The contest between the West Seattle Wildcats and the Cleveland Eagles Sept. 30 got off to a very promising start when George Edwards of West Seattle returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. Nikko Em scored the 2 point conversion. From that point forward, the game was essentially all West Seattle.

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Following a George Edwards interception, Wildcats QB Isaac Johnson completed a 50 yard pass to George Edwards for a touchdown (his first of three on the night). West Seattle pushed it down the field at the end of the first half, but time ran out.

In the third quarter, Cleveland’s offense struggled against the West Seattle defense, which is led by Nate Ve’e at Middle Linebacker.

Numerous penalties negated plays by both teams, the most egregious being an “inadvertent whistle” that cost West Seattle a recovered fumble on an onside kick.

Dan Sullivan, taking over Running Back duties after an injury to highly productive Jovan Washington, punched in West Seattle’s last touchdown to make the score 35-0 (with the Isaac Johnson kick).

Cleveland overcame an especially long string of penalties and went to the air with some success, but another interception by George Edwards (his third of the night) stopped Cleveland’s final attempt to break the shut-out.

Thanks to WSHS Kimberly DePew for game story