SEATTLE — From the first play, they asserted dominance.

The Archbishop won the Class 2A state title on Saturday at Husky Stadium, and the defensive front getting into Tumwater’s backfield over and over again kept the Thunderbirds from taking flight.

Though the defensive line was missing Gus Morrow and Tayden Olson, others stepped up and slowed a strong Tumwater attack, holding its flock of running backs to 116 yards — which was largely offset by lost yards on quarterback sacks.

“We all dogs,” said senior Hakeim Smalls, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound Boise State signee who played offensive tackle and defensive line this season. “If I go out, we got another guy that could fill my spot that could be quicker, faster.

“We all dogs.”

A front featuring Jack Sievers, Hakeim Smalls, Logan Fryberg, Keag

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