The backs and receivers get the glory, score the touchdowns and are seen on the highlights.
What often goes unnoticed in a football game is line play.
In The Bishop’s School’s 35-10 win over Escondido Charter School on Oct. 14 on a cold, rainy night at Orange Glen High School, the Knights’ Tyler Boynton, a junior two-way lineman, was stout on defense with a pair of sacks and a tackle for a loss.
Knights running back Raynall Thornton thought enough of Boynton’s blocking on offense to give big No. 60 a shout-out.
“I scanned the field, got a great block from Boynton and took off,” Thornton said of his 31-yard touchdown run on a draw play in the second quarter. “We’re big and talented up front.”
Thornton later scored on a 7-yard run as Bishop’s rolled up 149 yards rushing on 26 carries in improving to 6-2 on the season. Escondido Charter dropped to 6-2.
Thornton also caught four passes for 78 yards, including a 52-yard ramble down the sideline that led to Xavier Rodriguez’s second-quarter score.
Knights quarterback William Fiero completed 12 of 17 passes for 188 yards.
Bishop’s defense held Escondido Charter’s high-powered offense to 30 yards rushing and sacked White Tigers quarterback Skylar MacMahon six times, including the two by Boynton.
“I like playing defense because I get to hit people,” Boynton said. “Charter has some really good players. That’s a good team, but our plan was to attack the quarterback and their running backs. The coaches did a great job putting us in the right position to make plays. We have a dangerous team.”
The Knights next play Orange Glen of Escondido (currently 0-7) on the road at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21.
Other local schools
La Jolla Country Day School: The Torreys’ home game Oct. 14 against Mountain Empire of Pine Valley was canceled. Details were not immediately available.
La Jolla High School: The Vikings (5-3) had a bye and will next play at home against Christian of El Cajon (currently 3-4) at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21.
— La Jolla Light staff contributed to this report. ◆
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