In league play down in the Columbia Basin, last year's undefeated MCC champion Pasco narrowly escaped an upset from Richland (sixth in 2015) in the opener, grabbing a 2-1 victory in overtime on the road. Kennewick, second place finishers a year ago, also had a close call in a 3-2 affair at Walla Walla, which finished last in the MCC in 2015.
Up north in the greater-Spokane area, last year's champion Pullman picked up right where they left off by blanking West Valley while Cheney and East Valley battled to a scoreless draw with the Knights taking the contest in the shootout.
Among the non-league games was a showdown of league champions as CBB9's Wenatchee played a visit to GSL champion and state finalist Central Valley. The Bears blanked the visitors but fell the following day to fellow CBB9 member Eastmont, who dominated Shadle the day before on their trip to Spokane.
For a refresher on the final 2015 standings, scroll to the bottom of the post.
MID-COLUMBIA CONFERENCE
Tuesday, March 15
Chiawana 4 :: 0 Southridge
C: Jose Rodriguez (g, a); Shambel West (3a) :: GK - C: Jorge Llerenas; S: Martin Ruiz
Pasco 2 :: OT :: 1 Richland
P: Jesus Meraz-Rodriguez (g), Hector Magana (g), Edwin Aquina (2a); R: Cole Ybarra (g) :: GK - P: David Armenta / Francisco Moreno; R: Jake VooredePoorte
Kamiakin 0 :: 1 Hanford
H: Iovani Rodriguez (Will Eldred) 20 :: GK - H: Kaleb Stinson; K: Marco Covarrubias
Kennewick 3 :: 2 Walla Walla
K: Juan Cruz (g, 2a), Eddie Castillo (g), Jason Cortez (g), Maricio Martinez (1a); WW: NA :: GK - K: Daniel Blehm; WW: NA
GREAT NORTHERN LEAGUE
Thursday, March 17
Cheney 0 :: SO :: 1 East Valley
GK - C: Manzay; EV: Tomcho
West Valley 0 :: 2 Pullman
P: Matt Winchell (Ryan Tattershall) 12, Sam Druffel (Matt Winchell) 24 :: GK - P: Will Pitzer / Graham Laird; WV: Babinski
Friday, March 11
(3A) North Central 0 :: 5 Cheney (2A)
CHE: Henenway (Camden Verstrate), Henenway (Lamphere), Verstrate (Smith), Noah Prophet, Camarena (Schorzman) :: GK - CHE: Stranger
(3A) Kamiakin 0 :: 3 Lewis & Clark (4A)
LC: Chandler Goff 10, Chandler Goff (Jackson Moore) 15, Henry Smaldon (pen) 53 :: GK - LC: Josh Via
(4A) Eastmont 8 :: 0 Shadle Park (3A)
EAS: Baltazar 6, Lopez 10, Bravo (Cabrera) 18, Cabrera (Omar Mendoza) 24, Johan Espinoza 29, Mendoza (Johan Espinoza) 32, Vannassche 44, Cabrera (Perez) 48 :: GK - EAS: Romero; SP: Connor Harlow
(4A) Wenatchee 0 :: 2 Central Valley (4A)
CV: Devin Hauenstein (Nathan Grinalds) 26, RJ Stretch 58 :: GK - CV: Kendall Findley, WEN: Jimenez PICS [+]
(4A) Mead 2 :: 4 Curtis (4A)
CUR: Greer 8, Lee (Greer) 11, Greer 51, Caldwell (Ecklund) 60; MEAD: Weller (Michael McLeod) 67, Hayden Jones 78 :: GK - NA
(4A) Gonzaga Prep 1 :: 2 Moses Lake (4A)
GP: Dougherty 10; ML: Tanner Hasse 32, Tyrell Garza 48 :: GK - G: NA, ML: Eddie Reyes
(2A) Pullman 6 :: 1 Ellensburg (2A)
PUL: Sam Druffel (Shyam Venkatasubramanian) 3, Druffel (Won-Jun Kim) 22, Druffel (Will Konkel) 29, Konkel 31, Matt Winchell 32, Konkel (Druffel) 34; ELL: Slothoer 26 :: GK - PUL: Will Pitzer / Graham Laird; ELL: Hall
(4A) West Valley 3 :: 1 Hanford (3A)
NA
(3A) Southridge 0 :: SO :: 1 Grandview (2A)
NA
Saturday, March 12
(4A) Wenatchee 7 :: 0 Shadle Park (3A)
WEN: Navarrete 9, Navarrete (Soto) 19, Navarrete 29, Chavez 35, Navarrete 39, Chavez 47, Viramontes 52 :: GK - WEN: Jimenez; SP: Connor Harlow / Krahn
