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Friday, December 18, 2015
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NFL
Wilson to Baldwin NFL’s hottest passing combo
By TIM BOOTH
AP Sports Writer
RENTON, Wash. — It might be
time to add to the list of touchdown
connections you’ve come to know.
There’s
Manning-to-Beckham,
Roethlisberger-to-Brown, Brady-
to-Gronk.
Now how about Wilson-to-
Baldwin?
Yes, as in the Seattle Seahawks
quarterback and wide receiver.
Over the past three weeks there
has not been a more productive
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Russell Wilson and Doug Baldwin.
They’ve connected for touchdowns
at a pace not seen since Steve
Young was throwing TD passes to
Jerry Rice more than 20 years ago
and they’ve brought a new dimen-
sion to Seattle’s offense.
“For those two guys in partic-
ular, they’re really on it. The plays
we’re calling are not that much
different than we’ve ever called
them, but they’re seeing it well,
they’re taking advantage of all
the little nuances that need to be
done to take advantage of what’s
happening on defense,” coach Pete
Carroll said. “Just a natural growth
has happened there.”
Wilson is on a run that statis-
tically stands up among the best
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1960 to have four straight games
with a passer rating of 138.5 or
higher. He’s thrown for 1,171
yards, completed 75.4 percent of
his passes and thrown 16 touch-
down passes with no interceptions
as the Seahawks have won their
Harvin or the addition of tight
end Jimmy Graham this season.
But whether consciously or not,
Wilson seems to always come back
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start in September 2012 at Arizona,
the duo have connected 206 times
in the regular season.
That connection has been better
than ever of late.
“I look at the tape and Russell’s
doing everything right,” Baldwin
said. “It’s fun to watch, it’s like a
video game.”
Baldwin will never be regarded
as the fastest straight ahead wide
receiver and that’s not his strength.
But Baldwin often has been
described as quick by teammates
and opponents. Quick in and out
of his cut, quick in reading the
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needs to go and quick in learning
tendencies.
“You might not necessarily be as
concerned about the fast receivers
as you are the quicker ones,” Seattle
cornerback Richard Sherman said.
“Because the quicker ones can get
off of the press, and if the ball’s
delivered on time there’s some
separation there.”
Quick is how Baldwin would
describe what he adds to Seattle’s
offense. When the Seahawks
changed some of their passing
philosophy at the bye week, the
long drop backs by Wilson we’re
mostly taken out and replaced by
shorter routes and combinations
where decisions needed to be
made, well, quickly.
“That’s my forte. That’s what
I’m supposed to be doing,”
Baldwin said. “That’s part of my
job, being quick.”
AP Photo/Gail Burton
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, left, celebrates with Seahawks wide receiver Doug
Baldwin (89) after Baldwin’s third touchdown reception, in the second half an NFL football game
against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, in Baltimore.
past four games.
For the last three games,
Baldwin has been the favored
target. Baldwin has 17 catches for
321 yards and eight touchdowns,
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since Rice in 1993 with eight TDs
in three games.
For the season, Baldwin is on
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receiver with 1,000 yards since
Bobby Engram in 2007. He has
11 touchdowns and 61 receptions
already and done it in just 80
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digit touchdowns, but the only one
that has fewer than 128 targets.
“If you look at it, this year again
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SCOREBOARD
PENDLETON
Timberwolves roll shorthanded Saints
East Oregonian
(4-3) with 15 points and
Delanee Martin added 10.
Blue Mountain shot 40
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basketball team rolled over a 60) while the Saints only hit
short-handed Mt. Hood squad 23 percent (10 of 43).
The T-Wolves will play
63-24 to open the Green River
Olympic, which beat tour-
Crossover on Thursday.
Entering the game with nament host Green River
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———
minutes with just four players
BMCC (3-6) 28 11
9 15 — 63
after Madison Weaver fouled
MHCC (4-3) 5 4 16
9 — 34
BLUE
MOUNTAIN
—
S.
Heugly 13, B.
out in the second half.
Haringa 13, K. Reyna 11, B. Gregory 8, E.
The game was well in Ramsey 5, S. McHone 4, K. Collins 4, W.
3, L. Cagle 2. (24-60)
hand by that point, though, Fredrickson
MT. HOOD — J. Morris 15, D. Martin 10, A.
Imbler
4,
M.
Weaver 3, K. Rachinski 2. (10-43)
and BMCC (3-6) stormed
3-pointers — BMCC 7-19, MHCC 5-21.
out to a 28-5 lead after one Free throws — BMCC 8-10, MHCC 9-13.
Fouls — BMCC 14, MHCC 14. Fouled out
quarter.
— Weaver (MHCC).
Savannah Heugly and
Brook Haringa each scored
MEN: LANE 70, BLUE
13 points to lead the Timber- MOUNTAIN 65 — At
wolves, and Kayla Reyna Eugene, the Blue Mountain
chipped in another 11. Haringa men came up just short in their
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and Heugly added seven.
Tournament on Thursday.
Bailey
Gregory
led
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the T-Wolves with nine all scorers with 21 points and
rebounds, six assists and four added 11 rebounds fro the
steals.
double-double. Nick Mack
Jesse Morris led Mt. Hood added nine points and 12
corps. Really, nothing has
changed,” Baldwin said. “We just
get more opportunities. Obviously,
if you get more opportunities you
have more opportunities to do
something with those chances. For
us, we’re getting more targets.”
Seattle has looked for other
primary receivers, whether it was
the failed experiment with Percy
rebounds.
