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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON Prep Roundup Bulldogs survive in overtime Earl’s 3-pointer saves game for Hermiston By ALEXIS MANSANAREZ East Oregonian HERMISTON — Last week was a forgettable one for the Hermiston boys basketball team. A seven- Boys point loss to Basketball cross-town foe Pendleton and a six-point road loss in Hood River The Dalles put the Bulldogs at .500 in a league where the winner will likely only Hermiston have one or two losses. Hermiston couldn’t afford another mark in the loss column when it welcomed Hood River Valley on Tuesday. In the teams’ second matchup of the season, the Eagles were coming off an upset in Pendleton to give them their first win in four games. Similar to the their first meeting, the Bulldogs had to come back from a late deficit to best Hood River. Except this time it was a thrilling overtime victory that put Hermiston on top, 71-69. “They stayed in the game mentally, which was huge,” head coach Casey Arstein said. He quickly changed gears, though, pointing out much needed areas of improvement if Hermiston was a chance at the Columbia River Conference title. “We’ve just got to do better with some decision making at the end, we’re young but we’ll take it,” Arstein added. “I’m glad the kids battled, we just had some poor decisions.” With a little over 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Herm- iston found itself in yet another deficit. The Eagles (6-14 overall, 1-4 CRC) led 61-59 senior Jonah Tactay spun around defenders for a lay-up that put Hood River ahead. See BULLDOGS/3B Bucks rebound with road victory Pendleton shoots a solid 51 percent East Oregonian THE DALLES — Just four days after Friday’s gut-wrenching loss to Hood River Valley, the Pendleton boys basketball got back to its winning ways. Boys The Buck- Basketball aroos went on the road to The Dalles and defeated the Pendleton Riverhawks 57-50 behind an efficient night shooting the basketball. Overall, The Dalles Pendleton (12-8 overall, 4-1 Columbia River Confer- ence) shot 51 percent (22 for 43) from the floor and scored 40 of its 57 points in the paint. Tyler Newsom was the Bucka- roos’ top-scorer with 21 points and Richard Scott pitched in 10 points and six rebounds and one blocked shot. Ryan Russell led the team with 11 rebounds to go with his seven points and Shaw Jerome had a well-rounded game with eight points, five rebounds and five assists. The team still struggled at the free throw line, making just 11 of their 23 attempts (48 percent). Jacob Hernandez led the Riverhawks (10-9, 2-3) with 18 points behind four made 3-pointers. ———— 69 71 57 50 Staff photo by E.J. Harris Hermiston’s Jordan Ramirez drives between Hood River defenders Erik Siekkinen and Jonah Tactay in the Bulldogs’ 71-69 win against the Eagles on Tuesday in Hermiston. PHS 22 8 12 15 — 57 TDS 15 9 9 17 — 50 PENDLETON — T. Newsom 21, R. Scott 10, S. Jerome 8, W. Camp 8, R. Russell 7, C. Sandford 3, D. Jackson. THE DALLES — J. Hernandez 18, D. Mur 13, J. Nisbet 10, D. Seufalemua 9. 3-pointers — PHS 2, TDS 8. Free throws — PHS 11-23, TDS 8-12. Fouls — PHS 7, TDS 17. See PREPS/3B PENDLETON Big second half helps Buckaroos roll Pendleton girls remain perfect in conference play By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian PENDLETON — At halftime of Pendleton’s game against The Dalles on Tuesday night, the Bucka- roos gathered in the locker room to discuss their game plan for the second half. Pendleton held a 24-13 lead at the break, but wasn’t exactly playing the type of game it wanted. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton’s Jaiden Lemberger drives past The Dalles’ The Dalles were doing its Paulina Finn in the Bucks’ 60-30 win against the River- best on offense and defense hawks on Tuesday in Pendleton. to slow the pace of the game down to keep Girls Basketball will trigger the Riverhawks some offense, in the game, and that’s and it was exactly what The Dalles Pendleton h a p p e n e d , ” working. So, the Pendleton Buckaroos head coach devised a plan Kevin Porter to come out of the break said afterward. with an aggressive full-court Senior guard Jaiden defensive press to spark the Lemberger was the benefi- pace and the team, and it ciary of most of those quick proved to be a winning plan. turnovers as she scored five The Buckaroos forced straight fastbreak baskets to five turnovers in the first begin the third quarter for three-plus minutes of the the Bucks (14-6 overall, 5-0 second half which led to 15 Columbia River Confer- quick points, propelling the ence), helping her to a game- team to an eventual 60-30 high 24 points. Pendleton’s victory over the Riverhawks best ball-handler and shooter, at Warberg Court. Lemberger scored only nine “I told them we had to of her points outside the clamp down defensively paint and scored 16 in the and then maybe the defense second half. “We’re having a lot of fun,” Lemberger said. “Our communication has gotten a lot better from the beginning of the year ... we just kind of work well together and it just started flowing as the game was progressing. We’ve always had trouble coming out of halftime, but this time we hit our goal and started winning the third and fourth.” As a whole, Pendleton’s defense was outstanding from start to finish. The Riverhawks (6-13, 0-5) shot a mere 17 percent (10 for 59) from the floor as a Pendleton defender affected just about every one of the 59 attempts, and turned the ball over 24 times. The Dalles scored the See BUCKAROOS/3B McDaniels backs out of Colts HC job, stays with Patriots THIS DATE IN SPORTS 30 60 Sports shorts Barry Bonds’ No. 25 jersey to be retired by Giants this summer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Home run king Barry Bonds will have his No. 25 jersey retired this August by the San Francisco Giants when his former Pittsburgh Pirates are in town. The Giants announced Tuesday they would hold a ceremony to honor the former slugger and seven-time NL MVP on Aug. 11. He will become only the 12th player from the New York or San Francisco Giants to have his Bonds number retired. Bonds, now 53 and an adviser in the club’s front office, broke Hank Aaron’s home run record with No. 756 on Aug. 7, 2007. He finished his 22-year big league career that season with 762 homers and under a cloud of steroids allegations. He says, “I’m both honored and humbled that the Giants are going to retire my number.” “It was something you want to forget right away and move forward.” — Mikko Koivu The Minnesota Wild center said of the team’s dismal performance Saturday in a five-goal loss at Dallas. The Wild bounced back with a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. Koivu, Nino Niederreiter, Marcus Foligno, Matt Dumba and Eric Staal also scored for Minnesota. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josh McDaniels has backed out of a deal to become the Indianapolis’ Colts new coach, a decision that shocked the franchise hours after it announced his hiring. The Colts confirmed McDaniels’ decision in a statement Tuesday night after reports emerged that the Patriots’ offensive coordinator had opted to stay in New England with McDaniels coach Bill Belichick. McDaniels had agreed to contract terms with the Colts to replace the fired Chuck Pagano. A news conference had been scheduled for Wednesday at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Colts said McDaniels informed them Tuesday evening that he would not sign the deal. 1949 — Joe DiMaggio signs his contract with the New York Yankees, making him the first baseball player to earn $100,000 per year. 1970 — Pete Maravich scores 69 points, including 47 in the second half, to set a NCAA record, but LSU loses to Alabama 106-104. 2010 — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints rally to beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl. 2015 — Philadelphia University coach Herb Magee becomes the second NCAA men’s basketball coach to win 1,000 games. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
