Detroit King’s Ambry Thomas celebrates his touchdown against Southfield A&T during King’s 39-0 win Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 at Wayne State.
Thanks to ball security, Detroit King’s offense is taking flight.
The Crusaders (No. 2 in Division 2) shut out Detroit Osborn, 46-0, Friday night, relying on quarterback Dequan Finn, who was 6 of 8 passing for 181 yards and four touchdowns. Finn has thrown only two interceptions for King (5-0).
“Our QB has been playing fairly well the first five weeks,” King coach Tyrone Spencer said. “He’s taking care of the ball. We put a heavy emphasis on it in practice. We just do a good job of making sure it’s important.
“The things you stress are important to the kids, and they’ll definitely do what you ask them to do. We just make sure we cover it.”
Finn threaded three passes to four-star recruit Ambry Thomas, who finished with 143 yards and two TDs receiving.
Sophomore receiver Darrell Wyatt reeled in a 55-yard TD catch for a Crusaders team that focused on playing mistake-free.
“In the passing game, it’s just making sure you take what the defense gives you,” Spencer said. “We’re not trying to do a whole lot of stuff. We’re not trying to do too much.
“We just want to make sure whatever is that there we take it. We don’t want to force anything. That’s when mistakes happen.”
Kevin Willis and Jaylen Wilson combined for 150 yards rushing.