The King County Jaguars dominated the West Sound Orcas throughout the first half and then held on for a 42-18 victory.

The Jaguar defense dominated the first half. They had 4 takeaways and allowed the Orcas only 17 yards of offense. The Orcas regrouped at halftime and outgained the Jags 210-143 in the 2nd half.

Eric Furuheim stops Akeem McAllister on the opening kickoff.

Torino Johnson scrambles away from pressure and connects Richie Martin for 14 yards midway through the first quarter.

The difference in the game seemed to be the Jaguar passing game. The athletic duo of Jaguar QBs combined to complete nearly 57% of their passes, for 220 yards, 3 scores and only 1 meaningless interception. More importantly, although applying near constant pressure, the Orca defense simply couldn't lay a finger on the Jag QBs. They routinely scrambled away from trouble to buy time or scrambled for big gains. The balanced Jaguar offense kept the Orca defense guessing. Conversely, the Orca passing game struggled and threw more interceptions than completions.

Ramon Martinez first pass of the game was intercepted by CB Ernie Populus.

The Jags opened the game with a 3 and out series. Malachi DeWalt, who still has to be considered among the best backs in the league, had a long run into Orcas territory nullified by a holding penalty. DeWalt came up short on a 3rd and 20 run and the Jags were forced to punt.

The Jags defense set the tone for the entire first half on their first play by hitting the Orca RB in the backfield. 11 out of 15 Orca rushing attempts in the first half gained 3 yards or less. Eight were for no gain or a loss.

An overthrown pass on the Orcas 2nd play was intercepted by CB Ernie Populus, the first of 3 first half Orcas interceptions. On the next play QB Torino Johnson lofted a bomb over the Orcas defense to Akeem McAllister (picture, right). Richard Black's PAT put the Jags up 7-0.

Bobby Lee gets outside for a 17 yard gain

Dimitrius Milloy pressures Martinez on 4th down

On the ensuing kickoff a big hit by Jaguar LB Will Davis forced a fumble. Orca Dave Snyder alertly picked up the ball and advanced it out to midfield. With runs of 17 yards by Bobbie Lee and 12 yards by Ramon Martinez, the Orcas moved down to the 10 before turning it over on downs. On 4th and 2 from the Jaguar 8, although hit by Dimitrius Millow as he threw, Martinez still managed to find an open receiver in the endzone but the ball was dropped.

DE Adrian Allen (left, behind the Orcas lineman) put Martinez out of the game with this hit.

Malachi DeWalt picks up 13 yards on the Jags 3rd possession.

On their 3rd possession, the Jags moved the ball out near midfield before having to punt. Fielding the punt after a very high bounce, the Orcas' returner was nailed at the 10 by Carlos Clark as soon as he touched the ball. Edgar Perez and #54 teamed up for a 3rd down sack pushing the Orcas back to their 3. The punt snap was high and as the punter went up for the ball he came down out of bounds giving the Jags a safety.

The Jags got the ball back on their own 44 after the Orcas free kick. DE Kevin Shearer pursued QB Torino Johnson as he ran the option and forced him into an errant pitch beyond the reach of RB Malachi DeWalt. CB Senteil Andrews recovered for the Orcas at the Jaguar 34. On first down DE Adrain Allen (picture, right) hit QB Ramon Martinez just after he threw and put him out of the game.

The Orcas return man muffed the ensuing kickoff and the ball rolled back into the endzone. Unsure as to whether or not he could down it for a touchback, he brought it out and was tackled at the 3. The Jaguar defense was unyieldling. DT Pete Johnson broke through to tackle Bobbie Lee for no gain on first down (picture, left). QB Brian Kinsey tried to pass on 2nd but was forced to run for his life. Johnson was through the line so fast that only a perfectly executed "2 point takedown" by the guard prevented him from getting a sack for a safety. Outside pressure from DE Nick Caldwell flushed Kinsey who barely managed to get back to the line of scrimmage before being stopped by Edgar Perez and Will Davis. On 3rd down Kinsey dropped back to pass again but couldn't avoid DE Adrian Allen. Rather than just sack Kinsey for a safety, Allen reached in and knocked the ball loose. Pete Johnson was there to scoop it up for a Jaguar touchdown (picture, right).

