2022 Minnesota Season Preview: Royalton Royals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ROYALTON, MN-- </strong>We took our scouting talents to just north of St. Cloud as we checked in at the home of the Royalton Royals with Head Coach Jamie Morford, who is coming off a 7-2 record from the 2021 season and have a lot of promising prospects that are incoming seniors that look to grow even stronger in the upcoming 2022 season in 2A. Find out about some of the players to watch from Royalton, more role players that you might see take it up a notch this season, and we have the 2022 Royalton Royals schedule as well!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Royalton Royals Players to Watch for in 2022:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_630276318698a","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":421956,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Connor Carlson","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2408","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Royalton","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Watching Connor in practice, you see a long-striding running back at 6'0 205 pounds. 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I always love watching a prospect improve from practice start to practice end, which was the case the case with Drew Yourczek when I was at practice on Thursday night. By the night's end, he showed stronger precision on his throws on intermediate routes. Drew shows off a quick release and is growing with his development with his throws on deeper routes from a touch perspective. I also loved this kid's character when having a brief conversation with him towards the end of the practice. As I mentioned, Drew also lines up in the backfield for the Royals and has some instinctive footwork while working his angles with his footwork. 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He showed one of the best bends on the line with his 6'2 245 pound frame. Jackson showed a sizeable punching ability during practice and a prospect with good feet coming out of his stance to assist the outside run game as a pull blocker. Jackson also has great awareness and pad-level as the leader of the Royal's offensive line. Despite being one of the biggest kid's on the Royals, Jackson is one of the top five fastest players on the Royals, as he's also a competitive track athlete in spring for Royalton in the 400 meters and the shotput. Jackson is a high academic kid with a 4.0 GPA and, I believe, is yet another prospect on this Royals roster that would be a solid college prospect.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["234926"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_player_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Carson is might not the biggest player yet (2025) on the Royalton Royals, but I loved hearing about his growth over the summer from Royalton Head Coach Jamie Morford. He developed that strength this summer by moving his fair share of truck tires around the yard, which is such an intriguing way to gain strength in the offseason. On the reps I got to watch from Carson, he showed some of the most shifty footwork I saw amongst the skill players at Royalton and showed off a very quick release coming out of his stance at the slot receiver position. Coach Morford told us at Prep Redzone Minnesota that Carson plays u0022fearlessu0022 for his size, and that is easy to see out on the field watching his reps as he's a strong competitor against some of the upperclassmen despite his size. With a few more years of high school football coming under his belt, I would not be surprised to see Carson as a college football prospect when it is all said and done, as he has that instinctive skillset and intriguing demeanor I look forward to scouting over the coming years out of Royalton.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":4,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>More Royalton Royals Players to Watch in 2022:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cal Ollman, QB, Royalton (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cal does a great job at selling the run on the option, and if you decide to blink during the given time, you might miss who has the football with his instinctive ability running the option. Cal also showed some good touch on all three levels throwing the football as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kyler Panek, OL, Royalton (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kyler showed off some promise in the earliest reps I caught from Royalton, as he showed a quick first step out of his stance with good concentration. No tape available on this young man, but hopefully, we can see some come this 2022 season!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Will Gorecki, RB, Royalton (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jonah Schneider, ATH, Royalton (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jameson Klug, DB/WR, Royalton (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colton Hinderschied, DE/FB, Royalton (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Drew Sowada, DB/RB, Royalton (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethan Block, RB, Royalton (2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Royalton Royals 2022 Schedule:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Thursday, September 1st: </strong>Home vs. Minnewaska Area, 7 PM<strong>*</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday, September 9th:</strong> Away @ Holdingford, 7 PM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday, September 16th</strong>: Home vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 7 PM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Saturday, September 24th:</strong> Away @ Sauk Centre, 1 PM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday, September 30th: </strong>Home vs. Paynesville, 7 PM<strong>*</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday, October 7th</strong>: Away @ Eden Valley-Watkins, 7 PM<strong>*</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday, October 14th:</strong> Away @ Rockford, 7 PM<strong>*</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wednesday, October 19th:</strong> Home vs. Pierz, 7 PM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>*Games to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->