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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian THOMAS: Continued from 1B Steven Terrell is a solid replacement with experience in Seattle’s system and one start already this season, he’s not Thomas, as Carroll said. “You can’t make up for it. You just try to find some others who can do half of what he does,” Seattle defensive end Michael Bennett said Sunday night. “It’s hard to replace that kind of player who’s a Hall of Fame type of player. You can’t really replace (them).” Thomas was injured in the second quarter of the blowout victory, colliding with teammate Kam Chancellor as each tried to intercept a pass from Carolina quarterback Cam Newton. It was a violent and high-speed collision that Carroll said Monday also left Chancellor a little banged up. It’s the first major injury of Thomas’ career and the emotional safety immediately became reflective, tweeting during the game that he was contemplating retirement. “I know it’s really generated a lot of curiosity,” Carroll said. “He’s going through, at the time, the emotional part of dealing with an injury that’s a serious setback. I don’t know much more about it than that.” Thomas has been a constant in Seattle’s secondary since he arrived in 2010 as the second draft pick made by Carroll and general manager John Schneider. He started 106 consecutive games, a streak that was snapped last week when he sat out against Tampa Bay due to a hamstring injury. Thomas furiously rehabbed the injury in order to play against the Panthers. And he lasted barely one quarter before suffering an even more significant blow. Carroll said the freedom with how Thomas plays is the most difficult aspect to replace. “The experience that Earl has, has given him freedom to see things, make plays, feel confident making breaks on balls and taking shots on stuff. That comes from a lot of success, confidence building success,” Carroll said. “You get bold. Earl has become that kind of player for us.” Terrell has been with Seattle since 2014, signed in part because of the quickness he brought to the secondary. He’s mostly been a special teams contributor, but played well a week ago against Tampa Bay with Thomas sidelined. “It’s really important because we’re playing a lot of three-deep and you’ve got to cover a lot of ground out there,” Carroll said of Terrell. “We’ve had guys who don’t have 4.3 (40-yard dash) speed that have played over the years but it sure helps.” BULLDOGS: Continued from 1B rebounds. Hermiston was without senior guard Xavier Rambo in the game who was sidelined with a mild concussion that was suffered over the weekend at the Aloha Tournament. Arstein said that the team hopes to have Rambo back in the lineup this weekend, but it depends on when the symptoms subside and he is cleared by the doctor. The Bulldogs now have two days of practice to prepare for a big weekend of games, starting off with a road game at Chiawana (WA) on Friday and then a home game with Kamiakin (WA) a team fresh off a state championship in football. Hermiston and Kamiakin faced off in last season’s opener with Kamiakin winning that match-up 85-59. ———— HERM 14 17 22 14 — 67 HANF 12 11 11 18 — 52 HERMISTON — C. Flores 21, J. Ramirez 17, T. Mc- Cullough 7, C. Ortiz 7, A. James 7, H. Walls 3, A. Mendez 2, K. Moss 2, P. Wicks 1, A. Earl, C. Smith, J. Hinkle. HANFORD — B. Seaman 24, C. Woodward 6, A. Lanning 6, C. Manderbach 5, G. Horner 3, B. Vandertop 2, Z. Jones 2, Team 4, T. Trevino, J. Devine. 