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Harris Pendleton’s Alexis Parker dribbles past Umatilla’s Itzel Rodriguez in the Bucks’ 4-3 win against the Vikings on Tuesday in Pendleton. no time testing the young 9LNLQJ DQG 0DULVRO$UJXHWD ORIWHG D VKRW SDVW 0RUHQR from just inside the box LQ WKH WKLUG PLQXWH $OH[LV 3DUNHUDGGHGDQRWKHUJRDOLQ the 29th minute, but despite RXWVKRRWLQJ8PDWLOODLQ WKH¿UVWKDOIWKH%XFNVKHOG MXVWDOHDGDWLQWHUPLVVLRQ ³:H ZHUH JHWWLQJ JRRG ORRNVEXWHQWLUHO\WRRTXLFN RQ WKH WULJJHU´ VDLG ¿UVW \HDU 3HQGOHWRQ FRDFK 3DXO 3DUNHUZKRVHWHDPRXWVKRW 8PDWLOOD ZLWK D HGJH LQ VKRWV RQ JRDO LQ WKH game. 7KHUH ZDV DOVR WKH SUREOHPRIVWRSSLQJ8PDWLOOD IRUZDUG -RFHO\Q *XDU GDGR7KH UHWXUQLQJ DOOVWDWH MXQLRUFRQWLQXDOO\JRWEHKLQG 3HQGOHWRQ¶V EDFN OLQH DQG VFRUHGDOOWKUHHRI8PDWLOOD¶V JRDOV +HU ¿UVW FDPH DIWHU D ORQJ FOHDU E\ 0RUHQR LQ the 15th minute and tied the JDPH “She has a nose for the JRDO DQG VKH OLNHV WR DWWDFN GHIHQVHVOLNHWKDW´/HHVDLG ³-XVW KDYLQJ D WDUJHW SOD\HU OLNH KHU XS WRS PDNHV D ELJ difference.” Parker said part of the SUREOHPZDVDOVRWKH%XFNV¶ LQH[SHULHQFHRQWKHEDFNOLQH ³:H¶YH JRW D \RXQJ GHIHQVH 6DPDQWKD 3DUNHU is a freshman, Bethany (Van &OHDYHLVD¿UVW\HDUYDUVLW\ SOD\HU 0DGLVRQ 'UDNH XQIRUWXQDWHO\ KDV D EXP NQHHDQG0DULD&HUUHGDLV RXUH[FKDQJHVWXGHQWVRVKH¶V just trying to pick up the pace RIZKHUHZH¶UHDW:H¶YHJRW D UHDOO\ \RXQJ GHIHQVH´ KH said. *XDUGDGR WRRN DGYDQWDJH RI VRPH OD[ PDUNLQJ IRU DQRWKHUEUHDNDZD\JRDOLQWKH 42nd minute that tied the game DWDOODQGWKHQFOHDQHGXSD ORRVH EDOO LQ IURQW RI WKH QHW to knot the score again in the 72nd minute. With time running out, the Bucks never panicked. ³:H HVSHFLDOO\ QHHG WR EH WRXJK PHQWDOO\ EHFDXVH \RXMXVWGRQ¶WZDQWWREUHDN GRZQ ZKHQ WKH\ VFRUH DQG VR EHLQJ PHQWDOO\ VWURQJ LV GH¿QLWHO\DKXJHNH\IRUWKLV WHDP,EHOLHYHZHGLGDUHDOO\ good job of doing so,” said 3HQGOHWRQ¶V 0DND\OD $NHUV ZKRVFRUHGWKH%XFNV¶WKLUG JRDO RII D 0DL]LH :LOOLDPV cross in the 49th minute. Anxious for a victory in its home opener, Pend OHWRQ QHYHU VKRZHG VLJQV RI GLVWUHVV DQG :LOOLDPV SURYLGHGWKHZLQQLQJJRDORQ D GHÀHFWHG VKRW LQ WKH WK minute. The sophomore PLG¿HOGHUWRRNFRQWURORIWKH EDOOMXVWRXWVLGHWKHER[EHDW KHULQLWLDOGHIHQGHUDQGWKHQ ripped a shot that bounced off another Viking and grazed WKH ¿QJHUWLSV RI D OHDSLQJ 0RUHQREHIRUHLWVHWWOHGLQWR the back of the net. ,W H[WHQGHG 3HQGOHWRQ¶V KRPHXQEHDWHQVWUHDNWR¿YH JDPHVVWUHWFKLQJEDFNWRODVW October, but Parker said this \HDU¶V WHDP GRHVQ¶W VKDUH PDQ\ VLPLODULWLHV ZLWK WKH one that started the streak. ³,W¶V D WRWDO WUDQVLWLRQ QHZFRDFKHVQHZWHDPQHZ SOD\HUV´ KH VDLG ³(YHU\ WKLQJLVDWUDQVLWLRQVRZH¶UH UHDOO\MXVWWU\LQJWREXLOGWKH team from the ground up ULJKWQRZ$QGZH¶UHJHWWLQJ there.” 8PDWLOOD LV KRSLQJ WR PDNH LWV IRXUWKVWUDLJKW $ VWDWH SRVWVHDVRQ DQG LVQ¶W FKDQJLQJ WKRVH SODQV DIWHU D SDLURIORVVHVWR$VFKRROVWR open the season. ³:H¶UHVWLOO¿JXULQJWKLQJV RXWZHZLOOLPSURYHDQGZH FDQJHWEHWWHUDQGXOWLPDWHO\ ZH ZLOO´ VDLG 0RUHQR ³, WKLQNZHKDYHDJRRGFKDQFH to be at state this year. 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He ZDQWHGWRVHHKRZKLV%XFNV ZRXOG UHVSRQG DIWHU WKH Continued from 1B Boys Soccer DUFUR 3, HEPPNER 1; HEPPNER 3, SHERMAN 0²$W+HSSQHUSDVVLQJZDV NH\ LQ D 0XVWDQJV VSOLW RQ Tuesday night. +HSSQHU ZDV XQDEOH WR KDQGOHDWRXJKVHUYLQJ'XIXU VTXDGWRRSHQDQGIHOO %XW WKH 0XVWDQJVVKRUHGWKLQJV XSTXLFNO\WRVZHHS6KHUPDQ ³'XIXUZDVWRXJKRQVHUYH DQG ZH GLGQ¶W SDVV YHU\ ZHOO :KHWKHU LW ZDV WKHP SXWWLQJ pressure on us, or us not passing YHU\ZHOOZHKDGDKDUGWLPH JHWWLQJ JRLQJ RIIHQVLYHO\´ VDLG +HSSQHU FRDFK 'LHWHU :DLWH³:HSDVVHGDORWEHWWHU DJDLQVW 6KHUPDQ DQG ZH GLG KDYHVRPHDWWDFNLQJDQGNLOOLQJ DW WKH QHW « 7KH\ SUREDEO\ GLGQ¶WVHUYHDVWRXJKEXWDWWKH VDPH WLPH ZH GLG PDNH VRPH corrections and bounce back.” Staff photo by Sam Barbee Pendleton’s Fernanda Gomez (7) dribbles past Javier Garcia during the Bucks’ 2-1 win Tuesday at Umatilla. SHVN\ DQG SK\VLFDO 9LNLQJV HOLPLQDWHGWKHDGYDQWDJHKLV team had just gained. 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