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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 THE OBSERVER — 9A SPORTS SCOREBOARD LOCAL SCHEDULE Friday COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Eastern Oregon at NAIA National Championship meet, Vancouver, Washington, 10:30 a.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER Eastern Oregon vs. Bethel (Tennessee), NAIA National Championships, fi rst round, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 4 p.m. MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER Eastern Oregon vs. Baker (Kansas), NAIA National Championships, fi rst round, Baldwin City, Kansas, noon MEN’S COLLEGE WRESTLING Eastern Oregon vs. Umpqua Community College, Quinn Coliseum, 3:30 p.m. HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Boston 21 13 3 5 31 75 Florida 21 11 5 5 27 79 Montreal 21 11 6 4 26 74 Buffalo 21 10 8 3 23 60 Toronto 23 9 10 4 22 73 Tampa Bay 18 9 7 2 20 65 Ottawa 21 9 11 1 19 59 Detroit 23 7 13 3 17 54 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 23 16 3 4 36 89 N.Y. Islanders 19 15 3 1 31 63 GA 54 76 67 63 81 62 69 86 GA 69 46 Vegas Vancouver Calgary Anaheim San Jose Los Angeles 23 11 9 3 25 72 67 22 10 8 4 24 70 65 24 10 11 3 23 62 73 22 10 10 2 22 59 64 22 10 11 1 21 65 78 21 8 12 1 17 53 75 All Times PST Monday’s Games Washington 5, Anaheim 2 Arizona 3, Los Angeles 0 Tuesday’s Games Columbus 5, Montreal 2 Florida 5, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 4, OT Minnesota 4, Buffalo 1 Boston 5, New Jersey 1 Ottawa 4, Detroit 3 St. Louis 3, Tampa Bay 1 Winnipeg 2, Nashville 1 Carolina 4, Chicago 2 Dallas 6, Vancouver 1 Colorado 3, Calgary 2 Vegas 4, Toronto 2 Edmonton 5, San Jose 2 Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Thursday’s Games Buffalo at Boston, 4 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 4 p.m. Anaheim at Florida, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 5 p.m. Calgary at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Toronto at Arizona, 6 p.m. San Jose at Vegas, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Oregon vs. Southern Oregon, Quinn Coliseum, 6 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE WRESTLING Eastern Oregon vs. Southern Oregon, Quinn Coliseum, 5 p.m. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Eastern Oregon vs. Northwest Indian, Quinn Coliseum, 8 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Eastern Oregon at Whitworth, Spokane, Washington, 6 p.m. Saturday PREP FOOTBALL La Grande vs. The Dalles, Class 4A state semifi nals, Hermiston, 5:30 p.m. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Eastern Oregon vs. Northwest Indian, Quinn Coliseum, 3:30 p.m. BASKETBALL NBA Standings — Subject to change Carolina 21 13 7 1 27 74 Pittsburgh 21 11 7 3 25 71 Philadelphia 21 10 7 4 24 63 Columbus 20 8 8 4 20 50 N.Y. Rangers 18 8 8 2 18 60 New Jersey 20 7 9 4 18 51 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF St. Louis 22 13 4 5 31 65 Colorado 21 13 6 2 28 76 Winnipeg 22 13 8 1 27 61 Dallas 22 12 8 2 26 61 Chicago 21 9 8 4 22 63 Nashville 20 9 8 3 21 71 Minnesota 21 8 11 2 18 57 Pacifi c Division GP W L OT Pts GF Edmonton 23 14 6 3 31 76 Arizona 22 13 7 2 28 64 61 55 65 65 66 74 GA 62 61 65 53 63 68 70 GA 63 49 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 11 2 .846 Toronto 9 4 .692 Philadelphia 8 5 .615 Brooklyn 5 8 .385 New York 4 10 .286 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 9 3 .750 Orlando 6 7 .462 Charlotte 6 8 .429 Atlanta 4 9 .308 Washington 3 8 .273 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 10 3 .769 Indiana 8 6 .571 Detroit 4 9 .308 Cleveland 4 9 .308 Chicago 4 