over the Bulls, scoring three touchdowns in the first six minutes and seven overall on the ground in a 56-7 victory at Cupples Stadium Friday night.

Knoch set a program record for points in a game, besting its total of 55 set in 1983 and 2007.

The team did it with a running clock in the second half after Knoch jumped out to a 42-7 lead.

The Knights rolled up 364 yards on 35 carries as Andrew Rumburg-Goodlin had seven carries for 146 yards and four touchdowns, and Adam Tuzikow had seven carries for 124 yards and one score.

"Both of those kids can run the football," said King. "Tuz was a monster and Rumburg is so fast when he hits the open field.

"That's the kind of backfield you dream about when you run the 'I' offense: Power and form with sheer speed," he added.

King also praised his offensive line that provided many holes for the running backs. In three instances, the Knights scored touchdowns without a runner being touched by a Bulls defender.

"We knew they would give us problems," said Bulls coach Rick Murphy. "Obviously, the first two plays on offense proved that to be true."

The Knights held the Bulls to three plays and a punt on their first three possessions.

Knoch, however, scored three times in five plays.

A Tuzikow 32-yarder on the first offensive play was followed by a Rumburg-Goodlin 39-yard run on the team's next play from scrimmage, the latter just 2:25 into the game.

With the ball at the Bulls 45 to start its third drive, Knoch got 22-yard runs from Tuzikow and quarterback Ky Kenyon on consecutive plays before Rumburg-Goodlin scored from a yard out to give the Knights a 21-0 advantage with 6:51 left in the first quarter.

Brashear mounted a strong drive, going from its own 20 to the Knoch 33 on 10 plays before a fumble on a bad snap gave Knoch the ball.

Three plays later — all first downs — Dan McCormick bobbled a pass from Kenyon, but he pulled it in and ran in for the Knights' fourth score.

At this point, the Knights had eight first downs on their first nine plays from scrimmage.

Rumburg-Goodlin and Dakota Bruggeman scored from 45 and 13 yards out, respectively, to give Knoch a 42-0 lead with 3:17 left before halftime.

Brashear quarterback Adam Lynch engineered a scoring drive that ended with him connecting on a 6-yard pass to Jawanza Bryant on the final play of the first half.

Lynch connected on 14-of-25 passes for 144 yards in the first two quarters, but he did not play in the second half.

Murphy, already hit by a few key injuries, decided to sit Lynch, who was banged up.

Rumburg-Goodlin added a 20-yard scoring run and Jonathan Campbell had a 3-yarder to close out the scoring with 7:19 remaining in the third quarter.

The Knoch defense came up big, recovering four fumbles and holding the Bulls' running game to minus-19 yards.

"Our whole defense did well," said King. "Our defensive coordinator, Frank Welling, did a great job, and the kids performed. They were opportunistic."

The Knights took control early and weren't about to let the Bulls come back.

"We talked about that at halftime," said King. "The kids were real methodical and did what needed to be done."

Notes: Brashear had 40 offensive plays to the Knights' 16 in the first half, but Knoch outgained Brashear 248-141 and had 11 first downs.