Rockwall beat Royse City 42-22 on Friday night at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium in a District 10-6A game. The Yellowjackets, now 5-1 in district play and 7-2 overall, led 14-0 after the first quarter. Royse City, now 1-5 and 2-7, scored in the second quarter and trailed 28-8 at halftime.
Collins Jones threw a touchdown pass and ran for three scores, finishing with 172 yards of total offense, according to the game story. Alijha Deloache rushed for 116 yards on 17 carries for Rockwall. Royse City quarterback Braeden Harrison threw for 75 yards and one touchdown and had one interception. Royse City scored twice late in the fourth quarter.
Rockwall plays rival Rockwall-Heath next Friday in the annual Interstate 30 Classic. The winner will claim the top postseason seed in Class 6A Division I. Rockwall-Heath (4-2, 5-4) lost 38-35 to North Forney on Friday.