It is expected than a football-rich area like the Tri-Cities will have a couple of "Game of the Year" contests throughout an entire season.

But two in one night?

Kamiakin's 14-6 win over Kennewick filled up Lampson Stadium on Friday night and was the buzz of the town in the days leading up to the event, so much so that the schools started selling tickets days in advance. And the game had no problem living up to its billing.

But local fans might have missed out on another great game over in Yakima, as Richland lost in overtime 34-27 to Davis at Zaepfel Stadium in a CBBN 4A thriller that wrapped up late in the night.

"I told the linesman, the official on the sideline, during a timeout, any guy just driving through town who wanted to see a high school football game and paid five bucks to get in, was getting his money's worth," Bombers coach Mike Neidhold said Saturday. "He just laughed.

"It was a great game."

The Pirates scored on their first possession in overtime when Cooper Kupp hauled in his third touchdown catch of the night on a 12-yard throw from Deion Wright.

The Bombers got down inside the 10 on their possession, but Colter Quick was picked off in the end zone by Chris Chapman to end the game.

Neidhold said the game was a matchup of contrasts, with Wright and Davis' big-play passing game racking up 411 yards and five TDs, and Richland's ground-and-pound attack behind B.K. Robinson (23 carries, 128 yards) and Cameron Simpson (23-96) rolling up 277 yards and four scores.

In the end, it was those big plays that made the difference.

"They had the ball around their 20, and we get a sack," Neidhold said. "They run the ball, and we stuff it. They get a penalty, and now it's third-and-23. Shotgun, they flip it back to Deion Wright, and he throws the ball about as far as he can downfield. They catch it, and 73-yards later ..."

A touchdown for Kupp to join big scoring plays from David Trimble (63 yards) and Chapman (65 yards).

The high point for the Bombers was their ability to run up and down the field despite Davis packing the defense tight.

"They played man coverage and had eight in the box all night, and we were still able to run the ball," Neidhold said. "We can take some solace in how we ran the ball against a pretty good front. B.K. had a good game on a bad ankle -- he fought through running on one leg -- and Cameron Simpson had another great game.

"We're pretty happy with our offensive line and running backs."

But, Neidhold added, Richland has a lot to iron out before its next "Game of the Year" this week against Chiawana.

Along with some poor decisions in the passing game, the Bombers also stalled out inside the 10 a couple of times and missed a key extra point because of a botched snap.

"We're in a position now where we better start learning from our mistakes and tighten things up, or there ain't going to be any (playoff) crossover," Neidhold said. "You just don't have any games where you know you're going to get 50 (points) and play the JV in the second half. Those days are over in our league I think. We got a tough road to hoe."

* A key first-half exchange completely changed the makeup of the first half of the Kennewick-Kamiakin game.

The Lions appeared to get on the board late in the first quarter when running back Grant Woods got to the sideline, traded a crashing hit with Kamiakin defensive back Tyler Perrins that jarred Perrins' helmet loose, and then slid down the sideline into the end zone.

However, the 24-yard run was called back to the 16, where Woods was ruled out of bounds.

"I scored a touchdown," Woods said after the game, feeling pretty certain he stayed in bounds. "But it got called back."

Two plays later, on fourth-and-1, Woods was sprinting for the same corner when linebacker Johnny Jansen got into him and slowed him up so DB James Swinyard could help finish the play for a loss.

Early in the second, with Kamiakin mounting its first effective drive, Braves back Zach Umemoto was running on that same sideline.

He took a pitch at the 7 and smashed into Kennewick corner Reggie Clinton at about the 4. The collision stopped both players, but Umemoto was the first to get back into gear, break through the tackle and reach the end zone.

"Determination definitely was the key," Umemoto said.

The score stood, and instead of a 7-0 Kennewick game, it was a touchdown lead for Kamiakin.

* Jordan Downing had another big night for Chiawana with 238 yards and two TDs rushing play another score on an interception return.

Downing increased his CBBN 4A-leading rushing total to 770 yards with his second 200-yard game of the season. Since being "held" to 94 yards in Week 1 against Hanford, the senior has run for 232 yards against Pasco, 194 against Ike and now 238. He's also scored seven rushing TDs in the last three weeks.

* Southridge's Matt Mendenhall threw for 211 yards and a touchdown in the Suns' 24-7 win at Eastmont, increasing his CBBN 3A-leading passing yardage to 911 yards to go with eight TDs and four picks.

Paul Hamada caught seven passes for 83 yards to break a tie with Pasco's Luis Murillo (2-9 in 31-28 loss to Hanford) in season receiving (22 catches for Hamada, 17 for Murillo).

* Hanford's Will Bishop kicked four extra points and the winning 36-yard field goal in overtime against Pasco. To that point, Bishop was 0-for-4 on field goals, including a long 47-yard miss that would have won the game in regulation.