Chiawana boys top Hanford 90-71
With a delicious blend of quickness, size and shooting ability, the Chiawana Riverhawks resemble a team that could take the Mid-Columbia Conference by storm.
First, they have to get past Richland, a team that has won the last three MCC titles and reached the Class 4A state tournament each of the last three seasons. They’ll get their chance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, when Chiawana (5-1, 1-0 MCC) plays host to the Bombers (4-2, 1-0) at 7:30 p.m.
“So far so good. We’ll see what happens Tuesday,” Riverhawks coach Chad Herron said after his team’s 90-71 win over Hanford on Saturday. “I really liked the way we shared the ball with one another. We did a much better job of blocking out tonight and kept our turnovers in single digits.”
Chandler Hansen, Chiawana’s 6-foot-6 senior forward, had a monster night, hitting 9 of 12 shots from the 3-point arc for a game-high 29 points. Jalen King, a 6-10 junior post, added 12 points, 20 rebounds and seven blocks.
The Riverhawks took command early, jumping out to a 22-12 first-quarter lead and built that to 48-28 at the half.
Jacob Sivonen led Hanford with 23 points and seven rebounds.
HANFORD: Jacob Sivonen 23, Taylor 6, Eldred 5, Tyler Miller 14, Seaman 8, Sutey 2, Manderbach 7, Lanning 6, VanderTop. Totals: 26-59 12-14 71.
CHIAWANA: Chandler Hansen 29, Voloshin 20, King 12, Taylor 2, Joseph 2, Penny 2, Garcia 7, Cazier 16, . Totals: 36-72 7-11 90.
Hanford | 12 | 16 | 17 | 26 | — | 71 |
Chiawana | 22 | 26 | 24 | 18 | — | 90 |
Highlights — Sivonen 7 rebs; King 20 rebs, 7 blocks; Cazier 9 assists; Hansen 9 3-pointers.
SOUTHRIDGE 52, KAMIAKIN 47: Gabe Vorheis score 21 of the Suns’ 26 points in the first half, and the Braves shot just 1 of 19 from 3-point range as Southridge picked up its first MCC win.
Hayden Nelson scored 23 points and had eight rebounds for Kamiakin (5-1, 1-1), which suffered its first loss of the year.
SOUTHRIDGE: Sanders, Morgan 2, McLoughlin 13, Gabe Vorheis 32, Crider 1, Bjorge, Stevens, Ellsworth 4. Totals: 14-36 20-27 52.
KAMIAKIN: Bailey 2, Paxton 9, Grayson 2, Brimmer 6, Hayden Nelson 23, Hill 3, Ellison, Rabe, Larson 2. Totals: 16-50 14-21 47.
Southridge | 10 | 16 | 10 | 16 | — | 52 |
Kamiakin | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | — | 47 |
Highlights — Nelson 8 rebs; Grayson 6 rebs; Vorheis 6 rebs; McLoughlin 6 rebs.
KENNEWICK 68, PASCO 45: Nico Benavidez scored 24 points, and the host Lions outscored the Bulldogs 38-22 in the middle quarters of an MCC contest.
Diego Gutierrez led Pasco with 13 points, and Sebastian Gutierrez added 12.
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KENNEWICK: Nico Benavidez 24, Villamar 2, Bugal 4, Nieves 5, KuKu, Clark, Hernandez 8, Mejia 6, Szendre 8, Zamora. Totals: xx-xx xx-xx x.
Pasco | 17 | 2 | 9 | 17 | — | 45 |
Kennewick | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | — | 68 |
CURTIS 93, RICHLAND 80: The Bombers fell to the Vikings in the Tacoma Winter Classic championship game, as Curtis guards Aushanti Potts-Woods and Glenn Jordan scored 32 points apiece in front of their home crowd.
Steven Beo netted 33 for Richland, but only one other Bomber — Landon Radliff (17 points) —broke double figures.
“We didn’t come out ready to play. We just weren’t ready. Emotionally, we weren’t ready to go,” Richland coach Earl Streufert said. “We turned it around after halftime and got it cut to 6. We had our chances. We just couldn’t get over the hump.”
Streufert noted the contribution of senior forward Brecken Galliher, who had six points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in just under 14 minutes.
“Brecken is the guy that turned the game around. He gave us chances to score,” Streufert said. “He and Paxton Stevens and Cody Sanderson all came in and defended really well in the second half.”
RICHLAND: Landon Radliff 17, Steven Beo 33, Kurtz 6, Sanderson, Sorn 2, Stevens 8, Northrop 6, Streufert, Galliher 6, Smith 2. Totals: 27-59 17-18 80.
CURTIS: Ward 2, Aushanti Potts-Woods 32, Glenn Jordan 32, Moore 6, Morrow, Paulsen, Parker, Ferguson, Sindou Diallo 21, J.Paulsen, Mauss. Totals: 30-60 25-29 93.
Richland | 11 | 21 | 29 | 19 | — | 80 |
Curtis | 26 | 26 | 18 | 23 | — | 93 |
Highlights — 3-pointers: R 9-26 (Beo 5), C 8-22 (Potts-Woods 5); Rebounds: R 28 (Kurtz 8), C 33 (Moore 10); Assists: R 13 (Radliff 3), C 12 (Jordan 5); Turnovers: R 10, C 6; Radliff 4 steals, Ward 4 steals.
HANFORD 82, SOUTHRIDGE 44: Tyler Miller hit five 3-pointers and led all scorers with 28 points, and the Falcons shot 57 percent (29 for 51) as a team in an MCC home win over the Suns on Friday.
