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The 1995 Chiefs played an independent 2-game season, as "Can-Am"
games played against the Surrey Rams of
British Columbia at Sammamish High School in Bellevue, and traveling
to Kelowna, BC to play the Okanangan Suns. The highlight of the
season was when Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. sat on the Chiefs
bench during the Can-Am game. He was a close friend of Chiefs RB/S
Darric Jasmine. After the inaugural games the Chiefs participated in
the Seattle Metro flag football league. Griffey actually played with
the team in the post season tournament. Joining the Northwest Football League for 1996, with Coach Ike 'wearing all the hats, the team became frustrated with a 1-4 start, the first franchise win scored over the Seattle Blue Devils. The assistant coaches asked him to delegate more authority which Ike ultimately refused. Then captain Darric Jasmine met with him and talked non-stop until he agreed. John Phillips became offensive coordinator and Michael Stuart became defensive coordinator. Apparently depressed about the situation Ike became distant and his involvement diminished. In his absence Coach Stuart stepped up and became the team's leader. The offense was very inconsistent under Coach Ike's West Coast offense so Phillips quickly implemented a wishbone offense to take advantage of the teams athleticism. The Chiefs went 4-3 under Stuart and Phillips finishing tied for 4th place with the Puget Sound Jets but missed the playoffs on the leagues' points scored tiebreaker. Five Chiefs would be named first-team All-NWFL at season end, including defensive back Chris Reynolds being named the NWFL Defensive MVP. Unable to make the team profitable, Ike wanted out. He turned the team over to Duke Combs who passed the team on to Stuart. The team sandwiched a 3-game win streak between 7 losses in 1997 to finish 3-7 and out of playoff contention. Defensive End Derek Evans and linebacker Phil Songcuan would earn first-team All-NWFL honors with Evans also taking 3rd Team as a punter. The Chiefs were the surprise team at the 1998 pre-season jamboree as they routed their first two opponents to earn a birth in the championship game against the Pierce County Bengals. The Chiefs were holding their own until their QB suffered a broken arm while being sacked by Bengal safety Sio Fakatoufifita. His loss seemed to thwart any momentum the team had going into the regular season. Injuries devastated the team and they never played up to the potential they showed in the jamboree setting an NWFL record for most losses in a single season (11). Three players would be listed as honorable mentions on the All-NWFL selections. The 1999 Chiefs lost their first 2 games then the team folded and forfeited the remaining eight games. It was later revealed that Coach Stuart was not fully recovered from recent surgery due to injuries suffered in a preseason automobile accident. Coach Stuart earned co-Coach of the Year honors as the Chiefs returned in 2000 to set league records for both single game and season rushing yards in the NWFL finishing 4-6, the most wins since 1996. Eastside would gain five first-team All-NWFL nods led by running back Michael Stuart, and defensive end Derek Evans with his second first-team nod in three seasons. Athlete Michael Collins would place on three teams as the first-team punt return specialist, second-team kick returner, and a third team selection at cornerback. Kicking specialist Jason Skahan would take two spots as the second-team kicker and honorable mention punter at season end. Eric Bellamy was named NWFL Co-Defensive Rookie of the Year. Decimated by injuries in 2001, the team played tough games but ultimately finished 0-10. Quarterback David Castillo suffered a near life-threatening injury during an August meeting with the Bengals chronicled by the Seattle Times (story). The team closed up business for good following the 2001 campaign with an overall record of 13-44. Stuart, along with Mike Astley would return a team in 2010 with the formation of the Eastside Xtreme, but that team suffered a similar fate eventually dropping into the 8/9-man ranks after 2011. Former assistant John Phillips would go on to work adminstratively with the NWFL operating the website, statistics compilations and archiving the history of the Northwest Football League into the mid-2000's. DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION TO CONTRIBUTE? CONTACT US! (email)
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