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The Cardinals made in-game adjustments, like shutting down the counterattack and taking better control of the ball on offense, in the second half. Six of SoquelвЂ™s first eight goals came on the counterattack. ThatвЂ™s going to be something we work on the next time we play them.вЂќ вЂњThey counter really well, which is a huge strength for them and IвЂ™m impressed by it. вЂњTheyвЂ™re really conditioned,вЂќ Conroy said of the Knights. The Cardinals were without the services of two of their top players - senior captain David Culver (concussion) and sophomore hole set Nathan Rascon (sick) - but Cardinals coach Caleb Conroy refused to say their absences contributed his teamвЂ™s loss. Santa Cruz High water polo coach Caleb Conroy instructs his players during a timeout Wednesday night at Soquel. Seniors Reed Barbour and Morgan Barnes and freshman Pak Saxton also scored for Santa Cruz (10-7, 3-1). Senior Kai Owen led the Cardinals with three goals. Junior Nolan Nguyen, a transfer from Santa Cruz, scored twice against his former team, and Lukas Niswonger added a goal. Wiens and Graessle each scored three goals. Nielsen led the Knights (10-4, 4-0) with four goals. Sometimes the Knights would go for the quick strike and others, theyвЂ™d continue to make the most of the shot clock and a better scoring opportunity. After each big save, heвЂ™d pass the ball to a teammate sprinting into the offensive zone and give the Knights quick, clean looks at the goal. Knights senior goalie Wyatt Beymer was at the forefront of most counterattacks. Our passing was bad, our shooting was bad and our defense really didnвЂ™t play well - what I was expecting - so weвЂ™ve got some work to do. вЂњI donвЂ™t think we played real well probably the worst effort weвЂ™ve had this season. вЂњI thought it was kinda an ugly game, to be honest,вЂќ the coach said. Soquel High water polo coach Trevor Wiens addresses his team during a timeout Wednesday night. Knights coach Trevor Wiens only liked fragments of his teamвЂ™s showing. That goal put the KnightsвЂ™ up 5-1 and they extended it to 8-1 by the half. That was followed by a false start penalty and a sack, meaning OU had to settle for a field goal.NielsenвЂ™s second goal, a spinning, behind-the-back tally, was the flashiest of the evening and drew approval from a large, supportive crowd seated poolside. OU reached the K-State 1-yard line, but reserve quarterback Caleb Williams mishandled a snap, costing the Sooners 12 yards.

OU had only three possessions in the first half, and the first one quickly went south. This is a good first step.вЂќ The Sooners totaled only 392 yards of offense, but that was mostly the result of Kansas StateвЂ™s offense successfully keeping quarterback Spencer Rattler and the OU offense sidelined for much of the first half. It shows that we are capable of improving throughout the season. вЂњIt just shows that we can get out there and dominate. вЂњAs you guys know, weвЂ™ve struggled here in the past few games, so this was definitely a good one for us,вЂќ said senior H-back Jeremiah Hall, who recorded touchdowns on the ground and through the air Saturday. But the most important development Saturday was the resurgence of the Sooners offense, which finally - five games into the season - looked a little more like what an Oklahoma offense is supposed to look like.

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The victory ends a two-year series winning streak for the Wildcats and allows the Sooners to head into next weekвЂ™s Red River rivalry game unbeaten. 6 Oklahoma outlasted Kansas State 37-31 Saturday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Maybe all it took was a trip to Riley County to get Lincoln RileyвЂ™s offense moving.