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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 SPORTS Prep Boys Soccer PREPS: Bulldog boys soccer ousted in Pioneers, Pirates set for semifinals quarterfinals for third straight season 3A/2A/1A 4A East Oregonian Page 2B East Oregonian Continued from 1B The No. 1 Riverside Pirates (15-0-1), who outscored their opponents by a mind-boggling 108-15 margin, are back in the semifinals for the second straight year, but hope to have a better result this time around. Last season, Riverside fell 4-1 to eventual state champion Catlin Gabel in the semis. A win would send Riverside to the state championship game for the third time in school history, and the first since it 2011, when it won the state title with a perfect season. Standing in its way is a No. 5 De La Salle #1 Riverside Knights Pirates (11-3-2) (15-0-1) • Tuesday, 4 p.m. • at Riverside HS #3 Mac-Hi #2 Stayton Pioneers Eagles (12-3) (15-0) • Tuesday, 4 p.m. • at Stayton HS #5 De La Salle (11-3-2) team that put together a solid season after just eight combined wins in the last two. And more than 200 miles away at the same time in Stayton, the Mac-Hi Pioneers will be aiming for their own state title game berth in the 4A bracket. The No. 3 Pioneers (12-3) face the No. 2 Stayton Eagles (15-0) in a rematch of the 2015 semifinals, where the Eagles beat the Pioneers 2-1. Mac-Hi is playing for its first appearance in the 4A title game since 2009 and its fifth overall. This season, Stayton went 15-0 and won the Oregon West Conference, outscoring oppo- nents by an 89-9 margin. Simpson ran a solid race and finished 23rd with a time of 20:33. Tilamook won the team title in 4A, with Tillamook’s Solace Bergeron taking first with a time of 18:44. BOYS SOCCER RIVERSIDE 2, OREGON EPIS- COPAL 0 — At Boardman, the Riverside Pirates continue to show why they are the No. 1 seed in the 3A/2A/1A playoffs, as they defeated No. 9 Oregon Episcopal 2-0 on Saturday in the quarterfinals. Riverside (15-0-1) will host No. 5 De La Salle North Catholic on Tuesday in the state semifinals at 4 p.m. in Boardman. BEND 3, HERM- ISTON 0 — At Bend, the Hermiston Bulldogs’ final shot at an OSAA state championship came to an end as the No. 14 Bulldogs were shut out 3-0 by No. 6 Bend in the 5A quarterfinals on Saturday. Hermiston earned its spot in the quarterfinals by upsetting No. 3 Hillsboro in overtime on Tuesday, but was not able to find the same magic to beat the Lava Bears (12-1-3 overall), a team that has not lost since Sept. 8. The Bull- dogs’ season ends in the quarterfinals for the third straight season, this time with a 10-4-3 overall record. HEPPNER: Mustang seniors finish off 23-3 career record at Les Payne Field Hep- pner’s Gavin Hanna Rob- inson evades a defender during Satur- day’s playoff game against Neah- Kah-Nie. Continued from 1B Jayden Wilson to run through. “We always have to adjust to what they’re doing,” Heppner coach Greg Grant said. “They (Neah-Kah-Nie) were really intent on taking away the outside so we were content to take it off tackle and run it up the middle and once the kids started working together on their blocks, you saw the results.” Wilson, a freshman, ran the ball 12 times for 48 yards but scored a team-best four touchdowns. Dough- erty was Heppner’s leading rusher with 115 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, and Wolters added 66 yards and two scores. Wolters’ biggest contribution, though, came on the kickoff return to open the second half. He picked up a bouncing kick at his own 16 and ran straight up the middle, through the wedge of blockers and then raced 84 yards for a touchdown. It was a big momentum swing for the Mustangs, who coughed up a fumble and let the Pirates score a touchdown just prior to halftime and wanted to begin the second half with an answer to the score. “That was nice, but obviously I wouldn’t be able to do that without the people in front,” Wolters said. “They did a good job making the wedge and it was great blocking on their part.” “We wanted to answer,” Grant added. “We were disappointed because we called a reverse and screwed it all up and didn’t do it right (causing the