King’s Academy rolled up 409 yards on the ground in a 74-56 victory over Cleburne Christian Academy on Saturday at Mewbourne Field.
Caleb Tibbetts had 166 yards on 25 carries and Phillip Taylor added 164 on 12 carries for the Royal Knights (6-1, 2-0 TCAL Div. II-District 5), who averaged 7.7 yards per carry.
King’s Academy quarterback Jonathan Baggs completed 5 of 8 passes for 130 yards with two touchdowns. Taylor had 64 receiving yards and Nick Thomason hauled in two passes for 65 yards. Thomason also blocked two field goals.
Defensively, David Eichelberger led the Royal Knights with nine tackles. Philip Baker and Shawn Anderson each added eight tackles. Ryan Bolen, Eichelberger and Anderson each had fumble recoveries.