Kennewick gets clutch play in MCC win
Simplicio Hernandez hit a 3-pointer with less than 10 seconds to play, and Samuel Szendre hit both ends of a one-and-one a few seconds later as Kennewick rallied to beat Walla Walla 73-70 on Saturday at the Lions Den.
“Walla Walla is such a great program,” Lions coach Bradyn Leyde said. “For us to hang in there shows a lot of guts from our kids.”
Kennewick trailed 21-10 after the first quarter, but got back in the game as Kafaya Bugal scored 10 of his team-high 24 points in the second quarter.
“He did a great job getting to the rim and attacking,” Leyde said of Bugal. “He picked the energy up for us.”
Hernandez hit a 3 to put us up by one with 8.4 seconds remaining. We defended, got a rebound and Sendre hit both ends of a one-and-one and he knocked them down for us.
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WALLA WALLA: Greene, Lesmeister 10, Funk 9, Ju.Olivares, Wicklund 9, Jo.Olivares 3, Babbitt 11, Noah Porter 25, Harvey 3. Totals: 25-47 7-10 70.
KENNEWICK: Benavidez 16, Kafaya Bugal 24, Nieves 19, Kuku 2, Hernandez 5, Mejia, Norwood, Szendre 7. Totals: 26-56 12-13 73.
Walla Walla | 21 | 14 | 16 | 19 | — | 70 |
Kennewick | 10 | 19 | 20 | 24 | — | 73 |
RICHLAND 82, KENNEWICK 65: Steven Beo and Landon Radliff combined for 56 points, and Tyler Kurtz chipped in 14 points and 15 rebounds to lift the Bombers to an MCC home win over the Lions on Friday night.
Kennewick had four players in double figures, led by Kafaya Bugal and Saul Nieves, who scored 14 points apiece. Samuel Szendre and Nico Benavidez added 13 points apiece for the Lions, who led 45-44 at halftime.
Richland held Kennewick to just 31 percent (10-for-32) shooting in the second half and forced 15 turnovers. Radliff drained six 3-pointers as the Bombers shot 12-for-22 from behind the arc.
KENNEWICK: Nico Benavidez 13, Kafaya Bugal 14, Saul Nieves 14, Hernandez 9, Sanuel Szendre 13, Villamar, KuKu 2, Clark, Mejia. Totals: 22-62 14-20 65.
RICHLAND: Landon Radliff 26, Steven Beo 30, Tyler Kurtz 14, Northrop 6, Smith 4, Wagar 2, Galliher, Sorn. Totals: 34-65 2-4 82.
Kennewick | 22 | 13 | 14 | 16 | — | 65 |
Richland | 19 | 15 | 21 | 27 | — | 82 |
Highlights — 3-pointers: K 7-23 (Nieves 4), R 12-22 (Radliff 6); Rebounds: K 33 (Szendre 9), R 37 (Kurtz 15); Assists: K 6 (Benavidez 4), R 18 (Beo 7, Radliff 6); Steals: K 6 (Benavidez 5), R 8 (Northrop 3); Turnovers: K 15, R 9.
SOUTHRIDGE 44, WALLA WALLA 41: Gabe Vorheis led all scorers with 22 points and hit a pair of free throws in the final minute to help ice the Suns’ MCC road win over the Blue Devils on Friday night.
“The goal coming into the weekend was to keep pace with the rest of the league. If Kamiakin won, we would stay a game back (they lost to Chiawana on Friday). Now, we’re tied at 4-3,” Southridge coach D.J. Traver said.
The Suns had to make a late charge, trailing 41-38 with 2 minutes remaining. But they made some key stops on defense, and Chad Crider tipped in a Vorheis miss to put Southridge up 42-41 in the final minute.
“It wasn’t one person in particular. Everybody bought in,” Traver said.
Mitch Lesmeister led the Blue Devils with 13 points.
SOUTHRIDGE: Sanders, Morgan 8, McLaughlin 4, Simon 2, Bjorge, Stevens, Gabe Vorheis 22, Crider 8.
WALLA WALLA: Greene 2, Mitch Lesmeister 13, Funk, Jor.Olivares, Wicklund 2, Jus.Olivares 3, Paul Babbitt 10, Andrew Harvey 11.
Southridge | 15 | 2 | 13 | 14 | — | 44 |
Walla Walla | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | — | 41 |
WENATCHEE 78, SUNNYSIDE 71: Angel Garza had 19 points to lead four Sunnyside players in double figures, but the Grizzlies (10-4, 4-2 Big Nine) fell at home to the Panthers.
Wenatchee’s Gavin Long led all scorers with 33 points. He had eight rebounds, while Garza grabbed 11.
WENATCHEE: Garcia, Springer 5, Goff 11, Esquivel 6, Worley 5, Miller 14, McKay, Peters 4, Gavin Long 33. Totals: 27-58 19-26 78.
SUNNYSIDE: Sanchez 16, Palacios 12, Maltos 2, Bowman 15, Valle 7, Romero, Perez, Zavala, Angel Garza 19. Totals: 27-50 11-16 71.
Wenatchee | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | — | 78 |
Sunnyside | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | — | 71 |
Highlights — Long 8 rebs; Goff 5 rebs; Garza 11 rebs, 5 assts; Bowman 5 rebs; Palacios 4 assts.
PROSSER 60, ELLENSBURG 49: Scott Blakney had 24 points, and Nate Brown scored 18 to lead the Mustangs to a CWAC home win over the Bulldogs.
Prosser outscored Ellensburg 19-4 in the second quarter for a 29-15 halftime lead.
