Royals fall to Rowan County 47-13

Rowan County outgained Mason County 300-50 in rushing yards and the Vikings defeated the Royals 47-13 tonight at Mason County.

The Royals turned the ball over on their first two possessions and trailed 21-0 at halftime.

Rowan County opened the third quarter with a 13-play, 80-yard scoring drive that consumed nearly seven minutes and pushed the lead to 28-0.

Cole Wallace rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns and Jacob McDaniel ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns.

Mason County quarterback Carson Brammer completed 12-of-22 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns.

Despite the loss, Mason County coach Jonathan Thomas said there were a lot of positives.

"A lot of young kids stepping in spots, you know, Xlon (Frey) and Jake (Swolsky) were good tonight; Carson was good tonight running for his life, "Thomas said.

He added: "We had some guys do some good things on the D-line."

Mason County (1-2) will host Morgan County next week on Homecoming.

RC 1st Q 5:21 Jacob McDaniel 2 yard run (Nathan Besant kick) RC 7, MC 0

RC 2nd Q 3:37 Jacob McDaniel 13 yard run (Nathan Besant kick) RC 14, MC 0

RC 2nd Q 0:00 Cole Wallace 5 yard run (Nathan Besant kick) RC 21, MC 0

RC 3rd Q 5:06 Cole Wallace 6 yard run (Nathan Besant kick) RC 28, MC 0

MC 3rd Q 2:21 Jake Swolsky 11 yard pass from Carson Brammer (Brock Gilligan kick) RC 28, MC 7

RC 3rd Q 2:07 Zeke Ferguson 94 yard kickoff return (kick missed) RC 34, MC 7

RC 4th Q 8:24 Cole Wallace 26 yard run (Nathan Besant kick) RC 41, MC 7

MC 4th Q 4:58 Mason Baxter 11 yard pass from Carson Brammer (kick failed) RC 41, MC 13

RC 4th Q 3:31 Tabor Wright 4 yard run (kick missed) RC 47, MC 13