Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Wednesday, November 23, 2016 NHL Newest expansion team finally has a name: the Vegas Golden Knights Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The NHL’s newest team is named the Vegas Golden Knights. Owner Bill Foley and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the Las Vegas expansion franchise’s official name and revealed its logo and colors Tuesday night at a gala ceremony for about 5,000 fans outside T-Mobile Arena, where the Golden Knights will begin play next season. The Golden Knights’ logo is a simple front view of a fighting helmet with a conspicuous “V” in the middle. Their colors are steel grey, gold, red and black. “Our logo and our name is really going to exhibit the highest element of the warrior class — the knight,” Foley told the crowd. “The knight protects the unprotected. The knight defends the realm. The knight never gives up, never gives in, always advances, never retreats. And that is what our team is going to be.” The NHL awarded its 31st franchise in June to this gambling mecca in the Mojave Desert. Foley is a billionaire businessman who sold the league on the potential of being the first major pro sports franchise in the growing market while playing in a new $375 million arena already constructed on the south end of the Strip. The franchise made its name announcement near an outdoor rink where young hockey players braved the 58-degree nighttime temperatures in Vegas’ desert basin. Foley paid $500 million as an expansion fee to the other 30 ownership groups, and the West Point graduate strongly considered naming his team the Black Knights in honor of his Army roots. Foley has said the team didn’t want to include an overt gambling reference in the name, but also consid- ered Desert Knights and Silver Knights. “I’m very proud of our name, and I’m very proud of our logo,” Foley said. The team has been enthusiastically received in southern Nevada, which is getting the first major professional sports fran- chise in a market of nearly 1.4 million. Foley led a successful drive that landed several thousand deposits on season tickets months before the NHL officially granted a team to the city. Women’s College Basketball Ducks rout No. 25 Spartans at home Associated Press EUGENE — Ruthy Hebard had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Oregon blitzed No. 24 Michigan State 88-55 on Tuesday night. The Ducks (4-0) shot 53 percent after a slow start and led 65-26 after three quarters. The Spartans made 9 of 13 shots in the fourth, including all three of their 3-pointers after missing their first nine, but still shot just 32 percent (19 for 60). MSU also had 24 turnovers. Lexi Bando had all 11 of her points in the first quarter when Oregon took a 20-8 lead. Hebard had 10 points #25 Mich. St. Oregon 55 88 and eight rebounds playing just eight minutes in the second half. The Ducks led by 44 early in the fourth quarter. Morgan Yaeger added 10 points and eight different players had at least seven points. Tori Jankoska had 18 points for Michigan State, which was only allowing 51 points a game, and moved up to eighth on the school scoring list with 1,565 points. EOU: Team is 5-1 against ranked teams this season, 3-0 against top 10 Continued from 1B their No. 1 ranking. Marian is ranked first or second in NAIA Division I in nine statistical categories. The Knights lead the nation in key stats like opponents’ third-down percentage, passing efficiency, rushing defense and sacks. They’re second in total defense allowing just 244 yards per game (61 rushing, 183 passing) and fourth in total offense at 552 yards a game (240 rushing, 312 passing). But Camp said the Knights are like any other opponent, which means they’re beat- able, and that No. 1 ranking means nothing when the teams hit the field. Camp’s Mountaineers have beaten a No. 1 before, and took out top-ranked Southern Oregon in the 2014 regular-season finale before the Raiders went on a postseason run that ended with a win over none other than Marian in the national championship. “The one thing we’ve done here over the course of time is we’ve been able to beat a No. 1 team, a No. ALL- LEAGUE: Continued from 1B and head coach Joe Padilla was named Coach of the Year. ——— 5A Special District 1 Football all-league teams Offensive