FRIDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL : Southern Section : Rio Mesa 23, Royal 7 : KEY PLAYS

Rio Mesa tailback Manuel Sanchez swept around the right end for a 13-yard touchdown early in the first quarter, 7 plays after Chris Davidson returned the opening kickoff 45 yards into Royal territory. . . . The Spartans upped their lead to 9-0 when Royal quarterback Shaun Christensen’s lateral bounced away from halfback Ralph Blanks and out of the end zone. . . . Christensen cut the lead to 9-7 with a 10-yard pass to Roger Green. . . . Sanchez scored on a 4-yard run in the second quarter after Brent Moss recovered a Jim Dollar fumble at the Royal 11.

KEY PLAYERS

Quarterback Steve Carolan (RM) completed 7 of 11 passes for 77 yards and 4 to Chris Davidson for 44 yards. . . . Fullback Dale Kawai (RM) gained 59 yards in 14 carries. . . . Tailback Manuel Sanchez (RM) added 49 yards in 15 carries. . . . Quarterback Shaun Christensen (R) completed 14 of 22 passes for 151 yards, but was sacked 6 times for 45 yards in loss as Royal finished with minus-20 yards rushing. . . . Roger Green (R) caught 5 passes for 64 yards.

THE RECORDS

Rio Mesa 2-1

Royal 1-2