La Salle wins clash of SCAC titans

It was showdown Saturday in the SCAC, and La Salle remained at the front of the pack.

With the top four teams playing each other, something had to give, but it wasn’t the Lightning’s spot atop the league standings.

La Salle scored twice in a two-minute span of the second half and held on to clip Highland 2-1. That kept the Lightning perfect in league at 9-0.

Connell, meanwhile, edged Naches Valley 1-0 to stay one game back of La Salle at 8-1. Highland and Naches Valley dropped into a third-place tie at 7-2.

LA SALLE 2, HIGHLAND 1: At Marquette Stadium, Ally Hernandez scored in the 57th minute, and Karley Kester added the winner in the 59th minute for La Salle.

Highland’s Alma Garcia scored in the 72nd minute, but the Scotties got no more.

First half: No scoring.

Second half: 1. La Salle, Ally Hernandez 57:00; 2. La Salle, Karley Kester (Colleen Newell) 59:00; 3. Highland, Alma Garcia 72:00.

Saves: Mellisa Cervante (H) 6; Chelsea Adkins (L) 2.

CONNELL 1, NACHES VALLEY 0: At Naches, Sarah McGary broke a scorless tie with a goal in the 52nd minute.

Naches Valley (7-2) hosts La Salle on Tuesday.

First Half: No scoring.

Second Half: 1. Connell, Sarah McGary 52:00.

Saves: Maci Whitby (C) 6; Whitney Shirley (NV) 5.

WAHLUKE 1, GRANGER 0: At Mattawa, Wahluke (6-3) won by forfeit because Granger didn’t have enough eligible players. The Spartans will also forfeit their final two matches.

ROYAL 3, GOLDENDALE 0: At Royal City, the Knights won 3-0. No other details were reported.

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EISENHOWER 4, MOSES LAKE 1: At Moses Lake, Bianca Flores had a goal and an assist as the Cadets opened a 3-0 lead in the first nine minutes and cruised to the win.

First half: 1. Eisenhower, Ashlyn Keller (Bianca Flores) 1:00; 2. Eisenhower, Brianna Mares (Robin Klein) 3:00; 3. Eisenhower, Katy Allen 9:00; 4. Eisenhower, Flores (Eva Lamas) 27:00.

Second half: 5. Moses Lake, Becca McCullough 76:00.

Saves: Chantal Avila (E) 1; Bailey Richey (ML) 10.

WEST VALLEY 4, WENATCHEE 0: At Wenatchee, Haley Curtis tallied a first-half hat trick and the Rams rolled. Lee Hanses made three saves and earned the shutout in goal for WV.

First half: 1. West Valley, Haley Curtis (Logan Silliman) 7:00; 2. West Valley, Curtis (Silliman) 19:00; 3. West Valley, Curtis 38:00.

Second half: 4. West Valley, Breanna Ashbaugh (Ashley Richardson) 58:00.

Saves: Lee Hanses (WV) 3; Megan Wade (Wen) 3.

RICHLAND 8, SUNNYSIDE 0: At Sunnyside, Hannah Melberg scored four goals, two in each half, and Kenzie Lubeck added a goal and two assists for Richland.

First half: 1, Richland, Hannah Melberg (Rachel Dittmer), 3:00; 2, Richland, Melberg (Martha Sanford), 15:00; 3, Richland, Dittmer (Melberg), 24:00.

Second half: 4, Richland, Teea Bunker (Mandy Machinal), 47:00; 5, Richland, Melberg (Kenzie Lubeck), 61:00; 6, Richland, Kayla Deen, 63:00; 7, Richland, Melberg (Lubeck), 69:00; 8, Richland, Lubeck (Kayla Miner), 72:00.

Saves: Lubeck (R) 0, Olivia Diaz (R) 0, Sunnyside 2 (goalie not reported).

KENNEWICK 1, DAVIS 0 (SO): At Kennewick, the Lions won the match in a shootout. No details were reported.

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EAST VALLEY 5, EPHRATA 1: At East Valley, Kaylah Gonzales had a hat trick to help East Valley improve to 9-1 in league.

First half: 1, East Valley, Jessica Baken, 6:00; 2, East Valley, Kaylah Gonzales (Sarah Reifel), 38:00.

Second half: 3, East Valley, Gonzales (Adrianna Jones), 44:00; 4, East Valley, Mary Orthmann, 56:00; 5, East Valley, Gonzales (Reifel), 61:00; 6, Ephrata, Cheyanna Flint, 76:00.

Saves: Amanda Freisz (EV) 5, Skylar Lund (Eph) 8.

SELAH 2, TOPPENISH 1: At Selah, Ariana Roberson scored twice, both off assists from Danna Johnson, as Selah rallied from an early defict.

Toppenish scored first, on Aracelli Zuniga’s goal in the fifth minute, but Roberson tied it two minutes later and then scored the game-winner in the 31st minute.

First half: 1, Toppenish, Araceli Zuniga, 5:00; 2, Selah, Ariana Roberson (Danna Johnson), 7:00; 3, Selah, Roberson (Johnson), 31:00.

Second half: No scoring.

Saves: Cinta Gil (T) 10, Audre Hyatt (S) 1, Tori Slobig (S) 1.

ELLENSBURG 3, WAPATO 0: At Ellensburg, Hadli Farrand scored all three goals to lead Ellensburg. Lianna Day made 11 saves to earn the shutout.

First half: 1, Ellensburg, Hadli Farrand (Naamah Stockdale), 17:00.

Second half: 2, Ellensburg, Farrand, 51:00; 3, Ellensburg, Farrand, 76:00.

Saves: Lianne Day (E) 11, Janet Macias (W) 16.

PROSSER 9, QUINCY 0: At Quincy, Helen Peterson scored four goals and Kelli Wilson had a goal and two assists as the Mustangs (7-3 overall) rolled.

First half: 1. Prosser, Helen Peterson (Kelli Wilson), 7:00; 2. Prosser, Peterson (Alex Forsyth), 13:00; 3. Prosser, Peterson (Wilson), 15:00; 4. Prosser, Wilson (Madison Moore), 25:00; 5. Prosser, Peterson (Shy Roberts), 37:00.

Second half: 6. Prosser, Carly Estey (Kelly Tebb), 50:00; 7. Prosser, own goal; 8. Prosser, Desi Tolcacher (Moore), 65:00; 9. Prosser, Tolcacher (Lani Hulse), 80:00.

Saves: Tolcacher (P) 0, Peterson (P) 0. Celia Beltran (Q) 5.

OTHELLO 6, GRANDVIEW 0: At Othello, Lindsey Garza scored three times, and Alexis Martinez added two to pace Othello.

First half: 1, Othello, Alexis Martinez, 7:00; 2, Othello, Lindsey Garza (Megan Olsen), 28:00.

Second half: 3, Othello, Chantall Guzman (Marissa Martinez), 47:00; 4, Othello, Garza, 55:00; 5, Othello, A, Martinez (Vanessa McDonald), 68:00; 6, Othello, Garza, 72:00.

Saves: Stephanie Soto (G) 19, Jenny Silva (O) 1, A. Martinez (O) 5.