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Canberra have moved to within one point of the NRL top four after putting away a depleted North Queensland outfit 26-12 on Monday night.In front of a crowd of just 8,328 at GIO Stadium, Raiders fullback Jack Wighton starred with tries, as well as a second-half bellringer on a runaway Jake Granville.Halfback Aidan Sezer also kicked with aplomb, forwards Junior Paulo, Shannon Boyd and Elliot Whitehead all cracked the 100-metre mark in attack, while they also completed at an impressive 89 per cent.Raiders coach Ricky Stuart praised his team for backing up their last-start win over the struggling Newcastle by taking their opportunities against a weakened Cowboys line-up.These two games have been the biggest worry for me over the last 6-8 weeks because I know how hard it is to mentally prepare when you keep getting told youre going to win, he said post-game.The professionalism theyve shown in the way theyve prepared to play has got us the two wins ... they were hard games. People who say that to you have never played NRL.Minus five State of Origin stars, as well as injured five-eighth Michael Morgan, the Cowboys were led by strong efforts from Lachlan Coote, Coen Hess and Ben Hannant.They too completed at a high 89 per cent rate, but it wasnt enough to deny the Raiders from stretching their winning streak to three and move to within one point of the third-placed Cowboys.Down 14-6 at halftime, Cowboys rookie Josh Chudleigh reduced the gap on an individual 30-metre dash from dummy-half to score the first try of his NRL career.However the Raiders held firm, Wighton completing his double when he stretched over in the 52nd minute before Sezer sealed the victory five minutes from fulltime.Earlier, Wighton made easy work of a flat-footed Cowboys defence to open the scoring in just the third minute before Hess responded with a soaring take of a Coote kick six minutes later.But a Sezer kick into the uprights bounced perfectly for Josh Hodgson, allowing the home side to take a critical eight-point lead into the break.Cowboys coach Paul Green refused to blame the absence of his Origin quintet for the loss.A couple of their tries were basic missed tackles. 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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Travis Rudolph and the Florida State defense got some much-needed confidence on Saturday.Rudolph had a career-high 13 receptions for 238 yards while the defense held Wake Forest without a touchdown as the 14th-ranked Seminoles posted a 17-6 victory.Our defense was outstanding and created opportunities. Offensively we got yardage but didnt finish drives, coach Jimbo Fisher said.Rudolphs performance -- which is the fourth-best receiving game in school history -- offset an ugly game as both teams combined for seven turnovers. Florida State (5-2, 2-2 ACC) had four, including an uncharacteristic pair of fumbles by Dalvin Cook.Honestly we had self-inflicted wounds today, Rudolph said. When we do our jobs right we can move it up and down the field. When we mess up or something it looks like we dont know what we are doing.Rudolph, a junior, was expected to be the Seminoles top receiver at the beginning of the season. He had a strong start with 13 receptions for 179 yards and three touchdowns the first two games but had been held to six catches for 80 yards in the past four.When Bobo Wilson left with a foot injury in the second quarter, Rudolph got into a groove. He had six receptions for 141 yards in the first half, including a 58-yard catch on a Hail Mary where he was stopped at the Wake 1 on the last play of the first half.It was really disappointing. I really wanted to score, he said.The defense, which has been maligned most of the season for giving up big plays, matched a season high with five sacks and allowed a season-low 252 yards. It is the third time in two seasons FSU has held a team without a TD.Florida State forced three turnovers. Cornerback Tarvarus McFadden got his fifth interception of the season, which is among the national leaders.We were shooting for the goose egg (no points) but no touchdowns is a pretty big thing for us. Everyone was making plays, said defensive end DeMarcus Walker, who had two sacks.Deondre Francois accounted for both Seminoles touchdowns. His 2-yard run on a quarterback keeper with 3:16 remaining in thee second quarter gave them) a 10-3 lead.dddddddddddd Francois, who was 22 of 37 for 319 yards and an interception, also threw an 11-yard touchdown in the third quarter to extend it to 17-6.Cook had his fourth straight 100-yard game as he rushed for 115 yards on 25 carries.Wake Forest (5-2, 2-2) drove to the FSU 25 four times but didnt have any touchdowns. John Wolford was 16 of 34 for 184 yards and two interceptions while Cade Carney rushed for 33 yards. The Demon Deacons were held to a season-low 68 yards rushing.That is frustrating, said Wake coach Dave Clawson. We couldnt run the ball against them. We didnt get movement, didnt get push and then we didnt get enough separation on the perimeter.POLL IMPLICATIONSFlorida State could remain ranked at No. 14 in a weekend where all of the ranked ACC teams struggled. It could be interesting if it can remain in the top 15 after this game and with a bye next week before the big game in two weeks against Clemson.THE TAKEAWAYWake Forest: The Demon Deacons are off to their best start since 2006 but their struggles in Tallahassee continue. This was their fourth straight loss at Doak Campbell Stadium and they havent scored an offensive touchdown in five straight games here -- a span of 332 minutes and 38 seconds.Florida State: Fisher was eager to see how his team responded following last weeks 20-19 win at No. 16 Miami . The defense continues to get healthy, especially the line. The momentum is important as they approach the bye week and a tough stretch the last five games, starting with Clemson.UP NEXTWake Forest: It is off next week before hosting Army on Oct. 29. Four of Wakes final five games are at home.Florida State: The Seminoles are also off next week before an Oct. 29 showdown at home against No. 3 Clemson.---More AP college football: http://collegfootball.ap.org---Follow Joe on Twitter: www.twitter.com/joereedy. Read more of his work at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/joe-reedy ' ' '