Aiden Brown runs for four touchdowns as Kalama fends off King’s Way Christian 30-20

KALAMA–Aiden Brown ran for four touchdowns and accounted for all of his team’s scoring output as Kalama built a 30-0 lead and hung on to defeat King’s Way Christian 30-20 on Friday at Chinook Stadium.

The Chinooks put together a 22-0 first half advantage behind three Brown touchdown runs while forcing four turnovers and extended that lead to 30-0 early in the second half on another Brown score.

But King’s Way made it very interesting in the second half, rattling off three straight touchdowns. The second score was the highlight, as quarterback Owen Paulsen rolled right and fired a strike to the boxing-out Sam Somarakis for a 27-yard touchdown on 4th-and-14.

The 20-0 run was as far as King’s Way got, and the Chinooks hung on to remain undefeated.

Friday’s game was the first league matchup for Kalama as a member of the 1A Trico league in 8 years. The Chinooks had previously been in the Central 2B League.

Kalama (3-0) hosts Fort Vancouver at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. King’s Way Christian (2-1) will get a visit from La Center at 6 p.m. Sept. 27.

KALAMA 30, KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN 20

King’s Way 0 0 14 6–20

Kalama 8 14 8 0–30

First quarter

Kal—Aiden Brown 28 run (Jonny Martinez 2-point pass from Brown)

Second quarter

Kal—Brown 11 run (Try failed)

Kal—Brown 7 run (Henry Sigfridson 2-point pass from Brown)

Third quarter

Kal—Brown 1 run (Sigfridson 2-point pass from Brown)

KW—Ryan Charlton 20 run (Rylan Richter kick)

KW—Sam Somarakis 27 pass from Owen Paulsen (Richter kick)

Fourth quarter

KW—Somarakis 1 run (Try failed)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—King’s Way: Grayson Bagley 2-13, Sam Somarakis 8-32, Ryan Charlton 11-60, Owen Paulsen 1(-13). Kalama: Aiden Brown 25-159, Drew Schlangen 10-78, Quin Hahn 2-16

PASSING—King’s Way: Paulsen 10-23-2-141. Kalama: Brown 12-20-0-118.

RECEIVING—King’s Way: Rylan Richter 1-37, Bagley 5-53, Somarakis 3-50, Charlton 1-1. Kalama: Henry Sigfridson 2-52, Jonny Martinez 2-4, Schlangen 4-34, Talan Thomas 1-8.