CONNELL -- Brianna Casper scored two goals and assisted on two others, and Rosa Hernandez had two goals and an assist as Connell rolled to a SCAC win over Kiona-Benton.
Scoring--1, C, Rosa Hernandez (Brianna Casper), 3:00; 2, C, Casper (Kayla Koelzer) 4:00; 3, C, Marci Hawkins (Casper) 18:00; 4, C, Hernandez (Kassie Roundy) 56:00. 5, KB, Breanna Scott (unassisted) 58:00. 6, C, Casper (Hernandez) 68:00. Shots--Kiona-Benton 4, Connell 13. Saves--Kiona-Benton, Martha Munez 7. Connell, Maci Whidby 3.
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SCAC East girls roundup: Mabton upsets Connell; Kiona-Benton in first place
SCAC East girls roundup: Mabton upsets Connell; Kiona-Benton in first place
CONNELL -- The Connell girls basketball team's hopes of the SCAC East regular season title took a major hit Friday, as the Eagles lost 53-50 to Mabton at home.
Connell now trails Kiona-Benton by one in the loss column. Kiona-Benton has two games left in the regular season, while Connell is done until the district tournament next week.
"They took it at us in the second half and got us into foul trouble," Connell coach Kameron Jenks said. "We had to recover defensively. It was the free throws that did us in."
Kiona-Benton sinks Connell 48-27
Kiona-Benton sinks Connell 48-27
Cristian Aguilar had 15 points for Kiona-Benton in a 48-27 SCAC East win against visiting Connell.
Austin Fox's eight points led the Eagles.
CONNELL -- Hadley 2, Fox 8, Eppich 6, Chase 4, Davidson 2, VanHollebeke 5, Huber.
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
Connell rallies to beat Ki-Be (w/ gallery)
Connell rallies to beat Ki-Be (w/ gallery)
BENTON CITY -- After a rough start Tuesday, the Connell girls basketball team dialed up the pressure.
Using a full-court, man-to-man defense, the Eagles rallied from a big early deficit to roll to a 49-37 SCAC East victory at Kiona-Benton in a matchup of league unbeatens.
"We knew we have a lot of girls that can play," Connell coach Kameron Jenks said, "and they only use seven players. So, we tried to wear them out.
Girls roundup: Schroeder a Royal pain in Ki-Be win
Girls roundup: Schroeder a Royal pain in Ki-Be win
Bailey Schroeder had a triple-double for Kiona-Benton in a 66-23 SCAC East victory over Royal in Benton City.
Schroeder had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Bears, and teammate Taylor Brown had a double-double with 14 in both the points and rebounds columns. Cierra Torp led the team with 18 points.
KIONA-BENTON -- Henrich 4, Torres 14, Vickerman 4, Cierra Torp 18, Schroeder 10, Brown 14, Morgan, Houghton, Shuster, Watts 2.
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