Nobody really knew what time it was, and nobody really cared.

All that mattered was the score, and it was out of sight along with the time as the Federal Way Memorial scoreboard was in the process of being replaced.

When referee Donnie Roberts blew his whistle when the official time he had wore down, the all-important but invisible score read Thomas Jefferson 3, Federal Way 1.

At first it was TJ's Raiders who looked like they were on their way to a win.

Tyler Hanson slid into the goal box and popped up, consequently knocking the ball into the back of the net for a score.

The 1-0 TJ lead forged on Hanson's goal in the 28th minute of action stood through the first half, and the Raiders were also the next team to score in the second minute of the second half.

Ernan Roman took the shot, slipping it off the goalie's fingers and watching it roll slowly into the left back corner of the net.

The Raiders had a 2-0 lead they were guarding like clockwork, but the two goal advantage was cut in half in the 15th minute of the second half.

Andrew Hair of the Eagles hit a high and hard shot from a distance that sailed under the crossbar and in to close the score to 2-1.

Both teams were marching back and forth across the field and both finished with 11 attempts each in the second half.

but it was the Raiders that padded their lead to 3-1 in the 20th minute of the second half.

Amos Nistrian -- who wore No. 9 on his jersey along with Federal Way's Hair -- knocked the ball into the net for the score.

That turned out to be the final score as both teams held off shot after shot, with TJ winning since it had mustered the 3-1 lead already. The Raiders even hit the back of the net just after time expired.