SPORTS
Saturday, December 16, 2017
East Oregonian
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BUCKAROOS: Newsom scored 20 points
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game to finish with 16 assists
as a team.
“I think that’s what I’m
most happy about,” Tedder
said of the assist total. “Two
things we always talk about
are rebounding and sharing
the basketball and when you
look at the stats, 16 assists in
a game will win you a lot of
games.”
Tyler Newsom took
another step in his develop-
ment as Pendleton’s go-to
guy on the offensive end,
scoring a game-high 20
points on 9-of-12 shooting,
with his only misses coming
from behind the 3-point
arc. He also produced team
highs with five assists and 13
rebounds — five of which
came on the offensive end.
But the Buckaroos had the
benefit of their secondary
guys continuing to step up
with solid production that
helped set them apart from
the Kingsmen (0-6).
Ryan Russell scored eight
points with six rebounds,
Richard Scott had eight
points and four boards,
and Dante Jackson played
perhaps his best game of the
young season with seven
points two rebounds and one
steal.
“Guys like Dante and
Richard have been waiting
a long time to get their
opportunity,” Tedder said.
“Tonight was probably
Dante’s best night not only
scoring but being solid all
around and Richard’s been
unbelievable as a guy who’s
waited and waited and has
taken ahold of his opportu-
nity. I’m proud of that kid
and those seniors that are
stepping up, it’s pretty fun
and special to watch.”
Pendleton led by only four
points at the end of the first
quarter and led 33-20 at the
break, but it held a lead of at
least 10 points for the entire
second half partially due to
a stout defensive effort as
well. The Buckaroos’ varia-
tion of the 2-3 zone gave the
Kingsmen some fits, as the
visitors shot just 30 percent
from the floor for the game,
AP Photo/Reinhold Matay
Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic, second from right, and Portland Trail Blazers
center Jusuf Nurkic (27) watch as Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, center, shoots
around Magic forward Jonathon Simmons (17) and guard Mario Hezonja (8)
during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., on Friday.
BLAZERS: Lillard had 13 points in the third quarter
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Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Ryan Russell, of Pendleton, goes up for a shot during
Friday’s game against Putnam at Warberg Court.
went 0-for-14 from 3-point
range, and turned the ball
over 12 times.
“We have a young team,
but communication on
defense is what we have
going well,” Ryan Russell
said. “Just keep the hands
up and we pride ourselves in
our defense and I think we’re
really good in that 2-3, pretty
tough to beat in the 2-3.”
Tedder was also proud of
the defense, especially to the
fact that Putnam scored only
five points in the final eight
minutes.
“My goal for them is
(no more than) 12 a quarter
and 48 for the game and we
held them under 12 each
quarter and only five in the
fourth, and if you do that
consistently you put yourself
in a really good spot to be
successful,” Tedder said.
Pendleton now has 13
days off of game action for
Christmas break before it
heads to Bend for a three-day
tournament beginning Dec.
28. But the Buckaroos feel
a lot better about themselves
heading into the break than
they did just seven days ago.
“With that tournament
coming up, some of the best
teams in the state,” Russell
said, “oh man, two wins in
a row is a huge confidence
boost for us right now.”
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RP
10 10 11
5 — 36
PHS
14 19 10 16 — 59
REX PUTNAM — J. Britt 13, R. On-
ishchenko 9, B. Miller 8, D. Davis 5, T.
Washington 1.
PENDLETON — T. Newsom 20, R. Scott
8, R. Russell 8, D. Jackson 7, W. Camp 4,
S. Jerome 4, C. Sandford 3, D. Sams 3, K.
Broncheau 2, G. Lee, M. Gallegos.
3-pointers — RP 0, PHS 3. Free throws
— RP 8-12, PHS 12-16. Fouls — RP 13,
PHS 13.
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Aaron Gordon, who was
returning to the Magic lineup
after missing two games with
a concussion, limped off the
court with 7:45 left in the
game and the Magic trailing
85-69. He strained his calf
after colliding with Trail
Blazers rookie Zach Collins.
He finished with 13 points
and six rebounds.
Orlando trailed by 17
with just over seven minutes
left in the game, but cut it to
five with three minutes to go
before the rally petered out.
“We had some droughts
early in the game and then
you’re fighting uphill and
need the fourth quarter to
be almost perfect,” Magic
coach Frank Vogel said. “We
had some good possessions,
played the right way and just
didn’t get the payoff. We’ve
got to finish better.”
