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SPORTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2017 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON Faaeteete voted top coach in Oregon Hermiston coach, two players earn all- Oregon recognition from USA Today East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Hermiston head coach David Faaeteete congratulates players coming off the fi eld in the Bulldogs’ 38-35 win over Churchill at the 5A state championship on Nov. 25 in Hillsboro. Faaeteete was voted all-Oregon Coach of the Year by the USA Today this week. HERMISTON — The postseason honors and awards continue to roll in for the Hermiston football team, this time with some national recognition. Head coach David Faaeteete was chosen as the all-Oregon Coach of the Year by USA Today High School Sports as part of the American Family Insurance All-USA State Football teams that were released on Wednesday. He was chosen after leading the Bulldogs to an 11-2 season and their second state championship in school history after a 9-11 record and two fi rst round playoff losses in his fi rst two seasons at the helm. Hermiston seniors Dayshawn Neal and Beau Blake also earned selections to the all-Oregon team, with Neal being a fi rst team selection at defensive back and Blake a second team selection at offensive line. Neal was also recently selected as the Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year by the state’s coaches after catching 70 passes for 1,118 yards and 17 touchdowns this season. Jesuit senior athlete Trey Lowe was picked as the state’s Offensive Player of the Year (2,316 all-purpose yards, 35 TD) and Crescent Valley senior defensive back Talanoa Hufanga (44 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 INT) was picked as the Defensive Player of the Year. Pendleton native and Wilsonville senior Draco Bynum was also a fi rst team selection at defensive line. Prep Roundup NBA Bucks win third straight Trail Blazers charge past 76ers East Oregonian BEND — Jaiden Lemberger scored 19 points and Kalan McGlothan contributed a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds as the Pendleton Buckaroos won their third straight game with a 49-40 victory over Mountain View at the Les Schwab Holiday Hoopfest on Thursday. “It’s baby steps,” Pend- leton coach Kevin Porter said of the win streak. “We’re still not 100 percent healthy and we’re still trying to build that depth with our young players, but we’re just taking things one game at a time.” Porter said the Buckaroos (4-5) took care of the ball well and fi nished with its lowest turnover total of the season. Lillianna Overcash led the Cougars (4-4) with 12 points. ———— PHS 8 14 14 13 — 49 MTV 10 7 4 19 — 40 PENDLETON — J. Lemberger 19, K. McGlothan 12, M. Davies 8, R. Gentner 4, C. Cooley 2, S. Spriet 2, H. Kiele 2. MOUNTAIN VIEW — L. Overcash 12, B. Dickerson 10, M. Morey 9, K. Bowles 7, K. Gladd 2. 3-pointers — PHS 1, MTV 7. Free throws — PHS 4-11, MTV 5-7. Fouls — PHS 14, MTV 10. HERMISTON 37, LAKE OSWEGO 35 — On Day 2 of the Nike Interstate Shootout at Lake Oswego High, the Hermiston Bull- dogs faced the host school after falling into the consola- tion bracket with an opening loss. Similar to yesterday, the Bulldogs started with a narrow lead and were up 9-8 over the Lakers. After trading off leads, Hermiston ended up on top with a late 3-pointer to clinch at 37-35 victory. Lake Oswego fought its way back in the second quarter, and entered the half in control of the ball game. But after Hermiston’s low-scoring third quarter yesterday, the Bulldogs (2-8) weren’t going to let it happen again. They clawed back to hold a 25-24 lead going into the fi nal quarter. With only a few minutes left of play, Hermiston was up 34-32. The Lakers (2-5) cashed in a three points of See PREP ROUNDUP/3B AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, left, dribbles past Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington during the fi rst half Thursday’s game in Portland. McCollum had a game-high 34 points in the Blazers’ victory. Portland scores 42 in fourth quarter for come-from-behind victory By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press PORTLAND — Shabazz Napier, who started for injured guard Damian Lillard, scored 15 of his season-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied for 114-110 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. CJ McCollum led all scorers with 34 for the Blazers, who snapped a six-game losing streak at home. Portland had a season-high 42 points in the fourth quarter. The Sixers, who led by as many as 18 points in the third quarter, have lost 10 of their last 12 games. Joel Embiid fi nished with 29 points and nine rebounds, while Philadelphia Portland 110 114 Dario Saric had 25 points and nine rebounds. Napier’s layup pulled the Blazers within 88-87 with 7:56 left and McCollum made free throws to give Portland the lead. The Blazers stretched it to 93-88 on Jusuf Nurkic’s tip-in. JJ Redick and Embiid made consecutive 3-pointers for Phila- delphia to narrow the gap to 103-99 with 2:06 left. Nurkic had a pair of free throws before McCollum’s pull-up jumper and it appeared the Portland’s Maurice Harkless, center right, shoots over Phil- adelphia’s Joel Embi- id during Thursday’s game in Portland. AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer game was out of reach, but Embiid made another 3 that got the Sixers within 109-105 with 16 seconds left. McCollum made free throws with 3.4 seconds to go before Embiid added another 3-pointer to make it 111-108, but the Sixers weren’t able to catch up. Nurkic fi nished with 21 points See BLAZERS/3B Sports shorts CFL says it would approve Johnny Manziel contract TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Football League said Thursday it would approve a contract for quarterback Johnny Manziel if one is reached with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who have the former Heisman Trophy winner on their negotiation list. The team has 10 days to make an offer to the 25-year-old Manziel, who would remain on the list for another year even if he rejects the bid. The league in September said Manziel it would not approve a contract for Manziel until next season and only if he met certain conditions stipulated by Commissioner Randy Ambrosie. The former Texas A&M star played two tumultuous seasons in the NFL until the Cleveland Browns released him in March 2016 amid a number of off-fi eld issues. “Man, that was dope. That’s real cool, just seeing that on social media. It doesn’t matter what the money amount is -- $10, $5, $25. Just to see that and people caring, that means a lot.” — Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams RB reacting to numerous fans donating portions of their winnings from their fantasy football leagues to Shriners Hospitals for Children, a charity Gurley does a lot of work with. Gurley helped a lot of people win their leagues with 456 scrimmage yards and six TDs in his past two games in the fantasy playoffs. Celtics erase 26-point defi cit, defeat Rockets 99-98 BOSTON (AP) — Al Horford made a hook shot with 3.7 seconds left to give Boston its only lead of the game, and the Celtics rallied from a 26-point defi cit to beat the Houston Rockets 99-98 on Thursday. Kyrie Irving scored 26 and Jayson Tatum fi nished with 19 for the Celtics, while Marcus Smart drew two offensive fouls against James Harden in the closing seconds to help Boston complete the comeback. Tatum made a layup with seven seconds left to pull the Celtics within 98-97, then Smart had position on Harden for an offensive foul that gave Boston the ball and a chance to win it. Horford converted from the lane to put Boston up for the fi rst time in a game Houston had led throughout. Harden fi nished with 34 points and 10 assists. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1961 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 60 points against the Los Angeles Lakers at Hershey, Pa., the future site of his 100-point game. 1984 — Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scores his 100th point in the 35th game of the season, a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. 2007 — The New England Patriots complete a perfect regular season, fi nishing with a remarkable 16-0 record following a thrilling 38-35 comeback victory over the New York Giants. New England is the fi rst NFL team since the 1972 Dolphins to win every game on the schedule. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com