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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 Women’s college hoops tips off SCOREBOARD LOCAL SCHEDULE Wednesday PREP BOYS SOCCER La Grande at North Marion, Class 4A state playoffs, fi rst round, 6 p.m. Friday PREP FOOTBALL Estacada at La Grande, Class 4A state playoffs, fi rst round, 7 p.m. Powder Valley at Lowell, Class 1A state playoffs, fi rst round, 6 p.m. Elgin at St. Paul, Class 1A state playoffs, fi rst round, 7 p.m. PREP VOLLEYBALL Powder Valley vs. Damascus Christian, Class 1A state tournament, FOOTBALL NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 8 1 0 .889 270 98 Buffalo 6 2 0 .750 158 131 Miami 1 7 0 .125 103 256 N.Y. Jets 1 7 0 .125 96 211 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 6 3 0 .667 238 191 Indianapolis 5 3 0 .625 182 177 Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 176 189 Tennessee 4 5 0 .444 168 165 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 251 176 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 176 169 Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 152 205 Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 124 210 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 6 3 0 .667 252 204 Oakland 4 4 0 .500 182 216 L.A. Chargers 4 5 0 .444 183 168 Denver 3 6 0 .333 149 170 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 5 3 0 .625 227 142 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 213 N.Y. Giants 2 7 0 .222 176 255 Washington 1 8 0 .111 108 219 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 195 156 Carolina 5 3 0 .625 209 204 Tampa Bay 2 6 0 .250 230 252 Atlanta 1 7 0 .125 165 250 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 7 2 0 .778 226 189 Minnesota 6 3 0 .667 234 158 Detroit 3 4 1 .438 204 217 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 142 144 West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 8 0 0 1.000 235 102 Seattle 7 2 0 .778 248 230 L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 214 174 Arizona 3 5 1 .389 195 251 All Times PST Sunday, Nov. 3 Houston 26, Jacksonville 3 Buffalo 24, Washington 9 Philadelphia 22, Chicago 14 Pittsburgh 26, Indianapolis 24 Kansas City 26, Minnesota 23 Carolina 30, Tennessee 20 Miami 26, N.Y. Jets 18 Oakland 31, Detroit 24 L.A. Chargers 26, Green Bay 11 Denver 24, Cleveland 19 Seattle 40, Tampa Bay 34, OT Baltimore 37, New England 20 Open: L.A. Rams, New Orleans, Atlanta, Cincinnati Monday, Nov. 4 Dallas 37, N.Y. Giants 18 Thursday, Nov. 7 L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 Arizona at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Buffalo at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. Miami at Indianapolis, 1:05 p.m. Carolina at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. L.A. Rams at Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 5:20 p.m. Open: Washington, Jacksonville, New England, Denver, Philadelphia, Houston Monday, Nov. 11 Seattle at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m. College Football Top 25 How They Fared No. 1 LSU (8-0) did not play. Next: at No. 2 Alabama, Saturday. No. 2 Alabama (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 LSU, Saturday. No. 3 Ohio State (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. Maryland, Saturday. No. 4 Clemson (9-0) beat Wofford 59- 14. Next: at N.C. State, Saturday. No. 5 Penn State (7-0) did not play. Next: at No. 13 Minnesota, Saturday. No. 6 Florida (7-2) lost to No. 8 Geor- gia at Jacksonville, Fla 24-17. Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Saturday. No. 7 Oregon (8-1) beat Southern Cal 56-24. Next: vs. Arizona, Saturday, Nov. 16. No. 8 Georgia (7-1) beat No. 6 Florida at Jacksonville, Fla 24-17. Next: vs. Mis- souri, Saturday. No. 9 Utah (8-1) beat Washington 33- 28. Next: vs. UCLA, Saturday, Nov. 16. No. 10 Oklahoma (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa State, Saturday. No. 11 Auburn (7-2) beat Mississippi 20-14. Next: vs. No. 8 Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 16. No. 12 Baylor (8-0) beat West Virginia 17-14, Thursday. Next: at TCU, Saturday. No. 13 Minnesota (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 Penn State, Saturday. No. 14 Michigan (7-2) beat Maryland 38-7. Next: vs. Michigan