Odessa tramples ACH, 56-6

Othello 41, Toppenish 0 - Ephrata 24, Selah 7 - East Valley 45, Quincy 13 - Wahluke 21, Warden 0 -

Prep sports recaps

ODESSA - After viewing the carnage from Odessa's 56-6 shellacking of Northeast League rival Almira/Coulee-Hartline on Friday night, few would've guessed the game pitted the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the latest eight-man football rankings.

No. 1 Odessa scored 30 points in the first period and went on to 56-6 victory over the Warriors at Finney Field, a game stopped after three quarters because of a state-mandated 45-point mercy rule.

The Tigers (4-0) have enacted the mercy rule on their last three opponents. Senior running back Jacob Schmidt dominated, scoring five touchdowns in the romp.

"We didn't play well at all, in any aspect of the game," ACH head coach Brandon Walsh said via e-mail. "We were flat and not ready to play as good of a football team as Odessa is."

Schmidt started the scoring with a 10-yard run. He added bursts of 25 and 24 yards to put Odessa ahead 36-6 at halftime, then scored from 41 and 7 yards in the third period.

Junior quarterback Ryan King also figured into a pair of touchdowns, hooking up with tight end Travis Todd on a 30-yard score and sneaking the ball in from 3 yards out.

Odessa's other score came courtesy of senior James Glenn, who returned a first-quarter interception 45 yards.

The Warriors' only points came in the second quarter as Jordan Hughes scored on a 45-yard run. Hughes carried 13 times for 92 yards on the night.

ACH (3-1), which will slip out of the No. 2 spot in next week's Associated Press 1B poll, tries to rebound this Friday when it hosts Pateros at 7 p.m. Odessa takes a week off before traveling to Curlew on Oct. 5.

"If we want to make a run toward the playoffs we have to get better than we played on Friday night," Walsh said.

Othello 41, Toppenish 0

OTHELLO - The Huskies had no problems improving their Central Washington Athletic Conference mark, rolling up a 34-0 halftime lead on the visiting Wildcats last Friday.

Othello quarterback Marc Garza, who completed 8 of 18 passes for 120 yards and three touchdowns, got things going with a 19-yard pass to Raymond Rodriguez. The Huskies made it 14-0 after one period, getting an 8-yard pass from Garza to David Walker.

Garza added his third TD, a 12-yard strike to Michael Harvey, to make it 21-0. A 46-yard run from James Valdez and a 27-yard interception return by Walker accounted for Othello's other first-half scores.

Valdez, who carried 11 times for 193 yards, scored his second TD of the night with a 97-yard rumble in the third quarter. Walked added 68 yards on eight carries.

Othello (2-2 overall, 2-1 CWAC) travels to Selah this Friday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff with the Vikings.

Ephrata 24, Selah 7

EPHRATA - The Tigers (3-1 overall, 2-1 CWAC) got 87 yards and two rushing touchdowns from Kip Swem in their league victory over the Vikings at Kiwanis Field on Friday.

Ephrata's Ryan Burck found Derrick Webb on a 65-yard pass play to open the scoring. Erik Hensley added a 29-yard field goal as the Tigers led 10-0 after one quarter. Swem's 1-yard run made it 17-0 at the half, and his 3-yard burst put Ephrata ahead 24-0 in the fourth quarter.

Tiger quarterback Kory Frank competed 8 of 15 throws for 96 yards and was held to 15 yards rushing on 10 carries. Webb caught three balls for 129 yards, while Trystan Mann added 35 yards on 11 carries.

The Tigers are back on the road this Friday, playing the Wapato Wolves at 7:30 p.m.

East Valley 45, Quincy 13

QUINCY - The Red Devils put the first 21 points on the board and rolled to a CWAC victory over the Jackrabbits (1-3 overall, 1-2 CWAC).

Matt Orthmann carried 17 times for 87 yards and scored four times for East Valley. He opened the scoring on a 1-yard plunge, put the Red Devils up 21-0 on an 11-yard run, then added a pair of 3-yard scored in the second half.

Quincy's touchdowns came courtesy of a 15-yard pass from Colby Melburn to quarterback Jesse Gonzales, and a 30-yard run from Melburn.

Gonzales completed 13 of 33 passes for 156 yards and a pair of interceptions. Skyler Perez had 63 yards rushing on 16 carries for Quincy, while Melburn caught six passes for 51 yards.

EV quarterback Kevin Komstadius was 10 of 21 for 171 yards, with Kurt Russell catching seven passes for 115 hashes.

The Jacks travel to Ellensburg this Friday for a 7:30 showdown with the Bulldogs.

Wahluke 21, Warden 0

MATTAWA - Warden dropped to 1-3 in South Central Athletic Conference play with a shutout loss to the Warriors.

Wahluke scored all of its points in the first half - on a 65-yard interception return by Jack Gallacci, a 6-yard Derek Hirai-to-Makai Hirai pass, and a 2-yard pass to Christian Diaz.

Warden quarterback Scott Phillips was limited to 11 of 31 passing for 128 yards and one interception. Ivan Cuevas led the Cougar rushing attack with 76 yards on 12 carries, while Arturo Martinez went for 52 yards on 15 touches. Martinez also caught four passes for 20 yards.

The Cougars host Royal this Friday at 7 p.m.

Volleyball

Moses Lake Christian 3, Easton 1

EASTON - The Lady Lions got 15 kills from Esther Timofeyev in their 25-18, 25-13, 20-25, 25-23 win over the Jaguars in a North Central Washington League match on Saturday.

Ashley Cole dished out 29 assists, while Heidi Sandberg had 12 kills and two blocks for Moses Lake Christian. Chelsea Allsbrook served four aces for the Lions.

The Lions were also victorious last Thursday on their home court, defeating Entiat 25-19, 25-13, 25-19.

Timofeyev finished with 18 kills and eight blocks. Sandberg had 10 kills and two blocks, while Cole distributed 38 assists.

Soccer

Highland 4, Warden 2

COWICHE - Jessica Karnitz scored a pair of goals as the host Scots knocked off the Lady Cougars in a SCAC contest.

Karnitz opened the scoring in the 20th minute, then capped off the scoring in the 75th minute.

Warden's Barbara Horta tied the score at 1-1 in the 28th minute off an assist by Diana Rolon. Highland's Amy Wickenhagan answered in the 49th minute before a penalty-kick goal from Rolon in the 52nd minute tied it once again.

Highland's Sarah Allen got the game-winner in the 60th minute.

Highland out-shot Warden 15-8 with Cougar goalkeeper Evelyn Martinez making 11 saves. Lindsay Adams and Sandra Ramos combined for eight stops for Highland.

Warden returns to action Tuesday at Wahluke in a 4 p.m. start.