The Arthur Knights scored just over 30 seconds into the game and never looked back on Saturday, October 31st as they rolled to a 49-0 victory over the Red Hill Salukis in the first round of the IHSA Class 1A football playoffs at Wilson Field in Arthur.
The host Knights led 14-0 after one quarter, 21-0 at the half, and 35-0 after three quarters enroute to improving to 9-1 on the season. The Salukis were shut out with only 66 yards of total offense on the day while Arthur racked up 448 total yards. Mitchell Ochs led the Saluki offense with 38 yards rushing.
The Salukis bow out of the Class 1A tournament series with a record of 5-6 overall and did win an opening round playoff game in 2026. The Salukis of Head Coach Billy Gray graduate only 5 seniors from this years squad.
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