Everett turned three Shorecrest fumbles into 20 points to key a 33-18 season-opening victory Sept. 3 at Everett Memorial Stadium.
Junior fullback Justin Boyce rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns for the Seagulls in the Western Conference South Division contest.
“They took advantage of our turnovers and executed offensively,” Scots coach Mike Wollan said.
Sophomore Elliot Richards booted a 28-yard field goal to give Shorecrest a 3-0 edge before Everett pulled away with four second-quarter touchdowns.
Boyce gave the Seagulls the lead for good with a 7-yard TD run that followed a fourth-down fumble by the Scots. One play after the Scots fumbled a screen pass on their next drive, Justin Ehling sprinted 64 yards for a score.
Two more Boyce touchdowns stretched Everett’s lead to 26-3. With time winding down in the half, Shorecrest quarterback Jon Glancy delivered a 44-yard pass to Kevin Ramos to set up a 5-yard TD catch by Jesse Hoffman.
After forcing the Seagulls three-and-out to open the third quarter, Glancy found Hoffman for a 29-yard TD reception. The two hooked up again for a successful two-point conversion pass to cut Shorecrest’s deficit to 26-18.
The Shorecrest defense stuffed the Seagulls on their next possession, but the offense fumbled the ball after crossing midfield. Boyce capped the scoring with a 24-yard TD run.
“We had all the momentum in the world,” Wollan said. “Our defense just had two big series and we were moving the ball.”
Glancy finished 12 of 23 passing for 170 yards and two touchdowns. Hoffman caught four passes for 59 yards, carried the ball 13 times for 48 yards and collected a team-high 12 tackles.
Everett outgained the Scots on the ground 251 yards to 58 and owned a 10-minute time of possession advantage. Five of Shorecrest’s six penalties occurred on first down.
“Even with the turnovers we had chances to get back in it,” Wollan said. “We just can’t keep making the same mistakes.”
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