Player of the Year — John Bledsoe, Summit. Co-Defensive Players of the Year — John-Henry Line, Hermiston Cooger Smith, Redmond. Coach of the Year — Joe Padilla, Summit. First team Quarterback — John Bledsoe, Summit, sr. Running backs — Dawson Ruhl, Sum- mit, sr.; Daniel Bazan, Bend, sr.; Spencer Klein, Mountain View, sr. Receivers — Dayshawn Neal, Hermis- ton, jr.; Ben Graziani, Summit, jr. Tight end — Grant Tobias, Summit, sr. Offensive line — Noah Klein, Mountain View, sr.; Tanner Gilchrist, Redmond, sr.; Noah Turnbull, Summit, jr.; Mario Nonato, Redmond, sr.; Brock Metternich, Bend, sr.; Zach Redelings, Redmond, sr. Kicker — Tyler Lindsey, Bend, sr. Defensive line — Cian Marderos, Summit, jr.; Matt Allen, Redmond, sr.; John-Henry Line, Hermiston, sr.; Rylee Ettinger, Mountain View, jr. Linebacker — Grant Tobias, Summit, sr.; Cooger Smith, Redmond, sr.; Spencer Klein, Mountain View, sr.; Kaleb Wyn- garden, Bend, sr. Defensive back — Kyle Cornett, Summit, sr.; Ryan Stanley, Bend, sr.; Shaw Jerome, Pendleton, jr.; Dalton Kickteig Bend, sr.; Remy Barber, Ridgeview, sr. Punter — Kyle Cornett, Summit, sr. Second Team Quarterback — Andrew James, Herm- iston, soph. Running backs — Jonathan Hinkle, Hermiston, jr.; Deven Page, Pendleton, sr.; Dillon Taylor, Redmond, jr. Receivers — Shaw Jerome, Pendleton, jr.; Carson Cromwell, Mountain View, sr. Tight end — Jacob Cockrum, Mountain View, sr. Offensive line — Wade Pickering, Hood River, jr.; Brandt Waller, Mountain View, jr.; AJ Fernandez, Hermiston, jr.; Reese Buck, Bend, sr.; Jacob Love, Ridgeview, sr. Kicker — Casey Weaver, Summit, sr. Defensive line — Wyatt Mansfield, Hood River, sr.; Mario Nonato, Redmond, sr.; Reese Buck, Bend, sr.; Damian Mc- Leod, Hermiston, sr. Linebacker — Patrick Estes, Hood River, jr.; Bradlee Giusti, Hermiston, sr.; Morgan Holcomb, Pendleton, sr.; Grant Kennedy, Pendleton, sr. Defensive back — Joe Gutierrez, Hermiston, jr.; Colton Mortenson, Red- mond, jr.; Koltin Ramsay, Mountain View, sr. Punter — Damian McLeod, Hermiston, sr.; Chase Lettenmaier, Bend, sr. Honorable mention Quarterback — Nick Bower, Pendleton, jr.; Bunker Parrish, Redmond, sr. Running back — Logan Green, Ridgeview, sr.; Jamal Vann, Pendleton, sr.; Greg Greiner, Ridgeview, sr. Receivers — Kyle Cornett, Summit, sr.; Remy Barber, Ridgeview, sr.; Nick Lani, Pendleton, sr.; Brayden Durfee, Summit, sr.; Tucker Salinas, Hermiston, sr. Tight end — Jerry Ramirez, Hermiston, sr.; Tyson Hester, Redmond, jr. Offensive line — Brenned Biondi, Red- mond, sr.; Kaden Caldwell, Hermiston, sr.; Beau Blake, Hermiston, jr.; Rylee Ettinger, Mountain View, jr.; Matt Allen, Redmond, sr.; Cian Marderos, Summit, jr. Kicker — Brian Lopez, Redmond, jr.; Sebaztian Corona, Pendleton, sr. Defensive line — Noah Turnbull, Sum- mit, jr.; Evan Baughman, Summit, sr.; Noah Klein, Mountain View, sr.; Justin Wilson, Hood River, sr.; Greg Lee, Pendleton, jr. Linebackers — Evan Heimuller, Sum- mit, jr.; Bunker Parrish, Redmond, sr.; Jona- than Hinkle, Hermiston, jr.; Cade Anderson, Pendleton, sr.; Jace Reitz, Ridgeview, jr. Defensive back — Grant Leiphart, Summit, sr.; Dawson Ruhl, Summit, sr.; Vaemu Ena, Hermiston, sr.; Chance Beut- ler, Bend, sr.; Tyler Rohrman, Hermiston, jr. 2 team, a No. 4 team, seven, the list goes on and on,” Camp said in his weekly interview with EOUsports. com. “So I don’t treat this as anything else. It’s playoff time.” The Mountaineers are 5-1 against ranked teams this season and 3-0 against top 10 teams, although two of those wins were over Southern Oregon. Fellow Frontier Confer- ence member No. 6 Montana Tech is also on the road this week in the quarterfinals, and Camp said the Mountaineers’ tough league schedule is paying off. “Well I think the Frontier Conference has made us battle tested, and it’s put us in situations throughout the season to rise to the occa- sion, and to be able to make the plays you need to make to win games,” he said. “It showed up against Doane last week, the kids just never panicked.” The Mountaineers never trailed against Tigers, but had chances to crumble after Doane pulled within a score on a kickoff return in the third quarter, and then made it a one-score game again before intercepting a Zach Bartlow pass in the fourth quarter. Each time, however, EOU responded immediately in kind. John Payne’s 87-yard kick