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Newspaper Page TextSPORTS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019 THE OBSERVER — 9A SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 10 1 0 .909 300 Buffalo 8 3 0 .727 231 N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 198 Miami 2 9 0 .182 163 South W L T Pct PF Houston 7 4 0 .636 265 Indianapolis 6 5 0 .545 244 Tennessee 6 5 0 .545 245 Jacksonville 4 7 0 .364 209 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 8 2 0 .800 341 Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 216 Cleveland 5 6 0 .455 233 Cincinnati 0 11 0 .000 157 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 308 Oakland 6 5 0 .545 228 L.A. Chargers 4 7 0 .364 224 Denver 3 8 0 .273 175 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 6 5 0 .545 295 Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 243 N.Y. Giants 2 9 0 .182 217 Washington 2 9 0 .182 144 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 9 2 0 .818 272 Carolina 5 6 0 .455 259 Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 312 Atlanta 3 8 0 .273 242 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 8 3 0 .727 258 Minnesota 8 3 0 .727 289 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 188 Detroit 3 7 1 .318 260 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 10 1 0 .909 332 Seattle 9 2 0 .818 292 L.A. Rams 6 4 0 .600 243 Arizona 3 7 1 .318 248 All Times PST Thursday, Nov. 21 Houston 20, Indianapolis 17 Sunday, Nov. 24 N.Y. Jets 34, Oakland 3 PA 117 173 258 346 PA 249 226 217 264 PA 196 212 252 292 PA 256 284 218 217 PA 210 247 308 269 PA 230 291 335 297 PA 242 205 188 291 PA 163 263 198 317 Buffalo 20, Denver 3 Chicago 19, N.Y. Giants 14 Pittsburgh 16, Cincinnati 10 Cleveland 41, Miami 24 Seattle 17, Philadelphia 9 Washington 19, Detroit 16 Tampa Bay 35, Atlanta 22 New Orleans 34, Carolina 31 Tennessee 42, Jacksonville 20 New England 13, Dallas 9 San Francisco 37, Green Bay 8 Open: Arizona, Minnesota, Kansas City, L.A. Chargers Monday, Nov. 25 Baltimore at L.A. Rams, 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28 Chicago at Detroit, 9:30 a.m. Buffalo at Dallas, 1:30 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 5:20 p.m. College Football Top 25 Schedule Saturday No. 1 LSU (11-0) beat Arkansas 56-20. Next: vs. No. 24 Texas A&M, Saturday. No. 2 Ohio State (11-0) beat No. 9 Penn State 28-17. Next: at No. 12 Michigan, Saturday. No. 3 Clemson (11-0) did not play. Next: at South Carolina, Saturday. No. 4 Georgia (10-1) beat No. 24 Texas A&M 19-13. Next: at Georgia Tech, Saturday. No. 5 Alabama (10-1) beat Western Carolina 66-3. Next: at No. 16 Auburn, Saturday. No. 6 Oregon (9-2) lost to Arizona State 31-28. Next: vs. Oregon State, Saturday. No. 7 Utah (10-1) beat Arizona 35-7. Next: vs. Colorado, Saturday. No. 8 Oklahoma (10-1) beat TCU 28-24. Next: at No. 22 Oklahoma State, Saturday. No. 9 Penn State (9-2) lost to No. 2 Ohio State 28-17. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. No. 10 Florida (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Florida State, Saturday. No. 11 Minnesota (10-1) beat North- western 38-22. Next: vs. No. 14 Wisconsin, Saturday. No. 12 Michigan (9-2) beat Indiana 39- 14. Next: vs. No. 2 Ohio State, Saturday. No. 13 Baylor (10-1) beat Texas 24-10. Next: at Kansas, Saturday. No. 14 Wisconsin (9-2) beat Purdue 45- 24. Next: at No. 11 Minnesota, Saturday. No. 15 Notre Dame (9-2) beat Boston College 40-7. Next: at Stanford, Saturday. No. 16 Auburn (8-3) beat Samford 52-0. Next: vs. No. 5 Alabama, Saturday. No. 17 Cincinnati (10-1) beat Temple 15- 13. Next: at No. 18 Memphis, Friday. No. 18 Memphis (10-1) beat South Florida 49-10. Next: vs. No. 17 Cincinnati, Friday. No. 19 Iowa (8-3) beat Illinois 19-10. Next: Iowa at Nebraska, Friday. No. 20 Boise State (10-1) beat Utah State 56-21. Next: at Colorado State, Friday. No. 21 SMU (9-2) lost to Navy 35-28. Next: vs. Tulane, Saturday. No. 22 Oklahoma State (8-3) beat West Virginia 20-13. Next: vs. No. 8 Oklahoma, Saturday. No. 23 Appalachian State (10-1) beat Texas State 35-13. Next: at Troy, Friday. No. 24 