Déjà vu as Trojans roll, 34-0 over Sky View

It was déjà vu, all over again. 

Yogi Berra wasn’t there – but KJZZ-TV was. The Trojans weren’t playing Crimson Cliffs this week – they were instead taking on Sky View on Thursday Night Lights. 

With 9:13 to go in the second quarter, the Trojans football team had to have been feeling a little déjà vu, ahead 20-0 after senior quarterback Beck Sheffield found Boston Zack open in the end zone. 

The difference? This Trojans squad blanked Sky View 34-0 and lifted the TNL trophy. 

“I am excited for how well the team is playing, and how well they are working together,” said Morgan head coach Jared Barlow. “I hope they continue to work together, not allowing selfish or prideful thought to enter, and just keep doing the things it takes to win football games.” 

Morgan [2-0] will have another opportunity to lift hardware this Saturday Aug. 31 when they take on Pocatello Skyline at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena – part of the Rocky Mountain Rumble. 

In the meantime, give some accolades to a Trojans offense through 1 ½ quarters had 116 yards passing from Sheffield. After that TD pass to Zack, he’d give way to Cade Randall who was playing his second game in two days – having played in the Trojans JV game the day before. 

As one of Randall’s spirals twirled in the air, Gilson let it fall into his breadbasket and reached over the pylon for six as the Trojans pushed ahead 27-0 with 2:48 left before halftime. 

But, Sky View tried to mount a comeback. Two long runs from its sky-blue offense softened the Trojans defense – but fell short of the line to gain, bringing up fourth down. Blitzing from the edges, Morgan forced its third turnover of the first half with 1:16 to go. 

The Trojans were so excited they received a sideline warning with 46 seconds left in the half. 

As sirens blared, the Trojans held a 27-0 lead as they took a knee and walked into the locker room. 

KJZZ-TV and America First CU honored Macey Miller at halftime for her off-the-field accomplishments and awarded her with a $1,000 scholarship. Her Trojans girls soccer team came off a 5-1 win against Juan Diego this past week to move to 3-3 on the season. 

To start the second half of Thursday night’s football game, another fourth down stop by the Trojans that allowed 109 total yards in the first half gave the Morgan offense another shot – but it stalled. 

On Sky View’s second possession of the second half, the Trojan front made a goal-line stand with five minutes left in the third quarter, one that impressed the coach. 

“Miller Beardall did a great job chasing a play down from the backside, stopping a TD,” said Coach Barlow. From there the defensive unit collectively shut the Sky View offense down from the 4, not allowing them in.” 

To punctuate the night and a 98-yard drive, Gilson – who had 230 total yards – caught a 30-yard slant for his third TD with 1:20 to go in the third quarter for a 34-0 lead. 

It was hard to believe the Trojan onslaught started back in the first quarter after Sheffield raced to a 3-yard touchdown with 8:42 to go in the first quarter, but you’ve gotta hand it to the Trojans defense, too – they came to play. 

On the next drive in the first quarter, a maroon swarm engulfed Sky View’s offense. The turnover-on-downs led to a Sheffield-to-Lincoln Gilson strike from 18 yards out and a 14-0 advantage with 2:32 still showing on the scoreboard clock. 

“The boys played amazingly,” said Coach Barlow of his team that had more than 500 yards in total offense and gave up half of that on defense.  “I loved how well they performed [as a team], working together to make things happen.”