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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Saturday, October 6, 2018 Prep roundup Heppner rocks homecoming with big win against Irrigon East Oregonian HEPPNER — Mason Lehman scored four touch- downs — three rushing and one receiving — and the Heppner Mustangs ran away with a 38-2 home- coming night win over Irri- gon on Friday. A safety was the only thing that got Irrigon on Heppner’s scoreboard in the nonleague game. Hep- pner quarterback Jayden Wilson was 4-7 for 142 yards, threw for one touch- down, and rushed for another, and Lehman ran for 100 yards. Irrigon running back Josue Auilera ran the ball 17 times for 59 yards. “It was a typical home- coming game,” said Mus- tangs coach Greg Grant. “There was lots of energy and a lack of focus.” Heppner (4-2, 1-0) will resume league play next Friday when they host Weston-McEwen, while Irrigon (3-3, 0-1) travels to Vale. BURNS 38, UMA- TILLA 12 — Umatilla suffered a home loss to Burns on Friday night. Quarterback Andrew Earl lead the Vikings, passing for 233 yards and two touchdowns. Run- ning back Ramiro Alverez hauled in three passes for 59 yards and caught one touchdown. “The kids keep improv- ing on passing and run- ning,” said Umatilla coach Dan Durfey. “We stopped Burns’ ball in the second half up until the last two minutes, when they put two touchdowns past us. We wait till we’re down to come alive.” Umatilla (1-5, 0-2) will have a bye week before hosting Vale on Oct. 19. ECHO 39, MCKEN- ZIE 19 — The Cougars rallied from a 19-13 half- time deficit to hand the host Eagles their first loss. “It was awesome,” Echo coach Rick Thew said. “It rained the whole night, but it was fun.” Mason Smith ran for five touchdowns for the Cougars (4-1), while Devan Craig scored at the end of the game, taking the ball out of an opponent’s hands at the 1-yard line, and running 99 yards for a touchdown. Defensively, Mychael Pointer was tasked with containing McKenzie’s Daniel Quirk. “He played amazing,” Thew said of Pointer. “His job was to make sure he didn’t get loose.” McKenzie (5-1), which was averaging 67 points a game, was held scoreless in the second half. GRANT UNION 32, STANFIELD 8 — The Tigers led 8-6 at the half, but the second half belonged to the Prospec- tors (3-3, 1-0) in the Spe- cial District 6 matchup. “We played good, and were putting together good drives, but we had some penalties and turnovers at the worst time,” Stanfield coach Davy Salas said. “We were playing good defense and moving the ball in the first half.” AJ Keeney scored for the Tigers, who dropped to 0-2 in league play and 0-6 overall. DAWGS: Hermiston can’t score in second half Continued from 1B 22-yard touchdown. The PAT failed, giving Hermis- ton a 7-6 lead. In the second quarter, the Riverhawks scored two touchdowns in a span of 14 seconds. After Vongphachanh returned an Andrew James interception for a touch- down, and converted the 2-point conversion for a 14-7 lead, Chiawana forced a fumble on the ensu- ing kickoff and returned the ball to the Hermiston 1-yard line. Vine plunged over the goal line for the touch- down and a 21-7 lead. “That helped,” Graff said of the two quick scores. “We’ve had that done to us. I know what that feels like.” Navarrete kicked a 25-yard field goal with 40 seconds remaining in the first half to pull the Bull- dogs within 21-10. The Riverhawks would score twice in the second half, while holding the Bulldogs scoreless. “I thought the kids bat- tled hard,” Faaeteete said. “A lot of the kids don’t have the experience play- ing in big games like this.” James threw for 127 yards — 55 of them going to Jordan Ramirez. Ryan Arnold finished with nine tackles, while Cash Campbell and Cody Thacker had quarterback sacks, and Broc Remmer an interception. