Mid-Columbia basketball roundup for Jan. 26: Southridge boys rally to beat Hanford
Gabe Vorheis had a game-high 26 points for Southridge, which trailed by four at halftime but came back to beat visiting Hanford 57-47 in Mid-Columbia Conference action Tuesday night.
Southridge (8-8, 6-4 MCC) outscored Hanford 34-20 in the second half, but the Suns led by two entering the final quarter.
Will Eldred scored 18 points for the Falcons (4-12, 2-8), while Ben Seaman had 16.
HANFORD: Taylor, Will Eldred 18, Miller 3, Seaman 16, Sutey 2, Sivonen 8, Manderbach, Vander Top.
SOUTHRIDGE: Sanders, Morgan 3, McLaughlin 13, Simon 3, Bjorge 2, Stevens, Gabe Vorheis 26, Crider 10.
Hanford | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | — | 47 |
Southridge | 13 | 10 | 19 | 15 | — | 57 |
KIONA-BENTON 64, CONNELL 56: The Bears closed on a 14-1 run in the final 3 minutes to hand the host Eagles their first SCAC East loss of the season.
Nate Rossine finished with 19 points for Ki-Be (13-5, 6-2), while Darrel Wheeler had 14 points and 17 rebounds.
“We needed that win to stay alive for the league title,” Ki-Be coach Dennis Janikowski said. “We didn’t want them to clinch the league title on us.”
Silas Chase scored 20 points for Connell (13-4, 7-1). Gabe Tolrud had 14 points, and Brenden Turner contributed 10.
KIONA-BENTON: Walker 2, Nate Rossine 19, Torres 5, Rizin 6, Manley 7, Manson 11, Wheeler 14. Totals: 26-56 10-14 64.
CONNELL: Turner 10, Hawkins 7, Meraz 4, Smith 1, Kroontje, Tolrud 14, Silas Chase 20, Olsen. Totals: 19-53 8-19 56.
Ki-Be | 19 | 14 | 12 | 19 | — | 64 |
Connell | 20 | 11 | 16 | 9 | — | 56 |
Highlights — Wheeler 17 rebs; Torres 3 assts; Rossine 3 assts, 5 stls.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK 61, WAHLUKE 48: Jermaine Broetje had a game-high 16 points to lead the Coyotes to an SCAC East road win over the Warriors.
Burbank had a one-point lead at the half, but stretched it to seven points after three en route to the win.
Nathan Buck led Wahluke with 14 points.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Humphreys 4, Jermaine Broetje 16, AJ Dixon 6, Brown 7, Hernandez 12, Sorbel 14, Romm 2.
WAHLUKE: Cardozo 2, Cabrerra 11, Espindola 2, Gonzalez 6, Nathan Buck 14, Kinney 4, Pineda 9, Testa.
Columbia-Burbank | 12 | 9 | 21 | 19 | — | 61 |
Wahluke | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | — | 48 |
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SOUTHRIDGE 44, HANFORD 26: Shyler Sullivan had a game-high 20 points to lead the Suns to an MCC home win over the Falcons.
Southridge (9-6, 6-4 MCC) took a 15-point lead in the first half.
Emily Beattie scored seven points for Hanford (1-15, 0-10).
HANFORD: Mendoza 3, Emily Beattie 7, Moore 2, Mars, Romero, Beaver, Roe 3, Downard 2, Webb 3, Harlow 4, Dye 2. Totals: N/A 4-7 26.
SOUTHRIDGE: Harris 5, Thomas, Solensky, Smith 6, Shyler Sullivan 20, Pope, Saunders 4, McKenzie 2, Sanders 7, Grade. Totals: N/A 12-23 44.
Hanford | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | 26 |
Southridge | 13 | 9 | 8 | 14 | — | 44 |
Highlights — Harris 5 assts; Smith 7 rebs.
KIONA-BENTON 56, CONNELL 55: Abby Pendergast and Mihaela Edwards each scored 15 points, and Kyrsten Whitmore had nine points, 13 rebounds and six blocks as the Bears (11-7, 4-4) scored a big SCAC East win at Connell.
Morgan Smith led the Eagles (9-8, 5-3) with 12 points, Heather Hawkins added 11 and Ashton Riner 10.
KIONA-BENTON: Abby Pendergast 15, Mihaela Edwards 15, Mo. Calzadillas 10, Thornton 5, Ma. Calzadillas, Whitmore 9, G.Edwards 2.
CONNELL: Morgan Smith 12, Riner 10, Hopkins 9, Mauseth 1, Heather Hawkins 11, Wallin 7, Pickel 5.
Kiona-Benton | 8 | 18 | 16 | 14 | — | 56 |
Connell | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | — | 55 |
Highlights — Kyrsten Whitmore 13 rebs, 6 blks.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK 67, WAHLUKE 28: Taylor Turner had 21 points for the Coyotes (14-3, 8-0), who outscored the host Warriors 33-9 in the second half to roll to an SCAC East victory.
