Prep football: Skyline battles back but falls in Rocky Mountain Rumble

POCATELLO — Morgan (Utah) backmost Beck Sheffield was cleanable successful nan first half, starring nan Trojans to a patient 26-6 halftime lead astatine nan Rocky Mountain Rumble Saturday morning.

Skyline, though, stopped Sheffield and nan high-flying Morgan discourtesy successful nan 2nd half. And nan offense, led by seniors CarMyne Garcia and Trey Kirkham, made things very interesting.

After scoring a touchdown pinch nether 2 minutes to play, nan Grizzlies recovered an onside footwear and had a chance to necktie aliases return nan lead. But a leaping interception from Lincoln Gilson ended nan threat, and Sheffield kneeled retired a 26-20 Morgan victory.

Morgan QB Beck Sheffield interacts pinch nan distant crowd during nan 4th fourth Saturday. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com

Sheffield completed each 14 of his walk attempts successful nan first half, for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns. He added different 31 rushing gait and 2 much scores connected nan ground.

The Grizzly defense held him to 29 rushing yards and 108 passing yards, connected 8-for-14 passing successful nan 2nd half, picking him disconnected twice.

After nan game, Skyline caput coach Scott Berger addressed nan second-half improvements.

“We talked about, astatine halftime, competing, playing hard,” he said. “The No. 1 extremity of our programme is to get amended mundane — good you tin trim that down to get amended each play, too. I was proud of nan kids.”

The only discourtesy Skyline could muster successful nan first half was an 80-yard footwear return from Kirkham, a elder wide receiver.

Like nan defense, nan Grizzly discourtesy recovered its footing aft nan break.

Garcia completed conscionable six of 12 passes for 101 yards and 2 interceptions successful nan first half. He deed connected 10 of 19 attempts for 126 yards and 2 scores successful nan 2nd half.

Skyline elder wideout Trey Kirkham celebrates pinch his squad aft scoring connected a 24-yard drawback and tally Saturday astatine nan Rocky Mountain Rumble. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com

Kirkham added a 24-yard touchdown reception successful nan 4th quarter.

“We’ll get better. In nan large picture, I would person loved to person won this game, but we’re conscionable fine,” Berger said of his team’s performance.

Skyline, nan coach continued, was playing successful its first crippled of nan season, while Morgan has 2 wins nether their corporate belt.

“The biggest betterment (of nan season) comes betwixt your first and 2nd game,” Berger said. “We’ll amended by adjacent week, I committedness you.”

Skyline is backmost successful action Friday erstwhile they recreation to Blackfoot to return connected nan Broncos (1-0).