Bears dominate Wilson in 34-0 victory

By Bart Potter | For The Olympian • Published September 20, 2008

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TACOMA – Dominate field position and special teams, be less sloppy than the other guys and control the line of scrimmage.

Toss in a stifling defense and an opportunistic offense, and it's a formula that works. For the Olympia Bears Friday night, it shook out in a 34-0 Narrows League crossover victory over Wilson at Stadium Bowl.

In the Bears' second straight shutout of the young season, Wilson managed only 161 yards of offense, most of that in the second half against reserves. Olympia put the clamps on the Rams' most versatile offensive weapon, senior Desmond Trufant.

Trufant, brother of Seahawks defensive back and former Washington State star Marcus Trufant, carried the ball 10 times for 19 yards and caught three passes for 56 yards. He never had space to operate.

The Olympia defense was led by defensive backs Chris Womac and Kramer Skidmore, linebackers Drew Johnson and Flynt Davies and linemen Zach Holstine and Cody Alfonso.

"Our guys stayed disciplined on the defensive side, not letting him get the big play," Olympia coach Bill Beattie said.

Meanwhile, the Bears had their way with the Rams' defense and might have had more than their 27-0 halftime lead but for fumbles that ended two promising drives.

Olympia rolled up 419 yards of offense. Hardnosed running back Dylan Parsons had 108 yards on 18 carries and scored four touchdowns — one on a reception. Quarterback Willie Willard smoothly engineered the attack. He finished with 189 yards passing on 10-of-18 accuracy and was not intercepted.

Last week, the Bears had just one touchdown in a 7-0 win over Capital.

"I think our team played much better than the first two weeks, especially on offense," Beattie said. "We've just got to keep getting better."

Olympia got an early break when it recovered a misplayed punt after its first possession. Skidmore made it pay off with a 43-yard catch-and-run TD from Willard.

Wilson's early issues with the kicking game continued with a fumble on the ensuing kickoff that was recovered again by the Bears. Garrett Hall's 20-yard run helped set up the first of Parsons' touchdowns, this one from a yard out.

Parsons' 2-yard run capped a nine-play, 52-yard drive in the second quarter. It was Parsons again late in the first half, scampering in from 35 yards out on a swing pass from Willard.

Parsons got in another TD early in the third quarter on a 1-yarder to make it 34-0, and his work on offense was done for the night. Olympia got all its 80 players into the game, Beattie said.