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East Oregonian
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Thursday, November 5, 2015
HERMISTON: Consistent pass rush will be key for Dawgs
Continued from 1B
Overall, Neville has passed for 2,198 yards
on 68 percent passing for 30 touchdowns.
will host the Wilsonville Wildcats (8-1, 6-1) Neville, a three-start recruit, currently has
this Friday at 7 p.m. at Kennison Stadium. offers from Washington State and Boise State.
The Bulldogs and the Wildcats both played
Neville missed Wilsonville’s 63-14 win
Sandy, who hails from Wilsonville’s North- over Parkrose, and the senior backup Tom
west Oregon Conference, Sept. 11 and won Gomez stepped in capably. He tossed four
53-3. Hermiston just slipped by the Pioneers touchdowns — and three interceptions —
13-7 in double overtime.
while eclipsing the 300-yard mark.
“They’re well-coached. They execute on
Whoever plays quarterback Friday will
offense,” Faaeteete said. “They have a great have some serious targets. Harrison Steiger
defense, have great kids and they play really has been a menace to secondaries all season.
hard all the time. We’re lucky to be able to The junior has caught 40 passes this season
play a program like this.”
for 821 yards and a whopping 18 touchdowns.
The Wildcats are an athletic bunch with
He’s caught a pass and a touchdown in
numerous weapons. They have two quarter- each game he’s played this season, and caught
backs who are capable throwers. The starter, ten balls for 232 yards and three touchdowns
Connor Neville, is a junior who has thrown in the Wildcats’ 40-37 loss to Liberty two
a touchdown pass in each game this season.
weeks ago.
Against Liberty two weeks ago, a game
But he’s not alone. Jonny Neville has been
Wilsonville lost 40-37, Neville passed for a threat in the passing game, just not as worri-
507 yards on 31 completions and four touch- some as Steiger. He still must be accounted
downs. He threw four picks in that game, for, however, as he’s caught 29 balls for 548
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He, too, has caught a pass in every game
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being said, it’s not gonna be easy to keep this
offense in check. They’ve been putting up
numbers all year long.”
Wilsonville can run it, too, though it’s not
the strength of the its offense. No Wilsonville
running back ever received more than 11
carries in any game this year, and no Wilson-
ville running back has rushed for more than
111 yards in any game.
The running game is mainly a big play
threat, with Elijah Benedick and Mason Craig
each averaging more than 10 yards per carry.
Andrew Merrick is the Wildcat’s leading
rusher with 467 yards on just 63 carries and
three touchdowns. Sophomore Taran Floyd
has scored eight times on the ground.
Hermiston was able to get a good pass
rush last week against Pendleton and the
week before against Hood River Valley.
Pendleton quarterback Kai Quinn, who has
a strong arm, couldn’t step into any throws
against the likes of Neal and Coleman, and
those two will have to do the same against
Neville, who only has 37 yards rushing on 23
tries this season.
Once a dual-threat quarterback, Neville
now wears two knee braces after a couple
knee injuries. If the Bulldogs can get a good
pass rush, make Neville uncomfortable in the
pocket, as they did with Quinn, Hermiston
can disrupt the timing passes Wilsonville
likes and potentially force some mistakes.
But the task, offensively and defensively,
will be a tall one for the Bulldogs.
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the end, when the chips fall, you’re holding
your head held high. It’s football. Someone’s
gotta lose. It’s what’s great about this game.
Anything can happen on Friday night. Crazier
things have happened. We just gotta execute
on offense and get home on defense and have
fun.”
SCOREBOARD
STANFIELD:
Monkus ready to roll
Continued from 1B
running back Thyler Monkus
quarterback
Dylan
through the air, which is wear and
Grogan,
who
have
carried
the
Salas says his defense needs to
offense all season long.
key on.
Monkus capped off an
“We have to limit their
big plays,” he said. “Their outstanding season with 246
quarterback is very mobile, yards and four touchdowns
and his best work comes when on 20 carries in the win over
he’s out of the pocket, so our Culver. Grogan also added
guys can’t give him time to 127 yards on the ground.
