Knights Break a Series of Streaks in First Win of the Season
Jake Evans
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
"One thing we said going into this week was that we needed to play the whole game." stated RTR Head Coach Josh Fredrickson following the 40-12 victory over the Lancers Friday Night. "We knew if we played hard this week we would have a good shot to come out on top. We had plenty of guys step up tonight and make plays." The RTR Knights scored on their opening drive with Hayden Gravley taking a screen pass from Payton Hess 62 yards to the end zone. Their next possession, Hess would hit Darrick Baartman on a 48 yard fade for another touchdown. Right before the half, Jonah Christensen would take a reverse and pull up and throw a pretty pass to a wide-open Baartman on a well-executed 22 yard trick play. After exchanging punts, the Knights would get back on the board with Hess pounding in a six yard keeper. The following RTR drive finished with Hess finding Christensen on a 10 yard dime. The scoring for RTR would end with Hess taking a second keeper in from two yards out. Friday night's win was RTR's first win IN Canby since 2007. It was also their first win over the Lancers since 2011. Lastly, it was their first win in 11-man since 2016. Players Highlighted from RTR 2020 Payton Hess- Tyler Tribute Quarterback/Defensive Back- Payton Hess commanded the game offensively, passing and running to get the Knights up and down the field. Offensive/Defensive Lineman- Kyle Fischer made lots of problems in the Lancer backfield all night. Offensive Lineman/Linebacker- Cade Jorgensen flew all over the field and made many good tackles 2021 Running Back/Linebacker- Corbyn Sitzmann made a lot of tackles in the backfield Offensive Lineman/Linebacker- Connor Kremin read the offense quick and made many plays all over the field, blocked really well offensively too. Canby "We played well, just any time we gained momentum, RTR took it right back with Turnovers or tackles for loss." Canby Head Coach Nick Kockelman recalled after the game. "We gave them too many short fields too often, while we played with too many long fields. They made a lot of big plays that seemed to make us lose our focus." The Lancers had many good drives that would sputter in the first half. Parker Viessman would open Canby's scoring by finding Will Varcoe on a two yard out route. Ty Stoks would score late in the game, pounding the ball in from two yards out. Players Highlighted from Canby 2020 Wide Receiver/Defensive Back- Tyler Sayre ran hard routes, made a lot of catches and racked up yards after catch. Offensive/Defensive Lineman- Dylan Bruns made a lot of tackles all over the field. Wide Receiver/Defensive Back- Kaleb Greenman covered his receiver tight defensively and made some great catches offensively. 2021 Tight End/Linebacker- Will Varcoe became a good target on offense and hustled to help make gang-tackle on defense. Offensive/Defensive Lineman- Josh Steffan opened up seams for this running back on almost every play.
