SPORTS
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.