| Friday | Sep 17th | 2016 | 4A | Boys | Football | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline High School | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Eastlake | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 | |
| Skyline | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | |
Skyline Opens New Stadium With Victory Over Wolves
By Steve Dion
After spending two weeks in Eastern Washington, Skyline was chomping at the bit to play at their new facility. The 2015 runner-up Spartans hosted the 2-0 Eastlake Wolves in their season home opener for a pivotal 4A KingCo clash.
Sparty took the opening drive the distance ending with a 2-yard punch-in by Isaiah Shim. Unfazed, Eastlake responded by marching down the field and quarterback Ben Howard connected with a diving Parker Lester in the back corner of the endzone.
Skyline’s attacked found its groove by feeding their tailbacks the football behind their bruising left guard Henry Bainivalu. Riley Gill broke the deadlock on an 18 yard scamper up the gut to put the Spartans back up by a score heading into halftime.
Eastlake emerged from the locker room with a will to even the score and did so when Howard found Hank Pladson for 62 yards and the game tying touchdown. A successful two-point conversion brought the score to 14 apiece.
The Spartans bounced back when Kevin McGrane knocked in a field goal from 35 yards out. At 17-14, could the Wolves bounce back again?
A clean sheet by Sparty’s defense allowed the McGrane kick to be the game-winner as Eastlake’s attempt to win was thwarted. Both teams will enter week four with identical 2-1 records.
The Final Score:
Skyline 17, Eastlake 14.
Top Performer
Skyline
Kevin McGrane- Go-ahead 35 yard field goal (35), 2/2 XP
Eastlake
Ben Howard- 2 passing TDs (18,62)