return touchdown came right after Doane’s, and Jesus Retano’s second interception came on the first play after Doane picked off Bartlow. It was the Mountaineers’ fourth win by eight points or fewer. The Mountaineers were able to move the ball effec- tively in the air and on the ground against the Tigers, finishing with 456 total yards, but could find the going tougher this week. Marian scored on a safety less than a minute into its 32-7 win over No. 15 Robert Morris (Ill.) last week, and carried a shutout late into the fourth quarter while giving up just 32 total rushing yards. The Knights defense is led by senior defensive lineman Dillon Dittemore, who has 16 sacks and three forced fumbles to go along with a team-high 57 tackles and 19 tackles for loss. Senior defensive back Erice Price has a team-high five inter- ceptions, and junior JaRon Clark has four. “I think our style of foot- ball fits right into what they do,” Camp said. “We have different things and different wrinkles that we put in each game that fit what they do defensively to attack certain things, but we play a certain type of football in the Fron- tier Conference and that’s not going to change. … I believe our brand of football is a different brand than people see on a week-in, week-out basis.” Bartlow is averaging nearly 300 yards a game combined passing and rushing yards, and has thrown 25 touchdowns to just six interceptions while completing 59.5 percent of his passes. He’s joined in the back- field by running back Alfred Gross, who put up 117 yards on Doane’s No. 6 rushing defense and is averaging 91.7 per game. Bartlow’s top three targets are all averaging more than 13 yards per catch led by Brenden Kelly (16.9) who is coming off a career- high 168-yard game. Leading the way on offense for Marian, which has three wins over ranked teams this season, is freshman quarterback Luke Johnston. Johnston is averaging 313.5 yards passing a game, and is completing 68.2 percent of his passes for 31 touchdowns and just two interceptions. His job has been made a little easier by a three- headed rushing attack paced by senior Jakhari Gore (5-foot-9, 190 pounds), who averages 7.6 yards per carry and 85.4 yards a game. Freshman Charles Salary (5-7, 185) is another smaller back that has relied on speed to post averages of 9.5 and 58.9 yards, and sophomore Maurice Woodard (6-1, 205) brings some power and aver- ages of 4.7 and 46.2. Senior receiver Krishawn Hogan (6-4, 215) is aver- aging 18.9 yards a catch with 1,361 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season, and senior Trey White (6-0, 190) averages 19.1 yards a catch with 763 yards and 11 touchdowns. “What I know is that there’s two good teams that are going to play on Saturday,” Camp said of the game that kicks off at 10 a.m. local time. “The team that creates their own momentum, the team that takes care of the football, and the team that executes the best will win the football game. “It all really will always come back to fundamentals. They’re going to do what they do, and we have to be able to tackle, we have to cover, and block better. It’s not going to be a shock to anybody within our group, within our locker room, but we have to prepare well and at the end of the day we have to execute.” Fans will have a couple of ways to follow the action with live video online at LiveStream.com/ MTCsportsnetwork and live stats at Portal.StretchInternet. com/Marian/Index.htm. The game will also be broadcast live on Newstalk 103.1 FM (MyEasternOregon.com). BLAZERS: Five-game road trip concludes today in Cleveland Continued from 1B bench as the Knicks won their fifth straight at home. “That’s why we came here,” Jennings said. “We came here to win.” Anthony finished with 17 points after going scoreless in the fourth quarter and shooting 2 for 12 in the second half, but tipped out the rebound of Rose’s miss with about 30 seconds left, allowing the Knicks to keep possession before Rose’s jumper that clinched it. “There’s other ways to impact the game if your shots not falling and he did it another way and that was defense and rebounding,” guard Courtney Lee said. Damian Lillard scored 22 points for the Trail Blazers but fell to 4-1 at Madison Square Garden. CJ McCo- llum added 16 points. The Blazers were trying for a New York sweep, having routed the Brooklyn