Senior wideout/linebacker Jake Klackner scored on both sides of the ball for the first time in his playing career, while running backs Kade Coons and Marcos Martinez combined for 158 yards rushing and a score to get Washougal its first win of the season.
“We just wanted to come out and run, pound it,” Klackner said of the Panthers’ game plan. “We just had too many mental mistakes.”
The Panthers managed to overcome 130 penalty yards — including 105 in the second half.
With the final outcome still in doubt around the minute mark, Klackner found a blitzing alley combined with an errant shotgun snap for which he outraced Monarch quarterback Will Burghardt for the recovery and score to seal a Panther victory.
WASHOUGAL 24, MARK MORRIS 10
MMorris 7 0 3 0–10
Washougal 7 7 0 10–24
First quarter
W — Jake Klackner 5 pass from Ryan Stevens (Stevens kick)
MM — Jaden Blain 3 pass from Will Burghardt (Gage Hendrickson kick)
Second quarter
W — Marcos Martinez 5 run (Stevens kick)
Third quarter
MM — Ethan West 27 FG
Fourth quarter
W — Stevens 31 FG
W — Klackner 12 fumble recovery (Stevens kick)
Individual statistics
RUSHING — Washougal: Kade Coons 18-99, Martinez 10-59, Stevens 9-5, Grant Lewis 2-(minus-2). Mark Morris: Hunter Byman 10-40, Max Dawkins 9-37, Burghardt 8-16, Brent Myklebust 2-7, Vincente Salaz-Rodriguez 1-3, Kyle Johnson 3-1.
