Bryce Leavitt had 26 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Kennewick boys basketball team past visiting Southridge 77-65 in CBBN 3A action on Friday night.
Kennewick outscored Southridge by 12 in the second quarter to blow the game open.
Luiz Santiago scored 19 points for Kennewick, while Drew Scott's 20 points led Southridge.
The win keeps the Lions one game behind Kamiakin for first in the league with one game to play.
SOUTHRIDGE -- Mazzei 9, Mendenhall 19, Vorhees, Willard 12, Molt, Hayes, Brad Scott 20, Haberling 2, Mandell 3. Totals 21-46 15-23 65.
KENNEWICK -- Pocasangre 2, Leavitt 26, Mueller, Smith 1, Santiago 19, Clinton 13, Plew, Domach 12, Ramos 4. Totals 24-54 18-23 77.
Southridge 24 12 21 8 -- 65
Kennewick 26 24 14 13 -- 77
Highlights -- Leavitt 9 rebounds, 7 assists; Ramos 3 assists.
Sunnyside 52, Pasco 46: Israel Manzo had 20 points for Sunnyside, Julian Figueroa had 21 for host Pasco and the Grizzlies broke away from a 41-41 tie late in the fourth quarter to edge Pasco in a CBBN 3A contest.
"It was a very tight, defensive ballgame," said Pasco coach Charlie Villanueva, who said that while a diamond-and-1 halfcourt defense diminished Manzo's scoring, it wasn't enough to stop Sunnyside's attack.
"It slowed him down, but they had some guys that stepped up and hit some tough shots down the stretch."
SUNNYSIDE -- Medina, Israel Manzo 20, Leija 5, Fernandez 5, Daley 4, Serl, Lugo 1, Salmeron 4, Amaro 10, Spini 3. Totals 21-37 6-16 52.
PASCO -- Murillo, Arroyo 4, Julian Figueroa 21, Cardoza 11, Ballardo 3, Ramos, Perez, Cobian, Torres 5, Brown 2, Millard. Totals 16-38 7-14 46.
Sunnyside 13 15 11 13 -- 52
Pasco 10 16 7 13 -- 46
Highlights -- Greg Spini 4 rbs; Manzo 2 stls; Brian Arroyo 2 stls.
EASTMONT 62, WEST VALLEY 53: Trea Thomas scored a game-high 23 points as host Eastmont pulled away 23-14 in the fourth quarter to defeat West Valley in a CBBN 3A game.
Jalen Peake had 20 to lead the Rams.
WEST VALLEY -- Jalen Peake 20, Cluff 8, Wallace, Pettingill 2, Dresker 6, Strock 9, Gilliam 3, Juarez 5.
EASTMONT -- Wright, J.J. Jahr 10, Adams 2, Austin Flemons 10, Fagg, McCall 2, Trey Thomas 23, McGill, Huguenin 9, McDonnell 6.
West Valley 20 4 15 14 -- 53
Eastmont 15 9 15 23 -- 62
Prosser 58, Quincy 56 (OT): Kyle Killian's 15 points led the Mustangs as they picked up a CWAC road victory.
PROSSER -- Hamilton 8, Durbin 3, Raap 9, Schutt 4, Kyle Killian 15, Frank 8, Baker, French 8, Flores 3.
QUINCY -- Aragon 4, Ochoa, Jacob Durfee 17, Lopez 2, Santana, Vega 2, Flores 10, Martinez 13, Pedregon 5, Aguirre 2, Figueroa 1.
Prosser 8 20 7 14 9 -- 58
Quincy 13 11 13 12 7 -- 56
Wapato 59, Othello 48: Ozzie George's 21 points carried Wapato to a CWAC 2A road win against Othello. Drew Scott led the Huskies with 15 points.
WAPATO -- Patterson 3, Diaz, Strom 7, Vela 2, Alvarado, Payer 1, Ozzie George 21, Craig 17, Guevaro 8.
OTHELLO -- Tovar 3, Cantu, Boersma 2, C. Garza 8, Walker 9, Drew Scott 15, D. Garza 8, Lind, Rodgers 3, Mollotte.
Wapato 13 11 16 18 -- 59
Othello 12 11 9 16 -- 48
Grandview 72, Toppenish 50: Isaiah Ruiz scored 24 points to lead the host Greyhounds to a CWAC victory.
The win puts Grandview into first place, one game ahead of Toppenish.
TOPPENISH -- R. Isadore 6, Jamison 9, Shannon Isadore 15, Godino 4, Williams 11, Pacheco 3, Zick, Whalawitsa, Piper 2, Goudy, Perez.
GRANDVIEW -- Mendoza 15, Godinez, Escobedo 12, Gonzalez 13, Isaiah Ruiz 24, Curtis 8, Morales, Lara, Carpenter, Saenz.
