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Newspaper Page TextSPORTS Tuesday, November 28, 2017 East Oregonian Page 3B College Football Oregon routs Oregon State in the Civil War By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press EUGENE — Royce Freeman was asked about his career mile- stones after he collected a few more in the Civil War. While running for 122 yards and two scores in Oregon’s 69-10 rout of Oregon State on Saturday night, Freeman set a new Pac-12 Pac-12 record for career rushing touch- downs. Oregon State “I think it means that I’m kind of old now,” said the normally stoic senior, who Oregon lingered on the field with fans after his final game at Autzen Stadium. Freeman now has 60 career rushing touchdowns, surpassing Oregon State’s Ken Simonton, who ran for 59 between 1998-01. Justin Herbert, in his second game back from a broken collar- bone that sidelined him for five games, threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns for the Ducks (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12). Herbert also rushed for a touchdown before sitting late in the third quarter after Oregon built its sizable lead. Oregon will now await a bowl selection, while Oregon State’s season is over. Freeman said he hadn’t thought about whether he’ll play in the bowl game. Darell Garretson threw for 112 yards and a touchdown for the Beavers before he was injured in the third quarter and was replaced by Mason Moran. Oregon running back Royce Freeman (21), runs for a second quarter touch- down against Oregon State in Satur- day’s game in Eugene. Freeman ran for 122 yards and two touch- downs in Civil War victory. 10 69 AP Photo/ Thomas Boyd The Beavers won just one game this season, to lower-division Port- land State, and finished without a win in Pac-12 Conference play for the second time in the past three seasons. Oregon State played the final six games of the season under interim coach Cory Hall, promoted when Gary Andersen mutually parted ways with the Beavers early last month. The Beavers are expected to name a new head coach in the coming weeks. Hall said his future remains unclear. “One thing I’d like to say before I get out of here is that I’m very proud of the players because they did stick together, there was never any backbiting. You know what? I take my hat off to them because they showed up every day and they wanted to work,” Hall said. The Ducks avenged last year’s 34-24 loss in the Civil War, which snapped an eight-game Oregon winning streak in the series. The loss assured the Ducks a last-place finish in the Pac-12 North standings and a few days later head coach Mark Helfrich was dismissed. Oregon’s first season under Willie Taggart hit a snag when Herbert fractured his collarbone on Sept. 30. The Ducks went 1-4 without him. But his return sparked last weekend’s 48-28 victory over Arizona, which made the Ducks bowl eligible. “It meant the world to me, it meant the world to our guys and it meant the world to our fan base to get the Ducks back in the winning column,” Taggart said Saturday about his first Civil War. Oregon senior Aidan Schneider kicked a 31-yard field goal early in the game, setting the school record for field goals with 50. Freeman ran for a 2-yard touchdown to give him 59 for his career, tying the Pac-12 record with Simonton. The Ducks pushed the lead to 17-0 before the first quarter was over on Herbert’s 29-yard scoring pass to Mitchell. The Beavers narrowed it on Garretson’s 43-yard scoring pass to Timmy Hernandez. But Oregon opened the second quarter with Herbert’s 12-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Breeland. Freeman ran for a 13-yard touch- down to break the Pac-12 record. He also moved into 10th place all time for rushing touchdowns, passing Nebraska’s Eric Crouch and Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick. Freeman also surpassed 100 yards rushing in