Boys basketball roundup: Wa-Hi edges Hanford at FT line
Walla Walla’s Mitch Lesmeister made two free throws with 34 seconds to play Friday night as the Blue Devils held off the visiting Hanford Falcons 63-61 in Mid-Columbia Conference play.
The Falcons had two chances at the end, but missed a 3-pointer and a 5-foot shot at the buzzer.
“The kids faught back for a chance to win,” Hanford coach Paul Mayer said.
The Blue Devils had a 17-point lead at the half, and led by 13 at one point in the fourth quarter.
“You hate to see that,” Wa-Hi coach John Golden said of losing two big leads.
Andrew Harvey led Wa-Hi (2-1) with 26 points and five assists, while Jacob Sivonen had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Hanford (1-3).
HANFORD: Taylor 2, Eldred 5, Miller 19, Seaman 8, Sutey 3, Jacob Sivonen 20, Manderbach, Lanning 2, VanderTop 2. Totals: 26-54 5-11 61.
WALLA WALLA: Cortinas 3, Greene 6, Lesmeister 12, Funk 3, Ju.Olivares, Jo.Olivares 7, Babbitt 6, Andrew Harvey 26. Totals: 24-49 10-18 63.
Hanford | 10 | 10 | 24 | 17 | — | 61 |
Walla Walla | 11 | 26 | 13 | 13 | — | 63 |
Highlights — Sivonen 12 rebs, 2 blks 6 assts; Seaman 6 rebs; Harvey 5 assts; Funk 5 rebs; Greene 3 rebs, 3 assts.
CHIAWANA 71, PASCO 61: Andrey Voloshin had 21 points, and Jalen King finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds as the host Riverhawks defeated the Bulldogs.
Cayden Cazier contributed 15 points and eight rebounds for Chiawana (7-2, 2-1 MCC).
Sebastian Gutierrez led Pasco (1-9, 0-4) with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
PASCO: Hernandez 4, D.Gutierrez 5, Elizondo 11, Ash 4, Davila 10, Cardoza 2, Sebastian Gutierrez 20, Tate 5. Totals: 24-57 8-14 61.
CHIAWANA: Andrey Voloshin 21, King 16, Groce 5, Salsbury, Joseph 4, Penny, Hansen 6, Kroner 4, Garcia, Cazier 15. Totals: 28-62 13-22 71.
Pasco | 15 | 10 | 15 | 21 | — | 61 |
Chiawana | 19 | 20 | 14 | 18 | — | 71 |
Highlights — S.Gutierrez 10 rebs; King 10 rebs; Cazier 8 rebs, 4 assts.
KAMIAKIN 55, KENNEWICK 50: The host Lions got within three points late but couldn’t get any closer as the Braves made their free throws to escape with the MCC win.
Hayden Nelson led Kamiakin (9-1, 3-1) with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Garrett Paxton scored 16 points.
Kafaya Bugal had 15 points for Kennewick (6-4, 2-2) to go with seven rebounds, six assists and five steals.
KAMIAKIN: Hill, Bailey 2, Paxton 16, Grayson 10, Brimmer 8, Hayden Nelson 17, Rabe, Larson 2. Totals: 23-57 9-14 55.
KENNEWICK: Benavidez 8, Kafaya Bugal 15, Nieves 6, Plew 11, Hernandez 2, Mejia, Szendre 8. Totals: 18-60 10-14 50.
Kamiakin | 15 | 11 | 16 | 13 | — | 55 |
Kennewick | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | — | 50 |
Highlights — Nelson 12 rebs; Bugal 7 rebs, 6 assts, 5 stls; Nieves 6 rebs.
RICHLAND 89, SOUTHRIDGE 57: Steven Beo had 26 points, and Landon Radliff scored 25 to power the host Bombers past the Suns.
Beo finished with eight assists, and Radliff grabbed eight rebounds for Richland (7-3, 4-0 MCC), which had four players score in double figures.
Southridge’s Gabe Vorheis scored 14 points, and Chad Crider and Trevor McLaughlin each had 12 for the Suns (3-7, 1-3). McLaughlin also pulled down 10 rebounds.
