Moses Lake pummels Pirates
Moses Lake pummels Pirates
MOSES LAKE — Senior running back Ryan Carpenter rumbled for 223 yards on 16 carries and scored five touchdowns during Moses Lake's 51-0 thrashing of Davis Friday.
Ryan Carpenter breaks own school record for touchdowns in a single game
MOSES LAKE — Senior running back Ryan Carpenter rumbled for 223 yards on 16 carries and scored five touchdowns during Moses Lake's 51-0 thrashing of Davis Friday.
"When we took him (Ryan) out, he didn't even flinch. He's an upstanding young man and would be the first to tell you that the offensive line has helped him out this season," said Moses Lake head coach Greg Kittrell. "The offensive line needs to continue dominating for us."
Carpenter's first touchdown of the night began at the Moses Lake 35-yard line with a carry by teammate Aaron Wafer. Carpenter followed up Wafer's 5-yard gain with a 33-yard carry before he was downed at the David 27-yard line. On third-and-seven Ben Waites found Jordan Hill who carried the ball for a first down at the Davis 15-yard line. Carpenter capped off the drive taking the ball in for a touchdown and giving Moses Lake a lead they would never relinquish.
On a senior night that featured 33 players who will be graduating in the spring, Mick Aney, like Carpenter, separated himself from the group with a 43-yard field goal to put Moses Lake up 10-0 on the second drive of the night. The 43-yarder comes close to Aney's school record long of 46 yards against Wenatchee.
After Aney's field goal, Moses Lake began the next scoring drive from their own 48-yard line. The drive, while ending in a touchdown by Ryan Carpenter, was marred by three consecutive penalties against the Chiefs — two for holding and one for an illegal block in the back. The possession was capped off by the Chiefs' only seeming misfortune in the game, a missed PAT attempt that bounced off the crossbar to put the Chiefs ahead 16-0.
Davis continued to be plagued by four-and-out possessions, punting away on a fourth-and-long that was returned by Carpenter.
On the ensuing drive Carpenter carried for a first down to end the first quarter and capped off the drive with a 19-yard touchdown to begin the second quarter with a 23-0 score.
While Moses Lake's offense lit up the scoreboard early, and often, the defensive unit played well for the Chiefs. Davis was held to just 10 yards passing and 26 yards rushing. Jordan Hill also earned an interception and tacked a 43-yard return onto the play for Moses Lake before Carpenter took it into the end zone for the Chiefs, making it 30-0 after the PAT.
"I was pleased by the defensive effort of our front seven," said Kittrell. "As a unit they take turns playing well and they play well together. As a whole they're good and as parts they're good. We're not hiding anybody out there."
Carpenter's final touchdown of the night came on a third-and-10 from the Davis 27-yard line and added another six points to the Moses Lake rout.
"Ryan is hoping to go to the next level and made a DVD of highlights from the first half of the season to promote himself," Kittrell said.
Before the half ended, the Chiefs put the finishing touch on a complete Davis domination, with Jordan Hill returning a Davis punt to the Pirates' 18-yard line. On first-and-10, Josh Loera came in at quarterback and pitched to Matt Valdez who earned a first down conversion on a 15-yard run. Loera handed off to Wafer on first-and-goal from the 3-yard line. Wafer took it in to put Moses Lake up 44-0 after the PAT.
The Chiefs' only score in the second half came from junior varsity player Colton Smith who had 10 carries for 48 yards to go along with his touchdown. Michael Thomas came in and earned 14 carries for 48 yards for the Chiefs.
Moses Lake's last game before the playoffs begin is the GSL Crossover at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane where they will match-up against Ferris.
"Any time you prep a team — whether it's for an opponent you've played before or not — you've got to take care of your own house first," Kittrell said. "We'll be looking to clean up our mistakes, have our captains step up and practice better than we did last week. So much of football is schemes but even schemes don't work if they're not well executed."
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