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SALT LAKE CITY — Check back for the latest scores from all the Week 7 high school football games across the state.
KSL.com Sports' Game of the Week: Roy at Woods Cross
Roy shakes off slow start in 51-17 rout over Woods Cross on the road
The Roy Royals made up for a scoreless first quarter Friday with 23 unanswered points and 51 points in the final three quarters.Why did we choose this game?
With four weeks left in the regular season, Box Elder is the favorite to come out of Region 5 with the title. The Bees are undefeated on the season and have a 3-0 record in region play, including a much-needed win over Roy for a potential tiebreaker.
But Roy, who sits in a four-way tie at second place with Woods Cross (and Bonneville and Bountiful), isn't done fighting just yet. Roy travels to Woods Cross this week to help clear the logjam of a crowded Region 5, with hopes that Box Elder slips along the way.
Roy and Woods Cross share the same record and are evenly-matched on paper. The Royals have scored, on average, 33.8 points per game, while holding opponents to 20.7 points per game. The Wildcats have scored slightly more at 39.8 points per game, but hold opponents to a relatively equal 20.8 points per game.
With two evenly-matched defenses, does Woods Cross' slight advantage on offense give the home team the upper hand? Or does Roy have enough in them to leave Woods Cross with the road win? Should make for a fun game, right?
Other games we'll be watching this week:
- Thursday: BYU commit Carson Su'esu'e as good as defense in Granger's 33-6 win over Kearns
- Thursday: West Jordan survives Hunter comeback attempt to claim key Region 4 win
- Thursday: Ridgeline holds off Mountain Crest's 4th quarter comeback, wins 34-28
- Offensive overdrive: Farmington downs Layton 43-21 to earn first win of season
- East fails to convert 2-point try as Brighton hangs on for 21-20 win
- Skyridge bests Lehi 35-17 in crosstown rivalry clash
- Copper Hills' comeback efforts fall short as Mountain Ridge holds on for 27-22 win
- Snow Canyon's offense stuns Hurricane in 42-14 victory
The KSL.com Sports team hosted a tailgate at Woods Cross High this week. Check out our location for next week where we'll be giving away free pizza, gift cards, and some swag for those that come check it out. Follow us on Instagram to see clues on how to win a gift card.
If you have video of your games, upload them to YouTube and send us a link on Twitter, Facebook or via email at onlinesports@ksl.com. You can also nominate an athlete as the player of the week here.
If you can't see the scoreboard below, you can view the schedule/scores on the Prep Scoreboard page.
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2023-09-22
