MARYSVILLE — Arlington football coach Greg Dailer was just happy to get the win Sept. 25.

The Eagles were trounced by the defending state champions, Eastside Catholic 61-6 Sept. 18, and Arlington was on the road again to take on Marysville Getchell in a Wesco 3A league game.

But Arlington had the benefit of MG losing its lead rusher Collin Montez early in the game due to an injury. Arlington won 34-7.

“Montez is a force to be reckoned with and it’s really too bad that he got hurt and we had to win it that way,” Dailer said.

With the Chargers’ run game nullified, MG’s freshman quarterback Caleb Koellmer relied on a passing attack but couldn’t execute in the redzone.

“[Montez] is a big part of what we do,” MG coach Davis Lura said. “I think at first it took the wind out of our sails but after we put a couple of guys in there, we got some confidence and we started moving the ball okay. Collin is the type of kid that is going to get us into the end zone.”

Koellmer was picked off twice in the first half by Arlington’s linebackers. First, a pick six from Mason Bergley and then by George Spady.

Despite the big defensive plays, it wasn’t a perfect game for the Eagles on offense, Dailer said.

“We did not execute well at all,” Dailer said. “We had some poor throws, we had some bad routes, poor blocking and a fumble. It was just a comedy of errors on offense.

“We just got to watch the film, execute better and then from there keep improving.”

But Arlington’s “offensive bright spot” was running back Devon Nutter who punched in three touchdowns for Arlington, Dailer said.

Arlington’s overall record is 2-1. MG’s is 1-2.