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
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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.
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