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SPORTS 8A — THE OBSERVER MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2019 SCOREBOARD LOCAL SCHEDULE Monday PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Elgin at Weston- McEwen, 4 p.m. Wallowa vs. Burns at North Powder, 4 p.m. PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Elgin at Weston- McEwen, 5:30 p.m. Burns at Powder Valley, 5:30 p.m. — Subject to change HOCKEY NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 40 24 7 9 57 136 102 Toronto 40 21 14 5 47 142 131 Florida 38 20 13 5 45 138 130 Tampa Bay 37 20 13 4 44 131 116 Montreal 39 18 15 6 42 130 128 Buffalo 40 17 16 7 41 117 125 Ottawa 39 16 18 5 37 109 127 Detroit 40 9 28 3 21 87 157 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 40 27 8 5 59 143 118 N.Y. Islanders 37 24 10 3 51 110 97 Pittsburgh 38 23 11 4 50 131 102 Philadelphia 39 22 12 5 49 124 113 Carolina 39 23 14 2 48 133 111 N.Y. Rangers 38 19 15 4 42 124 125 Columbus 39 17 14 8 42 101 111 New Jersey 38 13 19 6 32 99 136 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 40 26 8 6 58 127 104 Colorado 39 23 12 4 50 140 112 Dallas 40 22 14 4 48 107 101 Winnipeg 39 21 15 3 45 118 116 Minnesota 40 19 16 5 43 125 133 Nashville 38 18 14 6 42 132 127 Chicago 40 17 17 6 40 113 129 Pacifi c Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 42 21 15 6 48 129 123 Vancouver 40 21 15 4 46 132 119 Arizona 41 21 16 4 46 115 107 Calgary 41 20 16 5 45 111 122 Edmonton 41 20 17 4 44 118 129 Anaheim 39 16 18 5 37 101 119 San Jose 40 17 20 3 37 109 137 Los Angeles 41 16 21 4 36 104 129 All Times PST Friday’s Games Boston 3, Buffalo 0 N.Y. Rangers 5, Carolina 3 Toronto 5, New Jersey 4, OT Washington 2, Columbus 1, OT Minnesota 6, Colorado 4 Pittsburgh 5, Nashville 2 St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 4, OT Chicago 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Calgary 5, Edmonton 1 Anaheim 4, Vegas 3 Los Angeles 3, San Jose 2, OT Saturday’s Games Carolina 6, Washington 4 Dallas 3, Colorado 2, SO Florida 5, Detroit 4 Pittsburgh 6, Nashville 4 Tampa Bay 5, Montreal 4 N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 4, OT Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 2 Vegas 4, Arizona 1 San Jose 6, Philadelphia 1 Sunday’s Games St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 1 Chicago 3, Columbus 2, SO New Jersey 4, Ottawa 3, OT N.Y. Islanders 3, Minnesota 1 Boston 3, Buffalo 2 Florida 6, Montreal 5 Tampa Bay 2, Detroit 1 Dallas 4, Arizona 2 Philadelphia 2, Anaheim 1, OT Vancouver 5, Calgary 2 Monday’s Game Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Boston at New Jersey, 10 a.m. N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 10 a.m. Anaheim at Vegas, noon Toronto at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Montreal at Carolina, 4 p.m. Florida at Columbus, 4 p.m. San Jose at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 5 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 6 p.m. Chicago at Calgary, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. Wednesday’s Game Nashville at Dallas, 11 a.m. BASKETBALL NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 22 8 .733 — Philadelphia 23 12 .657 1½ Toronto 22 11 .667 1½ Brooklyn 16 15 .516 6½ New York 9 24 .273 14½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 24 8 .750 — Orlando 14 18 .438 10 Charlotte 13 22 .371 12½ Washington 9 22 .290 14½ Atlanta 6 27 .182 18½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 29 5 .853 — Indiana 21 12 .636 7½ Chicago 13 20 .394 15½ Detroit 12 21 .364 16½ Cleveland 10 22 .313 18 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Houston 22 11 .667 — Dallas 21 11 .656 ½ San Antonio 13 18 .419 8 Memphis 13 21 .382 9½ New Orleans 11 23 .324 11½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 23 9 .719 — Utah 20 12 .625 3 Oklahoma City 17 15 .531 6 Portland 14 19 .424 9½ Minnesota 11 20 .355 11½ Pacifi c Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 26 7 .788 — L.A. Clippers 23 11 .676 3½ Phoenix 12 20 .375 13½ Sacramento 12 21 .364 14 Golden State 9 25 .265 17½ All Times PST Friday’s Games Boston 129, Cleveland 117 Oklahoma City 104, Charlotte 102, OT Orlando 98, Philadelphia 97 Milwaukee 112, Atlanta 86 Miami 113, Indiana 112 Golden State 105, Phoenix 96 Saturday’s Games Denver 119, Memphis 110 New Orleans 120, Indiana 98 Toronto 113, Boston 97 Chicago 116, Atlanta 81 Houston 108, Brooklyn 