• • 
  • Skyline
    Spartans
  • 27
  • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 38

• Richland 38, Skyline 27

  The 2015 season ended with Richland High in third place and Skyline High School in second, both defeated by a loaded Gonzaga Prep championship team. Both teams lost plenty of important starters. Both teams were ranked in the top 5 in multiple pre-season rankings. The game itself didn't disappoint. The opening kickoff ended in a collision between senior returner Ben Stanfield and a Skyli

• • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 40
  • 
  • Wenatchee
    Panthers
  • 12

• Richland 40, Wenatchee 12

  Despite knocking off a top-ranked West side team in week one, grabbing the top ranking, and thoroughly dominating a former Big Nine opponent, the Richland Bombers are not yet playing like a well-oiled machine. Week two against Wenatchee, in Wenatchee, showed there is plenty of room for improvement. The Wenatchee Panthers put up a fight, despite being overmatched, but the 40-12 final s

• • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 40
  • 
  • Kennewick
    Lions
  • 0

• Richland 40, Kennewick 0

  Being ranked number one is probably more of a curse than an honor, especially early in the season. Not only is every team looking to take down the top dog, but the adults in charge of the game tend to make sure number one doesn't take their high ranking to mean they can get away with anything. This seems to be a challenge the Richland Bombers are willing to take on, overcoming first half penalt

• • 
  • Southridge
    Suns
  • 10
  • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 26

• Richland 26, Southridge 10

  First half struggles continued for the Richland Bombers against the Southridge Suns, falling behind for the first time since the opening game against Skyline, but they toughed out a 26-10 win to remain undefeated. The Bombers failed to produce offensively, and for the second straight week went three-and-out on the first series. The short punt took a Southridge bounce and was fielded by a Southr

Homecoming 2016

• • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 47
  • 
  • Pasco
    Bulldogs
  • 0

• Richland 47, Pasco 0

  The outcome of the game between the Pasco Bulldogs and the Richland Bombers was never really in doubt, but even the biggest underdogs have a chance. That's why they play the game. After taking the opening kickoff, it only took two plays for the Bombers to show who the underdog was. After getting to midfield on a pass to Adam Weisenfells, Paxton Stevens tossed a bomb to Alex Chapman streaking on

• • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 21
  • 
  • Kamiakin
    Braves
  • 20

• Richland 21, Kamiakin 20

  This year's seniors were just freshmen in 2013 when Richland and Kamiakin played the epic barn burner, featuring four overtime periods and over 100 points combined. The 2016 game was also an overtime thriller, but with fewer barns burned. Bombers vs Braves never disappoints.The first half included zero points from either team, which normally indicates a defensive slugfest, but in th

• • 
  • Walla Walla
    Blue Devils
  • 14
  • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 64

• Richland 64, Walla Walla 14

  The 77th edition of the longstanding rivalry between Walla Walla High School and Richland High featured new high points for the series. Richland's 64 points is the most scored by either team since they began playing each other in 1945, and the 78 combined points is the highest total. Head coach Mike Neidhold is now 7-2 against the Blue Devils, the best winning percentage of any head coach in Ri

• • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 21
  • 
  • Chiawana
    Riverhawks
  • 14

• Richland 21, Chiawana 14

  The final score of a game doesn't always give an accurate depiction of that game. Bombers vs Riverhawks 2016 was one of those games. Both teams were undefeated, both had a high scoring offense, both had a tough defense that hadn't allowed many points, and both teams were ranked in the top five in the state. Since both teams had already secured playoff spots, this game would be for playoff seedi

• • 
  • Hanford
    Falcons
  • 7
  • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 49

• Richland 49, Hanford 7

  There was little suspense leading up to this game, and not much during it. The Richland Bombers were expected to beat the Hanford Falcons and they did. The undefeated and two-time Mid-Columbia Conference champion Bombers didn't have much to fear from the Falcons, having won only two conference games and bringing a run of defensive bad luck into the match up. To do away with any suspense

Senior Night 2016

• • 
  • Central Valley
    Bears
  • 0
  • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 37

• Richland 37, Central Valley 0

  The Central Valley Bears, number two in the Greater Spokane League, had a team full of seniors and came ready to play against the Bombers. Richland's first offensive series didn't go well, with Central Valley stuffing the run, preventing the pass, and hitting hard. On third down, a CV defensive back came up with a diving interception of a low pass to get possession at the Richland 40 yard line.

4A Regional Play-in Game

• • 
  • Sunnyside
    Grizzlies
  • 0
  • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 41

• Richland 41, Sunnyside 0

  The first round of the state playoffs could have been the perfect storm for the Sunnyside Grizzlies, and through the first quarter it looked like they might have come up with a way to beat the Bombers. Three major players for Richland—WR/DB/punter Josh Mendoza, lineman Colton Michaels, and kick returner Gaven Brasker—were on the sidelines, and the Grizzlies had two weeks off due to

4A State First Round

• • 
  • Bothell
    Cougars
  • 28
  • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 49

• Richland 49, Bothell 28

  When it comes to the state playoffs, no game is a gimme, and when there are only eight teams left you can be sure they're all good teams. The Bothell Cougars presented a challenge the Bombers hadn't seen much of this season—a team that could pass and run, played good defense, and had a quarterback already committed to a major Division 1 school. Although Bothell had lost two games, they we

4A State Quarterfinal

• • 
  • Skyview
    Storm
  • 7
  • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 35

• Richland 35, Skyline 7

  The Richland Bombers put together another impressive performance in their semi-final win over the Skyview Storm. Skyview had won six straight games after their league loss to top-ranked Camas, including wins over playoff contenders Battle Ground, Chiawana, and offensive powerhouse Lake Stevens. The Storm were on a roll. The Bombers were on a roll too. On the opening kickoff, Gaven Brasker set t

4A State Semifinal

• • 
  • Camas
    Papermakers
  • 24
  • 
  • Richland
    Bombers
  • 14

• Camas 24, Richland 14

  Football is played on a 100 yard field. 300 feet. 3,600 inches of grass from endzone to endzone. It's a game that happens in gaps and close quarters on a wide open field, wins and losses determined by mere inches. There is no use second guessing those inches. The game is over, the score has been recorded, the trophies have been handed out. What-ifs and could-have-beens won't change the result.

4A State Championship Game