Mid-Columbia roundup for Jan. 12: Kennewick boys fend off Chiawana
The Kennewick boys basketball team needed every bit of an early lead to hold off Chiawana 77-68 in Mid-Columbia Conference play Tuesday at the Lions Den.
“We shot the ball well tonight,” said Lions coach Bradyn Leyde, whose team led 24-15 in the first quarter. “It was a close game. They shot the ball well in the second half, but we were able to hold them off with a couple of perimeter shots and making our free throws.”
Saul Nieves led four Kennewick players in double figures with 20 points. Simplicio Hernandez added 18 points, Dillon Plew 16 and Nico Benavidez 10.
“We are happy with our balanced scoring,” said Leyde, whose team improved to 4-2 in MCC play. “Our guys are playing unselfish.”
Chandler Hansen led the Riverhawks (2-3 MCC) with 26 points, while Cayden Cazier added 13 points and five assists.
CHIAWANA: Voloshin 13, King 6, Taylor, Groce 3, Joseph 2, Chandler Hansen 26, Kroner, Garcia 5, Cazier 13. Totals: 24-71 10-10 68.
KENNEWICK: Benavidez 12, Bugal 5, Saul Nieves 20, Plew 16, Hernandez 18, Szendre 6. Totals: 28-56 8-8 77.
Chiawana | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | — | 68 |
Kennewick | 24 | 15 | 17 | 21 | — | 77 |
Highlights — Bugal 8 rebs; Benavidez 5 assts; King 11 rebs; Cazier 5 assts.
KAMIAKIN 46, WALLA WALLA 36: Isaiah Brimmer had a game-high 16 points with eight rebounds to lead the Braves to an MCC victory over the visiting Blue Devils.
Kamiakin (4-2 MCC) outscored Wa-Hi 26-14 over the second and third quarters to take a lead it would not relinquish.
Hayden Nelson and Garrett Paxton added nine points each for the Braves, while Mitch Lesmeister led the Blue Devils (3-2) with 10 points.
WALLA WALLA: Greene 6, Mitch Lesmeister 10, Funk, Babbitt 1, Harvey 9, Cortinas 3, Ju.Oliveras 2, Wicklund 5, Jo.Oliveras. Totals: 12-39 6-10 36.
KAMIAKIN: Bailey 2, Paxton 9, Grayson 6, Isaiah Brimmer 16, Nelson 9, Hill 2, Rabe, Larson 2. Totals: 20-46 3-7 46.
Walla Walla | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | — | 36 |
Kamiakin | 12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | — | 46 |
Highlights — Brimmer 8 rebs, 3 stls; Nelson 10 rebs; Harvey 7 rebs.
SOUTHRIDGE 54, PASCO 49: The Bulldogs jumped out to an 8-0 lead to start the game, but the host Suns stopped the run and came back with one of their own en route to an MCC win.
Pasco guard Diego Gutierrez hit a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep things tight, but Southridge held on down the stretch. Gutierrez led all scorers with 21 points.
Brad Morgan led the Suns with 17 points.
PASCO: Hermandez, Diego Gutierrez 21, Ash, Davila 3, Cardoza 3, S.Gutierrez 9, Tate 7, Arceo 6.
SOUTHRIDGE: Sanders 2, Brad Morgan 17, McLaughlin 4, Simon 6, Bjorge 3, Stevens, Vorheis 8, Chad Crider 14, Ellsworth.
Pasco | 12 | 8 | 14 | 15 | — | 49 |
Southridge | 15 | 12 | 10 | 17 | — | 54 |
SUNNYSIDE 81, HERMISTON 71: Tre Sanchez and Will Bowman hit four 3-pointers apiece and combined for 46 points to lift the Grizzlies to a nonleague road win over the Bulldogs.
“(Hermiston) put up 29 in the first quarter. We went into the locker room down nine, but we came out in the second half and turned it on,” Sunnyside coach Geoff LaBrant said. “They were running a dribble-drive motion, and we didn’t do anything with it in the first half. But in the second half, we were locked in.”
HERMISTON: Chance Flores 14, Dayshawn Neal 15, Walls 1, Austin Naillon 14, James 11, Garcia 5, Ortiz 3, T.Neal 8, Peterson. Totals: 26-45 12-19 71.
SUNNYSIDE: Tre Sanchez 24, Art Palacios 13, Linder, Will Bowman 22, Valle 9, Romero 2, Cuello, Angel Garza 11. Totals: 26-57 14-30 81.
Hermiston | 29 | 14 | 11 | 17 | — | 71 |
Sunnyside | 18 | 16 | 20 | 27 | — | 81 |
Highlights — Sanchez 7 rebs; Bowman 12 rebs; Nico Valle 10 rebs; Ty Cuello 5 rebs; Palacios 5 assts.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK 74, ROYAL 68 (OT): The Coyotes staved off the Knights for an SCAC East win in Burbank.
