“POULSBO – It wasn’t quite football. Sure, players crunched into each other in the trenches. And receivers stretched themselves out for fingertip catches. And when flags flew, some eyes rolled. But Saturday’s jamboree, held at the North Kitsap High School field, was just for practice. North Kitsap was one of the four teams that participated. They joined North Mason, Klahowya and Bainbridge Island. An offensive and defensive team of each school occupied one-fourth of the field, so two games could go at once. So while North Mason’s defense may be facing Bainbridge’s offense on one end, North Mason’s offense may be facing North Kitsap’s defense on another. The purpose was for each team to get in some practice before the games start for real next week. Each match would continue for a specific number of plays. Then the teams would march off the field, and two more would march onto it. Besides practice, said Vikings head coach Jerry Parrish, the jamboree gives teams a chance to face opponents other than their own teammates. It’s a cliché, but they get tired of hitting each other, Parrish said after the two-hour jamboree ended. Parrish added, Hopefully, these are a test of our kids, to see things we’re doing and need to get done. It’s a target of where to go. Parrish was pleased with one aspect of the Vikings’ play, saying, I saw some very good defensive adjustments. “