Kamiakin’s 6-foot-9 senior breaks school’s 32-year scoring record

After Kyson Rose realized what he had done Tuesday night, the big, 6-foot-9 Kamiakin senior sat down on his team’s bench and started tearing up.

“Since my freshman year, I’ve been coming to the gym at 6 a.m.,” Rose said the day after he set a school record by scoring 46 points in a 93-68 boys basketball victory over visiting Hanford. “I’m still in shock about it.”

Rose set the record on a 20-for-35 shooting performance from the floor, and a 6-for-7 performance at the free throw line.

He added 17 rebounds for good measure, all done in just 25 minutes of play.

What’s it like to score that many points in a game?

“I don’t know. I still couldn’t tell you,” Rose said. “On my 38th point, to be honest, Trey (Arland) passed me the ball and I tossed it up and it went in. The last few games have felt like that.”

Rose said his teammates all did a great job getting him the ball.

At a certain point, when a guy is hot, everyone knows it and everyone wants to get that guy the ball.

“At the end of the first quarter, I think I had 15 points,” said Rose. “As we came out of the huddle, my point guard (Steven Westermeyer) said ‘We’re getting you 60 tonight.’”

And so, everyone began feeding him the ball.

Rose’s output beat the previous record of 40, held by Heath Dolven, who held the record since 1988.

Dolven was in the stands, watching his record fade away.

“I got to meet him after the game,” said Rose. “It was an honor to meet him, and I told him I was sorry. He said ‘No. No. That’s all right.”

Messiah Jones added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Kamiakin, while Arland had 12 points and 5 assists, as the Braves have now won five in a row.

Hudson Shupe led Hanford with 22 points, while Riley Nighswonger added 21.

The victory keeps the Braves apace with Walla Walla for second place in the Mid-Columbia Conference standings. Both teams are 8-2 in MCC play.

Chiawana still leads the MCC standings with a 10-0 mark.

CHIAWANA 89, RICHLAND 61: The host Riverhawks exploded in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Bombers 32-13 en route to a big win.

Landyn Cantu had a big game for Chiawana, scoring 30 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the 3-point line.

Taylor Perez and Connor Mendez each added 17 points as Chiawana stayed unbeaten.

Nathan Daniels led Richland with 16 points.

PASCO 74, HERMISTON 58: Ethan Legard scored 36 points to lead visiting Pasco to its second MCC win of the season. Chase Elliott led the Bulldogs with 24 points.

Great side note: Tuesday night was the first time in 10 years that every Pasco boys team — varsity, junior varsity, C team and freshman team — won on the same night.

WALLA WALLA 84, SOUTHRIDGE 46: Michael Cornia scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Wa-Hi to the win. Teammate Dylan Ashbeck added 12 points and 12 boards. Tristan Smith led the Suns with 25 points.

MCC girls

CHIAWANA 51, RICHLAND 32: Talia von Oelhoffen had a big game — 26 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals — to lead host Chiawana over Richland. Laura Smith led the Bombers with 16 points.

HERMISTON 72, PASCO 61 (OT): Jazlyn Romero scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead host Hermiston to an MCC win over Pasco. Hermiston outscored Pasco 16-5 in the overtime period. Taleya Maiden led Pasco with 15 points.

KAMIAKIN 60, HANFORD 47: Kylie Malloy scored a game-high 15 points to lead Kamiakin over visiting Hanford. Iliana Moran paced the Falcons with 12 points.

WALLA WALLA 51, SOUTHRIDGE 38: Rian Clear scored 19 points to lead the Blue Devils to a win over the Suns.

Weekend prep wrestling recap

The Hanford girls rolled to a team victory at Saturday’s Othello Lady Huskie Invite, outscoring 54 other teams with 163 points.

Sunnyside finished second with 156.5 points, while host Othello was third at 116.

The Falcons had no individual champions, but they had a few wrestlers reach the finals in some brackets — some of which had 30 competitors.

Taylor Wilson (105 pounds), Maria Gardner (125) and Grace Nelson (145) all finished second for the Falcons, while Mia Klein (125), Selena Reyna (130) and Hailey Say (140) grabbed thirds.

