SPORTS
WEEKEND, SEPT. 30-OCT. 1, 2017
1B
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PREP ROUNDUP
Bucks
thump
Panthers
Pendleton gets above
.500 mark on season
East Oregonian
REDMOND — The Pendleton
Buckaroos earned a statement
victory on Friday night as they
traveled down to Redmond and
dominated the
Football Panthers to a
50-8
victory
to earn a key
league victory.
Pendleton
Pendleton
(3-2, 2-1 SD1),
which led 16-8
at halftime, rode
its rushing attack
on offense as the
Redmond
Buckaroos piled
up 280 rushing
yards, including
126 yards and
two touchdowns from junior
running back Shawn Yeager.
“Our offensive line did a
fantastic job controlling the line of
scrimmage,” Pendleton coach Erik
Davis said. “Yeager was a tremen-
dous workhorse and we continued
to feed him the football. We were
able to continually move the ball
and move the chains and we just
stuck with it.”
Quarterback Nick Bower had
another effi cient game with 141
yards and two touchdowns on 15
of 22 passing with zero intercep-
tions. Bower also ran for 68 yards
and two scores. His favorite target
continues to be Shaw Jerome, who
caught seven passes for 76 yards
and a touchdown. Willie Camp
also hauled in a touchdown.
Defensively, Pendleton effec-
tively shut down Redmond’s
rushing attack and forced three
turnovers. Redmond’s lone score
came on a 29-yard run in the
second quarter. The unit continues
to be solid against the run, which is
a pleasant sight for Davis.
“The kids are fl ying around,
execute well and win the physi-
cality up front,” Davis said. “They
keep getting better week-in and
week-out. We know we have our
work cut out with Mountain View
next week, but the momentum is
on our side now.”
Pendleton will return home to
host Mountain View on Friday at 7
p.m. at the Round-Up arena.
50
8
Staff photo by E. J. Harris
Hermiston’s Jonathan Hinkle celebrates scoring a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 40-14 win against Hood River on Friday in Hermiston.
Bulldogs run past, over Hood River
Hermiston defends
home turf, moves
to No. 5 in state
Hermiston’s
Dayshawn
Neal (1) and
Peter Earl
wrap up
Hood River’s
Michael Jones
in the Bull-
dogs’ 40-14
win against
Hood River
on Friday in
Hermiston.
By ALEXIS MANSANAREZ
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — It wasn’t
pretty, but Hermiston got it done
Friday night against Hood River
Valley. Back at home after a week
on the road, the Bulldogs handily
defeated the Eagles 40-14 at
Kennison Field.
The game started under cotton
candy skies as the sun set, and it
seemed as soon as it got dark the
Dawgs were unleashed.
“As the game progressed and
our guys got comfortable we
started picking up some things and
started playing,” head coach David
Faaeteete said.
Hermiston scored 34 of its 40
points in the second quarter, and
pounded the ground for 220 total
rushing yards. Senior running back
Jonathan Hinkle led the charge
with 61 yards on eight carries and
added a touchdown to increase the
Bulldogs’ lead late in the fi rst half.
However, it was junior quar-
terback Andrew James who was
Staff photo by
E. J. Harris
Hood River
Hermiston
14
40
the fi rst to fi nd the end zone. After
a lackluster fi rst quarter where
both teams went three-and-out
on their fi rst drives, Hermiston
worked its way into Hood River
territory to start the second quarter
on the Eagles’ 11-yard line with a
fresh set of downs. James on the
quarterback keep ran the ball in
for 11-yards and got the fi rst seven
points on the board.
In a unique turn of events
that the Bulldogs (3-2 overall,
2-1 Special District 1) can thank
Mother Nature for, they recovered
an accidental on-side kick —
which was caused by heavy winds
— and James took the fi eld again,
and again found the end zone.
He fi rst connected with senior
wide receiver Dayshawn Neal for
21 yards, and then carried for a
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Mustangs get back to their winning ways
Heppner earns fi rst
2017 league victory
By ERIC SINGER
East Oregonian
ATHENA — The Heppner
Mustangs began the season with
an uncharacteristic 0-3 start, as a
tough preseason schedule had the
team searching for success.
The Mustangs appear to be
headed on the right track now with
two consecutive victories now
after thumping Weston-McEwen
on its home fi eld 52-12 on Friday
FOOTBALL
Heppner
WMHS
52
12
night in the Columbia Basin
Conference opener for both teams.
Heppner (2-3, 1-0 CBC) domi-
nated the game on the stat sheet,
out-gaining
Weston-McEwen
(1-3, 0-1) 315-154 and winning
the fi eld position battle all game
long.
