Josh Webb rushed 21 times for 178 yards and two touchdowns as Kelso won the 3A Greater St. Helens League opener and improved to 5-0 overall with the win over visiting Prairie.
Webb scored on runs of 45, 60 and a hook-and-lateral of 48 yards to end the first half.
Prairie (2-3, 0-1) scored its only touchdown on a 57-yard pass play to Dustin Shelby from AJ Dixson, who was 14 of 32 passing for 178 yards. The Falcons opened the scoring in the second quarter with a 32-yard field goal by Taylor Lawhead.
The Kelso defense held Prairie to nine yards rushing.
KELSO 34, PRAIRIE 18
Prairie 0 10 0 8–18
Kelso 0 27 7 0–34
Second quarter
P — Taylor Lawhead 32 FG
K — Josh Webb 45 run (Aguilar kick)
K — Riley Noah 20 pass from Marshall Coleman (kick failed)
P — Dustin Shelby 57 pass from AJ Dixson (Lawhead kick)
K — Webb 60 run (Aguilar kick)
K — Webb 48 run off lateral from Jayden Hardeman (Aguilar kick)
Third quarter
K — Hardeman 27 pass from Coleman (Aguilar kick)
Fourth quarter
P — Bret McGuire 2 run (Dixson run)
Individual statistics
RUSHING — Prairie: Dixson 10-4, McGuire 2-3, Devonte Clayton 1-2. Kelso: Webb 21-178, Coleman 14-65, Justin Ziegler 17-71, Nate Lonner 2-8, Blake Fowler 1-5.