Chayce Sorbel had 22 points for Columbia-Burbank, which rallied from a 38-26 halftime deficit. Jermaine Broetje scored 21, and Gilbert Hernandez finished with 12.
Corbin Christensen led Royal with a game-high 24 points, and Owen Ellis had 21.
ROYAL: S.Christensen 4, Jenks 6, Gilbert 9, Corbin Christensen 24, I.Ellis 4, O.Ellis 21, Villanueva.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Humphries 6, Broetje 21, Dixon 8, Garcia, Brown 5, Hernandez 12, Chayce Sorbel 22.
Royal | 23 | 15 | 7 | 13 10 | — | 68 |
Columbia-Burbank | 12 | 14 | 19 | 13 16 | — | 74 |
Highlights — Columbia-Burbank 18-20 FTs.
CONNELL 58, WAHLUKE 47: Gabe Tolrud scored 23 points, and Brian Hawkins finished with 16 as the Eagles picked up an SCAC East road win over the Warriors.
Nathan Buck led Wahluke with 13 points.
CONNELL: Turner 8, Hawkins 16, Meraz, Smith 1, Kroontje 4, Gabe Tolrud 23, Chase 4, Poe, Olsen 2.
WAHLUKE: Cabrera 8, Gonzalez 11, Buck 13, Kinney 6, Pineda 9, Cardozo, Hidalgo, Olivares, Testa, Espindola, Ponce, Yorgesen.
Connell | 17 | 19 | 11 | 11 | — | 58 |
Wahluke | 11 | 16 | 14 | 6 | — | 47 |
LA SALLE 66, KIONA-BENTON 50: Playing their fourth game in five nights, the Bears simply ran out of gas in a nonleague home loss to the Lightning.
Darrel Wheeler led Ki-Be with 17 points and six rebounds, while Raymond Torres added 11 points and six assists.
Scott Maki, a 6-4, 295-pound senior, led La Salle with a game-high 19 points.
LA SALLE: Parrish 1, Vargas 2, Martin 3, May 17, Singco, Gorrebeek 16, S.Maki 19, Munoz 2, Perry 2, Goodwin, Frame, James 4. Totals: 28-47 7-13 66.
KIONA-BENTON: Walker 2, Rossine 8, Rodriguez, Lucepero 3, Carter 2, Torres 11, Rizin 5, Manley, Lewis 2, Darrel Wheeler 17. Totals: 16-41 14-16 50.
La Salle | 17 | 11 | 16 | 22 | — | 66 |
Kiona-Benton | 10 | 8 | 15 | 17 | — | 50 |
Highlights — Wheeler 6 rebs; Raymond Torres 6 assts.
Girls basketball
HERMISTON 63, SUNNYSIDE 62 (OT): Maddy Juul and Sara Ramirez combined for 40 points to lift the visiting Bulldogs to a nonleague win over the fifth-ranked Grizzlies.
Sunnyside guard Madison Marro hit a clutch free throw at the end of regulation to force overtime. Ashlee Maldonado led the Grizzlies with 22 points, 11 rebounds and five steals.
HERMISTON: H.Meyers, Andreason 3, Maddy Juul 23, R.Meyers, Edmiston 12, Padilla 5, Gilbert 3, Heehn, Sara Ramirez 17, Thomas, Thompson.
SUNNYSIDE: Borrego, Garza, Ashlee Maldonado 22, Hazzard, Salmeron 4, Mora, Marro 3, Salinas 3, Emilee Maldonado 10, Jessica Mendoza 14, Skyles 6.
Hermiston | 10 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 5 | — | 63 |
Sunnyside | 10 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 4 | — | 62 |
Highlights — A.Maldonado 11 rebs, 5 stls; E.Maldonado 5 stls, 4 assts; Adriana Salmeron 6 rebs; Madison Marro 5 rebs; Lexi Skyles 3 stls.
SOUTHRIDGE 55, PASCO 30: Amanda Saunders drilled three 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 13 points as the Suns recorded the MCC home win over the Bulldogs.
“(Saunders) was 4-for-4 (from the field) in the second quarter. She just shot the ball really well,” Southridge coach Mike Conner said. “She scored all her points in the first half. We didn’t play her much in the second half because of the score.”
The teams were tied at 12 after one quarter, but the Suns pulled ahead 26-19 at the half and extended a 46-23 lead after three quarters.
Jalayne Martinez led Pasco with 11 points.
PASCO: Lopez 2, M.Martinez 3, Flores, Gutierrez 7, Wilkinson, Jalayne Martinez 11, Pesina 1, J.Perez 5, Montelongo 1.