State, Saturday, Nov. 16. No. 15 SMU (8-1) lost to No. 24 Memphis 54-48. Next: vs. East Carolina, Saturday. No. 16 Notre Dame (6-2) beat Virginia Tech 21-20. Next: at Duke, Saturday. No. 17 Cincinnati (7-1) beat East Caro- lina 46-43. Next: vs. UConn, Saturday. No. 18 Wisconsin (6-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 19 Iowa, Saturday. No. 19 Iowa (6-2) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Wisconsin, Saturday. No. 20 Appalachian State (7-1) lost to Georgia Southern 24-21, Thursday. Next: at South Carolina, Saturday. No. 21 Boise State (7-1) beat San Jose State 52-42. Next: vs. Wyoming, Saturday. No. 22 Kansas State (6-2) beat Kansas 38-10. Next: at Texas, Saturday. No. 23 Wake Forest (7-1) beat N.C. State 44-10. Next: at Virginia Tech, Saturday. No. 24 Memphis (8-1) beat No. 15 SMU 54-48. Next: at Houston, Saturday, Nov. 16. No. 25 San Diego State (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Nevada, Saturday. New Top 25 Nov. 3 Team Record Pts Pv 1. LSU (17) 8-0 1479 1 2. Alabama (21) 8-0 1472 2 3. Ohio St. (17) 8-0 1467 3 4. Clemson (7) 9-0 1406 4 5. Penn St. 8-0 1306 5 6. Georgia 7-1 1196 8 7. Oregon 8-1 1180 7 8. Utah 8-1 1090 9 9. Oklahoma 7-1 1045 10 Washington at Florida, 4 p.m. Vegas at Toronto, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 6 p.m. Columbus at Arizona, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Calgary, 6 p.m. Minnesota at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. quarterfi nals, Redmond, 8 a.m. Union vs. Vernonia, Class 2A state tournament, quarterfi nals, Redmond, 6 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Eastern Oregon at Multnomah; Portland, 7 p.m. COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY EOU at CCC Championships; Cottage Grove, TBD WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Eastern Oregon vs. Montana Western, L-C State Classic, Lewiston, Idaho, 3 p.m. By Doug Feinberg The Associated Press BASKETBALL NBA Standings — Subject to change 10. Florida 7-2 938 6 11. Baylor 8-0 909 12 12. Auburn 7-2 901 11 13. Minnesota 8-0 831 13 14. Michigan 7-2 780 14 15. Notre Dame 6-2 571 16 16. Wisconsin 6-2 558 18 17. Cincinnati 7-1 527 17 18. Iowa 6-2 491 19 19. Memphis 8-1 448 24 20. Kansas St. 6-2 364 22 21. Boise St. 7-1 310 21 22. Wake Forest 7-1 296 23 23. SMU 8-1 250 15 24. San Diego St. 7-1 87 25 25. Navy 7-1 83 NR Others receiving votes: UCF 52, Texas 37, Indiana 27, Texas A&M 19, Oklahoma St. 11, Louisiana Tech 7, Appalachian St. 5, Washington 2, Pittsburgh 2, North Dakota St. 1, Iowa St. 1, Virginia 1. College Football Playoff Rankings Nov. 5 Team Record 1. Ohio St. 8-0 2. LSU 8-0 3. Alabama 8-0 4. Penn St. 8-0 5. Clemson 9-0 6. Georgia 7-1 7. Oregon 8-1 8. Utah 8-1 9. Oklahoma 7-1 10. Florida 7-2 11. Auburn 7-2 12. Baylor 8-0 13. Wisconsin 6-2 14. Michigan 7-2 15. Notre Dame 6-2 16. Kansas St. 6-2 17. Minnesota 8-0 18. Iowa 6-2 19. Wake Forest 7-1 20. Cincinnati 7-1 21. Memphis 8-1 22. Boise St. 7-1 23. Oklahoma St. 6-3 24. Navy 7-1 25. SMU 8-1 HOCKEY EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 5 1 .833 — Boston 5 1 .833 — Toronto 4 2 .667 1 Brooklyn 3 4 .429 2½ New York 1 6 .143 4½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 5 2 .714 — Charlotte 4 3 .571 1 Atlanta 3 3 .500 1½ Washington 2 4 .333 2½ Orlando 2 5 .286 3 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 5 2 .714 — Indiana 3 4 .429 2 Detroit 3 5 .375 2½ Cleveland 2 5 .286 3 Chicago 2 6 .250 3½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 4 2 .667 — Houston 4 3 .571 ½ San Antonio 4 3 .571 ½ Memphis 1 5 .167 3 New Orleans 1 6 .143 3½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 5 2 .714 — Minnesota 4 2 .667 ½ Utah 4 3 .571 1 Portland 3 4 .429 2 Oklahoma City 3 4 .429 2 Pacifi c Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 6 1 .857 — Phoenix 5 2 .714 1 L.A. Clippers 5 2 .714 1 Golden State 2 5 .286 4 Sacramento 2 5 .286 4 All Times PST Monday’s Games Washington 115, Detroit 99 Brooklyn 135, New Orleans 125 Houston 107, Memphis 100 Milwaukee 134, Minnesota 106 Phoenix 114, Philadelphia 109 Golden State 127, Portland 118 Tuesday’s Games Boston 119, Cleveland 113 Charlotte 122, Indiana 120, OT Atlanta 108, San Antonio 100 L.A. Lakers 118, Chicago 112 Oklahoma City 102, Orlando 94 