10 .286 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston 11 3 .786 Dallas 8 5 .615 Memphis 5 9 .357 GB — 2 3 6 7½ GB — 3½ 4 5½ 5½ GB — 2½ 6 6 6½ GB — 2½ 6 New Orleans 5 9 .357 6 San Antonio 5 9 .357 6 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 9 3 .750 — Utah 8 5 .615 1½ Minnesota 8 6 .571 2 Oklahoma City 5 9 .357 5 Portland 5 10 .333 5½ Pacifi c Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 12 2 .857 — L.A. Clippers 9 5 .643 3 Phoenix 7 6 .538 4½ Sacramento 6 7 .462 5½ Golden State 3 12 .200 9½ All Times PST Monday’s Games New York 123, Cleveland 105 Indiana 115, Brooklyn 86 Toronto 132, Charlotte 96 Houston 132, Portland 108 Milwaukee 115, Chicago 101 Dallas 117, San Antonio 110 Boston 99, Phoenix 85 Minnesota 112, Utah 102 L.A. Clippers 90, Oklahoma City 88 Tuesday’s Games Golden State 114, Memphis 95 New Orleans 115, Portland 104 Sacramento 120, Phoenix 116 L.A. Lakers 112, Oklahoma City 107 Wednesday’s Games New York at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Washington, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Golden State at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 5 p.m. Utah at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Houston at Denver, 6 p.m. Boston at L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Portland at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m. FOOTBALL NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 9 1 0 .900 287 Buffalo 7 3 0 .700 211 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 .300 164 Miami 2 8 0 .200 139 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 227 Houston 6 4 0 .600 245 Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 203 Jacksonville 4 6 0 .400 189 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 8 2 0 .800 341 Pittsburgh 5 5 0 .500 200 Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 Cincinnati 0 10 0 .000 147 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 308 256 Oakland 6 4 0 .600 225 250 L.A. Chargers 4 7 0 .364 224 218 Denver 3 7 0 .300 172 197 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 6 4 0 .600 286 197 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 234 230 N.Y. Giants 2 8 0 .200 203 289 Washington 1 9 0 .100 125 253 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 8 2 0 .800 238 199 Carolina 5 5 0 .500 228 257 Atlanta 3 7 0 .300 220 262 Tampa Bay 3 7 0 .300 277 313 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 8 2 0 .800 250 205 Minnesota 8 3 0 .727 289 205 Chicago 4 6 0 .400 169 174 Detroit 3 6 1 .350 244 272 West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 9 1 0 .900 295 155 Seattle 8 2 0 .800 275 254 L.A. Rams 6 4 0 .600 243 198 Arizona 3 7 1 .318 248 317 All Times PST Monday’s Games Kansas City 24, L.A. Chargers 17 Thursday, Nov. 21 Indianapolis at Houston, 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Miami at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Seattle at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 10 a.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Denver at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Detroit at Washington, 10 a.m. Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1:05 p.m. Dallas at New England, 1:25 p.m. Green Bay at San Francisco, 5:20 p.m. Open: Arizona, Minnesota, Kansas City, L.A. Chargers Monday, Nov. 25 Baltimore at L.A. Rams, 5:15 p.m. College Football PA 108 170 255 305 PA 206 232 197 222 PA 196 202 228 276 PA Top 25 Nov. 17 Team Record 1. LSU (54) 10-0 2. Ohio St. (5) 10-0 3. Clemson (3) 11-0 4. Georgia 9-1 5. Alabama 9-1 6. Oregon 9-1 7. Utah 9-1 8. Oklahoma 9-1 9. Penn St. 9-1 10. Florida 9-2 11. Minnesota 9-1 12. Michigan 8-2 13. Baylor 9-1 14. Wisconsin 8-2 15. Notre Dame 8-2 16. Auburn 7-3 17. Cincinnati 9-1 Pts 1542 1478 1442 1343 1263 1243 1155 1144 1030 984 902 829 787 746 676 623 536 Pv 1 2 3 5 4 6 8 10 9 11 7 14 12 15 16 13 17 18. Memphis 9-1 520 18 19. Iowa 7-3 493 23 20. Boise St. 9-1 379 19 21. SMU 9-1 328 20 22. Oklahoma St. 7-3 200 25 23. Appalachian St. 9-1 154 NR 24. Texas A&M 7-3 132 NR 25. Virginia Tech 7-3 61 NR Others receiving votes: Indiana 47, Iowa St. 31, Virginia 23, Navy 13, Air Force 12, Pittsburgh 9, San Diego St. 7, Southern Cal 6, Washington 6, Texas 4, North Dakota St. 1, Illinois 1. Top 25 Schedule No. 1 LSU vs. Arkansas, 4 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Penn State, 9 a.m. No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 24 Texas A&M, 12:30 p.m. No. 5 Alabama vs. Western Carolina, 9 a.m. No. 6 Oregon at Arizona State, 4:30 p.m. No. 7 Utah at Arizona, 7 p.m. No. 8 Oklahoma vs. TCU, 5 p.m. No. 11 Minnesota at Northwestern, 9 a.m. No. 12 Michigan at Indiana, 12:30 p.m. No. 13 Baylor vs. Texas, 12:30 p.m. No. 14 Wisconsin vs. Purdue, 1 p.m. No. 15 Notre Dame vs. Boston Col- lege, 11:30 a.m. No. 16 Auburn vs. Samford, Noon No. 17 Cincinnati vs. Temple, 4 p.m. No. 18 Memphis at South Florida, 1 p.m. No. 19 Iowa vs. Illinois, 9 a.m. No. 20 Boise State at Utah State, 7:30 p.m. No. 21 SMU at Navy, 12:30 p.m. No. 22 Oklahoma State at West Virginia, 9 a.m. No. 23 Appalachian State vs. Texas State, 11:30 a.m. No. 25 Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m. College Football Playoff Rankings Nov. 19 Team Record 1. LSU 10-0 2. Ohio St. 10-0 3. Clemson 11-0 4. Georgia 9-1 5. Alabama 9-1 6. Oregon 9-1 7. Utah 9-1 8. Penn St. 9-1 9. Oklahoma 9-1 10. Minnesota 9-1 11. Florida 9-2 12. Wisconsin 8-2 13. Michigan 8-2 14. Baylor 9-1 15. Auburn 7-3 16. Notre Dame 8-2 17. Iowa 7-3 18. Memphis 9-1 19. Cincinnati 9-1 20. Boise St. 9-1 21. Oklahoma St. 7-3 22. Iowa St. 6-4 23. Southern Cal 7-4 24. Appalachian St. 9-1 25. SMU 9-1 Top four remain unchanged in College Football Playoff rankings The Associated Press The College Football Playoff rankings were unchanged at the top this week, with LSU fi rst fol- lowed by Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia. The selection committee’s third weekly rankings had little move- ment in the top 10, with Alabama CROSS Continued from Page 7A Jo Gebhardt — have run well as a pack, which has played into the team’s success. “They race well, but they also run more confi dently in that pack,” he said. Herbes leads what has been a resurgent season for the EOU women. She is coming off one of the best individual performances by a Mountaineer in program history. Her time of 17:47.1, which was good for second at the CCC meet, was second- best all-time in the program. “It’s really exciting having the whole team go,” the soph- omore said. “It’s been quite a few years since our women’s team has gone as a whole. I’m proud of the team effort.” Herbes was the lone Mountaineer at nationals a year ago and placed 165. She said the only item she has re- ally discussed with the team on what to expect from na- tionals is the higher amount of runners on the course. “It’s a bigger fi eld race wise. There are a lot more people,” she said. “As long as they focus on racing, they won’t have any problem.” Welch is hopeful for a top-10 fi nish and believes the women could fi nish anywhere between eighth and 18th. “(It) sounds like an awful wide spread, but it’s not in that race. I think we’re fairly accurately ranked (at 11th).” Welch thinks the men’s team, which is entering nationals ranked 25th, is actually a bit underseeded and could jump a few spots at Friday’s