For the second time in as many weeks, R-P football said goodbye to a future 9-man team in decisive fashion. The Trojans took out Kingsland week one and made Southland the victim in week two. R-P sandwiched big plays from Triton Meldahl (47 yard TD run) and Ethan Hermanson (52 yard punt return TD) around an Ethan Sense TD run (9 yards) to lead 20-0 at the half. Sense added two more rushing TDs. Landon Skalet had a 37-yard interception return TD. Scoring in all three phases of the game, R-P prevailed handily 41-7. Sense (25-180, 3 TDs rushing) carried the main ground load, supported by Meldahl (9-89, TD rushing). The duo helped R-P rush for over 300 yards. Not only did R-P have the two return TDs, but they blocked a punt (Carter Weidemann) and collected a pair of fumbles (Matt Nelson, Vinnie Mason). The Trojans (2-0, 2-0) are ranked #9 in the Class A polls.
Trojans Harshly Say Goodbye to Rebels
