Royal shuts out Ellensburg in season opener
Sawyer Jenks threw five touchdown passes — three to Corbin Christensen — as defending 1A state champion Royal dismantled Ellensburg 42-0 on the road Friday night.
Ellensburg, ranked No. 4 in the 2A preseason poll, didn’t record a first down until the third quarter against the Knights, who led 28-0 at halftime.
Jenks also connected with Angel Farias on a 76-yard scoring pass, and Alonso Hernandez scored on a 1-yard run.
Royal | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | — | 42 |
Ellensburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
SCORING PLAYS
Royal — Angel Farias 76 pass from Sawyer Jenks (kick good)
Royal — Corbin Christensen 52 pass from Jenks (kick good)
Royal — 42 pass from Jenks (kick good)
Royal — Alonso Hernandez 1 run (kick good)
Royal — Christensen 33 pass from Jenks (kick good)
Royal — Christensen pass from Jenks (kick good)
This story was originally published September 2, 2017 at 12:27 AM with the headline "Royal shuts out Ellensburg in season opener."