Mid-Columbia boys basketball roundup for Jan. 23: Kamiakin rallies to beat Hanford
Hayden Nelson scored 19 points to go with seven rebounds, and the host Kamiakin boys basketball team fought back from a late deficit to defeat Hanford 47-43 on Saturday night.
“We were able to make enough plays to get over the hump,” said Kamiakin coach Brian Meneely, whose team improved to 13-3 overall and 7-3 in the Mid-Columbia Conference. “Always important to find a way to win when you’re not at your best.”
Ben Seaman had 15 points for Hanford (4-11, 2-7), while the Falcons’ leading scorer, Jacob Sivonen, was held to four. Sivonen entered the game fifth in the MCC with an average of 17.8 points per contest.
HANFORD: Eldred 9, Miller 9, Ben Seaman 15, Sivonen 4, Vander Top 2, Sutey 4, Manderbach. Totals: 18-44 2-5 43.
KAMIAKIN: Bailey 4, Paxton 6, Grayson 4, Isaiah Brimmer 12, Nelson 19, Hill 2, Rabe, Larson. Totals: 20-51 5-11 47.
Hanford | 12 | 7 | 17 | 7 | — | 43 |
Kamiakin | 13 | 15 | 6 | 13 | — | 47 |
Highlights — Seaman 6 rebs; Nelson 7 rebs; Brimmer 6 rebs; Paxton 6 rebs.
RICHLAND 83, PASCO 34: Landon Radliff had 20 points, six assists and four steals, and Steven Beo had 18 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds — both sat out the fourth quarter — to lead the Bombers to an MCC blowout.
Richland (12-3, 9-0) shot 61 percent (30-for-49) from the floor and had 29 assists for the game.
“Last night against Walla Walla, we didn’t share it very well,” Bombers coach Earl Streufert said. “Tonight, we did a great job of that, and it led to a lot of good, open shots.”
Kaleb Ash scored 10 points and Emilio Davila nine for the Bulldogs (2-14, 1-9).
PASCO: Kaleb Ash 10, Hernandez, Gutierrez, Elizondo 5, Davilla 9, Cardoza, Gutierrez 6, Tate 4. Totals: 12-52 7-22 34.
RICHLAND: Landon Radliff 20, Beo 18, Stevens 4, Wagar 6, Kurtz 2, Northrop 7, Streufert, Sanderson 13, Wills, Galliher, Sorn 5, Smith 8. Totals: 30-49 12-18 83.
Pasco | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | — | 34 |
Richland | 25 | 20 | 24 | 14 | — | 83 |
Highlights — Steven Beo 7 rebs, 12 asts; Radliff 6 asts, 4 stls.
WALLA WALLA 56, CHIAWANA 45: Paul Babbitt scored 17 points, Noah Porter 14, and Wa-Hi (9-7, 5-5) rode fast starts in both halves to an MCC road win.
Cayden Cazier had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Riverhawks (9-6, 4-5). Jalen King piled up 17 rebounds and five blocks to go with his eight points.
WALLA WALLA: Paul Babbitt 17, Noah Porter 14, Cortinas, Greene 6, Lesmeister 4, Funk 9, Olivares, Wicklund, Olivares, Harvey 6, Adkins. Totals: 19-49 11-18 56.
CHIAWANA: Cayden Cazier 18, Voloshin 6, King 8, Joseph 8, Penny 2, Hansen 3, Kroner, Gracia. Totals: 13-52 16-24 .
Walla Walla | 19 | 10 | 18 | 9 | — | 56 |
Chiawana | 9 | 11 | 10 | 15 | — | 45 |
Highlights — Mitch Lesmeister 9 rebs; Jalen King 17 rebs, 5 blks; Cazier 8 rebs.
SOUTHRIDGE 57, KENNEWICK 43: Gabe Vorheis had a game-high 22 points for the Suns, who improved to 5-4 in MCC play with a road win over the Lions.
Brad Morgan added 15 points and Chad Crider 12 rebounds for Southridge.
Leo Olmos had 14 points and Sam Szendre five points and 10 rebounds for Kennewick (5-5).
SOUTHRIDGE: Sanders, Morgan 15, McLaughlin 10, Simon, Bjorge 2, Stevens, Vorheis 22, Crider 8. Totals: 21-49 8-12 57.
KENNEWICK: Olmos 14, Benavidez 5, Villamar, Bugal 10, Nieves 5, KuKu, Hernandez 2, Mejia 2, Norwood, Szendre 5. Totals: 16-42 7-10 43.
Southridge | 15 | 9 | 15 | 18 | — | 57 |
Kennewick | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | — | 43 |
Highlights — Szendre 10 rebs; Crider 12 rebs.
RIVER VIEW 66, WAHLUKE 54: Baley Westberg had 26 points and 12 rebounds as the Panthers ended a five-game skid with a home victory over the Warriors.