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton’s Beau Skinner wraps up La Salle quarterback Ethan Edgerly in the Bucks’ 62-14 win against the Fal- cons on Friday in Pendleton. BUCKS: Sorey rushed for 111 yards and passed for 106 Continued from 1B scored his third touchdown. La Salle answered with a 31-yard rushing touchdown from running back James Menor. With 34 seconds left in the second quarter, Sorey launched a 43-yard pass to Yeager in the end zone to give the Bucks a 48-14 half- time lead. Pendleton scored their final two touchdowns in the third quarter — a 15-yard rush from Patterson, and a rushing score from Yeager. With the win, the Bucks improved to 6-0 for the season. “Every win feels great,” said coach Erik Davis. “This was an opportunity to play a quality team. The kids dom- inated up front and didn’t let the weather dictate them. Trent took care of the foot- ball, and our defense just flies around.” Sorey rushed for 111 yards, passed for 106, and scored two touchdowns. Pat- terson rushed for 92 yards and four touchdowns. Yea- ger scored three times, and rushed for 112 yards. “There weren’t a whole lotta flaws tonight,” said Sorey, who was crowned homecoming king during halftime. “I just want to stay healthy with a full crew going into playoffs. We’re ready.” Pendleton will push for 7-0 when they host Parkrose (3-2, 3-1) on Thursday. Beavers expect Cougars ready to run By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Facing pass-happy Wash- ington State on Saturday means Oregon State’s har- ried run defense might get a break. But the Beavers will still have to deal with Gardner Minshew. The Cougars (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) rushed for no net yards — that’s zero — last week against Utah. Instead, Mike Leach’s team relied on Minshew’s arm. The graduate transfer threw for 445 yards and three touchdowns in the 28-24 victory over the Utes, including an 89-yard touch- down to Easop Winston in the fourth quarter that essen- tially won it for the Cougs. Which is good and bad news for the Beavers, whose rushing defense is ranked 127th among FBS teams (303.4 yards per game). But they’re ranked 88th nation- ally for pass defense, allow- ing 240.2 yards a game. Leach wasn’t concerned about Washington State’s one-dimensionality against the Utes. He said lots of players contributed and that’s what he wants. He scoffed at the idea that teams need a 50-50 attack. AP Photo/Young Kwak Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew II throws a pass while under pressure from Utah defen- sive back Marquise Blair during the first half of an NCAA college football game Sept. 29 in Pullman, Wash. “That’s 50 percent stu- pid,” Leach said. “There is nothing clever about that.” Coach Jonathan Smith fully expects the Cougars to run it more against the Bea- vers. Oregon State (1-4, 0-1) allowed Arizona State 396 rushing yards last weekend in a 52-24 loss. Eno Benja- min ran for a school-record 312 of those yards and was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week. “They do have some backs that can do some things. And they throw the ball to the backs — so there’s some weapons there,” Smith said. But in all likelihood it’s not the running backs the Beavers will need to key in on: It’s Minshew, who has had five straight games with at least 300 yards passing. Minshew is the national leader among quarterbacks with averages of 398.4 yards passing and 37 completions per game. So far he’s thrown for 14 TDs. The Beavers pass-rush could use some help, too, Smith acknowledged. “It’s a work in progress. It’s not where we want it,” the coach said. “We’ve had some flashes of putting more pressure on.” Other things to know as Oregon State hosts Wash- ington State: PIERCE BACK?: Ore- gon State running back Arta- vis Pierce was listed as prob- able going into Saturday’s game. That’s good for the Beavers. Pierce broke out for a pair of long TD runs in the opener before an elbow injury in the second week. He’ll