10/29/11 Eisenhower-Walla Walla photo gallery
October 29, 2011 by Andy Sawyer
Photos from Friday’s CBBN 4A game between Eisenhower and Walla Walla at Zaepfel Stadium in Yakima, Wash.
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- Eisenhower linemen, from left, Miguel Mendoza, Kaleb Garza and Jacob Herr block against Walla Walla Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at Zaepfel Stadium in Yakima, Wash. (Andy Sawyer/Yakima Herald-Republic)
Cougars roll to conference crown
October 29, 2011 by Scott Sandsberry
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WHITE SWAN, Wash. — Alex Sampson began what has turned out to be a quite historic White Swan football season with 52 metal staples in his right leg and no certainty whatsoever that he would see the field from anywhere but the sideline.
On Friday night, when he and his Cougar teammates completed their drive to their first outright league title in a half-century, Sampson could see everything.
And, seemingly, do just about anything.
White Swan High School football players, including Alex Sampson, center, celebrate after beating Lake Roosevelt High School 30-0 in their Oct. 28, 2011 game. (Gordon King/Yakima Herald-Republic)
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He ran for 173 yards and a touchdown on just seven carries, caught one touchdown pass, threw a touchdown pass and made an interception as White Swan routed Lake Roosevelt 30-0 to cap their unbeaten run through the Central Washington 2B League.
“The most fun thing for me on the football field? Running the ball,” Sampson said with a grin. “I can see the whole field. When I’m the backfield, it’s like I can see the end zone already, like I can see three moves ahead before it happens.
“To be a good running back, you don’t need speed. You just need vision.”
The victory clinched White Swan’s first league title since it finished in a three-way title atop the Valley A League in 1993. The Cougars hadn’t won an outright league title since 1962, when White Swan went 9-0. This year, they went unbeaten (5-0) in league play.
There were no state playoffs in 1962, but this year’s Cougars (6-3 overall) have already assured themselves their first postseason excursion since back-to-back trips in 2008 and 2009. Before that, though, they’ll play a seeding game next weekend against the winner of the Central Washington League’s Northern Division, which will be decided in a three-way playoff Tuesday involving Brewster, Oroville and Manson.
The ultra-explosive Sampson almost didn’t get the chance to help the Cougars make their title run. After the compression syndrome that required surgery on that right leg last year, doctors initially told him he would likely miss the entire season. He was in the lineup by the second game.
On Friday, Sampson helped the Cougars win an absolutely lopsided game in which the time of possession was even more one-sided — weirdly enough, though, in Lake Roosevelt’s favor.
The Raiders’ patient single-wing offense had the ball for 38 of the game’s 48 minutes, but had no points to show for 9- and 7 1/2-minute drives. White Swan, meanwhile, was all quick-strike, with touchdown runs by Niko Nanez and J.J. Nanez and Sampson’s heroics, which included his 51-yard touchdown bomb to Nathan Nobbs that began as a reverse.
“(The Raiders’) power game, grinding it out with that three yards and a cloud of dust, is not always easy to stop,” White Swan coach Andy Bush said when told of his team’s minimal time of possession. “That’s to their credit — and maybe a little bit to our explosiveness. We definitely have some power — some thunder and lightning.”
For the Cougars’ league foes, there’s not much to look forward to. While a handful of White Swan’s best defenders are seniors, most of their offensive firepower will return next year.
“I didn’t really know what to expect at the beginning of the year, but after we got started I realized we had something,” said linebacker Roy Watlamet, one of the team’s top defenders and — like fellow linebacker Derrick Nanez, who suffered a dislocated elbow on Friday — one of the few irreplaceable seniors in the Cougar lineup.
“It feels good,” Watlamet said. “I told myself when I was younger I’d help bring something good to White Swan.”
Consider it done.
10/29/11 White Swan-Lake Roosevelt photo gallery
October 29, 2011 by Gordon King
Photos from Friday’s Central Washington 2B League prep football game between White Swan and Lake Roosevelt at White Swan High School in White Swan, Wash.
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Warriors wrest title from Zillah
October 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
CLE ELUM, Wash. — For three years, Zillah has ruled the SCAC West thanks in large measure to a punishing ground game.
Friday, Cle Elum used that same formula to end the Leopards’ stranglehold on the West.
Mitchell Millsap ran for 202 yards and a touchdown, Michael Newman added 113 rushing yards and three total touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Cle Elum broke away in the second half for a 44-13 victory.
“It’s a big win for our program,” Warriors coach Tony Kretschman said. “Zillah’s got a good program. We’re happy we were able to come through and win the league.”
