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SPORTS Saturday, October 27, 2018 East Oregonian Page 3B Oregon looking for better start against Arizona By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. — Ore- gon’s bid to win the Pac-12 North took a hit with last week’s loss to No. 14 Wash- ington State. The No. 19 Ducks are still in the hunt, but a loss at Arizona on Saturday night could all but take them out of the race. The key: Getting off to a better start. Oregon started sluggish against the Cougars and played perhaps its worst first half of the season, fall- ing behind 27-0 to prevent any chance of a rally in the 34-20 loss. That can’t hap- pen against a potentially explosive Arizona offense. “At some point in time during the season you’re going to be hit by some type of adversity. It has come,” Ducks coach Mario Cris- tobal said. “They’ve done a tremendous job dealing with it and understand that if we don’t do a better job prepar- ing and starting a game it can happen again.” With the loss, Oregon (5-2, 2-2) dropped 1 1/2 games behind No. 15 Wash- ington in the Pac-12 North, with Washington State and Stanford a game ahead. The Pac-12 is filled with tough DUCK FOOTBALL Oregon Ducks (5-2, 2-2) Arizona Wildcats (3-5, 2-3) Saturday, 7:30 p.m., at Arizona Stadium, Tuscon, ESPN games, so if the Ducks can get on a roll, they still have an outside shot of winning the division. Oregon faces an Arizona team coming off a disap- pointing loss to UCLA. The Wildcats (3-5, 2-3) rallied from a 17-7 deficit to take the lead in the third quarter and scored 10 points in the fourth after UCLA went back ahead, but came up short in a 31-30 loss. Arizona has lost three of four and is still trying to find consistency in its first season under coach Kevin Sumlin. “We’re all playing to win,” Sumlin said. “All I do is deal with us. We’re try- ing to beat the next oppo- nent and the next opponent is very, very talented.” A few more things to look for when Arizona hosts Oregon: Arizona QBs: Khalil Tate has struggled this sea- son after a stellar sophomore year, in large part because of a left ankle injury. He was unable to play last week and Rhett Rodriguez, son of for- mer Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez, took his place against the Bruins. Rodri- guez threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns on 15-of-34 passes with a pair of first-half interceptions. “I thought Rhett did some things that were really good and there were some things he would take back,” Sum- lin said. “He’s very, very critical of himself. But in the end, he gave us a chance to win the game. That’s the takeaway.” Sumlin has not said if Tate will return this week. Oregon’s O-line: The Ducks’ offensive line was inconsistent against Wash- ington State, leading to three sacks of Justin Her- bert and an ineffective run- ning game. Oregon finished with 58 yards rushing on 24 carries, though it had to abandon the run in the sec- ond half after falling behind so much. “Overall, it was up and down,” Cristobal said. “There were some positives, but certainly some things we need to improve upon.” Colorado looks to get back on track against Oregon State Pac-12 without a conference win. “You continue to tell them the truth that this league is tough and there are some good BOULDER, Colo. — The good times: A players in this league and good coaches in 5-0 start for Colorado. The lean times: Two this league, and so it’s tough to win” coach straight road losses. Jonathan Smith said. “Then you encourage Now, the desperate times: The Buffaloes them and tell them like you appreciate their (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) try to get back on track effort and keep working, we’re searching as against Oregon State (1-6, coaches for better answers BEAVER FOOTBALL 0-4) on Saturday. Colorado for them and we’re in this thing together.” has a chance to become To brush up on the Bea- bowl eligible for the sec- vers this week, the Buffa- ond time under coach Mike loes went back through old MacIntyre and stay in the practice film. It’s as good Pac-12 South title chase. of way as any to prepare Usually, MacIntyre Colorado for Oregon State offensive refers to November con- Oregon St. Buffaloes Beavers tests as “gold games,” coordinator Brian Lindgren, because they’re height- who was with the Buffaloes (5-2, 2-2) (1-6, 0-4) ened. For this one, he from 2013-17 and makes his Saturday, 12 p.m., at Folsom return on homecoming. flipped the calendar early. Field, Boulder, PAC12 “We’ve been going back “We’ve got to basically looking at stuff he used to run the table,” said Mac- Intyre, whose team remains in striking dis- do in practice, everything, all of his old tance in the South with every team having trick plays and all the stuff he’s ran before,” at least two division losses. “We’re excited MacIntyre said. “I know he’ll pull some of about having this opportunity to get going those out.” Colorado is hoping to have standout and we do feel like we have a chance. Almost everybody in the Pac-12 South receiver Laviska Shenault back on the field. Shenault has 60 catches for 780 yards and thinks they have a chance.” The Beavers remain the only team in the six TDs this season. By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Photo by Greg Artman for the East Oregonian Trent Sorey throws a pass during the Pendleton Bucks’ 53-7 loss to Wilsonville. BUCKS: Deep playoff run still in play Continued from 1B through the air. Sorey fin- ished 10 of 17 passing for 124 yards and an interception, and almost half of his yards came on a 56-yard pass to Patter- son in the second quarter. The big play set Pendleton up at Wilsonville’s 22-yard line, but the drive stalled and the Bucks ended up punting. Wilsonville led 26-7 at halftime, and with the win, should remain the No. 1 team in the OSAA rankings and enter the playoffs with the top seed and 9-0 record. The season isn’t over for the Bucks, and a deep play- off run is still very much in play with an 8-1 record. They could possibly get a home playoff game to start, and Davis tried to stay optimistic afterward. “This could be good for us,” Davis said. “It’s never fun to get beat like that, but we’ve got a chance to really evaluate what we’re made of and have the next play mentality.” Photo by Greg Artman for the East Oregonian Shawn Yeager runs the ball for the Pendleton Bucks during Friday’s 53-7 loss. 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