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SPORTS Wednesday, January 3, 2018 East Oregonian BUCKS: Newsom’s 19 points leads boys past Dragons Continued from 1B in the third, seemingly on the brink of putting the Buckaroos away. But Pendleton’s defense, led by bench players such as Sami Spriet, Uliyanna Guerrero and Carissa Cooley, helped get some defensive stops and gave the Bucks some chances to get back in the game. “Our reserves are the ones that cut into the lead and got us momentum,” Porter said. “If it’s not for those reserves, I doubt we could’ve got it done.” Down 34-28 to start the fourth, Pendleton quickly tied the game at 37-37 with 5:24 left following a free throw by Maureen Davies. Then with three minutes left, Rylee Gentner gave Pendleton its first lead since the first quarter with an offensive rebound and putback off a missed shot by Davies for a 43-41 Buckaroo advantage. From there, Pendleton’s defense held on at the end, holding the Dragons to just seven shot attempts for the entire fourth quarter to help seal the victory. Pendleton shot a mediocre 31 percent for the game, but it was excellent in the fourth quarter as the team made 8-of-13 shots (61 percent) and had just two turnovers. “We certainly executed better and our spacing was better which gave us better opportunities at the basket,” Porter said of the fourth quarter. Pendleton is now in the back- stretch of its non-league schedule with road games against La Grande and Baker before league play starts on Jan. 18. And riding a win streak while building up depth and gaining experience for the younger players on the bench has the Bucks feeling confident in where they stand. BOYS BASKETBALL PENDLETON 57, DALLAS 47 — Coming off of a humbling weekend trip at the Les Schwab Hoopfest Tournament in Bend, the Pendleton boys returned to Warberg Court on Tuesday looking to get back to Buckaroo basketball and snap its three-game losing skid. Things started sluggishly for the Buckaroos against the Dallas Dragons, as Pendleton missed its first four shots and turned the ball over six times in the first two minutes of the game. It resulted in coach Kyle Tedder burning an early timeout to try and jolt is team, where he could be heard yelling ‘Wake up!’ in the huddle. The speech worked for the most part and the Buckaroos woke up to earn a 57-47 victory over the Dragons, even though the overall performance wasn’t pretty. “Not the prettiest of wins,” Tedder joked after the game. “When you turn the ball over 26 times Staff photo by Kathy Aney Ryan Russell, of Pendleton, grabs a rebound as he and two Dallas players battle for the ball Tuesday at Warberg Court. Pendleton’s Hallie Porter launches a pass past the reach- ing arm of Jayden Wynia (41), of Dallas, Tuesday at Warberg Court. Staff photo by Kathy Aney PREPS: Madrigal leads Pirates past Rockets Warberg Court 11 days since its last game, a 72-52 loss to Hermiston on Dec. 22, and had just one win with seven losses. And even though Pendleton dominated the Dragons in points, the Buckaroos could never seem to keep the Dragons away. Late in the second quarter, Pend- leton built up its lead to 13 points and led by 10 at halftime. But just one minute in, the lead was down to five points after two quick baskets by the Dragons. Later in the fourth Pendleton again built up its lead to 16 points, at 46-30, but the Dragons again made a late charge and cut the deficit to eight with 20 seconds left. “We had a lot of opportunities to put them away and didn’t,” Tedder said. “That’s where we want to get to, being able to put teams away when we have them on the ropes. But we’ll get there, I’m confident in that.” Tyler Newsom led the Bucka- roos with 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists, and Dakota Sams chipped in 11 points. Ryan Russell