GP: Hunter McKenna 4, Dillon Vandiver (Parker Gorrill), 14, Vandiver 29, McKenna (Greyson Charon) 72 :: GK - GP: Andrew Davey / Kalil Taylor; WV: Babinski
(4A) Mead 0 :: 4 Puyallup (4A)
NA
(4A) Eastmont 1 :: 0 Central Valley (4A)
EAS: Omar Mendoza 38 :: GK - EAS: Romero; CV: Kendall Findley PICS [+]
(4A) Lewis & Clark 2 :: OT :: 1 Chiawana (4A)
LC: Jackson Moore 56, Jackson Snyder 84; CHI: Jose Rodriguez 50 :: GK - LC: Josh Via; CHI: Jorge Llerenas
(4A) Pasco 3 :: 0 Mt Spokane (3A)
PAS: Goals - Jesus Meraz-Rodriguez (2), David Uribe; Assists - Kevin Meraz-Rodriguez, Hector Magana :: GK - PAS: David Armenta / Francisco Moreno; MS: Camden Clegg
(3A) North Central 0 :: 9 Pullman (2A)
PUL: Matt Winchell 2, Shyam Venkatasubramanian (Sam Druffel) 16, Druffel (Won-Jun Kim) 17, Venkatasubramanian (Winchell) 32, Druffel (Winchell) 33, Will Konkel 44, Konkel 48, Ryan Tattershall 62, Cem Beyenal 65 :: GK - PUL: Will Pitzer / Graham Laird; NC: NA
(4A) Moses Lake 1 :: 3 Ferris (4A)
FER: Andrew Fruci (Curt McCune) 6, Fruci 21, Fruci (Max Thompson) 76; ML: Tyler Mullan 53 :: GK - FER: Henry Jones / James Mann; ML: Eddie Reyes
(2A) Prosser 0 :: 2 Kennewick (3A)
K: Emilio Ontiveros (2g), Armando Ponce (a) :: GK - NA PICS [+]
(3A) Liberty 4 :: 0 Hanford (3A)
NA PICS [+]
(4A) Davis 1 :: 0 Richland (4A)
D: Kristian DeLoza (Juan Mendoza) 77 :: GK - D: Cuauhpemoc Munguia; R: Jake Voordepoorte
(2A CWAC) East Valley 0 :: 1 Sunnyside (4A)
S: Gonzalo Frausto (Francisco Legunas) 38 :: GK - S: Elias Milanez; EV: Chris Kirby
(4A) West Valley 0 :: 0 Selah (2A)
GK - WV: Andrew Villegas; S: Jesus Vargas
Monday, March 14
Ferris 3 :: 1 University
F: Jacob DeMille (Alessandro Contos) 6, Andrew Fruci (Callan Martin) 8, Contos (Fruci) 49; U: Adam Drassen (Travis Reeder) 20 :: GK - F: James Mann / Henry Jones; U: Hunter Atwood
(2A) Pullman 0 :: 5 Lewis & Clark (4A)
LC: Jackson Moore (Jared Mehaffey) 18, Moore 20, Colby Aitchison (Mehaffey) 58, Henry Smaldon 60, Jackson Snyder (Mehaffey) 74 :: GK - LC: Josh Via 2; PUL: Graham Laird
(3A) Rogers 3 :: 1 Riverside (1A)
ROG: Moses Ndayishimiye (Javier Ayala-Rosales) 13, Ayala-Rosales (Papazis) 24, Abdul Muse (Gomez) 42; RIV: Thompson (Datle) 47 :: GK - ROG: Daunte Demarce / Vince St John; RIV: Redmond
(1A) Newport 3 :: (SO) :: 4 Clarkston (2A)
C: Theodore Bacye 2, Chase Blank (O'Shaughnessy) 30, Bacye (Beeson) 39; N: Kai Thomas 17, Johnny Quandt 54, Kyler Zorica 61 :: GK - C: Bryton Lejameyer; N: Moorhead / Cunningham
Tuesday, March 15
(2A) East Valley 1 :: 3 Gonzaga Prep (4A)
GP: Dillon Vandiver 30, Vandiver (Dougherty) 52, Vandiver 72; EV: Kozenya 30 :: GK - GP: Andrew Davey; EV: Sior
(4A) Lewis & Clark 5 :: 0 Moses Lake (4A)
LC: Charlie Rieger (Jackson Moore) 5, Chandler Goff (Jared Mehaffey) 13, Goff (Mehaffey) 44, Jackson Snyder (Will Hoefer) 60, Goff (Moore) 77 :: GK - LC: Josh Via / John Zylak; ML: Eddie Reyes
(1A) Medical Lake 0 :: 6 University (4A)
U: Adam Drassen (Bailey VanSlyke) 21, Skyler Garvin (Austin Sterner) 47, Kemp (Drassen) 52, Garvin (VanSlyke) 64, Craig Robertson (VanSlyke) 66, Sterner (VanSlyke) 69 :: GK - U: Hunter Atwood / Jaymon Manzi; ML: NA
(3A) Rogers 6 :: 1 Deer Park (1A)
R: Muse 18, Moses Ndayishimiye 55, Mohammaed Said 70, Said 72, Hancer Juviel 75, Ndayishimiye 85; DP: U. Auzeures (Nichols) 38 :: GK - R: Vince St John; DP: St Amend
