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SPORTS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS PENDLETON Bucks headed to semifinals Pendleton rallies to beat Scappoose for deepest playoff run since 1977 By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian Staff photo by Kathy Aney Pendleton’s Aiden Patterson runs downfield during Friday’s state playoff game against the Scappoose Indians. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Pendleton quarterback Trent Sorey prepares to give the ball to Aiden Patterson during Friday’s game against the Scappoose Indians. NEXT UP PREP FOOTBALL Semifinals Pendleton vs. Thurston Saturday, November 17 Hillsboro Stadium (Tentatively) Staff photo by Kathy Aney Pendleton Scappoose 21 14 Pendleton quarterback Trent Sorey stands on the side- lines after injuring his knee in the first quarter of Fri- day’s game against the Scappoose Indians. On a night when the Pendleton Bucks lost their quarterback in the first quar- ter, they returned to what got them to this point of the sea- son — their run game. Aiden Patterson ran for two touchdowns and caught another to lead the Bucks to a 21-14 victory over Scap- poose in the 5A state quar- terfinals on a chilly Fri- day night at the Round-Up Grounds. “I wasn’t going to be denied. Not tonight,” Patter- son said. “The stakes were too high for that. This is the biggest game I have ever played in. It’s great to be part of this team.” The Bucks advance to the semifinals for the first time since 1977. They will play Thurston in the semifinals next week. The game is ten- tatively set for Saturday at Hillsboro Stadium, accord- ing to head coach Erik Davis. Thurston defeated Churchill 49-48 to advance. “This is unbelievable,” Davis said. “These kids and coaches deserve it. We have looked at this team for a long time — that they were special — and they are prov- ing me right.” The Bucks (10-1) wasted no time in establishing dom- inance. Scappoose fumbled on its second play of the game, and Patterson came up with the ball. Trent Sorey hit Cam San- ford with a 35-yard pass down the right side, then Patterson had runs of 1 and 6 yards. On third-and-4, Pat- terson scampered 10 yards for his first of three scores. Sorey suffered a knee injury with less than 1 min- ute to play in the first quar- ter and did not return to the game. The Bucks offense was out of sorts the rest of the first half, while the Indians (8-3) sprang to life. Quincy Cleveland scored on a 4-yard run midway through the second quar- ter, and took a 14-7 lead at the half as Connor McNabb tacked on a 16-yard touch- down run with 4:14 left in the second quarter. Pendleton, which got away from its run game in the second quarter, came out and pounded the ball in the second half. The Bucks used nearly 4 minutes of the clock on their first drive of the third quar- ter, moving 59 yards in eight plays, ending with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Coo- per Roberts to Patterson to tie the score. “At halftime, the coaches said it’s time to go to work.” Patterson said. “We know what that means — run the ball.” Patterson and Shawn Yeager shared touches on the Bucks’ first drive of the fourth quarter, which ended with Patterson going around the left end for a 19-yard touchdown and a 21-14 lead with 6 minutes left in the game. “I knew at halftime, our tailbacks would have to win this game for us,” Davis said of Patterson and Yeager. “We made some good half- time adjustments up front. The offensive and defensive lines have gotten us where we are.” The Bucks twice stopped Scappoose on fourth down in the final the 6 minutes of the game — once at the Pendleton 40, and again at Pendleton 43 as time ran out for the Indians. Roberts struggled when he first entered the game, but settled down in the second half and orchestrated two nice drives to put the Bucks out front. “My heart sinks for Trent,” Davis said. “He is a tremendous leader and a big part of this team. You throw a young kid like Cooper in and it takes time to adjust. He settled in and I’m proud of him.” Pendleton also lost defensive ends Beau Skin- ner (ankle) and Ruger Dem- ing (shoulder) in the sec- ond half, but Davis said he expects them back next week. ——— Scappoose 0 14 0 - 14 Pendleton 7 0 7 7 - 21 Scoring 1Q P - Aiden Patterson 10 run (Alex Rendon kick) 2Q S - Quincy Cleveland 4 run (Cade McDon- ald kick) S - Connor McNabb 16 run (McDonald kick) 3Q P - Patterson 6 pass from Cooper Roberts (Rendon kick) 4Q P - Patterson 19 run (Rendon kick) 0 “I knew at halftime, our tailbacks would have to win this game for us” — Erik Davis, Pendleton head coach BMCC volleyball Timberwolves off to the NWAC By BRETT KANE East Oregonian Blue Mountian cel- ebrated their confer- ence-closing home match with a swift three-set vic- tory over the Columbia Basin Hawks on Friday night. The Timberwolves downed the Hawks 25-10, 25-14, and 25-7 to secure the No. 3 spot in the east region standings and a trip to the Northwest Athletic Conference tournament, where they last claimed the title in 2015. They’ll face the south’s No. 2-ranked Chemeketa in Tacoma on Nov. 15 to kick off the tournament. “Our team was confi- dent offensively tonight, and had fun,” said head coach Jessica Humphreys. “We’re looking to bring that into the NWACs.” Blue Mountain played patient and assured on Friday, while the Hawks’ greatest vice was their lack of control. Columbia Basin hit five balls out of bounds in the first set alone. The Timberwolves pulled ahead with a 10-point lead twice. Blue Mountain setter Grace Roko injured her knee on a dig in the first set and spent the remainder of the game getting treatment. She will be absent from next week’s tournament. The Hawks got the first two points in the second set before Timberwolves middle blocker Sydney Neuman strung together three kills and a block to regain dominance. The 6-foot-1 sopho- more was a threat in the attack zone, recording eight kills with just one error and hitting .438 for her final home match. “That takes a lot of experience,” Humphreys said of Neuman’s per- formance. “She’s very methodical and precise. It was nice to see her tee off on a couple of those sets tonight.” Columbia scored five points in set three before the Timberwolves pounded away with 14 consecutive scores to take a 19-5 lead. The Hawks recorded two more points, but Neuman and outside hitters Erin Kelly and Mariah Multon put the finishing touches on the Blue Mountain win. Brianna Cathers had nine kills and 20 digs, and setter Sophia Casarez had 23 assists for the match. “It was a great way to end our season with the rest of our sophomores,” Neuman said. “We’re mentally stron- ger and know how to read the court better than (Columbia). If we keep it up, the NWACs will be a breeze.” Staff photo by Kathy Aney The Timberwolves’ Erin Kelly (18) and Ella Renzel- man-Catt (15), of Columbia Basin College, battle at the net Friday at BMCC.
