Wyatt Orth rushed for three touchdowns and scored another on defense as Castle Rock cruised to a 49-0 win over Fort Vancouver on Friday at Kiggins Bowl.
Orth’s 7-yard fumble recovery was one of two defensive touchdowns scored by the Rockets. Josh Soden returned an interception 47 yards to put Castle Rock ahead 28-0 in the second quarter.
Orth had touchdowns of 13, 9 and 1 yards. He finished with 48 yards rushing on seven carries.
Castle Rock (5-2, 3-2) next faces King’s Way Christian (2-3, 4-3) in a game that will likely decide the last of the Trico League’s four postseason berths.
The Rockets held Fort Vancouver (0-7, 0-5) to 71 yards of offense.
CASTLE ROCK 49, FORT VANCOUVER 0
Castle Rock 7 28 14 0—49
Fort Vancouver 0 0 0 0—0
First quarter
CR – Wyatt Orth 13 run (Triston Olin kick)
Second quarter
CR – Orth 7 fumble return (Olin kick)
CR – Orth 9 run (Olin kick)
CR – Josh Soden 47 interception return (Olin kick)
CR – Orth 1 run (Olin kick)
Third quarter
CR – Jacob Lafever 1 run (Olin kick)
CR – Dionicio Guzman-Cruz 7 run (Olin kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Castle Rock: Jacob Lefever 6-36, Trevor Rogen 6-47, Wyatt Orth 7-48, Dionicio Guzman-Cruz 5-49, Owen Langdon 1-36, Thatcher Heller 2-14, Jose Lara 1-43, Caleb Kochis 1-2, John Soden 5-25. Fort Vancouver: Denis Zayets 6-37, Caleb Hyde 3-(minus-3), Dylan Duenas 1-(minus-4), Roman Paez 3-15, Blaine Taveldahl 2-(minus-12).