“Obviously the win is great,
but we all really came together as
a team tonight and it felt good,”
Heppner senior Beau Wolters said.
“All of those little things you do
in practice, it comes together with
the whole team like tonight ...
We’ve always had a rivalry with
Weston-McEwen but we just came
together and got a good team win
tonight.”
Wolters stole the show for
Heppner’s offense, as he fought
through tackles and showed off
his speed on numerous occasions
and rushed for 151 yards and three
touchdowns on 15 carries and
also added one touchdown catch.
Senior running back Coby Dough-
erty also got plenty of action out of
the backfi eld, rushing for 72 yards
on 10 carries with another three
touchdowns for the Mustangs.
“I want to give a shoutout to my
lineman,” Wolters said. “They’ve
really been stepping up this week
and worked on a lot of things in
practice and stepped up this game.
The one things I’ve really come to
appreciate playing here is a good
offensive line and they’ve really
improved from that fi rst game
getting beat by St. Paul.”
Heppner scored the fi rst points
of the game in the fi rst quarter
when it capped off a 8-play,
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STANFIELD 22, CULVER
20 — It came down to the fi nal
seconds of the game, as Stanfi eld
was looking at it’s fourth potential
consecutive loss of the season.
As the clock counted down, and
Culver worked its way down it’s
home fi eld into fi eld goal range
the Tigers had no choice but to
get in formation and put pressure
on the kicker. And it worked. The
Bulldogs missed wide left, and
Stanfi eld came away with the
22-20 win.
“We made a few mistakes on
good drives, but ultimately kept
our heads in the game and kept
playing defense,” head coach
Davy Salas said.
The Tigers (1-3 overall, 1-0
CBC) didn’t do a good job of
wrapping up Culver’s running
back and allowed themselves to
get into a 20-8 defi cit. But Salas
told the team as long as they stay
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Sports shorts
Westbrook signs 5-year, $205
million extension with Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell West-
brook is staying with the Thunder.
The superstar point guard and reigning NBA
MVP has signed a contract extension to remain in
Oklahoma City, the team announced
Friday. ESPN fi rst reported the
agreement and said it would be for
fi ve years and worth $205 million.
Westbrook said this week that
Oklahoma City is where he wanted
to be. He said he was thrilled with
the offseason additions of four-time
Westbrook
All-Star Paul George and 10-time
All-Star Carmelo Anthony. Both have player
options on their deals after this season.
Westbrook averaged a triple-double last season
and was the league scoring champion. He aver-
aged 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists
and broke Oscar Robertson’s single-season record
for triple-doubles with 42.
“I talked to my brother like
four days ago. Today I was
able to talk to him again. He
was trying to get gas. He’s
been in the line for almost
27 hours. He just called
me to talk to me a little bit
and inform me about the
situation over there. It’s not
good, man. It’s been nine
days and people are not
really getting anything.“
— Carlos Beltran
Houston Astros slugger and Puerto
Rico native has raised $1.3 million
and put together 300,000 pounds
of supplies to help the hurricane
relief in his native country.
Angels rally to beat M’s as
Trout hits 200th home run
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Luis Valbuena
hit a two-run, pinch-hit double in the eighth
inning to cap a four-run rally as the Los Angeles
Angels overcame three home runs
by Seattle in a 6-5 victory over the
Mariners on Friday night.
Mike Trout hit two home runs for
the Angels, in the process becoming
the fi fth player in major league
history to collect 1,000 hits and 200 home runs by
their age 25 season. He joined Alex Rodriguez,
Mickey Mantle, Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx.
Trout turned 26 last month.
Trout’s fi rst-inning homer was overcome
by back-to-back solo homers by Nelson Cruz
and Kyle Seager in the fourth off Tyler Skaggs
(2-7). It was home run No. 39 for Cruz and No.
26 for Seager. The Angels tied it in the bottom
of the inning when Andrelton Simmons singled
and eventually scored on Cliff Pennington’s
sacrifi ce fl y.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1927 — Babe Ruth hits
his 60th home run of the
season in the eighth inning
off Tom Zachary to lead the
New York Yankees to a 4-2
victory over the Washington
Senators.
1984 — The Los Angeles
Rams set an NFL record
with three safeties in a 33-12
victory over the New York
Giants.
2000 — At the Sydney
Olympics, Marion Jones
wins gold in the U.S.
women’s
1,600-meter
relay and bronze with the
400-meter squad, making
her the only woman to win
fi ve track medals at one
Olympics.
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