SPORTS
Thursday, January 5, 2017
East Oregonian
Page 3B
NFL
Coming off best season, Avril ready to face former team
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
NFC Wildcard
RENTON, Wash. — At this
point, enough time has passed and
enough turnover has taken place
that most of the players Cliff Avril
knew in Detroit have moved on.
That part of Avril’s career seems
a lifetime ago. Back when he was
on the other end of the spectrum
from what he’s experienced in
Seattle, going to the playoffs in
each of his four seasons since
landing with the Seahawks.
“A lot of guys are spoiled here,”
Avril said. “A lot of these guys have
been every year they’ve been in the
league. You may take it for granted
from time to time. But I’ve been at
the very bottom where you have no
chance. You’re probably packed
up and gone home already at this
point. So I definitely appreciate it
for sure.”
Avril’s past and present will
clash this week when the Seahawks
host the Lions in the wild-card
round of the NFC playoffs. It’s
another chapter in a career during
which Avril has experienced the
lowest of lows — a 0-16 season as
a rookie in 2008 with the Lions —
and the ultimate success of winning
a Super Bowl title in his first year
Detroit
Seattle
Lions
Seahawks
(9-7)
(10-5-1)
• Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
• at Century Link Field
• TV: NBC
AP Photo/Scott Eklund, File
Coming off the best regular season of his career, Avril’s past and
present clash this week with the Seahawks hosting the Lions in
the NFC playoffs.
after signing with the Seahawks in
2013.
This meeting with his former
team comes after the best regular
season of Avril’s career. He finished
with a career-best 11 ½ sacks, tied
for sixth best in the NFL. He was
selected for the Pro Bowl for the
first time. He also discovered his
philanthropic side.
It’s been a year of growth for
Avril that now gets connected to
his past.
“Detroit was a cool city to be in. I
have nothing but love for the people
of Detroit,” Avril said Tuesday.
“But football-wise we were just
never able to win anything. But I
had a great (defensive) line coach
and I attribute a lot of the stuff I’m
doing to him, helping me get the
foundation of being able to rush
and understanding how to rush.”
Since arriving in Seattle, Avril
has steadily seen his play time,
production and impact increase.
During the 2015 season, Avril set
a career high with 47 tackles in the
regular season. This season it was
the increase in sacks, teaming with
Michael Bennett and Frank Clark
as the Seahawks tied with Denver
for the third-best pass rush in the
NFL with 42 sacks.
“I wish I had his speed,” Bennett
said. “He’s super-fast. I wish I
could do the things he could do
around the edge and that’s pretty
cool.”
The philanthropic part of Avril’s
career season came with the deci-
sion to build a house in Haiti for
every sack he made in the wake of
Hurricane Matthew, which blew
through the island country in the
early fall. Avril, whose family is
of Haitian decent, had previously
given back by helping to rebuild
an elementary school through
his charity. He added the housing
project — roughly $6,000 to
$6,500 per house — after being
contacted by Baltimore’s Elvis
Dumervil, another player with
Haitian heritage.
“They’re mostly built and
made to be able to be shelter for
a hurricane, and earthquakes as
well,” Avril said. “The process of
building it actually is local workers
and basically kind of stimulates
the economy a little bit as well, by
doing it that way. ... It’s a pretty
cool little process. I can’t wait to
go out there next offseason to see
the progression.”
NOTES: Seattle signed long
snapper Tyler Ott and placed long
snapper Nolan Frese on injured
reserve. Frese suffered a high-
ankle sprain in Sunday’s win over
San Francisco, but coach Pete
Carroll said Tuesday the team
needed to make a move for this
week. ... RB C.J. Prosise had a
“positive scan” on his fractured
shoulder blade, an injury suffered
in November, Carroll said. The
hope is that Prosise may be able to
practice next week if Seattle wins
this weekend.
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Today
Mac-Hi at Riverside, 7 p.m.
Echo at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Pilot Rock at Imbler, 3 p.m.
Irrigon at Grant Union, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Helix at Cove, 7 p.m.
Union at Heppner, 7:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Enterprise, 7:30 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Arlington, 7:30 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 7:30 p.m.
Joseph at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Mountain View at Hermiston, 3:45 p.m.
Redmond at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m.
Ontario at Mac-Hi, 4:30 p.m.
Stanfield at Imbler, 5:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Enterprise, 5:30 p.m.
Elgin at Heppner, 5:30 p.m.
Arlington at South Wasco, 5:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian
(Hood River), 5:30 p.m.
Sherman at Ione, 5:30 p.m.
Helix at Powder Valley, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Today
Mac-Hi at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Echo at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m.
