BEAVERTON — A pair of hundred yard rushing games for the Roseburg High football team powered the Indians to a 34-12 win over the Southridge Skyhawks on a blustery night in Beaverton.

Roseburg’s backfield of Colton Marsters and Cayden Eckel combined for 289 yards on the ground and four rushing touchdowns as the Tribe kept its undefeated record intact.

Marsters, the senior quarterback, accounted for Roseburg’s first four touchdowns. He scored in the first quarter on a 59-yard rush to cap a three-play 70-yard drive.

He added another rushing TD in the second quarter from 14 yards out and later connected with Landyn Dupper for a 60-yard score to give Roseburg (3-0) a 20-6 lead at halftime.

Marsters added his final touchdown midway through the third quarter on a 45-yard run. The signal-caller finished with a season-high 177 yards rushing. He also added 139 passing yards and his first passing touchdown of the season.

Southridge cut a three score deficit down to 26-12 on the first play of the fourth quarter. Senior quarterback JC Klee found Nathan Aviles for a 35-yard touchdown, their second connection of the night.

Roseburg responded with a 6-play, 69-yard drive that was capped by a 28-yard touchdown for Eckel that sealed the victory. The sophomore tallied 112 yards on the ground for his third consecutive game over 100 yards.

Roseburg has won three straight games to start the season for the first time since 2013, when the team opened the year 5-0.

Up next, Roseburg will play its first true home game against McMinnville. The contest is slated to kickoff Friday at 7 p.m.

Roseburg;6;14;6;8;—;34

Southridge;0;6;0;6;—;12

First quarter

R — Marsters 59 run (Kick fail)

Second quarter

S — Aviles 18 pass from Klee (Kick fail)

R — Marsters 14 run (Kick fail)

R — Dupper 60 pass from Marsters (Tatone pass from Marsters)

Third quarter

R — Marsters 45 run (Try fail)

Fourth quarter

S — Aviles 35 pass from Klee (Kick fail)

R — Eckel 28 run (Marsters run)

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