98 Cleveland 94, Minnesota 88 New York 107, Washington 100 Miami 117, Philadelphia 116, OT Dallas 141, Golden State 121 San Antonio 136, Detroit 109 Milwaukee 111, Orlando 100 Phoenix 112, Sacramento 110 L.A. Lakers 128, Portland 120 Utah 120, L.A. Clippers 107 Sunday’s Games Oklahoma City 98, Toronto 97 Memphis 117, Charlotte 104 New Orleans 127, Houston 112 Denver 120, Sacramento 115 L.A. Lakers 108, Dallas 95 Monday’s Games Atlanta at Orlando, 4 p.m. Miami at Washington, 4 p.m. Brooklyn at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m. Detroit at Utah, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Boston at Charlotte, noon Philadelphia at Indiana, noon L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 2 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 4 p.m. Denver at Houston, 4 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Dallas at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Orlando at Washington, 3 p.m. Portland at New York, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. FOOTBALL NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 12 4 0 .750 420 x-Buffalo 10 6 0 .625 314 N.Y. Jets 7 9 0 .438 276 Miami 5 11 0 .313 306 South W L T Pct PF y-Houston 10 6 0 .625 378 x-Tennessee 9 7 0 .563 402 Indianapolis 7 9 0 .438 361 Jacksonville 6 10 0 .375 300 North W L T Pct PF y-Baltimore 14 2 0 .875 531 Pittsburgh 8 8 0 .500 289 Cleveland 6 10 0 .375 335 Cincinnati 2 14 0 .125 279 West W L T Pct PF y-Kansas City 12 4 0 .750 451 Denver 7 9 0 .438 282 Oakland 7 9 0 .438 313 L.A. Chargers 5 11 0 .313 337 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-Philadelphia 9 7 0 .563 385 Dallas 8 8 0 .500 434 N.Y. Giants 4 12 0 .250 341 Washington 3 13 0 .188 266 South W L T Pct PF y-New Orleans 13 3 0 .813 458 Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 381 Tampa Bay 7 9 0 .438 458 Carolina 5 11 0 .313 340 North W L T Pct PF y-Green Bay 13 3 0 .813 376 x-Minnesota 10 6 0 .625 407 Chicago 8 8 0 .500 280 Detroit 3 12 1 .219 341 West W L T Pct PF y-San Francisco 13 3 0 .813 479 x-Seattle 11 5 0 .688 405 L.A. Rams 9 7 0 .563 394 Arizona 5 10 1 .344 361 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division All Times PST Sunday, Dec. 29 Chicago 21, Minnesota 19 Atlanta 28, Tampa Bay 22, OT Miami 27, New England 24 Green Bay 23, Detroit 20 Cincinnati 33, Cleveland 23 PA 225 259 359 494 PA 385 331 373 397 PA 282 303 393 420 PA 308 316 419 345 PA 354 321 451 435 PA 341 399 449 470 PA 313 303 298 423 PA 310 398 364 442 Kansas City 31, L.A. Chargers 21 N.Y. Jets 13, Buffalo 6 New Orleans 42, Carolina 10 Denver 16, Oakland 15 Tennessee 35, Houston 14 Dallas 47, Washington 16 Jacksonville 38, Indianapolis 20 Philadelphia 34, N.Y. Giants 17 Baltimore 28, Pittsburgh 10 L.A. Rams 31, Arizona 24 San Francisco 26, Seattle 21 End of Regular Season NFL Playoffs Wild-card Round Saturday, Jan. 4 Buffalo at Houston, 1:35 p.m. (ESPN/ ABC) Tennessee at New England, 5:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 5 Minnesota at New Orleans, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Seattle at Philadelphia, 1:40 p.m. (NBC) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 Philadelphia, Seattle or Minnesota at San Francisco, 1:35 p.m. (NBC) Houston, Buffalo or Tennessee at Baltimore, 5:15 p.m (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 12 New England, Houston or Buffalo at Kansas City, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) New Orleans, Philadelphia or Seattle at Green Bay, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 AFC, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26 At Orlando, Fla. AFC vs. NFC, noon (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2 At Miami Gardens, Fla. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 3:30 p.m. (Fox) College Football All Times PST Friday, Dec. 20 Bahamas Bowl Nassau Buffalo 31, Charlotte 9 Frisco (Texas) Bowl Kent State 51, Utah State 41 Saturday, Dec. 21 Celebration Bowl At Atlanta NC A&T 64, Alcorn State 44 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque San Diego State 48, Central Michigan 11 Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. Liberty 23, Georgia Southern 16 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl FAU 52, SMU 28 Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Arkansas State 34, FIU 26 Las Vegas Bowl Washington 38, Boise State 7 New Orleans Bowl Appalachian State 31, UAB 17 Monday, Dec. 