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SPORTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS PREP FOOTBALL Chiawana Hermiston 34 10 Chiawana overpowers Hermiston in battle for MCC Vongphachanh leads the way on both sides of the ball By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton running back Aiden Patterson dives through the La Salle line on a 2-point conversion in the Bucks’ 62-14 win over the Falcons on Friday in Pendleton. Drenched, muddied, undefeated Pendleton wins in homecoming game By BRETT KANE East Oregonian Not even the rain over the Round-Up arena could dampen Pendleton’s streak. The Bucks celebrated Senior and Homecoming Night by wel- coming La Salle Prep and send- ing them home with a 62-14 loss. Pendleton wasted no time tak- ing the lead. Quarterback Trent Sorey rushed 27 yards to put his team ahead 6-0 just 20 seconds into the game. Later on in the first quarter, he handed the ball off to wide receiver Blake Davis who carried it 20 yards, which set up an easy 10-yard pass from Sorey to running back Aiden Patterson for another touchdown on the next play. La Salle responded with their first of two scores on the night: Falcons quarterback Ethan Edg- erly rushed 43 yards in three downs to put his team on the scoreboard. The first quarter closed out after Bucks running back Shawn Yeager scored a rushing touch- down, leaving his team ahead 21-7. Less than two minutes into the second quarter, the Bucks scored again as Patterson ran the ball 33 yards for another touchdown. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton quarterback Trent Sorey scrambles out of the pocket pursued by La Salle’s Ryan Bjor- vik in the Bucks’ 62-14 win over the Falcons on Friday in Pendleton. During their next possession, Sorey faked a handoff to Yeager and carried the ball 19 yards for another score, 35-7. “We ran a deadly read option tonight,” Sorey said of the team’s offensive strategy. As the game progressed con- ditions on the field worsened because of the rain. In the second quarter, Patterson rushed the ball for 20 yards before slipping on the wet grass and colliding into Falcons running back Brandon Lopez-Elizalde, who suffered a leg injury and was assisted off the field. A short while later, Patterson Pendleton La Salle See BUCKS/2B 62 14 PREP FOOTBALL The Hermiston Bulldogs were concerned about Chiawana’s defense and AJ Vongphachanh going into Friday’s Mid-Columbia Conference showdown. They were right to be worried. Vongphachanh finished with a handful tackles and a quarter- back sack, a fumble recovery and a 5-yard interception for a touch- down. Oh, and he also ran the ball for a 2-point conversion as the Riverhawks got back on the win- ning track with a 34-10 victory over the Bulldogs at Edgar Brown Stadium in Pasco. “Too many mistakes,” Herm- iston coach David Faaeteete said. “We turned the ball over twice on special teams and got down 21-7. Hats off to Chiawana, they played a good game and they beat us soundly.” The Riverhawks (4-2, 4-1 Mid-Columbia) avoided losing three games in a row with the win, and caused even more of a logjam in the standings. “The defense played really well up front,” Chiawana coach Steve Graff said. “When we had chances on offense, we got points. Some of the young kids are growing up and making better decisions, and that helps.” Hermiston (4-2) wasted no time in finding the end zone first Friday night, as Wyatt Noland bulled his way over the goal line from 1 yard out just 3:54 into the game. Noland finished with 82 yards rushing. Chiawana punted on its first possession, then forced Hermis- ton to do the same. A poor snap to punter Juan Carlos Navar- rete resulted in a fumble that was recovered by Vongphachanh at the Bulldogs’ 22. One play later, Preston Vine connected with Kobe Young for a See DAWGS/2B Kershaw spectacular on mound in Game 2 win for Dodgers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw tossed eight innings of two-hit ball in the Dodgers’ second straight playoff shutout, and Manny Machado slugged a two-run homer as Los Ange- les beat the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in their NL Division Series. The Dodgers used a nearly identical formula to win 6-0 in Game 1 behind Hyun-Jin Ryu, who allowed only four two-out singles over seven innings, and home runs by Joc Pederson, Max Muncy and Enrique Hernandez. Kershaw was even bet- ter. The left-hander struck out three and walked none in remaining unbeaten against Atlanta throughout his illus- trious career. Los Angeles can sweep the best-of-five series in Game 3 on Sunday in Atlanta, where the Baby NLDS Dodgers Braves 3 0 MORE ON PAGE 3B Braves will be looking to score for the first time this postseason. Kershaw got bypassed as the Game 1 starter in favor of Ryu after the three-time NL Cy Young Award win- ner had started eight of the Dodgers’ past 10 postsea- son openers. Manager Dave Roberts said it was done to give both Ryu and Kershaw five days of rest between starts. One more victory would put Los Angeles in the NL Championship Series for the third straight year. The Dodgers beat the Cubs in the NLCS last season and lost to them in that round in 2016. Kershaw ran out to the mound as though he was going to pitch the ninth, bringing cheers from the sellout crowd of 54,452. But when Roberts went out to pull Kershaw after 85 pitches, fans booed. Kenley Jansen gave up a one-out single to Ronald Acuna Jr. before earning the save. Machado hit a two-run shot on a 3-0 pitch from Ani- bal Sanchez with two outs in the first. Joc Pederson dou- bled leading off. Yasmani Grandal hom- ered on an 0-2 pitch from Sanchez leading off the fifth to make it 3-0. Acuna doubled to deep left-center on Kershaw’s first pitch. He became the Braves’ first runner to reach third base in the series on Johan Camargo’s groundout to Kershaw. Sports shorts Blazers beat Suns in battle of the big men PHOENIX (AP) — Jusuf Nurkic had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Portland Trai Blazers in a battle with No. 1 over- all pick DeAndre Ayton. Ayton led Phoenix with 19 points and 14 rebounds in 23 min- utes, but the Blazers won 115-93. Damian Lillard and CJ McCo- llum each played 21 minutes. McCollum had nine points, seven rebounds and five assists and Lil- lard scored eight points. Portland (1-1) hosts Utah on Sunday. THIS DATE IN SPORTS Snedeker leads at Silverado NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Brandt Snedeker birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a three-stroke lead over Phil Mickelson and two others Friday in the PGA Tour’s sea- son-opening Safeway Open. Playing alongside Hall of Famer Fred Couples, Snedeker had eight birdies and a bogey on the North Course at Silverado Resort and Spa. The leader won the Wyndham Championship in August, opening with a 59 en route to his ninth PGA Tour title. “I played really solid golf all the way around,” Snedeker said. “I only played two bad shots all day. My speed has been great for two days. These green can get away from you if you’re not paying attention.” Snedeker had a 13-under 131 total. Mickelson followed his opening 65 with a 69 to join Michael Thomp- son (65) and Ryan Moore (67) at 10 under. 1973 — Washington’s Chris Rowland ties an NCAA record with four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, but still loses to California, 54-49. 1985 — San Francisco’s Joe Montana passes for 429 yards and five touchdowns, and sets an NFL record with 57 passes attempted and no interceptions in a 38-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons. 2010 — Roy Halladay pitches the second no-hitter in postseason history. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
