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Thursday, November 8, 2018 SPORTS WILLARD: Has hopes of playing college football, has first official offer Page 2B East Oregonian pretty great. No one can do it as well as he does.” Though Willard excels on the offensive line, his work on the defensive side of the ball is just as impres- sive. And, he likes the physicality of the position. “It’s not exactly like the O-line,” he said. “You have the chance to make tackles. Contact is everything. You get a lot of one-on-one on defense, and I get satisfac- tion when I beat my man.” That usually means he’s Continued from 1B Running back Aiden Patterson said there is never a doubt that Willard will open a hole for him or Shawn Yeager to run through. “He is the hardest work- ing person I have ever met,” Patterson said. “He always does what is right. He is the perfect lineman. We would not be where we are with- out him. The dropoff from starter to second string to zeroing in on the opposing quarterback, which he also enjoys. “I have a few sacks this season,” Willard said. “Demoralizing a quarter- back can change a game. You are putting pressure on him and you are breaking down his confidence.” Willard lines up next to defensive end Beau Skin- ner — the Special District 1 Defensive Player of the Year — and they have a great working relationship. “Me and Beau have played next to each other for four years,” Willard said. “We went through those growing pains our sophomore year. I think that was essential to build- ing our program.” Willard, who is a co-captain with Sorey and Kirk Liscom, is in his sec- ond year on the leadership team. “He is very well respected,” Davis said. His work ethic is unmatched. You put the work in, others will usually follow.” When Willard isn’t on the field, you can gener- ally find him in the weight room. He puts up a 265-pound bench press, squats 440 and deadlifts 500 pounds. “Lifting is something my O-line coach (Josh) Linehan got me into and that sparked my interest,” Willard said. “You put in the work and you can see the changes in your body.” Willard has hopes of playing college football, and took a big step in that direction Wednesday with his first official offer from Pacific University. He said he’s honored, but not quite ready to make a commit- ment. Eastern Oregon Uni- versity and Western Ore- gon also are enticing. “You see what his hard work had produced and it is pretty cool,” Davis said. “There will be a place for him.” “He is the hardest working person I have ever met” — Aiden Smith, Pendleton running back BUCKS: They have never played for a state title, according to OSAA records different looks on defense.” Special teams also have played a big part for the Bucks. They blocked two punts and returned them for touchdowns last week against Crescent Valley. The Bucks are balanced offensively with Aiden Pat- terson and Shawn Yeager coming out of the backfield, and quarterback Trent Sorey putting the ball in the air. Continued from 1B do have to be able to throw the ball better than we did last time.” Davis said the Bucks will be ready for whatever the Indians throw at them. “They will pound the ball at you, and I think they will try to throw more than they did in Week 4,” Davis said. “We have to give them some “Our defense is playing extremely well right now, and if we take care of the football, we will be OK,” Davis said. “We are a complete team, where other aspects can pick up where others lack.” Another key for the Bucks is their team chemistry. Most of the seniors have played together since the seventh grade. “This senior class has played with each other for a really long time,” lineman Everett Willard said. “We are tight-knit and play as a fam- ily. That has shown on the field all year.” Bucks in the playoffs Pendleton’s first state playoff appearance came in 1954, and though they have made the playoffs plenty of times (43), trips past the first round are few and far between. The Bucks have never played for a state title, according to OSAA records. Last Friday’s win over Crescent Valley marked the first playoff win for the Bucks since 2002 — a 27-21 overtime victory over Wilson in the first round. The Bucks then dropped a 21-2 game to Lake Oswego in the second round. Pendleton did reach the second round in 2006, but they had a bye in the first round before bowing out to Dallas 48-20 in the second. Friday’s game against Scappoose will be the Bucks’ first quarterfinal appearance since 2001, where they lost to Sheldon 35-14. The last semifinal game for the Bucks was back in 1977 — a 13-7 loss to Medford. SCOREBOARD 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. Local slate Thursday, November 8 Volleyball Shadle Park at Hermiston, 5 p.m. Friday, November 9 Football Scappoose at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Volleyball Columbia Basin at Blue Mountain, 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. 