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E AST O REGONIAN Friday, december 21, 2018 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS | FACEBOOK.COM/EOSPORTS B1 PENDLETON Bucks erupt for big win Liscom Patterson bradt posts double-double in win over St. Helens By BRETT KANE East Oregonian Willard Skinner A solid first quarter gave the bucks girls bas- ketball team a lead they wouldn’t relinquish en route to a 66-44 win over the St. Helens Lions on Thursday night. but for Pendleton, the game was more than just a win. Katie bradt led with 12 points and 12 rebounds, said her team is finally starting to “click.” “Winning is a team thing,” bradt said. “i think we’ve finally got to the point where the team works together as a whole.” The two teams kept within a point of each other for the opening 4 1/2 minutes until senior elli Nirschl hit a 3-pointer to put the bucks ahead 11-7. bradt added a bucket to keep Pendleton in control before the bucks sprinted out to a 21-11 lead by the end of the quarter. “you could call it a slow start, but it picked up,” said coach Kevin Porter. “We definitely changed our tempo going forward.” Lions junior madison Holm scored a field goal and five points at the line to bring St. Helens within three points of Pendle- ton in the second quarter, but bradt soon got back to work. The 5-foot-9 senior post hit two bas- kets and assisted sopho- more Natalie Neveau for a 27-18 Pendleton lead. The Bucks scored five more points and kept the the pressure up in the sec- ond quarter, which ended with Pendleton ahead 32-21. Holm recorded four Honors keep rolling in for Bucks football By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian The postseason acco- lades keep rolling in for the Pendleton football team. Thursday, 11 bucks were named to the Orego- nian’s 5a all-State Foot- ball Team, which is voted on by coaches throughout the state. Four seniors — running back aiden Patterson, cen- ter everett Willard, defen- sive lineman beau Skinner and linebacker Kirk Liscom — were named to the first team. “We did really well,” said Pendleton coach erik davis, who is one of four finalists for the 5A coach of the year. “it’s an honor to be recognized from the east side of the state. it’s voted on by the coaches, and that makes the legitimacy that much greater.” Davis said it is the first time since 2009 that the bucks have had a player chosen to the first team (running back Jacob rick- man). before that, it was running back adam Haw- kins in 1995. “To have one is good, to have four is pretty special,” davis said. Patterson, who ran for 1,100 yards and 18 touch- downs for the bucks, is one of four finalists for the 5A offensive player of the year. also on the list are Wilsonville quarterback Nathan Overholt, eagle Point wide receiver Noah Page, and Thurston running back Wesley Kommer. The player and coaches awards will be announced monday, according to the Oregonian. earning second-team all-state honors for the bucks were seniors blake davis (wide receiver), cetch Kelly (offensive line) and ian bannister (defen- sive back). Honorable mention hon- ors went to seniors Wil- lard (defensive line), Trent Sorey (quarterback), Wil- lie camp (linebacker) and Shawn yeager (defensive back), and junior Travis mcGee (offensive line). Staff photo by Kathy Aney Pendleton’s Muriel Hoisington goes up for a shot in Thursday’s game against St. Helens at Warberg Court. See Bucks, Page B2 Ionescu gets 13th triple-double, sets NCAA record eUGeNe (aP) — it took only 19 seconds for Sabrina ionescu to show she’s mortal after all. Her missed free throw snapped a streak of 22 makes, but that was about the only flaw Thursday. ionescu set an Ncaa record with her 13th tri- ple-double and ruthy Hebard had 20 points on 9-for-9 shooting to lead No. 7 Oregon past air Force 82-36. “yeah, i guess, awe- some,” ionescu said non- chalantly of her accom- plishment. “Just another day.” The junior all-amer- Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu, center left, gets a hug from acting head coach Mark Campbell, right, after their win over Air Force in an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday in Eugene. ica guard, who had shared the career mark with for- mer byU men’s player Kyle Collinsworth, finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists for the ducks (10-1) in her 82nd game. She broke the record with her 10th rebound during the fourth quarter. Having the mark to her- self came as a relief. “It definitely is nice,” ionescu said. “Walking around i always hear people tell me, ‘Oh, you needed a few more rebounds to break the record,’ and i feel like i don’t really focus on it too much, but hearing it all the time definitely starts to get to you. “i’m happy it’s behind me now and i can just focus on what i can do in order for us to win.” acting coach mark campbell subbed out ionescu and Hebard with five minutes to play. He filled in with head coach Kelly Graves serving a two- game Ncaa suspension for allowing violations by an assistant strength coach during practice two seasons ago. “We just tried to keep it as normal as possible,” camp- bell said. “We have a special See Ducks, Page B2 ALUMNI ROUNDUP Freshman Kalan mcGlothan ranks in top 7 in NWac scoring East Oregonian chemeketa freshman Kalan mcGlothan (Pend- leton) has had no trou- ble adjusting to college basketball. mcGlothan, a 5-foot-9 forward, ranks seventh overall in NWac scoring with 18.8 points per game. She is shooting 69.6 per- cent from the floor, and leads the Storm in scoring. She also leads her team in rebounds with 8.6 per game (12th in the NWac), and minutes played at 28.4. mcGlothan has a sea- son-high 28 points against mt. Hood on Nov. 17, and had 21 points and a sea- son-high 12 rebounds dec. 15 against Highline. The Storm (3-5 overall) will host Tacoma on dec. 28. Alyia Munoz (Irrigon) is averaging 7.9 points and 5.3 rebounds a game for blue mountain com- munity college. a 5-foot-7 freshman guard, munoz has started all eight games for bmcc. She scored a season-high 15 points against Portland on Nov. 30. She also had 12 points Nov. 18 against Pierce. The Timberwolves (2-6 overall) return to action dec. 28 against Peninsula at Wenatchee Valley. Kalan McGlothan Alyia Munoz
