Fog shrouded Mickey Clark Field was just one of the difficulties the Coupeville football team had to contend with in Friday’s final regular season home game of the 2006 season.

The second problem on senior night in the game that pitted the Wolves against King’s was the Knights’ league-leading rusher, Spencer Clark.

The game was just that — Coupeville versus Clark.

The senior running back carried the ball 35 times for 236 yards and scored all three touchdowns as King’s defeated the Wolves 21-14.

Going into the game, Coupeville controlled its own destiny and a victory over the Knights would have given the Wolves the number one seed into the playoffs.

But now with a 2-3 record in league games and a 4-3 overall mark, Coupeville will have to wait and see what happens.

“We have to win two and if they lose two, we’ll still be the number one seed,” coach Ron Bagby said.

Coupeville opened the game with an impressive 12-play, 68-yard drive for a score, capped off by a 22-yard touchdown pass from James Smith to Trevor Tucker.

Alex Evans booted the extra point and with 4:57 remaining in the first quarter, the Wolves led 7-0.

The ensuing kickoff set the tone as to how the remainder of the game would pan out.

Clark took the kickoff at the Knights’ 15-yard line and raced the length of the field for an 85-yard touchdown to make the score 7-6.

The Wolves had a chance to haul Clark down at the King’s 30-yard line, but the fleet running back squirmed away and out-raced the remaining defenders.

“We talked about it all week long. He was the one that we can’t let have the big play and right away we let him have a big one,” Bagby said. “It gave them a little bit momentum.”

The point-after failed, and Coupeville held on to the one-point lead.

At the 6:24 mark of the second period Clark scored the Knights’ second touchdown on a 25-yard run. The score culminated a 12-play drive that began at the King’s 26-yard line.

The drive included a 23-yard dash by Clark on a fake punt that gave the Knights a first down at the Coupeville 35-yard line.

“We knew they were going to get four yards here or five yards there which wasn’t really going to be a problem for us, but we just couldn’t let him get outside,” Bagby said. “That was the difference in the game.”

King’s made the two-point conversion on a pass from Greg Ulrich to Austin Bowlin to take a 14-7 lead.

On the Wolves’ first play from scrimmage after the kickoff, Smith hooked up with Tucker on an 87-yard touchdown pass and Evans’ kick tied the score 14-14.

“We were planning to run that play the whole time and we knew it was going to be a touchdown,” Tucker said.

Smith was 8 for 17 passing for 197 yards with one interception.

That was the last points Coupeville would put on the board for the remainder of the contest.

With 5:01 remaining in the third period, Clark scored the game-winner on a 10-yard run.

King’s coach Jim Shapiro said the game was a class act by both teams. “It was one hard-hitting football game,” he said.

Clay Hughes was the leading rusher for Coupeville, gaining 155 yards on 30 carries.

“It was a tough game, but we didn’t think it was going to be that close,” Hughes said. “We knew we were going to have to stop Clark but we just couldn’t do it. That’s what the game came down to.”

Coupeville travels to Lakewood Friday to play the Cougars and ends the at Cedarcrest Oct. 27.