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 Dallas N.Y. Giants South New Orleans Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay North Chicago Minnesota Green Bay Detroit West L.A. Rams Seattle Arizona San Francisco 4 3 1 W 7 6 4 3 W 5 5 3 3 W 8 4 2 2 4 5 7 L 1 2 4 5 L 3 3 4 5 L 1 4 6 7 0 .500 178 156 0 .375 154 151 0 .125 150 205 T Pct PF PA 0 .875 279 218 0 .750 220 180 0 .500 228 226 0 .375 229 275 T Pct PF PA 0 .625 235 153 1 .611 221 204 1 .438 192 204 0 .375 180 210 T Pct PF PA 0 .889 299 200 0 .500 188 156 0 .250 110 199 0 .222 207 239 Thursday’s Games 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 GB Toronto 10 1 .909 — Boston 6 4 .600 3½ Philadelphia 6 5 .545 4 Brooklyn 5 6 .455 5 New York 3 8 .273 7 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Charlotte Miami Orlando Atlanta Washington Central Division 6 4 4 3 2 5 5 6 7 8 .545 — .444 1 .400 1½ .300 2½ .200 3½ W L Pct Milwaukee 8 2 .800 Indiana 7 4 .636 Detroit 4 5 .444 Chicago 3 8 .273 Cleveland 1 9 .100 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 6 3 .667 Memphis 5 4 .556 Houston 4 5 .444 New Orleans 4 6 .400 Dallas 3 7 .300 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 9 1 .900 Portland 8 3 .727 Oklahoma City 5 4 .556 Utah 4 6 .400 Minnesota 4 7 .364 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 10 1 .909 L.A. Clippers 6 4 .600 Sacramento 6 4 .600 L.A. Lakers 4 6 .400 Phoenix 2 8 .200 GB — 1½ 3½ 5½ 7 GB — 1 2 2½ 3½ GB — 1½ 3½ 5 5½ GB — 3½ 3½ 5½ 7½ Wednesday’s Games Detroit 103, Orlando 96 Oklahoma City 95, Cleveland 86 Miami 95, San Antonio 88 New York 112, Atlanta 107 Memphis 89, Denver 87 New Orleans 107, Chicago 98 Philadelphia 100, Indiana 94 Dallas 117, Utah 102 Toronto 114, Sacramento 105 L.A. Lakers 114, Minnesota 110 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 Winnipeg 14 8 5 1 Colorado 14 7 4 3 Chicago 15 6 6 3 St. Louis 12 4 5 3 Pacific Division GP W L OT Calgary 15 9 5 1 Vancouver 15 9 6 0 Edmonton 14 8 5 1 San Jose 14 7 4 3 Anaheim 15 6 6 3 Arizona 13 7 6 0 Vegas 14 6 7 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 17 17 15 11 GF 47 40 41 41 52 46 42 GA 30 36 36 38 40 56 47 Pts 19 18 17 17 15 14 13 GF 52 47 42 46 37 37 33 GA 50 50 41 43 42 29 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. Wednesday’s Games Washington 2, Pittsburgh 1 Nashville 4, Colorado 1 Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 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. 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 PIGSKIN PICKERS Week 10 Ron Gibbs Overall: Last week: Scappoose at Pendleton Thurston at Churchill W. Albany at Silverton Vale at Burns Fresno St. at Boise St. Wash. St. at Colorado Oregon at Utah Seahawks at Rams Cowboys at Eagles Giants at 49ers 66-24 8-2 Pendleton Churchill West Albany Burns Fresno State WSU Utah Rams Eagles 49ers Jeff Snell Zachary Orem 64-26 63-27 6-4 5-5 Pendleton Pendleton Churchill Churchill West Albany West Albany Burns Burns Fresno State Fresno State WSU WSU Utah Utah Rams Rams Eagles Eagles 49ers 49ers Taylor Smith Annie Fowler Clint Shoemake Eric Singer 61-29 6-4 Pendleton Churchill Silverton Burns Boise State WSU Oregon Rams Eagles 49ers 61-29 7-3 Pendleton Churchill Silverton Burns Fresno State WSU Oregon Rams Eagles 49ers 60-30 4-6 Pendleton Churchill W Albany Burns Boise State WSU Oregon Rams Eagles 49ers 59-31 7-3 Pendleton Churchill West Albany Burns Fresno State WSU Utah Rams Eagles 49ers Mike Appleton Jodi Bloomberg Frank Taylor 52-38 58-32 52-38 4-6 5-5 5-5 Pendleton Scappoose Pendleton Churchill Churchill Churchill West Albany West Albany Silverton Burns Burns Vale Fresno State Boise State Fresno State WSU Colorado WSU Oregon Oregon Utah Rams Rams Rams Eagles Eagles Eagles 49ers 49ers 49ers A&W 4 SEASON’S PAINT CO. 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