Skyview caps an incredible, wild comeback victory, and senior Micah Robison reflects on the family atmosphere within the team and the support he gets from his family at home

Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com

The comeback bid had ended. 

Or so it seemed.

Then the Skyview Storm got new life, because, well, because the play that looked to end the competitive phase of this game was not quite over yet. 

If the whistle has not ended the play, there is hope.

“We just know we are in every single game, no matter what the score is,” said Skyview senior Micah Robison. “We keep working. We keep putting our foot on the gas pedal. If it doesn’t work out (on offense), we get right back on defense and hit them as hard as we can.”

In a wild finish for Skyview against Graham Kapowsin on Friday that nobody could have predicted, the Storm went from offense to defense to offense again … on the same play.

New life.

A minute later, Skyview wasin the end zone, scoring a touchdown with 4 seconds left in the game for a 21-17 victory. 

Oh, 10 minutes earlier, the Storm trailed 17-0.

“Just never give up,” Robison said.

The details of this bizarre finish will be highlighted below, but Clark County Today also wants to shine a spotlight on Robison for what he means to this team, and what this team means to him.

Skyview coach Steve Kizer said Robison, pound for pound, might be the best hitter on the team. Robison, by the way, would not be considered big. He’s tall, standing at 6-1, but he says he weighs around 160 pounds.

Kizer said Robison finds a way to unleash every one of those 160 pounds on the tackles he makes as a safety for the Storm. 

A year ago, Robison made quite the splash with eight interceptions. This year, beyond roaming the defense looking for passes to pick or opponents to blast, he has a bigger role on offense as a wide receiver. He had 122 yards receiving and two touchdowns in Skyview’s Week 1 victory.

He also happens to be a standout on the Skyview baseball team, too.

“It’s dedication and a lot of hard work,” he said of being a multi-sport athlete in Class 4A. “Football is my favorite. Once football is over, I get sad, but then I get to look forward to baseball season. That’s my favorite part of it. Once football is over, I don’t have to wait for a full year. I get to play another sport that I love, too.”

Robison also recently defeated his dad, Chris, on the golf course, too.

“I would love to play more often. I don’t have a whole lot of time. But whenever my dad asks to go to the driving range, or go out and golf 9 holes, 18 holes, I’ll take it right away,” Micah said. “I’m actually going golfing Sunday. It’s my grandpa’s birthday. I’m super excited about that.”

Baseball. Golf. Football. 

Or just about anything that requires athletic ability, Micah Robison will find a way to conquer it.

His mother, Alisha, said Micah did not need training wheels when he learned to ride a bicycle. Mom and dad just put a very young Micah on the bike, and … he was off to the races.

These days, Micah is trying to balance school life and sports, and doing everything he can for his teammates.

Those big hits he administers? That is part of being committed to the Storm.

“I just know I’ve got to do everything I can for the team. If it means going full speed and putting my body on the line, I’m going to do it,” Robison said.

Tough on the football field. Tough on the diamond, too.

That does not make him tough at home, though. A quick poll of family members, and it is unanimous. Micah is a momma’s boy, but in the best way possible.

“Every morning. Every night,” he says, confirming that he makes a point of giving his mom a hug at least twice a day.

He also credits his younger sister, Emeri, a sophomore at Skyview, with his plan for a new pet.

“My sister has a fish. He always swims out and looks at me. He is such a chill fish, so I want one now,” Micah said.

There was nothing chill for the Storm about the way Skyview was playing in the first three quarters of Friday’s game at Kiggins Bowl.

FINAL
Skyview 21, Graham Kapowsin 17#wafbscores pic.twitter.com/drFYObKxd7

— Paul Valencia (@ValenciaCCT) September 14, 2024

Graham-Kapowsin scored on a fourth-and-long play in the second quarter, then scored again in the final seconds of the first half for a 14-0 lead. The Eagles kicked a field goal late in the third quarter to make it 17-0.

Nothing was going right for the Storm … until everything went Skyview’s way. So much so that even when GK made a play, it just set up a bigger play for the Storm.

Graham Kapowsin had what appeared to be the game-winning interception. But Eagle tried to return it. Skyview’s Rex Allinger with huge hit to force fumble. Packer recovered for Storm. New set of downs. Few plays later, Skyview wins. Wow! pic.twitter.com/ZikDSoiD1o

— Paul Valencia (@ValenciaCCT) September 14, 2024

Skyview quarterback Doogie Poindexter found Gavin Packer on a touchdown pass with 9:37 left in the game to put Skyview on the board. 

TOUCHDOWN SKYVIEW pic.twitter.com/GYZMvmycHT

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The Skyview defense, led by Kaden Hamlin and Toren Baker, got the ball back to the offense. 

The Storm were in the end zone again just a few minutes later. This time on a 28-yard touchdown run by Rex Allinger, making it 17-14.

Plenty of time left. In fact, so much time that the Skyview defense was able to get the ball back to the offense twice. Skyview turned it over on its first opportunity to take the lead, and the Skyview defense then forced another GK punt. 

That set up a wild play for the ages.

On a desperation, fourth-down play with just more than a minute remaining, the Eagles got an interception. Skyview had only one timeout left, so this game was over, right? Right? Nope.

The GK defensive back opted to return the interception rather than take a knee to end the play. Allinger made the hit of the night, from his running back position, jarring the ball loose. Packer recovered for the Storm, giving Skyview a fresh set of downs.

That led to a short touchdown pass from Poindexter to Matt Glaus with 4 seconds remaining, a ball that was tipped in the air and then fell into Glaus’ hands with several Graham Kapowsin defenders surrounding him. 

“It landed on my chest. I grabbed it. I knew I caught it,” Glaus said.

Game officials added to the drama, taking a second or two to confer before signaling touchdown.

FINAL
Skyview 21, Graham Kapowsin 17#wafbscores pic.twitter.com/drFYObKxd7

— Paul Valencia (@ValenciaCCT) September 14, 2024

The Storm were down, but they were never out. 

Moments like this one are made more special because of this team’s chemistry, Robison said. The Storm hang out with each other almost 12 hours a day, with weight lifting at 6:30 in the morning, school, and then practice.

“It means family,” Robison said of this football program. “It’s a brotherhood.”