Texas A&M (7-4) lost to No. 4 Georgia 19-13. Next: at No. 1 LSU, Saturday. No. 25 Virginia Tech (8-3) beat Pittsburgh 28-0. Next: at Virginia, Friday. HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Boston 23 15 3 5 35 83 Florida 24 12 7 5 29 88 Montreal 23 11 7 5 27 80 Toronto 25 11 10 4 26 81 Buffalo 23 11 9 3 25 67 Tampa Bay 20 11 7 2 24 75 Ottawa 23 11 11 1 23 65 Detroit 26 7 16 3 17 59 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 25 16 4 5 37 91 N.Y. Islanders 21 16 3 2 34 68 Carolina 24 15 8 1 31 83 Pittsburgh 23 12 7 4 28 78 Philadelphia 23 11 7 5 27 70 N.Y. Rangers 21 10 9 2 22 71 Columbus 22 9 9 4 22 58 New Jersey 22 8 10 4 20 57 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF St. Louis 24 14 5 5 33 72 Dallas 24 14 8 2 30 68 Winnipeg 24 14 9 1 29 68 Colorado 23 13 8 2 28 81 Nashville 22 10 9 3 23 78 Chicago 23 9 9 5 23 66 Minnesota 23 9 11 3 21 64 Pacific Division GA 60 89 75 85 68 66 71 98 GA 75 51 68 60 71 76 73 79 GA 66 57 73 69 76 69 77 GP W L OT Pts GF GA 26 16 7 3 35 85 73 25 14 8 3 31 71 58 24 12 8 4 28 78 69 25 11 10 4 26 75 73 24 12 11 1 25 69 80 26 11 12 3 25 65 80 24 10 11 3 23 65 75 23 9 13 1 19 60 79 All Times PST Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 1 Ottawa 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Saturday’s Games Vancouver 2, Washington 1, SO Calgary 3, Philadelphia 2, SO Arizona 3, Los Angeles 2 Tampa Bay 6, Anaheim 2 Winnipeg 4, Columbus 3 New Jersey 5, Detroit 1 N.Y. Rangers 6, Montreal 5 Boston 5, Minnesota 4, OT Carolina 4, Florida 2 Toronto 5, Colorado 3 Nashville 4, St. Louis 2 Dallas 2, Chicago 1, SO Edmonton 4, Vegas 2 San Jose 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, OT Sunday’s Games Buffalo 5, Florida 2 Carolina 2, Detroit 0 Edmonton 4, Arizona 3, SO Monday’s Games Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Columbus, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Calgary at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Minnesota at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 5 p.m. Vegas at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 7 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Boston at Montreal, 4 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 5 p.m. Edmonton Arizona Vancouver Vegas San Jose Calgary Anaheim Los Angeles BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 11 4 .733 — Toronto 11 4 .733 — Philadelphia 11 5 .688 ½ Brooklyn 8 8 .500 3½ New York 4 13 .235 8 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 11 4 .733 — Orlando 6 9 .400 5 Washington 5 9 .357 5½ Charlotte 6 11 .353 6 Atlanta 4 12 .250 7½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 13 3 .813 — Indiana 9 6 .600 3½ Chicago 6 11 .353 7½ Cleveland 5 11 .313 8 Detroit 5 11 .313 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 11 5 .688 — Houston 11 6 .647 ½ New Orleans 6 11 .353 5½ San Antonio 6 11 .353 5½ Memphis 5 10 .333 5½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 12 3 .800 — Utah 11 5 .688 1½ Minnesota 8 8 .500 4½ Oklahoma City 5 10 .333 7 Portland 5 12 .294 8 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 14 2 .875 — L.A. Clippers 12 5 .706 2½ Phoenix 8 8 .500 6 Sacramento 7 8 .467 6½ Golden State 3 14 .176 11½ All Times PST Friday’s Games Detroit 128, Atlanta 103 Washington 125, Charlotte 118 Brooklyn 116, Sacramento 97 L.A. Lakers 130, Oklahoma City 127 Miami 116, Chicago 108 Philadelphia 115, San Antonio 104 Dallas 143, Cleveland 101 Denver 96, Boston 92 Utah 113, Golden State 109 L.A. Clippers 122, Houston 119 Saturday’s Games Phoenix 100, Minnesota 98 Chicago 116, Charlotte 115 Indiana 111, Orlando 106 Philadelphia 113, Miami 86 San Antonio 111, New York 104 Toronto 119, Atlanta 116 Cleveland 110, Portland 104 L.A. Lakers 109, Memphis 108 Milwaukee 104, Detroit 90 Utah 128, New Orleans 120 Sunday’s Games Dallas 137, Houston 123 Brooklyn 103, New York 101 Sacramento 113, Washington 106 Denver 116, Phoenix 104 L.A. Clippers 134, New Orleans 109 Monday’s Games Brooklyn at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Memphis at Indiana, 4 p.m. Orlando at