Gabe Vorheis led Southridge with 10 points.
SOUTHRIDGE: Sanders, Morgan 3, McLaughlin 4, Gabe Vorheis 16, Crider 6, Hazel 2, Simon 2, Bjorge 4, Stevens 5, Platas, Ellsworth 2. Totals: 20-55 3-13 44.
HANFORD: Eldred 5, Tyler Miller 28, Ben Seaman 10, Jacob Sivonen 13, VanderTop 8, Taylor 9, Sutey 3, Manderbach, Lanning 6. Totals: 29-51 14-18 82.
Southridge | 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | — | 44 |
Hanford | 25 | 16 | 21 | 20 | — | 82 |
Highlights — 3-pointers: S 1-18 (Vorheis), H 10-20 (Miller 5); Rebounds: S 26 (Crider 6), H 39 (Sivonen 10); Assists: S 7 ( (McLaughlin 2, Bjorge 2), H 19 (Eldred 7); Steals: S 6 (Bjorge 2), H 7 (Eldred 4); Turnovers: S 12, H 14.
SUNNYSIDE 68, WEST VALLEY-YAKIMA 53: Angel Garza scored 27 points as host Sunnyside beat West Valley-Yakima in a CBBN game.
WEST VALLEY-YAKIMA: Justin VanDeBrake 21, Lindgren 4, Cluff, Stein 12, Johnson 8, Orvald, Turner, Caudill 8.
SUNNYSIDE: Trey Sanchez 15, Palacios 10, Maltos 4, Linder, Wutzke, Bowman 8, Valle, Romero 2, Zavala, Cuello, Angel Garza 27.
West Valley-Yakima | 18 | 5 | 15 | 15 | — | 53 |
Sunnyside | 25 | 14 | 15 | 14 | — | 68 |
GRANDVIEW 59, QUINCY 53: Gunner Chronis led all scorers with 19 points, pacing the Greyhounds in a CWAC home win over the Jacks.
QUINCY: Guzman 5, Lopez, Peterson, Guerrero, Tobin 2, Farias 11, Chavez 13, Horning 7, Daniel Garcia 15.
GRANDVIEW: Mendoza 5, Fonseca 6, Medina 2, Mata 2, Moreno 11, Gunner Chronis 19, Esqueda 8, Bridger 6.
Quincy | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | — | 53 |
Grandview | 7 | 13 | 21 | 18 | — | 55 |
Highlights — Chronis 8 rebs, 5 assists; Eric Medina 7 assists.
CONNELL 66, COLUMBIA-BURBANK 43: Brian Hawkins scored 18 points to lead Connell over Columbia-Burbank in an SCAC East contest.
CONNELL: Turner 6, Brian Hawkins 18, Meraz 7, Smith 2, Kroontje 6, Tolrud 13, Chase 9, Poe, Olsen 5.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Humpreys 7, Broetje 10, Dixon, Brown 8, Hernandez 11, Martinez, Sorbel 4, Romm 1.
Connell | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | — | 66 |
Columbia-Burbank | 14 | 8 | 15 | 6 | — | 43 |
RIVER VIEW 68, KIONA-BENTON 62: Mario Jaramillo hit six 3-pointers and finished with 34 points to lead the Panthers to an SCAC East win over the visiting Bears.
Darrin Roberts came off the bench to hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining to help secure the win.
Raymond Torrez led Ki-Be with 19 points.
KIONA-BENTON: Walker 15, Rossine 12, Raymond Torrez 19, Rizen 7, Manson 3, Wheeler 6, Willis, Lucatero.
RIVER VIEW: Cole 2, Khatthavong, Mario Jaramillo 34, Roberts 6, Trapp 9, Salinas, Westberg 7, Hamlin 9, Guzman, Servin 1.
Kiona-Benton | 16 | 13 | 19 | 14 | — | 62 |
River View | 11 | 21 | 15 | 21 | — | 68 |
ASOTIN 58, TRI-CITIES PREP 48: Koby Blunt scored 34 points to lead Asotin over Tri-Cities Prep in a Southeast 2B game. Trent Mercado led Prep with 17 points.
ASOTIN: T.Weakland 3, Engledau 5, Magnuson 1, Jaggamach 2, Wise 4, Skoloski, Bailey 2, Koby Blunt 34, Krappenbach 6, Ball 1.
TRI-CITIES PREP: Trent Mercado 17, Pedersen 5, Mewes, Dickerson 8, Amato 7, Kim, Jones 1, Geist 3, Perez 5.
Asotin | 5 | 15 | 23 | 15 | — | 58 |
Tri-Cities Prep | 10 | 15 | 10 | 13 | — | 46 |
Highlights — Amato 7 rebounds; Dickerson 4 steals.
IRRIGON 62, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 52: Freddy Vera led all scorers with 24 points as the Knights defeated the visiting Patriots. Cameron Godwin led LC with 14 points.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Olsen 3, M.Godwin 2, Cameron Godwin 14, J.Godwin, Lesser 9, Shupe 3, Kelly 9, Eder 12.
IRRIGON: Freddy Vera 24, White 8, Rambo 10, Rice 8, Phillips 4, D.Vera 5, Roa 3.
Liberty Christian | 12 | 15 | 8 | 17 | — | 52 |
Irrigon | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | — | 62 |
This story was originally published December 19, 2015 at 11:19 PM with the headline "Chiawana boys top Hanford 90-71."