3-pointers — HERM 9, HANF 6. Free throws — HERM 6-9, HANF 3-4. Fouls — HERM 14, HANF 11. Wednesday, December 7, 2016 BUCKS: McGlothan has another double-double Continued from 1B 30-point lead late in the second half. A big key for the Bucks was offensive efficiency, as the team collectively shot 57 percent from the floor (27-47) and 59 percent 3-point range (10-17). The team also had just 12 turnovers and 22 assists. “Shoot 57 percent and 59 percent and yeah, you’ll be in a good shape each game,” Tedder said of the offense. “That’s a testament to moving the ball and sharing the ball and getting good shots up.” Smith was the star once again for the Buckaroos, putting up a game-high 24 points on 8-14 shooting to go with six rebounds and seven assists. He had 14 points in the third quarter alone as he knocked down 4-5 attempts from the 3-point line in the quarter. “The defenders weren’t getting up too close on me so I just pulled a couple and they all happened to go in,” Smith said with a wide grin. “It really felt good to get going like that.” But like Smith in the third quarter, Pendleton also got big contributions from guys throughout the game such as Tyler Newsom with 15 points total and eight in the fourth quarter, and Ryan Russell who had seven points and three offensive rebounds in the second quarter to boost the Bucks. Smith said having that balance on a consistent basis will be important for the Buckaroos moving forward. “It’s just working as a team and being more we guys than me guys, not caring who scores the ball as long as it gets done,” he said. Tedder agrees. “We’re trying to preach that it takes all 11 guys on the bench, in the game, to trust that good things are going to happen,” he said. “Obvi- ously Caden’s our go-to guy but he’s also got to trust and put guys in good spots for them to be successful and take pressure away from him and he’s doing that. Also Tyler (Newsom) was huge, Johnny (Stuvland) played really well, I could go down the line.” Another area that Tedder was happy with was the team total of 22 assists. Junior guard Shaw Jerome led the team with 12 assists overall, and left his coach impressed. “Shaw played really well, getting 12 of our 22 assists. He’s still an inexperienced player but he’s learning quickly and developing into a pretty good point guard for us,” Tedder said. Pendleton next plays on Friday night when they host Walla Walla at 7 p.m. ———— Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton’s Kalan McGlothan shoots the ball over Southridge’s Megan Solen- sky in the Bucks’ 44-40 win against the Suns on Tuesday in Pendleton. caught the eye of many Pendleton Buckaroo fans. The 5-foot-8 forward was a little undersized for her position, but often made up for the height difference with a work ethic and phys- ical presence around the basket. She performed well enough to garner first team all-league honors and helped her Buckaroo team to a spot in the 5A play-in round. But so far in 2016, McGlothan appears to have taken her game to another level. The junior recorded her third-straight double-double on Tuesday night with 18 points and 14 rebounds to help her Buckaroos to a 44-40 come- from-behind victory over the Southridge (WA) Suns at Warberg Court. McGlothan said she attributes her torrid start to a smooth transition period between volleyball and basketball seasons. “I really love basketball and when I came into the season I thought ‘Oh I’m out of shape’ but then the first game hit and I felt like I had never stopped playing,” she said. “I’ve felt great and I hope to keep it going for the rest of the year.” Fourteen of McGlothan’s points came in the second half, including three buckets and four made free throws in the fourth quarter that helped Pendleton’s late-game push. “She’s an absolute beast,” Pendleton coach Kevin Porter said of McGlothan. “She’s strong, she’s physical, she holds her position and she’s been our focal point the entire year. She just works hard on every possession and