EVERETT — Kamiak opened the Wesco 4A portion of its schedule with a victory over Mariner on Friday night at Goddard Stadium, using a balanced offensive attack that saw a rusher and a receiver both eclipse 100 yards.
Jo Jo Binda Jr. had 126 rushing yards and a touchdown and Nate Shubert caught four passes for 108 yards and a score for the Knights, who pulled away from the Marauders in the second half.
“We want to be balanced,” Kamiak coach Dan Mack said. “We like to run the ball with Jo Jo and our backs, but we were very pleased with our passing game tonight.”
Senior quarterback Tyler Becker completed 12 of 19 passes for 190 yards and a pair of scores for Kamiak.
“Tyler has a great grasp of our offense and has a lot of composure,” Mack said. “He’s worked awfully hard and is really prepared for this moment.”
The two teams traded scores in the first half, as Kamiak took a 14-12 lead into the locker room, but Mack said his defense stiffened in the second half.
“Mariner does such a great job running the football, but we just settled down and played our gap assignments better and got some stops,” he said.
At Goddard Stadium
Kamiak77140— 28
Mariner6600—12
K—Jo Jo Binda Jr. 3 run (Chance Lord kick)
M—Junius Fidow 8 pass from Anthany Smith (kick failed)
K—Jared Pexton 13 pass from Tyler Becker (Becker kick)
M—Greg Whitaker 12 run (kick failed)
K—Alex Indelicato 35 run (Lord kick)
K—Nate Shubert 7 pass from Becker (Lord kick)
Records—Kamiak 1-0 league, 2-1 overall. Mariner 0-1, 0-3.
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