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SPORTS Friday, December 7, 2018 East Oregonian Page 3B Top Pac-12 quarterback? Minshew is AP choice By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer There’s no question at quarterback: Washington State’s Gardner Minshew II leads the way in the Pac-12. Minshew, a graduate transfer who leads the nation with an average of 373.1 passing yards per game, was the unanimous choice for first-team quarterback on The Associated Press All- Pac-12 team, selected by a panel of sports writers who cover the conference. Unsurprisingly, he also got the nod as the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. Minshew has thrown for 4,477 yards and 36 touch- downs for the Cougars, who are 10-2 overall and headed to the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28 against Iowa State. Stanford’s K.J. Costello earned the second team quarterback honors. Minshew joins Arizona State running back Eno Benjamin as the two unan- imous first-team selections on offense. There were several on the first-team defense: Washington’s Greg Gaines at defensive tackle, fellow Husky Ben Burr-Kir- ven at linebacker and Utah’s Bradlee Anae at defensive end. As for Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Washington State’s Mike Leach also topped all the ballots. Burr-Kirven was Defensive Player of the Year and Minshew got the nod as Newcomer of the Year. The 2018 Associated Press All-Pac-12 team, as selected by a panel of sports writers who regularly cover the league for newspapers or broadcast outlets. Play- ers at all positions are listed alphabetically with name, school, height, weight, class and hometown; “u-” denotes unanimous selections. First team Offense Quarterback — u-Gard- ner Minshew II, Washington State, 6-2, 220, sr., Brandon, Missouri. Running back — u-Eno Benjamin, Arizona State, 5-10, 200, soph., Wylie, Texas; Joshua Kelley, UCLA, 5-11, 204, jr., Lan- caster, California. Tackles — Andre Dil- lard, Washington State, 6-5, 310, sr., Woodinville, Wash- ington; Calvin Throckmor- ton, 6-5, 318, jr., Bellevue, Washington. Guards — Shane Lemieux, Oregon, 6-4, 317, jr., Yakima, Washington. Jordan Agasiva, Utah, 6-4, 320, sr., Kalihi, Hawaii. Center — Nick Harris, Washington, 6-1, 300, jr., Inglewood, California. Tight end — Caleb Wil- son, UCLA, 6-4, 235, jr., Dallas, Texas. Wide receiver — N’Keal Harry, Arizona State, 6-4, 213, jr., Chandler, Arizona; JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Stan- ford, 6-3, 225, sr., Inman, South Carolina. All-purpose player — J.J. Taylor, Arizona, 5-6, 184, soph., Corona, California. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew, shown Nov. 23, was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and the Newcomer of the Year. Kicker — Matt Gay, Utah, 6-0, 230, sr., Orem, Utah. Defense Defensive ends — u-Bradlee Anae, Utah, 6-3, 254, jr. Laie, Hawaii; Justin Hollins, Oregon, 6-5, 242, sr., Arlington, Texas. Defensive tackles — u-Greg Gaines, Washington, 6-2, 316, sr., La Habra, Cal- ifornia; Mustafa Johnson, Colorado, 6-2, 290, soph., Turlock, California. Linebackers — u-Ben Burr-Kirven, Washington, 6-0, 221, sr., Menlo Park, California; Chase Hansen, Utah, 6-3, 230, sr., High- land, Utah; Evan Weaver, California, 6-3, 245, jr., Spo- kane, Washington. Cornerbacks — Byron Murphy, Washington, 5-11, 182, soph., Scottsdale, Ari- zona; Paulson Adebo, Stan- ford, 6-1, 189, soph., Mans- field, Texas. Safeties — Taylor Rapp, Washington, 6-2, 200, jr., Bellingham, Washington; Ashtyn Davis, California, 6-1, 190, jr. Santa Cruz, California. Punter — Mitch Wish- nowsky, Utah, 6-2, 220, sr., Perth Australia. Second Team Offense Quarterback — K.J. Costello, Stanford, 6-5, 215, jr., Coto de Caza, California. Running back — Myles Gaskin, Washington, 5-10, 193, sr., Lynwood, Washing- ton; Zack Moss, Utah, 5-10, 215, jr., Hialeah Gardens, Florida. Tackles — Kaleb McGary, Washington, 6-8, 324, sr., Fife, Washington; Patrick Mekari, California, 6-4, 310, jr., Westlake Vil- lage, California. Guards — Chris Brown, USC, 6-5, 310, sr., Los Angeles; Gus Lavaka, Ore- gon State, 6-4, 353, jr., Kearns, Utah. Center — Jake Han- son, Oregon, 6-5, 297, jr., Eureka, California. Tight end — Kaden Smith, Stanford, 6-5, 252, jr., Flower Mound, Texas. Wide receivers — Dillon Mitchell, Oregon, 