led the team with 13 rebounds to go with five points. While the turnover bug plagued Pendleton’s offense for most of the game, the Bucks were very efficient shooting the ball, especially in the paint, once they kept control. Pendleton shot 49 percent as a team, but shot 54 percent inside the 3-point line with 36 of its 57 points coming in the paint. “Any time we can get numbers like that we’ll be pretty good,” Tedder said. “We haven’t been shooting the ball real well from the perimeter, so getting inside is a big focus right now.” Now Pendleton plays just two games over the next 14 days, giving the team a lot of time to fine-tune some things for its final non-league games against Baker and La Grande before starting its title defense in the Columbia River Conference. “As long as we can commit to the things that will make us better, we’ll be fine,” Tedder said, “it’ll just take a little bit of time.” ———— Continued from 1B BOYS BASKETBALL RIVERSIDE 69, PILOT ROCK 55 — With league play days away, Riverside was looking at entering the Columbia Basin Conference on a potential four-game skid but a 69-55 win Tuesday against Pilot Rock snapped the three-game losing streak and gave the Pirates much needed momentum. “It was a good win for them,” head coach Clair Costello said. Junior Mario Madrigal led the charge with a team-high 17 points. He also knocked down 5 of Riverside’s 13 3-pointers. The Pirates (6-6) had a tall task going against the Rockets (7-5). They had to somehow contain Pilot Rock’s star forward senior Bryson Pierce. Pierce ended the night with a game-high 25 points but his efforts weren’t enough to carry his team. Only four other Rockets would score, two of whom finished in double digits — fellow seniors Chris Weinke (16) and Levi Thieme (10). Meanwhile, seven Pirates notched points in their first win in nearly three weeks. Behind Madrigal, seniors Felix Aparicio (11) and Mason Hegar (10) and sophomore Johan Pena (11) aided River- side in its highest scoring game of the season. Hegar was also good for 13 rebounds, and sophomore Cristian Rea finished with a team-best 10 assists to go along with five points. ——— PR 19 14 11 11 — 55 RHS 20 19 16 14 — 45 PILOT ROCK — B. Pierce 25, C. Weinke 16, L. Thieme 10, L. Weinke 2, B. Key 2. RIVERSIDE — M. Madrigal 17, F. Barajas 12, J. Pena 11, F. Aparicio 11, M. Hegar 10, C. Rea 5, F. Chavez 3. 3-pointers — PR 2, RHS 13. Free throws — PR 9-9, RHS 8-17. Fouls — PR 14, RHS 13. Girls DHS 13 11 10 8 — 42 PHS 12 7 9 21 — 49 DALLAS — J. Dippel 13, E. Classen 9, M. Laizure 9, H. Mounce 5, K. Simmons 3, K. Cooley 2, J. Furman 1. PENDLETON — K. McGlothan 25, J. Lemberger 13, M. Davies 6, R. Gentner 3, H. Kiele 2, H. Porter, U. Guerrero, C. Cooley, S. Spriet, K. Bradt. 3-pointers — DHS 3, PHS 1. Free throws — DHS 11-15, PHS 14-25. Fouls — DHS 20, PHS 14. you’re lucky to be in any game, so we’ll take the win definitely. Now, we’re kind of at a turning point here where we have some time in between games to work and improve in some areas.” On paper, the Dragons (1-8) seemed like the perfect team to help get the Buckaroos (6-6) back on track. The Dragons came into Page 3B KENNEWICK (WA) 57, UMATILLA 43 — The Umatilla Vikings were hoping to enter the new year on a better note, but a 57-43 loss against Kennewick (WA) on Tuesday would squander their chance. Umatilla (11-3) will have a chance to bounce back before league play begins next and will continue its homestand by hosting Stanfield on Thursday. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. Boys DHS 5 12 13 17 — 47 PHS 15 13 18 11 — 57 DALLAS — E. Courtney 21, C. Weisensse 12, J. Stewart 6, B. Hicks 3, T. Dimick 2, C. Kiner 2, J. Fennell 1. PENDLETON — T. Newsom 19, D. Sams 11, S. Jerome 6, D. Jackson 6, R. Russell 5, R. Scott 4, G. Lee 3, W. Camp 2, K. Broncheau 1, M. Gallegos. 