Friday
Irrigon at Grant Union, 5 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Imbler, 6 p.m.
Union at Heppner, 6 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Enterprise, 6 p.m.
Helix at Cove, 6 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Arlington, 6 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 6 p.m.
Joseph at Echo, 6 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Powder Valley, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Hermiston at Mountain View, 2 p.m.
Redmond at Pendleton, 2:45 p.m.
Ontario at Mac-Hi, 3 p.m.
Stanfield at Imbler, 4 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Enterprise, 4 p.m.
Elgin at Heppner, 4 p.m.
Arlington at South Wasco, 4 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Horizon Christian
(Hood River), 4 p.m.
Sherman at Ione, 4 p.m.
Helix at Powder Valley, 4 p.m.
Saturday
Riverside at Grandview (WA) Winter
Classic, 9 a.m.
Pendleton at Brunner Invitational (Dallas),
9 a.m.
PREP SWIMMING
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at The Dalles Meet
(at Hood River Aquatic Center), 10 a.m.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Friday
Warner Pacific at Eastern Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 4 p.m.
Multnomah at Eastern Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Friday
Warner Pacific at Eastern Oregon, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 2 p.m.
Multnomah at Eastern Oregon, 5:30 p.m.
NCAA
Bowl Glance
Monday, Jan. 9
National Championship
at Tampa, Fla.
Alabama (14-0) vs. Clemson (13-1), 5:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Toronto
23
11
Boston
21
14
New York
16
19
Philadelphia
9
24
Brooklyn
8
25
Southeast Division
W
L
Charlotte
20
16
Atlanta
19
16
Washington
16
18
Orlando
16
21
Miami
11
26
Central Division
W
L
Cleveland
26
8
Milwaukee
18
16
Indiana
18
18
Chicago
18
18
Detroit
16
21
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
San Antonio
28
7
Houston
27
9
Memphis
22
16
New Orleans
14
22
Dallas
11
24
Northwest Division
W
L
Utah
22
14
Oklahoma City
21
15
Portland
15
22
Denver
14
21
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Friday
Eastern Oregon vs. Embry-Riddle (at
Menlo Duals), 6 p.m.
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Menlo Duals, TBD
Prep Scores
BOYS BASKETBALL
Wednesday’s Games
Junction City 47, Southridge, British
Columbia 33
Westview 74, Century 68
Yamhill-Carlton 58, Gaston 40
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Wednesday’s Games
Barlow 60, Lakeridge 48
David Douglas 57, Wilson 49
Hood River 53, St. Helens 45
Molalla 56, Scappoose 42
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLA-
TIONS
Burns vs. Ontario, ccd.
Nyssa vs. Parma, Idaho, ppd.
Football
NFL
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday
Oakland at Houston, 1:35 p.m. (ESPN)
Detroit at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday
PREP WRESTLING
Friday-Saturday
Mac-Hi, Irrigon, Heppner, Echo at JoHi
Invite (Joseph), 9 a.m.
Miami at Pittsburgh, 10:05 a.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 1:40 p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
Seattle, Green Bay or N.Y. Giants at
Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. (FOX)
Houston, Oakland or Miami at New
England, 5:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 15
Pittsburgh, Houston or Oakland at Kansas
City, 10:05 a.m. (NBC)
Green Bay, N.Y. Giants or Detroit at
Dallas, 1:40 p.m. (FOX)
Pct GB
.676
—
.600 2½
.457 7½
.273 13½
.242 14½
Pct
.556
.543
.471
.432
.297
GB
—
½
3
4½
9½
Pct
.765
.529
.500
.500
.432
GB
—
8
9
9
11½
Pct GB
.800
—
.750 1½
.579 7½
.389 14½
.314
17
Pct
.611
.583
.405
.400
GB
—
1
7½
7½
Minnesota
Pacific Division
11
24
.314 10½
W
31
24
15
13
11
L
5
14
20
25
25
Pct GB
.861
—
.632
8
.429 15½
.342
19
.306
20
Golden State
L.A. Clippers
Sacramento
L.A. Lakers
Phoenix
———
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta 111, Orlando 92
Charlotte 123, Oklahoma City 112
Milwaukee 105, New York 104
Chicago 106, Cleveland 94
L.A. Clippers 115, Memphis 106
Miami 107, Sacramento 102
Golden State 125, Portland 117
Today’s Games
Brooklyn at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Utah at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Houston, 5 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 6 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Houston at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
New York at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA
Men’s Top 25
Wednesday’s Games
No. 18 Butler 66, No. 1 Villanova 58
No. 2 Baylor 65, Iowa State 63
No. 8 Duke 110, Georgia Tech 57
No. 23 Notre Dame 77, No. 9 Louisville 70
No. 10 Creighton 85, St. John’s 72
Pittsburgh 88, No. 11 Virginia 76
No. 15 Oregon 83, Washington 61
N.C. State 104, No. 21 Virginia Tech 78
Today’s Games
No. 4 UCLA vs. California, 6 p.m.
