Things didn’t start out easy for Skyview on Friday at McKenzie Stadium.
But the only thing that mattered was how they finished.
Behind big games from running backs Josh Emmy and Blake Ingram, the Storm overcame a slow start to beat Evergreen 37-13.
The Plainsmen left no stone unturned on Friday, starting freshman quarterback Dustin Nettles against a Skyview team that will finish either second or third in the 4A Greater St. Helens League.
The Evergreen defense played inspired in the early going, forcing a three-and-out on the first drive.
After a Skyview field goal, Nettles marched the Plainsmen down the field before running it in from 8 yards out.
The upset didn’t seem too far out of reach for the Plainsmen early. But then Emmy got going on the ground en route to a team-high 96 yards rushing.
The Storm didn’t come roaring out of the locker room at halftime, either. But it was Emmy once again who took Skyview to paydirt near the end of the third quarter.
Penalties seemed to be the demise for the Plainsmen, as they have been all year. Drive after drive seemed to stall with Plainsmen penalties.
Evergreen had a chance to inject some drama into the finish with under 7 minutes left in Skyview territory. An interception on 4th down gave Skyview the ball on their own 15 before Blake Ingram ripped off an 80-yard touchdown to put the game away two plays later.
With the win, Skyview stays tied with Union, with a 4-1 record in league play.
Skyview 37, Evergreen 13
Skyview 3 13 8 13 — 37
Evergreen 7 0 0 6 — 13
1st quarter
S — Braden Hadfield 29 field goal
E — Dustin Nettles 8 run (Goodpaster kick)
2nd quarter
S — Blake Ingram 1 run (Hadfield kick)
S — Josh Emmy 4 run (Kick failed)
3rd quarter
S — Emmy 2 run (Parker Baker pass from Zac Schomer)
4th quarter
S — Ingram 80 run (Kick failed)
S —Aaron Wise 5 run (Hadfield kick)
E — Kobey Eaton 55 pass from Brandon Bea (Kick no good)
Individual statistics
RUSHING — Skyview: Josh Emmy 16-96, Blake Ingram 7-89; Aaron Wise 5-37; Shomler 2-(minus 1); Barnum 3-(minus 6). Evergreen: Dallas Goodpaster 6-18; Billy Nelson 7-21; Nettles 13-4; Justice Murphy 7-19; Micah Bishop-Brown 2-9; Kobey Eaton 1-2; Seyvin Wickliff 2-4; Bea 1-(-2).
PASSING — Skyview: Zac Shomler 8-16-106; Brody Barnum 0-1-0-0. Evergreen: Dustin Nettles 12-17-2-98; Brandon Bea 2-5-1-59.
RECEIVING — Skyview: Bryson Enge 3-81; Nate Rider 1-12; Aaron Wise 2-6; Skyler Martin 1-4. Evergreen: Eaton 1-55; Murphy 5-44; Nelson 4-37; Goodpaster 2-22; Jerrin Williams 2-0.