3-pointers — DHS 6, PHS 4. Free throws — DHS 7-13, PHS 9-17. Fouls — DHS 16, PHS 12. ———— Contact Eric at esinger@ eastoregonian.com or 541-966- 0839. Follow him on Twitter @ ByEricSinger. BLAZERS: Lillard returns to court after three weeks Continued from 1B they believe can help the three-time defending Eastern Conference champions win another title. Thomas picked up a quick assist with a pass to Crowder, who came with him from Boston in the summer trade that sent Kyrie Irving to the Celtics and shook the NBA. Thomas drained his next shot, a pull-up jumper from 14 feet, and then made one of his signature moves. Driving the lane past Portland’s Shabazz Napier, Thomas dropped in a left- handed scoop shot while being fouled and crashing to the floor beyond the baseline. He got up and shook off the contact, clearing another important hurdle in his journey back. Lue plans to keep close tabs on Thomas’ minutes over the next few weeks while he builds up stamina and confidence. Initially, Thomas won’t play in any back-to- back games, which means he’ll sit out Wednesday’s homecoming in Boston. Thomas forever endeared himself to Celtics fans last year when he carried Boston in the postseason following his sister’s death in a car crash. TIP-INS Blazers: Portland went 3-2 without Lillard, who was injured on Dec. 20 against San Antonio. ... Nurkic, a 7-footer, went down hard when he appeared to be hit by James on a drive in the second quarter. However, replays showed that James barely grazed the big man. Cavaliers: Thomas has expressed deep disappoint- ment that the Celtics dealt him. But he has no issues with Boston fans and expects a warm greeting for his return. “I know it will be all love,” he said. “I keep saying that I gave that city everything I had and they showed me genuine love back and I think that love is going to last forever. So, there are no hard feelings. .” UP NEXT Blazers: Home against Atlanta on Friday. Cavaliers: Begin a five- game trip against the Celtics. Cleveland beat Boston in the season opener. AP Photo/Tony Dejak Cleveland’s Isaiah Thomas (3) passes against Portland’s Damian Lillard (0) during Tuesday’s game in Cleveland. SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Wednesday Hermiston at AC Davis (WA), 7:00 p.m. Thursday Grant Union at Weston-McEwen, 3 p.m. Nixyaawii at Echo, 7:00 p.m. Stanfield at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m. Friday Riverside at Nyssa, 6:30 p.m. Silverton at Hermiston, 7:00 p.m. Joseph at Echo, 7:00 p.m. Imbler at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m. Heppner at Union, 7:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Mitchell/Spray, 7:30 p.m. Ione at Dufur, 7:30 p.m. Powder Valley at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m. Griswold at Cove, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Baker at Mac-Hi, 4:30 p.m. Irrigon at Vale, 4:30 p.m. La Grande at Nyssa, 5:00 p.m. Union at Pilot Rock, 5:30 p.m. Elgin at Heppner, 5:30 p.m. Imbler at Weston-McEwen, 5:30 p.m. South Wasco at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m. Powder Valley at Helix, 5:30 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Thursday Mac-Hi at Enterprise, 5:30 p.m. Stanfield at Umatilla, 6:00 p.m. Grant Union at Weston-McEwen, 6 p.m. Nixyaawii at Echo, 6:00 p.m. Friday Riverside at Nyssa, 5:00 p.m. Imbler at Pilot Rock, 6:00 p.m. Ione at Dufur, 6:00 p.m. Helix at Cove, 6:00 p.m. Joseph at Echo, 6:00 p.m. Powder Valley at Nixyaawii, 6:00 p.m. Saturday Baker at Mac-Hi, 3:00 p.m. Irrigon at Vale, 3:00 p.m. Elgin at Heppner, 4:00 p.m. Union at Pilot Rock, 4:00 p.m. Imbler at Weston-McEwen, 4:00 p.m. South Wasco at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m. Powder Valley at Helix, 4:00 p.m. PREP WRESTLING Friday Echo, Heppner at JO-HI