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Page 2B SPORTS East Oregonian Hermiston Grid Kids Championships Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Fantastic freshmen help No. 4 Duke blow out No. 2 Kentucky COLLEGE BASKETBALL By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Photo courtesy of Melissa Purswell The Jets held off the Chiefs 56-44 to win the fifth- sixth grade Hermiston Grid Kids “Trampis Bowl” Championship on Oct. 27 at Kennison Stadium. Kel- len Young scored four touchdowns for the Jets — three on passes from Drake Devin (shown above). Devin also ran for two touchdowns, and Young had two interceptions. For the Chiefs, Isaac Corey threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more. Owen Osmin caught three touchdown passes. Photo courtesy of Lisa McElroy The Lions defeated the Seahawks 33-0 to win the third-fourth grade Hermiston Grid Kids “Trampis Bowl” Championship on Oct. 27 at Kennison Stadi- um. It was the fifth consecutive title for the Lions, and their sixth in the past eight years. Lane Sim- mons ran for one touchdown and threw for anoth- er for the Lions. Ryan Allen caught two touchdown passes. Adam Thomas (above right) and Carter Ol- sen also scored for the Lions. INDIANAPOLIS — RJ Barrett scored 33 points and Zion Williamson added 28 in their first college games, leading No. 4 Duke over No. 2 Kentucky 118-84 on Tuesday night in the sea- son-opening Champions Classic. It was the most lopsided defeat in coach John Calipa- ri’s tenure at Kentucky and marked the eighth time in 10 meetings the Blue Devils have beaten the Wildcats. Both Barrett and Wil- liamson surpassed Marvin Bagley III’s program record for points by a freshman in his debut at 25. Cam Red- dish added 22 points and Tre Jones had six, giving Duke’s freshmen a com- bined 89 points. The teams set a Classic record for most combined points, set hours earlier in No. 1 Kansas’ 92-87 victory over No. 10 Michigan State. Keldon Johnson scored 23 points to lead Kentucky. Graduate transfer Reid Tra- vis added 22 for the Wild- cats, who had won all nine previous season openers under Calipari. The highly-anticipated game between two of the nation’s most successful college programs was never close. Duke led by 10 after six minutes and extended the lead to 34-13 less than 10 minutes into the game. The Blue Devils didn’t stop with that flurry. After making it 59-42 at halftime, Duke kept pull- ing away throughout the second half. Barrett’s dunk AP Photo/AJ Mast Duke forward RJ Barrett (5) shoots around Kentucky forward Reid Travis (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Champions Classic in Indianapolis on Tuesday. with 16:11 remaining made it 72-47, Alex O’Con- nell’s 3-pointer with 11:45 remaining made it 91-54 and Duke topped the 100- point mark on another dunk by Barrett with 7:36 left. Kentucky only got as close as 27 until the waning moments. Barrett was 13 of 26 from the field, while Wil- liamson was 11 of 13 with seven rebounds. Big picture Kentucky: It was an embarrassing performance for the Wildcats, who weren’t physical enough against Williamson and couldn’t keep up with Bar- rett. Most teams don’t have that kind of combination, but it’s clear Kentucky needs to improve dramat- ically to keep up with the nation’s top teams. Duke: The Blue Dev- Duke Kentucky 118 84 ils seem to have it all — athletes, scorers, defend- ers and rebounders. Still, you can bet coach Mike Krzyzewski will try to fix his team’s flaws and make Duke an even more difficult matchup. Stat pack Kentucky: Tyler Herro was the only other player to reach double figures. He finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists. ... Kentucky shot 44 percent from the field, but allowed the Blue Dev- ils to shoot 54 percent. ... The Wildcats were out- scored 60-38 in the paint. ... The game marked the first time Kentucky faced a ranked opponent in a sea- son opener since a 79-71 overtime loss to Clemson in 1995. Duke: The Blue Dev- ils only committed four turnovers compared with Kentucky’s 15. ... Duke improved to 12-2 all-time in Indianapolis and 3-0 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. ... The Blue Devils have won 19 consecutive openers. Up next Kentucky looks to rebound when it returns to Rupp Arena against