Football Recap: Quartz Hill Skates Past Knight with Ease + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/10/25 - Home	41-12 W
10/11/24 - Away	49-0 W
09/29/23 - Home	44-0 W
09/30/22 - Away	35-0 W
09/24/21 - Home	32-18 W
+ 5 more games

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Quartz Hill's strategy against Knight on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Royals blew the Hawks out of the water with a 41-12 final score. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Royals' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Hawks are ranked 701st).

Quartz Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tayveon Houston led the charge by rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Houston a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Larey, who threw for 227 yards and three TDs.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Quartz Hill proved: they limited Knight to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Jovan Jiles for the heroic effort on defense: he. Quartz Hill didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.1.

Quartz Hill's defense didn't let Shelton Harrison, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Jiles was especially locked on to Knight's QB and sacked him twice. Jiles also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with ten.

Quartz Hill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.8 points over those games. As for Knight, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.

Coming up, Quartz Hill will square off against Eastside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Royals will be up against the Lions' rather soft defense (which has allowed 44.29 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Knight, they will challenge Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Hawks will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 31 points in their last five games.