The New Westminster Hyacks were no match for last year's Washington State finalist in their high school football season opener.

The varsity Hyacks were handed a 40-0 loss by Kennedy High School Trojans at Mt. Angel, Oregon Friday.

The No. 3-ranked 3A Trojans got five touchdowns from running back Derek Traeger, including one score on a punt return in the game.

Ian Henderson and David Ramirez combined for 120 of the Hyacks' 170 total rushing yards.

On defence, the linebacking pair of Henderson and Ramirez were the best of New West with 10 and seven tackles, respectively.

Kennedy rushed from 205 yards in total and created five Hyack fumbles on defence.

"We moved the ball well on our first three drives, but then stopped ourselves by taking some needless penalties," said New Westminster head coach Farhan Lalji. "We have some kids with a lot of ability, but they are starting for the first time, so it's going to take some time for them to learn to deal with the pressure that comes with those expectations."

New Westminster hosts No. 1-ranked W.J. Mouat at Mercer Stadium in its home opener on Friday.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.