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Summerland Bobcat Head Football Coach Tom Thramer knows football is all about the mo', who has it and who capitalizes on it.

"The guys came out Friday and had a slow start - two turnovers - but never stopped believing," he said, about his team's 32-28 homecoming win over North Central.

Once junior running back Trevor Thomson busted a nice run for 70 yards, Thramer said both the offense and defense fed off that.

There's that mo'.

"Our guys were prepared and worked their tails off in the first half," he said. "The second half is where we have to figure out how to finish the game."

Thomson carried the ball 22 times for 240 yards and caught two passes for 24 yards.

Senior quarterback Mason Hoke hit three of seven passes for 346 yards, for a 15.3 yard average, and threw one pass for a touchdown.

Kendrick Schroeder also contributed as a rusher and receiver. He gained 32 yards on eight carries and nabbed one pass for a 22-yard gain.

Though Summerland took an early advantage, North Central held the Bobcats scoreless in the second half. NC's fourth-quarter rally wasn't enough to push ahead of Summerland.

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Hold the line • David Arroyo and Joe Ahlers stop North Central's Zach Dickau late in Friday's game in Orchard. Summerland withstood a late surge from the Knights, claiming a 32-28 homecoming victory.

Freshman Alec Schindler and senior Logan Mueller led the defense with 10 tackles each. Schindler recorded six solo takedowns.

Ty Rix, Levi Cronk, Dillon Moser and Colton Thiele recorded tackles for losses.

Schindler and Thomson each grabbed a pick and Schindler returned his takeaway 43 yeards.

"I thought our defense played well in the third quarter but our offense couldn't finish drives or had some untimely mistakes that killed the drives," Thramer said. "I am proud of how they fought and hung on to win the game, the boys really deserve it."