Andrew Vargas explodes for 7 TDs in Chiawana’s 54-7 win over Kennewick
The Andrew Vargas show continues for undefeated Chiawana.
Vargas, a senior running back, rushed 21 times for 254 yards and seven touchdowns as the seventh-ranked Riverhawks defeated the host Kennewick Lions 54-7 in Thursday night’s Mid-Columbia Conference football game at Lampson Stadium.
Vargas’ TDs included runs of 10, 35, 3 and 11 yards. He scored three of his touchdowns in the first quarter as Chiawana (5-0, 3-0 MCC) jumped out to a 20-0 lead.
Vargas, who entered the night with 1,149 yards on 112 carries, has 22 touchdowns on the season.
“It’s a formidable task to stop those guys,” Kennewick coach Bill Templeton said. “They’re very aggressive up front. First time I saw Vargas as a sophomore, he was playing JV, and he was turning heads then. He’s gotten faster and stronger since then. It’s gonna take a good team to shut them down.”
With 11:32 remaining in the game, Chiawana’s Hayden Carrasco had a pick-six for the final score of the night.
“We played them in the spring; they were a handful then,” Templeton said. “We came in and thought we had a game plan, but they’re just a real physical team.”
Blake Loftus returned an interception for a touchdown in the second quarter for Kennewick (2-3, 1-2).
Chiawana | 20 | 6 | 21 | 7 | — | 54 |
Kennewick | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 |
SCORING PLAYS
C — Andrew Vargas run (Ryan Lowry kick)
C — Vargas 11 run (Lowry kick)
C — Vargas 3 run (PAT failed)
C — Vargas run (PAT failed)
K — Blake Loftus INT return (kick good)
C — Vargas run (PAT failed)
C — Vargas 35 run (Lowry kick)
C — Vargas 10 run (2-pt. good)
C — Hayden Carrasco INT return (Lowry kick)
STATISTICS
RUSHING — C, A.Vargas 21-254, Tro.Simpkins 5-27, Harris 1-12, Penny 1-23. K, Templeton 8-(minus-35), Loomis 11-37, Gee 2-3, Fiander 3-10, Ruiz 6-22, Ornelas 2-4, Riel 6-7.
PASSING — C, Tro.Simpkins 7-10-2-67, E.Vargas 1-1-0-12. K, Templeton 7-19-1-30, Gee 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING — C, Tre.Simpkins 4-31, Carrasco 2-13. K, Loftus 2-12, Newman 5-18.
This story was originally published September 29, 2016 at 10:37 PM with the headline "Andrew Vargas explodes for 7 TDs in Chiawana’s 54-7 win over Kennewick."