Detroit, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Sacramento at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Chicago, 5 p.m. Utah at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Denver, 6 p.m. PREP OSAA State Football Playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday No. 9 Barlow 20, No. 16 Mountainside 16 No. 4 Central Catholic 42, No. 5 West Linn 35 No. 3 Lake Oswego 24, No. 22 Lakeridge 21 No. 2 Jesuit 42, No. 7 Tualatin 28 Class 5A Semifinals Saturday No. 1 Thurston 44, No. 4 Silverton 14 No. 2 Crater 30, No. 3 West Albany 24 Class 4A Semifinals No. 1 Banks 56, No. 5 Marist 31 No. 3 La Grande 68, No. 10 The Dalles 0 Class 3A Semifinals No. 1 Hidden Valley 42, No. 5 Rainier 22 2 Santiam Christian 27, No. 3 Burns 16 Class 2A Semifinals No. 1 Kennedy 15, No. 4 Monroe 12 No. 3 Heppner 55, No. 7 Knappa 18 Class 1A Semifinals No. 1 St. Paul 46, No. 4 Camas Valley 26 No. 2 Adrian/Jordan Valley, 74, No. 3 Crane 18 EOU gets defensive in wins By Ronald Bond The Observer LA GRANDE — The Eastern Oregon University men’s basketball team is looking to shore up the defensive side of the ball before it heads into Cascade Collegiate Conference play. The Mountaineers were successful in that endeavor over the weekend, holding down Northwest Indian College’s offensive attack in a pair of contests at Quinn Coliseum, 120-42 Friday and 109-61 Saturday. “We tried to work on consistency and just playing hard,” head coach Carlito Labarda Jr. said. “We are tweaking a lot of stuff on defense. We did a lot better job in the second half (of Friday’s game), only giving up nine points. Our defense has got to get better.” The second half of Friday night’s win was when EOU clamped down, holding NWIC to just the nine points, and only two points in the final 14:52 as EOU ended the game on a 47-2 run. “I told the guys they gotta trust their teammates on dribble-drive,” Labarda said. “We did a better job of com- ing out and closing out all the way, and if they do get beat they gotta trust their teammates that they’re go- ing to have help. They got it going defensively.” NWIC, which hit 50% of its first-half 3-pointers, was limited to just a 1-for-13 ef- fort from deep in the second half and 3-for-32 overall after the break as EOU turned what was already a lopsided affair at the half, 60-33, into a beatdown. “Other teams are shoot- ing well against us from the 3-point line,” guard Zane Wright said. “In the second half our goal was no 3s, and they only hit one.” The Mountaineers, who had five players in double figures on Friday, never trailed and were never threatened. Wright, who led all scorers with 26 points, triggered a 19-0 run with a 3-pointer that ended with EOU up 25-3 after Jus- tin Jeske’s layup. NWIC Ronald Bond/The Observer Eastern Oregon’s Keegan Mulhill, left, takes down Southern Oregon’s Fabian Miranda-Wells in their match during Friday’s dual at Quinn Coliseum. Mountaineers down Raiders By Ronald Bond The Observer Ronald Bond/The Observer Eastern Oregon’s Zane Wright fires a 3-pointer dur- ing the Mountaineers’ game Friday against Northwest Indian College. Wright hit seven 3-pointers in the win. responded with the next 11 points to get within 11 on Samuel Marqueda’s trey but never cut the margin back to single digits. In fact, the lead never fell below 20 after a free-throw by Wright made it 43-23 with 6:10 to play in the first half. Wright’s scoring effort came on a night that saw him shoot 7-for-11 from 3-point range, while the rest of the team went 5-for-21. Overall, EOU shot 57% (51-for-89) and had a stun- ning 70-24 advantage in rebounds. Jarek Schetzle added 19 points on 8-for-9 shooting and had a game-high 13 rebounds, while Jeske had 17 points and 12 boards. Max McCullough (18 points) and Andreas Brown (12) also reached double figures in scoring. “We have Jarek, (and) night in, night out he’s going to score so people are going to focus on him,” Wright said. “We got a bunch of shooters, and versatile guys in the middle that play.” Eastern wasn’t as domi- nant Saturday, leading just 50-36 at the half after allow- ing NWIC to end on an 11-0 run, but was never threat- ened as it