South- ern Illinois on Friday. Duke hosts Krzyzews- ki’s alma mater, Army, on Sunday. BLAZERS: Turner developing into a great setup guy Continued from 1B line. AP Photo/Tony Ding Michigan defensive back Brandon Watson (28) cel after returning an interception for a touchdown against Penn State in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Nov. 3. Michigan joins Top 4, WSU doesn’t move By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan moved into the fourth spot of the Col- lege Football Playoff rank- ings Tuesday night, behind Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame. Georgia was next at five, followed by Oklahoma. The playoff picture cleared up after a weekend where several contenders asserted themselves. The top-four teams in the final rankings Dec. 2 will play in the national semifinals. The Crimson Tide eas- ily dispatched LSU from the top four, beating the Tigers 29-0. LSU, though, only dropped to No. 7 after its second loss, ahead of Washington State, West Virginia and Ohio State — all with only one loss. Unbeaten Notre Dame moved up one spot to No. 3, and Michigan jumped a spot after a 42-7 victory against Penn State. With four weeks left in the season, nine of the top 10 teams are serious con- tenders. LSU is basically out, because the Tigers have no chance to win a conference title. Assuming the top three unbeaten teams would get in by winning out, here are the paths to the playoff. No. 4 Michigan (8-1) The Wolverines have to feel good about controlling their path to the playoff. Winning out, including at Ohio State, puts Jim Har- baugh’s team at 12-1 with a Big Ten title. That’s a resume with victories against Michigan State, Wisconsin and Penn State, and a seven-point road loss to Notre Dame. One loss and Michigan is out, right? Not so fast. Take a quick glance at the rank- ings and notice how many highly ranked teams still have to play each other. It won’t take more than one or two mild upsets to have the selection committee sifting through a bunch of two-loss teams to fill the final playoff spot. Figure the ones with conference championships will have the edge. No. 5 Georgia (8-1) Simple: Win out, get in. Oh, and beat Alabama. The good news for the Bull- dogs is beating Alabama to win the SEC champi- onship would almost cer- tainly make up for a sec- ond regular-season loss. Georgia has got a little lee- way when it faces Auburn and Georgia Tech. No. 6 Oklahoma (8-1) UCLA did the Sooners no favor by being terrible and depriving Oklahoma of a quality nonconference vic- tory. Still, the Sooners are probably the Big 12’s best bet to win an argument against a one-loss Big Ten champion or Notre Dame with one loss. Maybe. No. 8 Washington State (8-1) The Cou- gars could finish as 12-1 champions of the weak- est Power Five conference and no notable nonconfer- ence victories. The most realistic scenario to put Mike Leach’s Washington State team in the playoff involves Big Ten and Big 12 implosions. Tip-ins Bucks: With new coach Mike Budenholzer in charge, Milwaukee is play- ing a much different style this season. After being a bottom-five team in 3-point attempts last season, the Bucks came in second in the NBA in 3-point tries with 41 per game. That included their 117-113 loss at Boston in which they put up 55 3-pointers. “Yeah, it’s a lot,” Budenholzer said. “The game is always evolving with teams, coaches and players try- ing to figure out what gives AP Photo/Steve Dipaola Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, right, looks to pass as Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu, left, defends in the first half on Tuesday. them the best chance. The skill of players now today is special, so trying to push that envelope.” Trail Blazers: One of the biggest changes for the Trail Blazers this season has been utilizing Turner as the primary ball-handler on their second unit. The results have led to one of the best bench units in the NBA so far, ranking ninth in scoring. “The second unit comes in, their ball movement, their execution — they’re playing with each other,” Budenholzer said. “They take advan- tage if the defense over- commits or over-rotates. They’re playing really well together. Evan Turner is kind of a great setup guy with that group. It’s inter- esting to see how they’ve changed a little bit and how it’s working for them.” SCOREBOARD Local slate Thursday, November 8 Volleyball Shadle Park at Hermiston, 5 p.m. Friday, November 9 Football Scappoose at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Volleyball Blue Mountain at Columbia Basin, 6 p.m. Football NCAA Football Top 25 No. 1 Alabama (9-0) beat No. 4 LSU 29-0. Next: vs. No. 21 Mississippi State, Saturday. No. 2 Clemson (9-0) beat Louisville 77-16. Next: at No. 24 Boston College, Saturday. No. 3 Notre Dame (9-0) beat Northwest- ern 31-21. Next: vs. Florida State, Saturday. No. 4 LSU (7-2) lost to No. 1 Alabama 29-0. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday. No. 5 Michigan (8-1) beat No. 14 Penn State 42-7. Next: at Rutgers, Saturday. No. 6 Georgia (8-1) beat No. 11 Kentucky 34-17. Next: vs. Auburn, Saturday. No. 7 Oklahoma (8-1) beat Texas Tech 51- 46. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday. No. 8 Ohio State (8-1) beat Nebraska 36- 31. Next: at Michigan State, Saturday. No. 9 UCF (8-0) beat Temple 52-40, Thurs- day. Next: vs. Navy, Saturday. No. 10 Washington State (8-1) beat Cali- fornia 19-13. Next: at Colorado, Saturday. No. 11 Kentucky (7-2) lost to No. 6 Geor- gia 34-17. Next: at Tennessee, Saturday. No. 12 West Virginia (7-1) beat No. 15 Texas 42-41. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday. No. 13 Florida (6-3) lost to Missouri 38-17. Next: vs. South Carolina, Saturday. No. 14 Penn State (6-3) lost to No. 5 Mich- igan 42-7. Next: vs. Wisconsin, Saturday. No. 15 Texas (6-3) lost to No. 12 West Virginia 42-41. Next: at Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 16 Utah (6-3) lost to Arizona State 38-20. Next: vs. Oregon, Saturday. No. 17 Houston (7-2) lost to SMU 45-31. Next: vs. Temple, Saturday. No. 18 Utah State (8-1) beat Hawaii 56-17. Next: vs. San Jose State, Saturday. No. 19 Iowa (6-3) lost to Purdue 38-36. Next: vs. Northwestern, Saturday. No. 20 Fresno State (8-1) beat UNLV 48-3. Next: at Boise State, Friday, Nov. 9. No. 21 Mississippi State (6-3) beat Lou- isiana Tech 45-3. Next: at No. 1 Alabama, Saturday. No. 22 Syracuse (7-2) beat Wake Forest 41-24. Next: vs. Louisville, Friday, Nov. 9. No. 23 Virginia (6-3) lost to Pittsburgh 23- 13, Friday. Next: vs. Liberty, Saturday. No. 24 Boston College (7-2) beat Virginia Tech 31-21. Next: vs. No. 2 Clemson, Saturday. No. 25 Texas A&M (5-4) lost to Auburn 28- 24. Next: vs. Mississippi, Saturday. Saturday, November 10 UCLA at Arizona State, 11 a.m. Washington State at Colorado, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Oregon at Utah, 2:30 p.m. Oregon State at Stanford, 6 p.m. California at USC, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 2 0 .778 270 202 Miami 5 4 0 .556 187 225 N.Y. Jets 3 6 0 .333 198 213 Buffalo 2 7 0 .222 96 241 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 6 3 0 .667 216 184 Tennessee 4 4 0 .500 134 141 Jacksonville 3 5 0 .375 134 170 Indianapolis 3 5 0 .375 231 213 North W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 5 2 1 .688 227 188 Cincinnati 5 3 0 .625 221 237 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 213 160 Cleveland 2 6 1 .278 190 247 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 8 1 0 .889 327 226 L.A. Chargers 6 2 0 .750 220 180 Denver 3 6 0 .333 205 213 Oakland 1 7 0 .125 141 252 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 5 3 0 .625 160 172 Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 178 156 Dallas 3 5 0 .375 154 151 N.Y. Giants 1 7 0 .125 150 205 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 279 218 Carolina 6 2 0 .750 220 180 Atlanta 4 4 0 .500 228 226 Tampa Bay 3 5 0 .375 229 275 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 5 3 0 .625 235 153 Minnesota 5 3 1 .611 221 204 Green Bay 3 4 1 .438 192 204 Detroit 3 5 0 .375 180 210 West W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Rams 8 1 0 .889 299 200 Seattle 4 4 0 .500 188 156 Arizona 2 6 0 .250 110 199 San Francisco 2 7 0 .222 207 239 Thursday Carolina at Pittsburgh, 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 Arizona at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. New England at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Cleveland, 10 a.m. L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Miami