Football: Camas gets rolling against Auburn Mountainview

AUBURN– Fueled by Class 4A state title aspirations, the juggernaut that is the Camas Papermakers offense continued its steamrolling of early season non-league opponents.

After piling up a combined 95 points in its first two games, Camas had its best output yet. It came against Auburn Mountainview in a 69-24 rout Thursday night at Auburn Memorial Field.

“We have a lot of weapons out there,” Camas coach Jon Eagle said.

After Camas went three-and-out on its first possession, Auburn Mountainview (1-2) took advantage, putting together an 11-play, 64-yard drive and scoring first when Gresch Jensen hit Joey Cassano with a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Then the Papermaker offense found its groove and never looked back.

Quarterback Reilly Hennessey tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to James Price to even the score at 7, and Nate Beasley’s 3-yard TD run on the next possession put Camas up 14-7 after one quarter.

The fireworks were just getting started, though. Camas (3-0) exploded for 34 second-quarter points, with Hennessey tossing two more touchdown passes while Cole Zarcone and Brian Kelly — twice — got into the end zone on the ground.

After missing on his first three passes, Hennessey finished the half 10 of 16 for 239 yards and three touchdowns. James Price caught two TD receptions, and finished with four catches for 105 yards.

“He’s sharp, he’s pretty sharp,” Eagle said of Hennessey. “I was impressed because he delivered a couple of throws where he stood in there and took a hit. He’s pretty sharp and he knows where the defense is weak. When he’s on, he can be pretty good.”

After a stellar first half, Hennessey only played a couple of possessions in the third quarter before taking a seat.

“We’re just a fast-tempo offense,” Price said. “We’re really building as a team, and every day we’re getting better. Overall, repetition turns into results.”

The Camas running game also showed off its depth against the Lions, as Kelly finished with three TD runs, and Zarcone added 80 yards rushing and two TDs.

CAMAS 69, AUBURN MOUNTAIN VIEW 24

Camas 14 34 14 7–69

AMtV 7 10 0 7–24

First quarter

AM — Joey Cassano 24 pass from Gresch Jensen (Devon Tandberg kick)

C — James Price 20 pass from Reilly Hennessey (Caleb Lightbourn kick)

C — Nate Beasley 3 run (Lightbourn kick)

Second quarter

AM — Tandberg 22 FG

C — Price 24 pass from Hennessey (Lightbourn kick)

C — Brian Kelly 16 run (Lightbourn kick)

AM — Ray Hardaway 77 pass from Jensen (Tandberg kick)

C — Cole Zarcone 24 run (Lightbourn kick)

C — Jorden Payne 17 pass from Hennessey (Lightbourn kick)

C — Kelly 7 run (kick failed)

Third quarter

C — Zarcone 1 run (Lightbourne kick)

C — Kelly 3 run (Lightbourne kick)

Fourth quarter

C — Jordan Del Moral 47 run (Lightborne kick)

A — Malachi Fowler 63 run (Tandberg kick)

Individual statistics

RUSHING — Camas: Nate Beasley 7-14, Cole Zarcone 6-85, Brian Kelly 5-42, Reilly Hennessey 2-15, Del Moral, 11-60. Auburn Mountainview: Ray Hardaway 8-3, Gresch Jensen 10-13.

PASSING — Camas: Hennessey 11-18-0-215, Liam Fitzgerald 0-3-0-0. Auburn Mountainview: Jensen 21-39-1-222.

RECEIVING — Camas: Zach Eagle 2-60, James Price 4-105, Michael Digenova 1-20, Jordan Payne 2-34. Auburn Mountainview: Jason Sele 5-32, Joey Cassano 6-60, Ray Hardaway 8-114, Demetrius Wilbourn 1-10, Nate Hardin 1-3.