Conner Fulton rushed for 164 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Wyatt Agerre threw three scoring passes as the Wildcats took control.
La Center led 27-3 at halftime, but miscues by the Bruins prevented a game competitive on the field from being close on the scoreboard.
Aguirre had all three of his touchdown passes in the first quarter, finishing 6 of 12 for 74 yards. Jacob Livingston and Connor Wonderly also had rushing scores in the second half as the Wildcats began to rely on a ground attack to maintain control. La Center had 419 rushing yards as a team.
White Salmon had most of its 96 passing yards in the first half, and finished with 231 on the ground.
LA CENTER 48, WHITE SALMON 16
La Center 20 7 21 0–48
White Salmon 0 3 10 6–16
First quarter
LC–Wyatt Aguirre 34 pass to Matt Hiller (Jacob Livingston run)
LC–Aguirre 1 pass to Trevor Roberson (kick failed)
LC–Aguirre 6 pass to Hiller (kick failed)
Second quarter
WS–Field goal.
LC–Conner Fulton 3 run (Sergio Sandoval kick)
Third quarter
LC–Livingston 2 run (Sandoval kick)
WS–16 pass (kick good)
LC–Fulton 10 run (Connor Wonderly kick)
LC–Wonderly 38 run (Wonderly kick)
Fourth quarter
WS–2 pass (kick failed)
Individual statistics
RUSHING — La Center: Fulton 22-164, Max Hiller 5-73, Wonderly 3-47, Livingston 3-35, Agerre 7-31, Roberson 4-38. Total 419.
PASSING — La Center: Aguirre 6-12-2-74.
RECEIVING — La Center: Hiller 2-40, Roberson 1-2, Matt Braaten 1-17.