ELLENSBURG: Bennett 8, Gibson 8, Ellersick, Moffat, Walker 5, Orejudos 2, Coleman Sparling 14, Helgesen 12.
PROSSER: Blair 8, Bolt, Kernan 2, Brown 18, Ledesma, Lusk 2, Cruz 6, Scott Blakney 24.
Ellensburg | 11 | 4 | 17 | 17 | — | 49 |
Prosser | 10 | 19 | 9 | 22 | — | 60 |
COLUMBIA-BURBANK 83, RIVER VIEW 51: Jermaine Broetje had 19 points, leading six Columbia-Burbank players in double figures, as the Coyotes flew past the Panthers in SCAC East action in Finley.
Kody Hamlin finished with 15 points for River View.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Humphries 10, Jermaine Broetje 19, Dixon 10, Garcia, Brown 16, Hernandez 13, Martinez, Sorbel 15, Romm.
RIVER VIEW: Cole 5, Khatthavong 10, Jaramillo 3, Roberts 2, Trapp 2, Salinas, Westberg 10, Ard 4, Kody Hamlin 15.
Columbia-Burbank | 22 | 12 | 33 | 16 | — | 83 |
River View | 7 | 14 | 13 | 17 | — | 51 |
CONNELL 69, GOLDENDALE 52: Silas Chase led the way with 26 points as the Eagles defeated the Timberwolves in a nonleague road contest.
CONNELL: N.Chase, Turner 11, Hawkins 5, Meraz 1, Smith 4, Kroonte 3, Tolrud 15, Garland 2, Silas Chase 26, Poe 2, Olsen.
GOLDENDALE: Lowe 2, Gunkel 3, Jess Beierle 14, Frost 5, J.C. Cline 14, Bischoff 5, Golding 4, Hiebert 5.
Connell | 16 | 23 | 18 | 12 | — | 69 |
Goldendale | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | — | 52 |
KIONA BENTON 76, WHITE SWAN 60: Darrel Wheeler scored a season-high 31 points — his second consecutive 30-point night — and grabbed 16 rebounds to lift the Bears to a nonleague home win over the Cougars.
Raymond Torres added 19 points and 11 assists for Ki-Be.
On Friday night, Wheeler netted 30 points and 16 rebounds to anchor the Bears’ 83-78 road win at Royal.
WHITE SWAN: Picard 2, Abrahams 10, Dumiga, Bagelow 4, Cheney 18, Ki Castilleja 23, Clark 3. Totals: 22-56 6-11 60.
KIONA-BENTON: Walker 2, Rossine 14, Raymond Torres 19, Rizen 4, Manley 4, Manson 2, Lewis, Darrel Wheeler 31. Totals: 34-50 8-15 76.
White Swan | 17 | 9 | 16 | 18 | — | 60 |
Kiona-Benton | 16 | 18 | 23 | 19 | — | 76 |
Highlights — Wheeler 16 rebs; Torres 11 assists, 3 steals.
KIONA-BENTON 83, ROYAL 78
KIONA-BENTON: Walker 2, Rossine 20, Torres 11, Rizen 8, Manley 5, Manson 7, Lewis, Darrel Wheeler 30. Totals: 31-56 13-23 83.
ROYAL: S.Christensen, Jenks 10, Gilbert 18, Corbin Christensen 27, Isaac Ellis 11, Owen Ellis 12, Villanueva, Ojeda. Totals: 25-65 15-24 78.
Kiona-Benton | 16 | 21 | 19 | 27 | — | 83 |
Royal | 15 | 12 | 22 | 29 | — | 78 |
Highlights — Wheeler 16 rebs (7 offensive); Torres 8 assists.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 55, POMEROY 51 (OT): Cameron Godwin scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter to spark a Patriots rally, and Liberty Christian (10-2 overall, 7-0 Southeast 1B) prevailed at home in overtime.
Preston Eder made a layup with 2 seconds remaining in regulation, completing the Patriots’ comeback from a 16-point deficit and sending the game into the extra period with the score tied at 46.
Chris Kelly finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds for Liberty Christian.
POMEROY: Gingerich 2, Ryan Wolf 19, Gwinn 2, LaMunyan 8, Caruso, Morfin 5, Heytvelt 7, Tewalt 8.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Olsen 3, M.Godwin 2, Cameron Godwin 20, J.Godwin 3, Lesser, Mote, Kelly 19, Eder 8.
Pomeroy | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 5 | — | 51 |
Liberty Christian | 12 | 7 | 4 | 23 9 | — | 55 |
Highlights — Kelly 11 rebs; Olsen 4 assts; M.Godwin 7 assts, 4 stls; C.Godwin 5 stls.
DAYTON 45, TRI-CITIES PREP 31: The Bulldogs jumped out to a 29-12 lead at the half and never looked back in a Southeast 2B road win over the Jaguars.
Zach Wagner had a game-high 15 points for Dayton, while Hogan Jones led TCP with 13 points and six rebounds.
DAYTON: Helm, Dieu, Martin 5, Wilkins 4, Benjamin Kleck 12, Bryan 6, Bren 3, Zach Wagner 15.
TRI-CITIES PREP: Mercado 2, Peterson 2, Muse, Dickerson, Amato 6, Daniels, Hogan Jones 13, Diest 5, Perez 4.
Dayton | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | — | 45 |
Tri-Cities Prep | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | 31 |
Highlights — Hogan 6 rebs.
This story was originally published January 16, 2016 at 11:15 PM with the headline "Kennewick gets clutch play in MCC win."