ARLINGTON — The Eagles proved again that they plan on being a force in the Wesco North this season.

In a 35-30 non-conference victory at home over 2009 Wesco South champion Jackson, Sept. 10, Arlington maintained its perfect (2-0) record by showing opposing defenses that they are going to have to do more than stop the pass to be successful against the Eagles.

“We were able to get the offense moving on the ground and take advantage of some turnovers,” said Arlington coach Greg Dailer.

Leading the Arlington attack was Riley Cobb who rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Cobb showed big play ability with touchdown runs of 27 and 75 yards.

“He runs really hard, down hill and our offensive line was great tonight,” Dailer said. “We’ve just got a lot of athletic players that can adjust.”

Primary blockers for Cobb were Adam Dallman, Hayden Love, Blake Petersen and Adam Roehl.

“My line was a great help today and all I really did was follow my blocker and run my route,” said Cobb.

Cobb’s 27-yard touchdown run started off the game and the Eagles earned a 21-14 lead at halftime after linebacker Blake Peterson recovered a fumble for a 75-yard touchdown run and quarterback Max Bryson found tight end Bo Brummell for a 23-yard strike over the middle.

“For only two days of preparation, Max did a great job leading this offense,” Dailer said.

But this win was no cake walk either. The Eagles eventually contained the Jackson throwing attack, but not before junior quarterback Sam Brown gained 250 yards through the air.

The Eagles were without starting quarterback Black McPherson, who is nursing a knee injury, but were able to find fillers on both sides of the ball, starting with the junior Bryson and sophomore Skylor Elgarico at safety, who had a pair of crucial interceptions in the fourth quarter. Elgarico returned his first pick for a 76-yard touchdown run and his second ended the Timberwolves’ final drive of the game.

“He showed tremendous poise back there for a freshman and we’re expecting big things out of him down the road,” said Dailer of Elgarico.

While not hoping for McPherson’s return Oct 17 against Ferndale, Cobb said he relished the extra rushing attempts.

“We installed about five more running plays during practice this week and it was great to have such a good offensive line,” said the senior halfback.

Dailer said that McPherson’s injury didn’t seem serious and he could be back for the Ferndale game, but is likely to return for the start of Wesco play the following week.