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Newspaper Page TextSPORTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 THE OBSERVER — 9A SCOREBOARD Jacksonville LOCAL SCHEDULE Saturday WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Warner Pacifi c at Eastern Oregon, 5:30 p.m. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Warner Pacifi c at Eastern Oregon, 7:30 p.m. PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Enterprise vs. Jordan Valley at Crane, 12:30 p.m. Union vs. TBD, Union Lions Tournament, TBD Cove vs. TBD, Union Lions Tournament, TBD Elgin vs. Grant Union, Elgin Lions Tournament, 2:30 p.m. Imbler vs. Prairie City at Joseph, 1:30 p.m. Pilot Rock at Joseph, 4:30 p.m. Powder Valley at Dufur, 2:30 p.m. Wallowa vs. La Grande JV, Elgin Lions Tournament, 5:30 p.m. FOOTBALL NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 2 0 .833 322 145 PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Enterprise vs. Jordan Valley at Crane, 11 a.m. Union vs. TBD, Union Lions Tournament, TBD Cove vs. TBD, Union Lions Tournament, TBD Elgin vs. Grant Union, Elgin Lions Tournament, 1 p.m. Imbler vs. Prairie City at Joseph, noon Pilot Rock at Joseph, 3 p.m. Powder Valley at Dufur, 1 p.m. Wallowa vs. La Grande JV, Elgin Lions Tournament, 4 p.m. PREP WRESTLING La Grande at Ranger Classic, Estacada, 10 a.m. Monday PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Hermiston at La Grande, 6:30 p.m. — Subject to change Buffalo N.Y. Jets Miami Houston Tennessee Indianapolis 9 4 3 3 0 8 0 9 0 South W L T 8 4 0 7 5 0 6 6 0 POOL Continued from Page 7A Christiansen had 23 digs and Sade Williams added nine. The teams battled back and forth the en- tire day, and it was Eastern getting the key points to take the opening two sets. Taylor, Tibbetts and Bunn each had a kill as the Mountaineers scored three of the fi nal four points to win the opening set, and Eastern broke a 23-23 tie to win set two on a Taylor kill and a block by Scott and Shaffer. EOU rallied from nine points down to tie the third set at 21-21 on another Scott and Shaffer block, but Kasia Niderla had one of .750 257 188 .333 204 280 .250 200 377 Pct .667 .583 .500 PF 293 276 261 PA 271 234 257 4 8 0 .333 220 292 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 10 2 0 .833 406 219 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 236 225 Cleveland 5 7 0 .417 246 272 Cincinnati 1 11 0 .083 179 298 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 348 265 Oakland 6 6 0 .500 237 324 Denver 4 8 0 .333 198 237 L.A. Chargers 4 8 0 .333 244 241 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 6 7 0 .462 334 267 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 274 284 Washington 3 9 0 .250 173 290 N.Y. Giants 2 10 0 .167 230 339 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 10 2 0 .833 298 248 Tampa Bay 5 7 0 .417 340 346 Carolina 5 7 0 .417 280 320 Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 260 323 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 9 3 0 .750 289 255 Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 319 242 Chicago 7 6 0 .538 243 232 Detroit 3 8 1 .292 280 315 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 10 2 0 .833 329 293 San Francisco 10 2 0 .833 349 183 L.A. Rams 7 5 0 .583 283 250 Arizona 3 8 1 .292 255 351 All Times PST Thursday’s Games Chicago 31, Dallas 24 Sunday’s Games Washington at Green Bay, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. San Francisco at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Denver at Houston, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10 a.m. L.A. Chargers at Jacksonville, 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 1:25 p.m. Tennessee at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. Kansas City at New England, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Rams, 5:20 p.m. Monday’s Games N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 5:15 p.m. College Football Top 25 Schedule Friday, Dec. 6 No. 5 Utah vs. No. 13 Oregon, Pac-12 her team-leading 28 kills to end the set that get LWC on the board. Both teams had multiple opportunities to win the fourth set. EOU had three match points, taking leads of 24-22, 25-24 and 26-25 — each time on a kill by Bunn. Niderla and Smith had kills for 27-26 and 28-27 leads for LWC, but EOU countered each time. The Blue Raiders claimed the fi nal two points on a Pratali kill and a block by Pratali and Burke. The Mountaineers face Westmont (Califor- nia) early Friday morning in the fi rst round of single-elimination bracket play. “I think