23 Gasparilla Bowl At Tampa, Fla. UCF 48, Marshall 25 Tuesday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Hawaii 38, BYU 34 Thursday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. Louisiana Tech 14, Miami 0 Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Pittsburgh 34, Eastern Michigan 30 Friday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. North Carolina 55, Temple 13 Pinstripe Bowl New York OUTLAWS TIGERS Continued from Page 7A “I was proud with how hard they fought,” Carollo said. “A little bit short, but you gotta give credit to Sea- side. They’re a really good team.” Mendoza, who added seven points Saturday after his team-high effort Friday, said La Grande can gain con- Mobile, Ala. Miami (Ohio) (8-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafay- ette (10-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 13 College Football Championship New Orleans Clemson (14-0) vs. LSU (14-0), 5 p.m. (ESPN) LOCAL STANDINGS Men’s College Basketball Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC All College of Idaho 4-0 11-3 Northwest 4-0 8-4 Warner Pacifi c 4-1 8-5 Northwest Christian 2-1 7-6 Oregon Tech 2-2 12-2 Southern Oregon 2-2 8-4 Corban 2-3 8-7 Eastern Oregon 1-3 7-6 Walla Walla 1-3 3-9 Multnomah 0-3 6-6 Evergreen 0-4 3-7 Women’s College Basketball Cascade Collegiate Conference Team CCC All Oregon Tech 4-0 10-4 Northwest Christian 3-0 8-2 Corban 4-1 8-4 Eastern Oregon 3-1 9-5 Warner Pacifi c 3-2 6-7 Southern Oregon 2-2 6-5 College of Idaho 2-2 4-9 Northwest 1-3 2-10 Multnomah 0-3 3-7 Walla Walla 0-4 2-11 Evergreen 0-4 0-7 OSAA Boys Basketball 4A-6 Greater Oregon League GOL All PF PA RK McLoughlin 0-0 6-4 452 434 15 Baker 0-0 6-5 593 532 17 La Grande 0-0 1-8 284 337 25 Ontario 0-0 1-8 383 580 19 2A-6 Blue Mountain Conference BMC All PF PA RK Pilot Rock 0-0 10-0 604 420 3 Union 0-0 7-3 544 412 10 Enterprise 0-0 4-3 378 361 15 Grant Union 0-0 5-4 479 459 20 Stanfi eld 0-0 5-6 574 543 26 Heppner 0-0 4-5 424 429 23 Weston-McEwen 0-0 1-8 446 605 46 1A-7 Old Oregon League OOL All PF PA RK Nixyaawii 0-0 7-3 663 575 3 Joseph 0-0 7-3 518 476 6 Powder Valley 0-0 6-3 620 440 23 Griswold 0-0 5-4 449 481 46 Elgin 0-0 4-4 377 398 40 Wallowa 0-0 4-6 441 506 35 Pine Eagle 0-0 2-3 246 249 32 Imbler 0-0 2-5 280 347 48 Cove 0-0 1-7 301 408 66 OSAA Girls Basketball 4A-6 Greater Oregon League GOL All PF PA RK Baker 0-0 10-2 635 395 3 La Grande 0-0 6-3 482 361 7 McLoughlin 0-0 6-5 396 380 25 Ontario 0-0 0-8 241 366 31 2A-6 Blue Mountain Conference BMC All PF PA RK Enterprise 0-0 8-1 422 271 2 Stanfi eld 0-0 9-2 527 393 9 Union 0-0 8-2 452 301 11 Heppner 0-0 6-2 353 303 8 Pilot Rock 0-0 4-6 347 372 36 Grant Union 0-0 2-7 316 436 35 Weston-McEwen 0-0 1-8 266 386 44 1A-7 Old Oregon League OOL All PF PA RK Joseph 0-0 7-3 437 343 7 Elgin 0-0 6-2 343 281 19 Griswold 0-0 6-3 306 312 33 Pine Eagle 0-0 3-2 186 201 9 Wallowa 0-0 5-5 410 368 10 Cove 0-0 4-4 350 276 26 Nixyaawii 0-0 4-6 429 464 23 Powder Valley 0-0 4-5 319 353 20 Imbler 0-0 0-8 164 360 56 TREASURE VALLEY STEEL, INC. Continued from Page 7A came out hot, scoring 14 of Nixyaawii’s 24 points in the fi rst quarter. While the Outlaws held an early 4-2 lead, Burns triggered a 10 Golden Eagles’ scoring run that kept them ahead 12-4. Outlaws senior wing Devin Greer halted the streak with a 3-pointer at 3:59, but Burns couldn’t be stopped for long. He poured in six more points in yet another 10-point Nixy- aawii run for a 20-7 lead. The Golden Eagles held a 24-13 advantage by the end of the quarter. “We were moving the ball well and getting those open looks,” Burns said. “(My team) was hitting me up, getting me the ball. We’re starting to shoot the ball a lot better.” Enterprise pulled within six points at 24- 18, early in the second, but Nixyaawii’s Mick Schimmel and Shane Rivera broke up the run by extending the lead out to 28-18 with 3:37 left in the half. Burns, Schimmel and junior Moses Moses combined for a third Nixyaawii 10-point run in the fi nal two minutes. Burns added a trey at the buzzer for a 45-22 lead at halftime. “Mick set the tone late in the second quarter,” coach Rivera said. “We were getting those extra passes and open looks. It really helped.” The Golden Eagles ran wild with a 21-0 run to open the third quarter, taking a 66-22 advantage before Enterprise got started again. Burns contributed 14 points to the run, 12 of which came from outside the arc. Enterprise senior Dallas Harker