the first half, moving in to sixth place for rushing yards in the NCAA record book. The sturdy senior already holds school career records for rushing (5,621), rushing touchdowns (60), total touchdowns (64) and 100-yard rushing games (31). “Royce, he’s a really special player. And I told him earlier today, I said ‘I was a big fan of you before I came here but I’m an even bigger fan now,” Herbert said. “He’s a special guy off the field as well.” Jaylon Redd ran for a 19-yard touchdown and Herbert added a 6-yard keeper before finding Mitchell again with a 53-yard touchdown pass. Schneider made a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter to make it 55-7. Justin Hollins’ 11-yard interception return for the Ducks extended the considerable lead midway through the quarter. It was the junior’s first career interception. Oregon State added Justin Choukair’s 24-yard field goal. Oregon’s Kani Benoit ran 47 yards for a touchdown in the final quarter. Benoit finished with 122 yards rushing. Dylan Mitchell caught six passes for 119 yards and two scores for the Ducks, who set a record for points in a Civil War game. Pro Basketball Huskies beat Cougars Trail Blazers wrap up road trip with win to claim Apple Cup NBA By BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press NEW YORK — Damian Lillard scored 32 points and the Portland Trail Blazers wrapped up a strong five- game road trip with their third straight victory, beating the New York Knicks 103-91 on Monday night. Pat Connaughton added 17 for the Trail Blazers, who also won at Memphis, Brooklyn and Washington while losing only in Philadel- phia. They needed to come from 17 down in the fourth quarter to beat the Wizards last time out but were in Portland New York 103 91 charge of this one most of the way. Kristaps Porzingis returned from a one-game absence and scored 22 points, but the Knicks were without starting center Enes Kanter for a third straight game because of back spasms. They lost all three, falling back to .500 at 10-10. The Knicks blew big early leads in the last two losses, in Atlanta and Houston, but mostly played from behind — sometimes way behind — Monday. New York never led by more than two and trailed by as much as 26. Lillard made the last basket of the third quarter and he won’t have any easier ones all season. Shabazz Napier stole the ball while the Knicks were on the fast break and threw it down to Lillard, who had remained behind on the other end. He dunked the ball with no other players on that side of the court to make it 90-64. The Knicks couldn’t BRIEFLY Iwakuma agrees to deal with Mariners SEATTLE (AP) — Right- hander Hisashi Iwakuma has agreed to a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners and will report to major league spring training. The deal announced Monday keeps Iwakuma with the only organization he has pitched for in the majors. Iwakuma, 36, managed just six starts last season due to shoulder problems that caused him to go on the disabled list in May and setbacks during his recovery. He was 0-2 with a 4.35 ERA. Iwakuma had right shoulder debridement surgery on Sept. 27 and is guard him when they were close by, either. Lillard had 17 points in the third on 5-of-7 shooting. The Blazers led 30-23 after one and quickly opened a lead the Knicks never cut into. They scored the first nine of the second quarter to open a 16-point cushion, and that’s right it was at halftime after Noah Vonleh’s basket at the buzzer made it 53-37. New York had a little rally in the fourth that cut it to 12, but soon after technical fouls on Michael Beasley and Frank Ntilikina handed the Blazers three free throws that pushed it back to 94-78. expected to start throwing in late February or early March. Iwakuma has spent six seasons with the Mariners and has a career mark of 63-39 with a 3.42 ERA during his time in Seattle. SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Wednesday