Mid-Columbia girls basketball roundup for Jan. 29: Chiawana defeats Pasco
Chiawana won the first round of Friday night’s high school girls basketball/wrestling/boys hoops tripleheader at Pasco.
Braydey Hodgins led the way with 26 points in the Riverhawks’ 69-47 victory.
Elisa Guzman had 13 points, and Clare Eubanks finished with 11 to help Chiawana improve to 15-2 overall and 10-0 in the Mid-Columbia Conference.
But Pasco hung tough in the crosstown rivalry game.
Jalayne Martinez had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (3-14, 2-9), who trailed 15-11 in the first quarter before Chiawana zoomed to a 41-16 halftime lead.
Bella Gutierrez, who played 22 minutes because of foul trouble, finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
After Bulldogs point guard Lexi Montelongo hurt her ankle in the second quarter, the Riverhawks switched up their defense in response.
“We had 11 turnovers in that quarter trying to figure out the pressure,” Pasco coach Aaron Barcot said.
Alicia Lopez stepped in to run the point, and her presence helped the Bulldogs outscore the Riverhawks 31-28 in the second half.
“You could tell she’s had four years of varsity experience and settled us down and got us going,” Barcot said.
CHIAWANA: Morales 3, E.Guzman 13, Haertling 6, Cartwright, Cordray 3, Braydey Hodgins 26, A.Guzman 2, Bunger, Eubanks 11, Hirai, Pink 5. Totals: 27-67 5-11 69.
PASCO: Lopez 3, M.Martinez 2, Flores, Gutierrez 12, Wilkinson, Jalayne Martinez 19, Pesina, Perez 9, Montelongo 2, McEnderfer. Totals: 17-54 7-11 47.
Chiawana | 15 | 26 | 16 | 12 | — | 69 |
Pasco | 11 | 5 | 7 | 24 | — | 47 |
Highlights — Chiawana 10-37 3-ptrs; Hodgins 5 rebs, 2 assts; Cartwright 9 rebs; Pasco 6-15 3-ptrs; Gutierrez 10 rebs, 5 assts; J.Martinez 10 rebs.
WALLA WALLA 60, HANFORD 39: The Blue Devils, who led by two at halftime, outscored the Falcons 36-17 in the second half to win on the road.
“The girls fought real hard that first half and put themselves in a good position,” said Hanford coach Evan Woodward, whose team is looking for its first conference win. “Just couldn’t get over the hump in the second half.”
Kate Hogan led Walla Walla (8-9, 6-5 MCC) with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Faith Hoe scored 15 points.
Malea Dye finished with eight points and 11 rebounds for Hanford (1-16, 0-11), while Dani Mendoza also had eight points.
WALLA WALLA: L.Hoe 4, Yenney 8, Kate Hogan 17, F.Hoe 15, Gilmore 2, Wenzel 2, Locati 5, Doepker 7, Reardon. Totals: 21-43 16-23 60.
HANFORD: Dani Mendoza 8, Beattie 4, Moore 5, Mars 3, Romero 4, Roe, Downard 2, Webb, Harlow 5, Malea Dye 8. Totals: 14-56 8-13 39.
Walla Walla | 15 | 9 | 17 | 19 | — | 60 |
Hanford | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | — | 39 |
Highlights — Hogan 11 rebs; Dye 11 rebs.
RICHLAND 59, SOUTHRIDGE 37: Backed by their 20-0 run in the third quarter, the Bombers (13-3, 8-2) defeated the Suns (9-7, 6-5) in MCC action at Southridge.
Kamri von Oelhoffen had 19 points for Richland, and Gia Sorn finished with 10.
Southridge’s Shyler Sullivan scored a team-high 13 points.
RICHLAND: Webb 4, Trappett 7, Robertson, Haugen 3, Kamri von Oelhoffen 19, Stevens 8, Wellsandt 8, Sorn 10, Garza, Pierce. Totals: N/A 16-19 59.
SOUTHRIDGE: Harris 6, Thomas 2, Solensky 2, Smith, Shyler Sullivan 13, Pope 2, Saunders 1, McKenzie, Sanders 9, Grade 2. Totals: N/A 14-20 37.
Richland | 13 | 10 | 23 | 13 | — | 59 |
Southridge | 2 | 14 | 5 | 16 | — | 37 |
Highlights — Harris 4 assts.