fumble). And we’ve been working on kickoff return and felt like we were due to hit one and it was good that we did.” Staff photo by Kathy Aney Staff photo by Kathy Aney Heppner quarterback Jayden Wilson launches a pass during Satur- day’s playoff game against Neah-Kah-Nie. Neah-Kah-Nie did not score again until the fourth quarter, finding the end zone twice on Heppner’s reserves. The Pirates tallied 205 yards of total offense, with 135 of those yards coming in the second half. Quarterback Josh Longfellow threw for 147 yards and two scores, but also threw four interceptions. The Mustangs starting defense held the Pirates to just 35 rushing yards on 15 carries, as Steagall, Dougherty, Jason Rea, Tyler Carter and the whole front seven continu- ally won the line of scrimmage. “It’s amazing to work as a defense and execute on what we had planned to do all week,” Stea- gall said. Grant said he was pleased with the way the defense played in the game, and credited the scout team for helping the unit be prepared for anything the Pirates threw at them. “The kids that helped prepare us game, giving them time to reflect on all the wins and good times they had on that field. “It kind of stinks it’s our last home game but it’s a great feeling that we’re going to celebrate,” Wolter said. “I’ll miss the atmosphere, our fans are the greatest fans out there and it’s kind of sad to not be able to play in front of them here again.” ———— today they did a great job because they give us great looks and we were ready, there weren’t any surprises,” he said. “I think that’s what’s cool about this time of year is those kids are stepping up and giving us a great look in practice so we’re ready. And because of their efforts and our kids paying attention we didn’t give up many big plays.” SENIORS FINAL RIDE: The game marked the final game of the season at Les Payne Field, which meant the final home game for Heppner’s five seniors: Steagall, Dougherty, Wolters, Kevin Smith, and Peyton Lehman. The seniors finish their Mustang careers with an incredible 23-3 record at home over their four-year careers, including a perfect 7-0 mark at home in the playoffs. The group took part in running the tradi- tional lap around the field after the NKN 0 6 0 16 — 22 HHS 12 21 21 0 — 54 PASSING — (NKN) J. Longfellow 12-29, 147, 2TD, 4INT. (HHS) 2-5, 35. RUSHING — (NKN) J. Longfellow 8-67, TD; M. Kelly 6-14; T. Bennett 2-6; G. Barr 1-2. (HHS) B. Wolters 15-66, 2TD; C. Dougherty 13-115, TD; J. Wilson 12-48, 4TD; G. Hanna-Robinson 4-50; Bl. Wolters 2-3; K. Wilkins 1-4. RECEIVING — (NKN) G. Barr 5-46; D. Donaldson 3-20; J. Elinsky 2-18; M. Kelly 1-33, TD; B. Bridge 1-30, TD. C. Dougherty 2-35. ———— Contact Eric at esinger@ eastoregonian.com or 541-966- 0839. Follow him on Twitter @ ByEricSinger. SEAHAWKS: Carroll says team not going to change from Walsh at kicker Continued from 1B plays on Washington’s final drive. The Seahawks have shown flaws throughout the first half of the season, but Sunday was the first time so many of them had surfaced in the same game. “We have so much to improve and I am surprised somewhat that we’re not further along in these areas that I’m talking about right now,” Carroll said. “These are things that we really can control and we have a chance to be good.” The 16 penalties were the second-most in franchise history and the most by any team in the NFL this season. Carroll was partic- ularly miffed that 10 of the penalties came against the offense and all of them left Seattle facing long-yardage situations. All five offensive linemen were flagged at least once. Seattle has never been the cleanest team with penalties, but the Seahawks already have games of 16 and 15 penalties this season, the most in Carroll’s tenure. “It’s a group thing when you have a bunch like this, but it comes down to indi- vidual choices and making good decisions and doing things right,” Carroll said. “So we’re going to jump all over it with another emphasis.” There was also concern about Walsh’s confidence moving forward after an awful kicking game. Walsh missed wide left from 39, 44 and 49 yards all in the first half and left Seattle facing a 7-2 deficit at halftime. Walsh