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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A9 SPORTS Vale cruises in Viking battle Hermiston Herald UMATILLA — Missed opportunities and turn- overs plagued the Umatilla Vikings on Friday night, as the defending 3A state champion Vale Vikings left town with the dominant 41-7 victory. “We just didn’t show up mentally,” Umatilla coach Dan Durfey said. “The ex- ecution was there, the plays we ran were good, but men- tally we just didn’t show up.” Durfey cited a pair of dropped touchdown passes in the irst half as a back-breaking turn of events for his team. “If we get those touch- downs it’s probably a whole different game,” he said. Umatilla’s lone touch- down came in the third quarter when quarterback Kaden Webb connected with Trent Durfey on a 34- yard pass with 36 seconds left. Webb inished with 160 passing yards on 17- 34 completions with three interceptions, while Durfey led the team with 50 yards rushing on 12 carries and added 35 receiving yards on three catches. Umatilla will now get ready to make the short trip west to Irrigon Friday night. ——— VHS (4-3, 3-0) 7 14 13 7 — 41 UHS (5-2, 1-2) 0 0 7 0 — 7 Stats PASSING — K. Webb 17-34-3, 160, TD RUSHING — T. Durfey 12-50; C. Samson 12-38; K. Webb 9-20. RECEIVING — C. Samson 5-34; S. Miller 4-60; J. Maret 4-25; T. Durfey 3-35, TD; D. Soto 1-6. HEPPNER 22, CULVER 2 — At Culver, the Heppner Mustangs clinched a playoff spot for the 20th straight sea- son with a win over Culver on Friday night. “It says that these kids have grown up a lot,” Hep- pner coach Greg Grant said after the game. “They thought they could, and thought they might, and with hard enough work they did it.” The Mustangs (6-1, 3-0 CBC) had to overcome what Grant called “one of the slop- piest irst quarters of football I’ve ever seen.” In the quar- ter, Heppner ran a mere two offensive plays with the irst one resulting in a lost fumble and the second one a safety that gave Culver a 2-0 lead. But once the quarter changed over, the Mustangs got it together and started to show why they were the bet- ter team. With 9:38 remain- ing in the second quarter, Heppner inally put points on the board when Logan Grieb sprinted past the defense for a 32 yard touchdown run. Following a successful two- point conversion, Heppner held an 8-2 lead. A little more than four minutes later, Heppner found the end zone again when Kevin Smith connected with Grieb for an 18 yard touch- down pass to put the Mus- tangs up 14-2. The pass from Smith was Heppner’s only completion of the game, with Smith inishing 1-2. In the second half, Grieb found the end zone for the third time on a 38 yard touchdown run to put the Mustangs up 22-2. Grieb led the team with 168 yards on the ground. “I did like the way we re- sponded,” Grant added. “The kids were disappointed and frustrated with themselves, but they stepped up and got it done.” Heppner will now pre- pare for its season inale with Stanield Friday, with the CBC title on the line. ——— HHS (6-1, 3-0) 0 14 8 0 — 22 CHS (1-5, 0-2) 2 0 0 0 — 2 Stats PASSING — K. Smith 1-2, 18, TD. RUSHING — L. Grieb 12-186, 2 TD; C. Daugherty 13-44; B. Walters 6-27; G. Hanna 3-23; K. Smith 2-(-5) RECEIVING — L. Grieb 1-18, TD. NYSSA 41, IRRIGON 26 — At Irrigon, the Knights just didn’t have enough in the tank to pull out a victory on Friday night, as the Nyssa Bulldogs left town with the 41-26 victory. “We just came up short,” Irrigon coach Steve Sheller said. “I’m proud of the guys for battling the whole game, and the kids really worked hard.” Carlos Zacarias led the Knights (2-5, 1-2 EOL) of- fense with 171 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries and Josh Aguilera picked up 106 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Lino Covarrubia also added 63 yards rushing on 18 car- ries. The game played out like a back-and-forth tennis match, with Nyssa (3-3, 2-1) tak- ing a 12-0 lead after the irst quarter before Irrigon battled back to take a 20-18 lead into halftime. But then in the second half, it was all Nyssa as the Bull- dogs outscored the Knights 23-6 to grab the victory. It was the second-straight game that Irrigon let slip away after losing to Vale in overtime, and Sheller says the differ- ences in these games all stem from a weight room. “I think a lack of sum- mer weight training is really showing up,” Sheller said. “We went to football camp but then when we came back, the weight room was the lone- liest