Jared Mathews secured
a double-double for BMCC
(6-4) with team highs of 16
points and 13 rebounds, and
the Timberwolves scored 21
points off 20 Titan turnovers.
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points and nine rebounds for
BMCC and D’Quan Crockett
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Hawkins had a team-high
four assists.
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42.6 percent (26 of 61) night
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of 63).
Blue Mountain continues
tournament play today at 2
p.m. against loser between
Everett and Umpqua.
———
BMCC (6-4) 34 31 — 65
LCC (7-1) 34 36 — 70
BLUE MOUNTAIN — J. Mathews 16, L.
Meyers 13, D. Crockett 10, G. Blankenship
9, J. Schulz 9, L. Hawkins 6, I. Harris 2, Q.
George, T. Thurman, A. Dean, R. Bell. (21-63)
LANE — U. Zaid 21, D. Namazi 14, R.
Mingledorff 10, N. Mack 9, D. Cleveland 8,
J. Bigler 6, D. Silas, J. Adsit. (26-61)
3-pointers — BMCC 6-23, LCC 5-20.
Free throws — BMCC 17-26, LCC 13-16.
Fouls — BMCC 16, LCC 19. Fouled out —
Meyers (BMCC).
Helix at Wallowa, 4 p.m.
Klickitat (WA) at Arlington, 4 p.m.
Grant Union at Heppner, 5:30 p.m.
Local slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday
Mac-Hi vs. Condon/Wheeler (at Pilot
Rock), 4:30 p.m.
Umatilla vs. Scio (at Amity), 4:30 p.m.
Hermiston vs. Cleveland (at Century),
6:15 p.m.
Pendleton at Redmond, 7 p.m.
Ione at Riverside, 7 p.m.
Umatilla JV at Arlington, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner at Imbler, 7:30 p.m.
Enterprise at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m.
Echo at Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Wallowa at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Hermiston vs. TBD (at Century), TBD
Umatilla vs. TBD (at Amity), TBD
Mac-Hi at Pilot Rock, 1:30 p.m.
Columbia (WA) at Riverside, 2:30 p.m.
Grant Union at Heppner, 4 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler vs. Enterprise (at Pilot
Rock), 4:30 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Echo, 5:30 p.m.
Helix at Wallowa, 5:30 p.m.
Klickitat (WA) at Arlington, 5:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Burns, 6:30 p.m.
Liberty Christian (WA) at Irrigon, 7 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday
Mac-Hi vs. Condon/Wheeler (at Pilot
Rock), 3 p.m.
Umatilla vs. Scio (at Amity), 3 p.m.
Hermiston vs. TBD (at Phoenix, AZ), 6
p.m.
Ione at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Umatilla JV at Arlington, 6 p.m.
Heppner at Imbler, 6 p.m.
Enterprise at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
Echo at Helix, 6 p.m.
Wallowa at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m.
Benson at Pendleton, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Hermiston vs. TBD (at Phoenix, AZ), TBD
Umatilla vs. TBD (at Amity), TBD
Mac-Hi at Pilot Rock, Noon
Liberty Christian (WA) at Irrigon, 1 p.m.
Willamette at Pendleton, 2 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler vs. Enterprise (at Pilot
Rock), 3 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Burns, 4 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Echo, 4 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
Friday
Hermiston at Tri-State (at Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho), TBD
Saturday
Hermiston at Tri-State (at Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho), TBD
Irrigon at Central Linn Tournament, 9 a.m.
Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside, Echo at
Mac-Hi Tournament, 11 a.m.
PREP SWIMMING
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at La Grande,
Noon
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Today
Blue Mountain vs. TBD (at Lane), 2 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Corban, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain vs. TBD (at Lane), TBD
Eastern Oregon at NW Christian, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Today
Blue Mountain vs. Olympic (at Green
River), 4 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at Corban, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain vs. TBD (at Green River),
Noon or 2 p.m.
Eastern Oregon at NW Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Football
Thursday’s Game
St. Louis 31, Tampa Bay 23
Saturday’s Game
N.Y. Jets (-3) at Dallas, 5:25 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Chicago (+5.5) at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Atlanta (+3) at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Carolina (-5.5) at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Tennessee (+14) at New England, 10 a.m.
Buffalo (-1) at Washington, 10 a.m.
Kansas City (-7.5) at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Cleveland (+14.5) at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.
Green Bay (-3) at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.
Miami (+1.5) at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.
Cincinnati (-4.5) at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.
Denver (+6.5) at Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m.
Arizona (-3.5) at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21
Detroit (+3) at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.
Basketball
NCAA
Men’s scores
Thursday
No. 18 SMU 105, Hampton 72
No. 20 West Virginia 86, Marshall 68
Southern Cal 101, Cal Poly 82
Women’s scores
Thursday
No. 4 Baylor 97, Oral Roberts 39
No. 13 Duke 79, Liberty 41
Oregon 122, Portland St. 59
NBA
Thursday’s Games
Charlotte 109, Toronto 99, OT
Cleveland 104, Oklahoma City 100
Houston 107, L.A. Lakers 87
Friday’s Games
Brooklyn at Indiana, 4 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Portland at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Sacramento at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Miami, 5 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Denver at Utah, 6 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
Thursday’s Games
Buffalo 3, Anaheim 0
Florida 5, New Jersey 1
Philadelphia 2, Vancouver 0
San Jose 5, Toronto 4, OT
Los Angeles 3, Montreal 0
St. Louis 2, Nashville 1
Minnesota 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Chicago 4, Edmonton 0
Calgary 3, Dallas 1
Colorado 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
Columbus 7, Arizona 5
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