Cle Elum finished 6-0 in the West and improved to 8-1 overall heading into next week’s SCAC crossover game against River View at Cle Elum. Zillah fell to 4-2 in the West and 6-3 overall but still locked up the West’s No. 2 seed and a home game next week against Burbank.
After a close first half, in which the Warriors led 17-7, Cle Elum took over in the third quarter, scoring four touchdowns, including one from all three facets of the game.
Mislay started things with a 31-yard scoring run, and Newman later scored on a 6-yard run.
After Zillah scored to pull within 31-13, Newman returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a TD, and Ryan Smart capped the Warriors’ scoring by returning a fumble 15 yards for a score.
Behind Millsap and Newman, Cle Elum rolled up 407 rushing yards, with those two accounting for 315 on just 23 carries — a 13.7 per-carry average. Jake Gall added another 61 yards on 10 carries.
“Our running game came up big,” Kretschman said. “We take pride in running the ball.”
Things started nicely for Zillah as Kurt Calhoun returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a score, but little went the Leopards’ way after that.
Zillah’s running game was held relatively in check, collecting 138 yards, and the Leopards managed just one pass completion for 34 yards on the rainy night.
Wright, Kupp set records in victory
October 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
HERMISTON, Ore. — Behind school-record efforts from Deion Wright and Cooper Kupp, the Davis Pirates emphatically ended their three-game losing streak.
Wright threw for 490 yards and seven touchdowns and Kupp had a school-record 230 receiving yards and four touchdowns Friday night as Davis rolled past Hermiston 61-41 in the non-league contest.
Davis (6-3 overall) will take part in a tiebreaker with Wenatchee and Richland on Tuesday night at Moses Lake to determine the CBBN 4A’s Nos. 3-5 seeds. Friday, Wenatchee lost 27-13 to Chiawana, and Richland beat Moses Lake 34-26, leaving all three times tied for third at 3-3 in league.
The Pirates will head into that tiebreaker with some momentum thanks to their huge offensive effort Friday.
Wright surpassed his own school record for passing yards in a game — a 462-yard effort at Eastmont in the first game this season — and the seven touchdowns matches the second-best effort in Valley history and is just one behind the all-time record set by Prosser’s Kellen Moore.
Wright, who finished 18 of 28, averaged 27.2 yards per completion.
Kupp, who rolled up his yardage total in just nine catches, had TD grabs of 65, 41, 10 and 13 yards.
Wright also threw touchdown passes to Carlos Perea-Vijarro, a 65-yarder on the Pirates’ first offensive play of the game, Austin Lynn (10 yards) and Addison Mercer (16).
Running back Austin Wagner rushed for 184 yards on 16 carries, including scoring runs of 84 and 6 yards.
Hermiston’s Bobby Adams ran 46 times for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
10/28/11 Prep football roundup
October 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
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Ike — Ridge Harmon 7 pass from Kolney Cassel (kick failed) Ike — Trevon Harris 1 run (pass failed) WW — FG Dean Atkinson 33 Ike — Denzel Jones 71 pass from Cassel (Sergio Revuelta kick) Ike — Darius Pati 5 pass from Cassel (Revuelta kick) Ike — Jones 45 interception return (Revuelta kick) Ike — Harmon 11 pass from Cassel (Revuelta kick) Ike — Harmon 34 pass from Cassel (kick failed) Ike — Nathan Guillen 1 run (Revuelta kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — WW, Jonah Hoe 25-97, Juan Palomo 7-21, Jake Grandstaff 1-4, Zach Zehner 1-1, Team 1-minus 5. Ike, Harris 18-196, Branden Curtis 2-14, Guillen 2-7, Darian Coleman 2-3. PASSING — WW, Dakota Turner 11-27-2-96, Zehner 1-2-0-5. Ike, Cassel 16-25-1-260, Jason Easter 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING — WW, Blake Rowley 3-26, Kyle Jameson 2-38, Paul Gilmore 2-14, Robert Ferenz 2-11, Tanner Cranor 1-10, Atkinson 1-5, Hoe 1-minus 3. Ike, Pati 6-48, Jones 4-118, Harmon 4-74, Taran Hernandez 2-20. |
