JEFFERSON TWP — All week during practice, the Knoch High offensive linemen hit the blocking sleds.

Upset about their poor rushing attack against Hampton in a three-point win the previous week, Knoch renewed its resolve to push people around on the football field.

On Friday night, the Knights used the Indiana High defensive linemen as sleds.

Knoch (6-0, 4-0) rushed 53 times for 249 yards, controlling the clock and imposing its will during a 27-7 home win.

"That's old-fashioned Knoch football," said Knights coach Mike King.

The runs weren't flashy — four yards here, five yards there — but they were effective in keeping long drives alive and Indiana frustrated.

The only blemish for Knoch was a 58-yard fumble return by Brandon Erdely of Indiana (4-2, 2-2) in the first quarter that gave the Indians a 7-0 lead.

The rest of the night belonged to Knoch's three-headed rushing monster:

n Fullback Adam Tuzikow rumbled for 91 yards on 16 carries. Nicknamed "The Moose," Tuzikow ran like one, plowing his way through arm tackles.

"Last week, our run was shut down. We weren't getting very much," Tuzikow said. "Our line definitely stepped up. We were just pounding it."

• Halfback Andrew Rumburg-Goodlin, playing extensively for the first time in two weeks because of a wrist injury, gained 82 yards on 21 carries. He earned his yardage either by putting his head down and plowing forward or showing his shiftiness in the open field.

The night didn't feature his usual electrifying runs, but Rumburg-Goodlin and Knoch will take it.

"You just have to be patient as a running back," he said. "The big runs aren't always going to come."

n Quarterback Ky Kenyon gained 76 yards on 16 carries, with most coming on run-pass option plays or well-designed draw plays.

A signature drive gave the Knights the lead for good in the second quarter.

Knoch marched 83 yards on a 19-play drive that took nearly 10 minutes. Knoch had seven first downs and the longest play, a TD pass from Kenyon to Tuzikow, covered nine yards.

"That's the kind of drive you dream about," King said. "Just working your tail off, kids making blocks, kids breaking tackles and being happy with the four-yard gain. I'm very happy with that drive. I do think it set the tone."

Knoch finished the first half with 38 offensive plays for 208 yards; Indiana managed 18 plays for 95 yards.

It got worse for the Indians in the second half, when Knoch held Indiana to 43 yards in the final two quarters.

"I think our defense is tenacious and relentless to the football," King said. "The thing I like about this defense is if something bad happens to them, they aren't dropping their head and kicking the dirt."

About the only bad thing that happened to Knoch's defense was on Indiana's first offensive play, when Indians quarterback Kyle Edgar kept the ball on an option play and ran 35 yards into Knoch territory.

That drive was snuffed out by a fumble.

Even the Knoch special teams got into the act. Kicker Kory Wood connected on field goals of 38 and 37 yards in the fourth quarter.

As each game passes, Tuzikow said the Knights are gaining more and more momentum — sort of like when Tuzikow gets a full head of steam while running through a hole.

"It's the Greater Allegheny Conference — every team is tough," Tuzikow said. "It's not a passing league. You know coming in it's going to be who can stiffen up in the fourth quarter and go on a 10- or 15-play drive."

On this Friday, that team was Knoch.