Denver 109, Miami 89 Wednesday’s Games New York at Detroit, 4 p.m. Washington at Indiana, 4 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 4:30 p.m. Sacramento at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 5 p.m. Orlando at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Utah, 6 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Boston at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Miami at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. SOCCER Major League Soccer Playoffs All Times PST MLS Cup Sunday, Nov. 10 Toronto at Seattle, noon LOCAL STANDINGS NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Boston 15 11 2 2 24 56 Buffalo 15 9 4 2 20 45 Toronto 16 8 5 3 19 56 Florida 14 7 3 4 18 51 Montreal 15 8 5 2 18 56 Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 14 44 Ottawa 14 4 9 1 9 38 Detroit 16 4 11 1 9 34 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 16 11 2 3 25 64 N.Y. Islanders 14 11 3 0 22 44 Carolina 15 9 5 1 19 50 Pittsburgh 15 8 6 1 17 51 Philadelphia 14 7 5 2 16 47 Columbus 15 5 7 3 13 35 New Jersey 13 4 5 4 12 38 N.Y. Rangers 12 5 6 1 11 37 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF St. Louis 16 10 3 3 23 49 Nashville 15 9 4 2 20 60 Colorado 15 8 5 2 18 49 Winnipeg 16 8 7 1 17 44 Dallas 17 8 8 1 17 41 Chicago 14 4 7 3 11 33 Minnesota 15 5 9 1 11 37 Pacifi c Division GP W L OT Pts GF Edmonton 16 10 4 2 22 46 Vancouver 15 9 3 3 21 54 Arizona 15 9 4 2 20 44 Vegas 16 9 5 2 20 51 Calgary 18 9 7 2 20 52 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 19 45 San Jose 16 5 10 1 11 40 Los Angeles 15 5 10 0 10 39 All Times PST Monday’s Games Boston 6, Pittsburgh 4 Ottawa 6, N.Y. Rangers 2 Nashville 6, Detroit 1 Arizona 3, Edmonton 2, OT Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, Ottawa 1 Philadelphia 4, Carolina 1 Vegas 2, Columbus 1 Montreal 5, Boston 4 Toronto 3, Los Angeles 1 New Jersey 2, Winnipeg 1, SO Dallas 4, Colorado 1 Calgary 4, Arizona 3, OT St. Louis 2, Vancouver 1, OT San Jose 4, Chicago 2 Minnesota 4, Anaheim 2 Wednesday’s Games Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. St. Louis at Edmonton, 5:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Montreal at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. GA 36 40 53 51 49 47 48 63 GA 49 30 42 39 46 52 51 42 GA 47 43 43 51 42 44 51 GA 41 36 34 46 53 43 58 60 Frontier Conference Team FC College of Idaho 8-0 Montana Tech 6-2 Montana Western 6-2 Carroll College 5-3 Southern Oregon 3-5 Rocky Mountain 2-6 Eastern Oregon 2-6 MSU-Northern 0-8 BEAVERS Continued from Page 6A level,” Gottfried said. “He’s got size, he can shoot the ball well, he passes it well, too. His passing may be underappreciated.” Kylor Kelley, who was second in the na- tion in blocked shots last season, added 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Beavers, who return four starters from last season’s squad that fi nished 18-13 and tied for fourth in the Pac-12. The Beavers received a lift from their bench. Freshman guard Jarod Lucas scored seven points and hit a 3-pointer with 8:23 remaining after the Matadors cut the lead to nine points. “Good fi rst win. A lot of good things, some not so good things,” OSU coach Wayne Tinkle said. “But we knew how scrappy CSUN is. Obviously some big games in front of us, so I was pleased to see our guys DUCKS Continued from Page 6A opening basket of the second half, Oregon scored the next 10 points, six by Pritchard and the other four on assists by the senior to All 8-0 6-2 6-2 5-3 3-6 3-6 2-7 1-8 Even with the Ducks the favorite, this might be the fi rst time in a while that there aren’t four clear-cut choices to reach the Final Four. Perennial contender UConn will have to fi nd replacements for graduated stars Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier. The Huskies have made the Final Four a record 12 consecutive years. Coach Geno Auriemma sees this season more open than the past decade or so when his team has dominated. “We were accused for a number of years of it being the same teams all the time,” the Hall of Fame coach said. “We were on the verge of becoming college football. So, it’s good that there’s new faces up there.” answer the call.” Terrell Gomez led CSUN with 19 points, Elijah Harkless scored 15 and Darius Brown