Unbeaten against Alaska competition and seeded No. 1 in the ASAA Division I playoffs, West Anchorage looked every bit the favorite in Friday night’s quarterfinal round, mashing its way to a 49-7 victory over Dimond at West Anchorage Alumni Field.
The Eagles were dominant on the ground with 328 yards from nine different ball carriers, while their defense mostly contained prolific Dimond quarterback Braden Pili, sacking him eight times and forcing four turnovers.
Despite suffering a strip-sack fumble on its first possession, the West offense got set up nicely for its second try after a 50-yard punt return from Jayciano Cabesas. Starting from the Dimond 33, West handed off three straight times to Manny Maga, who bowled over tacklers for 14 yards to start the scoring…