Pendleton at Baker, 7:00 p.m. Riverside at White Salmon (WA), 7:00 p.m. Thursday Irrigon at Stanfield, 7:30 p.m. Touchet (WA) at Griswold, 7:30 p.m. Friday Stanfield at Sherman Tournament, TBD Umatilla at Vernonia Tournament, 1:30 p.m. Riverdale vs. Umatilla (at Vernonia), 4:30 p.m. Grant Union vs. Culver (at Sherman), 4:30 p.m. Pilot Rock at Echo, 4:30 p.m. Irrigon at Weston-McEwen, 4:30 p.m. College Place (WA) at Riverside, 5:00 p.m. Mountain View vs. Hermiston (at Wilson- ville) 5:30 p.m. Eagle Point vs. Pendleton (at Wilsonville), 7:00 p.m. Enterprise at Ione, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Pendleton at Wilsonville Invitational, TBD Hermiston Wilsonville Invitational, TBD Riverside at Mac-Hi Tournament, TBD Heppner at Beau Classic, TBD Irrigon at Ione Bonanza, 1:00 p.m. Ione vs. TBD (at Ione Bonanza), 2:30 p.m. Echo at Condon/Wheeler, 3:30 p.m. Umatilla at Vernonia Tournament, 5:30 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Wednesday Baker at Pendleton, 7:00 p.m. Thursday Irrigon at Stanfield, 6:00 p.m. Touchet (WA) at Helix, 6:00 p.m. Friday Sherman at Stanfield, TBD Helix vs. TBD ( at Mac-Hi) , TBD Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 3:00 p.m. Umatilla at Riverdal, 3:00 p.m. Pilot Rock at Echo, 3:00 p.m. College Place (WA) at Riverside, 3:30 p.m. Heppner at Chemawa, 4:30 p.m. Enterprise at Ione, 6:00 p.m. Griswold at McLoughlin, 6:30 p.m. Wilsonville at Hermiston, 7:00 p.m. Saturday Mac-Hi vs. TBD (at Mac-Hi Tournament, TBD Riverside vs. TBD, (Mac-Hi Tournament), TBD Griswold vs. TBD (Mac-Hi Tournament), TBD Umatilla vs. TBD ( Vernonia Tournament), TBD Heppner vs. TBD, (Beau Classic), TBD Stanfield vs. TBD, (Sherman Tourna- ment), TBD Irrigon vs. TBD, (Ione Basketball Bonan- za), 1:00 p.m. Summit at Pendleton, 2:30 p.m. Lewiston (ID) at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m. Riverdale vs. TBD, (Vernonia Tourna- ment), 7:00 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. TBD, (Ione Tourna- ment), 7:00 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Tuesday EOU vs. Georgetown (Ky.), NAIA National Championships (Sioux City, Iowa), 2 p.m. Wednesday EOU vs. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), NAIA National Championships (Sioux City, Iowa), 3 p.m. COLLEGE WRESTLING Friday EOU, Battle of the Rockies in Grant Falls, Mont., TBD Saturday EOU, Battle of the Rockies in Grant Falls, Mont., TBD COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Friday BMCC at Walla Walla Classic., TBD Saturday BMCC at Walla Walla Classic, TBD EOU at Southern Oregon, 6 p.m. Sunday BMCC at Clackamas CC, 1 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Friday BMCC at Linn-Benton CC, 6 p.m. Saturday BMCC at Portland CC, 2 p.m. EOU at Southern Oregon, 4 p.m. Prep Football OSAA Playoffs Saturday’s Games 5A Championship No. 3 Hermiston 38, No. 4 Churchill 35 4A Championship No. 1 Cottage Grove 48, No. 3 Marsh- field 14 3A Championship No. 4 Cascade Christian 28, No. 2 Santiam Christian 21 2A Championship No. 2 Monroe 36, No. 5 Santiam 22 1A Championship No. 2 Dufur 60, No. 5 Hosanna Christian 18 Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 9 2 0 .818 325 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 224 N.Y. Jets 4 7 0 .364 228 Miami 4 7 0 .364 174 South W L T Pct PF Tennessee 7 4 0 .636 242 Jacksonville 7 4 0 .636 269 Houston 4 7 0 .364 283 Indianapolis 3 8 0 .273 195 North W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 9 2 0 .818 258 Baltimore 6 5 0 .545 236 Cincinnati 5 6 0 .455 199 Cleveland 0 11 0 .000 166 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 6 5 0 .545 272 L.A. Chargers 5 6 0 .455 249 Oakland 5 6 0 .455 225 Denver 3 8 0 .273 197 PA 220 260 257 289 PA 269 168 285 300 PA 193 187 215 289 PA 236 202 261 280 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 10 1 0 .909 351 Dallas 5 6 0 .455 248 Washington 5 6 0 .455 