Duty, Knights dominate in SERVPRO Bass Bowl By Brian Sumpter -- Record-Bee sports editor Updated: 10/26/2013 01:12:10 AM PDT LAKEPORT -- If youre wondering what the Civil War-era cannon was firing on Friday night during the SERVPRO Bass Bowl between the Kelseyville Knights and Clear Lake Cardinals, wonder no more. It was Kevin Duty. The Kelseyville senior running back piled up 226 yards with two touchdowns as the Knights literally ran past the Clear Lake Cardinals 36-14 in the annual rivalry football game between these two varsity teams, evening the series at two games apiece. Duty carried the ball 18 times and the only thing separating him from a 300-yard game was a 74-yard touchdown run that was wiped out by a holding penalty two plays into the fourth quarter. They ran it right over us, Clear Lake coach Milo Meyer said of Duty and the Knights, who gained 347 of their 372 yards on the ground. Our weakness is tackling and they exploited it. Hes a guy we count on, Kelseyville coach Mike McGuire said of Lake Countys rushing leader, who topped 1,000 yards for the season while scoring his 16th and 17th rushing touchdowns. He just does a great job with the heavy workload we give him. He plays on both sides of the ball and does a wonderful job. Dutys two touchdowns came on a 42-yard run in the first quarter when he burst up the middle and rambled into the end zone virtually untouched. His second touchdown, an 87-yard burst down the Kelseyville sideline late in the third quarter, broke Clear Lakes back as it gave the Knights a 34-14 lead. Duty added the conversion run as well to make it 36-14. While Duty was the headliner for the Knights, he had plenty of help from his teammates, not the least of which were the guys blocking up front for him. Kelseyvilles line dominated most of the night, paving the way for four rushing scores. The Knights defense also shined by limited Clear Lake to 99 yards of total offense. I thought 77 had his best game, McGuire said of his son, junior Codi McGuire, who starts on the offensive and defensive lines. He was pancaking people on both sides of the ball. McGuire also had high praise for defensive linemen Jason Vaughn and Marc Erickson in stopping the Cardinals up front. While Kelseyville (1-4 league, 4-4 overall) as able to get the early jump on Clear Lake (3-2, 5-3), grabbing a 14-0 lead on the strength of a 25-yard touchdown pass from Noah Lyndall to Robert McLean -- one of only two passes attempted by the Knights all night -- and Dutys 42-yard run, the Cardinals answered with 14 points of their own to tie the game. In fact, Clear Lake scored its first points before its offense had a first down. That was made possible when linebacker Nathan Powers scooped up a fumble with 37.5 seconds left in the first quarter and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown. The Cardinals added an offensive score with 4:51 left in the first half, driving 68 yards in 10 plays, the final 24 coming on a beautiful 24-yard scramble by quarterback Adrian Adams, who rolled right and then cut back to his left en route to the end zone. Kelseyville immediately answered with a drive of its own, going 55 yards in eight running plays. Justin Johnson covered the last five to make it 20-14. Momentum swung completely in Kelseyvilles favor on the first play from scrimmage in the first half. McLean pounced on a Clear Lake fumble to give the Knights the ball at midfield. They turned the turnover into a touchdown a few minutes later, Lyndall sneaking the ball into the end zone from a yard out to make it 26-14. Dutys conversion run symbolized the type of night it was for both teams as he carried Clear Lake defenders with him into the end zone for a 28-14 lead. Youve got to do that, McGuire said of making opponents pay for their mistakes.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 08:37:13 +0000
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