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Knightdale Wake Forest

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Cougars

The Wake Forest (NC) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Knightdale (NC) by a score of 48-24.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Knightdale	-	-	-	-	24
Wake Forest	-	-	-	-	48

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Wake Forest (25-26)

Knightdale

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	17	34	336	.500	19.8	3	1		102.1
5	Jamel Perry (Jr)	17	34	336	.500	19.8	3	1		102.1

Wake Forest

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	QB Rate
	Team Totals	10	16	145	.625	14.5	1	1	86.7
6	Landen Perry (Fr)	10	15	145	.667	14.5	1	1	92.4
11	Zach Hughes (Jr)	0	1	0	.000		0	0	39.6

Knightdale

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	14	33	2.4
1	Le'Eric Cooper (Jr)	2	2	1.0
2	Z. Bennett (Sr)	1	-2	-2.0
5	Jamel Perry (Jr)	8	22	2.8
9	Anyeus Miller (Jr)	3	11	3.7

Wake Forest

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	100+	TD
	Team Totals	52	404	7.8	2	6
1	Amare Cooke (Sr)	5	13	2.6	0	0
4	Jayden Debnam (Jr)	1	6	6.0	0	0
6	Landen Perry (Fr)	6	120	20.0	1	1
8	Micah Olu (Jr)	31	233	7.5	1	5
11	Zach Hughes (Jr)	2	17	8.5	0	0
16	Stefen Tabon (So)	7	15	2.1	0	0

Knightdale

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	14	274	19.6	3
1	Le'Eric Cooper (Jr)	4	74	18.5	1
2	Z. Bennett (Sr)	3	36	12.0	0
4	Khasim George (Fr)	1	27	27.0	1
8	Jalen Moore (Sr)	2	20	10.0	0
11	Dawson Mack (Jr)	3	20	6.7	0
12	Jaylen Knight (Jr)	1	97	97.0	1

Wake Forest

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	10	144	14.4	1
4	Jayden Debnam (Jr)	3	50	16.7	0
5	Isaiah Goodwin (Sr)	1	11	11.0	0
8	Micah Olu (Jr)	5	73	14.6	1
85	Spencer Olsen (Jr)	1	10	10.0	0

Knightdale

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	33	274	307
1	Le'Eric Cooper (Jr)	2	74	76
2	Z. Bennett (Sr)	-2	36	34
4	Khasim George (Fr)	0	27	27
5	Jamel Perry (Jr)	22	0	22
8	Jalen Moore (Sr)	0	20	20
9	Anyeus Miller (Jr)	11	0	11
11	Dawson Mack (Jr)	0	20	20
12	Jaylen Knight (Jr)	0	97	97

Wake Forest

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	404	144	548
1	Amare Cooke (Sr)	13	0	13
4	Jayden Debnam (Jr)	6	50	56
5	Isaiah Goodwin (Sr)	0	11	11
6	Landen Perry (Fr)	120	0	120
8	Micah Olu (Jr)	233	73	306
11	Zach Hughes (Jr)	17	0	17
16	Stefen Tabon (So)	15	0	15
85	Spencer Olsen (Jr)	0	10	10

Knightdale

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	33	336	274	369
1	Le'Eric Cooper (Jr)	2	0	74	76
2	Z. Bennett (Sr)	-2	0	36	34
4	Khasim George (Fr)	0	0	27	27
5	Jamel Perry (Jr)	22	336	0	358
8	Jalen Moore (Sr)	0	0	20	20
9	Anyeus Miller (Jr)	11	0	0	11
11	Dawson Mack (Jr)	0	0	20	20
12	Jaylen Knight (Jr)	0	0	97	97

Wake Forest

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	404	145	144	549
1	Amare Cooke (Sr)	13	0	0	13
4	Jayden Debnam (Jr)	6	0	50	56
5	Isaiah Goodwin (Sr)	0	0	11	11
6	Landen Perry (Fr)	120	145	0	265
8	Micah Olu (Jr)	233	0	73	306
11	Zach Hughes (Jr)	17	0	0	17
16	Stefen Tabon (So)	15	0	0	15
85	Spencer Olsen (Jr)	0	0	10	10

Tackles

Knightdale has not entered any tackles stats.

Wake Forest

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	31	48	79	9.5
1	Amare Cooke (Sr)	1		1
2	Ethan Nicholls (Sr)	3	4	7	.5
3	Sanjaya Carroll (Sr)	1	2	3
4	Jayden Debnam (Jr)	1	4	5
7	Drew Schwalbach (So)	3	4	7
9	Nico Hunter (Sr)	2	2	4
15	Alex Barnwell (Jr)	2		2
23	J. Sturdivant (Jr)	2	4	6	2.0
27	Jaylin Edwards (So)	2	2	4
30	Hayes Gaines (Sr)	1		1
32	Matthew Nolte (Sr)	1	10	11	1.5
34	Gavin McLawhorn (Jr)	4	4	8	.5
36	Simon Chapman (Jr)	3	1	4
49	Dillon Balkus (Jr)	1	5	6	2.0
51	Mikey Anderson (Jr)	1		1	1.0
59	Xavier Taylor (So)	3	5	8	2.0
85	Spencer Olsen (Jr)		1	1

Sacks

Knightdale has not entered any sacks stats.

