Central stays out in front to beat Red River in Cushman Classic

GRAND FORKS — An early score and a methodical offense put Grand Forks Central on the track it had been searching for the past two weeks in its 14th Cushman Classic victory Friday night. Long drives and timely plays on defense and special teams helped the Knights secure a 23-13 win over Red River. Even after getting inside the 5-yard line twice without a score, Carson Kotrba s 121 rushing yards and Brody Leddige s 156 yards from scrimmage pushed Central to lift hardware at the final whistle. We talked all week about how the team that controls the clock is going to win the football game," Central head coach Jake Schauer said. "Once we got the running game going and Brody got comfortable in there, it was good." Grand Forks Central's Asher Fischer is hoisted up after scoring the Knights' first touchdown against Red River in the Cushman Classic Friday. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald What better way to set the tone for the team s rushing attack than to rip off a