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SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — Israel Manzo ran 26 times for 203 yards and two touchdowns, and he also kicked two field goals to lead the Grizzlies. Manzo scored on runs of 77 and 19 yards. His field goals covered 32 and 34 yards. Quarterback Eduardo Salmeron and Jacob Ross hooked up on a pair of scoring passes covering 8 and 16 yards for Sunnyside. |
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Han — Jalen Devine 9 run (Will Bishop kick) Sun — FG Israel Manzo 32 Sun — Jacob Ross 8 pass from Eduardo Salmeron (Manzo kick) Sun — Manzo 77 run (kick failed) Sun — Ross 16 pass from Salmeron (pass failed) Sun — Manzo 19 run (Manzo kick) Han — Bishop 21 run (Bishop kick) Sun — FG Manzo 34 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Hanford, Devine 13-68, Bishop 2-19, Brandon Reeves 2-9, Austin Forsyth 4-(minus 1), Tyler Sanchez 1-(minus 1). Sunnyside, Manzo 26-203, Ramon Hernandez 5-70, Salmeron 7-24, Ross 2-9. PASSING—Hanford, Forsyth 6-13-0-63. Sunnyside, Salmeron 4-13-0-87, Manzo 1-1-0-40. RECEIVING—Hanford, Kyle Lafon 3-35, Marquis Green 1-15, Tyler Sanchez 1-7, Tyler Steckler 1-6. Sunnyside, Ross 2-24, Joseph Contreras 2-88, Trey Serl 1-15. |
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| Prosser 56, Toppenish 0 |
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TOPPENISH, Wash. — Isaac Anderson ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns and Ryan Fassler threw for two scores as the third-ranked Mustangs clinched the league championship and a Class 2A state playoff berth. Anderson, who carried only nine times, scored on runs of 77 and 25 yards. Fassler, who finished 10 for 14 for 139 yards, connected with Wyatt Baker for a 44-yard score and Danny Raap for a 14-yard TD. Prosser held the Wildcats to 148 yards of total offense, with Ernesto Veliz rushing 11 times for 62 yards. |
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Pros — Wyatt Baker 44 pass from Ryan Fassler (Abi Fajardo kick) Pros — Joey Hurtado 33 run (Fajardo kick) Pros — Isaac Anderson 77 run (Fajardo kick) Pros — Anderson 25 run (Fajardo kick) Pros — Danny Raap 14 pass from Fassler (Fajardo kick) Pros — Diego Magana 7 run (Fajardo kick) Pros — Magana 26 run (Fajardo kick) Pros — Magana 1 run (Fajardo kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Prosser, Anderson 9-152, Hurtado 6-57, Magana 3-34, Seth Glossen 2-13, Omar Orellana 2-1, Bubba Frank 1-7, JJ Waite 1-7, team 1-(minus 15). Toppenish, Ernesto Veliz 11-62, Domingo Luna 10-41, Miguel Jimenez 10-5, Ivan Sabalza 5-6, David Chavez 2-12. PASSING — Prosser, Fassler 10-14-0-139, Mason Schutt 1-3-0-25. Toppenish, Jimenez 1-11-2-1, Daniel Maldonado 1-2-0-15. RECEIVING — Prosser, Raap 4-56, Baker 3-73, Miguel Pedroza 1-25, Josh Lopez 1-8, Fajardo 1-5, Anderson 1-(minus 3). Toppenish, Dominic Whalawitsa 1-15, Ernesto Veliz 1-1. |
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| East Valley 44, Wapato 15 |
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YAKIMA, Wash. — Kaleb Schrank ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns to lead East Valley to victory on an emotional evening after four players were injured when their car was hit by a train earlier in the day. Zecharaiah Romero returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown, David Garza had 144 rushing yards and a score and Jordan West passed to Jeano Compo for another touchdown. Efren Diaz hit Ignacio Ibarra with 62- and 38-yard scoring passes for Wapato. According to East Valley coach Mark Mochel, three of the players injured in the accident were released from the hospital and a fourth was being kept overnight. |
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EV — Kaleb Schrank 26 run (Ricky Barragan kick) Wap — FG Nelson Rojas 27 EV — Zecharaiah Romero 85 kickoff return (Barragan kick) EV — Schrank 14 run (kick failed) EV — Jeano Compo 35 pass from Jordan West (pass failed) EV — David Garza 30 run (Schrank pass from West) Wap — Ignacio Ibarra 62 pass from Efren Diaz (kick failed) EV — Schrank 1 run (Barragan kick) Wap — Ibarra 38 pass from Diaz (kick failed) EV — FG Barragan 29 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Wapato, Ibarra 19-96, Miguel Rivera 5-9, Diaz 4-7, Ricardo Rodriguez 2-(minus 2), Christian Vela 1-10. East Valley, Schrank 17-179, Garza 18-144, Oscar Martinez 5-15, Sergio Reyna 1-2, Romero 2-(minus 6), Ryen Rodriguez 1-4, West 1-(minus 2). PASSING — Wapato, Diaz 5-15-1-120. East Valley, West 7-15-0-93, Damon Nester 2-2-0-28. RECEIVING — Wapato, Ibarra 4-106, Jaime De La Torre 1-14. East Valley, Seth Powell 3-16, Compo 2-44, Caleb Danforth 1-30, Brandon Cox 1-22, Devin Perez 1-3, Luca Weyrauch 1-6. |