258 N.Y. Giants 2 9 0 .182 172 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 8 3 0 .727 322 Carolina 8 3 0 .727 248 Atlanta 7 4 0 .636 265 Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 223 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 9 2 0 .818 271 Detroit 6 5 0 .545 294 Green Bay 5 6 0 .455 232 Chicago 3 8 0 .273 177 West W L T Pct PF L.A. Rams 8 3 0 .727 329 Seattle 7 4 0 .636 266 Arizona 5 6 0 .455 203 San Francisco 1 10 0 .091 187 ——— Week 12 Results Minnesota 30, Detroit 23 L.A. Chargers 28, Dallas 6 Washington 20, N.Y. Giants 10 Atlanta 34, Tampa Bay 20 Cincinnati 30, Cleveland 16 Tennessee 20, Indianapolis 16 Buffalo 16, Kansas City 10 Philadelphia 31, Chicago 3 New England 35, Miami 17 Carolina 35, N.Y. Jets 27 Seattle 24, San Francisco 13 Oakland 21, Denver 14 L.A. Rams 26, New Orleans 20 Arizona 27, Jacksonville 24 Pittsburgh 31, Green Bay 28 Baltimore 23, Houston 16 PA 191 270 276 267 PA 222 207 230 262 PA 195 264 261 252 PA 206 212 278 284 NCAA Week 13 Top 25 Results No. 6 Auburn 26, No. 1 Alabama 14 No. 3 Clemson 34, No. 24 South Carolina 10 No. 4 Oklahoma 59, West Virginia 31 No. 5 Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 0 No. 7 Georgia 38, Georgia Tech 7 No. 21 Stanford 38, No. 8 Notre Dame 20 No. 9 Ohio State 31, Michigan 20 No. 10 Penn State 66, Maryland 3 No. 17 Washington 41, No. 13 Wash. St. 14 No. 16 Michigan State 40, Rutgers 7 No. 18 LSU 45, Texas A&M 21 No. 19 Oklahoma State 58, Kansas 17 No. 20 Memphis 70, East Carolina 13 No. 22 Northwestern 42, Illinois 7 Fresno State 28, No. 23 Boise State 17 Pac-12 Results No. 21 Stanford 38, No. 8 Notre Dame 20 No. 17 Washington 41, No. 13 Wash. St. 14 Arizona State 42, Arizona 30 Oregon 69, Oregon State 10 Utah 34, Colorado 13 Hockey NHL Monday’s Games Florida 3, New Jersey 2 Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4, OT Montreal 3, Columbus 1 Winnipeg 7, Minnesota 2 Chicago 7, Anaheim 3 Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Vancouver at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Carolina at Columbus, 4 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. San Jose at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 5 p.m. Arizona at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Toronto at Calgary, 6 p.m. Dallas at Vegas, 7 p.m. Basketball NBA Monday’s Games Cleveland 113, Philadelphia 91 Indiana 121, Orlando 109 Detroit 118, Boston 108 Portland 103, New York 91 Houston 117, Brooklyn 103 San Antonio 115, Dallas 108 L.A. Clippers 120, L.A. Lakers 115 Sacramento 110, Golden State 106 Tuesday’s Games Miami at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago, 5 p.m. Washington at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Denver at Utah, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Sacramento, 7 p.m. NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Slate Monday No. 11 Cincinnati 83, Alabama State 51 No. 18 Virginia 49, Wisconsin 37 Tuesday No. 16 Baylor at No. 21 Xavier, 3:30 p.m. (FS1) Toledo at No. 2 Kansas, 5 p.m. (ESPN3) Savannah St. at No. 8 Wichita St., 5 p.m. No. 17 Louisville at Purdue, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Women’s Basketball Top 25 Slate Tuesday Loyola-Chicago at No. 23 Marquette, 9:30 a.m. Prairie View A&M at No. 18 Texas A&M, 5 p.m. No. 1 UCONN at Nevada, 6 p.m. (CBSSN) Hampton at No. 10 Oregon, 6 p.m. UC Riverside at No. 7 UCLA, 7 p.m. Pac-12 Schedule Tuesday Hampton at No. 10 Oregon, 6 p.m. Long Beach State at Arizona, 6 p.m. UC Riverside at No. 7 UCLA, 7 p.m. Soccer MLS Playoffs Conference Championships Eastern Conference Nov. 22: Toronto 0, Columbus 0 Nov. 29: Columbus at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Western Conference Nov. 22: Seattle 2, Houston 0 Nov. 30: Houston at Seattle, 7:30 p.m. MLS CUP Dec. 9: at highest seed, 1 p.m. By TIM BOOTH Associated Press SEATTLE — Given the chance to ruin their rivals hopes at a