Waterloo East beats Waterloo West 26-7 on September 23rd, 2011. Shot at Waterloo Memorial Stadium in Waterloo, IA. Waterloo East cloaked itself in black Friday night. It hardly seemed like a gloomy color scheme, especially at the end of the game. No, the Trojans were in a celebratory mood when time ran out at Waterloo Memorial Stadium, thanks to a 26-7 victory over crosstown rival Waterloo West. East scored early, took a 19-0 lead into halftime and then tacked on an insurance score to put away the Wahawks, who are now 0-5. For East, the outlook is bright. Beating West gave the Trojans a 3-2 record at the halfway mark of the 2011 season. They haven’t been above .500 after five games since 1999. East also won for the third straight time. You have to fade back 16 years to find an East streak of that length. And, the Trojans did all of that with a slightly different look – black pants, black jerseys (with white numbers) and black helmets stripped of the traditional orange logo. The idea came from head coach Kody Asmus. “Coach Asmus – I don’t know what he thinks about,” said quarterback Desmond Van Arsdale with a broad grin. “But it was nice, though.” Asmus saw plenty of nice things about Friday’s victory that had little to do with football fashion. “I think it puts us in great position, setting up the second half of the season,” said Asmus, who led East to the playoffs a year ago with a 3-6 record. “Obviously, three wins is great, but we were more focused on beating West …