Prosser Mustangs football gets on winning track. Liberty Christian is undefeated
For the first three weeks of the high school football season, no team has played so many close games as the Prosser Mustangs.
Corey Ingvalson’s team lost its first two games by a total of 3 points — a 15-14 opening night loss at Ephrata, and a 23-21 road loss to Toppenish.
So there had to be a sense of relief when Prosser hung on to beat East Valley of Yakima 36-35 last Thursday.
Quarterback Jacob Rainer passed for 396 yards, completing 20 passes out of 32 attempts. He fired four TD passes, and also rushed 18 times for 51 yards and another score.
Rainer’s top target was Aaron Gonzalez, who grabbed 10 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns. Landon Bailey added 4 catches for 72 yards, and two more touchdowns.
2A CWAC football standings
Ephrata 3-0 CWAC, 3-0 overall
Toppenish 3-0, 3-0
Othello 2-0, 3-0
Selah 2-0, 2-1
East Valley-Yakima 1-1, 2-1
Prosser 1-2, 1-2
Ellensburg 0-3, 0-3
Grandview 0-3, 0-3
Quincy 0-3, 0-3
Last week’s scores
Ephrata 9, Ellensburg 6
Othello 41, Grandview 0
Prosser 36, East Valley-Yakima 35
Toppenish 42, Quincy 17
West Valley-Yakima 28, Selah 7
Friday, Sept. 27
Ellensburg at Toppenish, 7 p.m.
Ephrata at East Valley-Yakima, 7 p.m.
Othello at Selah, 7 p.m.
Prosser at Grandview, 7 p.m.
Wapato at Quincy, 7 p.m.
ROYAL 42, CONNELL 7: Lance Allred fired four touchdown passes and finished with 265 passing yards to lead visiting Royal over Connell on Saturday night.
The Knights outgained the Eagles 405 to 148 yards, and the Royal defense force Connell into two turnovers.
Eagles QB Carson Lloyd had 119 total offensive yards — 82 passing and 37 rushing.
Royal plays host to Zillah this coming Friday in a battle between to 3-0 teams.
KIONA-BENTON 16, WAHLUKE 12: Keithon Flemming earned his first victory as the Bears head coach with a home victory on Friday night.
Spencer Hansen had 245 passing yards for Ki-Be, tossing two TD passes.
The Bears defense stopped the Warriors passing attack, grabbing four interceptions.
1A SCAC football standings
Cashmere 3-0 SCAC, 3-0 overall
Royal 3-0, 3-0
Zillah 3-0, 3-0
Wahluke 2-1, 2-1
Kiona-Benton 1-2, 1-2
College Place 0-2, 1-2
Connell 0-2, 0-3
Naches Valley 0-2, 0-3
Wapato 0-3, 0-3
Last week’s scores
Cascade-Leavenworth 36, Naches Valley 14
Cashmere 59, College Place 12
Kiona-Benton 16, Wahluke 12
Royal 42, Connell 7
Zillah 41, Wapato 0
Friday, Sept. 27
Cashmere at Wahluke, 7 p.m.
Connell at College Place, 7 p.m.
Kiona-Benton at Naches Valley, 7 p.m.
Wapato at Quincy, 7 p.m.
Zillah at Royal, 7 p.m.
2B EWAC East
Granger 0-0 EWAC, 3-0 overall
Warden 0-0, 3-0
Tri-Cities Prep 0-0, 1-2
Columbia-Burbank 0-0, 0-3
River View 0-0, 0-3
Last week’s scores
Goldendale 48, River View 7
Granger 19, Liberty-Spangle 13
La Salle 33, Columbia-Burbank 8
Tri-Cities Prep 66, White Swan 8
Warden 22, Tonasket 21
Friday, Sept. 27
River View at Okanogan, 6 p.m.
Tri-Cities Prep at Granger, 7 p.m.
Warden at Columbia-Burbank, 7 p.m.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 50, ALMIRA-COULEE-HARTLINE 36: The Patriots, one of the top 1B teams in the state, held off ACH in a non-league game at Kamiakin High School on Friday night.
Quarterback Perry Pottle was 13 for 18 for 255 yards and four TD passes, while Charlie Branning added 85 yards rushing on 12 attempts.
Joey Isley caught four of Pottle’s passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Isley added a rushing touchdown.
Levi Idler led LC defensively with 17 tackles (1 for loss), while Addison Lyle added 11 tackles.
Southeast 1B Grape Division
DeSales 0-0 SE1B, 3-0 overall
Liberty Christian 0-0, 3-0
Sunnyside Christian 0-0, 2-1
Mabton 0-0, 1-1
Yakama Tribal 0-0, 0-2
Touchet 0-0, 0-3
Last week’s scores
DeSales 60, Sherman County 36
Entiat 66, Touchet 6
Liberty Christian 50, Almira-Coulee-Hartline 36
Mabton 40, Highland 8
Pomeroy 70, Sunnyside Christian 0
Friday, Sept. 27
DeSales at Yakama National Tribal, 4 p.m.
Liberty Christian at Sunnyside Christian, 7 p.m.
Mabton at Touchet, 2 p.m.
Jeff Morrow is former sports editor for the Tri-City Herald.