Toppenish 13 13 4 20 -- 50
Grandview 19 15 14 24 -- 72
Kiona-Benton 64, Wahluke 50: Led by Dalton Morgan and Mick Phelps, the Bears outscored the Warriors 25-6 in the fourth quarter in an SCAC East game in Benton City.
Morgan scored 16 points and Phelps added 15, as the post players went to work inside.
"They were up eight at some point in the fourth and we just went on a tear," Kiona-Benton coach Jack Rose said. "Wahluke came out and played really tough."
WAHLUKE -- Abarca, Ledesma, Mendoza 10, Onofre 15, Caro 6, Juarez 4, Sabin 9, Prudente 6. Totals 20-45 5-16 50.
KIONA-BENTON -- A. Cortez 13, T. Cortez 3, Solorazano 1, Aguilar 12, Gifford, Herman, Morgan 16, Phelps 15, Christianson 4. Totals 26-53 11-20 64.
Wahluke 13 18 13 6 -- 50
Kiona-Benton 16 15 8 25 -- 64
Mabton 32, Connell 31: The Eagles' slim playoff hopes were dashed in an SCAC East game in Connell.
Matt Hadley was fouled shooting a 3-pointer with a chance to tie, but made 2-of-3 and the Eagles couldn't finish off the upset.
Kade Eppich's 13 points led Connell, while Kennan VanHollebeke had four points, seven rebounds and six assists.
MABTON -- Ruiz 16, Josh Sanchez 11, Chavez, L. Sanchez, Espinoza 2, An. Gutierrez 1, Ad. Gutierrez 2.
CONNELL -- Huber 2, Hadley 4, Fox 4, Eppich 13, Chase 4, VanHollebeke 4, Davidson.
Mabton 9 10 9 4 -- 32
Connell 8 4 8 11 -- 31
Highlights -- VanHollebeke 7 rebounds, 6 assists.
Royal 44, River View 33: Kent Christensen had 15 points for Royal in a win at home against River View.
RIVER VIEW -- Flores 15, Anderson 6, Bartlett 3, Hand 3, Brown 2, Tyutyunnik 2, Brisby 2, Rodgerse, Scott, McGauhey.
ROYAL -- Nava 1, Ramirez, Castellon, Dixon 9, Lefler 10, Vermeer 5, Montoya, Leitz 2, K. Christensen 15, C. Christensen 2.
River View 18 0 4 11 -- 33
Royal 18 0 4 11 -- 44
Dayton 80, LC 53: Hayden Fullerton had 27 points for Dayton, Jake Siefken had 26 for Liberty Christian and the Patriots failed to overcome a 15-point halftime deficit and lost at home to the Bulldogs.
DAYTON -- Frame 14, McCleary, Bickelhaupt 7, Schlacter 6, Hayden Fullerton 27, Lambert, Turner 5, Sunderland 21, Ramirez.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN -- Ty. Koglin, Morris 4, Peterson, Olson 7, Crawford 11, Jake Siefken 26, Howard 3, Ti. Koglin 2.
Dayton 22 11 25 22 -- 80
Liberty Christian 8 10 12 23 -- 53
Highlights -- Tyler Koglin 3 assts.
Bickleton 61, Yakama Tribal 57: Justin Roberts had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead Bickleton to the victory.
Taylor Brown added three points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Pirates.
YAKAMA TRIBAL -- Chavez 6, Holguim 2, Scabbyrobe 17, White Crow 13, Thomas 4, Wahsise 11, Heath 2, Mills 2.
BICKLETON -- Peter Clinton 18, Justin Roberts 24, Mitchell Powers 13, Brown 3, N. Powers 3, Lowe, Berk.
Yakama Tribal 15 10 14 18 -- 57
Bickleton 13 14 15 19 -- 61
Highlights -- Roberts 10 rebounds, Taylor Brown 12 rebounds.
Sunnyside Christian 53, Trout Lake-Glenwood 29: Trevor Wagenaar scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as visiting Sunnyside Christian defeated Trout Lake-Glenwood in a Greater Columbia Gorge 1B game.
SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN -- Trevor Wagenaar 20, Puterbaugh 0, Haak 2, Alex Brouwer 13, Driesen 0, Hoff 0, Van Wingerden 0, Bosma 5, Brandon Broersma 11, Martin 2, Cervantes 0, Scheenstra 0.
TROUT LAKE-GLENWOOD -- Van Laar 0, A. King 2, L. King 5, Nakae 4, Johnston 3, Cox 3, English 0, Hoodenpyl 0, Slater Modrich 12.
Sunnyside Ch. 17 16 9 11 -- 53
Trout Lake-Glen. 3 12 4 10 -- 29
Highlights: Wagenaar (SC) 15 reb.; Broersma (SC) 12 blocks, 10 reb.