Lillard had 13 points
in the third quarter when
Portland slipped away from
the Magic. The point guard
was too quick for Orlando’s
Elfrid Payton and created
all four of his field goals off
the dribble and got Payton to
foul him on a 3-pointer.
But the Blazers couldn’t
put enough distance between
themselves and the Magic
AP Photo/Reinhold Matay
Portland Trail Blazers forward Noah Vonleh, second
from right, and Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gor-
don, far right, block each other out as Portland Trail
Blazers guard Evan Turner, top left center, shoots in
between Magic guard Shelvin Mack (7) and guard
Mario Hezonja (8) during the second quarter of an
NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., on Friday.
even after running off 11
straight points to take an
86-69 lead with 7:28 left in
the game.
Orlando responded by
scoring 12 straight points, the
last basket a layup by Vucevic
that made it 86-81 with just
over 3 minutes to go. The
Magic took advantage of five
Portland turnovers during the
final quarter.
“Obviously that stretch
was a little unsettling,” Stotts
said. “We had a lot of poor
offensive possessions. Give
(Orlando) a little bit of credit
defensively, but we were
turning the ball over.”
Nurkic ended a nearly
five-minute drought for
Portland by powering inside
for a layup that gave the Trail
Blazers a seven-point lead.
The teams traded baskets
the rest of the way, with
Orlando never getting closer
than five. Aminu settled the
matter with an uncontested
dunk with 23 seconds to go.
PREP ROUDUP: Enterprise have Pilot Rock girls their second straight loss
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UMATILLA
83,
GERVAIS 51 — At Amity,
Kaden Webb and Trent
Durfey paced the Umatilla
Vikings to their sixth consec-
utive win as they defeated
Gervais on Friday night at the
Amity Warrior Classic.
Webb had a game-high 19
points and added 10 assists
for the Vikings (6-0), while
Durfey pitched in 16 points
and nine rebounds. Seth
Cranston, Sebastian Garcia
(10) and Jakeb Cook (10) all
finished in double figures as
well. Elvis Vallejo led Gervais
(1-5) with 16 points.
Umatilla plays the host
Amity in the tournament
championship on Saturday.
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UHS
27 25 14 17 — 83
GHS
10 17
9 15 — 51
UMATILLA — K. Webb 19, T. Durfey 16,
S. Cranston 13, S. Garcia 10, J. Cook 10, G.
Armenta 5, M. Garcilazo 2, U. Garcia 2, N.
Holford 2, S. Hartung 2, C. DeLoera 2.
GERVAIS — E. Vallejo 16, P. Villegas 13,
A. Kalugin 9, N. Zarhkoff 5, A. Tarula 5, , X.
Ramon 3.
3-pointers — UHS 7, GHS 7. Free throws
— UHS 4-11, GHS 8-12. Fouls — UHS 14,
GHS 11.
STANFIELD 54, ELGIN
31 — Things finally clicked
for Stanfield as the Tigers
hosted the Elgin Huskies on
Friday. After coming off of
two close wins, the Tigers
were finally able to pull ahead
of their competition and
defeat Elgin 54-31.
“We finally put together a
complete game,” head coach
Devin Bailey said. “It was
amazing.”
Senior Brody Woods
led the Tigers (4-5) with 19
points. For the Huskies (4-1),
senior Brandon Howes and
junior Brandon Caldwell were
the top scorers after finishing
with eight points a piece.
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EHS
5 9 11
6 — 31
SHS
15 13 11 15 — 54
ELGIN — B. Howes 8, B. Caldwell 8, I.
Smith 6, J. Palmer 3, C. Lathrop 3, I. Adams
2, D. Larman 1.
STANFIELD — B. Woods 19, E. Nunez 17,
E. Esquivel 9, B. Bailey 6, R. Orozco 2, M.
Sanchez 1.
3-pointers — EHS 4, SHS 2. Free throws
— EHS 3-8, SHS 8-12. Fouls — EHS 16,
SHS 11.
MAC-HI 58, CONDON/
WHEELER 51 — There was
plenty of action happening
at Pilot Rock on Friday. To
open the tournament, Mac-Hi
took on Condon/Wheeler and
it came down to the wire.
The Pioneers snuck away
with a 58-51 victory over the
Knights.
