Basin roundup: Royal football romps past Wahluke
HERALD SPORTS STAFF | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 11 months AGO
ROYAL CITY — Undefeated Royal football was met with little resistance in its South Central Athletic Conference (SCAC) East opener with Wahluke.
The Knights won 69-0 — an all out dominant performance that saw the reigning 1A champs lead by 62 points at halftime and allow nine yards defensively for the game.
Alonso Hernandez racked up 119 yards and four touchdowns. Sawyer Jenks completed nine passes — three for scores — and threw for 192 yards.
Warden 65, Cle Elum-Roslyn 0
CLE ELUM — Warden blew out Cle Elum-Roslyn 65-0 in a matchup between the SCAC East and West.
Warden quarterback Ryan Arredondo had three touchdowns in the first quarter. Holden Haworth talled four scores by halftime.
West Valley 42, Othello 24
OTHELLO — Othello could not mount a second-half comeback and lost to West Valley 42-24.
Isaac Barragan rushed for a 61-yard touchdown to put the Huskies ahead 7-0 early. However, from that point, West Valley outscored Othello 33-3 in the first half.
Isaiah Perez added a 25-yard rushing touchdown in the second half.
Wilbur-Creston 38, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 36
WILBUR — Austin Thompson scored three touchdowns but Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was edged by Wilbur-Creston 38-36.
Other Basin scores
Grandview 17, Quincy 14
Oroville 45, Soap Lake 14
Cross Country
‘Iolani Cross Country Invitational
Kaneohe, HI
Saturday
BOYS
5,000 meters varsity
Team winner: Mira Costa 47. Local teams: 12, Moses Lake 328.
Individual winner: Anthony Grover, J Serra Catholic, 14:44.14.
Moses Lake placers: 55, Brandon Wood, 17:20.33; 59, Ketrin Hemmerling, 17:23.33; 63, Nicholas Elliot, 17:27.57; 75, Joshua Cooper, 17:45.52; 92, Daiki Tanaka, 18:00.99; 114, Andrew Makin, 18:31.21; 116, Ben DeGroat, 18L33.74.
GIRLS
5,000 meters varsity
Team winner: Mira Costa 41. Local teams: 13, Moses Lake 386.
Individual winner: Nadia Tabrizi, J Serra Catholic, 17:52.10.
Moses Lake placers: 37, Camille Carpenter, 20:01.14; 59, Carlie Gregg, 21:06.83; 73, Mikayla Cooper, 21:46.80; 114, Camille Sanislo, 23:18.71; 145, Avery Gephart, 25:46.83; 146, Chloe Hansen, 25:47.65.
Apple Ridge Run
Yakima
Saturday
GIRLS
3-mile varsity 1
Quincy
6. Bryn Heikes, 19.57.7
49. Anne Safe, 29:22.5
59. Daisy Ramirez, 26.32.7
Royal
14. Abigail Delay, 29.59
22. Sydney Burke, 22:16.1
3-mile varsity 2
Moses Lake
13. Melanie Flores, 21:04.8
34. Rosary Rodriguez, 22:40.1
Ephrata
27. Adrianna Redstar, 22:042
37. NaResa Hiatt, 22:44.8
41. Katey Stewart, 22:57.2
43. Elise McGuire, 23:06.0
63. Sabrina Carvo, 25:06.4
70. Kendra Mullings, 25:47.7
86. Shannon Boyd, 28:14.7
87. Kassie Stewart, 28:23.2
101. Sara McLain, 34:50.8
Royal
36. Ana Villafana, 22.41
58. Gina Grant, 24:43.6
59. Gracee Frank, 24:43.9
71. Amanda Justo-Victoriano, 25.56.6
81. Josie Phillips, 27:27.1
82. Samara Ross, 27:43.1
91. Miyah Lee, 29.13
93. Lyra Castleton, 29:31.1
3-mile varsity 3
Moses Lake
23. Michelle Ibarra, 24:03.8
Royal
10. Sydney Gilbert, 21:46.5
19. Abigail Wood, 23:18
BOYS
3-mile varsity 1
Moses Lake
32. Jonathan Tanguma, 18:31.8
66. Aaron Casella, 20:12.7
100. Ethan Clark, 21:59.9
104. Wilem Kersey, 22:10.9
Quincy
7. Gonzalo Birrueta, 16:27.3
10. Oswaldo Perez, 16:50.4
26. Christopher Quintero, 18:18.2
33. Jose Buenrosto, 18:34.0
41. Omar Ramos, 19:00.3
44. Jesus Buenrostro, 19:09.5
52. Damian Castillo, 19:27.9
3-mile varsity 2
Moses Lake
54. Cruz Vasquez, 18:25.6
85. Ashton Park, 19:15.8
100. Trent Cox, 19:43.8
116. Matthew Berg, 20:07.1
Ephrata
63. Coby Slabach, 18:47.1
74. Gabe Green, 19:00.6
75. Riley Noga, 19:02.8
77. Nathan Todaro, 19:03.2
79. Trenton Hawes, 19:06.6
80. Kyle Stewart, 19:06.6
Royal
26. Fernando Alvarado, 17:37.6
44. Jozaki Shunsuke, 18:11.8
60. Juan Hernandez, 18:40.5
81. Braydon Buster, 19:07.2
88. Joaquin Meza, 19:20.7
92. Kevin Rodriguez, 19:30. 1
107 Josue Gonzalez, 19:54,3
124. Vidal Abundiz, 20:27.9
Quincy
137. Israel Perez, 21:07.4
138 Ecduv Gorillo, 21:11.2
148. Daniel Castillo, 21:35.9
3-mile varsity 3
Moses Lake
13. Kurtis Miller, 17:55.7
36. Devon Taylor, 19:17.8
68. Conner Pitts, 21:46.0
Royal
20. Yahir Morales, 18:33.5
31. Mark Martinez, 19:06.1
Girls soccer
Moses Lake 2, Cashmere 1
Othello 2, Connell 1
Quincy 5, Wahluke 0
College volleyball Lower Columbia 2, Big Bend 0
Big Bend 2, Skagit Valley 1
SW Oregon 2, Big Bend 1
North Idaho 3, Big Bend 2
Umpqua 2, Big Bend 0
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