Senior quarterback Luke Pitzer and junior running back Elijah Volk propelled the Seton Cougars to their first 3-0 start in program history.
Pitzer completed 7 of 8 passes for 83 yards and one touchdown. Meanwhile, Volk rushed for 127 yards on 12 carries, scoring two touchdowns.
“This win just means everything to us,” Pitzer said. “We’re the hardest workers. We grind. We just keep going. We stand by eachother.”
Volk added: “This feels pretty great. This team has faced a lot of adversity. A ton of injuries. Everyone stepped up.”
Niko Liufau of Fort Vancouver rushed for 149 yards and 20 carries. The junior also claimed one of Fort Vancouver’s rushing touchdowns.
Fort Vancouver kept in the game. But a big defensive stop on fourth-and-goal sealed the win for Seton.
SETON CATHOLIC 20, FORT VANCOUVER 12
Seton 6 8 0 6–20
Fort 6 0 6 0–12
First quarter
SC — Elijah Volk 22 run (kick blocked)
FV — Amen Reed 22 run (pass failed)
Second quarter
SC — Griffin Young 25 pass from Luke Pitzer (Elijah Volk run)
Third quarter
FV — Niko Liufau run 10 (run failed)
Fourth quarter
SC — Elijah Volk 14 run (kick failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Seton Catholic: Elijah Volk 12-127, Luke Pitzer 14-67, Gabriel Basulo 1-1, Coer Brion 1- (-3); Fort Vancouver: Niko Liufau 20-149, Amen Reed 1-22, Mason Mangold 8-20 Trevor Naravasa 5-19.
PASSING — Seton Catholic: Luke Pitzer 7-8-0-83; Fort Vancouver: Kaleb Cvitkovich 1-2-0-9; Niko Liufau 1-2-0-5; Trevor Naravasa 0-5-0-0.
RECEIVING — Seton Catholic: Griffin Young 5-80,, Elijah Volk 2-3; Fort Vancouver: Amen Reed 1-9, Jesse Mumm 1-5.