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QUINCY, Wash. — Danny Hernandez caught 13 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown and also kicked a 23-yard field goal in a losing cause for the Vikings. Nick Towery was 29 of 47 passing for 283 yards and a 21-yard scoring strike to Hernandez that brought Selah to within 18-16 late in the third quarter, but the Jackrabbits scored on their next play from scrimmage. Quincy quarterback Jacob Durfee ran for three touchdowns and Antonio Meneldez ran for 137 yards and a TD for the Jacks. |
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Sel — FG Danny Hernandez 23 Quin — No. 7 1 run (kick failed) Sel — Nick Towery 6 run (Hernandez kick) Quin — No. 7 10 run (kick failed) Quin — No. 7 2 run (kick failed) Sel — Hernandez 21 pass from Towery (pass failed) Quin — No. 27 74 run (No. 54 kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Selah, Jessie Magana 2-15, Hernandez 1-12, Carlos Cruz 6-2, Towery 5-0, Kody Ergeson 2-3. Quincy, unavailable. PASSING — Selah, Towery 29-47-3-283. Quincy, No. 7 3-7-1-10. RECEIVING — Selah, Hernandez 13-131, Ergeson 4-45, Kurt Lindemann 3-32, Mike Espinoza 6-61, Rafael Arellano 3-14. Quincy, unavailable. |
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NACHES, Wash. — Eli Curtsinger scored a 2-yard touchdown with four seconds remaining to lift the Rangers to their first victory of the season. Naches Valley started the decisive drive on its own 2-yard line, and used six plays, including a 41-yard reception by Daniel Contreras, to take the lead. Naches Valley’s other score came on the first play of the game when Dalton Huck reeled in a 68-yard pass from Corey Hill. Ty Lighty scored for La Salle, while Nic Woodard led the Lightning with 146 rushing yards. |
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NV—Dalton Huck 68 pass from Corey Hill (Porfirio Navarro kick) LS—Ty Lighty 5 run (kick blocked) LS—Safety (snap out of end zone) NV—Eli Curtsinger 2 run (Navarro kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—La Salle, Nic Woodard 20-146, Kyler Robinett 11-54, Kevin Smith 3-(minus-5), Calvin Pazerekas 6-1; Naches Valley, Daniel Contreras 12-45, Eli Curtsinger 10-36, Corey Hill 9-(minus-15), Mathieu Hatchel 1-1. PASSING—La Salle, Kevin Smith 3-7-0-30. Naches Valley, Corey Hill 9-14-1-186. RECEIVING—La Salle, Jack Sutton 2-19, Kyler Robinett 1-11; Naches Valley, Dalton Huck 4-112, Eli Curtsinger 1-6, Daniel Conteras 4-68. |
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MABTON, Wash. — Antonio Gonzalez scored two touchdowns as the Scotties won for the second time in three weeks. Gonzalez got Highland’s first score on an 18-yard pass from Parker Stohr, then added a 25-yard interception return in the fourth quarter. Stohr threw for 121 yards and Andres Tereza rushed for 94 yards on 15 carries for Highland. |
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H— Antonio Gonzalez 18 pass from Parker Stohr (kick failed) H — Isaac Ayala 6 run (kick failed) H — Andres Tereza 5 run (Henri Aguilar kick) H — FG Aguilar 39 H — Gonzalez 25 pass interception (Aguilar kick) H — Brayden Moore 9 run (Aguilar kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Highland, Tereza 15-94, Ayala 5-30, Gonzalez 8-70, Wyatt Peckman 5-27, Moore 2-14. PASSING — Highland, Stohr 7-16-2-121, Peckman 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING — Highland, Gonzalez 3-75, Blaine Ogg 2-27, Trey Trepanier 2-19. |
