REDMOND — There was a 15-day gap between Mountain View’s 42-19 win over Caldera on Oct. 8 and the Cougars’ 28-12 victory over Ridgeview on Saturday night.

Those 15 days offered time to grieve, reflect and come together as a football team.

There was also time to draw up trick plays.

The Cougars hit on three trick plays for big gains against the Ravens: a halfback pass, a hook-and-ladder and a reverse pass.

“When you have four extra days with nothing to do, you have a chance to work on some things,” said Mountain View coach Brian Crum. “It is something that we had been working on the week before and were able to put them in.”

Before kickoff, both teams walked to the middle of the field and shook hands before holding a moment of silence for those affected by the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting on Oct.…