again held NWIC down from 3-point range in the second half — this time 1-for-8 — to pull away. A day after using a 19-0 run to break the game open early, Eastern had an 18-point burst — capped by a dunk from Schetzle and a McCullough layup — for a 24-3 lead. EOU’s lead reached as much as 42-16 in the first half on Brandon Porter’s layup. Eastern broke the game wide open in the second half with a 22-3 run — which Schetzle ended with another dunk — for an 83-50 lead. The margin reached as much as 46 points in the second half. Schetzle had 28 points and 12 rebounds for EOU. McCullough also had a dou- ble-double, finishing with 22 points and 10 rebounds, plus adding seven assists. Preston Chandler added 18 points as 10 players scored for EOU, which shot 51%. Eastern (5-2 overall) is off until Dec. 6 when it hosts Multnomah to begin CCC play. LA GRANDE — The strength of the Eastern Oregon University men’s wrestling team in duals the past three seasons has been at the lower weights. On Friday, it was the middle and upper weights that triggered a key four-match winning streak to lift the Mountaineers to a 22-15 victory over rival Southern Oregon at Quinn Coliseum. “After the break (following the 157-pound match) they bounced back. They saw we were losing, (and) our upper weights went out there and battled,” head coach Dustyn Azure said. “We wanted to get out there and put on a show for our crowd, and we had a great crowd tonight. It was probably one of our best ones.” Eastern trailed 12-6 at the midway point of the dual after a pair of wins by SOU’s Matt Peterson at 149 pounds and Jeremy Talavera at 157, who earned a 6-3 decision and 6-2 decision over Jared Brant and Jesse Camacho, respectively. The dual turned during Josh Pine’s match at 165 pounds against Nick Peterson. He used two near falls in the first round to build a 6-0 lead, then took control with a four-point near fall in the third to take a 10-2 lead on his way to an 11-3 major deci- sion. “He didn’t come away with a pin, but he got a full match, which was important. It was fun to see him go out there and see what he could do,” Azure said of Pine. Keegan Mulhill followed with a domi- nant effort at 174 pounds, wearing down Fabian Miranda-Walls on the way to a 19-4 technical fall that gave EOU a 15-12 lead. In the match, Mulhill, who scored seven takedowns — including five in the final round — built an 8-0 lead after two rounds and finished the match with a takedown from a neutral position in the final seven seconds to increase the margin of victory to a technical fall. Mulhill’s third-period domination showed one of the strengths of team — fitness. “Something we also pride ourselves on is our conditioning,” Azure said. “Get them into the third period, we want to be the ones who are being the first to the line, first one wrestling when the whistle blows and the last one wrestling. We need to continue to build on that.” Marco Retano (184) and Ryan Redford (197) followed with an 8-4 decision and a 9-1 major decision, respectively, in consecutive matches to extend the Mountaineers’ lead to an insurmountable 22-12 with one match to go. The Mountaineers’ other wins on the night came from Monte Zufelt, who had a 10-7 decision over Beau Shatto at 133, and Blake McNall, who eked out a 3-0 win over Justin Coon at 141. In all, EOU won six of the 10 matches. “The last three years our little guys have carried the team a little bit,” McNall said. “The upper weights stepped up. (We have) way more depth. The guys we got are a lot better, tougher, and I think our team is on the same page. We go in the room each day and work our butts off.” Hunter Nees dropped a match by fall at 125 and Cade Woodward held his own at 285 before dropping a 5-3 decision to Tanner Clark. The victory was the second of the day for Eastern, which earlier Friday defeated Umpqua Community College 33-9. EOU won five of the eight contested matches and added two wins by forfeit in the Umpqua matchup. Pine and Redford needed just 2:27 between them to earn a pair of first-round pins. McNall (5-0), Camacho (7-6) and Retano (8-4) each added victories by decision.