On Thursday Roy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the Bountiful RedHawks at 11:00 a.m.
Roy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 29-19 victory over Timpview.
Robert Young was his usual excellent self, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Dru Gardner, who threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Roy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Young and Rhett Slater.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 11 points in total. All came courtesy of Colby Frokjer: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.
Meanwhile, Bountiful had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They strolled past the Bengals with points to spare, taking the game 24-8. The RedHawks pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bengals cut but never quite recovered from.
Emerson Geilman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 144 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 110 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. Those 144 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another big playmaker for Bountiful was Brock Mcswain, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Bountiful pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.6 points per game. As for Roy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Roy came up short against Bountiful in their previous meeting back in October, falling 42-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Geilman, who threw for 197 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Roy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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