Wyatt Partridge had a 65-yard rushing touchdown and an 86-yard kickoff return score in Castle Rock’s 48-12 season-opening loss to Hoquiam. The Rockets trailed 14-0 at hafltime and 21-14 midway through the third quarter.
Matt Brown and Daniel McMillan each had three touchdowns for Hoquiam. The Rockets play Mark Morris on Friday.
HOQUIAM 48, CASTLE ROCK 12
Castle Rock 0 0 12 0 — 12
Hoquiam 7 7 21 13 — 48
First quarter
H — Matt Brown 2 run (kick good)
Second quarter
H — Matt Brown 36 pass from Dane McMillan (kick good)
Third quarter
C — Wyatt Partridge 65 run (pass fail)
H — Cameron Bumstead 43 pass from McMillan (kick good)
C — Partridge 86 kickoff return (pass fail)
H — Kyle Larson 21 pass from Brown (kick good)
H — Bumstead 50 run (kick fail)
Fourth quarter
H — Malik Eaton 11 run (kick good)
H — Ben Estes 37 pass from McMillan (kick good)