Medical Lake ends skid with win over Newport

Swarming defense sacks Grizzly's quarterback 10 times in 39-12 win

PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter | Last updated Oct 16, 2014 5:56pm0

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Medical Lake's Dawson Lack delivers one of the 10 sacks on the night to Newport quarterback Otis Smith.

Medical Lake's defense got pretty banged up over the past few weeks in one-sided losses.

But last Friday night during the Cardinals' annual Homecoming and Hall of Fame football game it was the defense that administered the first aid in a 39-12 Northeast A League win over the Newport Grizzlies at Holliday Field.

The Cardinals recorded 10 sacks and chased and harassed Newport quarterback Otis Smith all night. They forced him into an interception and an icing on the cake third-quarter safety. Smith was limited to 12 carries for a loss of 51 yards as Medical Lake (1-3 NEA, 2-4 overall) ended a fou...