ROYAL CITY -- The Warriors made a surprisingly good game of it in Royal City, scoring right before halftime to trail just 21-12.
The Knights, though, blew it open after the break. Quarterback Alex Myrick was 17-of-26 for 261 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed 13 times for 59 yards and two touchdowns.
"(Wahluke) has been getting better," Royal coach Wiley Allred said. "We just adjusted the defense after the first drive. It was fun. We got to play a meaningful game. They played hard and it was hard-hitting on both sides of the ball."
Wahluke 6 6 0 0 -- 12
Royal 14 7 15 21 -- 57
SCORING PLAYS
W--Johnathan Abarca 7 pass from Jared Sabin (kick failed)
R--Alex Myrick 7 run (Jose Gaxiola kick)
R--Brady Dixon 1 run (Gaxiola kick)
R--Dixon 3 pass from Myrick (Gaxiola kick)
W--Rafael Mendoza 29 pass from Sabin (kick failed)
R--Johnny Villanueva 22 pass from Myrick (Gaxiola kick)
R--Daniel Vermeer 24 pass from Myrick (Vermeer run)
R--Myrick 7 run (Gaxiola kick)
R--Alex Ramirez 31 run (Gaxiola kick)
R--Freddy Ramirez 26 fumble return (Gaxiola kick)
STATISTICS
RUSHING--W, Francisco Cuevas 13-132, Sabin 15-31, Ricky Silverio 9-17; R, Ramirez 14-146, Myrick 13-59, Damian DeLaRosa 6-49, Dixon 2-5.
PASSING--W, Sabin 3-14-0--46; R, Myrick 17-26-0--261.
RECEIVING--W, Mendoza 2-39, Abarca 1-7. R, Vermeer 5-90, Christian Guerrero 3-45, Villanueva 3-32, DeLaRosa 1-28, Dixon 2-28.
FIRST DOWNS--W, 14; R, 24. FUMBLES-LOST--W, 1-1; R, 1-1. PENALTIES-YARDS--W, 2-10; R, 13-110