conference champi- onship, Washington did more than simply cost Washington State a chance at the Pac-12 North. The Huskies reasserted that for the fifth straight season the Apple Cup would remain decorated in purple with yet another rout of the Cougars. “We wanted to put our foot on their neck from when the game started and keep it rolling through the game,” Washington safety Ezekiel Turner said. Myles Gaskin ran for 192 yards and four touchdowns, Washington forced four turn- overs, and the No. 15 Huskies ended No. 14 Washington State’s hopes for a division title with a 41-14 thumping Saturday night. Washington (10-2, 8-2 Pac-12, No. 17 CFP) suffocating defense made life miserable for Luke Falk in the final regular season game of his career and the performance by Washington’s defense was punctuated by Gaskin running wild through the Cougars. Gaskin had 25 carries and averaged nearly 8 yards per touch. He had 114 yards rushing in the first half. The Huskies pummeled Washington State on the line of scrimmage, finishing with 328 yards rushing, the second-highest total this season. Gaskin had three short TD runs and a memorable 26-yard scoring run in the third quarter that will rank among the best of his career. Gaskin shook Sean Harper at the line of scrimmage, sprinted to the sideline and kept his balance enough while being pushed by Hunter Dale to leap for the pylon and finish off the TD. “That one was cool,” Gaskin said. “I didn’t know if I was going to get in there. They missed a tackle so I was like ‘I got to make it happen.’” While Washington cele- brated in the cold Seattle rain, the Cougars (9-3, 6-3, No. 13 CFP) were left to accept their flop. Washington State needed only a victory to win its first Pac-12 North title and earn a spot in the conference title game Friday against Southern California. Washington State had memorable Apple Cup wins over the Huskies in 1997 and 2007 in Seattle. This is one the Cougars Pac-12 Wash. State Washington 14 41 would like to immediately forget. “I didn’t feel like we collectively, the whole game, played well at any position,” Washington State coach Mike Leach said. Falk, the Pac-12 record- holder in a number of passing categories, threw three interceptions and had a costly fumble. He was under pressure all night as Vita Vea and the rest of defensive front was able to get pressure while rushing just three defenders and closed off gaps in the secondary. Falk was 37-of-55 passing for 369 yards and a late TD to Tay Martin, helping continue Leach’s streak of never being shut out. But it was a hollow accomplishment in the scope of being overmatched by their rivals. “It sucks because we all know what was at stake for this game and for the senior class and this team,” Falk said. “I’m really proud of the guys and where we come from, but definitely disappointed.” What was a matchup of the top two defenses in the Pac-12 was completely one-sided. Washington dominated. Washington State was bullied. The Cougars were allowing just 130 yards per game rushing and led the Pac-12 in sacks. The Huskies averaged 7.3 yards per carry and quar- terback Jake Browning never was sacked until the first play of the fourth quarter. “Once something starts clicking we kind of stick to it,” Gaskin said. “If it doesn’t we’ll go back to something else. That’s just kind of the way it worked out today.” Meanwhile, Falk was constantly under duress. Falk was sacked five times and his mistakes came at critical points when Washington State had opportunities to remain in touch with the Huskies. His fumble may have been the most critical as he was hit by Keishawn Bierria and fumbled at the Cougars 28. Two plays later, Browning plowed in from the 1 to give Washington a 14-0 lead. “This is the right feeling for me to feel right now,” Bierria said after finishing his career undefeated against the Cougars. “Anything else, it would have felt totally awkward.”