6-2, 189, jr., Memphis, Tennessee; Laviska Shenault Jr., Colo- rado, 6-2, 220, jr., DeSoto, Texas. All-purpose player — Britain Covey, Utah, 5-8, 170, soph., Provo, Utah. Kicker — Jet Toner, Stan- ford, 6-4, 201, jr., Honolulu. Defense Defensive ends — Logan Tago, Washington State, 6-3, 250, sr., Fagasa, Amer- ican Samoa; Christian Rec- tor, USC, 604, 275, jr., Pasa- dena, California. Defensive tackles — Leki Fotu, Utah, 6-5, jr., West Valley City, Utah; Jor- dan Scott, Oregon, 6-1, 329, sophomore, Largo, Florida. Linebackers — Jordan Kunaszyk, California, 6-3, 235, sr., Sacramento, Cali- fornia; Colin Schooler, Ari- zona, 6-0, 236, soph., Dana Point, California; Nate Landman, Colorado, 6-3, 235, jr., Danville, California. Cornerbacks — Thomas Graham Jr., Oregon, 5-11, 191, soph., Rancho Cucamonga, California; (tie) Camryn Bynum, Cal- ifornia, 6-0, 180, soph., Corona California, Elisha Guidry, UCLA, 5-11, 182, fr., Murrieta, Georgia, and Julian Blackmon, Utah, 6-1, 190, jr., Layton, Utah. Safeties — Jalen Thomp- son, Washington State, 6-0, 190, jr., Downey, California; Ugochukwu Amadi, Ore- gon, 5-10, 201, sr., Nash- ville, Tennessee. Punter — Jake Bai- ley, Stanford, 6-2, 202, sr., Solana Beach, California. Coach of the Year — Mike Leach, Washington State. Offensive player of the Year — Gardner Minshew II, Washington State. Defensive player of the Year — Ben Burr-Kirven, Washington. Newcomer of the Year — Gardner Minshew II, Wash- ington State. Voting panel Tony Parks, 1280 The Zone, Salt Lake City; Theo Lawson, The Spokes- man-Review, Spokane, Washington; Gary Horow- itz, The Statesman Jour- nal, Salem, Oregon; Joey Kaufman, Southern Califor- nia News Group; Jon Wil- ner, The Mercury News, San Jose, California; James Cre- pea, The Oregonian, Port- land, Oregon; Brian How- ell, Buffzone.com, Boulder, Colorado; Adam Jude, The Seattle Times; Christian Caple, The Athletic; Lauren Kirschman, The News Tri- bune, Tacoma, Washington. Sharpe riding high into halfpipe skiing season as Olympic champ The Associated Press Cassie Sharpe was name- dropped in a tweet by movie star Ryan Reynolds, saw a little girl dressed up as her for Halloween and even got her face on a pair of socks owned by the prime minister. These things can hap- pen when you win Olympic gold. Sharpe won the halfpipe skiing competition in South Korea, nailing jump after jump and thrilling her native Canada. She gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the special socks during a meet and greet at Parliament Hill with other Olympic medal- ists in May. The idea came after she saw socks adorned with Trudeau’s face at a tourist shop in Van- my face on them,” couver and bought Sharpe said with them to wear to the a laugh in a phone meeting. interview with The “I told one of my Canadian Press. friends about it and “He said people she was like, ‘You always give him should get socks stuff with his face with your face on Sharpe on them so I was them and give them like: ‘You know to him.’ So yeah, I gave the what? Funny you should prime minister socks with say that,’ and I pulled up my pant leg and showed him my socks with his face on them.” The visit to the capital was just one of the high- lights for Sharpe in a sum- mer that also saw her take some much-needed time for herself after years of near nonstop training for her Olympic debut. She went to Mexico, Disney World and Japan over a three- month break. Now that she’s back on snow in the Colo- rado mountains, Sharpe is ready to defend her World Cup points title at her sea- son-opening event at Cop- per Mountain. Sharpe finished first in qualifying runs Wednesday for the weekend’s competi- tion with 93.75 points. Looking for the HOLIDAY TRADITIONS BEGIN WITH THE Perfect Holiday Gift? Purchase a 1-year subscription to the East Oregonian and receive this highly collectable book, “Pendleton Round-up at 100,” absolutely free! YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS! Let Our Holiday Inserts save you a trip! Black Friday Specials • Home for the Holidays ads • Winter Sports Schedule • Real Estate Holiday Guide • Community Event Calendars • Gift ideas, coupons, decorating tips and more! www.eastoregonian.com/eo/subscribe Makes a great gift or a wonderful addition for your own coff ee table. 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