Owls take down Terriers 44-2 in home opener

Matt Baide | Sep 23, 20210

Matt Baide count

Mary M. Knight High School's Robbie Strain reaches for a pass while covered by Washington School for the Deaf's Kwabena White-Star on Thursday in Matlock.

Mary M. Knight opened its home season right after school Thursday afternoon, and the fans in Matlock were treated to a 44-2 win against the Washington School for the Deaf.

The game was close early and it was 13-0 Owls after one quarter. The Owls offense was too much for the Terrier defense in the second quarter en route to a 26-2 halftime lead.

"Overall, we played all right," Mary M. Knight head coach Tom Kerr said. "A lot of mistakes that we made. We made some mistakes that could have cost us if we weren't that athletic, we didn't play up to our potential. We didn't play to where I think we should be at at this point."

The offense and defense were led by seniors Ryan Good and Quinnton Krippelcz. Good played quarterback and played well in the passing game and Krippelcz scored most of the Owl touchdowns, shaking off tackles and running past Terrier defenders.

"Right now, till we get the big guy back (lineman Tristin Murray), Quinnton and Ryan are our go-to guys on both sides of the ball," Kerr said. "We changed our defense in the second quarter and then they really couldn't do anything on the offensive side of the ball. Our plan is to get the ball in No. 1's (Krippelcz) hands. We're going to try to do as much as possible and we're not shy about it."

The Terriers had some success on offense in the beginning of the game before Kerr changed the Owls defense. Some turnovers also cost the Washington School for the Deaf. Senior quarterback Jace Lewanoski and running back Yovany Barragan were the best players for the Terriers.

"I didn't know a lot about them. Something I told the kids, they're always a physical team," Kerr said. "They weren't afraid to go hit you and they executed pretty well. They're well-coached by Coach McArthur, well disciplined. I'm glad to see they had some athletes to match up with some of our athletes as well."

Kerr highlighted the play of senior center and nose guard Danny Goeders, saying he played a great game and did his job to allow the Owls to execute on offense and defense and earn the win.

Mary M. Knight (2-0) hosts Lake Quinault at 1 p.m. Saturday in Matlock.