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WS — Niko Nanez 16 run (run failed) WS — Alex Sampson 57 run (pass failed) WS — Sampson 15 pass from Joseph Kosik (run failed) LR — Nathan Nobbs 51 pass from Alex Sampson (pass failed) WS — J.J. Janez 20 run (run failed) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Lake Roosevelt, Justus DeWinkler 23-148, Cody LaPlante 13-44, Dalton Boutain 6-24, Kodie Horn 5-17, Nick Gleason 12-15. White Swan, Alex Sampson 7-173, Niko Nanez 4-50, Tony Picard 6-22, J.J. Nanez 3-20, Adonis Lewis 1-70, Nathan Nobbs 1-5, Joseph Kosik 1-(minus 3). PASSING — Lake Roosevelt, DeWinkler 1-7-1-6. White Swan, Sampson 1-1-0-51, Kosik 1-2-0-15. RECEIVING — Lake Roosevelt, Boutain 1-6. White Swan, Nobbs 1-51, Sampson 1-15. |
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| Davis 61, Hermiston 41 |
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Davis — Carlos Vijarro 65 pass from Deion Wright (Dan Guzman kick) Davis — Cooper Kupp 65 pass from Wright (Guzman kick) Herm — Cardenas 19 run (kick good) Herm — Adams 5 run (kick good) Davis — Kupp 41 pass from Wright (Guzman kick) Davis — Kupp 10 pass from Wright (Guzman kick) Davis — Austin Lynn 10 pass from Wright (Guzman kick) Herm — Cardenas 26 run (kick good) Herm — Adams 8 run (kick good) Davis — Austin Wagner 84 run (Guzman kick) Davis — Kupp 13 pass from Wright (Guzman kick) Davis — Nikeal Lizotte 16 pass from Wright (kick failed) Davis — Wagner 6 run (kick failed) Herm — Cardenas 19 pass from Musterman (kick good) Herm — Adams 12 run (kick good) DAVIS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Davis, Wagner 16-184, Wright 5-1, Sifuentes 1-2. PASSING—Davis, Wright 18-28-0-490. RECEIVING—Davis, Kupp 9-230, Vijarro 4-165, Lynn 2-43, Kristian Sanders 2-47, Lizotte 1-16. |
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KENNEWICK, Wash. — Chris Haueter ran for 122 yards and three touchdowns to lead Southridge. Cody LaRiviere gained 104 yards on 29 rushes and scored WV’s first TD on a 9-yard run. Ronnie Roosendaal, who had eight pass receptions for 93 yards, got the Rams’ other score on a 10-yard pass from Max King. |
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South — Chris Haueter 35 run (Chandler Mertens kick) South — Josh Richards 4 pass from Matt Mendenhall (Mertens kick) WV — Cody LaRiviere 9 run (David Ellis kick) South — Haueter 72 run (Mertens kick) South — Haueter 7 pass from Mendenhall (Mertens kick) WV — Ronnie Roosendaal 10 pass from Max King (Ellis kick) South — team safety South — FG Mertens 25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — WV, LaRiviere 29-104, Ronney Peckman 6-46, King 11-16, Braydon Shields 1-4, Jeremy Oram 1-(minus 2). Southridge, Haueter 17-122, Kadin Diaz 3-21, Mendehall 1-2, Paul Hamada 1-(minus 7). PASSING — WV, King 11-14-0-191, Zach Bissell 2-5-0-41. Southridge, Mendenhall 17-23-0-210. RECEIVING — WV, Roosendaal 8-93, Shields 2-19, Dylan Whitaker 2-18, LaRiviere 1-2. Southridge, Richards 6-91, Hamada 4-63, Haueter 3-34, Clay Gonzalez 3-16, Bryce Overholt 1-6. |
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GRANDVIEW, Wash. — David Garza ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to pace the Huskies. Jose Castilleja gained 76 yards on 23 carries to lead the Greyhounds. |
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O — Henry Boersma 20 pass from David Garza (Matt Jones kick) O — Joey Gomez 1 run (M. Jones kick) O — Caleb Garza 15 run (M. Jones kick) O — Justin Lind 19 pass from D. Garza (M. Jones kick) O— Dustin Rodgrs 2 pass from D. Garza (M. Jones kick) O — C. Garza 7 run (M. Jones kick) O — D. Garza 12 run (M. Jones kick) O — Suarez 10 run (Rene Sandoval kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Othello, C. Garza 11-104, Richie Valdez 1-3, J. Gomez 1-1, D. Garza 1-12, Tanner Wagner 5-47, Josiah Petterson 4-17, Suarez 2-7, Justin Krebs 5-17, E. Garza 4-38. Grandview, Jose Castilleja 23-76, Derek Swearingen 4-(minus 9), Anthony Perez 4-24, Nate Trevino 1-4. PASSING — Othello, D. Garza 5-8-0-96, Suarez 1-1-0-16. Grandview, Swearingen 3-12-1- 38. RECEVING — Othello, Boersma 1-20, Lind 1-19, Rodgers 1-17, Trevor Walker 2-40, Petterson 1-16. Grandview, Joey Saenz 2-21, Chet Bardwell 1-17. |
