KNOB NOSTER – Richmond scored almost at will in drubbing Knob Noster 81-0.

Offensively, the Spartans scored on 11 of their 13 total possessions in cruising to the Oct. 16 Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC)-East Division road victory. They also scored a touchdown on defense. In doing so, they secured at least a share of the MRVC East title, Richmond coach Nick Persell confirmed.

Clinching at least a co-championship was something the Spartans had expected to do when the season started, according to Persell.

“We felt like we had a better team than anyone in our conference – and if we played well, it wouldn’t be much of a contest,” he said. “And we’ve played well thus far.”

Defensive back/wide receiver Brice Dome got the Spartans (6-2 overall, 4-0 MRVC East) started on their march to clinching at least a co-championship by intercepting a second-and-16 pass on Knob Noster’s opening possession. Switching into offensive mode, Dome capped Richmond’s opening possession by turning a third-and-g…