Chiawana runs table

By Jack Millikin, Tri-City Herald

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."


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