had been 12 of 13 on the season going into Sunday’s game, and Carroll said the Seahawks would not be making a change. “He’s been great. He’s been kicking like crazy and we are expecting him to get right back to that,” Carroll said. Then there was the final drive when Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins hit two long passes that led to the winning touchdown. Seattle remained aggressive with its defensive calls after being criticized in the past for playing too soft in late- game situations. This time, the aggres- siveness got the better of them. Rather than playing zone, the Seahawks had their cornerbacks in the face of the wide receivers at the line of scrimmage. So when Brian Quick and Josh Doctson got separation from Justin Coleman and Shaquill Griffin there was no other defenders there to help. Quick’s 31-yard catch was the precursor to Doctson’s 38-yard reception to the 1-yard line — beating Griffin — that set up Rob Kelley’s winning TD run with 59 seconds left. “I feel like the mistake that I made, I almost got relaxed on that play. Looking for (the ball), I couldn’t find it and that’s the mistake that I made,” Griffin said. “That’s something I’ve got to move on from too. He made a hell of a catch. That was a hell of a throw and it sucks to see a ball game go away like that.” NOTES: Carroll said it’s too early to know if FS Earl Thomas (hamstring) and DT Sheldon Richardson (oblique) will be able to play against the Cardinals after both were inactive on Sunday. ... DE Marcus Smith (concussion) was not at the facility on Monday and is in the concussion protocol. “He might be out a little bit,” Carroll said. ... FB Tre Madden will be out due to a calf injury. SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP FOOTBALL Friday No. 6 South Albany at No. 3 Hermiston (5A quarterfinals), 7 p.m. Saturday No. 8 Heppner at No. 1 St. Paul (2A quar- terfinals, at Newberg High School), 1 p.m. PREP BOYS SOCCER Tuesday No. 5 De La Salle North Catholic at No. 1 Riverside (3A/2A/1A semifinals), 4 p.m. No. 3 Mac-Hi at No. 2 Stayton (4A semi- finals), 4 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Tuesday Northwest Christian at Eastern Oregon (CCC Tournament), 7 p.m. Wednesday BMCC at Columbia Basin, 6 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday Carroll at Eastern Oregon, Noon COLLEGE MEN’S WRESTLING Thursday Eastern Oregon at Oregon State, TBD COLLEGE WOMEN’S WRESTLING Sunday Eastern Oregon at Pacific, TBD Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 6 2 0 .750 216 Buffalo 5 3 0 .625 174 Miami 4 4 0 .500 116 N.Y. Jets 4 5 0 .444 191 South W L T Pct PF Tennessee 5 3 0 .625 181 Jacksonville 5 3 0 .625 206 Houston 3 5 0 .375 229 Indianapolis 3 6 0 .333 162 North W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 6 2 0 .750 167 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 190 Cincinnati 3 5 0 .375 129 Cleveland 0 8 0 .000 119 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 6 3 0 .667 253 Oakland 4 5 0 .444 196 Denver 3 5 0 .375 150 L.A. Chargers 3 5 0 .375 150 NATIONAL CONFERENCE EastW L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 8 1 0 .889 283 Dallas 5 3 0 .625 226 178 Washington 4 4 0 .500 177 194 N.Y. Giants 1 7 0 .125 129 207 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 6 2 0 .750 221 155 Carolina 6 3 0 .667 168 159 Atlanta 4 4 0 .500 170 172 Tampa Bay 2 6 0 .250 158 198 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 6 2 0 .750 179 135 Detroit 4 4 0 .500 206 179 Green Bay 4 4 0 .500 174 191 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 134 171 West W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Rams 6 2 0 .750 263 155 Seattle 5 3 0 .625 189 149 Arizona 4 4 0 .500 139 201 San Francisco 0 9 0 .000 143 239 ——— Week 9 Results N.Y. Jets 34, Buffalo 21 Jacksonville 23, Cincinnati 7 L.A. Rams 51, N.Y. Giants 17 New Orleans 30, Tampa Bay 10 Carolina 20, Atlanta 17 Tennessee 23, Baltimore 20 Indianapolis 20, Houston 14 Philadelphia 51, Denver 23 Dallas 28, Kansas City 17 Arizona 20, San Francisco 10 Washington 17, Seattle 14 Oakland 27, Miami 24 Detroit 30, Green Bay 10 Open: Chicago, Minnesota, New England, L.A. Chargers, Cleveland, Pittsburgh