Knights place second at SCAC District tournament, Cougars take third

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Royal’s Benji Bustos clings to the arm of Connell’s Jekoby Tuttle as he looks to maintain his lead before taking the finals match at 170 with the 6-0 decision.

Twin brothers, Cael (left) and Cason Cox from Warden, face off in the finals at 113 in the 1A SCAC East district tournament on Saturday.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Royal’s Yahir Morales looks to take Abel Morales of Connell to the ground in their bout in the 126 championship round on Saturday afternoon.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Royal boys wrestling head coach, Ben Orth, was named SCAC East Coach of the Year before the championship rounds of the district tournament at Warden High School on Saturday.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Kaleb Hernandez of Royal grabs the leg of his opponent from Kiona-Benton as he looks to take him to the ground in the finals round at 145 on Saturday afternoon.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Kaleb Hernandez looks for the pin against Ki-Be’s Keaton Covington on Saturday afternoon in the 145 weight class.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald River View’s Bryson Ashley throws Royal’s Kevin Dominguez to the mat in the championship round of the 220 weight class on Saturday. Dominguez would take first place, picking up the third-round pin.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Lorenzo Myrick of Royal keeps Connell’s Jaxsen Tuttle in place in the championship round of the 160 weight class on Saturday afternoon at Warden High School.

Casey McCarthy/Columbia Basin Herald Royal’s Isaac Toro kicked off the championship rounds on Saturday afternoon in his bout against Connell’s Jordan Mendez at 106.