SOUTHRIDGE: Jaid Harris 11, Thomas 6, Solensky 2, Ellie Smith 10, Sullivan 7, Pope, Amanda Saunders 13, McKenzie 4, Sanders, Grade 2.
Pasco | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | 30 |
Southridge | 12 | 14 | 20 | 9 | — | 55 |
Highlights — Ellie Smith 9 rebs; Ari McKenzie 9 rebs; Jaid Harris 5 assists; Saunders 3 3-pointers.
CHIAWANA 79, KENNEWICK 39: Braydey Hodgins had 24 points and nine rebounds as the Riverhawks cruised past the Lions in MCC action in Kennewick.
Seniors Elisa and Adelina Guzman each scored 11 points for Chiawana, which led 24-11 at the end of the first quarter.
Aspen Fiander led the Lions with eight points, and Gabby Clinton grabbed 12 rebounds.
CHIAWANA: Logozzo 3, E.Guzman 11, Haertling 7, Cartwright 6, Cordray 2, Braydey Hodgins 24, A.Guzman 11, Eubanks 7, Pink 8, Bunger, Hirai. Totals: 28-68 13-17 79.
KENNEWICK: Clinton 6, Aspen Fiander 8, Barajas 2, Chavez 6, Fridley 3, Quast 2, Morfin 6, Norwood 6, Rettig. Totals: 14-60 6-11 39.
Chiawana | 24 | 17 | 24 | 14 | — | 79 |
Kennewick | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | — | 39 |
Highlights — Hodgins 9 rebs; Clare Eubanks 4 stls; Gabby Clinton 12 rebs.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK 58, ROYAL 14: Taylor Turner scored 12 points, Jamie Ellis had 11 and Caitlyn Aune 10 for the host Coyotes, who led 29-6 at halftime and routed the Knights in SCAC East action.
ROYAL: Hebdon 2, Delgado 2, Booth 2, Dunn, Jennifer Ledezma 3, Von Stein 2, Castellon 1, Rivera 2, Rodriguez. Totals: 6-25 2-8 14.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Martineau 2, Taylor Turner 12, C.Aune 10, Maine, Contreras 2, T.Aune 6, Idler 6, Koopman, Mares 7, O’Brien 2, Ellis 11. Totals: 26-54 3-7 58.
Royal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 |
Columbia-Burbank | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | — | 58 |
LA SALLE 45, KIONA-BENTON 43: Abby Pendergast scored a game-high 20 points for the Bears, who had a 31-22 scoring advantage in the second half but dropped a nonleague home contest to the SCAC West-leading Lightning.
LA SALLE: Sullivan 5, Lighty 3, White 6, Munguia 4, Sutton, Felipe 6, Lauren Newman 9, Fiscus 4, Desmarais, Boutillier 8.
KI-BE: Mo.Calzadillas 5, Abby Pendergast 20, Thornton 1, Ma.Calzadillas 4, Edwards 10, Whitmore 2, Edwards 1.
La Salle | 15 | 8 | 9 | 13 | — | 45 |
Kiona-Benton | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — | 43 |
MABTON 54, WHITE SWAN 37: Desanay Guerrero had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five steals to lead the host Vikings past the Cougars.
WHITE SWAN: Taylor, Ashley Anderson 14, Ike, Anguiano, Zaglow, Cheney 12, Wolfsberger 11, Fiander. Totals: 16-43 3-8 37.
MABTON: Pineda 10, B.Guerrero 13, Galarza, Desmarais 3, Herrera 2, Sanches 2, Espinoza 2, Rojas, Desanay Guerrero 22. Totals: 20-58 11-17 54.
White Swan | 12 | 8 | 5 | 12 | — | 37 |
Mabton | 16 | 8 | 8 | 22 | — | 54 |
Highlights — Jessica Cheney 13 rebs; Shaila Wolfsberger 7 rebs; Anderson 6 rebs. D.Guerrero 11 rebs, 5 stls; Britnee Guerrero 5 stls.
L-W-K 39, COLLEGE PLACE 29: Jazzmyn Gordon led both sides with 16 points and 25 rebounds as host Lacrosse-Washtucna-Kahlotus overcame a halftime deficit to beat the Hawks.
COLLEGE PLACE: Madeline Weaver 13, Payne 2, Rodriquez 2, Maiden 2, Grimm 10, Johnson, Parsons, Buchanan, Stubblefield, Revis.
L-W-K: Alynn Harder 12, Ja.Webb 1, Guske 6, N.Harder 4, Jazzmyn Gordon 16, Herron, Gonzalez, Ayers, Jo.Webb, Meyers, Stanaway, Smith.
College Place | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | 29 |
L-W-K | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | 39 |
Highlights — Gordon 25 rebs; A.Harder 11 rebs.
Bowling
HANFORD 4, CHIAWANA 0: Sara Harris rolled a 210 and 206 in the scratch games, powering the Falcons past the Riverhawks in MCC action at Go Bowl in Pasco.
