Kicking game spurs King’s to triumph

Published 9:00 pm Friday, October 21, 2005

SHORELINE – Timely defense, accurate kicking and a powerful rushing game was the winning recipe for the King’s Knights, as they defeated Lakewood 29-14 in a Cascade Conference clash Friday.

The two teams traded touchdowns in the first half as Spencer Clark scored on a 13-yard run for King’s and Lakewood quarterback Danny Borisov answered with a 4-yard scamper.

With Lakewood up 14-10 early in the second half, a 36-yard Andrew Lutton field goal closed the gap and energized the Knights.

“That field goal gave our kids momentum,” said King’s coach Jim Shapiro. “After a 60-yard drive, we were stalled and needed some points, Andrew came through.”

However, it was two defensive plays by King’s cornerback Chris Lehman that took the wind out of the Cougars’ sails. As Lakewood quarterback Brad Sears was galloping for a 60-yard run, Lehman made a TD-saving tackle to stop him at the 15. After a King’s punt, Lakewood was marching again. This time, Lehman stripped Sears and the Knights drove 60 yards for the go-ahead score.

Junior standout Spencer Clark was the Knights’ workhorse, rushing for 251 yards on 30 carries and three touchdowns.

At King’s H. S.

Lakewood0770-14

King’s70616-29

King’s-Clark 13 run (Lutton kick)

Lakewood-Borisov 4 run (Sears kick)

King’s-FG Lutton 21

Lakewood-Connor 20 pass from Sears (Sears kick)

King’s-FG Lutton 36

King’s-Clark 21 run (Lutton pass from Uhrich)

King’s-Clark 23 run (Lutton run)

Records-Lakewood 2-2 in league, 4-4 overall. King’s 3-2, 6-2.

Granite Falls 20, South Whidbey 0: At Langley, the Villegas-Counley combination came up big for Granite Falls as the pair teamed up for two touchdowns in the Tigers’ Cascade Conference win. Billy Villegas was 9-for-13 passing with 138 yards and Sean Counley carried 15 times for 145 yards. Julian Gamache rushed for 145 yards on 15 carries for the Tigers.

At South Whidbey H.S.

Granite Falls01460-20

South Whidbey0000-0

GF-Counley 33 pass from Villegas (kick failed)

GF-Villegas 1 run (Gamache 3 run)

GF-Counley 11 pass from Villegas (kick failed)

Records-Granite Falls 1-3 in league, 2-6 overall. South Whidbey 0-5, 0-8.

Woodinville 21, Bothell 14: At Bothell, Woodinville’s Drew Maloney caught the winning 18-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Greek early in the fourth quarter of the Kingco 4A game. Luke Jones had 14 carries for 51 yards to lead the Cougars.

At Pop Keeney Stadium

Bothell01400-14

Woodinville7077-21

Woodinville-Pugmire 38 interception return (Leslie kick)

Bothell-Wacker 18 fumble return (Amoruso kick)

Bothell-Kirchner 5 run (Amoruso kick)

Woodinville-Hippely 4 run (Leslie kick)

Woodinville-Maloney 18 pass from Greek (Leslie kick).

Records-Bothell 6-2 in league and overall. Woodinville 6-2, 6-2.

Coupeville 35, Darrington 15: At Darrington, J.J. Marti scored two touchdowns, one running and one receiving, to lead the Wolves to the Northwest 1A/B victory. Mark Jones had 17 carries for 87 yards and two TDs for Darrington.

At Darrington H.S.

Coupeville138140-35

Darrington00015-15

Coupeville-Marti 45 run (Evans kick)

Coupeville-Tucker 9 run (kick failed)

Coupeville-Marti 20 pass from Bagby (Marti run)

Coupeville-Tucker 12 run (Evans kick)

Coupeville-Smith 54 run (Evans kick)

Darrington-Jones 6 run (Vincent kick)

Darrington-Jones 11 run (Jones pass from Wales).

Records-Coupeville 4-1 in league, 5-2 overall. Darrington 0-5, 1-7.