doesn’t take time off.” The Buckaroos (3-0) trailed for all but four minutes in the game, taking the lead for the first time at 37-36 with 4:32 left in the fourth quarter following an offensive rebound and putback by McGlothan. Southridge responded with two free throws to take back the lead, but then another lay-in by McGlothan put the Bucks back in front 39-38 — this time for good. It’s the third straight game that the Buckaroos have won by less than five points, which Porter says is continuing to be a great teaching lesson for his team. “It’s teaching them that you never give in and you keep trying because in the end if you make a few plays you can get there and that’s what they’re doing,” he said. “Now we just need to figure out how to take some momentum and run with it. Right now we’re staying with teams and letting teams stay with us, now we need to build on that and expand.” Pendleton struggled all game with jump shots and finished the game 0-8 from 3-point range. Porter says it’s comforting to know his team can still find ways to win inside when the jumps shots aren’t falling. “Our strength is obvi- ously in the paint and we’ll start to knock down outside shots I have no doubt about that,” he said. “Once we get our outside stuff going with that it’s going to be fun.” ———— SHS 13 7 12 8 — 40 PHS 6 13 12 13 — 44 SOUTHRIDGE — E. Smith 10, S. Sanders 10, M. Solensky 8, K. Pope 6, Team 4, H. Thomas 2. PENDLETON — K. McGlothan 18, H. Greb 7, J. Lemberger 7, M. Davies 5, L. Richards 4, K. Bradt 2, T. Fell 1, M. George, E. Nirschl. 3-pointers — SHS 2, PHS 0. Free throws — SHS 8-11, PHS 12-23. Fouls — SHS 16, PHS 9. SHS 4 15 19 10 — 48 PHS 13 19 21 23 — 76 SOUTHRIDGE — Brown 9, Hazel 9, Bjorge 8, Lopez 7, Grade 6, Kelly 4, Kori 2, Ellsworth 2, Jima 1. PENDLETON — C. Smith 24, T. Newsom 15, R. Russell 9, J. Stuvland 8, W. Morris 8, J. Szumski 5, K. Curtis 5, S. Machado 2, S. Jerome, D. Thomas. 3-pointers — SHS 6, PHS 10. Free throws — SHS 12-19, PHS 12-18. Fouls — SHS 18, PHS 17. Staff photo by E.J. Harris GIRLS BASKETBALL PENDLETON 44, SOUTHRIDGE (WA) 40 — As a sophomore last season, Kalan McGlothan Pendleton’s Johnny Stuvland lays the ball in over Southridge’s Tracer Bjorge Staff photo by E.J. HarrisPendleton’s Tyler Newsom goes up for a rebound against Southridge’s Mike Hazel in the Bucks’ 76-48 win against the Suns on Tuesday in Pendleton. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton’s Haley Greb drives past Southridge’s Kendall Pope in the Bucks’ 44-40 win against the Suns on Tuesday in Pendleton. PREPS: Richwine scores 17 points to lead Mac-Hi girls to first win of season Continued from 1B Justin Williams and Grant Christman each scored 13 points to lead Helix (0-3), which was down 34-21 at halftime. Pilot Rock has a game against Arlington coming up on Thursday at the Columbia River Clash in Umatilla at 3:30 p.m. Helix will play at College Place (WA) on Friday at 5:30 p.m. ——— PR 12 22 24 10 — 68 GHS 11 10 17 10 — 48 PILOT ROCK — C. Weinke 17, B. Pierce 14, R. Lankford 10, L. Thieme 9, D. Hasher 6, B. Postma 4, T. Denny 4, S. Simmons 2, C. Hascal 2, J. Willingham, T. Bates. HELIX — J. Williams 13, G. Christman 13, J. Shaw 12, S. Carlson 5, T. Fehrenbacker 3, C. Marks 2, A. Holden, D. Carlson, G. Newtson. 