Chiefs' defense defeats the Braves

Rain, mud and defense lead the Chiefs to victory

MOSES LAKE — The Chiefs played a wet one Friday night but came out 10 points ahead, defeating Kamiakin 16-6.

"They played excellently under the conditions," said head coach Greg Kittrell.

On the last scoring drive of the night, Moses Lake made a defensive stop on Kamiakin's 16-yard line to take over downs.

Kamiakin sacked Josh McDougall and the Chiefs began second down with 12 yards between the line of scrimmage and a touchdown.

Daunte Powell carried the hand off for two yards on second down and for another 13 on third down. Powell ended the night with 43 yards on 16 carries and had one rushing touchdown.

The two carries brought up fourth and three for Moses Lake.

Kamiakin took a time out to talk it over.

After the time out, Moses Lake lined up for the final score of the night.

McDougall took the snap, baubled and recovered it, and tossed it over-head, basketball-style to BJ Guerra for a touchdown.

"There was no defense on our receivers," said Kittrell. "It was a gamble, but it was worth it."

With the wet conditions, it took both teams some time to get started.

Moses Lake scored first on their second drive of the night.

Kamiakin fumbled the ball on their own 19-yard line and Moses Lake recovered it.

Powell rushed 8 yards to start the scoring drive.

McDougall added a 9-yard run of his own to put the Chiefs on the 2-yard line before Powell ran it in for a touchdown and an extra point — putting the team up 7-0 on Kamiakin.

The Chiefs capitalized on a second fumble by Kamiakin on the next drive, gaining possession on the Kamiakin 25-yard line.

McDougall rushed for 10 yards and a first down before handing the ball off to Ryan Carpenter. Carpenter had two rushes for 3 yards before the clock expired in the first quarter. Carpenter ended the night with 9 carries for nine yards.

On third and 7, Powell took the hand-off but was not able to gain any yardage.

Moses Lake's Mick Aney lined up for the field goal, making the score 10-0.

The Chiefs suffered the consequences of penalties in the rest of the second quarter with holding, incomplete passes and pass interference wreaking havoc on the offense. Moses Lake incurred six penalties for 52 yards on the night.

Despite the penalties, Moses Lake was able to make excellent defensive stops and hold Kamiakin to a shutout in the first half.

"The whole defense, as a unit, played extremely well," Kittrell said. "They controlled the line of scrimmage."

Moses Lake, who won the toss, opted to receive to begin the second half.

On first down, the Chiefs were flagged for illegal procedure and began the drive in earnest at first and 15.

McDougall opted for the quarterback keep on the first two downs of the drive and gained 11 yards on two carries.

Carpenter gained two yards on the next play and Powell rushed for the first down.

The Chiefs were not able to convert on the next third down situation and punted away.

Gonzalez snagged Kamiakin's punt returner on their own 28-yard line and Kamiakin was forced to punt after three plays.

Carpenter received for Moses Lake but fumbled the ball.

The initial call gave the ball to Moses Lake, but after a brief conference among the night's officials, the call was reversed and Kamiakin regained possession of the football on Moses Lake's 22-yard line. Moses Lake fumbled the ball 10 times and lost possession five times Friday.

Kamiakin moved down field to the 5-yard line before Moses Lake's Jonathan Edwards intercepted the ball on the 1-yard line.

Moses Lake was not able to get out of the red zone on the ensuing drive but did give punter, Aaron Wafer, enough room to kick the ball away.

"Wafer has a lot of potential," said Kittrell. "I think he's one of the top (punters) in the league."

The kick sailed like a blocked kick, but the officials were unable to make a clear call and ruled the play a do-over.

On the second punt, Kamiakin was flagged for roughing the kicker and Moses Lake regained possession on their own 15-yard line.

Moses Lake's Carpenter and Powell rushed for 5 yards a piece to earn a first down.

The next play was a Moses Lake fumble that was recovered by Kamiakin.

Kamiakin began their drive on the Moses Lake 18.

The first play was a 13-yard pass.

Kamiakin fumbled but was able to recover the ball.

Moses Lake's Guerra was penalized for unsportsman-like conduct before the Chiefs made a defensive stop to end the third quarter.

The Chiefs took over possession on their own 20-yard line.

Carpenter rushed for another 5 yards before a Moses Lake fumble and a flag on Kamiakin for unsportsman-like conduct.

Despite the flag, Kamiakin was able to go the 30 yards for a touchdown but was unable to convert the extra point.

Moses Lake took possession on their own 35 and hustled down field to the 1-yard line.

On fourth and goal, the Chiefs took a time out and fumbled on the following play.

Kamiakin gained possession on their own 6-yard line.

That was Kamiakin's final possession of the night and it was followed by Moses Lake's final score.

McDougall ended the night 3 of 6 passing for 32 yards and had 20 carries for 59 yards. Moses Lake had 160 yards of total offense and held Kamiakin to 178 yards of total offense.

Moses Lake's next game is at Walla Walla Friday.