GRAYSON, KY - Your Warner Royals traveled to Grayson, Kentucky to face the Kentucky Christian Knights in the third game of the Royals Season in this non-conference matchup.
Your Warner Royals traveled this week to face off against the Knights on their home turf in Grayson, Kentucky. The last time these two teams met was September 28, 2021 where they faced the Royals at home and fell short 27-21. This time around, our Royals are going into this game 2-0 and looking for their 3rd win this afternoon against the 0-4 Knight team and they did not disappoint. The Royals came out this first half on fire, making a statement the first half of the game. 6 of the 9 touchdowns came from the first half of play with a dominant performance from the Royals pass game led by
Xavier Holliday and the running game led by
Kyle Metiam. On the first drive of the game,
De'Queze Fryer received a 7 yard TD pass from Ronnie Joe Gilchrist to get the Royals on the board 7-0. With 5:02 left in the 1st Quarter
Xavier Holliday connects with
Evens Valcourt for a 67 yard pass for a TD raising your Royals lead to 14-0. With one minute left to close out the 1st Quarter,
Kyle Metiam finds an opening and capitalizes with a 46 yard run finding himself in the endzone adding another TD to the scoreboard leaving the 1st Quarter of play 21-0. To start the 2nd Quarter your Royal defense makes a 4th down stop putting the ball back in the hands of the Royals. With the opportunity they were given
Clyde Holland rushes for 2 yards to earn himself his first touchdown of the season bringing the Royals to a 28-0 lead. With 6:24 left in the 2nd
Xavier Holliday takes to the ground as he will find the endzone on a 30 yard rush. To put the final blow on the Knights before the half
Xavier Holliday with the remaining two minutes left in the half found
Evens Valcourt again with a 21 yard pass giving your royals a comfortable 42-0 lead going into the half. The Royals had every intention of making a statement in today's game with their first drive of the 3rd Quarter
Kyle Metiam found the endzone again on a 13 yard run to give the Royals a 49-0 lead. To put the Knights to sleep
Jamar Wells catches a punt and returns it 90 yards putting the Royals in a comfortable position going into the 4th. Your Royals finished the game 63-6 keeping their undefeated streak alive.
INSIDE THE GAME: Warner vs Kentucky Christian University
SCORE: Warner 63,Kentucky Christian University 6
RECORDS: Warner (3-0), Kentucky Christian University (0-5)
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
- Xavier Holliday had an amazing night going 10/19 of the night throwing for 253 yards and 2 TD.
- Evens Valcourt had no trouble finding open field and capitalizing with 3 receptions for 89 yards and 2 TD.
- Kyle Metiam was running through the Knights defense tonight 14 carries for 119 yards and 2 TD.
- Jamar Wells made an impressive 90 yard punt return to put the final blow to the Knights
- Ethan Anderson led the defense tonight with 7 total tackles and 3 for sacks and 4 tackles for loss.
- Dillon Hubbard was consistent going 8/8 from the PAT capitalizing on his opportunities of the night.
UP NEXT:
Your Warner Royals travel prepare to face off against Southeastern University in search for their 4th win of the season and first conference win. This conference matchup will take place at Victory Field in Lakeland, Fla at 7:00 PM.