SOUTHRIDGE: Sanders 1, Morgan 8, McLaughlin 12, Hazel 3, Simon 2, Bjorge, Stevens, Gabe Vorheis 14, Crider 12, Platas 5, Ellsworth, Singleton. Totals: 18-49 18-25 57.
RICHLAND: Stevens, Wagar, Radliff 25, Steven Beo 26, Kurtz 12, Northrop 13, Sanderson 2, Wills 2, Galliher, Sorn, Smith 9. Totals: 30-61 20-27 89.
Southridge | 8 | 15 | 21 | 16 | — | 57 |
Richland | 15 | 20 | 25 | 29 | — | 89 |
Highlights — McLaughlin 10 rebs; Crider 7 rebs; Vorheis 6 rebs; Radliff 8 rebs, 5 assts; Beo 8 assts; Kurtz 6 rebs.
WAHLUKE 64, COLUMBIA-BURBANK 56: Nathan Buck scored 25 points as the Warriors (3-6, 1-2) rallied to beat the Coyotes in SCAC East play.
Jermaine Broetje finished with 16 points for Columbia-Burbank (4-7, 1-3), which led 44-36 entering the fourth quarter.
WAHLUKE: Cardosa 4, Ponce 4, Cabrera 10, Testa 2, Gonzalez, Nathan Buck 25, Kinney 2, Pineda 17.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Humphreys 6, Jermaine Broetje 16, Dixon, Garcia 2, Brown 13, Hernandez 8, Martinez, Sorbel 9, Romm 2.
Wahluke | 12 | 14 | 10 | 28 | — | 64 |
Columbia-Burbank | 10 | 22 | 12 | 12 | — | 56 |
RIVER VIEW 60, GRANGER 54: Mario Jaramillo had 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Panthers defeated the Spartans in a nonleague contest in Finley.
GRANGER: Jay Ramirez 16, Nava 5, Cantu 3, Diaz 6, Casillas 8, Jake Slade 16, Soliz.
RIVER VIEW: Cole 2, Khatthavong 3, Mario Jaramillo 25, Roberts 9, Trapp 4, Westberg 6, Hamlin 11, Salinas, Ard, Guzman, Sailor.
Granger | 16 | 5 | 12 | 21 | — | 54 |
River View | 10 | 17 | 16 | 17 | — | 60 |
Highlights — Jaramillo 13 rebs; River View 19-26 FTs.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 54, GARFIELD-PALOUSE 44: Chris Kelly had 30 points and 13 rebounds as the Patriots moved to 4-0 in the Southeast 1B with a road win over the Vikings.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Olsen 3, M.Godwin 4, C.Godwin 15, J.Godwin, Lesser 2, Mote, Chris Kelly 30, Utley.
GARFIELD-PALOUSE: Matt Holbrook 22, Neibergs 12, Neumann, Dymkoski 2, Anderson, Hawkins 2, Griner 2, Bates 4.
Liberty Christian | 6 | 20 | 17 | 11 | — | 54 |
Garfield-Palouse | 6 | 16 | 8 | 15 | — | 44 |
Highlights — Kelly 13 rebs; M.Godwin 6 assts; C.Godwin 5 assts; Olsen 3 stls.
CONNELL 63, KIONA-BENTON 48: Silas Chase had 18 points as the Eagles (7-3, 3-0) defeated the host Bears in SCAC East action.
Raymond Torres finished with a game-high 21 points for Ki-Be (6-4, 1-2).
CONNELL: Turner 2, Hawkins 11, Meraz 5, Smith 7, Kroontje 7, Tolrud 11, Silas Chase 18, Olsen 2.
KI-BE: Walker 3, Rossine 11, Lucatero, Carter 1, Raymond Torres 21, Rizin 4, Manson, Manley, Lewis 2, Wheeler 6.
Connell | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | — | 63 |
Ki-Be | 11 | 7 | 16 | 12 | — | 48 |
SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 74, BICKLETON 50: Chance Marsh poured in 22 points to lead the Knights to a Lower Columbia Conference victory over the Pirates.
Nathan Powers led Bickleton with 17 points, while Riley Brown added 12 points and eight rebounds.
This story was originally published January 8, 2016 at 10:46 PM with the headline "Boys basketball roundup: Wa-Hi edges Hanford at FT line."