Liam Nabors threw for four touchdowns and ran for another and Jonathan Stell rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown as King’s Way moved to 3-0.
Nabors racked up 213 yards passing and Stell led a potent ground game as King’s Way, a 1A school, rushed for 225 yards on the evening. The Spartans, from the 3A Metro Mountain league, stayed in the game with three scoring plays over 50 yards but couldn’t keep up with the Knights.
Matt Garrison finished with five receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown. Michael Garrison had two touchdown receptions and Sam Brower added a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown for King’s Way, who plays host to Orcas Island from the 1B/2B Northwest League on Saturday, September 24. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.
KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN 53, BAINBRIDGE 28
Bainbridge 7 7 0 14–28
King’s Way 14 20 6 13–53
First quarter
KW — Matt Garrison 15 pass from Liam Nabors (Nic Pulicella kick)
KW — Stell 5 run (Pullicella kick)
B — Lyle Terry 57 pass from Gannon Winker (Shattuck kick)
Second quarter
KW — Nabors 1 run (Pullicella kick)
KW — Brower 34 interception return (Pullicella kick)
B — Terry 65 kickoff return (Shattuck kick)
KW — Michael Garrison 15 yard pass from Nabors (kick blocked)
Third quarter
KW — Luke Hoffman 6 yard run (kick no good)
Fourth quarter
KW — Michael Garrison 5 yard pass from Nabors (kick no good)
B — Eric Jung 74 yard kickoff return (Shattuck kick)
KW — Stell 9 yard run (Pullicella kick)
B — Keegan Barnes-Grant 14 yard run (Shattuck kick)
Individual statistics
RUSHING — KW: Stell 19-114, Nabors 6-63, Taj Muhammad 7-13, Luke Hoffman 5-33, Nic Pullicella 2-5, Gideon Rounsley 1 – (-3)
