Late touchdown seals Knights’ fate

ROYAL CITY – After a two-yard rushing score by Lynden-Christian, the Royal Knights received the ball with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter, down 21-14 to the Lyncs at home. With a screen pass to receiver Edgar Delarosa only getting the Knights past midfield, the clock ran out and Royal’s 36-game win streak was snapped. “It’s more like a championship game today with two really good football teams,” Royal head coach Wiley Allred said. “Nothing was easy.” The power-running style of Lynden-Christian running back Kade Eldridge allowed the Lyncs to drive down the field on their first offensive drive, where quarterback Jeremiah Wright scampered in for a three-yard score. On the ensuing kickoff, Royal’s Ethan Ellis returned the kick for a touchdown to tie the game at seven. “It was great, it was awesome,” Allred said of the kickoff return for a touchdown. “I think we’ve got that type of team, we can pop a quick one in a hurry.”