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A10 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Athletes of the Week DALTON KNIGHT Warrenton CLAIRE BUSSERT Warrenton he senior guard has helped the Lady Warriors to a No. 6 ranking in state, T picking up the scoring slack left by the injured Fernanda Alvarez. After a loss at Clatskanie, Bussert scored a game-high 22 points in a 44-38 win over n a four-game stretch, Warrenton’s senior guard has been a 3-point scor- I Clatskanie, ing machine. Knight had seven 3-pointers and a 23-point night in a loss at followed by fi ve 3-pointers in a win over Willamina. He was still hot Willamina. Her scores included four 3-pointers and a reverse layup which wowed the home crowd. Less than 24 hours later, Bussert tossed in another game-high 19 points in a 63-25 win over Taft. Saturday, when he drained six treys for 33 of Warrenton’s 43 points in a win over Taft. Knight opened this week with seven 3-pointers in a nonleague win over Southridge, B.C. That’s 25 3-pointers in four games. Former Oregon player sues school, former coaches for illness Jewell, Falls City split twinbill The Daily Astorian Associated Press The Falls City and Jewell basketball teams split a Casco League doubleheader Tuesday night at Jewell. The Lady Jays won the opener with a 40-30 decision over the Mountaineers, as Jew- ell’s Haley Norman poured in 17 points, with six rebounds and four assists. Teammate Nedi Morales fi nished with 11 points, seven boards and four steals, and Lillie Meier had a team-high nine rebounds with three steals. Ally Phillips added six rebounds and Lily Kaczenski had three steals for the Lady Jays, now 3-3 in league play. Falls City won the boys’ game, 56-38, despite 16 points and eight rebounds for Jew- ell’s Andy Valdez. Team- mate Aiden Bixel scored eight points with six boards. EUGENE — Former Ore- gon football player Doug Bren- ner has fi led a lawsuit against the university, the NCAA, former coach Willie Taggart and a former strength coach for negligence over a stren- uous workout that sent him and two other players to the hospital. Brenner is seeking $11.5 million in damages from the January 2017 workout that caused rhabdomyolysis and other injuries, the lawsuit said. Rhabdomyolysis is a poten- tially life-threatening condition that occurs when muscle tissue breaks down and leaks into the blood. The condition can cause kidney damage. “The drills were done in uni- son, and whenever a player fal- tered, vomited, or fainted, his teammates were immediately punished with additional repe- titions,” said Mark McDougal, one of Brenner’s attorneys. The lawsuit, fi led Wednes- day in Multnomah County Cir- cuit Court, claims the school failed to regulate or supervise the workouts, and alleges that Taggart and former strength coach Irele Oderinde were negligent in imposing them. It also claims that the NCAA has failed to address such practices. AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins defends against Bulls forward Wendell Carter Jr. McCollum scores 24 points, Trail Blazers beat Bulls 124-112 By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Girls basketball — Columbia Christian at Knappa, 6 p.m.; Jewell at Livingstone Adven- tist, 5:30 p.m. Boys basketball — Columbia Christian at Knappa, 7:45 p.m.; Jewell at Livingstone Adventist, 7 p.m. Wrestling — Warrenton at Rainier, 5 p.m. FRIDAY Girls basketball — Astoria at Gladstone, 5:30 p.m.; Seaside at North Marion, 5:30 p.m.; Warrenton at Taft, 6 p.m.; Ilwaco at South Bend, 7 p.m. Boys basketball — Astoria at Gladstone, 7 p.m.; Seaside at North Marion, 7 p.m.; War- renton at Taft, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling — Seaside Pac Rim, 3 p.m. SATURDAY Girls basketball — Molalla at Astoria, 3:30 p.m.; Nestucca at Knappa, 4 p.m. Boys basketball — Molalla at Astoria, 5 p.m.; Nestucca at Knappa, 5:30 p.m.; South Bend at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. Wrestling — Seaside Pac Rim, 10 a.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL (from Tuesday) City Christian 50, Knappa 35 City Christian 17 11 12 10—50 Knappa 13 6 7 9—35 CC (50): Emilee Owen 14, Knox 12, Castillo 11, Ishibashi 5, Piok 4, Logan 2, Wai 2. KNA (35): Madelynn Weaver 17, Dietrichs 6, Corcoran 4, Carlson 2, Miller 2, Tischer 2, Wal- ter, Rilatos, Patterson. PORTLAND — The Trail Blaz- ers are taking advantage where the schedule allows. CJ McCollum had 24 points and the Portland Trail Blaz- ers pulled away in the fi nal quar- ter to send the Chicago Bulls to their fi fth straight loss, 124-112 on Wednesday night. Jusuf Nurkic had 18 points and eight rebounds but got into foul trouble and came up just short of his fi fth straight game