Game of the Week: Rigby’s home opener a rout of Bishop Kelly and another defensive gem

RIGBY – Judging by nan numbers, it looks for illustration Rigby’s discourtesy is doing conscionable fine, convey you.

The Trojans defeated Bishop Kelly, 42-7, Friday nighttime and person averaged astir 46 points during a three-game triumph streak.

It was different stellar capacity from backmost Jake Flowers, who tossed 3 touchdown passes and vanished 19-of-22 for 288 yards. Jerzey Duenas ran for 2 scores and Amani Morel added another.

It’s nan benignant of balanced accumulation that has made nan Trojans a powerhouse.

But return a deeper look and that aged adage astir defense winning championships could yet ringing existent for Rigby.

Bishop Kelly (2-1) was held to 56 full yards successful nan first half and punted connected each 5 possessions arsenic nan Trojans (3-1) took a 21-0 lead. Things didn’t get overmuch amended for nan Knights successful nan 2nd half arsenic nan Trojans upped their lead to 42-0.

“We didn’t play our champion astatine Coeur d’Alene,” Rigby coach Armando Gonzalez said of nan team’s season-opening loss. “Since then, each nan measurement around, we’ve been improving each week. Everybody sees nan violative firepower, and we person a batch of violative weapons for sure, but nan defense has a chance to beryllium special.”

The defense each but unopen down nan Knights moving crippled and held nan passing onslaught to conscionable 55 yards earlier some teams cleared their benches successful nan 4th quarter.

With a moving clock, Bishop Kelly yet collapsed done precocious successful nan 4th fourth arsenic Jaxon Brady deed Kade Noll for a 35-yard people pinch 1:33 remaining to debar nan shutout.

It was nan location opener for Rigby, which will play conscionable 2 location regular-season games this season. The 2nd is Oct. 11 erstwhile nan Trojans big rival Madison successful a crippled that will person playoff implications.

Gonzalez hasn’t missed nan chance to move nan Trojans’ road-heavy schedule into a rallying cry.

“We’re nan roadworthy warriors, man,” he said. “We’re going to return this show connected nan road. We want to beryllium nan astir ascendant programme successful eastbound Idaho consistently, and successful bid to do that we person to beryllium capable to play good connected nan road. That’s conscionable who we are this year.”

Rigby will play astatine West (UT) successful Salt Lake City adjacent Friday.