2A GSHL football: Mark Morris 35, Columbia River 15

Mark Morris running back Jaden Anderson ran for 88 of his 105 yards in the second half to lead the Monarchs to a victory over Columbia River in a 2A GSHL football game on Friday night at Kiggins Bowl.

Anderson scored two touchdowns and quarterback Kellen Desbiens connected for scores on two of his three second-half passes to lead the Monarchs to 27 unanswered points.

The Monarchs defense helped in the comeback effort, forcing two turnovers and holding Columbia River to just 78 yards in the second half.

Desbiens finished 12-for-20 for 137 yards passing.

River quarterback Adam Watts, who rushed for a touchdown in the second quarter, had 138 yards passing and Victor Flores had a team-high 48 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Mark Morris 35, Columbia River 15

Mark Morris 8 0 14 13—35

Columbia River 0 15 0 0—15

First Quarter

MM — Justus McCann 5 run (McCann run), 7:20

Second Quarter

CR — Adam Watts 8 run (Victor Flores run), 9:55

CR — Flores 2 run (Gage Newman kick), 2:14

Third Quarter

MM — Jaden Anderson 17 run (Kellen Desbiens run), 5:10

MM — Deacon Dietz 27 pass from Desbiens (pass fail), 1:39

Fourth Quarter

MM — Jaxon Eaton 9 pass from Desbiens (Desbiens kick), 5:39

MM — Anderson 5 run (kick fail), 2:10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Mark Morris, Jaden Anderson 14-105, Rylan Jewell 18-57, Justus McCann 5-24, Kellen Desbiens 3-8, Kobe Parlin 1-11, Cade Warren 2-6, Jaxon Eaton 1-6, Deacon Dietz 1-4. Columbia River, Victor Flores 11-48, Adam Watts 10-23, Kaden McDonald 3-10, Levi Hongel 1-7.

PASSING — Mark Morris, Kellen Desbiens 12-20-0-137. Columbia River, Adam Watts 13-22-1-136.

RECEIVING — Mark Morris, Deacon Dietz 4-41, Jaxon Eaton 3-35, Langston Bartell 3-30, Kobe Parlin 1-27, Justus McCann 1-4. Columbia River, Jacobi Fobbs 5-53, Hayden Rapp 2-22, Thomas Blau 1-20, Adam Huerena 1-15, Kaden McDonald 1-8, Victor Flores 1-8, Satchel Baskette 1-6, Kai Butcher-Nguyen 1-4.