Three Mid-Columbians did take home individual titles.

Connell’s Rosa Saucedo Rami pinned Kamiakin’s Aliyah Draisey in 2:46 in the 190-pound final for a win.

Sunnyside freshman Alexxus Ramos raised her season record to 24-2 by taking the title at 110; and Walla Walla senior Annelise Whitaker keeps rolling at 140 pounds, winning another tourney title and raising her record to 24-3.

Other impressive performances included second-place finishes by Walla Walla’s Nayeli Flores at 100 pounds, and Grandview’s Mollee Weddle at 135.

The following three wrestlers also placed third: Othello’s Iyazely Barrera at 115, Warden’s Aaliyah Escamilla at 100, and Royal’s Alondra Morales at 155.

Finally, three more area wrestlers had fourth-place finishes in rather large brackets: Prosser’s Cami Anderson at 115, Sunnyside’s Aaliyah Chavez at 120, and Warden’s Alexia Hernandez at 130.

• Chiawana’s boys crushed the competition Saturday to take the team title at the Hermiston Farm City Invitational.

The Riverhawks had six individual champions and compiled 439 points. Host Hermiston was second at 248.

Champions included Isaiah Anderson at 195 pounds, Colby Blasdel at 285, Riley Cissne at 160, Davian Martinez at 113, Tyson Stover at 182, and Robby Vaughn at 145.

Chiawana’s Lance Stover grabbed a second-place finish at 132, as did teammate Darius Grogan, who lost to Kamiakin’s Joel Chavez in the 152-pound title match.

Chavez, who won with a pin at 2:27, was also named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.

Kamiakin teammate Guillermo Ramirez also won a title, at 126 pounds.

Hermiston had two champs: Trevor Wagner took the 170-pound crown, while Sam Cadenas beat Bulldogs teammate Jonathan Lee 8-6 in the 220-pound title match.

• Kennewick’s Ler Pweh Htoo won the 113-pound title, as did teammate Chayc Ottum at 220, to lead the Lions to a second-place team finish at the Clearwater Classic in Idaho.

The Lions scored 164 points, falling short of champion Lewiston and its 168.5 points.

• Five Mid-Columbians won titles at Saturday’s Ray Westberg Invitational in Ellensburg.

Connell’s Octavio Andrade (195), Sunnyside’s Elijah Barajas (106), Andrew Macias (138) and Edward Villanueva (126); and Pasco’s Damian Silva (285) all were crowned champs.

Four others finished second: Connell’s Johnathan Magana (120) and Able Morales (126); and Sunnyside’s Austin Villanueva (145) and Moises Zesati (152).

MCC boys basketball standings

Through Jan. 21

Chiawana 10-0 MCC/14-0 overall

Kamiakin 8-2/12-2

Walla Walla 8-2/12-2

Kennewick 6-3/8-4

Richland 7-4/10-5

Southridge 3-8/4-11

Pasco 2-8/3-11

Hermiston 1-9/2-12

Hanford 1-10/2-12

Tuesday’s scores

Chiawana 89, Richland 61

Kamiakin 93, Hanford 68

Pasco 74, Hermiston 58

Walla Walla 84, Southridge 46

Friday’s games

Tip offs at 7:30 p.m.

Chiawana at Kamiakin

Hanford at Kennewick

Richland at Walla Walla

Southridge at Hermiston

MCC girls basketball standings

Through Jan. 21

Chiawana 9-1 MCC/12-2 overall

Kennewick 8-1/11-1

Walla Walla 6-4/10-4

Pasco 6-4/9-4

Richland 6-5/7-8

Hermiston 5-5/8-6

Kamiakin 3-7/4-10

Hanford 3-8/4-10

Southridge 0-11/3-12

Tuesday’s scores

Chiawana 51, Richland 32

Hermiston 72, Pasco 61 (OT)

Kamiakin 60, Hanford 47

Walla Walla 51, Southridge 38

Friday’s games

Tip offs at 5:45 p.m.

Chiawana at Kamiakin

Hanford at Kennewick

Richland at Walla Walla

Southridge at Hermiston