KIRKLAND — Through one half of football at Juanita High School on Friday, not much separated Granite Falls football from Cedar Park Christian.

After a slow start, each offense scored on its final drive of the half, with Cedar Park Christian tying it 7-7 with seven seconds left before the break. Granite Falls entered the locker room with their heads low, according to junior lineman Joshua Earnheart, but they had an opportunity to bring back momentum after receiving the second-half kickoff.

It didn’t take long for them to seize it.

On just the second play of the third quarter, junior running back/linebacker Beau Everson broke a tackle and chugged down the right sideline for a 47-yard touchdown, and a successful two-point conversion gave Granite Falls a 15-7 lead.

“We really wanted to com

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