Kennewick girls top Walla Walla 53-47
Kennewick erased a 40-36 deficit after three quarters to rally for a 53-47 home victory Saturday over Walla Walla in Mid-Columbia Conference action.
The Lions (3-5) outscored the Blue Devils (5-2) 17-7 in the fourth quarter to end a two-game skid.
“I’m very proud of how we played. We made good adjustments on defense, and we’ve been on a tear with rebounds. We had three girls (Fiander, Norwood, Bianca Chavez) with 10 rebounds tonight,” Kennewick coach Ashley Williams said. “Our team just held it together. We showed great poise, passing it around and getting stops.”
Aspen Fiander had a season-high 17 points for Kennewick, to go along with seven rebounds. Jayln Norwood added 12 points, 11 rebounds and three assists.
SUNNYSIDE 60, WENATCHEE 45: Ashley Maldonado scored 18 points and had five rebounds, and the Grizzlies used a strong fourth quarter to hold off the visiting Panthers.
WENATCHEE: Worley 2, Delgado, Rivera, Standerford 2, Maddi Hallberg 16, Sirmon 8, Sugg, Chandler 8, Ali Hallberg 5, Walton 4, Embry.
SUNNYSIDE: Dallas Borrego 14, Garza 3, Ashley Maldonado 18, Hazzard, Salmeron 2, Mora, Marro 4, Salinas, Emily Maldonado 10, Mendoza 5, Skyles 4.
Wenatchee | 12 | 10 | 15 | 8 | — | 45 |
Sunnyside | 16 | 19 | 6 | 19 | — | 60 |
Highlights — Em.Maldonado 6 steals; A.Maldonado 5 rebs; Jessica Mendoza 4 assists.
OTHELLO 51, QUINCY 41: Hadassi Valdez drilled four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 23 points to lift the Huskies to a big nonleague road win over the Jacks.
OTHELLO: Hadassi Valdez 23, Franco 11, Hampton 2, Andersen 9, Tovar 6, Monroy, Heist, D.Valdez.
QUINCY: Avila 4, Ramsey 1, Liv Neilsen 8, Camacho 6, Aljandrez 5, Donovan 4, Faw 6, Schopman 2, Thomsen 3, Bishop, Buenrostro.
Othello | 9 | 7 | 21 | 14 | — | 51 |
Quincy | 10 | 6 | 8 | 17 | — | 41 |
Highlights — Andersen 11 rebs; H.Valdez 7 rebs, 4 3-pointers.
ELLENSBURG 73, PROSSER 31: Kassidy Morgan had a game-high 19 points to lead the Bulldogs to a CWAC road win over the Mustangs.
Prosser trailed 36-11 at the half were was never able to make up the difference.
ELLENSBURG: Smith 2, Olin 4, Kassidy McColm 19, Warren 3, M.Rogers 17, Schademan, Bland 12, Schedler, Fahey16. Totals: 27-57 10-12 73.
PROSSER: Cox 4, Teel 3, Marissa Cortes 13, Wildman 1, Munoz 4, Groeneveld, Wheeler, Smith 2, Gonzalez, Colson 2, Yager 2. Totals: 8-52 13-17 31.
Ellensburg | 17 | 19 | 21 | 16 | — | 73 |
Prosser | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | — | 31 |
Highlights — McColm 8 rebs; Fahey 5 rebs; Bland 5 rebs; Cox 5 rebs; Cortes 5 rebs; Munoz 5 rebs, 3 stls.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK 51, RIVER VIEW 28: Caitlyn Aune scored a game-high 11 points as the Coyotes defeated their SCAC East rivals in Finley.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Martineau 7, Turner 7, Caitlyn Aune 11, Maine, T.Aune 4, Idler 9, Koopman 4, Mares 6, Ellis 3. Totals: 15-44 17-31 51.
RIVER VIEW: Chamberlin, Munson 2, D.Dickinson 3, Sakota, Wright 2, Aaliyah Anderson 8, A.Dickinson 2, Brooklyn Chavez 8, Holden 3. Totals: 8-41 11-22 28.
