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Oakfield-Alabama blasts Barker 49-0

By Brian Hillabush

 Oakfield-Alabama and Barker each came into Friday night's game with 1-0 records, but the Hornets showed everybody that last week's poor second half performance in a win over Elba/Byron-Bergen won't be a problem again.

O-A scored two points in the first quarter, 27 in the second, 13 in the third and 7 in the fourth, keeping the pressure on the Raiders for all four quarters.

Fullback Brad Riner and wingback Tim Smith both had huge games as John Dowd's run-heavy offense was unstoppable.

Riner had 16 attempts for 156 yards and three scores while Smith gained 127 yards with a touchdown on just nine carries.

Smith also returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown.

The Hornets best player that does the least amount of scoring actually put the first points of the game on the scoreboard. OL/DL Chris Williams tackled the Barker punter in the end zone in the first quarter for a safety.

Joe Natalizia had a touchdown run and Evan Kotarski's second fumble recovery of the game was in the end zone in the fourth quarter.

Derek Hicks added 10 tackles.

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