Auburn Mountainview’s season came to an end one game shy of the 3A state playoffs on Saturday with the Lions falling 57-9 to Mountain View in Vancouver.
The Thunder (8-2), who will play No. 2-ranked Lakes (10-0) next week in the first round of the 3A tourney, wasted no time in laying claim to their playoff berth piling up 208 yards rushing and four TDs in the first quarter at McKenzie Stadium.
The Lions (6-4) got on the scoreboard in the second quarter with kicker Joey Cassano booting in a field goal from 38 yards out.
Auburn Mountainview added a 1-yard TD pass from quarterback Domenic Rockey to Devin Bryant in the fourth quarter. Rockey finished the game with 25-of-46 passing for 176 yards. Bryant had five catches for 18 yards with Skyler White adding 10 receptions for 87 yards. Cassano had six catches for 40 yards.
Senior running back Victory Korchemniy had 17 carries for 111 yards. He finishes the season with 1,184 yards rushing with 14 TDs and 12 receptions for 139 yards with two touchdowns.
The Thunder finished the game with 477 yards total offense to the Lions’ 275 yards. Mountain View was led by senior Michael Rivers’ 129 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns. Sophomore running back Eddie Richardson added 111 yards and three touchdowns.