ended the streak and got the Outlaws on the board again with two points at the line after a scoring drought that lasted more than fi ve minutes. “It was bad,” Enterprise senior Foster Hobbs said. “We didn’t work as hard as what we’re capable of. (Nixyaawii) can shoot. They played as a team. They were self-confi dent. We weren’t. We’re going to learn from this Michigan State 27, Wake Forest 21 Texas Bowl Houston Texas A&M 24, Oklahoma State 21 Holiday Bowl San Diego Iowa 49, Southern Cal 24 Cheez-It Bowl Phoenix Air Force 31, Washington State 21 Saturday, Dec. 28 Camping World Bowl Orlando, Fla. Notre Dame 33, Iowa State 9 Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, Texas Penn State 53, Memphis 39 Peach Bowl Atlanta CFP Semifi nal: LSU 63, Oklahoma 28 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. CFP Semifi nal: Clemson 29, Ohio State 23 Monday, Dec. 30 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Dallas Western Kentucky (8-4) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Louisville (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Redbox Bowl Santa Clara, Calif. Illinois (6-6) vs. California (7-5), 1 p.m. (FOX) Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida (10-2) vs. Virginia (9-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 31 Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. Kentucky (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Florida State (6-6) vs. Arizona State (7-5), 11 a.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. Kansas State (8-4) vs. Navy (10-2), 12:45 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz. Wyoming (7-5) vs. Georgia State (7-5), 1:30 p.m. (CBSSN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Texas (7-5) vs. Utah (11-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 1 Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Michigan (9-3) vs. Alabama (10-2), 10 a.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Minnesota (10-2) vs. Auburn (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (10-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans Georgia (11-2) vs. Baylor (11-2), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 2 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Cincinnati (10-3) vs. Boston College (6-6), noon (ESPN) Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Indiana (8-4) vs. Tennessee (7-5), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 3 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Ohio (6-6) vs. Nevada (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 4 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Southern Miss (7-5) vs. Tulane (6-6), 8:30 a.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 6 Lendingtree Bowl Manufacturing Zee & Cee Purlins In-HouseCustom Cut Exact Lengths Photo by Ben Lonergan/EO Media Group Enterprise’s Dallas Harker shoots Friday during the Outlaws’ game. and do a lot better in the future.” Enterprise’s defense toughened up in the fi nal eight minutes, scoring nine unanswered points to open the quarter to cut their defi cit down to 29 points. They would outscore the Golden Eagles 19-7 by the quarter’s end, but could not take the game back. “They’re physical,” coach Rivera said of the Outlaws. “They’re athletic kids. We were able to see the fl oor and move the ball a little bet- ter. (My team puts) in a lot of work, and not just during the season. They’ve been doing this since they were little kids. They work all year long — as a team and as individuals.” Schimmel scored 14 points to follow Burns in scoring. Greer led Enterprise with 17 points, while senior Cason Kirkland had 11. fi dence from the weekend’s performances. “I feel like we turned a lot of heads in OSAA. We didn’t win, but to see we can stick with these guys is a huge momentum thing for our boys,” he said. Jenner had 12 points Sat- urday and Bell added 11. Seaside head coach Bill Westerholm said the Tigers were “better than we were expecting.... They handle pressure pretty well. They got a couple kids that can shoot. They got a post player who can rebound and do some dirty work, and they got a guard that can handle that pressure. They’re defi - nitely a top 15-16 team, even though their RPI right now is 26-27.” The Tigers (1-8 overall) face Pendleton Jan. 7. • 24 Colors • Custom Trim • 2 1/2” Corrugated • Delivery Available • Full Soffitt Line • 3 ft. 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