However, there is still a
make plays, we need to crash
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quarterback
he bum ankle, which he injured
mentioned is junior Steele during the Week 8 win against
Ware, who threw for more Pilot Rock.
“We’ve been resting him
than 2,200 yards and 36
touchdowns during the season, up a bit in practice, trying to
controlling the offense to an make sure he’s 100 percent,”
average of just over 52 points said Salas. “But he’ll be ready
to go.”
per game.
With the Tigers roaring and
Salas knows that his
defense can only contain that ready to go, Salas said he’s
type of an offense for so long, excited to see what the two
and says that his offense will teams can do.
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be the big key to deciding the
other
in the game and do their
game.
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Football
PREP FOOTBALL
Friday
(5A first round) No. 9 Wilsonville at No.
8 Hermiston, 7 p.m.
(2A first round) No. 9 Stanfield at No. 8
Vernonia, 7 p.m.
Saturday
(2A first round) No. 13 Irrigon at No. 4
Kennedy, 1 p.m.
(2A first round) No. 10 Weston-McEw-
en at No. 7 Reedsport, 2 p.m.
(2A first round) No. 15 Monroe at No. 2
Heppner, 3 p.m.
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
EAST
W L
T Pct PF PA
New England 7 0
0 1.000 249 133
N.Y. Jets
4 3
0 .571 172 139
Buffalo
3 4
0 .429 176 173
Miami
3 4
0 .429 154 173
SOUTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 3 5
0 .375 173 203
Houston
3 5
0 .375 174 205
Jacksonville 2 5
0 .286 147 207
Tennessee
1 6
0 .143 125 159
NORTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati
7 0
0 1.000 198 132
Pittsburgh
4 4
0 .500 168 147
Cleveland
2 6
0 .250 167 216
Baltimore
2 6
0 .250 190 214
WEST
W L
T Pct PF PA
Denver
7 0
0 1.000 168 112
Oakland
4 3
0 .571 178 173
Kansas City 3 5
0 .375 195 182
San Diego
2 6
0 .250 191 227
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
EAST
W L
T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 4 4
0 .500 215 208
Washington 3 4
0 .429 148 168
Philadelphia 3 4
0 .429 160 137
Dallas
2 5
0 .286 133 171
SOUTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Carolina
7 0
0 1.000 191 136
Atlanta
6 2
0 .750 213 173
New Orleans 4 4
0 .500 213 234
Tampa Bay 3 4
0 .429 163 199
NORTH
W L
T Pct PF PA
Green Bay
6 1
0 .857 174 130
Minnesota
5 2
0 .714 147 122
Chicago
2 5
0 .286 140 202
Detroit
1 7
0 .125 149 245
WEST
W L
T Pct PF PA
Arizona
6 2
0 .750 263 153
St. Louis
4 3
0 .571 135 125
Seattle
4 4
0 .500 167 140
San Francisco 2 6
0 .250 109 207
———
Today’s Game
Cleveland (+11) at Cincinnati, 5:25 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Tennessee (+8) at New Orleans, 10
a.m.
St. Louis (+2.5) at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Green Bay (-2.5) at Carolina, 10 a.m.
Washington (+14) at New England,
10 a.m.
Miami (+3) at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville (+2.5) at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Oakland (+4.5) at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Atlanta (-7) at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants (-2.5) at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.
PREP BOYS SOCCER
Saturday
(5A quarterfinal) No. 4 Hermiston vs.
Woodburn, TBD
(3A quarterfinal) No. 6 Riverside at No.
3 St. Mary’s, 4 p.m.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Friday
(2A quarterfinal) No. 10 Weston-McE-
wen vs. No. 2 Culver (at Ridgeview HS,
Redmond), 10 a.m.
(1A quarterfinal) No. 7 Ione vs. No.
2 North Douglas (at Ridgeview HS,
Redmond), 3:15 p.m.
