Royal, Liberty Christian continue their winning ways in the small-school football ranks

Royal continued its winning ways Friday, stepping out of 1A South Central Athletic Conference play to beat Class 2A Prosser 52-8.

Lance Allred continued with his superb senior season with 199 yards passing and two touchdown passes.

Jackson Larsen caught five passes for 100 yards receiving, as the Knights rolled up 478 yards of offense.

Prosser’s Brady Buxton caught four passes for 81 yards.

Meanwhile, Connell trounced Kiona-Benton 56-6, as quarterback Carson Lloyd led the Eagles with 185 yards of passing, three touchdown runs, and two TD passes.

Matheui Cope led Connell with 4 catches for 113 yards.

Finally, Liberty Christian of Richland rolled over another Southeast 1B Grape Division opponent, beating Touchet 76-0.

Charlie Branning rushed just four times for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Branning also intercepted a pass and returned 30 yards for another score.

Quarterback Perry Pottle was the epitome of near perfection, going 5-for-6 for 207 yards and four TD passes.

Defensively, LC was led by Ryan Powell’s 9 tackles, while Ryker Wageman added 8 tackles.

Meanwhile, Tri-Cities Prep plays host to Warden at 6 p.m., Saturday, at Chiawana High School.

The Jaguars routed River View 54-12 last Friday, and a win over Warden this Saturday would clinch the 2B East Division title for Prep.

2A CWAC football standings

Othello 5-0 CWAC, 6-0 overall

Selah 4-1, 4-2

Toppenish 4-2, 4-2

East Valley-Yakima 3-2, 4-2

Ephrata 3-2, 3-3

Prosser 3-2, 3-3

Ellensburg 2-4, 2-4

Quincy 0-5, 1-5

Grandview 0-6, 0-6

Last week’s scores

East Valley-Yakima 34, Toppenish 7

Ellensburg 40, Quincy 14

Othello 35, Ephrata 13

Royal 52, Prosser 8

Selah 12, Grandview 7

Friday, Oct. 18

East Valley-Yakima at Selah, 7 p.m.

Ephrata at Toppenish, 7 p.m.

Prosser at Othello, 7 p.m.

Quincy at Grandview, 7 p.m.

Zillah at Ellensburg, 7 p.m.

1A SCAC football standings

Royal 5-0 SCAC, 6-0 overall

Cashmere 5-1, 5-1

Zillah 4-2, 4-2

Connell 3-2, 3-3

College Place 2-3, 3-3

Wahluke 2-3, 2-4

Kiona-Benton 2-4, 2-4

Wapato 1-5, 1-5

Naches Valley 0-6, 0-6

Last week’s scores

Cashmere 35, Zillah 6

College Place 35, Wahluke 20

Connell 56, Kiona-Benton 6

Royal 52, Prosser 8

Wapato 54, Naches Valley 14

Friday, Oct. 18

Connell at Cashmere, 7 p.m.

Kiona-Benton at Wapato, 7 p.m.

Naches Valley at College Place, 7 p.m.

Royal at Wahluke, 7 p.m.

Zillah at Ellensburg, 7 p.m.

2B EWAC East

Tri-Cities Prep 3-0 EWAC, 4-2 overall

Columbia-Burbank 2-1, 2-4

Warden 1-1, 5-1

Granger 0-2, 4-2

River View 0-2, 0-6

Last week’s scores

Columbia-Burbank 25, Granger 0

Tri-Cities Prep 54, River View 12

Warden 29, Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 21

Friday, Oct. 18

Newport at Columbia-Burbank, 7 p.m.

River View at Granger, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 19

Warden vs. Tri-Cities Prep at Chiawana High, 6 p.m.

Southeast 1B Grape Division

DeSales 3-0 SE1B, 6-0 overall

Liberty Christian 3-0, 6-0

Mabton 2-1, 3-2

Sunnyside Christian 1-2, 3-3

Yakama Tribal 0-3, 0-5

Touchet 0-3, 0-6

Last week’s scores

DeSales 76, Sunnyside Christian 0

Liberty Christian 76, Touchet 0

Mabton 70, Yakama Nation Tribal 0

Friday, Oct. 18

Liberty Christian at Yakama Tribal, 3 p.m.

Mabton at DeSales, 7 p.m.

Sunnyside Christian at Touchet, 3 p.m.