Prep football follow-up: Kamiakin beats Kennewick 27-13 in hard-fought MCC rivalry game
If anyone thought the Kennewick vs. Kamiakin rivalry game lost any of its luster when Southridge joined the conference and the Big 9 was turned into the Mid-Columbia Conference, they weren’t in attendance Friday night at Lampson Stadium.
The Braves scored two second half touchdowns to pull away from the Lions 27-13 in a hard-hitting physical game that left many players limping off the field.
“it was a physical game,” Kamiakin quarterback Zach Borisch said following, sporting a slight limp.
Kamiakin coach Sciott Biglin echoed Borisch’s sentiments. “ It was real physical,” he said. “When you play Kennewick that’s the kind of battle you expect. Anytime you play Kennewick , we’re fighting for a playoff spot and seeding.”
Kennewick coach Bill Templeton said, “We’re a physical team. They made some plays after we tied it up. (Kamiakin) is a good team, but I love the effort out of all our kids.”
Kamiakin jumped to an early 6-0 lead in on its first possession when Borisch hit Jace Navejas over the middle and the 5-foot-9, 155-pound senior continued across the field and was able to turn it up for the touchdown. The extra point was no good.,
Kennewick got the ball on its own 11 yard line midway though the first quarter when Mugtaba Kori intercepted a Dylan Plew overthrow and returned it down to the one-yard line. Kennewick bowed its back and stopped the Braves on three straight running plays before Borisch was able to plunge in for the seore, making it 13-0 and it looked as though Kamiakin could cruise.
But two missed field goals on the Braves’ next two possessions gave the Lions life. Kennewick cut the lead to 13-7 just before half when Isaac Ruiz scampered in from 19 yards out. Ruiz ran for 67 yards on the drive on six carries as he found daylight off right tackle.
Kamiakin when three and out on the first possession of the second half and Kennewick immediately answered with a 11-play drive and consumed 5:18 off the clock and tied the score 13-13 when Plew hit Devyn Edward in the back of the endzone.
It took Kamiakin just 47 seconds to retake the lead when Jethro Questad broke free up the right side and raced 57 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.
“Jethro is just a stud,” Borisch said. “Give the offensive line credit too. They were outmanned all game, and they just kept fighting.”
Kennewick never really threatened again and Kamiakin added insurance in the fourth quarter when Gavin Crow took a misdirection handoff and raced 11 yards for the touchdown.
Kamiakin raised to 3-1, 2-0 in MCC play while Kennewick falls to 2-2, 1-1.
Kamiakin | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | — | 27 |
Kennewick | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | 13 |
SCORING PLAYS
Kam — Jace Navejas 22 pass from Zach Borisch (kick failed)
Kam — Borisch 1 run (Garrett Paxton kick)
Ken — Isaac Ruiz 19 run (Mercado kick)
Ken — Devyn Edward 19 pass from Dillon Plew (kick blocked)
Kam — Jethro Questad 57 run (Paxton kick)
Kam — Gavin Grow 11 run (Paxton kick
STATISTICS
RUSHING — Kam, Questad 17-154, Borisch 10-17, John Mantanona 4-1, Crow 3-37, Mike Jones 1-9. Kenn, Ronnie Loomis 14-53, Ruiz 15-101, Plew 5-(minus 38).
PASSING — Kam, Borisch 9-22-0-152. Kenn, Plew 7-21-2-89.
RECEIVING — Kam, Crow 3-34, Navejas 1-44, Logan Smith 2-42, Champ Grayson 1-9, Isaiah Brimmer 1-10, Mugtaba Kori 1-17; Kenn, Blake Loftus 2-19, Keyshawn Owens 2-48, Garrett Dixon 2-3, Edward 1-19.
Richland 45, Hanford 7
Richland | 10 | 21 | 0 | 14 | — | 45 |
Hanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | 7 |
SCORING PLAYS
R — Griffey March 45 punt return (Ryan Wolski kick)
R — FG Wolski 35
R — Lakota Wills 37 run (Wolski kick)
R — Wills 19 run (Wolski kick)
R — Kyle Whitby 4 run (Wolski kick)
R — March 17 pass from Paxton Stevens (Wolski kick)
H — Gavin Slack 52 pass from Joshua Fonner (Woody Page kick)
R — Ryan Piper 99 interception return (Wolski kick)
STATISTICS
RUSHING — R, McKlane Elgin 14-48, Whitby 4-10, Wills 9-91, Victor Strasser 1-7, Stevens 1-(minus 4), Ben Stanfield 1-1. H, Desmond Samples 6-(minus 22), Elwood Davis 9-32, Drezdyn O’Daol 1-0, Fonner 1-1.
PASSING — R, Stevens 13-24-1-190, Cade Jensen 1-5-1-5. H, Samples 18-31-1-151, Fonner 6-9-1-88.
RECEIVING — R, Rhett Levin 9-63, Wolski 2-39, Alex Chapman 2-17, Elgin 1-14, March 5-89, Ryan Piper 1-9, Adam Weissenfels 1-5, Strasser 1-10. H, Josiah Richardson 8-12, Slack 4-96, Davis 5-27, Tyler Miller 1-15, Kedrick Skinner 2-49, Kevon Skinner 1-22, Joe Gauthier 2-26.
Chiawana 45, Southridge 13
Southridge | 7 | 21 | 14 | 3 | — | 45 |
Chiawana | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | — | 13 |
SCORING PLAYS
C — Andrew Vargas 13 run (Matt Winn kick)
C — Roman Ruiz 21 pass from Troy Simpkins (Winn kick)
C — Vargas 3 run (Winn kick)
C — Ruiz 20 pass from Tro.Simpkins (Winn kick)
S — Zayid Al-Ghani 5 run (kick fail)
C — Vargas 8 run (Winn kick)
C — Vargas 10 run (Winn kick)
C — FG Winn 37
S — Juan Borrego 18 run (Hunter Spiva kick)
STATISTICS
RUSHING — S, Zayid Al-Ghani 12-37, Ricky Anaya 5-15, Kyle Harvey 7-12, Mason Martin 2-6, Derrick Gillespie 4-1, Logan Grigg 3-(minus 2), Jake Harvey 1-12, Jordan Walter 2-11, Calee Beal 2-7, Juan Borrego 2-52. C, Andrew Vargas 19-127, Roman Ruiz 4-31, Troy Simpkins 4-(minus 8), Enoch Vargas 2-(minus 10), Hayden Carrasco 1-2, Ethan Garcia 7-41, Austin Penny 6-28.
PASSING — S, Martin 1-3-1-19, K.Harvey 1-2-0-47. C, Troy Simpkins 11-18-0-114, E.Vargas 1-2-0-10.
RECEIVING — S, Al-Ghani 1-47, Brycen Kelly 1-19. C, Bryce Buckley 2-12, Ruiz 4-52, Caleb Weber 2-23, Carrasco 2-16, Penny 1-21, Jeremy Ward 1-0.
This story was originally published September 26, 2015 at 11:16 PM with the headline "Prep football follow-up: Kamiakin beats Kennewick 27-13 in hard-fought MCC rivalry game."