Saturday
Weston-McEwen vs. TBD at 2A state
tournament, TBD
Ione vs. TBD at 1A state tournament,
TBD
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Saturday
College of Idaho at Eastern Oregon,
Noon
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Thursday
Walla Walla U. at Eastern Oregon, 7
p.m.
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at CCC Champion-
ships, TBD
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Gonzaga (exhibition),
5 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
Eastern Oregon at Arizona Christian,
6 p.m.
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Arizona Christian,
3 p.m.
Denver (-5) at Indianapolis, 1:25 p.m.
Philadelphia (-2.5) at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit,
Houston, Kansas City, Seattle
Monday’s Game
Chicago (+4) at San Diego, 5:30 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L Pct GB
Toronto
5
0 1.000 —
New York
2
3 .400
3
Boston
1
3 .250 3½
Philadelphia
0
4 .000 4½
Brooklyn
0
5 .000
5
Southeast Division
W
L Pct GB
Atlanta
5
1 .833 —
Washington
3
1 .750
1
Miami
2
2 .500
2
Charlotte
1
3 .250
3
Orlando
1
4 .200 3½
Central Division
W
L Pct GB
Cleveland
4
1 .800 —
Detroit
3
1 .750 ½
Chicago
3
2 .600
1
Indiana
2
3 .400
2
Milwaukee
2
3 .400
2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Memphis
3
2 .600 —
San Antonio
3
2 .600 —
Dallas
2
2 .500 ½
Houston
2
3 .400
1
New Orleans
0
4 .000 2½
Northwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Minnesota
2
1 .667 —
Portland
3
2 .600 —
Oklahoma City
3
2 .600 —
Utah
2
2 .500 ½
Denver
2
2 .500 ½
Pacific Division
W
L Pct GB
Golden State
5
0 1.000 —
L.A. Clippers
4
1 .800
1
Phoenix
3
2 .600
2
Sacramento
1
4 .200
4
L.A. Lakers
0
4 .000 4½
———
Wednesday’s Games
Indiana 100, Boston 98
Washington 102, San Antonio 99
Milwaukee 91, Philadelphia 87
Houston 119, Orlando 114, OT
Toronto 103, Oklahoma City 98
Cleveland 96, New York 86
Atlanta 101, Brooklyn 87
Portland 108, Utah 92
Phoenix 118, Sacramento 97
Golden State 112, L.A. Clippers 108
Today’s Games
Oklahoma City at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Miami at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 6 p.m.
Memphis at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT
Montreal
14 11
2
1
Ottawa
12 6
4
2
Tampa Bay 14 6
6
2
Boston
11 6
4
1
Detroit
12 6
5
1
Florida
12 5
4
3
Buffalo
12 5
7
0
Toronto
12 2
8
2
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT
N.Y. Rangers 12 8
2
2
N.Y. Islanders 13 7
3
3
Washington 11 8
3
0
Pittsburgh 12 8
4
0
New Jersey 12 6
5
1
Carolina
12 5
7
0
Philadelphia 12 4
6
2
Columbus 13 3 10
0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT
Dallas
13 10
3
0
St. Louis
13 9
3
1
Winnipeg
13 8
4
1
Minnesota 11 7
2
2
Nashville
11 7
2
2
Chicago
13 7
5
1
Colorado
12 4
7
1
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT
Los Angeles 12 8
4
0
Vancouver 13 6
3
4
San Jose
12 6
6
0
Arizona
11 5
5
1
Edmonton 13 5
8
0
Anaheim
12 3
7
2
Calgary
13 3
9
1
Pts
23
14
14
13
13
13
10
6
Pts
18
17
16
16
13
10
10
6
Pts
20
19
17
16
16
15
9
Pts
16
16
12
11
10
8
7
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point
for overtime loss.
———
Wednesday’s Games
Anaheim 3, Florida 2, SO
Winnipeg 4, Toronto 2
St. Louis 6, Chicago 5, OT
Pittsburgh 3, Vancouver 2
Today’s Games
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Nashville at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Calgary, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Florida at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
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