The Evergreen Plainsmen checked off another box this season.
Evergreen will head into a Week 10 playoff game as the outright champion of the 3A Greater St. Helens League after shutting out rival Mountain View 20-0 on Friday at McKenzie Stadium.
Two big runs through the driving rain by James Bethune, and a defense that held Mountain View to 176 yards of offense was enough for Evergreen (8-1, 5-0 3A GSHL) to finish atop the league alone.
The last time the Plainsmen finished undefeated in league was 2007.
“We’ve been doing lots of things we haven’t done in a longtime,” Evergreen coach Christian Swain said. “The kids really deserve it.”
Bethune scored on runs of 66 and 60 yards right up the gut to finish with 165 yards on 23 carries.