The teams traded punts and interceptions to close out the first half with the Jags leading 23 - 0.

The Jags answered immediately. Poor tackling allowed Akeem McAllister to return the kickoff 58 yards down to the Orcas 25. DE/K Kevin Shearer made the touchdown saving tackle. On first down QB Leo Dickerson kept the ball on an option and gained 14 yards. On 3rd and 7 from the 8, Dickerson avoided pressure from Kevin Shearer and found McAllister all alone in the back of the endzone.

The Orcas came right back with a 4 play, 72 yard drive, all on the ground. Bates rumbled straight up the middle for gains of 16 and 32 yards, and Todd Lewis added 17, also right up the middle. Kinsey faked a handoff to Bobbie Lee and swept around right end from 7 yards out to finish the drive. The Orcas went for two but SS Jackie Triplett knocked away Kinsey's pass.

The Jags special teams again enabled them to immediately answer the Orcas score. This time it was Carlos Clark returning the kickoff 50 yards to the Orcas 39. Once again it was speedy DE/K Kevin Shearer making the touchdown saving tackle. Dickerson avoided pressure from DE #65 long enough to hit Landon Bishop for 11 yards, and then as the 4th quarter started he threw a perfect fade to McAllister for 27 yards (picture, right). A QB draw moved the ball down to the 1, and then Dickerson hit Torino Johnson on a quick slant for the score.

The Orcas tried to answer but on 3rd and 1 MLB Tommy Thompson was untouched on the blitz and forced a fumble (picture, left). The Orcas recovered but had to punt. The Jags took over at their own 33 and started to march again. Dickerson hit Landon Bishop for 38 yards on first down, and then hit Richie Martin for 9 more yards. DeWalt swept left for 3 yards and the first down. On first down from the 16 the Orcas pass rush was finally able make contact with a Jag QB. Dickerson was able to spin out and roll left, avoiding the first 3 Orcas. LB #50 sped in and knocked the ball loose and was able to recover it before it went out of bounds.

The Orcas couldn't capitalize and went 3 and out. The Jaguars ran into the punter giving the Orcas a first down. Larry Bates went up the middle for 13 yards giving the Orcas a first down near midfield. Under pressure from MLB Tommy Thompson, Kinsey lofted a pass down the middle. Jaguar safety Travis Bracken intercepted the ball and went untouched down the right sideline 73 yards for a touchdown.

Todd Lewis' 34 yard kickoff return set up the Orcas near midfield where they embarked on a 7 play, 59 yard scoring drive. Bates finished the drive with a 1 yard plunge. The entire drive was on the ground and 5 plays resulting in 52 yards were right up the middle. The Orcas went for two again and this time it was Malachi DeWalt knocking away Kinsey's quick pass to Bates.

Rushing: attempts-yards-TDs (long)
Jags: Malachi DeWalt 11-86-1 (34), Torino Johnson 3-24 (23), James Goody 1-18, Leo Dickerson 3-16 (14), #31 1- -2, Carlos Clark 1- -7
Orcas: Larry Bates 15-106-1 (32), Todd Lewis 9-63 (29), Bobbie Lee 6-30 (17), Brian Kinsey 3-15-2 (7),
Ramon Martinez 1-12

Passing: completions-attempts-interceptions-yards-TDs
Jags: Leo Dickerson 7-12-0-97-2, Torino Johnson 6-10-1-123-1
Orcas: Brian Kinsey 3-10-2-26-0, Ramon Martinez 0-6-1-0-0, Don Purser 0-2-2-0-0

Receiving: catches-yards-TDs (long)
Jags: Akeem McAllister 5-100-2 (33), Landon Bishop 3-49 (38), Richie Martin 3-43 (19), Carlos Clark 1-25,
Malachi DeWalt 1-2, Torino Johnson 1-1-1
Orcas: Larry Bates 2-23 (22), Todd Lewis 1-3