Basin football round up – week 5
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Knights quarterback Grant Wardenaar (7) hands the ball off to Dax Jenks (6) during Royal’s game against Cashmere on Friday. The Knights came back late to beat the Bulldogs in overtime 21-15.
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MOSES LAKE – October is here, and the Basin football teams have completed another week of competition. Some teams continued to show their dominance while others faced tough challenges. See below where your favorite teams stand and their current records.
Oct. 2
The Cougars pulled off a close win over River View on Thursday.
Warden (4-1) at River View
Final Score: 18-12
The Wahluke Warriors suffered a loss at home.
Wahluke (1-4) vs Granger
Final Score: 7-28
Oct. 3
The Broncos pulled off a dominant win at home.
Lind/Ritzville (2-3) vs Jenkins
Final Score: 34-0
The Jacks fell to the visiting Mustangs at home.
Quincy (1-4) vs Prosser
Final Score: 7-35
The Huskies suffered their first loss of the season on Friday.
Othello (4-1) at East Valley
Final Score: 13-26
The Knights pulled off a comeback win in overtime on Friday.
Royal (5-0) vs Cashmere
Final Score: 21-15
The Lions get back in the win column on the road.
MLCA (3-2) at Wellpinit
Final Score 59-8
The Mavs were dominant at home on Friday.
Moses Lake (5-0) vs Eisenhower
Final Score: 70-0
The Tigers won an easy victory on the road.
Ephrata (3-2) at Davis
Final Score: 47-7
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors earned their third win of the season.
ACH (3-1) vs Curlew
Final Score: 59-20
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Diaz returns to alma mater, takes over Jacks girls soccer
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Knights eye state bid ahead of 2026 season
ROYAL CITY — After a strong 2025 that fell just short of a state tournament bid, the Royal Knights (13-3) come into this season eager to take that next step. “I think we need to score,” Head Coach Jens Jensen said. “We need to score from more set pieces than we did last year. That's going to be huge. So free kicks, corners – we got to find more goals.”