NCAA PA 179 149 179 207 PA 193 117 208 260 PA 131 171 158 202 PA 208 214 198 152 179 AP Top 25 Week 11 Poll Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (56) 9-0 1520 1 2. Georgia (5) 9-0 1468 2 3. Notre Dame 8-1 1357 5 4. Clemson 8-1 1289 6 5. Oklahoma 8-1 1258 8 6. Wisconsin 9-0 1256 4 7. Miami 8-0 1220 9 8. TCU 8-1 1087 10 9. Washington 8-1 1061 12 10. Auburn 7-2 875 16 11. Ohio St. 7-2 781 3 12. Oklahoma St. 7-2 766 11 13. Michigan St. 7-2 760 24 14. UCF 8-0 736 15 15. Southern Cal 8-2 718 17 16. Penn St. 7-2 717 7 17. Virginia Tech 7-2 537 13 18. Mississippi St. 7-2 464 21 19. Washington St. 8-2 420 25 20. Memphis 8-1 376 22 21. Michigan 7-2 184 NR 22. South Florida 8-1 177 NR 23. West Virginia 6-3 163 NR 24. Iowa St. 6-3 155 14 25. Iowa 6-3 147 NR Others receiving votes: LSU 142, NC State 101, Toledo 31, Stanford 22, Boise St. 14, Arizona 14, Northwestern 6, Army 2, San Diego St. 1. Week 11 Schedule Friday No. 9 Washington at Stanford, 7:30 p.m. (FS1) Saturday No. 1 Alabama at No. 18 Mississippi State, 4 p.m. (ESPN) No. 2 Georgia at No. 10 Auburn, 12:30 p.m. (CBS) No. 3 Notre Dame at No. 7 Miami, 5 p.m. (ABC) No. 4 Clemson vs. Florida State, 12;30 p.m. (ESPN) No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 TCU, 5 p.m. (FOX) No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 25 Iowa, 12:30 p.m. (ABC) No. 11 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Michigan State, 9 a.m. (FOX) No. 12 Oklahoma State at No. 24 Iowa State, 9 a.m. (ABC) No. 14 UCF vs. UConn, 9 a.m. (ESPNU) No. 15 USC at Colorado, 1 p.m. (FOX) No. 16 Penn State vs. Rutgers, 9 a.m. No. 17 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech, 9 a.m. No. 19 Washington State at Utah, 2:30 p.m. (PAC12) No. 21 Michigan at Maryland, 12:30 p.m. No. 23 West Virginia at Kansas State, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Pac-12 Schedule Friday Washington at Stanford, 7:30 p.m. (FS1) Saturday Oregon State at Arizona, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) USC at Colorado, 1 p.m. (FOX) Washington State at Utah, 2:30 p.m. (PAC12) Arizona State at UCLA, 6:30 p.m. (PAC12) Soccer MLS Playoffs CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS First leg Eastern Conference Oct. 30: Toronto 2, New York 1 Oct. 31: Columbus 4, New York City FC 1 Western Conference Oct. 29: Vancouver 0, Seattle 0, tie Oct. 30: Portland 0, Houston 0, tie Second leg Eastern Conference Nov. 5: New York 1, Toronto 0, Toronto advances on away goals Nov. 5: New York City FC 2, Columbus 0, Columbus advances on aggregate 4-3 Western Conference Nov. 2: Seattle 2, Vancouver 0, Seattle advances on aggregate 2-0 Nov. 5: Houston 2, Portland 1, Houston advances on aggregate 2-1 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Eastern Conference Nov. 21: Toronto at Columbus, 5 p.m. Nov. 29: Columbus at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Western Conference Nov. 21: Seattle at Houston, 7 p.m. Nov. 30: Houston at Seattle, 7:30 p.m. MLS Cup Saturday, Dec. 9: at highest seed, 1 p.m. Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 15 11 2 2 24 59 42 Toronto 16 9 7 0 18 61 58 Detroit 16 8 7 1 17 45 43 Ottawa 14 6 3 5 17 51 47 Boston 13 6 4 3 15 39 40 Montreal 15 6 8 1 13 41 55 Florida 13 4 7 2 10 47 56 Buffalo 14 4 8 2 10 35 53 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 13 9 3 1 19 49 42 Columbus 15 9 5 1 19 51 43 Pittsburgh 16 8 6 2 18 42 58 N.Y. Islanders 14 8 5 1 17 54 46 Washington 15 8 6 1 17 46 48 Philadelphia 15 7 6 2 16 47 43 N.Y. Rangers 16 7 7 2 16 52 55 Carolina 12 4 5 3 11 32 37 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 15 11 3 1 23 50 36 Winnipeg 14 8 3 3 19 46 40 Colorado 14 8 6 0 16 48 47 Dallas 15 8 7 0 16 42 43 Nashville 14 7 5 2 16 37 41 Chicago 15 7 6 2 16 43 36 Minnesota 12 5 5 2 12 37 35 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 14 10 2 2 22 48 31 Vegas 14 9 4 1 19 50 41 San Jose 13 8 5 0 16 36 30 Vancouver 14 7 5 2 16 37 34 Calgary 14 8 6 0 16 35 38 Anaheim 14 6 6 2 14 40 43 Edmonton 13 4 8 1 9 30 43 Arizona 16 2 12 2 6 41 65 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ———— Monday’s Games Washington 3, Arizona 2, OT N.Y. Rangers 5, Columbus 3 