3-pointers — PR 5; GHS 2. Free throws — PR 9-17; GHS 6-16. Fouls — PR 18; GHS 11. Technical fouls — T. Denny (PR). WAITSBURG (WA) 43, MAC-HI 31 — At Milton-Freewater, the Pioneers suffered their first defeat of the season in a non-league game on Tuesday. No details were reported. Up next for Mac-Hi (2-1) is a game at Umatilla on Thursday in the Columbia River Clash. Tipoff is sched- uled for 7 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL WESTON-MCEWEN 41, IRRIGON 35 — At Irrigon, for the second time in four days the TigerScots edged the Knights in a non-league game. Weston-McEwen (3-1) had beaten the Knight by two on Saturday, and were led by the 11 points each from Sarah Finifrock and Katie Vescio. The TigerScots led 36-30 going into the fourth quarter. “Weston-McEwen is a solid team that passes the ball well and can score inside or out, and we made too many mental mistakes to beat a team like that,” said Irrigon coach Mike Royer. “Neither team looked very sharp tonight, but they made enough plays in the fourth quarter to get the win. We’ll get things figured out. That’s what the preseason is for.” Taylor Davis was high- point for Irrigon (2-2) with seven points. Next up for the TigerScots is an entry at the Kennedy Classic, which they’ll begin by taking on host Kennedy on Friday at 6 p.m. Irrigon will play in the Heppner Kick Off starting on Friday with a game against Crane at 3 p.m. ——— WM 12 11 13 5 — 41 IHS 12 9 9 5 — 35 WESTON-MCEWEN — S. Finifrock 11, K. Vescio 11, C. Quaempts 9, A. Hill 5, S. Von Borstel 2, A. Schroeder 3. IRRIGON — T. Davis 7, J. Burns 6, A. Munoz 5, L. Mills 4, B. Rice 4, K. Gilman 3, A. Zacarias 2. 3-pointers — WM 4, IHS 1. Free throws — WM 7-12, IHS 8-11. MAC-HI 40, WAITS- BURG (WA) 31 — At Milton-Freewater, led by a strong pressure defense and 17 points from senior Sydney Richwine, the Mac-Hi Pioneers picked up their first win of the season in a non-league game on Tuesday. Mac-Hi (1-2) used its press to create numerous Waitsburg turnovers and coach Brooke Garton said that led to a lot of easy baskets for her team. Richwine and Melissa Martinez each had four steals, and Brianna Hernandez added three. McKenna Yensen chipped in 12 points and Mac-Hi took control with a 12-5 third quarter after leading 15-10 at intermission. Mac-Hi’s next game is at Umatilla on Thursday in the Columbia River Clash. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ——— WHS 6 4 5 16 — 31 MH 7 8 12 15 — 40 WAITSBURG — Hays 10, Cramock 9, Harshman 6, Araya 4, Jones 2, Sandam, Williams, Pearson. MAC-HI — S. Richwine 17, M. Yensen 12, S. Earls 6, B. Hernandez 3, H. Hair 1, B. Jones 1, M. Martinez, K. Casillas, C. Flores, C. Holford. 3-pointers — WHS 2; MH 2. Free throws — WHS 3-13; MH 10-26. Fouls — WHS 21; MH 14. Technical Fouls — Bench (WHS). PILOT ROCK 50, HELIX 45 — At Helix, the Rockets pulled out a nail-biter in non-league play on Tuesday to remain unde- feated and hand the Grizzlies their first loss. “It was back-and-forth, I think we led most of the game but it was only by a few,” said Pilot Rock coach Butch Wilson. “It was tight, every possession counted all the way through. Both teams played fantastic, it didn’t seem like the opening of the season.” Bekah Roe sparked the Rockets (3-0) with 13 points, five rebounds, five steals, five blocks and five assists. Jacey Wilson led the team with 14 points, and Kayla Deist added 10. Kailey Mize led Helix (2-1) with 14 points, and coach Kirk Flerchinger said his team did a good job spreading the ball around with post Sadie Wilson double-teamed and limited to three points. “It was a great game,” he said. “We just didn’t get a lot of shots to fall tonight, but we hung in there and played good defense.” Pilot Rock’s next game is Thursday at 2 p.m. against Arlington at the Columbia River Clash in Umatilla. Helix will be at College Place (WA) on Friday for a 6 p.m. tipoff. ——— PR 12 16 14 8 — 50 GHS 13 9 15 8 — 45 PILOT ROCK — J. Wilson 14, B. Roe 13, K. Deist 10, S. Weinke 7, R. Willingham 4, G. Austin 2, R. Oates, K. Evans. HELIX — K. Mize 14, A. Krol 9, E. Feh- renbacker 8, C. Bennett 8, A. Wood 3, S. Wilson 3, M. Tullis, H. Christman. 3-pointers — PR 6; GHS 3. Free throws — PR 4-6; GHS 6-12. Fouls — PR 13; GHS 7.