at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 5:20 p.m. Open: Minnesota, Denver, Baltimore, Houston Monday, Nov. 12 N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m. Basketball National Basketball League EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Toronto 10 1 .909 Milwaukee 8 1 .889 Indiana 7 4 .636 Boston 6 4 .600 Philadelphia 6 5 .545 Charlotte 5 5 .500 Detroit 4 5 .444 Miami 4 5 .444 Brooklyn 4 6 .400 Orlando 4 6 .400 Atlanta 3 6 .333 Chicago 3 8 .273 New York 3 8 .273 GB — 1 3 3½ 4½ 5 5 5½ 5½ 6 7 7 Washington 2 7 .222 Cleveland 1 9 .100 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Golden State 10 1 .909 Denver 9 1 .900 Portland 7 3 .700 San Antonio 6 3 .667 L.A. Clippers 6 4 .600 Sacramento 6 4 .600 Oklahoma City 5 4 .556 Memphis 5 4 .556 Houston 4 5 .444 L.A. Lakers 4 6 .400 Utah 4 6 .400 New Orleans 4 6 .400 Minnesota 4 7 .364 Phoenix 2 7 .222 Dallas 2 7 .222 7 8½ Winnipeg 14 8 5 1 17 41 38 Colorado 14 7 4 3 17 52 40 Chicago 15 6 6 3 15 46 56 St. Louis 12 4 5 3 11 42 47 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 15 9 5 1 19 52 50 Vancouver 15 9 6 0 18 47 50 Edmonton 14 8 5 1 17 42 41 San Jose 14 7 4 3 17 46 43 Anaheim 15 6 6 3 15 37 42 Arizona 13 7 6 0 14 37 29 Vegas 14 6 7 1 13 33 39 Los Angeles 13 4 8 1 9 28 45 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Tuesday’s Games Columbus 4, Dallas 1 Toronto 3, Vegas 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Montreal 3 Ottawa 7, New Jersey 3 Detroit 3, Vancouver 2, SO Tampa Bay 5, Edmonton 2 St. Louis 4, Carolina 1 San Jose 4, Minnesota 3 Los Angeles 4, Anaheim 1 Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 7 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Vancouver at Boston, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Florida, 4 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Vegas at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. San Jose at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games New Jersey at Toronto, 4 p.m. Columbus at Washington, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Colorado at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Anaheim, 7 p.m. GB — ½ 2½ 3 3½ 3½ 4 4 5 5½ 5½ 5½ 6 7 7 Tuesday’s Games Charlotte 113, Atlanta 102 Dallas 119, Washington 100 Brooklyn 104, Phoenix 82 Portland 118, Milwaukee 103 Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Orlando, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 4 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 5 p.m. Dallas at Utah, 6 p.m. Toronto at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Houston at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Boston at Phoenix, 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Charlotte at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 4 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Denver, 6 p.m. Boston at Utah, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Hockey National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Tampa Bay 14 10 3 1 Toronto 14 9 5 0 Boston 14 8 4 2 Montreal 14 8 4 2 Buffalo 15 7 6 2 Ottawa 14 5 6 3 Detroit 14 4 8 2 Florida 11 3 5 3 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT N.Y. Islanders 14 8 4 2 Pittsburgh 13 6 4 3 Washington 13 6 4 3 Columbus 14 7 6 1 Philadelphia 15 7 7 1 Carolina 14 6 6 2 New Jersey 12 6 5 1 N.Y. Rangers 14 6 7 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Nashville 14 11 3 0 Minnesota 13 8 3 2 Dallas 14 8 5 1 Pts 21 18 18 18 16 13 10 9 GF 50 48 39 45 43 45 37 34 GA 38 39 31 40 44 59 53 41 Pts 18 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 GF 45 46 50 46 48 39 39 38 GA 34 45 49 51 56 41 36 44 Pts 22 18 17 GF 47 40 41 GA 30 36 36 Soccer Major League Soccer Conference Semifinals First leg Eastern Conference Sunday, Nov. 4: Columbus 1, New York 0 Sunday, Nov. 4: Atlanta 1, New York City FC 0 Western Conference Sunday, Nov. 4: Portland 2, Seattle 1 Sunday, Nov. 4: Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 1 Second leg Eastern Conference Sunday, Nov. 11: New York City FC at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11: Columbus at New York, 4:30 p.m. Western Conference Thursday, Nov. 8: Portland at Seattle, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11: Real Salt Lake at Sport- ing Kansas City, noon
