Musings, mutterings and the occasional bit of schmahts as Ornauer turns full attention to the interservice sports summer beat, softball and football:

-- Quite radically different outcomes on Saturday than the first time Yokosuka faced Yokota on May 16 and Torii played Foster on May 9. Yokosuka scored 34 unanswered points and forced eight turnovers and three sacks in overwhelming Yokota 41-12; the Seahawks had to rally to beat the Warriors 25-14 on the 16th. And after getting pummeled 45-14 by the Bulldogs, the Wolfpack held Foster's offense to just one touchdown in a 15-6 defeat; on the ninth, Foster's offense posted four TDs.

-- Even when Michael Redd, Foster's ax-crazed linebacker who resembles 11 men going for the ball, gets shut out in the sack column, he still contributes big time. His fumble-return touchdown gave the Bulldogs just enough cushion to hang on against the Wolfpack.

-- Tip your cap to the Wolfpack for stepping up despite having so few bodies. Even coach Darell Keith suited up; he's not played in the last nine years. "Pray for me," he told me Friday, the night before the game.

-- And how did the old guy do? He said he missed several tackles, but did get 10 of them. "The old guy can still do it," he said, rueing, however, the fact that Torii gave up the fumble return and a first-quarter safety. "We gave them nine points, though. Without that, it would have been 6-6."

-- Chris Speed, very aptly named. Scored Torii's lone touchdown and has all three Wolfpack TDs this season.

-- Were the Bulldogs looking past their opponent to Kadena, which Foster plays this coming Saturday? Especially as a result of their first encounter, "we didn't take it as seriously as we should have," assistant coach Tim Craig said. "But they were a lot more competitive. Their coach made some adjustments, and they made a lot better, smarter decisions."

-- Delrick "Tractor" Traylor of the Seahawks has had three three-sack games in Yokosuka uniform. He just missed getting a fourth in Saturday's win over Yokota. "I'll get it one day," he told me afterward.

-- Lorenz Piper gets it done on all sides of the ball. He intercepted Yokota QB Ryan Jones and blocked a punt in the first quarter and ran 4 yards for a touchdown to put Yokosuka ahead 26-6 in the second period.

-- That Carl Harris is one fine weapon for the Seahawks. 150 all-purpose yards, a 57-yard touchdown catch and 70 yards on 19 carries.

-- Boy, did Ryan Jones take a pounding or what? He was only sacked three times, but was hurried at least 15 more times and hit after unloading the ball on at least 10.

-- At the near-midway point of the season, defense continues to rule (despite the 41 points the Seahawks posted) and across the board, offenses continue to be works in progress. One key word: Practice. Yokota's hybrid Texas Tech-Missouri spread attack holds potential, but unless everybody -- and I mean everybody, consistently, every day -- comes to practice, the execution won't be there.

-- Next up: Kadena hosts Foster and tries to slice the Bulldogs' Southern Division lead to a half-game. Defending champion Misawa is at Yokota, also trying to keep pace with the North-leading Seahawks. Kickoffs are 5 p.m. at Yokota's Bonk Field and Kadena's McDonald Stadium.