Royal Knights clobber Zillah

Asotin 14, Lind-Ritzville 6 -- Quincy 22, Wapato 14 -- Ephrata 44, Toppenish 14

ROYAL CITY - Hector Ledezma ran for 95 yards and three scores as the Royal Knights blasted the visiting Zillah Leopards 55-7 last Friday.

Royal (3-0 overall, 2-0 South Central Athletic Conference) took all suspense out of the game in the first 12 minutes. One-yard scoring runs from Ledezma and Dexter Allred put the Knights up 14-0. Quarterback Austin Allred had scoring tosses of 6 yards to Colt Brown and 46 yards to Blair Collins, and Ledezma piled in from 4 yards out to give Royal a 35-0 lead after one quarter.

Royal increased its lead to 48-0 at the half, getting an 8-yard touchdown run from Cash Brown and a 6-yard run from Connor Paysse. Ledezma's third score came from 14 yards out in the third quarter.

Austin Allred completed 6 of 9 throws for 95 yards. Cash Brown added 36 yards rushing on six carries.

Royal faces a huge test this Friday when it hosts league rival Connell in a 7 p.m. showdown.

Asotin 14, Lind-Ritzville 6

ASOTIN - The Lind-Ritzville Broncos forced five turnovers, but it wasn't enough to avoid a 14-6, non-league loss to the Asotin Panthers on Friday.

Asotin took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter on a 22-yard pass from Creighton Alford to Cole Caldwell. Neither side managed a score again until the fourth quarter, when the Broncos tied it on Mike Osborn's 8-yard pass to Kerry Tyler.

The Panthers picked up the winning score soon after on a 42-yard pass from Alford to Jared Lutes.

Osborn finished 15 of 34 passing for 97 yards, one score and one interception. Asotin held Lind-Ritzville's rushing attack almost completely in check, limiting star tailback Isaiah Grant to 25 yards on eight carries. Matt Saetre caught five balls for 27 yards to lead Bronco receivers.

Asotin outgained the Broncos 308-169, and L-R managed only 27 total yards in the first half.

Saetre, Tyler and Trace Jones all recovered fumbles for the L-R defense, with Saetre and Casey Rios each getting interceptions. The Broncos had four sacks, Shane Olson had a team-leading 11 tackles.

The Broncos (1-1) begin Northeast League play this Friday, hosting the Selkirk Rangers at 7 p.m.

Quincy 22, Wapato 14

WAPATO - The Quincy Jackrabbits earned their first win for head coach Terry Dion, scoring three first-half touchdowns en route to a 22-14 victory over the Wapato Wolves on Friday in a Central Washington Athletic Conference contest.

Quincy's Colby Melburn had a huge all-around game, catching a 41-yard pass from Jesse Gonzales for the game's first points. Melburn rushed five times for 54 yards and caught six passes for 86 yards.

The Jacks (1-2 overall, 1-1 CWAC) got another first-quarter score courtesy of Breck Webley's 75-yard touchdown run. Melburn's 25-yard scamper put the Jacks up 22-0 at halftime.

The Wolves rallied a bit in the fourth quarter, getting scoring runs of 23 yards from Kenny Garza and 10 yards from Logan Thomas. But it was too little, too late.

Keton Webley had 151 yards on 19 carries to lead Quincy's ground attack, and Skyler Perez added 70 yards on 16 touches. Gonzales completed 7 of 13 throws for 89 yards and rushed six times for 32 yards.

Quincy hosts East Valley-Yakima this Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Ephrata 44, Toppenish 14

TOPPENISH - The Ephrata Tigers bolted to a 31-0 halftime lead and rolled to their first CWAC victory of the season against the Toppenish Wildcats on Friday.

Kip Swem scored Ephrata's first points on a 1-yard run. A 27-yard pass play from Kory Frank to Derrick Webb, and a 33-yard Frank run, put the Tigers up 21-0 after one quarter.

In the second quarter, Frank hooked up with Ryan Burck on a 7-yard pass play and Eric Hensley converted a 23-yard field goal.

Frank found the end zone again in the third period from 6 yards out. Eric Tinnell's 50-yard scamper gave Ephrata a 44-0 lead.

Frank completed 8 of 9 throws for 122 yards and rushed 14 times for 81 yards. Swem carried nine times for 61 yards. Webb caught three passes for 48 yards.

Soccer

Cle Elum-Roslyn 3, Warden 1

CLE ELUM - The Warden Lady Cougars scored first, but the Cle Elum-Roslyn Warriors rallied for a 3-1 victory in South Central Athletic Conference action on Saturday.

Warden's Maria Wostmann put the Cougars out front in the fifth minute. The Warriors tied it in the 12th minute on a goal from Logan Pepin, then used a Warden own goal in the 22nd minute to take the halftime lead. Liz Mendoza's goal in the 65th minute added insurance for Cle Elum-Roslyn.

Both teams had six shots on goal, with Warden goalkeeper Evelyn Martinez collecting three saves.

Warden (1-2 SCAC) plays again Tuesday, hosting the La Salle Lightning at 4 p.m.

St. George's 2, Moses Lake Christian 0

MOSES LAKE - The boys from Moses Lake Christian Academy were shut out for just the second time in their last 23 matches, falling 2-0 to St. George's of Spokane last Thursday.

The Lions, who went 20-1 last season en route to a third-place finish at the state championships, lost a big chunk of their leadership to graduation. Head coach Scott McCornack cited that as a reason for his team's struggles with the Dragons.

"You generally can't graduate nearly your entire defense, including your goalkeeper, without some sort of rebuilding program," McCornack said via e-mail. "We will adjust. That's the beauty of high school sports - we all must play the hand we are dealt, and the best teams are those who adjust first."

The Lions opened the season on Sept. 8 with a 2-1 victory over the Tacoma Baptist Crusaders. Taylor Webb and Kameron Firouzi scored for the Lions.

Moses Lake Christian travels to Sunnyside Christian on Tuesday, a 4 p.m. start.

Volleyball

Warden 3, Quincy 0

QUINCY - Kelsey Garner had nine kills, three aces and 12 digs on Saturday as the Warden Lady Cougars swept the Quincy Jackrabbits in a non-league match.

Warden took the match 25-7, 25-18, 25-14, improving its record to 1-3 overall, 0-2 in South Central Athletic Conference play.

Warden's Cassandra Kisler added nine digs and 10 assists. Amanda Martin (seven digs, 10 assists), Katherine Martin (11 of 12 serving, two aces, five digs) and Emma Bisnett (three kills, two blocks) were also key contributors in the victory.

Both schools return to league play this week. On Tuesday, Quincy hosts Selah at 7 p.m. On Thursday, Warden travels to Royal for a 7 p.m. start.