ROYAL CITY – A fast start allowed the No. 1 seed Royal Knights to take a 28-0 lead by the end of the first quarter Friday night against No. 9 Omak, advancing to the 1A State Football Tournament semifinals with a 49-0 win over the Pioneers.
Royal scored all 49 of its points in the first half, with many of its drives beginning with short field courtesy of strong defensive play.
ROYAL CITY – In a rematch of the 2021 1A state title game, the No. 1 seed Knights recorded their second-straight shutout with Friday night’s 50-0 win over No. 16 Eatonville, opening the 1A State Football Playoffs with a win over the Cruisers.
ROYAL CITY – The Knights were crowned league champions for the 10th-straight season with Thursday night’s 49-7 win over Connell, gaining nearly 400 yards of offense in the win.
Thursday night was the seventh time the Knights have held an opponent to seven or fewer points this season.