Royal 70, Cascade 14: Alex Myrick threw for 191 yards and three TDs on just 12 throws and also ran for 136 yards and another TD in a dominant performance by the host Knights.
Damien Delarosa ran for 187 yards and three TDs and also recovered a fumble in the end zone for Royal, while Christian Guerrero caught four passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns and also kicked nine extra points.
The Royal defense was top notch as well, giving up just 148 total yards while nabbing five turnovers. Marcos Morales led the charge with eight tackles, and Kent Christensen had a pair of sacks.
The Knights will be in Moses Lake next Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Cle Elum.
Cascade 7 7 0 0 14
Royal 14 28 21 7 70
SCORING PLAYS
CFabian Alvarez 83 kick return (kick good)
RLaddie Goroski 18 run (Christian Guerrero kick)
RDamien Delarosa 11 run (Guerrero kick)
RAlex Myrick 51 run (Guerrero kick)
RDelaRosa recovered fumble in end zone (Guerrero kick)
RGuerrero 32 pass from Myrick (Guerrero kick)
CAlvarez 96 kick return (kick good)
RGuerrero 47 pass from Myrick (Guerrero kick)
RGuerrero 15 pass from Myrick (Guerrero kick)
RDelaRosa 20 run (Guerrero kick)
RDelaRosa 2 run (Guerrero kick)
RManny Quintero (Jose Ponce kick)
STATISTICS
RUSHINGC, Noax Wood 14-96, Dennis Merritt 14-16, Alvarez 4-9. R, DelaRosa 14-187, Myrick 12-136, Miguel Ayala 8-79, Guerrero 1-43, Quintero 7-27, Carter Allred 1-5, Sam Christensen 1-4.
PASSINGC, Murdock 3-6-112, Mendoza 0-1-10. R, Myrick 9-12-0191.
RECEIVINGC, Alvarez 2-14, Merritt 1-(minus 2). R, Guerrero 4-121, Brady Dixon 2-17, Goroski 1-36, Kent Christensen 2-17.
FIRST DOWNSC 8, R 27. FUMBLES-LOSTC 3-3, R 1-0. PENALTIES-YARDSC 4-20, R 11-55.


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