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ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Matt Bennett rolled up 434 yards in total offense in a highly efficient effort, and accounted for three touchdowns as Ellensburg rolled. Bennett was 12 of 17 for 256 yards passing — averaging 21.3 yards per completion — and ran 14 times for 178 yards, a 12.7 per-carry average. He scored on runs of 7 and 1 yard, and threw an 80-yard touchdown to Damien Roseberry. Austin Lyman and Gabe Caskey both scored twice for the Bulldogs. |
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Ell — Austin Lyman 2 run (Michael Wyatt kick) Ell — Lyman 10 run (Wyatt kick) Eph — Michael Ohl 8 run (Tyler Hensley kick) Ell — Matt Bennett 7 run (Wyatt kick) Eph — FG Hensley 27 Ell — Damien Roseberry 80 pass from Bennett (Wyatt kick) Ell — Gabe Caskey 8 run (Wyatt kick) Ell — Caskey 11 run (Wyatt kick) Ell — Bennett 1 run (Wyatt kick) Eph — Johnnie Green 11 pass from Tyler Clark (Hensley kick) Ell — Garrett Hall 34 run (run failed) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Ephrata, Clark 12-2, Dakota Blair 4-32, Kyle Pohle 1-0, Ohl 5-26, Dillon Derr 2-(minus 3), Unruh 2-3. Ellensburg, Bennett 14-178, Rosseberry 5-29, Caskey 3-26, Lyman 9-33, Dillon Dompier 5-29, Ben Lee 6-80, Hall 2-34. PASSING—Ephrata, Clark 7-10-0-86. Ellensburg, Bennett 12-17-0-256. RECEIVING—Ephrata, Ohl 4-29, Green 3-56. Ellensburg, Caskey 2-38, Roseberry 2-104, Hall 3-19, Avery Pellett 1-5, Kody Graham 1-13, Ben Stockdale 1-31, Trent Walker 1-41, Wyatt 1-5. |
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Zil — Kurt Calhoun 85 kickoff return (Luis Medina kick) CE — FG Lucas Witte 33 CE — Jake Gall 2 run (Witte kick) CE — Michael Newman 4 run (Witte kick) CE — Mitchell Milsap 31 run (Witte kick) CE — Newman 6 run (Witte kick) Zil — Brady Widner 28 run (pass failed) CE — Newman 80 kickoff return (Witte kick) CE — Ryan Smart 15 fumble return (kick failed) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Zillah, Trevor Fink 10-57, Calhoun 8-45, Robert Slack 7-11, B. Widner 6-25. Cle Elum, Milsap 14-202, Newman 9-113, Gall 10-61, Tyler Kretschman 1-14, Jake Anderson 2-17. PASSING—Zillah, Jace McKay 0-1-0-0, B. Widner 1-3-0-34. Cle Elum, Ty. Kretschman 2-11-0-8. RECEIVING—Zillah, Derrick Ross 1-30. Cle Elum, Griffon Alexander 1-8, Travis Kretschman 1-0. |
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GOLDENDALE, Wash. — Braydon Ross scored three touchdowns and kicked a field goal and five extra points as the Timberwolves claimed the SCAC West’s No. 3 seed. Lucas Denney passed for two touchdowns and ran for another for, and also gained 86 yards to lead a balanced Goldendale ground attack. The T-wolves will travel to Royal for next week’s crossover. Granger’s Caleb Resendez rushed for 231 yards and a touchdown. |
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Gold — Lucas Denney 43 run (Braydon Ross kick) Gold — Elias Briseno 13 pass from Denney (Ross kick) Gold — FG Ross 22 Gold — Ross 8 run (Ross kick) Gran — Caleb Resendez 5 run (Eduardo Equihua pass from Ryker Ely) Gold — Ross 6 run (Ross kick) Gold — Zach Shattuck 6 pass from Denney (Ross kick) Gold — Ross 42 run (kick failed) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Granger, Resendez 34-231, Trevor Heitzman 3-4, Ely 3-3, Jorge Lopez 1-5. Goldendale, Denney 9-86, Wade Gaston 10-84, Ross 8-84, Jordan Foley 10-54. PASSING — Granger, Ely 2-9-4-25. Goldendale, Denney 7-13-0-74. RECEIVING — Granger, Johnny Pacheco 1-22, Equihua 1-3. Goldendale, Briseno 3-37, Isaac Messenger 2-13, Ethan Enstad 1-18, Shattuck 1-6. |
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KITTITAS, Wash. — Ty Poole ran for 184 yards on just 11 carries, and he scored Kittitas’ first three touchdowns to spark the Coyotes (1-4, 2-7) to its first league win. Poole scored on runs of 20 and 35 yards, sandwiched around a 21-yard TD catch. Devon Lowe and Chance Kidder both added two touchdowns each for Kittitas, which hosts Entiat next week. |
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Who deserves the Week 9 Game Ball?
October 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
College football: Potent WTAM awaits Wildcats
October 29, 2011 by Roger Underwood
YAKIMA, Wash. — There is a specific reason that Blaine Bennett is convinced his team must play its best game of the season today in order to win.
