Morgan is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Skyline. The Morgan Trojans secured a 26-20 W over the Skyline Grizzlies. The Trojans' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Beck Sheffield and his top target Lincoln Gilson. Sheffield threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes while Gilson gained 202 total yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Gilson is now averaging an impressive 113.7 receiving yards per game.
Morgan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nikolas Preece, Jack Despain, and Gilson picked up one apiece. Gilson was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards. Tate Steel was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Morgan was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 510 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The victory was the third in a row for Morgan, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Morgan will take on Layton Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Skyline, they are headed away from home for the first time to take on Blackfoot at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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