Nets 129-109 on Sunday. They managed just a pair of free throws from Lillard after taking a three-point lead with 3:58 to play. “We’ve got to go out there and get after it. We’ve got to play hard, understand who they are and what they’re capable of,” Lillard said. “At the end of the day it’s the NBA, anybody can be beat.” Rose made consecutive baskets, with his reverse layup giving the Knicks a 102-101 lead. It appeared he was going to lose possession on their next trip, but the ball came out to Mindaugas Kuzminskas for a 3-pointer that made it 105-101 with 2:37 to play. Lillard’s free throws cut it to two with 1:22 left, but the Blazers turned it over, then couldn’t grab the rebound after a Knicks miss. Rose hit a jumper as the shot clock was winding down to put away the victory. TIP-INS Trail Blazers: Portland had won four straight at MSG, with its last loss in March 2012, a few months before drafting Lillard. ... Coach Terry Stotts remained with 190 wins, tied with Mike Dunleavy for fourth on Portland’s career coaching list. SIBLING RIVALRY Knicks backup center Marshall Plumlee didn’t get into the game to play against his older brother Mason, the Blazers’ starting center. Marshall Plumlee made his NBA debut on Sunday, a day after Mason surprised him by showing up to watch him play for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League. UP NEXT Trail Blazers: Visit Cleveland on Wednesday, the first meeting since the Blazers’ 105-76 rout last Dec. 26 in a game they played without Lillard. SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP FOOTBALL Saturday 1A CHAMPIONSHIP: #5 Dufur vs. #2 Crane (at Hermiston High), Noon 2A CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 Stanfield vs. #1 Regis (at Hermiston High), 4 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday #9 Eastern Oregon at #1 Marian (IN), 10 a.m. COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Friday Eastern Oregon vs. Montana Western (at Caldwell, Idaho), 2 p.m. Blue Mountain at College of Southern Idaho, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Eastern Oregon vs. Rocky Mountain (at Caldwell, Idaho), 2 p.m. Blue Mountain vs. Planet Athlete (at Twin Falls, Idaho), 3:30 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Friday Eastern Oregon vs. Montana Western (at Caldwell, Idaho), Noon Saturday Eastern Oregon vs. Rocky Mountain (at Caldwell, Idaho), Noon Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct New England 8 2 0 .800 Miami 6 4 0 .600 Buffalo 5 5 0 .500 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 .300 South W L T Pct Houston 6 4 0 .600 Indianapolis 5 5 0 .500 Tennessee 5 6 0 .455 Jacksonville 2 8 0 .200 North W L T Pct Baltimore 5 5 0 .500 Pittsburgh 5 5 0 .500 Cincinnati 3 6 1 .350 Cleveland 0 11 0 .000 West W L T Pct Oakland 8 2 0 .800 Kansas City 7 3 0 .700 Denver 7 3 0 .700 San Diego 4 6 0 .400 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Dallas 9 1 0 .900 N.Y. Giants 7 3 0 .700 Washington 6 3 1 .650 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 South W L T Pct Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 Tampa Bay 5 5 0 .500 PF 271 218 253 179 PA 180 216 215 244 PF 181 263 281 193 PA 215 273 275 265 PF 199 238 199 184 PA 187 215 226 325 PF 272 222 239 292 PA 243 187 189 278 PF 285 204 254 241 PA 187 200 233 186 PF 320 235 PA 283 259 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 285 Carolina 4 6 0 .400 244 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 6 4 0 .600 231 Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 205 Green Bay 4 6 0 .400 247 Chicago 2 8 0 .200 157 West W L T Pct PF Seattle 7 2 1 .750 219 Arizona 4 5 1 .450 226 Los Angeles 4 6 0 .400 149 San Francisco 1 9 0 .100 204 ——— Thursday’s Games Minnesota at Detroit, 9:30 a.m. Washington at Dallas, 1:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27 San Diego at Houston, 10 a.m. Arizona at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Miami, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Chicago, 10 a.m. Los Angeles at New Orleans, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Seattle at Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m. Carolina at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 1:25 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 Green Bay at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m. 286 246 PA 225 176 276 237 PA 173 190 187 313 NCAA Top 25 Thursday’s Games No. 22 Texas A&M vs. No. 25 LSU, 4:30 p.m. NAIA Quarterfinals Saturday’s Games Morningside (Iowa) (10-1) at Saint Francis (Ind.) (10-1), 9 a.m. Eastern Oregon (9-2) at Marian (Ind.) (11-0), 10 a.m. Montana Tech (10-1) at Reinhardt (Ga.) (12-0), 10:30 a.m. