3A GSHL football: Prairie 72, Fort Vancouver 0

Jacob Austin score three touchdowns scores and Tyler Duncan ran for more, all in a first quarter that saw the Falcons build a 37-0 lead.

Mike Montgomery caught a touchdown pass and Jason Bracken rushed for a touchdown of his own, coming on his lone carry of the game. Nick Gawley returned a punt return 57 yards later in the second quarter to take a 58-0 lead at halftime.

The Falcons must beat Kelso next week to stay in the playoff mix. A Prairie win and a Mountain View win over Columbia River would give the Falcons the No. 3 seed. A River win would set up a three-way tie for second place.

Jason Marti led the team in rushes, accumulating 56 yards on 13 attempts. Duncan led the team with 74 yards on only 5 carries and Austin ran for 51 yards on only 4 attempts.

Fort Vancouver rushed for 18 yards and passed for 3 for the game. Babacar Secka and Marquis Radford led the team with 16 yards on 1 carry and 15 yards on 3 carries, respectively.

PRAIRIE 72, FORT VANCOUVER 0

Prairie 37 21 0 14–72

Fort Vancouver 0 0 0 0– 0

First quarter

P — Jacob Austin 5 run (Preston Brooks run)

P — Jacob Austin 10 run (Max Riemer kick)

P — Tyler Duncan 15 run (Riemer kick)

P — Duncan 31 run (Riemer kick)

P — Austin 25 run (Jordan Marti pass from Brooks)

Second quarter

P — Mike Montgomery 15 pass from Brooks (Riemer kick)

P — Jason Bracken 34 run (Riemer kick)

P — Nick Gawley 57 punt return (Riemer kick)

Fourth quarter

P — Nick Gawley 15 run (Riemer kick)

P — Tyler Clark 53 fumble return (Riemer kick)

Individual statistics

RUSHING — Prairie: Duncan 5-74, Austin 4-51, Bracken 1-34, Evenden 2-26, Marti 13-56, Montgomery 1-15, Pena 3-14, Rasaphang-Thong 4-14, McAnally 4-11, Schulson 1-0; Fort Vancouver: Secka 1-16, Radford 3-15, O’Crotty 11-6, Ross 4-(-2), Suell 9-(-3), Van Heck 2-(-3), Stowell 1-(-6).

PASSING — Prairie: Brooks 6-9-0-74, Hamiel 1-1-0-12; Fort Vancouver: Suell 1-6-2-3

RECEIVING — Prairie: Gawley 2-26, Bracken 2-21, Montgomery 1-15, Baltazar 1-12; Fort Vancouver: Doty 1-3.