It’s because Bennett is convinced that West Texas A&M is the best team his Central Washington Wildcats will have opposed when the squads kick off at 4 p.m. (PDT) in Kimbrough Memorial Stadium.
“They’re better than Humboldt (State) and they’re better than (Texas A&M) Kingsville,” Bennett said Thursday night, referring to teams that have dealt the Wildcats three of their four losses. “I’ve seen them all on tape, and West Texas A&M is the best team our players will see this season.”
So the order is tall for CWU (3-4), which after losing to Humboldt for the second time this fall and seeing its hopes for a third-straight GNAC title end, set its sights on a 10th straight winning season.
Winning today against a 5-2 WTAM squad that is ranked 20th nationally and sixth regionally seems clearly to be Central’s tallest remaining hurdle. The Buffaloes of Canyon, Texas, which is just south of Amarillo, have lost only to NCAA Division I foe Colorado State (26-24), and to Abilene Christian, the latter squad ranked 13th in the nation in Division II.
“They’re very potent offensively,” Bennett said. “They put up a lot of impressive numbers.”
Among them are 466 yards and 35.9 points per game. Sophomore quarterback Dustin Vaughan has passed for 300.4 yards per outing and has thrown for 17 touchdowns with only three interceptions.
Four of his receivers have at least 25 catches, led by senior Brittan Golden with 32 receptions for 595 yards and five scores.
Bennett also spoke highly of junior running back Khiry Robinson, who has averaged 7.5 yards per rush.
“What we’ll have to do,” Bennett said, “is cover well in the secondary and slow them down. We also need to do a better job of securing the football than we did last week, even though we still won, and we have to convert third down situations better to keep our offense on the field and theirs off it.”
To that end, Central will run quarterback Jose Mohler less than it tried to do last week in the junior transfer’s first start at Dixie State. Its efforts to get Mohler outside to utilize his speed and agility were largely unsuccessful.
“We weren’t efficient trying to get Jose out on the edge.” Bennett said, “But he did throw the ball well, so we’ll try to mix the run and the way we’ve tried to in the past.”
Central will be without starting offensive left tackle Jon Murbach and reserve linebacker Abraham Muheize, who have been lost for the season with arm injuries.
The Wildcats will visit Simon Fraser next week before closing their season at home on Nov. 12 against Dixie State. They have not had a losing season since 2001 and haven’t lost five games in a season since 2006.
Prep roundup: Rankin, Wilson post meet records
October 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Prosser’s Hailey Rankin and Ellensburg’s Taylor Wilson posted meet-record times to highlight local efforts in the Class 4A, 3A, and 2A-1A district swimming and diving preliminaries Friday at the Central Washington University pool.
Rankin had a time of 1 minute, 0.96 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly, eclipsing the previous mark of 1:01.21 by Prosser’s Mackenzie Gant last year.
Wilson’s 1:09.68 time in the 100 breaststroke surpassed Rankin’s district mark of 1:10.35, also recorded last year,
Three other locals posted top 2A-1A efforts — Wapato’s Bethany Imperial in the 100 backstroke, Ellensburg’s Anne Froelich in the 50 free, and Naches Valley diver Brittney Silvestri.
Sunnyside’s Marisa Broersma had the top 3A time in the 100 breast (1:11.66), and West Valley had the fastest time in the 400 freestyle relay, with Keely Hauskin, Jordyn McDowell, Lauren Feldmann and Heather Seaman clocking a 3:57.50.
Hauskin (100 backstroke, 100 free) and Seaman (50 and 100 free) both reached two individual finals as well.
In the 4A meet, Eisenhower’s Beth Klingele had the second-best total in diving, and Alissa Bezenek (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke) qualified for two finals.
The finals begin today at 9 a.m.
FRIDAY’S TOP QUALIFIERS
Class 4A
200 medley relay: Moses Lake, 2:01.13. 200 free: Emma Timm-Ballard (Walla Walla) 2:00.15. 200 IM: Lisa Bratton (Richland) 2:12.72. 50 free: Hannah Bruggman (Wenatchee) 25.03. Diving: Sammy Hendrickson (ML) 239.60. 100 fly: Sarah Olsen (Rich) 59.66. 100 free: Bruggman (Wen) 56.19. 500 free: Bratton (Rich) 5:20.96. 200 free relay: Walla Walla, 1:47.45. 100 back: Timm-Ballard (WW) 59.66. 100 breast: Courtney Schwiesow (ML) 1:10.57. 400 free relay: Richland, 4:03.90.
