Connell senior guard Lance Whitney was named MVP and Connell's Jim Colclasure was named the top coach as the All-Southeast Central Athletic Conference East all-star teams were announced.
First team -- Lance Whitney, sr., Connell; Aaron Hawkins, sr., Connell; Aaron Neary, soph., Wahluke; Angel Mendoza, sr., Kiona-Benton; Manuel Rubalcava, sr., Wahluke; Juan De La Garza, sr., Wahluke.
MVP -- Lance Whitney, sr., Connell. Coach of the year -- Jim Colclasure, Connell.
Second team -- Cole Thompson, sr., Connell; Drew Sonderland, sr., River View; Nick Byrd, sr., Columbia (Burbank); Blair Collins, sr., Royal; Juan Contreras, jr., River View; Trevor Lott, jr., Burbank.
Third team -- Marc Albertson, jr., Royal; Stan Vanourek, sr., River View; Geo Flores, sr., Warden; Jordan Rada, sr., Burbank; Makai Hirai, jr., Wahluke; Colton Riner, sr., Connell.
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Hadley, Connell lead All-SCAC East squad
Hadley, Connell lead All-SCAC East squad
The Connell Eagles placed 12 starters, including three offensive lineman and MVP tailback Matt Hadley, on the All-SCAC East first team in a vote of coaches.
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2011 SCAC preview: Save the date
2011 SCAC preview: Save the date
Here is the 2011 football schedule for Washington's South Central Atheltic Conference. Game times are 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted
Friday, Sept. 2
Othello at Connell; Kiona-Benton at Highland; Columbia-Burbank at Granger; Mabton at White Swan; Royal at Cashmere; River View at Toppenish; Wahluke at Warden
2011 SCAC East preview: 5 things to know
2011 SCAC East preview: 5 things to know
Here are five things to know about the SCAC East:
1) SCAC East teams have made the state championship game in seven of the last nine seasons.
Connell and Royal each have gone four times.
2011 SCAC preview: 2010 replay
2011 SCAC preview: 2010 replay
Here is a look back at the 2010 season for South Central Athletic Conference football:
Conf. Overall
Connell 6-0 12-2
Ki-Be girls top Coyotes in SCAC opener
Ki-Be girls top Coyotes in SCAC opener
Bailey Schroeder, Cierra Torp and Yesenia Torres had 11 points apiece as Kiona-Benton opened SCAC East play with a 48-28 win Friday over host Columbia-Burbank.
KIONA-BENTON -- Henrich, Yesenia Torres 11, Vickerman 5, Cierra Torp 11, Bailey Schroeder 11, Brown 4, Haughton 2, Schuster, Watts 4. Totals 16-40, 13-34 48.
BURBANK -- Martineau 1, Aguilar 2, Lott 1, Dixon 6, Roberts 3, Cotsford, Magallon, Harley McBride 8, Mosqueda 7. Totals 8-39 8-18 28.