RIGBY – Things we learned from Friday’s season opener between Rigby and Coeur d’Alene.
First, Rigby hasn’t missed a beat from last year’s title run as the Trojans extended their overall win streak to 12 games with a 38-7 win over the Vikings.
Second, after graduating Jerzey Duenes, a key part of the team’s dynamic rushing duo last season, it looks like quarterback Jacob Flowers might have a bigger role in this season’s running game, joining Amani Morel.
And that could be a bad thing for opposing defenses.
Flowers, in his second season as Rigby’s starting quarterback, ran for two scores and passed for two touchdowns, finishing an efficient 15 for 18 for 132 yards.
He also rushed for 110 yards, with his 58-yard touchdown run on the third play of the game setting the tone for what was to