One of the pleasant surprises of the 2019 season came from the Richland Rebels.

Richland had won four of five district games coming into Friday night’s contest with Euless Trinity — the District 3-6A championship at stake.

While a good matchup on paper, it was the same old story from Trinity.

The Trojans dominated from start to finish to rout Richland, 56-7, from Pennington Field and clinch the outright district title.

Trinity (9-1, 5-1), ranked No. 23 in the 6A state rankings, will host Arlington Lamar (9-1) in the Division 1 bi-district round, 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at Pennington. Richland (4-6, 4-2) will host Arlington (7-3) to open the D2 playoffs, 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at Birdville Fine Arts Athletic Complex.

“This message was to everyone out there, especially Lamar. We’re coming for them,” Vaomotou said. “I expect this every week, every day, every hour. We’re coming all out, pounding the rock.”

After turning the ball over on downs on their first possession, the Trojans would score on their next five drives. Add in a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown from Sateki Wolfgramm and they led 42-0 at intermission.