GALESBURG, Illinois - The Prairie Fire football team picked up a 48-28 victory over Lawrence on Saturday afternoon. Before the game, Knox honored their seniors with a senior day ceremony.

The Vikings scored first on a 69-yard pass just over three minutes into the game. The Prairie Fire responded when Owen Beaver ran it in from five yards out. Chris McMillan converted the extra point to tie the game.

Lawrence added a touchdown with 2:39 left in the first quarter to take a 14-7 lead. Kaile Williams added a score for Knox with 22 seconds left in the quarter, but a missed extra point left the Prairie Fire down 14-13.

The Vikings scored again early in the second quarter to go up by two scores. Knox scored twice in the last five minutes of the quarter to take a 27-21 lead into halftime.

Williams added two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter to give the Prairie Fire a 41-21 lead with one quarter to play.

Knox added one more score midway through the final quarter when Williams added his fifth score of the day.

Lawrence added one more touchdown with just under four minutes to play.

Williams finished with 258 yards rushing and 94 passing yards for the Prairie Fire. He racked up five touchdowns on the day. Izayiah Hawes added 94 yards rushing and Owen Beaver rushed for 62 yards and two scores.

Koltin Krutsinger led the Knox defense with six tackles, including a sack. Jon Sarich added five tackles, including two sacks and another tackle for a loss. Manuel Espitia added a sack and Colin Finnigsmier and Isaac Mora each nabbed an interception.

"We played very well today," said head coach Aaron Willits. "We executed very well on defense in the second half and our offense was great all day. We had a lot of guys contribute on both sides of the ball. Thank you to the seniors, your hard work and dedication to Knox football are much appreciated."

The Prairie Fire will travel to Monmouth on November 11 to play in the 134th Turkey Bowl.