Royalton rolls past Pillager 36-8

ROYALTON - Junior running back Zach Lanners scored four touchdowns in leading the Royalton Royals to a 36-8 win over the Pillager Huskies in a non-conference matchup Friday.

Lanners rushed 33 times for 256 yards to help give the Royals a 274-44 rushing advantage.

Pillager's lone score came in the fourth quarter on a 33-yard pass from Jordan Hunstad to Sean Nokken. The two also connected for the conversion pass.

Pillager 0 0 0 8 - 8

Royalton 6 14 0 16 - 36

First quarter

R-Zach Lanners 1 run

Second quarter

R-Lanners 1 run

R-9 yard pass

Fourth quarter

R-Lanners 7 run

P-Sean Nokken 33 pass from Jordan Hunstad (Nokken pass from Hunstad)

R-Lanners 33 pass

Team statistics

Rushes-yards: P 30-44; R 55-274

Pass comp-att-int-yards: P 5-16-94; R 3-4-49

Total offense: P 138; R 323

Individual statistics

Rushing: P-Hunstad 16-15, Nokken 7-14, Luke Richards 3-11, Greg Flickinger 4-4; R-Lanners 33-256

Passing: P-Hunstad 5-16-1-94

Receiving: P-Nokken 4-70, Cody Osell 1-24

Overall: P 1-4, R 3-2. Next game: Pillager hosts Ottertail Central 7 p.m. Friday.