Riverside, Irrigon, Heppner duals Mac-Hi JV at Mountain View JV Invite Mac-Hi at Rollie Lane Invitational Saturday Pendleton at Brunner Invitational Riverside, Irrigon, Heppner at Riverside Rumble PREP SWIMMING Saturday Pendleton at The Dallas COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL Wednesday BMCC at Treasure Valley CC, 7 p.m. Friday EOU at Evergreen, 7:30 p.m. Saturday BMCC vs. Big Bend CC, 4 p.m. EOU at Northwest, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Wednesday BMCC at Treasure Valley CC, 6 p.m. Friday EOU at Evergreen, 5:30 p.m. Saturday BMCC vs. Big Bend CC, 2 p.m. EOU at Northwest, 5:30 p.m. Prep scores BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday Benson 76, Roosevelt 69 Central Christian 68, Rogue Valley Adventist 46 Cleveland 42, Lincoln 39 Corbett 58, Stayton 54 Cottage Grove 92, South Umpqua 44 Country Christian 47, Open Door 41 Creswell 59, Sutherlin 55 Crosshill Christian 50, Perrydale 44 Elmira 56, Douglas 43 Falls City 51, Jewell 21 Grant 82, Wilson 60 Kennewick, Wash. 57, Umatilla 43 Lakeview 78, Bonanza 34 Lowell 60, Siletz Valley 50 Madison 88, Franklin 61 Mapleton 59, McKenzie 39 McMinnville 93, McKay 67 McNary 63, Forest Grove 44 N. Clackamas Christ. 75, Southwest Christ. 42 Newport 65, Junction City 46 Oregon City 67, Aloha 41 Pendleton 57, Dallas 47 Rainier 47, Riverdale 43 Santiam 43, Regis 37, OT Silverton 57, Churchill 55 South Albany 66, North Marion 46 Sprague 70, David Douglas 57 St. Paul 69, Central Linn 40 Tillamook 68, Gladstone 48 West Albany 77, North Salem 47 West Salem 91, South Salem 69 Willamette 74, Corvallis 59 North Star Tournament Riverside 69, Pilot Rock 55 Riverstone International School (ID 60, Adrian 30 Butte Falls/Crater Lake Charter vs. Trinity Lutheran, ccd. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tuesday Alsea 31, Triangle Lake 23 Ashland 52, Phoenix 45 Benson 75, Roosevelt 42 Clatskanie 72, Portland Adventist 30 Cottage Grove 55, South Umpqua 40 Creswell 39, Sutherlin 35 Douglas 46, Elmira 27 Franklin 49, Madison 43 Glide 56, Rogue River 15 Grant 88, Wilson 32 Illinois Valley 93, Glendale 11 Jewell 27, Falls City 15 Kennedy 51, East Linn Christian 11 Lakeview 52, Bonanza 13 Lincoln 52, Cleveland 40 Lowell 30, Siletz Valley 25 McKenzie 59, Mapleton 13 McMinnville 52, McKay 27 Oregon Episcopal 40, Portland Christian 37 Pendleton 49, Dallas 42 Perrydale 38, Crosshill Christian 14 Rainier 54, Riverdale 22 Ridgeview 61, Willamette 48 Riverside 45, Pilot Rock 35 Rogue Valley Adventist 52, Central Christian 18 Santiam 42, Regis 34 Silverton 66, Churchill 34 Siuslaw 38, Waldport 25 South Eugene 42, Summit 39 South Salem 41, West Salem 39 Southwest Christian 27, N. Clackamas Christian 23 St. Paul 43, Central Linn 33 Stayton 56, Corbett 27 Warrenton 51, Catlin Gabel 18 West Albany 69, North Salem 48 Yamhill-Carlton 65, Sweet Home 21 Milwaukie vs. Lebanon, ppd. Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Boston 30 10 Toronto 25 10 New York 18 19 Philadelphia 17 19 Pct GB .750 — .714 2½ .486 10½ .472 11 Brooklyn 14 23 .378 14½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 21 16 .568 — Miami 19 17 .528 1½ Charlotte 14 23 .378 7 Orlando 12 26 .316 9½ Atlanta 10 27 .270 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 25 12 .676 — Detroit 20 15 .571 4 Milwaukee 19 16 .543 5 Indiana 19 18 .514 6 Chicago 13 24 .351 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Houston 26 9 .743 — San Antonio 26 12 .684 1½ New Orleans 18 18 .500 8½ Dallas 13 25 .342 14½ Memphis 12 25 .324 15 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Minnesota 24 14 .632 — Oklahoma City 20 17 .541 3½ Denver 19 17 .528 4 Portland 19 18 .514 4½ Utah 16 21 .432 7½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 29 8 .784 — L.A. Clippers 16 19 .457 12 Phoenix 15 24 .385 15 Sacramento 12 25 .324 17 L.A. Lakers 11 25 .306 17½ ——— Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 127, Portland 110 San Antonio 100, New York 91 Phoenix 104, Atlanta 103 Charlotte 131, Sacramento 111 Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Houston at Orlando, 4 p.m. New York at Washington, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Detroit at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 5 p.m. Indiana at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Toronto at Chicago, 5 p.m. Golden State at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Schedule Tuesday’s Games Auburn 94, No. 23 Tennessee 84 No. 5 Xavier 86, Butler 79 No. 16 TCU 81, Baylor 78 Miss. St. 78, No. 22 Arkansas 75 Florida 83, No. 11 Texas A&M 66 No. 18 Texas Tech 85, No. 10 Kansas 73 Wednesday’s Games No. 12 UNC at No. 24 Flordia State, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 25 Clemson at Boston College, 4 p.m. Rutgers at No. 13 Purdue, 4 p.m. (BTN) No. 17 Kentucky at LSU, 5:30 p.m. (SECN) No. 15 Miami at Georgia Tech, 6 p.m. No. 8 UVA at Virginia Tech, 6 p.m. Oklahoma St. at No. 7 Oklahoma, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) Women’s Basketball Top 25 Schedule Tuesday’s Games Butler 76, No. 21 Villanova 53 Wednesday’s Games No. 1 UConn at ECU, 11 a.m. (ESPN3) Kansas State at No. 12 West Virginia, 4 p.m. Iowa State at No. 6 Baylor, 5 p.m. No. 20 Oklahoma St. at No. 8 Texas, 5 p.m. Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Tampa Bay 39 29 8 2 Boston 38 22 10 6 Toronto 41 23 16 2 Florida 39 17 17 5 Detroit 38 15 16 7 Montreal 40 16 20 4 Ottawa 37 12 17 8 Buffalo 39 10 20 9 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Washington 41 25 13 3 New Jersey 39 22 10 7 Columbus 41 23 15 3 N.Y. Rangers 39 21 13 5 Carolina 39 18 13 8 N.Y. Islanders 40 20 16 4 Pittsburgh 41 20 18 3 Philadelphia 39 16 15 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Winnipeg 41 23 11 7 St. Louis 42 25 15 2 Nashville 39 23 11 5 Dallas 41 22 16 3 Pts 60 50 48 39 37 36 32 29 GF GA 146 93 119 95 135 120 109 126 104 119 101 126 98 128 86 129 Pts 53 51 49 47 44 44 43 40 GF GA 128 117 123 116 115 115 123 109 110 119 137 144 116 129 107 114 Pts 53 52 51 47 GF GA 136 113 122 104 123 107 123 114 Minnesota 40 21 16 3 45 115 114 Colorado 39 20 16 3 43 126 122 Chicago 38 18 14 6 42 112 106 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 38 27 9 2 56 135 106 Los Angeles 40 24 11 5 53 120 91 San Jose 37 21 12 4 46 102 93 Anaheim 40 18 14 8 44 109 115 Calgary 39 19 16 4 42 108 114 Vancouver 39 16 18 5 37 106 127 Edmonton 40 17 20 3 37 114 131 Arizona 41 9 27 5 23 94 146 ——— NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ——— Tuesday’s Games Boston 5, N.Y. Islanders 1 Washington 5, Carolina 4, OT Tampa Bay 2, Toronto 0 Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 1 San Jose 4, Montreal 1 St. Louis 3, New Jersey 2, SO Minnesota 5, Florida 1 Columbus 2, Dallas 1 Colorado 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Los Angeles 5, Edmonton 0 Vegas 3, Nashville 0 Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Football NFL Wild-card Playoffs Saturday’s Games Tennessee at Kansas City, 4:35 p.m. (ESPN/ABC) Atlanta at L.A. Rams, 8:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday’s Games Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1:05 p.m. (CBS) Carolina at New Orleans, 4:40 p.m. (FOX) Golf PGA TOUR SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHAM- PIONS Site: Kapalua, Hawaii. Course: Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course). Yardage: 7,452. Par: 73. Purse: $6.3 million. Winner’s share: $1,134.000. Television: Thursday-Friday, 6-10 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6-10 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Justin Thomas.