rejoin freshman Jer- mar Jefferson, who leads the Pac-12 with an average of 145.4 rushing yards a game. But the Beaversw will likely be without senior quarterback Jake Luton, who is still recovering from a high ankle sprain. FAMILIAR FOE: Leach is certainly not unfa- miliar to Smith, who was an assistant to Chris Petersen at Washington before becom- ing head coach at Oregon State. THAT ‘STACHE: Leach thinks the attention paid to Minshew’s mustache is a bit overblown. “The poor guy came in with a mustache and all of a sudden the mustache took off,” Leach said. He suggested that Cou- gars mascot Butch might want to sport a mustache. SCOREBOARD Local slate Saturday, October 6 Volleyball Echo at Dufur, 11 a.m. Echo at S. Wasco County, 3 p.m. Helix at Wallowa, 10 a.m. Helix at Joseph, 1 p.m. Union at Heppner, 4 p.m. Grant Union at Stanfield, 12 p.m. Grant Union at Weston-McEwen, 3 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Stanfield, 4 p.m. Boys Soccer Irrigon at Riverside, 1 p.m. De La Salle N. Catholic at Umatilla, 1 p.m. Mac-Hi at Ontario, 1 p.m. Girls Soccer Irrigon at Riverside, 1 p.m. Mac-Hi at Ontario, 3 p.m. Cross Country Hermiston at Richland Invite, 11 a.m. Girls Swimming Hermiston at Tri-City Champs, 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 9 Volleyball Irrigon at Umatilla, 4 p.m. Dufur at Ione, 5 p.m. Sherman at Echo, 5 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Heppner, 5 p.m. Helix at Stanfield, 5 p.m. La Grande at Mac-Hi, 6:30 p.m. Pendleton at The Dalles, 6:30 p.m. Hermiston at Richland, 7 p.m. Girls Soccer Irrigon at Hood River Valley, 4:30 p.m. Hermiston at Richland, 7 p.m. Thursday, October 11 Football Pendleton at Parkrose, 7 p.m. Dufur at Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii, 7 p.m. Arlington/Condon at Ione, 7 p.m. Volleyball Heppner at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m. Mitchell/Spray at Ione, 5 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Union, 5 p.m. Stanfield at Enterprise, 5 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Riverside, 5 p.m. Hermiston at Kennewick, 7 p.m. Boys Soccer Pendleton at Redmond, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Redmond at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m. Hermiston at Kennewick, 7 p.m. Cross Country Hermiston at Kamiakin, 3 p.m. Friday, October 12 Football Echo at Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler, 3 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Heppner, 7 p.m. Riverside at Grant Union, 7 p.m. Irrigon at Vale, 7 p.m. Mac-Hi/Helix at La Grande, 7 p.m. Eisenhower at Hermiston, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 13 Volleyball Powder Valley at Helix, 10 a.m. Joseph at Helix, 1 p.m. Echo at Mitchell/Spray, 1 p.m. Pilot Rock at Enterprise, 12 p.m. Pilot Rock at Grant Union, 12 p.m. Irrigon at Vale, 11 a.m. Irrigon at Nyssa, 3 p.m. Riverside at Nyssa, 11 a.m. Riverside at Vale, 3 p.m. Umatilla at Burns, 1 p.m. Boys Soccer Irrigon at Nyssa, 12 p.m. La Grande at Mac-Hi, 12 p.m. Riverside at Umatilla, 1 p.m. Girls Soccer Irrigon at Nyssa, 1 p.m. La Grande at Mac-Hi, 2 p.m. Riverside at Umatilla, 3 p.m. Girls Swimming Hermiston at Whitman, 12:30 p.m. Baseball Major League Baseball American League All Games on TBS Boston vs. New York Friday: Boston 5, New York 4 Saturday, Oct. 6: New York at Boston (Price 16-7), 5:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8: Boston (Porcello 17-7) at New York, TBA x-Tuesday, Oct. 9: Boston at New York, TBA x-Thursday, Oct. 11: New York at Boston, TBA Houston vs. Cleveland Friday: Houston 7, Cleveland 2 Saturday, Oct. 6: Cleveland (Carrasco 17- 10) at Houston (Cole 15-5), 1:37 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8: Houston (Keuchel 12-11) at Cleveland (Clevinger 13-8), TBA x-Tuesday, Oct. 9: Houston at Cleveland, TBA x-Thursday, Oct. 11: Cleveland at Houston, TBA National League FS1 