KAMIAKIN 64, KENNEWICK 50: Kiley Larsen and Alexa Hazel each had 15 points, leading four Kamiakin players in double figures, as the Braves (10-7, 7-4) defeated the visiting Lions.
Symone Brown scored 13 points, and fellow freshman Oumou Toure finished with 11 to help Kamiakin withstand a 28-point outing from Kennewick’s Jayln Norwood.
Kamiakin outscored Kennewick 22-4 in the second quarter for a 45-19 halftime lead. The Lions (5-11, 4-7) had a 19-3 advantage in the fourth quarter to narrow the deficit.
KENNEWICK: Clinton 10, Fiander 3, Barajas 5, Chavez, Rettig, Morfin, Jayln Norwood 28, Oatis 4. Totals: N/A 4-10 50.
KAMIAKIN: S.Brown 13, L.Brown, Kiley Larsen 15, Holle 2, Clark 2, Alexa Hazel 15, Toure 11, Williams 6, Westermeyer. Totals: N/A 16-23 64.
Kennewick | 15 | 4 | 12 | 19 | — | 50 |
Kamiakin | 23 | 22 | 16 | 3 | — | 64 |
TOPPENISH 43, PROSSER 42: The Wildcats held a 34-29 lead after three quarters, then held off the Mustangs down the stretch for a CWAC road win.
Marissa Cortes and Brooke Wheeler each had 13 points for Prosser, while Wheeler also had 11 rebounds.
Jenni Johnson had a game-high 24 points for Toppenish.
TOPPENISH: White 2, Sutterlict 11, Hanson, Asbell, George 2, Meyer 2, Jenni Johnson 24, Goudy, Rivera 2. Totals: 13-57 10-29 43.
PROSSER: Cox 4, Teel 5, Marissa Cortes 13, Wildman, Munoz 4, Groeneveld, Brooke Wheeler 13, Gonzalez, Colson, Yager 3. Totals: 15-57 11-23 42.
Toppenish | 15 | 8 | 11 | 9 | — | 43 |
Prosser | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | — | 42 |
Highlights — White 8 rebs; Johnson 3 blks; Wheeler 11 rebs, 2 stls, 2 blks; Cox 8 rebs; Yager 8 rebs.
WAPATO 63, OTHELLO 35: The Wolves jumped out to a 19-2 lead after the first quarter and didn’t look back in a CWAC road win over the Huskies.
Tanaya Andersen led Othello (3-14, 2-12 CWAC) with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Diamond Franco had seven points and six steals.
Wapato’s Tarryn Hart had a game-high 25 points.
WAPATO: Garza 10, Aleck 8, Sandoval 2, A.Gonzalez 8, Tarryn Hart 25, Aramabe 4, Arellano 4, Alvarado, Deteor, K.Gonzalez.
OTHELLO: H.Valdez 8, Garza 3, Franco 7, Hampton 2, Tanaya Andersen 12, Coronado 2, D.Valdez 1.
Wapato | 19 | 14 | 22 | 8 | — | 63 |
Othello | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | — | 35 |
Highlights — Andersen 12 rebs; Macy Hampton 8 rebs; Diamond Franco 6 stls.
KIONA-BENTON 61, WAHLUKE 20: Mihaela Edwards scored 16 points, and Maloree Calzadillas had 14 as the Bears (12-7, 5-4) cruised to an SCAC East home win over the Warriors (1-18, 1-8).
WAHLUKE: Last names not reported.
KIONA-BENTON: Mo.Calzadillas 9, Pendergast 7, Thornton, Ma.Calzadillas 14, Mihaela Edwards 16, Whitmore 8, G.Edwards 4, Vickerman 3, Ochoa.
Wahluke | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | 20 |
Kiona-Benton | 18 | 9 | 19 | 15 | — | 61 |
Highlights — Pendergast 9 rebs, 2 assts; Whitmore 5 rebs, 3 blks; Mo.Calzadillas 4 rebs, 8 assts, 5 stls; M.Edwards 4 rebs, 3 assts, 4 stls.
CONNELL 77, TRI-CITIES PREP 46: Kassin Hopkins scored 26 points and Kendra Wallin 25 to power the Eagles to a nonleague home victory over the Jaguars.
Hopkins and Ashton Riner combined for 13 steals for Connell.
Devin Hirsch led Tri-Cities Prep with 19 points, and Bella Ghirardo had 13.
