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.

"It was the extra point again," said Hobbick, whose team had trouble converting in a 14-12 loss to Zillah the previous week.

Still, he said, "we're young, but we're playing well."

Kiona-Benton 0 7 13 6 -- 26

River View 7 14 0 6 -- 27

SCORING PLAYS

RV--Cody Hand 9 pass from Austin Weatherby (Alonso Mendoza kick)

RV--Hand 17 pass from Weatherby (Mendoza kick)

KB--Dalton Morgan 36 run (Zac Metcalf kick)

RV--Ruvim Tyutyunnik 15 pass from Weatherby (Mendoza kick)

KB--Anfernee Cortez 8 run (Metcalf kick)

KB--Cortez 15 run (kick blocked)

KB--Morgan 5 run (conversion failed)

RV--Mendoza 2 run (conversion failed)

STATISTICS

RUSHING--KB, Morgan 25-149, Cortez 10-60. RV, Kody Bartlett 7-59, Mendoza 6-20, Weatherby 8-14, Kyle Hall 2-0, Josh Marshall 1-9.

PASSING--KB, Cortez 11-16-1-136. RV, Weatherby 29-45-3-356.

RECEIVING--KB, Cristian Aguilar 3-35, Tony Cortez 3-17, Cruz DelAngel 2-46, Morgan 1-15, Matt McCallum 1-23. RV, Marshall 12-149, Austin Hoch 6-80, Mendoza 3-18, Hand 2-26, Bartlett 5-52, Tyutyunnik 1-15, other stats not available.

FIRST DOWNS--KB 16, RV 19. FUMBLES-LOST--KB 1-1, RV 1-1. PENALTIES-YARDS--KB 9-85, RV 17-110.