MARYSVILLE – The Trojans were down 22 points in the fourth quarter, and came back quite a bit, but not enough as Marysville-Getchell defeated Meridian 34-27 at Quil Ceda Stadium on Friday night.
Meridian started things out with a bang when senior quarterback Jaeger Fyfe launched a deep ball on the first play from scrimmage which found senior tight end James Hedahl perfectly for a 71-yard touchdown.
However, the Chargers had their share of big plays as well, as they uncorked a 54-yard run which set up a seven-yard touchdown run, and followed that up with a 63-yard touchdown run.
Senior running back Landen Downey scored on a 2-yard touchdown, which put the Trojans within two points, 14-12, but Marysville-Getchell answered with its first touchdown pass of the game, and the Chargers went into the locker room with a 20-12 lead at the half.
Marysville-Getchell scored again in the third quarter, on an 8-yard touchdown run, and also on a 9-yard touchdown pass to begin the fourth quarter, but the Trojans wouldn’t roll over on their final game of the season.
Fyfe used his legs, and his right arm, to pick up big chunks of yards in the final quarter of his career. He finished the game with 110 yards rushing and 230 yards passing.
Downey scored his second touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter, and followed it up with a two-point conversion run. Fyfe then found 6-foot-5 junior Daniel Larsen for a 29-yard touchdown pass with three minutes to go in the game.
Marysville-Getchell was able to pick up key first downs, and run the clock out.
Fyfe also led his team defensively with 8.5 tackles, while Downey finished with and sophomore Kasey Brennan each had two tackles for loss, while Hedahl and senior Lincoln Hoefer each had a quarterback sack.
The Trojans finished their season with a 5-5 record.
Marysville-Getchell 34 Meridian 27 MER 6 6 0 15 - 27 M-G 14 6 7 7 - 34 MER - Hedahl 71 pass from Fyfe (kick blocked) M-G - 7 yard touchdown run (kick good) M-G - 63 yard touchdown run (kick good) MER - Downey 2 run (run failed) M-G - 13 yard touchdown pass (pass failed) M-G - 8 yard touchdown run (kick good) M-G - 9 yard touchdown pass (kick good) MER - Downey 1 run (Downey run) MER - Larsen 29 pass from Fyfe (Downey kick) MER M-G 28-204 Rush Att-Yards 49-299 15-33-1 Comp-Att-Int 9-13-0 230 Passing Yards 96 Individual Leaders RUSHING - MER: Fyfe 11-110, Downey 15-83, Alexander 1-9, Driscoll 1-2. M-G: N/A. PASSING - MER: Fyfe 15-32-0-230, Alexander 0-1-1-0. M-G: N/A. RECEIVING - MER: Alexander 8-70, Hedahl 2-95, Brennan 2-24, Larsen 1-29, Todd 1-15, Downey 1-(-3). M-G: N/A.
