Sunnyside bounces back for a big win, faces Kennewick next + Region’s latest scores
Sunnyside’s football team got back on the winning track, beating visiting Post Falls of Idaho 41-35.
The Grizzlies — who lost their season opener 19-13 to Prosser in overtime — were led by quarterback Ethan Avalos, who passed for 231 yards and four touchdowns on Friday.
Eli Fernandez scored three touchdowns — one on an interception return — and had 6 catches for 89 yards. Teammate Cody Diddens added 9 catches for 71 yards and a score.
Sunnyside steps out of the Columbia Basin Big Nine again this week, when it travels to Lampson Stadium to play Kennewick at 7 p.m. Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN BIG NINE
Davis 0-0 CBBN, 2-0 overall
Eastmont 0-0, 2-0
Moses Lake 0-0, 2-0
West Valley-Yakima 0-0, 2-0
Sunnyside 0-0, 1-1
Wenatchee 0-0, 1-1
Eisenhower 0-0, 0-2
Sept. 7: Moses Lake 15, Kamiakin 14.
Sept. 8: Davis 24, Ellensburg 14; Eastmont 21, Timberline 14; Sedro Woolley 49, Eisenhower 3; Sunnyside 41, Post Falls (Idaho) 33; Wenatchee 29, Mt. Baker 14.
Sept. 9: West Valley-Yakima 21, Federal Way 14.
Thursday, Sept. 14: Sunnyside at Kennewick, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 15: Eastmont at Wenatchee, 7 p.m.; Eisenhower at Moses Lake, Lions Field, 7 p.m.; West Valley-Yakima at Davis, 7 p.m.
Southeast 1B
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 20, DESALES 14: Charlie Branning carried the football 23 times for 159 yards rushing and two touchdowns as the Patriots beat conference rival DeSales in an 8-man game Thursday at Kamiakin.
The game was tied at 14-14 through three quarters before the Pats broke free with a fourth-quarter score.
SOUTHEAST 1B
Garfield-Palouse 2-0 SE1B, 2-0 overall
Liberty Christian 2-0, 2-0
Dayton 1-1, 1-1
DeSales 1-1, 1-1
Pomeroy 1-1, 1-1
Sunnyside Christian 1-1, 1-1Touchet 1-1, 1-1
Waitsburg 1-1, 1-1
Yakama Nation Tribal 0-1, 0-1
St. John-Endicott/Lacrosse 0-1, 0-2
Tekoa-Rosalia 0-2, 0-2
Sept. 7: Liberty Christian 20, DeSales 14.
Sept. 8: Wilbur-Creston-Keller 46, St. John-Endicott/Lacrosse 6.
Sept. 9: Dayton 62, Yakama Nation Tribal 38; Garfield-Palouse 2, Tekoa-Rosalia 0 (forfeit); Pomeroy 46, Waitsburg 22; Touchet 93, Sunnyside Christian 32.
Friday, Sept. 15: Charlo (Montana) at Pomeroy, 7 p.m.; Dayton at Waitsburg, 7 p.m.; Garfield-Palouse at DeSales, 7 p.m.; Liberty Christian at Sunnyside Christian, 7 p.m.; St. John-Endicott/Lacrosse at Touchet, 3 p.m.
2A CWAC
GRANDVIEW 10, WAPATO 0: Alejandro Garcia-Diaz scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter to help lead the Greyhounds over Wapato in a non-league game Friday.
Garcia-Diaz finished with 110 yards rushing on 15 carries, while teammate Nathan Montes de Oca added 96 yards on 11 carries.
The Greyhounds open CWAC play on Thursday at Prosser.
SKYLINE 56, PROSSER 21: Prosser QB Kory McClure passed for 273 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough as the Mustangs fell on the road to Class 4A Skyline on Friday.
Erik Delgado added 9 catches for 67 yards, and six carries for 35 yards rushing.
2A CWAC
East Valley-Yakima 0-0 CWAC, 2-0 overall
Grandview 0-0, 2-0
Ephrata 0-0, 1-1
Othello 0-0, 1-1
Prosser 0-0, 1-1
Ellensburg 0-0, 0-2
Selah 0-0, 0-2
Sept. 8: Davis 24, Ellensburg 14; East Valley-Yakima 48, Naches Valley 28; Ephrata 35, Quincy 12; Grandview 10, Wapato 0; Okanogan 49, Selah 7; Royal 42, Othello 7; Skyline 56, Prosser 21.
Thursday, Sept. 14: Grandview at Prosser, Fiker Stadium, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 15: East Valley-Yakima at Heritage, Vancouver, 4:30 p.m.; Ephrata at Othello, 7 p.m.; Selah at Ellensburg, 7 p.m.
2B EWAC East
COLUMBIA-BURBANK 44, KIONA-BENTON 8: The visiting Coyotes bounced back from a Week 1 loss to Okanogan to beat 1A Ki-Be.
Elijah Kinsey rushed 13 times for 158 yards and two touchdowns to lead Burbank, while teammate Mathew Wilder added 54 yards rushing on 8 carries. Wilder also scored two TDs.
RIVER VIEW 38, COLLEGE PLACE 21: The visiting Panthers are 2-0 after beating the 1A Hawks.
Trayce Teagle was the standout for River View, catching 5 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns. Teagle also had two interceptions on defense.
Panthers QB Hyatt Clark was 11 for 17 passing for 243 yards, and all three of his TD passes were to Teagle.
Karson Rawlings added 115 yards rushing for the Panthers, while free safety Austin Eckhardt was in on 12 tackles.
2B EWAC EAST
River View 0-0 EWAC, 2-0 overall
Columbia Burbank 0-0, 1-1
Tri-Cities Prep 0-0, 1-1
Warden 0-0, 1-1
Mabton 0-0, 0-1
Sept. 8: Asotin 16, Tri-Cities Prep 6; Granger 42, Mabton 8; River View 38, College Place 21; Wahluke 30, Warden 6.
Sept. 9: Columbia-Burbank 44, Kiona-Benton 8.
Thursday, Sept. 14: Kittitas at Columbia-Burbank, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 15: Kiona-Benton at Warden, 7 p.m.; Lind-Ritzville-Sprague vs. Tri-Cities Prep, Chiawana High, 7 p.m.; Mabton at Lake Roosevelt, 7 p.m.; River View vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert), Riverside High, 6 p.m.
1A SCAC East
ROYAL 42, OTHELLO 7: Lance Allred took part in five touchdowns — three passes and two runs — to lead the host Knights over Class 2A Othello on Friday.
Allred was 12 for 21 passing for 209 yards, and he rushed for another 53 yards on seven carries.
Case Christensen added 4 catches for 73 yards, while middle linebacker Jared Lee led Royal with 13 tackles.
1A SCAC EAST
Royal 0-0 SCAC, 2-0 overall
College Place 0-0, 1-1
Wahluke 0-0, 1-1
Connell 0-0, 0-2
Kiona-Benton 0-0, 0-2
Sept. 7: Nooksack Valley 63, Connell 14; River View 38, College Place 21; Royal 42, Othello 7; Wahluke 30, Warden 6.
Sept. 8: Columbia-Burbank 44, Kiona-Benton 8.
Friday, Sept. 15: College Place at Cashmere, 6 p.m.; Connell at Bonners Ferry (Idaho), 7 p.m.; Kiona-Benton at Warden, 7 p.m.; Royal at Zillah, 7 p.m.; Wahluke at Naches Valley, 7 p.m.
Jeff Morrow is former sports editor for the Tri-City Herald.
