In the end, this game turned out to be a contest between Lakewood’s aerial game against Lakeside’s ground attack.
The scores say it all about eight-man football – 54-8 over Mansfield, 54-28 over Lopez Island and 48-28 at Evergreen Lutheran.
Despite all their experience at running back, it was junior running back Austin Denton who tore up the Shorecrest defense as the Tomahawks got a sound start to their season. True to the Tomahawk playbook, M-P ran the ball reliably and Denton scored four touchdowns, including two on breakaway runs in the first half.
LAKEWOOD — While the Lakewood boys cross country team has enjoyed its fair share of the spotlight for the last several years, Cougar coaches say the girls team is poised to have a breakthrough season.
ARLINGTON — While both Glacier Peak and Arlington entered their season-opening game with big questions, Arlington came up with some decisive answers, defeating the Grizzles 37-7.
Led by a strong senior class, last year’s Tomahawk girls soccer team took the team to new heights, qualifying for their first-ever district tournament berth and winning more games in a season than any previous M-P squad.
Lakewood volleyball has been heading in the right direction for several years now. With the introduction of their new head varsity coach, Tasha Kryger, they might finally break the barrier from a good team to a great team.
Arlington volleyball coach Cari Britt has been charged with a formidable task — to make lemonade out of the lemon seasons Arlington volleyball has known.
With only one senior graduating from their state roster in 2007, the aquatic Tomahawks have every reason to be faster, stronger and better than last year’s team and their more-than-satisfactory season.
After years of playing together, last year’s Lakewood girls soccer team enjoyed a winning season, taking fourth place in the league.
“I think we’re going to be better on the first day of this season than we were at the end of last season,” said Arlington girls soccer coach Nathan Davis, with a week of practices in the books.
For a team that graduated four all-league players last year, Marysville volleyball has a lot to be happy about.
LAKE STEVENS The Marysville Bears and Marysville Bruins clashed in the Snohomish County Youth Football Leagues championship game, capping a 1-2-3 finish by Marysville teams in the 18-team league.
