“I felt the energy on the sideline and from the crowd and it gave me confidence,” Royal said. “Our blockers were executing really well, especially the receivers giving me the corners.”

The Red Knights (5-0) also executed on defense. They held Holy Angels scoreless until Emmett Johnson zig-zagged his way to an 80-yard touchdown run in the final minute of the third quarter. The 10th-ranked Stars (3-2) entered averaging over 41 points per game.

“We needed to know our assignment, know our alignment, and when we got there, make the tackle,” Benilde coach Jon Hanks said. “We knew if we stuck to details and kept it simple we could be successful.”

Benilde St. Margaret’s running back Camden Royal wasted little time setting the tone Friday against Holy Angels.

Royal sprinted 80 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the game -- and he was just getting started. The sophomore scored four touchdowns and needed just 11 carries to total 271 rushing yards while leading the fourth-ranked Red Knights to a 37-14 homecoming victory over the Stars.

Royal went untouched on a 35-yard second-quarter touchdown, scored from 10 yards out in the third and added a 91-yard jaunt in the fourth. He paced a trio of 100-yard rushers –- Joe Marinaro added 112 and William Petty 107 –- as the Red Knights totaled 540 yards on the ground.

Emmett Johnson scored for Holy Angels in the final minute of the third quarter when he zig-zagged his way through the Benilde-St. Margaret’s defense for an 80-yard touchdown.

Three plays later, Benilde quarterback Nick Peterson found George Wolfe for a 7-yard touchdown to put the Red Knights up 28-7.

The 10th-ranked Stars (3-2) entered averaging over 41 points per game.

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