FINLEY -- Matt Wilhelm threw for four touchdowns and River View tuned up for next week's 1A regional playoffs by beating Kiona-Benton in SCAC East play in Finley.
The Panthers travel to Naches Valley, a 41-7 loser to Zillah.
Kiona-Benton 70 7 7 19 -- 33
River View 17 14 10 6 -- 47
SCORING PLAYS
RV--Brendan Hoch 30 pass from Matt Wilhelm (Rafael Mendoza kick)
RV--FG Mendoza 35
RV--Hoch 8 pass from Wilhelm (Mendoza kick)
RV--Eric Farnworth 14 pass from Wilhelm (Mendoza kick)
KB--Scott Christensen 61 pass from Matt Mason (Jaime Palencia kick)
RV--Hoch 20 pass from Wilhelm (Mendoza kick)
RV--FG Mendoza 30
RV--Chance Watt 1 run (Mendoza kick)
KB--Jarred Youngblood 61 interception return (Palencia kick)
RV--Watt 45 run (kick failed)
KB--Mason 1 run (Mendoza kick)
KB--Michael Salyers 4 run (kick failed)
RV--Hayden Wing 7 pass from Mason (kick failed)
STATISTICS
RUSHING--KB, Mason 7-0, Matt McCallum 6-30, Salyers 4-7. RV, Watt 20-212, Kody Bartlett 6-4, Mendoza 1-8, Buddy Steele 2-6, Wilhelm 5-0, Eduardo Juarez 1-6.
PASSING--KB, Mason 12-24-2-182. RV, Wilhelm 15-25-1-170, Juarez 1-2-1-5.
RECEIVING--KB, McCallum 4-26, Christensen 1-61, Salyers 1-5, Wing 4-71, Dalton Morgan 4-70. RV, Hoch 7-84, Farnworth 3-53, Kris Welch 3-32, Juston Grow 1-5, Watt 1-2, Anthony Mendez 1-5.
FIRST DOWNS--KB 10, RV 20. FUMBLES-LOST--KB 1-1, RV 2-1. PENALTIES-YARDS--KB 11-97, RV 5-25.
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FINLEY -- Alonso Mendoza scored on a 2-yard run with 36 seconds left, and though the two-point conversion failed, it didn't matter as River View (3-0, 1-0) came away with a 27-26 home victory over Kiona-Benton in its SCAC East opener Friday.
"It was an incredible football game," River View coach Brett Jay said. "Ki-Be went down and scored with 3:30 left, and then we went 70 yards in three minutes."
Kiona-Benton coach Charlie Hobbick lamented a blocked kick after Anfernee Cortez's 15-yard run in the third quarter.
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BENTON CITY -- Kiona-Benton picked up a wild 45-34 SCAC East victory at Wahluke on Friday.
The Bears rallied with two late touchdowns, after blocking a Wahluke punt and recovering it at the 1. Anfernee Cortez scored on the next play. The Bears then got the ball back, and Dalton Morgan salted away the victory with a 31-yard touchdown run.
"What a battle," said Bears coach Charlie Hobbick, who credited the Warriors' Francisco Cuevas with being a "super athlete" during the course of the clash.
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