Boston 5, Minnesota 3 Toronto 4, Vegas 3, SO Winnipeg 4, Dallas 1 Detroit 3, Vancouver 2 Tuesday’s Games Edmonton at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Washington at Buffalo, 4 p.m. St. Louis at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m. Nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Vegas at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Anaheim, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Denver, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Utah, 6 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Auto Racing Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 9 2 .818 Toronto 5 4 .556 New York 5 4 .556 Philadelphia 5 4 .556 Brooklyn 4 6 .400 Southeast Division W L Pct Orlando 6 4 .600 Washington 5 4 .556 Charlotte 5 5 .500 Miami 4 6 .400 Atlanta 2 9 .182 Central Division W L Pct Detroit 7 3 .700 Indiana 5 5 .500 Milwaukee 4 5 .444 Cleveland 4 6 .400 Chicago 2 6 .250 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston 8 3 .727 Memphis 6 4 .600 San Antonio 6 4 .600 New Orleans 5 5 .500 Dallas 1 10 .091 Northwest Division W L Pct Minnesota 7 3 .700 Portland 6 4 .600 Utah 5 5 .500 Denver 5 5 .500 Oklahoma City 4 5 .444 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 8 3 .727 L.A. Clippers 5 4 .556 L.A. Lakers 5 5 .500 Phoenix 4 7 .364 Sacramento 1 8 .111 ——— Monday’s Games Boston 110, Atlanta 107 Brooklyn 98, Phoenix 92 Golden State 97, Miami 80 Tuesday’s Games Dallas at Washington, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Indiana, 4 p.m. Charlotte at New York, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. GB — 3 3 3 4½ GB — ½ 1 2 4½ GB — 2 2½ 3 4 GB — 1½ 1½ 2½ 7 GB — 1 2 2 2½ GB — 2 2½ 4 6 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series AAA Texas 500 Results Sunday At Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Lap length: 1.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Kevin Harvick, Ford 2. (7) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota 3. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 4. (35) Matt Kenseth, Toyota 5. (10) Brad Keselowski, Ford 6. (8) Ryan Blaney, Ford 7. (36) Joey Logano, Ford 8. (34) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet 9. (1) Kurt Busch, Ford 10. (4) Erik Jones, Toyota 11. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet 12. (12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford 13. (15) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet 14. (6) Daniel Suarez, Toyota 15. (18) Aric Almirola, Ford 16. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet 17. (14) Danica Patrick, Ford 18. (13) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet 19. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota 20. (25) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 21. (23) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet 22. (26) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet 23. (21) Paul Menard, Chevrolet 24. (27) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet 25. (28) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford 26. (22) Landon Cassill, Ford 27. (9) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 28. (37) Trevor Bayne, Ford 29. (29) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet 30. (24) David Ragan, Ford 31. (38) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet 32. (30) Joey Gase, Chevrolet 33. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet 34. (31) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet 35. (17) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet 36. (20) Clint Bowyer, Ford 37. (11) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet 38. (33) David Starr, Chevrolet 39. (39) Corey Lajoie, Toyota 40. (40) Gray Gaulding, Toyota ——— Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 143.239 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 29 minutes. Margin of Victory: 1.580 seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 40 laps. Lead Changes: 27 among 14 drivers. Top 16 in Points: 1. M.Truex, 4168; 2. Ky.Busch, 4118; 3. K.Harvick, 4112; 4. B.Keselowski, 4111; 5. D.Hamlin, 4092; 6. R.Blaney, 4089; 7. C.Elliott, 4062; 8. J.Johnson, 4060.
