PASCO -- All Chiawana coach Steve Graff needed was one yard from Miquiyah Zamora.

Zamora gave him that and a lot more, taking a fourth-quarter handoff on fourth down and busting up the middle for a 40-yard touchdown to secure a 27-13 CBBN 4A victory over the Wenatchee Panthers.

The Riverhawks (8-0, 6-0 CBBN 4A) secured their second consecutive league title and set up a crossover playoff matchup against Central Valley on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Edgar Brown Stadium.

"Everybody knew (Zamora) was getting it," Graff said. "Unless they split a seam and stopped him in the backfield, I knew he was going to get us a yard."

The touchdown came at a critical time, after Wenatchee pulled to within 21-13 on a 7-yard fourth-quarter run by Isaiah Brandt-Sims with just over 5 minutes left.

The Riverhawks needed to answer back, and who better to do it than their returning all-CBBN utilityman?

Zamora also made a clutch play to set up his touchdown, running a seam route along the left hash and hauling in an 18-yard pass from Joey Zamora on third-and-17 from the Chiawana 41.

Graff called a timeout to discuss the next play.

"On the sidelines, the coaches asked if we could run counter or zone," said Riverhawks right tackle Gates Michel. "We went with the 26 Zone and hit them in the mouth. That's when Miquiyah broke off for a big score."

It was Zamora's second touchdown of the day. He scored Chiawana's first TD on a second-quarter fade route, where he out-leaped cornerback Eric Carlson for the ball in the right corner for a 7-3 lead.

But getting the handoff was somewhat unexpected for Zamora, especially since Terro Bell had already rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries.

"I didn't know I was going to get to play running back at all," Zamora said. "But the line opened up a hole like the Red Sea. I got past the line and just had to beat one more guy, and he was kind of flat-footed."

PASCO -- Terro Bell isn't likely to be mistaken for Jordan Downing off the football field.

At 5-feet-7, 140 pounds, Bell is a mere shadow of the power-packed all-state running back, who was lost for the season with a broken fibula last week.

But at the end of Chiawana's 28-0 win over Davis on Friday at Edgar Brown Stadium, Bell's numbers looked eerily similar to the ones routinely posted by the Riverhawks' fallen star.

On 30 carries, Bell racked up 176 yards and two touchdowns as Chiawana clinched its second consecutive CBBN 4A title.

"Tonight meant a lot to me. I was doing it for Jordan," said Bell, who transferred from Pasco over the summer. "(Downing) just told me it was my time. I wasn't too nervous. I know my abilities and what I can do."

He also remembered to thank his starting offensive line -- Kayden Maughan, Alejandro Chavez, Chandler Newell, Ryan Garcia and Gates Michel -- for providing ample running room against the CBBN's worst run defense.

"Bell and Absalon Hernandez did a nice job. The line gave them a lot of room to run. We wanted to keep the ball away from them," said Riverhawks coach Steve Graff, who added his eighth league title to an already impressive stack of accomplishments.

PASCO -- The Chiawana Riverhawks' dream season was struck a devastating blow Friday.

On their third play of the game, the Riverhawks lost all-state running back Jordan Downing to an ankle injury that could possibly sideline him the rest of the season.

A stunned Chiawana team eventually ground out a 38-9 victory against visiting Moses Lake at Edgar Brown Stadium, but did so with a pall over its sideline.

"You can see what he means to this team," Chiawana coach Steve Graff said. "We didn't play with a whole lot of enthusiasm after he got hurt. We played well enough to win.

"You win a game and lose one of your best guys. It's tough, but we'll move on."

Downing, also a talented linebacker, scored a touchdown early in the first quarter, after Moses Lake fumbled on the first play of the game. Two plays later, Downing punched it in for a quick 6-0 lead.

After a three-and-out by Moses Lake, Downing went to the left on a first-down handoff and got twisted up by the defense. He remained down on the turf for a few minutes before being helped off the field, never to return.

The loss leaves not only a big hole offensively, but also a gaping hole on defense, especially with state-ranked Davis looming next week.

"It's a big blow," said Chiawana's C.J. Edrington, a wide receiver and defensive back. "We can't replace him. He's not likely to come back, so regardless of the number in the backfield, we have to step up."

RICHLAND -- Two things happened when the Chiawana Riverhawks headed into the locker room at Fran Rish Stadium in Richland trailing the Bombers 14-6.

Miquiyah Zamora stood up and challenged his teammates with an emotional half-time plea after a subpar first half.

Then, Riverhawks coach Steve Graff got in the face of his senior all-state running back Jordan Downing, who is also a returning all-CBBN 4A linebacker.

"I told him he wasn't going to play defense in the second half," Graff said after the game. "It pissed him off."

Downing responded in a big way, rushing for 130 of his 181 yards in the second half and making a clutch interception on a critical Richland drive in the fourth quarter to help lift Chiawana to a 22-14 win.

Downing also finished with seven tackles and three rushing touchdowns, bringing his CBBN-leading total to 11.

"You can't take anything away from Richland. They came out and hit us in the mouth," Downing said. "(Graff) has done that before, but I'm a competitor. The coaches do enough to prepare us for Friday. We had to decide how we wanted to respond in the second half."