race. “They were 19th last year. They’d like to do that (again),” he said. “Realisti- cally (the range for them) would be 16 to 25.” Welch said there was some uncertainty on what the team was capable of early in the season, given the youth of the team and the inexperi- fi fth followed by Oregon, Utah, Penn State, Oklahoma and Minnesota. The committee could face an interesting decision with Alabama in the coming weeks. The Crimson Tide lost quarterback Tua Tago- vailoa for the season to a hip injury Saturday. Alabama faces Western Carolina this weekend, so playing ence among several of the upperclassmen. “Once we knew who would be racing and knew every- body’s standings, our goal has been to fi nish just inside the top 20,” Welch said. “It’s a young group, and (their youth) has more of an effect on the men’s side because they run the 8K. The men are performing well.” The men have been paced all season by Alex Navarro, who placed third at the CCC meet and earlier this season broke the all-time program re- cord, a mark that Don Stearns held for nearly four decades. The senior, who redshirted last year, said that while the team is young, it’s also ambitious. “I’m excited to see where that puts us,” he said. “Were not pressured to do anything out of this world. At times I like going into things with- out pressure.” Navarro said it’s a dif- ferent feel, in that regard, from the last time nationals were in Vancouver, in 2017. That season, EOU went in ranked in the top 10 and had national title aspirations but fi nished seventh. backup Mac Jones shouldn’t make much difference. On Thanksgiv- ing weekend, the Tide will face Auburn with its No. 2 quarterback, which should give the committee a better read on what kind of a team Alabama is now. “We do not look forward,” said committee chairman Rob Mul- “It didn’t pan out that way (in 2017), but right now (going) in ranked 25th, mixing it up upsetting some teams is what it’s all about,” Navarro said. The rest of the runners for the Mountaineers are Travis Running, Hunter Nichols, Braxton Wilson, Weyekin Wild Bill, Hunter Schiess and Robie Swanson. “We will fi nish better than what we’re ranked. Eastern has that expectation, for the most part. I could see this team being in the (top) 15, for sure.” The senior added the key for the team — and for him- self as he strives to get into the top 10 individually — lies in the mental approach. “They have to be in the right mindset. You never know when you’re going to pop off (and have a great day),” he said. “When I broke the record I didn’t know I was going to. As a collective, they’re going to have to trust each other and their fi tness a lot more than they have in the past.” The men’s race takes place at 10:30 a.m. with the women following at 11:30 a.m. FOOTBALL CONTEST WINNERS! Week 11 1 st - RANDY CARTER LA GRANDE (1 miss closest tiebreaker) 2 - LYLE JENSEN LA GRANDE (1 miss) ND 3 RD - DAVID DEAN LA GRANDE (2 misses, closest tiebreaker) Congratulations! From The Observer. lens, who also is Oregon’s athletic director. “Our charge is to rank the teams based on their body of work through week 12, and that’s what we did. Obviously, we’ll watch the games moving forward and evalu- ate them after that.” Minnesota and Baylor, both of which lost for the fi rst time last weekend, dropped in the rankings. Minnesota went from eighth to 10th after losing at Iowa. Baylor slipped from 13th to 14th after blowing a 25-point lead to Oklahoma. Ohio State and Penn State play this weekend in a game that could essentially eliminate the Nittany Lions from the playoff race. TREASURE VALLEY STEEL, INC. 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