For
Condon/Wheeler,
it came down to a lack of
exectution.
“Very poor shooting
night,” head coach Tanner
McIntosh said. “Finished up
shooting 33-percent. Kids
played hard and gave them-
selves a chance in the end.”
But the Knights (3-2)
couldn’t outlast the Pioneers
(6-1), who picked up their
second consecutive win.
high 20 points.
“The girls played well as
a team tonight, taking care
to pass to each other to get
good shots,” Garton said.
The Knights’ (0-5) strug-
gled to keep up with their
first-quarter performance,
and committed 32 turnovers
and scored in the single
digits en route to their fifth
consecutive loss. Senior
captain Annika Rietmann
led the team with eight
points.
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M-H
C/W
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CONDON/WHEELER — B. Harrison 17,
T. Homer 10, H. Winslow 9, J. Hoover 8, C.
Johnson 7.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ENTERPRISE
38,
PILOT ROCK 34 —
Entering Friday’s game
against Enterprise, the Pilot
Rock Rockets knew they
would be facing a tough test.
The girls entered the
season hot with a three-game
winning streak but then sand-
wiched a pair of wins with
two losses.
The Enterprise Outlaws
gave the Rockets their second
straight loss to move their
record to 5-1 on the season.
The Outlaws were led by
junior Karli Bedard but she
wasn’t the only player Pilot
Rock had to look out for.
“It was a great game,”
Rockets head coach Dan
Deist said. “Enterprise is
a well-coached team, with
long tall athletes.”
While Deist praised both
team’s defensive efforts, it
was Enterprise who had the
advantage after holding the
Rockets (5-3) to only 19
points through three quarters.
The Rockets will be
looking for revenge when
they travel to Enterprise next
week.
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EHS
6 10
7 15 — 38
PR
8 5
6 15 — 24
ENTERPRISE — K. Bedard 9, A. Gray 7, A.
Exon 7, R. Gray 6, G. Carlsen 4, R. Christmas
4, L. Gassett 1.
PILOT ROCK — G. Austin 8, K. Deist 8,
B. Baleztina 6, S. Weinke 5, K. Evans 4, R.
Oates 3.
3-pointers — EHS 1, PR 2. Free throws
— EHS 7-18, PR 12-25. Fouls — EHS 21,
PR 18.
NIXYAAWII
92,
WALLOWA 26 — The
Nixyaawii Eagles had no
problems defending their
home court Friday. Nixyaawii
ran away with a 92-26 win
15 12
12 5
10
3
11 — 48
5 — 25
MAC-HI — B. Hernandez 20, J. Hernan-
dez 6, S. Earls 6, B. Jones 5, C. Breeding
3, H. Hair 4, A. Castillo 2, Yensen 1, B.
Garcia 1.
CONDON/WHEELER — A. Rietmann 8,
Jaeger 7, Mode 4, A. Carnine 4, L. Clark 2.
3-pointers — M-H 6, C/W 2. Free
throws — M-H 6-10, C/W 3-12. Fouls —
M-H 12, C/W 11.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Pilot Rock’s Kaitelyn Evans grabs rebound over En-
terprise’s Karli Bedard on Friday in the Rockets’ 38-34
loss to the Outlaws in Pilot Rock.
over the visiting Wallowa
Cougars.
Every Eagle (5-0) got
playing time and all but two
scored to get Nixyaawii close
to the century mark for the
first time this season.
Senior Mary Stewart led
all scorers with 27 points for
Nixyaawii. Fellow senior
Milan Schimmel chipped in
22. Schimmel also led the
team in assists (six) and junior
Ermia Butler had a team-best
seven rebounds.
The Cougars (2-4) got
little, if nothing, going against
the Eagles, and were held to
single digits all four quarters.
Nixyaawii played great
defense, head coach Jeremy
Maddern said, and ended the
beating with 23 steals.
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NIX
39 25 24
4 — 92
WHS
9 6
5
6 — 26
NIXYAAWII — M. Stewart 27, M. Schim-
mel 22, E. Looney 13, K. Mountain Chief
8, E. Butler 6, L. Moses 6, T. Van Pelt 4, K.
Melton 4, T. Melton 2, M. Kiena 2.
WALLOWA — G. Pendarvis 6, R. Ferre
6, A. Young 5, S. Tillery 4, R. Goller 3, J.
