KENNEWICK -- Garrett Willard had 13 points to lead the Southridge boys basketball team past Hanford 56-53 in a CBBN 3A game.

The victory keeps the Suns in the playoff hunt, as they are tied for sixth with Sunnyside. The top six teams advance to the district tournament. Hanford falls into fourth place, a game behind West Valley.

Jalen Watson's 20 points led the Falcons.

Spencer Vorheis came off the bench to score eight points and grab nine rebounds for Southridge.

HANFORD -- Jones 7, Braich 6, Sutey 1, DeVine 3, Serkowski 2, Jalen Watson 20, Douglas 12, Dobken 2. Totals 20-52 4-12 53.

SOUTHRIDGE -- Mazzie 7, Mendenhall 6, Vorheis 8, Garrett Willard 13, Molt 2, Hayes 4, Scott 11, Haberling 3, Mandell, Wyborne 2, Titus. Totals 20-47 11-14 56.

Hanford 17 4 15 17 -- 53

Southridge 12 16 10 18 -- 56

Highlights -- Vorheis 9 rbs.

KENNEWICK -- Everyone -- Kennewick, Kamiakin and Southridge -- came away with something good from Tuesday night's tri-dual wrestling match at the home of the Braves.

But the big prize -- a waist-high trophy complete with what one can only hope is an animal femur -- went back home to the Suns as repeat winners of the annual Battle of the Bone.

Julio Aleman scored a pair of pins wrestling up at 285 pounds and Riley Hughes won twice at 145 to lead Southridge to a 49-22 win over Kennewick and 48-28 victory against Kamiakin.

"I've been wrestling forever, and the only season we lost (the bone) was my sophomore year," said Aleman, who personally housed the trophy for the past year. "It's good to have it home."

The Suns improved to 3-2 in the CBBN and moved into a tie with Hanford for third place in league, that on a night when they sat one of their big guns, 160-pounder Connor Rosane, because of his high match count.

Ingrid Stein scored 12 points, none bigger than the basket with 6 seconds left in overtime to lead the Southridge Suns to a surprising 52-51 win over the visiting Kennewick Lions on Friday night.

The Suns posted just their second win of the season while improving to 2-4 in the CBBN 3A. Kennewick, meanwhile, fell into a second-place tie with Eastmont at 4-2.

"We've played Hanford tough and then faded at end," said Southridge coach Scott Stiles. "We played Sunnyside tough for three quarters. We're getting a little bit better."

Stein's basket, a layup coming off a feed from Kassedy Taylor, foiled the heroics of Janey Valerio.

The Kennewick point guard canned a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left to put the Lions up by 1. That after hitting a tying 3 at the end of regulation.

"I'll tell you what, Kennewick played hard," Stiles said. "We're very fortunate to get a win here. Our girls, they played all four quarters plus. It was a battle. Both teams battled."

Valerio finished with nine points. Angelique Whistocken led the Lions with 14 points, and Panisesi Taimani added eight points and 15 boards.

KENNEWICK -- Angelique Whistocken 14, Valerio 9, Hicks, Sanders 3, Kump 5, Lester, Kim Harrod 12, Taimani 8.

SOUTHRIDGE -- Ingrid Stein 12, Haberling 4, Fraga 5, Taylor 7, Sanders 6, Lyons 8, Edwards 4, Wormington 6.

Kennewick 10 10 8 17 6 -- 51

Southridge 5 12 14 14 7 -- 52

Highlights -- Panisesi Taimani 15 rebs.

The Southridge Suns needed to rest returning all-CBBN 3A guard Matt Mendenhall, who sat out Tuesday night's nonleague game against Hermiston with tendonitis and shin splints in his right leg.

Turns out the Suns didn't need him.

Senior post Brad Scott led the way for Southridge, collecting a game-high 22 points and nine rebounds in a 69-50 win over the Bulldogs in Kennewick. He also hit 10 of 15 shots from the free throw line to help cement a solid second-half effort.

Southridge took a 38-36 lead into the locker room at halftime but outscored Hermiston 31-14 in the second half for the nonleague home win. The Suns outrebounded the Bulldogs 33-18.

"It was a great team defensive effort. We played really well in the second half," said Southridge coach Jason DeVere. "Brad was very good inside the paint. He simplified his game tonight."

DeVere said he expects Mendenhall to return to the court for the Suns' CBBN opener against visiting Sunnyside.

HERMISTON -- Briscoe 11, Contreras 2, Alonso Ortiz 22, Flyg 13, Pederson 2, Schwirse, Gritz, Phipps. Totals 14-38 10-18 50.

SOUTHRIDGE -- Mazzie 10, Vorheis 3, Willard 2, Molt 10, Hayes, Brad Scott 22, Haeberling 8, Mandell 6, Sanders, Wyborney 6, Titus 2. Totals 26-59 13-20 69.