Columbia-Burbank | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | — | 51 |
River View | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | — | 28 |
KIONA-BENTON 51, WHITE SWAN 38: Abby Pendergast had 16 points and Maloree Calzadillas added 13 as the Bears beat the Cougars in a nonleague game in Benton City.
WHITE SWAN: Jessica Cheney 21, Taylor, Anderson 10, Ike 4, Anguiano 3, Zagelow, Sanchez, Am.Carey, As.Carey.
KIONA-BENTON: Momo Calzadillas 10, Abby Pendergast 16, Emily Thornton, Maloree Calzadillas 13, Mihaela Edwards 10, Whitmore, G.Edwards, Vickerman, Anderson 2.
White Swan | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | — | 38 |
Kiona-Benton | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | — | 51 |
MABTON 63, CASHMERE 44: Desanay Guerrero poured in 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Vikings to a Central Washington 2B victory over the visiting Bulldogs.
CASHMERE: Thies 2, Boyd 10, Jaspers 6, High, Sangster, Duke, Knishka, Faulkner 11, Sydnee Mongeon 15. Totals: 16-36 11-18 44.
MABTON: Pineda 12, Guerrero 5, Galaraza, Desmarais 2, Herrera 14, Sanches 5, Guitterez, Espinoza 3, Rojas, Desanay Guerrero 22 . Totals: 23-55 6-11 63.
Cashmere | 6 | 12 | 9 | 17 | — | 44 |
Mabton | 18 | 11 | 17 | 17 | — | 63 |
Highlights — Makena Faulkner 8 rebs; Ellen Sangster 7 rebs; Irene Pineda 4 rebs, 5 assts, 3 stls; Ivett Sanches 5 stls; Guerrero 7 rebs.
DAYTON 44, TC PREP 25: Shayla Currin and Sidney Andrews combined for 25 points to lift the Bulldogs to a Southeast 2B/1B road win over the Jaguars.
DAYTON: Sidney Andrews 12, Shayla Currin 13, Phillips 9, Mings 2, Fullerton 8.
TC PREP: Devin Hirsch 11, Slahtasky 8, Whitsett 4, Ghirardo 2, Bernal, Armijo, Coffey, Brandner.
Dayton | 14 | 8 | 9 | 13 | — | 44 |
TC Prep | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | — | 25 |
POMEROY 59, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 51: Karlee Souve led the Patriots with 17 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots, but LC couldn’t overcome Kacey Hallbert’s 26 points in a Southeast 2B/1B home loss to the Pirates.
POMEROY: Kacey Hallbert 26, Gingerich 6, Jentz 2, Halverson, Sydney Smith 24, Mayfield 1, Cloud.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Horne 2, Karlee Souve 17, Godwin 9, Bush 3, Gregg, Richards, Loera 14, Croskrey, Steele 6.
Pomeroy | 12 | 11 | 21 | 15 | — | 59 |
Liberty Christian | 12 | 18 | 11 | 10 | — | 51 |
Highlights — Souve 14 rebs, 5 blocks, 2 steals; Loera 8 rebs, 4 assists, 4 steals; Katelyn Steele 6 rebs.
TOUCHET 66, SJE 38: Cierra Jo McKeown recorded her fourth career quadruple double, collecting 30 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a Southeast 2B/1B home win over the Eagles.
ST. JOHN-ENDICOTT: Hollingsworth, J.Ray 2, Schmenk 4, Gl.Dickerson 2, K.Ray, Gracie Dickerson 19, Glorfield 6, Corder 5. Totals: 13-49 10-16 38.
TOUCHET: Richartz 3, Katie Skramstad 15, Cierra Jo McKeown 30, Aceves, McGreevey 4, Contreras, Miller, Kromm 7, Grudzinski 4, Jaggar 3, Solis, Combs. Totals: 29-59 2-6 66.
St. John-Endicott | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | — | 38 |
Touchet | 16 | 16 | 24 | 10 | — | 66 |
Highlights — McKeown 15 rebs, 10 assists, 10 steals.
This story was originally published January 16, 2016 at 11:48 PM with the headline "Kennewick girls top Walla Walla 53-47."