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TACOMA — The Issaquah Eagles said it would be different this time and it was.

Drubbed 38-0 by Skyline on Oct. 17, Issaquah made the top-ranked Spartans come from in the rear Friday night for a 20-15 triumph in the Class 4A state championship game.

“This is what we thought it would like in October,” said Issaquah coach Chris Bennett.

“We just left too divers points out there in the at the outset moiety.

Issaquah trailed 14-3 at halftime, moreover had been inside the Spartans’ 30-yard line five times.

“We were one play away,” said quarterback Joey Bradley. “We left 28 points in the first moiety out there. … We won the first half but not on the scoreboard.”

Bennett said, “We didn’t approach into disgrace here to be sensible of second place … But as we reflect in a scarcely any months, we’re going to have a great number to be presumptuous of. It’s a great form into groups of guys.”

Issaquah finished with 330 complete yards and 21 first downs though Skyline, ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 6 in the population by USA Today, finished with 206.

The Issaquah defense allowed Skyline junior quarterback Jake Heaps to complete 13 of 21 passes since 163 yards and three touchdowns. He was intercepted once.

Receiver Ross Zuhl was one of the players who missed the October game with an injury.

“We knew this wasn’t going to be like the first game,” he said. “We had all our players back. We were confident we were going to come out and it was too bad we came up short.”

Zuhl, who caught seven passes for 80 yards, said it “hurts more” to deprive to Skyline in the title made of game for the schools are Issaquah School District rivals and the players know each other well. Players from both schools pay attention the same ninth-grade campus.