II 13 points. The Matadors were missing sophomore forward Lamine Diane, who is academically ineligible and did not accompany the team to Corvallis. He averaged 24.2 points and 11.8 rebounds last season and was the Big West Conference player of the year. “Right now we’re without him and we don’t know for how long,” Gottfried said. “It leaves us with a hole, but we’ve gotta solve the problem.” Ethan Thompson had 14 points and Zach Reichle scored 13 for OSU. The Matadors kept things interesting in the second half and cut the lead to 63-57 on Gomez’s 3-pointer with 10:08 left. But the Beavers responded with a 17-2 run to take command. fi nish fast breaks. “Our defense at the start of the second half was really good,” Altman said. “I was really encouraged by the start of the second half.” Fresno State briefl y closed within 64-55 with four minutes left before the Ducks put it away with free throws, fi nishing with 20 in 27 attempts. “This was a good start for us, we had to compete,” Alt- man said. “I knew we’d have our hands full.” TREASURE VALLEY STEEL, INC. College Volleyball Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC All x-Eastern Oregon 16-2 26-2 x-Southern Oregon 16-2 25-3 x-Corban 15-4 18-7 Northwest 11-7 13-11 College of Idaho 10-8 15-10 Northwest Christian 10-9 18-10 Evergreen 9-9 11-16 Oregon Tech 7-11 14-14 Warner Pacifi c 4-14 5-17 Multnomah 2-16 3-17 Walla Walla 0-18 1-24 Men’s College Soccer Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC All y-Corban 12-0-1 14-0-2 x-Rocky Mountain 11-2-0 12-4-0 x-Southern Oregon 10-2-1 12-5-1 x-Providence 8-5-0 10-5-1 x-Oregon Tech 7-5-1 10-5-3 x-Eastern Oregon 7-6-0 9-8-1 x-Northwest 6-6-1 9-8-1 x-Evergreen 6-7-0 8-9-0 College of Idaho 6-7-0 8-8-0 Carroll 6-7-0 7-9-1 Warner Pacifi c 5-6-2 8-7-2 Northwest Christian 3-10-0 3-11-0 Walla Walla 1-12-0 3-15-0 Multnomah 0-13-0 0-18-0 Women’s College Soccer Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC All y-Oregon Tech 10-0-2 13-2-3 x-Eastern Oregon 9-2-1 12-2-2 x-Rocky Mountain 9-2-1 12-3-1 x-Northwest 9-3-0 13-5-0 x-Southern Oregon 7-3-2 10-5-2 x-College of Idaho 6-4-2 7-5-4 x-Carroll 6-5-1 9-6-2 x-Corban 6-5-1 9-7-1 Providence 4-8-0 5-11-0 Evergreen 3-9-0 5-11-0 Warner Pacifi c 3-9-0 3-12-0 Northwest Christian 1-11-0 2-15-0 Multnomah 0-12-0 1-14-0 x-clinched CCC playoff berth y-clinched CCC title, NAIA auto berth 1 st - MICK COURTNEY ENTERPRISE (2 misses) 2 As soon as Sabrina Ionescu announced she was returning for her senior sea- son at Oregon, the women’s college basketball landscape changed. The Oregon Ducks became the favorite to win the championship after falling in the Final Four last season to Baylor — the eventual title winners. Ionescu has been one of the most electrifying players in college hoops the past few seasons, shattering the triple-double record. She’s the projected No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft next spring. The All-America guard has a lot of help at the Pac-12 school, including star forward Ruthy Hebard. Don’t count Oregon coach Kelly Graves among those who already have handed the title to the Ducks, who earned the fi rst AP Top 25 No. 1 ranking in school his- tory last week. Graves said that a few times a week someone would text him or tell him at the local Costco’s that they’ll see the Ducks in New Orleans, the site of this season’s Final Four. Graves has the same response to all of them: “I hope we’re there. You can buy yours we have to earn ours.” The Ducks may have a tough time winning their own conference as the Pac- 12 is once again one of the best in the country, with Stanford and Oregon State the main two challengers. College Football FOOTBALL CONTEST WINNERS! Week 9 ND THE OBSERVER — 7A - DOUG HENDERSON LA GRANDE (4 misses) 3 RD - JAVIER LETE LA GRANDE (5 misses) Congratulations! From The Observer. Manufacturing Zee & Cee Purlins In-HouseCustom Cut Exact Lengths HouseCustom C *VSVYZ *\Z[VT;YPT ¹*VYY\NH[LK +LSP]LY`(]HPSHISL -\SS:Vɉ[[3PUL M[.\SM*VHZ[7HULS M[7)97HULS M[4LZH7HULS M[;\Ɉ9PI7HULS :[HUKPUN:LHT DELIVERY M[+LS[H9PI AVAILABLE M[7YV7HULS 40 Year Full Paint Warranty • WeatherX Paint System ONTARIO 541-889-4214 BOISE 208-336-7505 1460 N. Verde Dr. Toll Free 1-866-887-8335 6619 S. Supply Way Toll Free 1-888-717-8335 WWW.TREASUREVALLEYSTEEL.COM