(1A) Lakeside 1 :: 7 Shadle Park (3A)
SP: Sao Bakana 2, Thames (pen) 25, Eddie Montiel (Thames) 30, Braedon Harlow (Montiel) 41, Bakana (Montiel) 42, Bakana (Harlow) 58, Moore (Harlow) 79; L: Caio Hessel 53 :: GK - SP: Connor Harlow / Krahn; L: Tenney
(2A) West Valley 0 :: 9 Central Valley (4A)
CV: JD Hauenstein (Nathan Grinalds) 9, Grinalds (JD Hauenstein) 14, Jared Creighton (Grinalds) 29, Grinalds 30, Mark McClain 36, Creighton (RJ Stretch) 41, Chase Reidt (Noah Haskins) 43, Payton Ochse (Devin Hauenstein) 63, Ochse NA :: GK - CV: Kendall Findley / Coddington; WV: Babinski
(2A) Cheney 2 :: 0 Ephrata (2A)
C: Camden Verstrate (Holland), Noah Prophet (pen) :: GK - NA
(4A) West Valley 2 :: SO :: 3 Ellensburg (2A)
E: Isaiah Scheffer 39, Sam Slothower 50; WV: Edgar Ramirez 46, Quinton Stromme (Ramirez) 51 :: GK - E: Brenner Hall; WV: Andrew Villegas
(4A) Eisenhower 4 :: 2 Selah (2A)
E: Crue Gilman (Mario Pacheco) 10, Pacheco (Gilman) 42, Pacheco (Gilman) 52, Pacheco (pen) 58; S: Nicholas Hernandez (Jose Ibanez) 25, Jaime Flores-Pimentel 78 :: GK - E: Juan Rivera; S: Jesus Vargas
(2A) Grandview 1 :: 3 Sunnyside (4A)
S: Joel Flores (Francisco Lagunas) 44, Flores (Francisco Quiroz) 47, Gonzalo Frausto (Lagunas) 70; G: Anthony Macias (Jonathon Mata) 20 :: GK - S: Carlos Hernandez; G: Antonio Garcia
(2A) Quincy 2 :: 1 Wenatchee (4A)
NA
(4A) Eastmont 8 :: 1 Chelan (1A)
NA
Wednesday, March 16
(1A) Medical Lake 1 :: 6 Mt Spokane (3A)
MS: Kade Morse (Brennon Wilsey) 34, Nich Koller (Good) 45, Mikyas Noble (Peter Wilkes) 49, Wilkes (Wilsey) 53, Stewart 58, Wilsey 78; ML: Nick Rosenbeck 19 :: GK - MS: Camden Clegg / Hunter Prudden; ML: NA
North Central 0 :: 5 Mead
M: Peter Weller (Koby Wilburn) 24, Wilburn (Hayden Jones) 30, Adam Nevdahl (Michael McLeod) 62, Dominic Welch (Weller) 78, William Bennett (Johnson) 79 :: GK - M: Andrew Huffman / Brady Sohn; NC: Josh Ruff
Deer Park 0 :: 11 Newport
N: Kyler Zorica 7, Johnny Quandt 8, Kai Thomas 10, Jesse Young 13, Quandt 17, Maderia 31, Quandt 36, Kade Zorica 36, Thomas 42, Fernandez 52, Rufino 63 :: GK - N: Josh Cunningham; DP: NA
Thursday, March 17
(4A) Central Valley 3 :: 1 Kamiakin (3A)
CV: Noah Whitman (JD Hauenstein) 22, Hauenstein (pen) 40, Hauenstein (pen) 67; K: Rainsberry (Arechiga) 54 :: GK - CV: Kendall Findley; K: Marco Covarrubias
(4A) Ferris 1 :: 2 Pasco (4A)
P: Aquino (Oscar Cortes) 37, Cortes 53; F: Callan Martin 69 :: GK - P: Francisco Moreno / Aruta; F: Henry Jones / James Mann
Gonzaga Prep 2 :: 1 Mt Spokane
GP: Jack Coomes (Vue) 17, Hunter McKenna 31; MS: Borchert (Smith) 22 :: GK - GP: Andrew Davey / Kalil Taylor; MS: Camden Clegg / Hunter Prudden
(3A) Kennewick 0 :: 1 Othello (2A)
O: Reese Jones (Jose Sanchez) :: GK - O: Jose Chairez; K: Eduardo Castillo
(2A) Selah 0 :: 2 Davis (4A)
D: Michael Raya (Samuel Rodriguez) 52, Raya (pen) 73 :: GK - D: Cuautemoc Munguia; S: Jesus Vargas
(2A) Wapato 0 :: 3 West Valley (4A)
WV: Edgar Ramirez (Kolbein Moore) 57, Ramirez (Noah Zepeda) 73, Moore (Ramirez) 78 :: GK - WV: Andrew Villegas; WAP: Rodrigo Campos
(1A) Riverside 1 :: 3 Clarkston (2A)
C: Baiye (O'Shaughnessy) 15, Chase Blank (Rodgers) 37, O'Shaughnessy (Blank) 45; R: Radillo (Thompson) 53 :: GK - C: Bryton Lejameyer; R: Redmond
Look back at Final 2015 Standings:
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