the biggest thing for us will be to learn from what happened,” Pilon said of shaking off the loss. championship at Santa Clara, Calif., 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Georgia, SEC championship at Atlanta, 1 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Wisconsin, Big Ten championship at Indianapolis, 5 p.m. No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 22 Virginia, ACC championship at Charlotte, N.C., 4:30 p.m. No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 Baylor, Big 12 championship at Arlington, Texas, 9 a.m. No. 16 Memphis vs. No. 21 Cincinnati, AAC championship, 12:30 p.m. No. 19 Boise State vs. Hawaii, MWC championship, 1 p.m. No. 20 Appalachian State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Sun Belt champion- ship, 9 a.m. BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 15 5 .750 Toronto 15 6 .714 Philadelphia 15 7 .682 Brooklyn 11 10 .524 New York 4 18 .182 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 15 6 .714 Orlando 10 11 .476 Charlotte 9 14 .391 Washington 7 13 .350 Atlanta 5 17 .227 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 19 3 .864 Indiana 14 7 .667 Detroit 8 14 .364 Chicago 8 14 .364 Cleveland 5 15 .250 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 15 6 .714 Houston 14 7 .667 San Antonio 8 14 .364 Memphis 6 15 .286 New Orleans 6 16 .273 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 14 5 .737 Utah 12 10 .545 Minnesota 10 10 .500 Portland 9 13 .409 Oklahoma City 8 12 .400 Pacifi c Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 19 3 .864 GB — ½ 1 4½ 12 GB — 5 7 7½ 10½ GB — 4½ 11 11 13 GB — 1 7½ 9 9½ GB — 3½ 4½ 6½ 6½ GB — SOCCER Continued from Page 7A The Knights (20-2-2 overall), who advanced to Friday’s semifi nal match, were the aggressors during the fi rst half, and especially the fi rst 25 minutes. Mar- ian fi red fi ve shots in the fi rst 8:20, seven in the fi rst 25 minutes and went into the break with a 9-4 shot advantage. Plocher admitted the team being in the quarterfi nals for the fi rst time may have had an impact early, as did strug- gling to adjust to the early start time. “At the end of the day we need to be a little more ready, that 11 a.m. kickoff is 9 a.m. (in La Grande),” he said. Eastern turned up the pressure in the second half and had its chances to pull even. But Marian goal- keeper Alexis Patenaude recorded four saves to tally the Knights’ 16th shutout of the season, and turned away attempts by Josee Bassett and Erika Skindlov a minute apart in the fi nal eight minutes to keep the Knights in front. Eastern also had a shot midway through the second half from Lindsay Balkenbush clang off the post, and several others sail wide or high. “I felt like we controlled the second half and unfortu- nately we were just unable to get that fi nal touch in the back of the net,” EOU forward Nan Kiebert said. “...It was defi nitely a tough loss knowing we were more then capable of getting the victory. Savannah Hutchinson had a pair of saves in net for EOU. The Mountaineers, who lose fi ve seniors, fi nish the season with a record of 16-3-4. “We defi nitely wouldn’t be in this spot without their commitment and work ethic, and overall passion for the game,” Plocher said of the seniors. Four of those seniors — Bassett, Kiebert, Cydni Cottrell and Abri Cardenas were in the program the entirety of their collegiate careers, and Plocher said their decision to stay when he came aboard to replace former coach Justin Wagar was important. The fi fth senior, Jenna Jensen, joined as a transfer ahead of last season. “They easily had the opportunity to fi nd an out when Justin left. They were still freshmen. They could have left. They gave it a chance. They bought in, stay committed, and we’ve been able to build on it.” Plocher added that the family dynamic of the team made it the “most fun” he’s had coaching a team, and makes it tougher to see the season end. “There are a handful of teams that come through that you hate to see be done because how their chemistry. This is defi nitely one of those groups,” he said. “They are great teammates, people, soccer players. It’s defi nitely going to be tough to replace them on the fi eld.” As a team, EOU posted the second-most goals in a season (62), tied for the second-most wins in a season (16) and tied for the most shutouts in a season (14). HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 28 20 3 5 45 101 65 Florida 27 13 9 5 31 96 97 Buffalo 28 13 10 5 31 85 83 Montreal 28 12 10 6 30 93 98 Toronto 29 13 12 4 30 94 98 Tampa Bay 25 13 9 