Johnson 2.
3-pointers — NIX 11, WHS 0. Free throws
— NIX 7-8, WHS 3-4. Fouls — NIX 7, WHS 6.
MAC-HI 48, CONDON/
WHEELER 25 — At the
Pilot Rock Tournament,
Mac-Hi followed an impres-
sive first-quarter perfor-
mance with three more
dominate outings to defeat
Condon/Wheeler 48-25.
“It was back and forth the
entire first quarter,” Mac-Hi
head coach Brooke Garton
said, “but we kept at it and
started to gain a lead in the
second quarter.”
The
Pioneers
(2-6)
momentum continued into
the second half, and they
were able to come away
with their second win of
the season. Leading the
squad was senior Brianna
Hernandez with a game-
HELIX 36, ECHO 28
— In Helix, the Grizzlies
picked up only their second
win of the season after
defeating Echo 36-28.
The Cougars (2-3) had a
slow start, and finally broke
out in the fourth quarter
but it was too little too late
as the Grizzlies (2-4) had
already built up their lead.
Senior Emma Fehren-
backer led Helix with 18
points — the only Grizzly
to score in double digits.
For Echo, senior Marti
Huff outscored everybody
on the court with a game-
high 18 points.
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EHS
6 4
8 10 — 28
HLX
12 5
6 13 — 36
ECHO — M. Huff 18, T. Skillman 4, R.
McCarty 4, Parks 2.
HELIX — E. Fehrenbacker 11, A. Wood 8,
K. Mize 5, S. Wilson 4, C. Bennett 4, A. Krol
2, H. Christman 2.
3-pointers — EHS 2, HLX 1. Free throws
— EHS 0-0, HLX 11-24. Fouls — EHS 18,
HLX 5.
ELGIN 49, STANFIELD
40 — To open the Stanfield
Tournament, the Tigers got
off to a good start against
the visiting Elgin Huskies.
The teams were neck-in-
neck after the first quarter
with Elgin holding a narrow
one-point lead, 15-14. But a
slow second quarter stopped
both teams momentum and
after coming out of the half,
the Tigers lost their chance
at opening the weekend
with a win.
Elgin claimed a 49-40
victory after holding Stan-
field to a scoreless third
quarter.
The Tigers (0-9) needed
to rally in the fourth quarter,
and scored 21 points in an
effort to come back but the
final buzzer sounded before
Stanfield could come close
to the Huskies (4-2).
Sophomore
Kendra
Hart led the Tigers with 28
points. For Elgin, senior
Hannah McClure was its top
scorer with 13 points.
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EHS
15 7 20
7 — 49
SHS
14 5
0 21 — 40
ELGIN — H. McClure 13, T. Noble 9, Ja.
Palmer 7, Jo. Palmer 7, K. Evans 7, T. Ander-
son 4, S. Baker 2.
STANFIELD — K. Hart 28, S. Sharp 6, A.
Griffin 2, A. Carrillo 2, J. Wallace 2.
3-pointers — EHS 1, SHS 4. Free throws
— EHS 12-20, SHS 4-7. Fouls — EHS 11,
SHS 14.
WRESTLING
TRI-STATE
TOUR-
NAMENT — Hermiston
crossed the border for a
weekend at the Tri-State
Tournament in Idaho, and
fared well on the first day of
competition.
Aiden Villareal (145
pounds) and Joey Gutierrez
(195 pounds) both advanced
to the semifinals in their
respective weight classes on
Friday. Gutierrez won two
matches by decision and
one by fall, and Villareal
won two by decision, one
by major decision and one
by fall. Several Bulldogs
remain alive in the consola-
tion bracket as well.
Action picks back up on
Saturday.
ECHO
AT
TWIN
FALLS — At Twin Falls,
Idaho, the Echo Cougars
wrapped up Day 1 of the
Wiley Dobbs Invitational on
Friday night with only one
wrestler left in contention
for a title.
Kenny Bevan won three
matches on Friday, all by
fall to reach the semifinals
at 195 pounds. His first two
victories both came within
the first 30 seconds of the
match, and his quarterfinal
win came at the 2:23 mark.
Mychael Pointer was
ousted from contention in
the 145-pound quarterfinals
by a 7-4 decision and then
lost in the consolation round
by fall. Hayden Hilliard was
ousted in the consolation
round at 138 pounds as well.