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Non-league football: Columbia-White Salmon 54, Elma 49

The Columbian
Published: September 9, 2016, 11:42pm

Trenton Howard returned a kickoff 90 yards with 46 seconds left as the Bruins withstood a huge second half by Elma’s Ira Hartford.

Columbia led 21-0 at halftime, but Hartford brought the Eagles back by rushing for six second-half touchdowns, including TD runs of 49, 54 and 63 yards.

Elma tied the game 28-28 late in the third quarter, and again at 42-42 midway in the fourth quarter.

Zach Walker’s second TD run of the game gave Columbia-White Salmon a 48-42, but Elma took the lead back at 49-48 with 58 seconds to play.

But Howard’s kickoff return gave the Bruins the win.

Walker rushed for 166 yards on 22 carries.

COLUMBIA-WS 54, ELMA 39

Elma 0 0 28 21–49

CWS 14 7 14 19–54

First quarter

CWS — Austin Bucklin 10 run (Kick blocked)

CWS — Zach Walker 1 run (Walker run)

Second quarter

CWS — Chandlor Bucklin from A. Bucklin (Oriz kick)

Third quarter

EHS — Hartford 63 run (Kick good)

CWS — C. Bucklin 90 yard Kickoff Return (Oriz kick)

EHS — Hartford 6 run (Kick blocked)

EHS — Hartford 54 run (Kick good)

EHS — Hartford 15 run (Pass good)

CWS — Walker 15 run (Oriz kick)

Fourth quarter

CWS — William Gross 10 pass from A. Bucklin (Oriz kick)

EHS — Hartford 49 run (Kick good)

EHS — Hartford 20 run (Kick good)

CWS — Walker 16 run (Kick missed)

EHS — Baxter 3 pass from Brown (Kick good)

CWS — Trenton Howard 90 yard Kickoff Return (Kick missed)

Individual statistics

RUSHING — Columbia: Zach Walker 22-166, Austin Bucklin 5-101, Trenton Howard 5-15.

PASSING — Columbia: A. Bucklin 12-21-1-178.

RECEIVING — Columbia: Chandlor Bucklin 5-105, William Gross 4-41, Eduardo Oriz 1-25, Shad Curtis 1-5, Zach Walker 1-2.

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