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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS Herm- iston’s Dayshawn Neal was voted as Special District 1s Co-Offen- sive Player of the Year after catching 70 passes for 1,118 yards and 17 touch- downs on the season. Prep Football Hermiston’s Neal leads all-district team Bulldog wideout one of seven fi rst team selections East Oregonian Hermiston senior Dayshawn Neal was voted as Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 5A Special District 1 by the league’s coaches, adding to what has become a stellar career for the Bulldogs’ wideout. Neal built on a breakout junior season with an even better senior year, grabbing 70 receptions for 1,118 yards and 17 touchdowns as Hermiston’s go-to receiver. In league play alone, he caught 31 passes for 589 yards and 10 scores. Overall, he accounted for 47 percent of Hermiston’s receiving yards, 48 percent of the pass completions and 58 percent of the touchdown receptions. He shares the honor with Mountain View running back Jonas Larson, the workhorse running back that ran through every opposing defense at will this season. Mountain View’s Rylee Ettinger was voted the district’s defensive top player and his head coach Brian Crum was voted the top coach. The Cougars, who won the district’s regular season crown with a perfect 7-0 record, placed 14 players in 20 total positions on the three all-district teams. Pendleton had the most players selected with 16, followed by Mountain View, Bend (12), Summit (11) and Hermiston (10) in double digits. Hermiston, who fi nished second in the district, had seven fi rst team See ALL-DISTRICT/4B Staff photo by Kathy Aney HERMISTON Class 2A Volleyball Faaeteete leaving his mark TigerScot, Mustangs earn all- state honors East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Hermiston coach David Faaeteete watches his players warm up before the start of the second half of the Bulldogs’ 38-35 win against Churchill at the 5A state championship game on Saturday in Hillsboro. Hermiston coach has program leaving OSAA trending in right direction By ALEXIS MANSANAREZ East Oregonian After the player and fan celebra- tions in the middle of the Hillsboro Stadium fi eld began to settle down on Saturday evening, Hermiston football coach David Faaeteete was able to catch his breath. His Bulldogs had just claimed their second Oregon state title after defeating the No. 4 Chur- chill Lancers 38-25. But he is no stranger to a big win or to these types of celebrations. Faaeteete was the assistant coach in 2014 when then-head coach Mark Hodges led Hermiston to its fi rst ever state championship. He had previously played for Hodges at North Medford as one of his star defensive linemen, and continued his football career at the University of Oregon from 2005- 07. The win then in many ways prepared him for Saturday’s victory. He was better able to take in the moment, making sure he would remember each smiling face and every hug from players, friends and family. But perhaps the most telling Hermiston under David Faaeteete • 2015: 4-6 overall, 3-0 CRC; lost in 5A fi rst round • 2016: 5-5 overall, 5-2 SD1; lost in 5A fi rst round • 2017: 11-2 overall, 6-1 SD1; won 5A championship Staff photo by E.J. Harris Hermiston coach David Faaeteete celebrates on the sidelines af- ter a Dayshawn Neal touchdown in the second half of the Bull- dogs’ 38-35 win against Churchill at the 5A state championship game on Saturday in Hillsboro. moment in all of this was the fi rst words Faaeteete spoke to the media after Hermiston’s triumphant rise. “Shout out to Churchill and their staff,” he said. “Those kids played hard and they didn’t give up. Big ups to them. Those guys played hard. Those guys played tremendous in the second half, answered and made us really have to earn this one.” His quick praise of the efforts for the team that tried to take the title for themselves before that of the players on his own 50-man roster helps explain how the Bull- dogs have been so level-headed throughout their OSAA Farewell Tour. Faaeteete, just like any coach, recognizes every opponent at one moment or another after a game, but as he spoke highly of Churchill before mentioning Hermiston’s dual-threat quarterback Andrew James or star wide receiver Dayshawn Neal, it wasn’t hard to see where the rest of the team gets their winning attitude from. When Faaeteete took over in 2015, he led the Bulldogs to their third consecutive league champi- onship — fourth in program history — but it came with a losing record. Hermiston fi nished the season 4-6 after losing