EVERETT — At times, Andre Pina was looking for contact.

During the Tommies’ 48-0 blowout of the Bruins Sept. 16, M-P’s senior halfback wasn’t just shedding tackles — in some cases he was torpedoing right threw them.

In a game that could be called a breaking-out party for Pina, he looked like a different runner than he was just a year ago.

“I was a little smaller last year, and an underclassman,” he said. “So I think at times I didn’t run right at them.”

That isn’t the case this year. Pina racked up 113 yards rushing on just 10 carries and two scores (37 and 3 yards), helping his team improve to 2-1.

“Andre had a great game today,” said M-P coach Brandon Carson. “He didn’t get to play last week against Edmonds so I think he had a little more motivation today.”

But the stats weren’t enough to tell the whole story, as it was hard to tally the number of broken tackles Pina accumulated throughout the first half, when he did most of his damage.

But while Pina may have stolen the show and put the Bruins away, it was the aerial attack of sophomore quarterback Jake Luton that raced M-P out to a 21-0 lead, connecting on a pair of touchdown scores with Kyle Nobach (15 and 65 yards) and another with Cody House (5 yards).

“I thought our passing game was real solid,” said Carson. “Jake did a great job to start the game and just got us going.”

In what Carson called the team’s first clean game of the season, the Tommies pitched their first shutout behind a dominating performance by the linemen.

“We knew we had to stop their running game,” said Carson. “Both their quarterback and running back were dangerous, so we just had to get off the line quick and get to the ball.”

M-P held Cascade to less than 100 yards of total offense for the contest, and even returned a turnover for a touchdown with Brandon Moser’s 30-yard return in the third quarter.

The Tommies led 34-0 by halftime. Senior halfback Demar Stell added a 14-yard rushing score.

M-P will face defending Western Conference champion Arlington Sept. 23.