Royal, Connell preparing for 1st round Class 1A WA state football. Small school roundup
Lance Allred was 18 for 21 passing for 352 yards and four TD passes, leading the host Royal Knights over the Naches Valley Rangers 42-0 in a crossover football playoff game last Friday.
No. 1-ranked Royal will open the 1A state playoffs with a 4 p.m., Friday, game at home against No. 16 Eatonville.
Case Christensen added 6 catches for 169 yards and two touchdowns for Royal, which is now 9-0.
CONNELL 24, LA SALLE 21: Carson Lloyd passed for 185 yards and two touchdowns to lead Connell over La Salle in a 1A SCAC crossover playoff game on Friday night.
Jackson Forsyth added 142 yards rushing on 34 carries for the Eagles, who are a No. 14 seed for the 1A state playoffs.
Kellen Riner added 3 catches for 113 yards receiving for Connell.
The Eagles’ defense was led by Max Andersen, who had an interception and 12 tackles.
Connell will play No. 3 Lynden Christian in a 1A first-round state playoff game at 4 p.m. Friday at Blaine High School.
1A SCAC EAST
Royal 4-0 SCAC, 9-0 overall
Connell 3-1, 5-5
Wahluke 2-2, 3-7
College Place 1-3, 3-7
Kiona-Benton 0-4, 1-9
Friday, Oct. 27
College Place 44, Wapato 29
Royal 49, Connell 7
Wahluke 21, Kiona-Benton 6
Friday, Nov. 3
Non-league: Zillah 61, College Place 13
1A crossover: Connell 24, La Salle 21
Non-league: Wapato 21, Kiona-Benton 6
1A crossover: Royal 42, Naches Valley 0
1A crossover: Toppenish 49, Wahluke 0
Friday, Nov. 10
State playoff: Connell vs. Lynden Christian, Blaine High School, 4 p.m.
State playoff: Eatonville at Royal, 4 p.m.
Class 2B
RIVER VIEW 58, KITTITAS/THORP 10: The host Panthers rolled to a 2B EWAC crossover victory on Friday night, earning a spot into the 2B state playoffs.
Hyatt Clark passed for 261 yards for River View, while Connor Harper caught 5 passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns.
Karson Rawlings added 94 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 12 carries.
Cody Brown touched the football twice, rushing for a 70-yard TD on one carry, while running for 38 yards on another carry.
River View is seeded eighth into the 2B state tournament, and it will play No. 9 Asotin at 7 p.m., Friday, at Fran Rish Stadium in Richland.
2B EWAC EAST
River View 4-0 EWAC, 9-1 overall
Tri-Cities Prep 3-1, 7-3
Columbia Burbank 2-2, 5-5
Warden 1-3, 4-6
Mabton 0-4, 1-8
Friday, Oct. 27
River View 50, Liberty-Spangle-Sprague 13
Tri-Cities Prep 26, Columbia Burbank 20
Warden 40, Mabton 0
Friday, Nov. 3
2B crossover: Tri-Cities Prep 28, Cle Elum-Roslyn 0
2B crossover: Goldendale 40, Columbia-Burbank 0
Non-league: Mabton 14, Highland 13
2B crossover: River View 58, Kittitas/Thorp 10
Non-league: Warden 46, White Swan 22
Friday, Nov. 10
State playoff: Asotin vs. River View, Fran Rish Stadium, Richland, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 11
State playoff: Tri-Cities Prep vs. Toledo, Kelso High School, 1 p.m.
Class 1B
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 92, TEKOA-ROSALIA 6: Charlie Branning rushed 6 times for 170 yards and three touchdowns, leading the visiting Patriots over Tekoa-Rosalia in the Southeast 1B regular-season finale on Friday.
Levi Idler led LC’s defense with 10 tackles (2 for loss) and a fumble recovery.,
Liberty Christian will have a first-round bye in the 1B state playoffs. As the No. 4 seed, the Richland schools must wait to play Nov. 17 or 18.
The Patriots will take on the winner No. 12 Winlock vs. No. 5 Neah Bay, which is set for 5 p.m., Friday at Neah Bay High School.
SOUTHEAST 1B
Liberty Christian 9-0 SE 1B, 9-0 overall
Pomeroy 8-1, 9-1
Garfield-Palouse 7-2, 7-2
DeSales 7-2, 7-3
Touchet 5-4, 5-5
Sunnyside Christian 4-5, 4-5
Waitsburg 3-5, 3-5
Dayton 2-7, 2-7
Tekoa-Rosalia 1-6, 1-7
St. John-Endicott/Lacrosse 1-8, 1-9
Yakama Nation Tribal 0-7, 0-7
Friday, Nov. 3
DeSales 74, Sunnyside Christian 14
Entiat 36, Touchet 12
Garfield-Palouse 52, Dayton 30
Liberty Christian 92, Tekoa-Rosalia 6
Pomeroy 82, Yakama Nation Tribal 0
Waitsburg 38, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 0
Saturday, Nov. 11
State playoff: Naselle at Pomeroy, 1 p.m.
Liberty Christian bye
COLUMBIA BASIN BIG NINE
Final
Eastmont 6-0 CBBN, 9-1 overall
Moses Lake 5-1, 8-2
Sunnyside 4-2, 5-5
Wenatchee 3-3, 4-6
Eisenhower 2-4, 3-7
West Valley-Yakima 1-5, 4-6
Davis 0-6, 2-8
Thursday, Nov. 2
Non-league: Hanford 24, Davis 22
Non-league: Mead 30, West Valley-Yakima 0
Friday, Nov. 3
4A playoff: Chiawana 49, Moses Lake 32
Non-league: Lewis & Clark 40, Eisenhower 12
4A playoff: Gonzaga Prep 38, Sunnyside 28
4A playoff: Kamiakin 42, Wenatchee 0
Saturday, Nov. 4
4A playoff: Richland 51, Eastmont 44
2A CWAC
Othello 5-1 CWAC, 7-2 overall
Ephrata 5-1, 6-3
Prosser 4-2, 6-4
Ellensburg 3-3, 4-6
East Valley-Yakima 2-4, 5-5
Selah 2-4, 2-8
Grandview 0-6, 2-8
Thursday, Nov. 2
Non-league: North Central 34, Grandview 16
Friday, Nov. 3
Non-league: East Valley-Spokane 41, East Valley-Yakima 28
Non-league: Pullman 35, Selah 7
Non-league: Prosser 31, West Valley-Spokane 6
Non-league: Shadle Park 20, Ellensburg 6
Ephrata, Othello byes
Saturday, Nov. 11
State playoff: Ephrata at North Kitsap, 1 p.m.
State playoff: Othello at Enumclaw, 1 p.m.
Jeff Morrow is former sports editor for the Tri-City Herald.