Wahluke fell to 1-17, 1-7.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Martineau 7, Taylor Turner 21, C.Aune 2, Maine, Contreras, T.Aune 9, Idler 4, Koopman 6, Mares 7, O’Brien, Ellis 11. Totals: 27-68 11-17 67.
WAHLUKE: Last names not provided. Totals: 12-38 3-12 28.
Columbia-Burbank | 19 | 15 | 20 | 13 | — | 67 |
Wahluke | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 28 |
MABTON 66, KITTITAS 38: Irene Pineda scored 16 points as the Vikings rebounded from last week’s 55-50 loss to Sunnyside Christian with a Central Washington 2B road win over the Coyotes.
Mabton, ranked No. 2 in the state in Class 2B, took a 29-11 lead into halftime.
MABTON: Irene Pineda 16, McCallum 3, B.Guerrero 12, Galarza 2, Desmarais, Herrera 5, Sanchez, Espinoza 3, Rojas 4, Zaragoza 11, D.Guerrero 9, N/A 1. Totals: 27-51 5-13 66.
KITTITAS: Feddema, Sandoval, Trinity Kies 15, Graham, Miller, Stickney 14, Williams 8, Hyatt 1, Escobar. Totals: 16-41 3-12 38.
Mabton | 17 | 12 | 22 | 15 | — | 66 |
Kittitas | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | — | 38 |
Highlights — D.Guerrero 6 rebs; Espinoza 4 stls; Williams 7 rebs.
TRI-CITIES PREP 51, PRESCOTT 9: The Jaguars rushed out to a 22-1 lead in the first quarter and led 38-3 at halftime of their Southeast 2B road win over the Tigers.
Bella Ghirardo, Devin Hirsch and Serenity Mallon combined for 33 points to lead Tri-Cities Prep.
TRI-CITIES PREP: Bella Ghirardo 13, Hirsch 10, Mallon 10, Whitsett 7, Coffey 4, Mercado 3, Flores 2, Saenz 2, Armijo. Totals: N/A 14-34 51.
PRESCOTT: N.Flores 6, B.Ayala 2, Rosales 1, Perez, Crispin, Morfin, B.Flores, Gonzalez, M.Ayala, Espinoza, Granados, Ortega, Amezcua, Cardenas. Totals: N/A 3-6 9.
Tri-Cities Prep | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | — | 51 |
Prescott | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 9 |
Highlights — Ghirardo 6 rebs; Mallon 6 rebs; Saenz 5 stls; Coffey 5 stls.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 53, L-W-K 29: Maddie Godwin scored 15 points, and Katie Steele finished with 12 points and nine rebounds to lead the host Patriots to a Southeast 1B victory over the Tigercats.
Liberty Christian’s Karlee Souve had nine points and 11 rebounds before fouling out. LaCrosse-Washtucna-Kahlotus was 11-for-30 from the free-throw line, while Liberty Christian went 4-for-6.
L-W-K: Alynn Harder 13, Webb 1, Guske 2, N.Harder 4, Gordon 7, Meyers 2, Herron-Gone, Ayers, Stanaway. Totals: N/A 11-30 29.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Horne 2, Souve 9, Maddie Godwin 15, Bush 7, Gregg, Richards, Loera 6, Croskrey 2, Steele 12. Totals: 23-66 4-6 53.
L-W-K | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | — | 29 |
Liberty Christian | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | — | 53 |
Highlights — Souve 11 rebs; Steele 9 rebs; Bush 6 assts, 7 stls.
MCC STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
School | Conf. | Overall |
Richland | 9-0 | 12-3 |
Kamiakin | 7-3 | 13-3 |
Southridge | 6-4 | 8-8 |
Kennewick | 5-5 | 9-7 |
Walla Walla | 5-5 | 9-7 |
Chiawana | 4-5 | 9-6 |
Hanford | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Pasco | 1-9 | 2-14 |
Tuesday
Southridge 57, Hanford 47
Friday
Kennewick at Kamiakin, 7:30 p.m.
Richland at Southridge, 7:30 p.m.
Walla Walla at Hanford, 7:30 p.m.
Chiawana at Pasco, 9 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
School | Conf. | Overall |
Chiawana | 9-0 | 14-2 |
Richland | 7-2 | 12-3 |
Southridge | 6-4 | 9-6 |
Kamiakin | 6-4 | 9-7 |
Walla Walla | 5-5 | 7-9 |
Kennewick | 4-6 | 5-10 |
Pasco | 2-8 | 3-13 |
Hanford | 0-10 | 1-15 |
Tuesday
Southridge 44, Hanford 26
Friday
Chiawana at Pasco, 5 p.m.
Kennewick at Kamiakin, 5:45 p.m.
Richland at Southridge, 5:45 p.m.
Walla Walla at Hanford, 5:45 p.m.
This story was originally published January 26, 2016 at 8:09 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia basketball roundup for Jan. 26: Southridge boys rally to beat Hanford."