and MLB Network Milwaukee vs. Colorado Thursday: Milwaukie 3, Colorado 2 (10 innings) Friday: Milwaukie 4, Colorado 0 Sunday, Oct. 7: Milwaukee at Colorado, 4:37 p.m. (MLB) x-Monday, Oct. 8: Milwaukee at Colorado, TBA x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: Colorado at Milwaukee, TBA Los Angeles vs. Atlanta Thursday: Los Angeles 6, Atlanta 0 Friday: Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 0 Sunday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles (Buehler 8-5) at Atlanta, 5:07 p.m. (FS1) x-Monday, Oct. 8: Los Angeles at Atlanta, TBA x-Wednesday, Oct. 10: Atlanta at Los Angeles, TBA Football PREP FOOTBALL Adrian/Jordan Valley 56, Powder Valley 12 Amity 50, Willamina 14 Astoria 25, Tillamook 12 Bandon 52, Illinois Valley 7 Banks 55, Valley Catholic 0 Barlow 28, Sandy 12 Beaverton 38, Mountainside 20 Burns 38, Umatilla 12 Cascade 30, Sisters 7 Central Catholic 42, Centennial 19 Chiawana, Wash. 34, Hermiston 10 Clackamas 51, Gresham 8 Clatskanie 55, Taft 12 Coquille 50, Reedsport 12 Cottage Grove 45, Elmira 13 Crater 41, Ashland 13 Crescent Valley 38, South Albany 3 Dufur 56, Imbler 14 Echo 39, McKenzie 19 Eddyville 58, Jewell 24 Estacada 28, North Marion 20 Falls City 34, Siletz Valley 22 Forest Grove 26, Hillsboro 21 Gaston 29, Portland Christian 8 Glendale 56, Myrtle Point 22 Grant Union 32, Stanfield 8 Harper 54, Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler 6 Harrisburg 33, Sutherlin 7 Heppner 38, Irrigon 2 Hood River 43, Putnam 12 Ione 42, Sherman 22 Jesuit 36, Sheldon 32 Joseph 27, South Wasco County 16 Lake Oswego 41, West Linn 28 Lakeridge 38, Canby 14 Lebanon 41, Central 21 Liberty 58, Glencoe 0 Madison 30, Franklin 24 Marshfield 49, Junction City 8 Mazama 14, Marist 6 McNary 21, Sprague 14 North Bend 62, Redmond 7 North Douglas 30, Yoncalla 28 North Medford 37, Grants Pass 29 Parkrose 26, Wilson 18 Pendleton 62, La Salle 14 Pilot Rock 54, Union 24 Powers def. Gilchrist, forfeit Prairie City 67, Huntington 22 Rainier 32, Dayton 8 Reynolds 67, David Douglas 14 Ridgeview 49, Springfield 21 Roosevelt 28, Lincoln 21 Santiam 74, Chemawa 6 Santiam Christian 32, Siuslaw 6 Scio 46, Yamhill-Carlton 0 Sherwood 38, McMinnville 27 Silverton 23, Dallas 8 South Eugene 28, North Eugene 0 South Medford 33, Roseburg 12 St. Paul 70, Waldport 12 Sunset 35, Aloha 12 The Dalles 14, Woodburn 13 Thurston 61, Willamette 0 Tigard 62, Oregon City 27 Tualatin 48, Westview 16 Vale 20, Nyssa 10 Wallowa 58, Pine Eagle 16 West Salem 25, South Salem 0 National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Miami 3 1 0 .750 82 90 New England 3 2 0 .600 133 108 Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 50 106 N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 89 89 South W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 75 73 Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 88 56 Houston 1 3 0 .250 96 108 Indianapolis 1 4 0 .200 118 138 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 126 113 Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 123 65 Cleveland 1 2 1 .375 102 104 Pittsburgh 1 2 1 .375 102 116 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 4 0 0 1.000 145 115 Denver 2 2 0 .500 84 97 L.A. Chargers 2 2 0 .500 111 120 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 97 123 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 2 1 0 .667 64 44 Dallas 2 2 0 .500 67 77 Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 82 81 N.Y. Giants 1 3 0 .250 73 95 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 3 1 0 .750 137 121 Carolina 2 1 0 .667 71 60 Tampa Bay 2 2 0 .500 112 139 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 116 122 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 3 1 0 .750 111 65 Green Bay 2 1 1 .625 92 83 Minnesota 1 2 1 .375 90 110 Detroit 1 3 0 .250 94 114 West W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Rams 4 0 0 1.000 