3 29 91 81 Ottawa 28 11 16 1 23 71 89 Detroit 30 7 20 3 17 63 119 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 29 20 4 5 45 109 85 Observer staff BAKER CITY — Members of Special Olympics Oregon-Union County team recently took part in the virtual bowling re- gional tournament on Oct. 26 in Baker City. Gold medals were earned by Mandi Durfee, Lindsay Stephens, Jasmine Zaplish- ny. Bronze was won by Joey Gross, Jamie McClaughry and Ranne Werner. Fourth- place fi nishers were Jayson Blanc, Justin Bowling, Paul Davenport, Jason Franks and Brian Jewell. Fifth place included Tommy Boren, Debbie Knight, and Autumn Rush. In sixth were Sam Altenburg and Jenny Coppin, and in seventh were Ian Altenburg Continued from Page 7A Photo by Zach Wadley/Marian University 16 6 .727 3 10 11 .476 8½ 8 12 .400 10 4 19 .174 15½ All Times PST Wednesday’s Games Charlotte 106, Golden State 91 Milwaukee 127, Detroit 103 Orlando 128, Phoenix 114 Boston 112, Miami 93 Brooklyn 130, Atlanta 118 Chicago 106, Memphis 99 Indiana 107, Oklahoma City 100 Dallas 121, Minnesota 114 L.A. Lakers 121, Utah 96 Portland 127, Sacramento 116 Thursday’s Games Washington 119, Philadelphia 113 Denver 129, New York 92 Houston 119, Toronto 109 Phoenix 139, New Orleans 132, OT Friday’s Games Brooklyn at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Indiana at Detroit, 4 p.m. Orlando at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Denver at Boston, 5 p.m. Golden State at Chicago, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Washington at Miami, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games New Orleans at Dallas, 11 a.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at New York, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Houston, 5 p.m. Memphis at Utah, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Denver at Brooklyn, noon Atlanta at Charlotte, 2 p.m. Chicago at Miami, 3 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Washington, 3 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 6 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders 26 18 6 2 38 77 63 Philadelphia 28 16 7 5 37 91 79 Carolina 28 16 11 1 33 88 78 Pittsburgh 27 14 9 4 32 93 78 N.Y. Rangers 26 13 10 3 29 84 87 Columbus 27 11 12 4 26 68 84 New Jersey 27 9 14 4 22 69 101 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 29 18 5 6 42 90 75 Winnipeg 28 17 10 1 35 82 77 Colorado 26 16 8 2 34 97 75 Dallas 29 15 11 3 33 76 73 Minnesota 28 13 11 4 30 83 88 Nashville 27 12 10 5 29 89 88 Chicago 27 10 12 5 25 74 85 Pacifi c Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 29 17 9 3 37 91 84 Arizona 29 16 9 4 36 82 69 Vegas 30 15 11 4 34 91 85 Vancouver 29 14 11 4 32 97 86 San Jose 29 15 13 1 31 84 96 Calgary 29 13 12 4 30 73 86 Anaheim 28 12 12 4 28 75 84 Los Angeles 28 11 15 2 24 72 93 All Times PST Wednesday’s Games Colorado 3, Toronto 1 Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 0 Ottawa 5, Edmonton 2 Washington 3, Los Angeles 1 Thursday’s Games Arizona 3, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Vegas 2, OT N.Y. Rangers 3, Columbus 2 Chicago 4, Boston 3, OT Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 4 Colorado 3, Montreal 2 Carolina 3, San Jose 2, SO Dallas 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Calgary 4, Buffalo 3 Friday’s Games Chicago at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Washington at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Ottawa at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Buffalo at Vancouver, 1 p.m. Colorado at Boston, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Carolina, 4 p.m. San Jose at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Toronto at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Columbus at Florida, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Nashville, 5 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Dallas, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Anaheim at Winnipeg, noon San Jose at Florida, 2 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Vegas, 4 p.m. Arizona at Chicago, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Edmonton, 5 p.m. Special Olympics athletes take the gold in Baker City SWEEP Eastern Oregon senior Jenna Jensen plays a ball forward during the Mountaineers’ match Wednesday against Marian. L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento Golden State the all-time record books at EOU. Her 12th kill in the match gave her 400 on the season, making her the only Mountaineer ever with multiple 400-kill seasons. Bunn, though, hasn’t