A late rally fell just short for the Hugh Boyd Trojans as they kicked off the 2017 B.C. High School Football season with a 15-13 loss to the visiting Handsworth Royals.
On an ideal late summer night at Boyd Field, the Royals relied on a productive passing game to build up a 15-0 lead. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter when the Trojans made things interesting.
Senior tailback Reace Mok scored on a short run for his team’s first major of the season. The Boyd defence then came up with a big turnover for another touchdown as a blitzing Tomo Takeuchi stripped the ball from Handsworth quarterback Tate Williams. The senior linebacker raced 40-yards to the end zone.
The match-up was between schools that play at the AAA (Handsworth) and AA (Boyd) levels.
End Zone…
Boyd’s upcoming bye week will be spent in Eugene, Oregon for a football weekend without stepping onto the field. The Trojans will take in the Oregon Ducks’ Pac 12 Conference game against California at the 54,000 seat Autzen Stadium on Sept. 30 and also attend a top tier 6A high school game the night before.