No. 5 Gonzaga at San Francisco, 6 p.m.
No. 17 Arizona vs. Utah, 7 p.m.
No. 19 Saint Mary’s vs. BYU, 8 p.m.
No. 20 Purdue at Ohio State, 4 p.m.
No. 25 Southern Cal vs. Stanford, 8 p.m.
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled
Women’s Top 25
Wednesday’s Games
No. 1 UConn 90, East Carolina 45
No. 2 Baylor 91, No. 17 West Virginia 56
No. 3 Maryland 93, Nebraska 49
No. 15 Texas 66, Kansas 54
No. 20 Oklahoma 85, Kansas State 80, OT
No. 22 South Florida 62, Tulane 53
No. 23 DePaul 79, Creighton 65
Today’s Games
No. 4 Mississippi State at Arkansas, 8 p.m.
No. 5 South Carolina at Auburn, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Florida State at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Louisville at Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Duke at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Miami at N.C. State, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Kentucky vs. Missouri, 7 p.m.
Friday’s Games
No. 9 UCLA at Washington State, 9 p.m.
No. 10 Stanford vs. Oregon, 11 p.m.
No. 12 Washington vs. Southern Cal,
11 p.m.
No. 19 Arizona State at Utah, 9 p.m.
No. 20 California vs. No. 16 Oregon State,
9 p.m.
Edmonton 39
Calgary
40
Los Angeles 38
Vancouver 40
Arizona
38
Pts
54
44
44
42
42
40
37
36
GF GA
119 90
94 98
95 97
113 109
113 111
93 108
93 109
82 102
Pts
58
55
55
51
45
39
39
36
GF GA
126 74
133 107
141 103
105 83
118 125
95 101
92 115
104 113
Pts
51
50
45
41
40
39
25
GF GA
109 98
113 76
108 111
113 122
100 117
103 102
77 129
Pts GF GA
48 95 82
48 109 109
13
17
15
18
22
7
2
4
3
5
45
44
42
41
27
111 104
109 112
94 92
100 116
82 124
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
———
Wednesday’s Games
Winnipeg 4, Florida 1
Montreal 4, Dallas 3, OT
N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 2
Calgary 4, Colorado 1
Vancouver 3, Arizona 1
Anaheim 2, Detroit 0
Today’s Games
Columbus at Washington, 4 p.m.
Edmonton at Boston, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Carolina at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Detroit at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Toronto at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m.
Nashville at Florida, 4:30 p.m.
Carolina at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Arizona at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT
Montreal
39 24
9
6
Ottawa
37 20 13
4
Boston
40 20 16
4
Toronto
37 17 12
8
Tampa Bay 39 19 16
4
Florida
39 16 15
8
Detroit
38 16 17
5
Buffalo
37 14 15
8
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT
Columbus 36 27
5
4
Pittsburgh 38 25
8
5
N.Y. Rangers 41 27 13
1
Washington 37 23
9
5
Philadelphia 40 20 15
5
Carolina
37 16 14
7
New Jersey 39 16 16
7
N.Y. Islanders 36 15 15
6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT
Chicago
40 23 12
5
Minnesota 36 23
9
4
St. Louis
38 20 13
5
Winnipeg 41 19 19
3
Dallas
39 16 15
8
Nashville
37 16 14
7
Colorado
38 12 25
1
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT
San Jose
38 23 13
2
Anaheim
40 20 12
8
19
21
19
19
11
Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with
1B Tyler Moore, LHP Kelvin Marte, OF Brandon
Barnes, SS Ryan Jackson and RHPs Juan Beni-
tez and Javy Guerra on minor league contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DETROIT PISTONS — Assigned F Henry
Ellenson to Grand Rapids (NBADL).
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Recalled F Troy
Williams from Iowa (NBADL).
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Waived F Hollis
Thompson. Assigned F Richaun Holmes to
Delaware (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived G Ryan Sey-
mour. Signed G Jonathan Cooper. Signed WR
Shaquelle Evans to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Waived S Tyvis
Powell. Signed WR Devin Hester.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Fired wide receiv-
ers coach Bob Bratkowski and assistant
wide receivers coach Jason Tucker.
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