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (11-1) at Baker (Kan.) (12-0), 11 a.m. Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 8 6 Boston 8 6 New York 7 7 Brooklyn 4 9 Philadelphia 4 10 Southeast Division W L Atlanta 9 5 Charlotte 8 5 Orlando 6 8 Miami 4 9 Washington 4 9 Central Division W L Cleveland 10 2 Pct .571 .571 .500 .308 .286 GB — — 1 3½ 4 Pct .643 .615 .429 .308 .308 GB — ½ 3 4½ 4½ Pct .833 GB — Chicago 9 6 .600 2½ Indiana 7 8 .467 4½ Milwaukee 6 7 .462 4½ Detroit 6 9 .400 5½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 11 3 .786 — Memphis 9 5 .643 2 Houston 9 5 .643 2 New Orleans 5 10 .333 6½ Dallas 2 11 .154 8½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 8 7 .533 — Portland 8 8 .500 ½ Utah 7 8 .467 1 Denver 6 8 .429 1½ Minnesota 4 9 .308 3 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 13 2 .867 — Golden State 12 2 .857 ½ L.A. Lakers 8 7 .533 5 Sacramento 5 9 .357 7½ Phoenix 4 11 .267 9 ——— Tuesday’s Games New Orleans 112, Atlanta 94 New York 107, Portland 103 Denver 110, Chicago 107 L.A. Lakers 111, Oklahoma City 109 Today’s Games Atlanta at Indiana, 4 p.m. Memphis at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Orlando, 4 p.m. Portland at Cleveland, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Houston, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Denver at Utah, 6 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m. NCAA Men’s Top 25 Tuesday’s Games Fort Wayne 71, No. 3 Indiana 68, OT No. 4 North Carolina 107, Oklahoma State 75 No. 5 Kansas 65, Georgia 54 No. 7 Virginia 90, Grambling State 34 No. 13 Oregon 69, Tennessee 65, OT No. 15 Saint Mary’s 81, San Jose State 64 No. 16 Wisconsin 73, Georgetown 57 No. 17 Purdue 85, Utah State 64 No. 18 Syracuse 101, South Carolina State 59 Colorado 68, No. 22 Texas 54. Women’s Top 25 Tuesday’s Games No. 1 Notre Dame 91, UL Lafayette 51 No. 2 Connecticut 98, Dayton 65 No. 3 South Carolina 93, Saint Peter’s 38 No. 5 Baylor 109, Southeastern Louisiana 38 No. 15 Washington 105, Idaho 53 No. 16 Florida 71, Arkansas State 60 No. 19 West Virginia 80, North Carolina A&T 64 Marquette 74, No. 22 Oregon State 73 Oregon 88, No. 24 Michigan State 55 Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 20 14 4 2 30 63 Tampa Bay 20 12 7 1 25 62 Ottawa 19 11 7 1 23 44 Boston 19 11 8 0 22 47 Florida 20 10 9 1 21 53 Toronto 19 8 8 3 19 58 Buffalo 19 7 8 4 18 37 Detroit 19 8 10 1 17 46 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Rangers 20 14 5 1 29 81 Pittsburgh 19 11 5 3 25 54 Washington 18 11 5 2 24 48 Columbus 17 10 4 3 23 56 New Jersey 18 9 6 3 21 41 Philadelphia 20 9 8 3 21 65 Carolina 18 8 6 4 20 47 N.Y. Islanders 18 6 8 4 16 45 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 20 13 5 2 28 61 St. Louis 20 11 6 3 25 51 Dallas 20 8 7 5 21 53 Minnesota 18 9 7 2 20 46 Winnipeg 21 9 10 2 20 58 Nashville 18 8 7 3 19 50 Colorado 18 9 9 0 18 39 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Edmonton 20 11 8 1 23 59 Anaheim 20 9 7 4 22 52 San Jose 19 10 8 1 21 45 Los Angeles 20 10 9 1 21 51 Calgary 21 8 12 1 17 49 Vancouver 19 7 10 2 16 41 Arizona 17 6 9 2 14 44 ——— Tuesday’s Games St. Louis 4, Boston 2 Carolina 2, Toronto 1 Ottawa 4, Montreal 3 Philadelphia 3, Florida 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Anaheim 2, SO Today’s Games Toronto at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Calgary at Columbus, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Detroit at Buffalo, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 5 p.m. Chicago at San Jose, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Arizona, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Colorado, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Soccer MLS Conference Championships Eastern Conference Tuesday: Montreal 3, Toronto FC 2 (Leg 1) Western Conference Seattle 2, Colorado 1 (Leg 1) GA 46 49 49 44 54 62 48 51 GA 47 55 40 40 42 68 50 55 GA 53 53 66 35 62 48 49 GA 51 49 42 51 69 61 56