to Wilsonville 49-14 in Round 1 of the playoffs. See FAAETEETE/3B Nearly a month after the fi nal championship games ended, the volleyball playoff coaches in Class 2A compiled the list of their three all-state teams and released it on Tuesday. Two Umatilla and Morrow County schools were represented on the list, with Weston-McEw- en’s senior hitter Alyssa Finifrock earning second team all-state honors and Heppner senior Morgan Correa and teammate S y d n e y Finifrock Wilson earned all-state honorable mention. The Mustangs and Ti g e r S c o t s ’ league rival, Culver, had two players earn all-state honors as both Correa Margie Beeler and Irma Retano landed on the fi rst team. The state champion Grant Union Prospectors have four picks, with seniors Mariah Wilson Moulton and Whitney McCellan on fi rst team and juniors Kaylee Wright and Hailey Wright on second team. Moulton also earned Player of the Year and Grant Union’s Shae Speth was voted as Coach of the Year. The full all-state teams are listed below. ———— 2A ALL-STATE VOLLEYBALL Player of the Year — Mariah Moulton, Grant Union Coach of the Year — Shae Speth, Grant Union FIRST TEAM Mariah Moulton, Grant Union, sr.; Margie Beel- er, Culver, sr.; Makenna Northern, Central Linn, sr.; Logan Robinson, St. Paul, sr.; Irma Retano, Culver, jr.; Hailie Sprauer, Kennedy, jr.; Whitney McCellan, Grant Union, sr. SECOND TEAM Kaylee Wright, Grant Union, jr.; Maddie O’Hare, Monroe, sr.; Charity Hall, Gaston, sr.; Ellie Clark, Union, sr.; Alyssa Finifrock, Weston-McEwen, sr.; Hailie Wright, Grant Union, jr.; Hailey Arritola, Kennedy, fr. HONORABLE MENTION Sophia Carley, Kennedy, so.; Sydney Northern, Central Linn, so.; Gabby Clark, Reedsport, sr.; Mor- gan Correa, Heppner, sr.; Katelyn Stirewalt, Imbler, sr.; Kenadee Dirk, Bonanza, sr.; Sydney Wilson, Heppner, fr. Sports shorts Eli Manning benched by Giants EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants are changing quarterbacks for fi rst time in more than 13 years. Yes, Eli Manning is not going to start. The Giants announced on Tuesday that Geno Smith will start in place of Manning when the Giants (2-9) face the Raiders in Oakland on Sunday. Rookie Davis Webb will also play, if not this week, then sometime before the end of the season. “Over the last fi ve games, we will take a look at Geno, and we Manning will also give Davis an opportunity,” coach Ben McAdoo said. Manning has started 210 consecutive regu- lar-season games, the second-longest streak by a quarterback in NFL history, behind Brett Favre’s 297. He has started every Giants game since Nov. 21, 2004, when he took over for Kurt Warner in the 10th game of his rookie season. “I got fouled all the way up the court, from the time that I stripped him, all the way until I got to the rim. I said what I had to say and then I moved on, but he decided I should get [ejected]. It is what it is. We got the win, and that’s what’s most important.” — LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers forward after being ejected from a game for the fi rst time in his 15-year career during his team’s 108-97 win over Miami on Tuesday. Gildon, Satou lead No. 10 Oregon women over Hampton EUGENE (AP) — Oti Gildon had career highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Satou Sabally added 18 points to help No. 10 Oregon roll to an 87-45 victory over Hampton on Tuesday night. Gildon, a junior making her fi rst start in 74 games, replaced Ruthy Hebard in the lineup for the Ducks (6-1). Hebard, Oregon’s second-leading scorer, sat out the game with a protective boot on her right foot. Sabrina Ionescu also had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Lexi Bandon had 11 points. Allina Starr led the Pirates (2-4) with 12 points and Mikayla Sayle had 10. The Ducks fi nished the second quarter on a 15-1 run to lead 43-18 at the break as the Pirates missed their last 10 shots before the half. Oregon next hosts Weber State on Saturday. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1890 — Navy beats Army 24-0 in the fi rst matchup of this historic series. 1987 — The Edmonton Eskimos defeat the Toronto Argonauts 38-36 to win the 75th CFL Grey Cup. 2003 — LeBron James, 18, becomes youngest player in NBA history to score 30 or more points in a game with his 33-point effort in the Cavaliers’ 122-115 double-overtime loss to Memphis. 2015 — Andy Murray gives Britain its fi rst David Cup title in 79 years when he beats Belgium’s David Goffi n 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 in the fi rst reverse singles. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
