For the second week in a row, South Whidbey football allowed an opponent to score 30-plus points — a recipe for the Falcons’ second straight loss.

Anacortes used a diverse offense to overwhelm South Whidbey as the Seahawks left Waterman’s Field with a 32-17 victory Sept. 12. On defense, the Falcons struggled with the Seahawks’ three-headed monster of Carson Buckles,

Joe D’Amelio and Jullien Collins, as well as quarterback Camden McLaughlin slinging deep balls to Ty Johnson, who finished with three touchdowns. Seahawk head coach Dustin South credited the victory to his team’s ability to extend drives and fill in for sidelined players.

“We were able to pick up some key first downs,” South said. “We got into some third-and-long situations and were able to pick those up and that kept drives going for us.”

“Our defense kind of bent, but didn’t give up big plays,” he added, referring to what was his takeaway from the win.

Starting with the first possession, the Seahawks marched downfield on four straight runs. South Whidbey’s defense dug in, however, and had Anacortes facing a fourth down with 3 yards to go, but a false start penalty on the Falcons kept the Seahawks’ drive alive. That set up McLaughlin’s 27-yard strike to Johnson for the first score, but not the last.

The Falcons gave up a 15-0 lead before a long drive to open the second quarter resulted in South Whidbey points. Relying on senior running back Deven Damerau, the Falcons trucked downfield until a slip put them at fourth down with 15 yards to go. Falcon head coach Chris Tormey called a timeout and dialed up a play for first-year tight end Mo Hamsa, a senior. Parker Collins, the Falcons’ quarterback, saw him flash into the middle and sailed the ball to him for a critical first down at the Seahawks’ 10-yard line. Collins punched in the touchdown with a dive to the left pylon, putting South Whidbey on the scoreboard nearly 16 minutes into the game.

Anacortes answered almost immediately. Seahawk running back Jullien Collins bolted 65 yards for the score and a 22-7 lead.

South Whidbey got a big boost and stopped a potential score just before halftime. With the Seahawks marching toward the Falcons’ end zone, junior Charlie Patterson picked off an end zone throw intended for Johnson.

The second half opened with a long drive by the Falcons. Collins, Hamsa and Damerau proved a potent trio. But mistakes, like a couple of high snaps and a sack, led the Falcons to settle for a field goal by Anthony Eveland.

Anacortes made quick work of its next drive that resulted in another Johnson touchdown catch and a 32-10 lead.

A short kickoff by the Seahawks sent the ball into Damerau’s hands, who snapped off a 79-yard touchdown return, inspiring the Falcon faithful to cheers.

Neither team scored in the fourth quarter. The Seahawks continued to go for the first down on fourth-and-long situations — Anacortes’ first punt wasn’t until midway through the fourth quarter — losing possession at the start of the final period.

But South Whidbey was also stymied on its drives, again by mistakes including low snaps.

South Whidbey opens conference play this week against Cedar Park Christian on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Juanita High School.