Class 3A
200 medley relay: Hanford, 2:00.57. 200 free: Mylie Oberg (Han) 2:03.19. 200 IM: Melissa Merrill (Han) 2:14.53. 50 free: Stephanie Tixier (Han) 24.77. Diving: Danielle Freund (Southridge) 249.90. 100 fly: Tixier (Han) 58.74. 100 free: Merrill (Han) 54.66. 500 free: Oberg (Han) 5:31.21. 200 free relay: Hanford, 1:50.78. 100 back: Megan O’Leary (South) 1:03.44. 100 breast: Marisa Broersma (Sunnyside) 1:11.66. 400 free relay: West Valley (Keely Hauskin, Jordyn McDowell, Lauren Feldmann, Heather Seaman), 3:57.05.
Class 2A-1A
200 medley relay: Pullman, 2:02.13. 200 free: Hanna Berg (Clarkston) 2:06.07. 200 IM: Natilee Ruiz (Othello) 2:11.85. 50 free: Anne Froelich (Ellensburg) 25.55. Diving: Brittney Silvestri (Naches Valley) 174.35. 100 fly: Hailey Rankin (Prosser) 1:00.96 (district record). 100 free: Ruiz (Oth) 54.85. 500 free: Abigail Hulbert (Pul) 5:33.63. 200 free relay: Pullman, 1:50.87. 100 back: Bethany Imperial (Wapato) 1:06.38. 100 breast: Taylor Wilson (Ell) 1:09.68 (district record). 400 free relay: Clarkston, 4:03.79.
CROSS COUNTRY
Clinton leads Bickleton boys
NACHES HEIGHTS, Wash. — Peter Clinton finished third, and two other Pirates finished in the top 10 in the Class 2B-1B district 5-6 cross country meet Friday at Apple Ridge Run.
Clinton covered the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 24 seconds. Bickleton’s Brandon Berk and Troy Roberts both finished in 17:45 to share seventh place and earn state berths along with Clinton.
Riverside Christian’s Dusty Bender finished fifth to also advance to next Saturday’s state meet.
In the girls 3-mile race, Riverside Christian’s April Soelberg finished third (20:57) and Courtney Widhalm was fifth (22:58) to advance to state.
The top 10 boys and top five girls qualified for state.
BOYS
Teams competing (team scores not available): Bickleton, Lyle-Wishram, Riverside Chrisian, White Swan, Yakama Tribal, Lake Roosevelt, Liberty Bell, Manson, Oroville.
Winner, locals in top 35
1, Zack Speiker (Oro) 16:08; 3, Peter Clinton (Bick) 17:24; 4, Michael Hickman (L-W) 17:27; 5, Dusty Bender (RC) 17:37; 7, Brandon Berk (Bick) 17:45; 8, Troy Roberts (Bick) 17:45; 12, Andrew Strobel (RC) 18:05; 17, Kane Lowe (Bick) 18:54; 29, Joshua Cummings (Bick) 20:16; 31, Michael Underwood (Bick) 20:41; 33, Calvin Goudy (WS) 20:55; 35, Calvin Wahsise (YT) 21:22.
GIRLS
Teams competing: Bickleton, Lyle-Wishram, Riverside Chrisian, White Swan, Yakama Tribal, Lake Roosevelt, Liberty Bell, Manson, Oroville.
Winner, locals in top 20
1, Sierra Speiker (Oro) 18:40; 3, April Soelberg (RC) 20:57; 5, Courtney Widhalm (RC) 22:58; 9, Andrea Martinez (L-W) 23:52; 10, Sarah St. Hilaire (RC) 23:56; 15, Emily Conradi (RC) 25:27; 18, Rachael Coffman (RC) 27:37; 19, Letecia Ayala (YT) 28:11; 20, Jenna Bjur (RC) 28:28.
BOYS SOCCER
TROUT LAKE-GLENWOOD 2, RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 1: At Yakima, Wash., Lucas King’s second goal of the game, late in the first half, broke a tie and lifted Trout Lake-Glenwood past Riverside Christian (3-3 league, 8-7 overall) in the Central Washington League match.
First half: 1, Trout Lake-Glenwood, Lucas King, 5:00; 2, Riverside Christian, Luke Vickers (Kirk Gartrell), 9:00; 3, Trout Lake-Glenwood, King, 35:00.
Second half: No scoring.
Saves: Tyler Greenwood (RC) 7, Devin Van Laar (TLG) 5.
Naches Valley 14, La Salle 8
October 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
NACHES, Wash. — Eli Curtsinger scored a 2-yard touchdown with four seconds remaining to lift the Rangers to their first victory of the season.
Naches Valley started the decisive drive on its own 2-yard line, and used six plays, including a 41-yard reception by Daniel Contreras, to take the lead.
Naches Valley’s other score came on the first play of the game when Dalton Huck reeled in a 68-yard pass from Corey Hill.
Ty Lighty scored for La Salle, while Nic Woodard led the Lightning with 146 rushing yards.