TRI-CITIES PREP: Ghirardo 13, Armijo, Hirsch 19, Whitsett 8, Coffey 2, Mercado 2, Mallon 2.
CONNELL: Riner 4, Kassin Hopkins 26, Smith 8, Mauseth 6, Wallin 25, Pickel 8, Peterson, Courneya, Whitby.
Tri-Cities Prep | 11 | 13 | 7 | 15 | — | 46 |
Connell | 31 | 10 | 17 | 19 | — | 77 |
Highlights — Riner 6 stls; Hopkins 7 stls; Smith 6 rebs; Pickel 6 rebs.
RIVER VIEW 56, ROYAL 30: Brooklyn Chavez finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the host Panthers (7-11, 5-4), who outscored the Knights 21-3 in the third quarter of their SCAC East win.
Sam Dunn had eight points for Royal (2-15, 1-7).
ROYAL: Hebdon 2, Delgado 1, Booth 2, Guadarrama, Sam Dunn 8, Ledezma 6, Von Stein 2, Castellon 7, Rivera, Rodriguez 2.
RIVER VIEW: Chamberlin, Munson 9, D.Dickinson 4, Garland 2, Sakota 5, Wright 3, Anderson 10, A.Dickinson 2, Brooklyn Chavez 12, Holden 9.
Royal | 7 | 11 | 3 | 9 | — | 30 |
River View | 14 | 7 | 21 | 14 | — | 56 |
Highlights — Chavez 8 rebs; Wright 8 rebs.
MABTON 56, WHITE SWAN 18: Desanay Guerrero had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Mia Herrera finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds as the visiting Vikings romped over the Cougars in Central Washington 2B action.
MABTON: Pineda 5, McCallum, B.Guerrero 9, Galarza, Desmarais 1, Herrera 11, Sanchez 6, Gutierrez 1, Espinoza 2, Rojas 2, Zaragoza 4, Desanay Guerrero 15. Totals: 23-56 8-15 56.
WHITE SWAN: Ashley Anderson 4, Aileen Ike 4, Anguiano, Zaglow, Cheney, Haley Ownes 4, Wolfsberger 3, Fiander 3, Sanchez. Totals: 7-41 4-6 18.
Mabton | 15 | 22 | 12 | 7 | — | 56 |
White Swan | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 18 |
Highlights — Herrera 14 rebs; D.Guerrero 14 rebs, 4 assts; B.Guerrero 4 stls; Wolfsberger 7 rebs; Anderson 6 rebs.
COLTON 68, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 48: Katie Steele had 13 points, and Karlee Souve finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, but the visiting Patriots could not stop the seven-time defending Class 1B state champion Wildcats.
Zoe Moser scored a game-high 30 points for Colton, which took a 41-20 lead into halftime of the Southeast 1B contest.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Horne, Souve 12, Godwin 11, Bush 5, Gregg, Richards, Loera 7, Croskrey, Katie Steele 13. Totals: 19-55 4-8 48.
COLTON: Zoe Moser 30, Meyer 6, Jacobs 5, Druffel 2, D.Devorak 9, M.Devorak 16, Moehrle. Totals: N/A 16-24 68.
Liberty Christian | 11 | 9 | 15 | 13 | — | 48 |
Colton | 20 | 21 | 9 | 18 | — | 68 |
Highlights — Souve 12 rebs, 5 blks; Steele 7 rebs, 3 assts; Loera 6 rebs, 5 assts.
TOUCHET 53, GARFIELD-PALOUSE 35: Cierra Jo McKeown had 26 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and seven steals to lead the Indians to the Southeast 1B road win.
TOUCHET: Cierra Jo McKeown 26, Richartz, Skramstad 6, Aceves, McGreevy 2, Contreras, Miller, Kromm 3, Grudzinski 7, Vasquez 0, Jaggar 9, Combs. Totals: 13-43 25-29 53.
GAR-PAL: Leading scorer Payson Griner 17. Totals: 13-44 6-24 35.
Touchet | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | — | 53 |
Gar-Pal | 12 | 1 | 12 | 10 | — | 35 |
Highlights — McKeown 10 rebs, 7 asts, 7 stls.
This story was originally published January 29, 2016 at 8:55 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia girls basketball roundup for Jan. 29: Chiawana defeats Pasco."