KingCo 4A: Ailing Ninomiya powers Woodinville

BOTHELL — Dan Ninomiya knew it was his time, and he wasn't going to let a little pain get in the way.

Ninomiya gained 124 yards, including 61 on a final drive that killed the clock, to help Woodinville hold on for a 17-15 win over Inglemoor in a key KingCo 4A matchup at Pop Keeney Stadium last night.

Ninomiya, limping from shin splints and having trouble talking over the chants of his nickname from a boisterous student body, said he never even considered taking a play off.

"I just had to play through the pain," Ninomiya said. "I thought we had a little more left than they did on that last drive. Luckily, the line blocked well and I just had to run hard behind them."

Woodinville took over on its 15-yard line leading by two with 3:33 left when Ninomiya and the Woodinville offensive line went to work.

The Falcons moved all the way to the Inglemoor 8 before taking a knee to improve to 4-0 in the conference.

Inglemoor (2-2) had its chances.

Garrett Miller's 24-yard touchdown run with 4:39 left in the third quarter cut Woodinville's lead to two points and the Vikings had three more chances to pull ahead.

But Woodinville's defense, which had posted shutouts in its previous two wins, rose to the occasion.

Woodinville coach Wayne Maxwell, who was inducted into the Inglemoor Hall of Fame in a ceremony at halftime, knew the game wasn't going to be easy.

"Being an old Inglemoor guy and being coached by those guys, I knew after their loss last week they would have a great week of practice and be ready for us and play hard," Maxwell said. "That's what they did."

Brent Sorensen added 61 yards on 16 carries and quarterback Jordan Greek had 50 yards on 12 carries and also threw a 13-yard TD pass to Drew Malone to open the scoring.

Other games

Juanita 28, at Lake Washington 14

Bryan Walters had two TD runs and an interception return for another score for the Rebels (2-2, 2-2). Doug Henson had a 76-yard TD run for Juanita. Kirby Young had two TD passes — to Payton Bell and Gerard Boseman — for Lake Washington (2-2, 2-2).

At Eastlake 17, Redmond 13

Dane Steele and Jack Brinck each had scoring runs in the first half, and the Wolves (4-0, 4-0) held on to beat the Mustangs (1-3, 1-3). Steel, KingCo's leading rusher coming into the game, finished with 82 yards on 14 carries, including a 35-yard TD run in the first quarter. Kurt Shoenrock had a 3-yard TD run in the fourth quarter and Spencer Halverson scored on a 16-yard pass from Ray Harding with 1:25 left for Redmond. The Mustangs' onside-kick try failed.

Roosevelt 25, Franklin 6

At Memorial Stadium in Seattle, Miles Kenney ran for three second-half TDs as the Roughriders (1-3, 1-3) broke open a close game between previously winless teams. Roosevelt senior Jared Grose rushed for a game-high 134 yards and a TD on 16 carries. Kenney, another senior, added 53 yards on 17 carries. Nicky Glover scored on a 12-yard run to give the Quakers (0-4, 0-4) a 6-0 lead in the second quarter.

Ballard 21, Garfield 7

At Memorial Stadium in Seattle, Joey Bolinger threw three TD passes as the Beavers (1-3, 1-3) charged from behind for their first win. Bolinger completed 13 of 19 for 151 yards with no interceptions. He threw TD strikes of 19 yards to Daryl McIntyre, 38 yards to Miles Schwaab and 20 yards to Danny Hawkins. Garfield (0-4, 0-4) jumped ahead 7-0 late in the second quarter when senior tailback Brandon Benning turned a broken play into a 66-yard TD romp.

Correspondent J.R. Rardon contributed to this report.