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Football Roundup: WV again wins thriller, top CBBN teams roll

Eastmont remains Big Nine's lone unbeaten, with Moses Lake, Wenatchee cruising, too

STAT HOUND

Oct 2, 2026

SUNNYSIDE – West Valley made it back-to-back dramatic victories Friday night.


A week after outlasting Davis in triple overtime, Drayden Birley threw a 15-yard touchdown to Micah Jones with two seconds left in the game to lift the Rams to a 31-27 victory against Sunnyside.


Birley completed 22 of 42 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions.


Dalton Hargraves, who returned to action last week, continued to spark the offense. Last year’s leading receiver in the CBBN had 12 receptions for 120 yards against the Grizzlies, and Jones chipped in six grabs for 98 yards and two scores.


Donnie Malland added a 68-yard TD reception, and Nico Espinoza had 75 rushing yards in 19 carries, including a two-yard score for WV, which improved to 2-3 overall, 2-1 in conference play.


Julian Villanueva threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns for Sunnyside, with Alonzo Palacios – eight receptions, 150 yards, one touchdown – his top target.


Hayden Buccio had two scoring runs for the Grizzlies, 1-4 overall, 1-2 CBBN.


EASTMONT 57, EISENHOWER 13: At East Wenatchee, Peyton Zelinski threw four touchdown passes, and the Wildcats intercepted four passes to improve to 5-0 overall, 2-0 CBBN.


Conley McGinnis returned one of Eastmont’s interceptions 97 yards for a touchdown.


Javin Britton rushed for 102 yard on just three carries, Brighton Rimmer had an 80-yard scoring run, and Adrian Rodriguez caught two touchdown passes.


WENATCHEE 57, DAVIS 12: At Yakima, the Panthers bounced back from their first loss of the season to even their conference record.


Rigo Garcia completed 12 of 17 passes for 238 yards and four touchdowns, and also ran for a 6-yard score.

Micah Knell caught eight passes for 161 yards and three touchdowns, and Chase Ballew ran for a score and caught a TD pass for Wenatchee (4-1 overall, 1-1 conference.


Nigel Hernandez three two touchdown passes to give the Pirates (1-4 overall, 1-2 CBBN) a 12-0 lead,


MOSES LAKE 63, POST FALLS 0: At Post Falls, Idaho, the Mavericks improved to 4-1 with their third straight 50-plus point outburst.


Nolan Decubber threw for 328 yards and seven touchdowns for the Mavericks, who return to conference play Friday by hosting Davis.


Taggart Rathbun had six receptions for 134 yards and a touchdown and freshman Romeo Moreno-Jackson had two scoring catches in his first start.


CWAC

EAST VALLEY 31, ELLENSBURG 0: At Ellensburg, Liam Peterson threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns, and Zayden Wayde ran for 75 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and also had a scoring reception.


Joshua Walruff had his sixth interception of the season, while Griffin Ramos had his fourth for East Valley, which improved to 5-0 overall, 4-0 CWAC.


PROSSER 49, TOPPENISH 7: At Prosser, lefty quarterback Daniel Davis tossed four touchdown passes in the first half and the fourth-ranked Mustangs rolled in front of a Homecoming crowd.


Prosser also returned an interception for a touchdown, and improved to 5-0 overall, 4-0 CWAC.


EPHRATA 56, GRANDVIEW 35: At Grandview, the Tigers rebounded from a one-point loss to Othello by scoring more than 55 points for the second time in three weeks.


OTHELLO 41, QUINCY 6: At Othello, the Huskies won for the second straight week to improve to 3-2 overall and in conference play.


Othello faces another big test in coach Jerome Learman’s first year with a trip to unbeaten East Valley.


SCAC

WAPATO 53, GRANGER 6: At Granger, Buddy Lopez rushed for 247 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Boogie Patterson threw for 232 yards and three scores – two of them to Joel Valencia –  and the Wolves (1-4) rolled in the nonleague contest.


COLLEGE PLACE 26, NACHES VALLEY 0: At Naches, the Hawks won for the third time in four weeks to improve to 3-2 overall and conference play. Naches Valley fell to 1-4, 0-4 in the SCAC.

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