140 67 Seattle 2 2 0 .500 85 81 San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 100 118 Arizona 0 4 0 .000 37 94 Sunday’s Games Miami at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Carolina, 10 a.m. Denver at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Oakland at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Philadelphia, 1:25 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. L.A. Rams at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 5:20 p.m. Open: Tampa Bay, Chicago Monday, Oct. 8 Washington at New Orleans, 8:15 p.m. NCAA Football Pac-12 North Conf Over PF PA Stanford 2-0 4-1 133 92 Washington 2-0 4-1 144 58 Oregon 1-1 4-1 228 122 Washington St. 1-1 4-1 195 106 California 0-1 3-1 114 100 Oregon State 0-2 1-4 152 226 Pac-12 South Conf Over PF PA Colorado 1-0 4-0 161 71 USC 2-1 3-2 123 131 Arizona State 1-1 3-2 158 99 Arizona 1-1 2-3 158 142 UCLA 0-1 0-4 68 151 Utah 0-2 2-2 89 65 Saturday Arizona State at Colorado, 1 p.m. (Pac-12) Washington at UCLA, 4:30 p.m. (Fox) Washington State at Oregon State, 6 p.m. (Pac-12) California at Arizona, 7 p.m. (FS1) Utah at Stanford, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Hockey National Hockey League Friday’s Games Carolina 3, Columbus 1 San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2, OT Saturday’s Games Edmonton vs. New Jersey at Goteborg, SWE, 10 a.m. Winnipeg at Dallas, 4 p.m. Montreal at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 4 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Nashville at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Vegas at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Arizona, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m. Basketball National Basketball Association Friday’s Games Philadelphia 120, Dallas 114 Orlando 119, Flamengo Flamengo 82 Toronto 120, Melbourne United 82 Washington 121, Miami 114 New York 106, New Orleans 100 Memphis 120, Atlanta 110 Oklahoma City 113, Minnesota 101 San Antonio 117, Detroit 93 Denver 96, Perth Wildcats 88 Utah 129, Adelaide 36ers 99 Portland 115, Phoenix 93 Golden State 122, Sacramento 94 Saturday’s Games Boston at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Memphis, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers vs. L.A. Lakers at Anaheim, Calif., 7 p.m. Sports Watch Saturday, Oct. 6 AUTO RACING 10:05 p.m. ESPN2 — Formula One, Honda Japanese Grand Prix, at Suzuka, Japan COLLEGE FOOTBALL 9 a.m. ABC — Maryland at Michigan ESPN — Alabama at Arkansas ESPN2 — Kansas at West Virginia FOX — Oklahoma vs. Texas, at Dallas FS1 — Northwestern at Michigan St. 12:30 p.m. ABC — Florida St. at Miami CBS — LSU at Florida ESPN — Clemson at Wake Forest ESPN2 — Iowa St. at Oklahoma St. FS1 — Kansas St. at Baylor 1 p.m. FOX — Indiana at Ohio St. 4 p.m. ESPN — Kentucky at Texas A&M 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Auburn at Mississippi St. FOX — Washington at UCLA 5 p.m. ABC — Notre Dame at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. FS1 — California at Arizona 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Utah at Stanford GOLF 5 a.m. 12 a.m. (Sunday) ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Champi- onship, final round, at Singapore (same-day tape) SOCCER 10 a.m. NBCSN — Premier League, Tottenham vs. Cardiff City 12:30 p.m. NBC — Premier League, Manchester United vs. Newcastle Sunday, Oct. 7 MLB BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. MLB — NL Division Series, Game 3, Milwaukee at Colorado 8 p.m. FS1 — NL Division Series, Game 3, L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta NFL FOOTBALL 10 a.m. CBS — Jacksonville at Kansas City FOX — Green Bay at Detroit 1 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, Oakland at L.A. Chargers 1:25 p.m. FOX — Regional coverage, Arizona at San Francisco, Minnesota at Philadelphia OR L.A. Rams at Seattle 5:20 p.m. NBC — Dallas at Houston