Columbia River never trailed as they opened 3A Greater St. Helens League play with a victory.
Jonathan Branson completed 12 of 16 passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns for the Chieftains (4-1 overall). Six different players found the end zone for Columbia River.
On the second half kickoff, Vincent Daniels of Columbia River returned the ball 80 yards for a Chieftains touchdown, the first of three in the quarter to build a 42-6 lead.
Fort Vancouver fell to 0-5.
COLUMBIA RIVER 42, FORT VANCOUVER 12
Columbia River 14 7 21 0–42
Fort Vancouver 0 6 0 6– 12
First quarter
CR — Nathan Hawthorne 14 pass from Jonathan Branson (Nathan Pyles kick)
CR — Nathan Jaskierny 22 run (Pyles kick)
Second quarter
CR — Gabe Evenson 59 run (Pyles kick)
FV — Jacob Brugman 2 pass from Jorge Regalado (run failed)
Third quarter
CR — Vincent Daniels 80 kickoff return (Pyles kick)
CR — Jason Harmsen 3 pass from Branson (Pyles kick)
CR — Russell Rose 19 pass from Evenson (Pyles kick)
Fourth quarter
FV — Lafi Sosene 2 run (pass failed)
Individual statistics
RUSHING — Columbia River — Jo. Branson 4-27, Jayson Branson 4-4, Jaskierny 5-40, Evenson 3-84, Daniels 4-46, Travon Santiago 1-5, Matt Ruffalo 1-(minus 5), Garrett McKee 1-(minus 6). Fort Vancouver — Babacar Secka 15-34, Marquise Radford 1-6, Sosene 8-23, Mitchell Cooper 9-22, Regalado 1-(minus 5).