No fewer than five matchups of Mid-Columbia teams tonight in the small-school football ranks pit league unbeatens against each other.
Included in that mix are eight overall unbeatens, two No. 1s in state polls and three defending state champions.
No doubt most eyes will be focused on the battles in the CWAC and SCAC East. No. 1 Prosser (7-0, 6-0) plays host to No. 7 Selah (7-0, 6-0) for CWAC supremacy.
The Vikings are led by QB Justin Windsor, who is third in the league with 949 yards passing and fourth with eight TDs. Tyler Porter and Quincy Davis (50-735, 7 TDs combined) make a potent pass-catching combo.
But Prosser is Prosser. Jordan Durbin's 35 passing TDs are as many as the league's next two QBs combined, and Kirby Moore's 108 points are 36 more than second place for the scoring title.
In the SCAC East, No. 1 and defending champion Royal (7-0, 4-0) pays a visit to Connell (4-3, 4-0).
Royal's Connor Paysse (1,257 yards, 18 TDs) and Connell's Nathan Martinez (1,047, 9) are in a pitched battle for the league passing title. The Eagles' Carlis Bailon-Schubert (886 yards, 8 TDs) leads the rushing chase by more than 200 yards, but the Knights are spreading their running game among several different rushers.
The other games featuring league unbeatens are in the Southeast 2B -- No. 8 DeSales (5-2, 4-0) at No. 6 Garfield-Palouse (6-0, 4-0); the Southeast 1B -- No. 2 Tri-Cities Prep (6-0, 2-0) vs. No. 3 LaCrosse-Washtucna (6-0, 2-0); and the Eastern Oregon -- Umatilla (7-0, 3-0) vs. Grant Union (7-0, 3-0).
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On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history
On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history
On Oct. 18 in ...
* 1986 -- The Richland girls soccer team improved to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big Nine with a 9-0 win over Kennewick behind a pair of goals from Kristen Olson. The Bombers outscored their four league opponents 31-1. Meanwhile, Hanford remained unbeaten in the Mid-Valley with a 4-0 win over Toppenish thanks to a pair of goals each from Heather Connell and Julie Zirkle.
* 1974 -- Charlie Crawford ran for 157 yards and two TDs and Prosser pounded away for 251 yards on the ground in a 27-16 upset of two-time AA state champion Ellensburg. The win secured the Mustangs second place in the Mid-Valley League as top-ranked Sunnyside clinched the league title with a 25-8 win over Hanford. Nick Gonzalez had two of the Grizzlies' four interceptions of Falcons QB Lane Boolen.
Preview: Prosser vs. West Valley-Spokane
Preview: Prosser vs. West Valley-Spokane
PROSSER -- Here is today's Class 2A first-round preview of the Prosser Mustangs vs. West Valley (Spokane) Eagles:
* Time, date, place: 1 p.m. today, Art Fiker Stadium, Prosser.
* Head coaches: West Valley, Craig Whitney; Prosser, Benji Sonnichsen.
Prosser's run to state final ends (w/ gallery)
Prosser's run to state final ends (w/ gallery)
KENNEWICK -- There is no way to sugarcoat Prosser's lop-sided loss to Archbishop Murphy in the 2A state semifinal Saturday at Lampson Stadium.
It was every bit as one-sided as the scoreboard said: 50-14.
The Wildcats (12-1), who will play Lynden (13-0) in the championship game next weekend at the Tacoma Dome, scored almost at will throughout the day.
Fassler leads Prosser past Othello 33-14 (w/ gallery)
Fassler leads Prosser past Othello 33-14 (w/ gallery)
PROSSER -- The CWAC title still runs through Art Fiker Stadium.
The Mustangs, led by a dizzying aerial attack and an opportunistic defense, hammered Othello 33-14 in a game many figured would be for the league title.
"All this week and all summer we heard about how Othello was the team to beat," Prosser coach Benji Sonnichsen said. "The kids were motivated by it and had something to prove."
Kamiakin, Southridge latest CBBN showdown
Kamiakin, Southridge latest CBBN showdown
KENNEWICK -- Another week, another showdown between league unbeatens at the Lamp.
The Kamiakin Braves have thrived in the spotlight that comes with being the defending league champ that made a run to the state title game.
Tonight, it's Southridge's turn to try and knock the Braves off the mountain top in front of what figures to be another packed house at Lampson Stadium (7:30 p.m. kickoff).
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