Mario Jaramillo added 10 points and 11 rebounds for River View (9-8, 3-5 SCAC East), while Sergio Pineda led Wahluke with 18 points.
WAHLUKE: Oliveras 4, Cabrerra 11, Casta 5, Espindola 7, Gonzalez 2, Buck 8, Sergio Pineda 18.
RIVER VIEW: Cole, Khatthavong 5, Jaramillo 10, Roberts 8, Trapp 4, Salinas, Baley Westberg 26, Ard, Hamlin 8, Guzman 5, Sailor.
Wahluke | 14 | 9 | 19 | 12 | — | 54 |
River View | 9 | 22 | 11 | 24 | — | 66 |
Highlights — Westberg 12 rebs; Jaramillo 11 rebs.
CONNELL 90, ROYAL 67: Gabe Tolrud had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Silas Chase and Steven Kroontje combined for 32 points as the Eagles defeated the host Knights in SCAC East action.
Kaden Jenks led Royal with a game-high 26 points.
CONNELL: N.Chase 3, Turner 5, Hawkins 8, Meraz, Smith 6, Kroontje 14, Tolrud 20, Garland 5, S.Chase 18, Poe 9, Olsen 2.
ROYAL: Ojeda, Kaden Jenks 26, Gilbert 2, Gilbert 20, Christensen 5, Ellis 14, Villanueva, Smith.
Connell | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | — | 90 |
Royal | 6 | 18 | 18 | 25 | — | 67 |
Highlights — Hawkins 10 assts; Tolrud 11 rebs.
KIONA-BENTON 60, COLUMBIA-BURBANK 45: Darrel Wheeler and Nate Rossine combined for 34 points to lead the Bears to an SCAC East road win over the Coyotes.
Columbia-Burbank’s Quentain Brown scored a game-high 21 points.
KI-BE: Walker 2, Rossine 16, Torres 7, Rizin 4, Manley 6, Manson 7, Darrel Wheeler 18.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Humphries 4, Broetje 9, Dixon 3, Quentain Brown 21, Hernandez, Sorbel 8, Romm.
Ki-Be | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | — | 60 |
Columbia-Burbank | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | — | 45 |
GARFIELD-PALOUSE 55, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 47: Cameron Godwin’s 16 points weren’t enough for the Patriots, who lost to the Vikings in a Southeast 1B showdown in Richland.
Liberty Christian and Garfield-Palouse are tied for the league lead at 8-1.
GARFIELD-PALOUSE: Holbrook 13, Nieberg 10, Neumann 6, Anderson 2, Hawkins, Wyatt Griner 18, Bates 4, Dymkoski 2.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Olsen 6, M.Godwin 5, Cameron Godwin 16, J.Godwin, Mote 3, Kelly 7, Utley 2, Eder 8, Sullivan, Shupe.
Gar-Pal | 19 | 6 | 19 | 11 | — | 55 |
Liberty Christian | 17 | 5 | 14 | 11 | — | 47 |
ASOTIN 52, TRI-CITIES PREP 47: Jacob Amato and Stefan Geist combined for 22 points, but the Jaguars fell to the host Panthers in Friday night’s Southeast 2B contest.
TCP was outscored 16-8 in the fourth quarter.
TRI-CITIES PREP: Mercado 2, Pedersen 6, Dickson 8, Jacob Amato 12, Jones 4, Geist 10, Perez 5.
ASOTIN: Weakland 3, Engledow 11, Magnuson 4, Jagganath 2, Wise 8, Koby Blunt 18, Ball 6, Daily, Klappenbach.
Tri-Cities Prep | 13 | 12 | 14 | 8 | — | 47 |
Asotin | 19 | 5 | 12 | 16 | — | 52 |
Highlights — Mercado 7 rebs, 5 assts; Amato 6 rebs, 3 assts, 2 blks; Jones 9 rebs; Pedersen 6 rebs.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 72, OAKESDALE 43: The Patriots outscored the Nighthawks 40-16 in the second half to pull away in Friday night’s Southeast 1B matchup in Oakesdale.
Cameron Godwin led Liberty Christian with 19 points, and Preston Eder had 16.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Olsen 11, M.Godwin 7, Cameron Godwin 19, J.Godwin 5, Sullivan, Mote 2, Kelly 5, Carter 2, Utley, Eder 16, Sullivan 5, Shupe.
OAKESDALE: Gamer, Perry 10, Warwick, Anderson 8, Smith, Rutledge 3, Henning 1, Meserve, Schell, Dingman 10, Zach Dabolt 11, Castanon.
Liberty Christian | 10 | 22 | 15 | 25 | — | 72 |
Oakesdale | 10 | 17 | 7 | 9 | — | 43 |
This story was originally published January 23, 2016 at 10:09 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia boys basketball roundup for Jan. 23: Kamiakin rallies to beat Hanford."