It was a case, Christian Swain said, of a finished product against a team that’s been together six weeks.
The Columbia River High head coach had just come up on the short end of a 49-0 non-league football game Friday night against Tumwater, the No. 1-ranked Class 2A team in the state.
Swain, in his first season at the Vancouver school after eight years at Roosevelt High of Portland, said he is not discouraged
“Just a few little things to get better,” Swain said after his team mustered just four first downs and 65 yards. “We’re going to be just fine.”
Tumwater (2-0) scored on four of its six first-half possessions, with four different Thunderbirds scoring in the half.
The Chieftains netted 59 first-half yards and never sniffed a scoring threat. Columbia River’s best play was a 31-yard completion from Jack Armstrong to Dakota Mason on the last snap of the half.
Despite the loss, Swain appreciated the moment.
“It’s a great honor to play against Coach Otton in his last year,” he said. “It was pretty impressive to watch that thing go.”
TUMWATER 49, COLUMBIA RIVER 0
Col. River 0 0 0 0–0
Tumwater 21 7 21 0–49
First quarter
T — Jakob Holbrook 2 run (Nathan Seaman kick)
T — Cade Otton 5 pass from Noah Andrews (Seaman kick)
T — Andrews 13 run (Seaman kick)
Second quarter
T — Keson Waller 4 run (Seaman kick)
T — Trayten Rodriguez 48 run Seaman kick)
Third quarter
T — Holbrook 1 run (Seaman kick)
T — Zane Murphy 33 run (Seaman kick)