with 20 or more points. Portland has won three straight and fi ve of its last six games. Damian Lillard, who leads the team in scoring, said he’s been good with letting others take some of the load. Lillard fi nished with 16 points and 10 assists for his fi fth double-double of the season. “We had a stretch we played against all playoff teams. Not looking down on any of our past few opponents but they’ve been teams where we’ve been able to get things that we might not have been able to get against those other teams because we’re so famil- iar with them, their style,” Lillard said. “So I’ve just kind of been let- ting the game happen, making the right plays and guys have been playing really well.” Wendell Carter Jr. had 22 points to lead the Bulls in the fi rst of a fi ve-game road trip. After a tight fi rst half, the Blaz- ers led by as many as 11 points in the third quarter but the Bulls kept the margin from getting any wider until Meyers Leonard’s dunk put Portland up 106-94 with just under eight minutes left in the game. A pair of consecutive 3-point- ers from McCollum and Seth Curry put the Blazers up 112-96 and Portland went on to lead by as many as 19 points down the remaining stretch. “Rebounding and our pick and roll coverage wasn’t the best tonight,” Carter said. “It was just an effort thing, we didn’t stick to the game plan like we were sup- posed to. We’re learning and growing. I have no regrets about what we did tonight. We learn and move on.” Bulls coach Jim Boylen said before the game that Bobby Portis would be on a 24-minute restric- tion. Portis returned Sunday from a sprained right ankle that kept him out of seven straight games. He fi nished with 15 points in 19 minutes against the Blazers. Portland was without Mau- rice Harkless, because of left knee soreness. Jake Layman started in his place. Harkless, who had surgery on the knee last March, has missed 14 games this season because of the knee. The Blazers held a 30-29 edge after a close fi rst quarter but they began to pull away in the second, going up 41-35 after Nic Staus- kas’ 3-pointer. Portland briefl y extended the lead to 10 points and 54-45 but led 56-51 at half- time. CJ McCollum led the Blaz- ers with 12 points at the break, while Zach LaVine had 12 for the Bulls. Nurkic was called for his fourth foul with 6:30 left in the third quarter and headed for the bench. Portland began to pull away late in the quarter, with Seth Curry’s 3-pointer putting the Blazers up 95-85. Gurley meets Elliott in big-time showcase for NFL’s top RBs By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Todd Gurley roots for running backs when he watches football. A playoff duel between arguably the two best ballcarriers in the NFL would be irresistible to him as a fan. Gurley won’t be watching the Los Angeles Rams’ playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys from his couch, however. He’ll be in the Coliseum on Saturday night to go up against Ezekiel Elliott in a tantalizing NFC matchup. “It’s not really about us,” Gurley said Wednesday night. “It’s a team game. Obviously, we’ve got to hype it up, Zeke versus Gurley, but it’ll be a good game. He’s a great back, and I guess I’m not too bad myself.” The good feelings are mutual between these elite running backs when the Cowboys (11-6) visit the Rams (13- 3). Gurley and Elliott are friends who realize they have a remarkably sim- ilar style of play, adding an extra bit of intrigue to an already compelling matchup. “He’s a big, fast back,” Elliott said about Gurley. “He can run inside. He can run outside. He can run through you, jump over you, around you, make you miss. He’s a great asset out of the backfi eld. Just a guy who has a well- rounded game and really doesn’t have any weaknesses.” Associated Press Todd Gurley, left, and Ezekiel Elliott. Ackley returning to Mariners on minor-league deal Associated Press SEATTLE — Former No. 2 overall pick Dustin Ackley is returning to the Seattle Mar- iners on a minor-league deal after spending the past two seasons in the minors with the Los Angeles Angels, accord- ing to a person familiar with the deal. The deal reunites Ackley with the team that took him sec- ond in the 2009 draft. Ackley had a rocky career with the Mariners after being touted as one of the top col- lege hitters. He made a promis- ing debut in 2011, but his pro- duction decreased from there. Ackley hit .243 in parts of fi ve seasons with the Mariners, but never came close to match- ing the .273 average of his fi rst season. Ackley was traded to the New York Yankees in July 2015 and appeared in 51 games over two seasons with the Yankees. He spent the past two seasons with Triple-A Salt Lake in the Angels organization.