place in Irrigon, which was frustrating for those of us that were there. “We are right there where we want to be, right there, but it’s just that little bit of work that we’re missing.” Irrigon will look to re- bound at home Friday when it hosts Umatilla. LA CENTER (WA) 28, STANFIELD 6 — At La Center, Washington, a stout opposing defense and some sloppy ield conditions con- tributed to the Stanield Ti- gers irst loss of the season on Friday night. “La Center is a very good football team, and they were able to stop our run game,” Stanield coach Davie Salas said. “It was just one of those days.” Stanield (6-1, 2-0 CBC) had its lowest offensive yardage output of the season, totaling 131 yards rushing and 101 yards passing. Adri- an Renner was the team’s extra yardage. He will be counted on again on Friday night to keep the Bulldogs rolling and keep the pressure off James. ——— Contact Eric at esing- er@eastoregonian.com or (541) 966-0839. Follow him on Twitter @ByEr- icSinger. BULLDOGS: leading rusher with 39 yards on two carries, and Dylan Grogan threw for 101 yards on 11-28 passing. Thyler Monkus scored Stanield’s only touchdown with 5:15 left to play in the irst quar- ter on a two-yard plunge, and inished the game with a mere 21 yards on three car- ries. Stanield will now pre- pare for what is effectively the CBC title game Friday when they travel to Heppner. “We’ll have to be more solid with our blocking,” Salas said. “If our run game can’t get going, then we’ll struggle.” ——— SHS (6-1, 2-0) 6 0 0 0 — 6 LAC (6-1) 0 21 0 7 — 28 Stats PASSING — D. Grogan 11-28, 101 RUSHING — A. Renner 2-39; M. Blan- kenship 2-36; D. Grogan 8-35; T. Monkus 3-21, TD. RECEIVING — B. Woods 5-46; A. Renner 4-37. continued from Page A8 eration from the backield and hits the holes his offen- sive line opens up at great speed, and has learned to use his 185-pound frame well once he reaches the defensive lines, bullying through arm tackles for STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI Participants in Saturday’s Columbia River “Best Dam” Power Run head across the access road on top of McNary Lock and Dam near Umatilla. RUN: A Very Poplar Run fea- tures a 1-mile kids’ run, and 5K, 10K and 15K races. The cost is $25, if pre-registered at www. eost.biz/averypoplarrun (Thursday by 8 p.m.) or at Agape House, 500 Harper Road, Hermiston. Also, people can register and pick-up race packets Fri- day from 4-8 p.m. at Ox- ford Suites, 1050 N First St., Hermiston. All participants will receive a inisher’s plaque featuring a slice of poplar tree unique to the event. There also will be warming stations to keep participants warm before and after races, and free hot dogs and beverages. On-site registration is Saturday from 7-9:45 a.m. at the tree farm, 77200 Poleline Road, Boardman. The kids’ race begins at 9:45 a.m., the 15K at 10:30 a.m., 10K at 10:45 a.m. and 5K at 11:15 a.m. Agape House is a faith- based organization that seeks to assist those in need with basic services. For more information or to volunteer for a 2-hour shift at Saturday’s race, call 541-567-8774. continued from Page A8 VOLLEYBALL HOOD RIVER 3, HERMISTON 1 — At Hermiston, the Bulldogs lost for the fourth straight game as Hood River left town with a 25-23, 13- 25, 18-25, 6-15 victory on Thursday night. Stat leaders for Herm- iston (6-12, 2-6 CRC) included Kynzee Padil- la with nine kills and 16 digs, Clarissa Nitz with 21 assists and ive aces, and Ebony Wilson added two blocks. Hermiston inished the regular season on Tuesday night hosting Pendleton at 6:30 p.m. ECHO 3, JOSEPH 2 — At Joseph, the Echo Cougars earned the season sweep of the Eagles with a hard-fought 19-25, 25-19, 16-25, 29-27, 15-9 victory on Friday afternoon. The win solidiied Echo (22-6, 11-3 OOL) into the No. 2 seed for the Old Or- egon League district tour- nament which begins this week. 5K - Female: Mary Renteria Castel- lanos (Hermiston) 26:32; Alaina Lemmon (Hep- pner) 26:46; Hailey Dalto- so, 12, (Boardman) 33:43; Sandy Renteria Castella- nos (Hermiston) 34:08; Gina Phillips (Hermis- ton) 38:40; Katie Henck- el (Kennewick) 39:13; Lynne Uitto (Hermiston) 46:22; Marlene Prath- er (Hermiston) 1:01:29; Lori Abbott (Hermiston) 1:01:29; Ibbet Radant (Hermiston) 1:05:21 Family Fun Walk: Roberto Huato, 9, (Umatilla) 1:18:09; Nancy Stice (Umatilla) 1:18:10 ——— People can still regis- ter for Saturday’s A Very Poplar Run, also a fund- raiser for Agape House. 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