focused on the numbers. “I’ve only focused on being my best every game for my team because they give everything of themselves for me to get the opportuni- ties to swing, and I owe it to them to give them the credit they deserve,” she said. Eastern briefl y trailed in the opening set 15-14, before fi nishing the set on a 10-3 run. An ace by Madison Pilon put EOU up 20-16, and kills by Bunn and Jet Taylor gave Eastern a 24-17 lead before another Taylor kill, one of seven on the day, ended the set. and Mary Herman. Several members of the Union County team also took part in the regional swim meet in Baker City Oct. 20, and earned a combined seven gold medals. Judith Asper won gold in both the 200-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle. Remy Spangler was a gold medalist in the 25-meter backstroke and 25-meter freestyle. Dani Thorne took gold in the 25-meter freestyle and 15-meter unassisted swim. Alex Weissenfl uh won silver in the 25- meter backstroke and 25-meter freestyle. The group combined to win gold in the 100-meter freestyle relay. “We were all clicking and very fl uid in our play today,” Bunn said. “Everyone was doing their job and we problem-solved to get side- out in ruts when the other team would get on a run much quicker than we have in a while.” An early 6-0 run in the second set gave EOU the lead for good, and 7-1 run later, capped by an ace from Bunn, put EOU up 20-12. Aspen Christiansen gave EOU a two-set lead moments later with a back-row kill. One more major run put the third set in hand for EOU, as a 9-1 rally gave the Mountaineers an 11-3 lead on a kill from Bunn, one of 10 she had in the fi nal set. Reinhardt briefl y got as close as 17-13 on a Shadaisha Summerall kill, but Bunn followed with four kills during a 5-0 run to push the lead to nine, and TIGERS Continued from Page 7A drive by Sergio Madrigal two fi eld goals by Pitney were all part of a 17-5 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters that pushed a seven-point Hermiston lead to 58-39 midway through the fourth quarter — the largest lead of the game. Ramirez was joined in double fi gures by Rangel and AJ Ramos, both of whom scored 11 points, and by Jaiden Ruloph, who added 10, including a pair of third-quarter 3s to help stem a La Grand run. As a team, Hermiston shot 20-for-54 and had 11 assists. The Bulldogs also had a 34-29 rebounding edge, with Rangel leading the way with 10 boards. “You gotta give credit to Hermiston,” La Grande head coach Mark Carollo said. “They played extremely hard tonight. They came out and really wanted the victory, and I would say we were a little bit passive.” La Grande trailed by as much as 13 points in the fi rst half, but closed the gap to 10 on a Brady Hutchins 3 late in the period, Taylor had the fi nal kill of the match moments later. The Mountaineers had a season-low in blocks with just two, but still forced Re- inhardt to commit 23 attack errors and post just a .053 attack percentage. “They defi nitely were hitting deeper and over our hands — higher, if you will,” McLean-Morehead said. Bunn was the only player to fi nish in double fi gures in kills. Taylor Tibbetts had eight for the Mountain- eers, and Savanna Davis led the Eagles with seven. Bunn also had 11 digs for a second double-double of the national tournament. Kiley McMurtrey led Eastern’s defense with 18 digs, Chris- tiansen added 15 and Pilon had 36 assists and nine digs. “Maddy did a great job of spreading the offense,” McLean-Morehead said of her setter. then used a 6-0 run in the third quarter to get as close as 36-31 on a pair of Lukas Schelin free throws and layups by Cristian Mendoza and Schelin. Most of La Grande’s fi eld goals in that third quarter, when it shot 50%, came from the dribble-drive, either right to the rim or on drop-offs to an open player. Carollo said part of the message at the half was to attack Hermiston’s full-court pressure and not be passive. The coach said, though, his team needs more consistency. “It was more aggression in the second half, not trying to back down and under- standing sometimes you gotta beat fi re with fi re,” he said. “If they’re going to pressure us, that’s going to open backdoor cuts (and) backdoor screens.” Kaleb Myer was the lone scorer for La Grande in double figures, finishing with 19 points — eight of which came in the first quarter and nine in the fourth. Mendoza added seven and both Hutchins and Schelin had six, but La Grande was just 15-for-53 from the floor. The Tigers (0-1 overall) next head to the White Buffalo Classic Dec. 13 in Madras.