Wake Forest

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	4.5	4
3	Sanjaya Carroll (Sr)		1
23	J. Sturdivant (Jr)	1.5	2
32	Matthew Nolte (Sr)		1
49	Dillon Balkus (Jr)	1.0
51	Mikey Anderson (Jr)	1.0
59	Xavier Taylor (So)	1.0

Knightdale

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1
8	Jalen Moore (Sr)	1

Wake Forest

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	PD
	Team Totals	1	5
1	Amare Cooke (Sr)	0	1
3	Sanjaya Carroll (Sr)	0	1
4	Jayden Debnam (Jr)	1	1
9	Nico Hunter (Sr)		1
35	Jason Lovelace (Sr)		1
59	Xavier Taylor (So)	0	1

Knightdale

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals					6
18	Kevin Benavides (Jr)					6

Wake Forest

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts
	Team Totals	7	42	6
6	Landen Perry (Fr)	1	6	0
8	Micah Olu (Jr)	6	36	0
24	Dominic Maloney (Jr)			6

Knightdale

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	1	2	.5		6
18	Kevin Benavides (Jr)	3	3	1.0	1	2	.5		6

Wake Forest

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	Att	%	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	7	.9	1	.0	6
24	Dominic Maloney (Jr)	6	7	.9	0		6
28	Z. Engelhard (Jr)	0	0		1	.0	0

Knightdale

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rec
	Team Totals	3
1	Le'Eric Cooper (Jr)	1
4	Khasim George (Fr)	1
12	Jaylen Knight (Jr)	1

Wake Forest

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	6	1	7
6	Landen Perry (Fr)	1	0	1
8	Micah Olu (Jr)	5	1	6

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Recap Video

Game Recap: Knightdale @ Wake Forest Boys Varsity Football 175 views 2:39

Game Story

North Carolina High School Football - Knightdale defeated by Wake Forest

October 17, 2025: Wake Forest, NC 27587

The Wake Forest Cougars were victorious over the visiting Knightdale Knights football team by a score of 48-24 in Friday's league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Franklinton Red Rams (Franklinton, NC) in a Northern Six 6A/7A outing, on Friday, October 24. Wake Forest will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Red Rams come into the outing with a 6-2 record after their 13-0 league win over East Wake (Wendell, NC).

With the defeat, Knightdale drops to 2-6 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Heritage (Wake Forest, NC) to clash with the Huskies in a Northern Six 6A/7A outing on Friday, October 24. The Huskies come into the outing with a record of 3-5. Heritage won 42-33 in their recent league outing against Vance County (Henderson, NC)

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24 - 48 The scorer has checked in. Knightdale 24, WFHS 48

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Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions Cold

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24 - 48

Two-Minute Warning
Knightdale4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Knightdale has the ball on their own 40-yard line. Knightdale 24, WFHS 48

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24 - 48

End of Game
Final
Knightdale 24, WFHS 48

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Players of the Game

Knightdale (25-26)

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Wake Forest (25-26)

Congratulations to #8 Micah Olu for being selected the Overall Wake Forest Football Player of the Game.

Knightdale @ Wake Forest Football Game Info

Fri., Oct. 17, 2025 @ 7p

The Wake Forest (NC) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Knightdale (NC) by a score of 48-24.

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Rankings & Records

Knightdale (25-26)

National	NC	Class
7,886	237	50

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
2-7	1-3	1-3	1-4	.222	.250	258	301

Wake Forest (25-26)

National	NC	Class
4,191	117	28

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-4	4-0	2-2	3-2	.556	1.000	264	188

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Knightdale	7.5	6.6	8.0	7.1	28.7
Wake Forest	14.0	4.8	6.8	3.5	29.3

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Team Stat Comparison

Knightdale		Wake Forest
69.1	Rushing Yards Per Game	254.5
277.1	Passing Yards Per Game	92.4
269.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	92.0
346.3	Total Yards Per Game	346.9
39.8	Tackles Per Game	61.6
0.9	Sacks Per Game	2.7
36.0	Points Per Game	-
0	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Knightdale		Wake Forest	National Avg.
#5 Jamel Perry41.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#8 Micah Olu120.8	12.4
#5 Jamel Perry277.9	Passing Yards Per Game	#6 Landen Perry69.4	12.7
#8 Jalen Moore63.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	#5 Isaiah Goodwin25.1	9.9
#5 Jamel Perry318.9	Total Yards Per Game	#8 Micah Olu141.6	26.9
#23 Kris Jones6.9	Tackles Per Game	#34 Gavin McLawhorn8.8	2.7
#23 Kris Jones0.5	Sacks Per Game	#49 Dillon Balkus0.7	0.2
#5 Jamel Perry18.0	Points Per Game	-	2.1
#0 Player #00	Pancake Blocks	-	5

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Knightdale	1-2		Wake Forest	3-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
10/3/25	Knightdale	Franklinton	(L) 23-19	10/24/25	Wake Forest	Franklinton	(W) 23-7
10/10/25	Vance County	Knightdale	(W) 43-0	10/3/25	Vance County	Wake Forest	(W) 53-0
10/24/25	Knightdale	Heritage	(L) 32-23	10/31/25	Heritage	Wake Forest
10/31/25	East Wake	Knightdale		10/10/25	Wake Forest	East Wake	(W) 42-0

Record Breakdown

Knightdale (25-26)		Wake Forest (25-26)
2-7	Overall	5-4
1-3	League	4-0
1-4	Non-League	1-4
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-2	Common Opponent	3-0
1-3	Home	2-2
1-4	Away	3-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
2-7	In-State	5-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0