For the second straight game the King’s football team struggled to find its offensive footing.
South Whidbey tripped the Knights 19-12 Oct. 15 in Langley for its first Cascade Conference victory and second of the season.
King’s fell to fourth in the league standings, but still remains in control of the third and final 2A berth to the district playoffs with three weeks to go.
“Right now we’re not even thinking about districts because our offense isn’t producing for us,” King’s coach Jim Shapiro said.
South Whidbey limited the Knights to a season-low 32 rushing yards on 36 carries. In the second half, King’s ran for just six yards.
Injuries were part of the problem. Senior linemen Brandon Ersoz and Dan Uhrich both left with tweaked ankles and were replaced by sophomores.
“We weren’t controlling the line of scrimmage,” Shapiro said. “We wanted to run to set up the play-action pass, but we couldn’t even get first downs.”
With the ground game ailing, sophomore quarterback Greg Uhrich connected with Spencer Clark for pair of touchdown passes.
Clark’s 37-yarder gave the Knights (2-2 league, 3-3 overall) an early 6-0 lead and the sophomore tailback hauled in a 30-yard reception for the game’s final points in the fourth quarter.
Uhrich completed 9 of 13 passes for 103 yards and no interceptions and Clark had four catches for 87 yards.
“Coming into the season we wanted to run the ball to set up the pass, but now we might have to do the opposite,” Shapiro said. “Greg has thrown the ball consistently. We’re going to see if we can double his number of passes.”
South Whidbey (1-3, 2-5) accumulated 299 total yards, led by Michael Loddell’s two touchdowns and 183 rushing yards on 22 carries.
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