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TOMMY WOLF/Stat Hound contributor

CWAC/SCAC Roundup: CWAC unbeatens roll, 52 straight for Royal

East Valley, Prosser and Selah roll to victories, while top-ranked Knights beat No. 5 Zillah

STAT HOUND

Sep 26, 2026

The three unbeatens in the CWAC – East Valley, Prosser and Selah – continued their winning ways Friday night, while six-time defending Class 1A state champion and top-ranked Royal handled its business at home against No. 5 Zillah in a matchup of previously unbeatens.

Here’s a recap of this weekend’s action in the CWAC and SCAC:


CWAC

PROSSER 47, MARINER 0: At Everett, the fourth-ranked Mustangs took a break from conference play and cruised past the Marauders.


Junior quarterback Daniel Diaz threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns. The left-hander tossed scoring passes to Xzander Espino and Aiden Garcia. Espino also returned a kickoff for a touchdown, to go along with two punts he’s taken back for scores this season.


Senior running back Korbyn Hopwood rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, and junior Autry Hoefer rushed for a pair of scores.


Prosser (4-0 overall, 3-0 CWAC) returns to action Friday hosting Toppenish.


SELAH 63, GRANDVIEW 14: At Selah, the Vikings rolled behind quarterback Jerrid Scribner’s 181 passing yards and three touchdown passes, and Calen Wuitschick’s 106 rushing yards and three scores on the ground.


Wuitschick has an area-best 15 touchdowns this season.


Clayton Bucknell caught six passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for a score.


Selah (4-0 overall, 4-0 CBBN) hosts No. 8 West Valley of Spokane in its nonconference game next Friday.


Grandview (1-3 overall, 1-3 CWAC) hosts Ephrata.


EAST VALLEY 35, QUINCY 0: At Yakima, the defending CWAC champions improved to 3-0 in conference play and 4-0 overall with their 13thstraight victory at Earl Barden Field.


Zayden Wade rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries, and Jacob Kerr added 131 yards on 10 carries.


Liam Peterson threw scoring passes to Josh Walruff and Peyton Chapman. Walruff also intercepted two passes as did Griffin Ramos, returning one for a touchdown.


East Valley heads to Ellensburg next Friday, while Quincy (0-4 overall, 0-4 CWAC) visits Othello.


TOPPENISH 28, ELLENSBURG 14: At Toppenish, the Wildcats rebounded from their last loss as Nayden Magana rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries.


Quarterback Talan Hernandez and  running back JK Alcala added scoring runs for Toppenish (3-1 overall, 2-1 CWAC), which heads to Prosser next week, while Ellensburg (0-4 overall, 0-3 CWAC) hosts East Valley.


OTHELLO 14, EPHRATA 13: At Ephrata, the Huskies bounced back from back-to-back losses by edging the Tigers. Othello (2-2 overall, 2-2 CWAC) hosts Quincy next Friday, while Ephrata (1-3 overall, 1-3 CWAC) heads to Grandview.


SCAC

ROYAL 46, ZILLAH 0: At Royal City, Jackson Flood rushed for 132 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries, and Grant Wardenaar completed 10 of 14 passes for 186 yards with scoring tosses to Scout Stevenson and Tyce Christensen, and the Knights won their 52nd straight game.


Royal (4-0 overall, 3-0 SCAC) can match its school-record 53-game winning streak on Friday when they visit Kiona-Benton. Only Bellevue, which won 67 consecutive games from 2010-14, owns a longer streak.


Beau Donahoe threw for 76 yards, and Jace Salme had six receptions for 46 yards for the Leopards (3-1 overall, 3-1 SCAC), who host third-ranked Cashmere on Friday.


CASHMERE 55, WAPATO 6: At Cashmere, the third-ranked Bulldogs ran just 11 plays from scrimmage, but scored six non-offensive touchdowns and rolled to the victory Saturday afternoon.


Ethan Bessonette returned a punt, kickoff and interception for touchdowns, Cole McKenna also had a pick-6, Grey Jacobson returned a fumble for a score, and Ryder Carlson took a kickoff the distance.


Mac Carlson completed all five of his passes for 69 yards, with scoring tosses to Bessonette and Jack Baker for Cashmere (3-1 overall, 2-1 SCAC), which visits Zillah on Friday.


Buddy Lopez had an 8-yard scoring run for the Wolves (0-4 overall, 0-4 SCAC), who visit Granger in a nonconference contest Friday.


CONNELL 31, NACHES VALLEY 0: At Connell, the Eagles improved to 3-1 overall and SCAC play with the first shutout out for first-year coach Micah Giles. Connell hosts Wahluke on Friday, while Naches Valley (1-3 overall, 0-3 SCAC) entertains College Place.


COLLEGE PLACE 22, KIONA-BENTON 19: At College Place, the Hawks evened their overall and SCAC record at 2-2 with the home win and head to Naches Valley on Friday.


WAHLUKE 42, WARDEN 7: At Warden, the Warriors rolled to their second consecutive victory in a nonleague contest. Wahluke (2-2 overall, 1-2 SCAC) visits Connell on Friday.

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