Caitlynne Burke led Chiawana with a 161-182.
Scratch — Game 1: Hanford 800 (Danyelle Moore 148, Amanda Knowles 134, Bryanna Decker 140, Megan Bean 168, Sara Harris 210), Chiawana 647 (Maricela Perez/Jemily Barrientos 92, Caitlynne Burke 161, Nathalie Martinez 114, Ziera Barrios 142, Najeli Ruiz 138). Game 2: Hanford 756 (Moore/Emily Goodnight 118, Bean 150, Harris 206, Alexus Sak/Knowles 150, Makensie Kania/Decker 132), Chiawana 674 (Burke 182, Martinez 113, Barrios 137, Ruiz/Jordan Booth 103, Perez 139). Baker — Game 1: Hanford 158, Chiawana 149. Game 2: Hanford 174, Chiawana 167. Total pins — Hanford 1,888, Chiawana 1,637.
SELAH 3, RICHLAND 2: Though the Bombers evened the match count after winning the second baker game at Atomic Bowl, the Vikings won the MCC contest by 61 pins.
Darby Miller bowled a 184 to lead Richland to a win in the first scratch game, but the Bombers ran up against RayAnn Davis (232 in the opening game) and Lexi Mathers (183 in the second).
Scratch — Game 1: Richland 756 (Britney Longwell 139, Alee Ottley/Rockie Mettling 105, Rebecca Johnson 160, Shyanne Thorne 168, Darby Miller 184), Selah 740 (Faith Wendelken 110, Lexi Mathers 131, Andrea Cox 138, RayAnn Davis 232, Maggie Cox 129). Game 2: Selah 767 (Wendelken 115, Mathers 183, A.Cox 146, Davis 152, M.Cox 171), Richland 671 (Longwell 126, Johnson 137, Thorne 150, Miller 143, Mettling/Ottley 115). Baker — Game 1: Selah 152, Richland 133. Game 2: Richland 171, Selah 133. Total pins — Selah 1,792, Richland 1,731.
PASCO 3, CONNELL 1: Josie Derrick bowled a 136 in the first scratch game, and Hannah Mixon rolled a 142 in the second to lead Pasco over Connell at Town & Country Lanes.
Jenona Rigor had a high game of 133 for the Eagles, who won the first baker game.
Scratch — Game 1: Pasco 596 (Yesenia Nunez 94, Adri Montes 120, Jackie Gonzalez 122, Cynthia Castillo 124, Josie Derrick 136), Connell 454 (Jenona Rigor 90, Lexi Olsen 67, Alyssa Baxter 83, Audrey Bagwell 108, Shelby Kessler 106). Game 2: Pasco 598 (Gonzalez 126, Derrick 114, Hannah Mixon 142, Brisa Fraire/Nunez 85, Castillo/Montes 131), Connell 525 (Rigor 133, Bagwell 83, Kessler 117, Hannah Votaw 110, Maddison Baxter 82). Baker — Game 1: Connell 148, Pasco 130. Game 2: Pasco 113, Connell 108. Total pins — Pasco 1,437, Connell 1,235.
MCC STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Conf W-L | Overall W-L | |
Richland | 5-0 | 8-3 |
Walla Walla | 3-2 | 7-4 |
Kamiakin | 4-2 | 10-2 |
Kennewick | 4-2 | 8-4 |
Chiawana | 2-3 | 7-4 |
Southridge | 3-3 | 5-7 |
Hanford | 1-4 | 3-8 |
Pasco | 0-6 | 1-11 |
Tuesday
Kennewick 77, Chiawana 68
Southridge 54, Pasco 49
Kamiakin 46, Walla Walla 36
Thursday
Richland at Hanford, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Conf W-L | Overall W-L | |
Chiawana | 5-0 | 10-2 |
Walla Walla | 4-1 | 6-5 |
Kamiakin | 4-2 | 7-5 |
Richland | 3-2 | 8-3 |
Southridge | 3-3 | 6-5 |
Kennewick | 2-4 | 3-8 |
Pasco | 1-5 | 2-10 |
Hanford | 0-5 | 1-10 |
Tuesday
Southridge 55, Pasco 30
Chiawana 79, Kennewick 39
Walla Walla 62, Kamiakin 61 (OT)
Thursday
Richland at Hanford, 5:45 p.m.
BOWLING
School | Conf. |
Hanford | 10-1 |
Selah | 8-2 |
Chiawana | 6-3 |
Kennewick | 5-6 |
Walla Walla | 4-5 |
Pasco | 4-7 |
Richland | 3-7 |
Connell | 0-9 |
This story was originally published January 12, 2016 at 8:23 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia roundup for Jan. 12: Kennewick boys fend off Chiawana."