Four basin football players to play in Earl Barden Classic
Four football players from the Columbia Basin will take the field for the Earl Barden Classic Saturday, an all-star football game that pins from the 2A, 1A and B classifications players from the east and west sides of the state against one another.
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Othello graduate Alex Mendez (4) stiff-arms a Kelso defender during a game in the 2023 football season. Mendez is one of four Columbia Basin football players playing in Saturday’s Earl Barden Classic.
Royal graduate Bennet Brown (87) looks to get past a Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) offensive lineman during the state championship game in Seattle in December. Brown will be playing for the East team at Saturday’s Earl Barden Classic.
Ephrata graduate Eric O’Neel lines up before a play during a game against East Valley (Yakima) last season.
Royal graduate Case Christensen (9) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the state championship game. Christensen is one of two Knights playing in Saturday’s Earl Barden Classic.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | June 21, 2024 3:00 AM
YAKIMA — Four Columbia Basin high school graduates will suit up on the gridiron for the last time in their high school careers Saturday, playing in the Earl Barden Classic at East Valley High School in Yakima.
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