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B2 SPORTS East Oregonian Pirates fi nish second at Riverside Rumble By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian Riverside fi nished sec- ond at the Riverside Rum- ble on Dec. 22, winning three of four pool play matches to reach the cham- pionship match. The Pirates lost a 55-18 match to La Grande in the fi nals. “I didn’t really expect us to win any duals due to injuries and kids on vaca- tion, making us give up seven weights,” River- side coach Richard Rock- well said. “Our kids came out strong in the matches they competed at, includ- ing a very tough La Grande team. Jacob Harris and Ethan Snyder both beat state-experienced wres- tlers in our dual against La Grande, helping us win four of six matches actu- ally competed.” In pool play, the Pirates tied Hanford 36-36, but won on criteria. They then beat Mac-Hi 32-30, Hep- pner 36-30, and then lost a 40-24 match to Grant Union. On the day, Abraham Silva went 5-0 at 120 pounds, Christian Reyes was 5-0 at 132, Snyder 5-0 at 138, Harris 4-1 at 145, Fernando Ortega 4-1 at 126, and Jose Puerta 3-2 at 152. Irrigon Invite Friday, December 28, 2018 PREP ROUNDUP Irrigon boys fall to Trinity Lutheran at home invite East Oregonian Freshman guard Scooty Gilbert had a game-high 21 points Thursday night as Trinity Lutheran (7-3) beat the host Knights 61-39 in the Irrigon Invite. “They were pretty good,” Irrigon coach Davie Salas said of the Saints, a Class 1A team from Bend. “They ran their offense well and crashed the glass. We came out fl at and had no energy.” Keith Fleming led the Knights (6-6) with 16 points, with Lino Covarru- bia and Caleb Adams add- ing six points each. Irrigon will play Tri-Cit- ies Prep at 7:30 p.m. Friday. MAC-HI 63, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 41 — The Pioneers kicked off the Irri- gon Invite with a win over the Patriots on Thursday. Alexis Pio, who was per- fect from the fi eld, led the way for Mac-Hi with 24 points. Dareagan Stephens added 16 points. Noah Hayden and Bra- den Long each had 10 points for Liberty Christian. Mac-Hi (8-3) closes the invite against Trinity Lutheran on Friday. Girls hoops IRRIGON 47, LIB- ERTY CHRISTIAN 38 — The Knights got a game- high 19 points from Ana Zacarias in a win over the Patriots at the Irrigon Invite. JaLay Burns added 17 points, six assists and four steals for Irrigon (9-2), while Alyssa Luna had 11 rebounds. The Knights will play Tri-Cities Prep at 6 p.m. Fri- day. The Jaguars beat Nyssa 61-38 on Thursday, with Talia von Oelhoffen leading the way with 34 points. HEPPNER 57, MAC-HI 34 — Jacee Cur- rin had a game-high 15 points and fi ve steals to help the Mustangs to a win over the Pioneers at the Irrigon Invite. Madison Ashbeck added 11 points for Heppner (8-5), while Madison Combe had 10 points and Jenna McCullough pulled down eight rebounds. Kiley Reichert led the Pioneers (0-12) with 11 points. Heppner will play Nyssa at noon Friday, while Mac-Hi will take on Liberty Christian at 3 p.m. Bucks: Fall in day one of Bend tournaments Continued from Page B1 Pendleton (6-3) takes on South Eugene on Fri- day for round two of the tournament. Girls The Pendleton girls dropped round one of Bend’s Oregon Holiday Hoopfest to La Salle 63-28, but Kevin Porter went home a “proud coach.” “La Salle is one of the best teams in Oregon,” Por- ter said. “But I was really happy with the way we played. We ran our defense really well, and our offense got a few things going against them in the second half.” La Salle led by only 15 points at halftime, but tore away in the second half, outscoring Pendleton 16-11 in the third quarter and 16-2 in the fourth. “They made a lot of big shots, but we also didn’t give them any easy ones,” Porter said. Natalie Neveau led the Bucks with nine points and seven rebounds — fi ve of which were offensive. “She (Neveau) played a pretty darn good game,” Porter said. “She’s an under- sized player in the post (5-foot-6), and she went up against a much taller team. She held her own.” Pendleton fell to 3-6 after the Thursday night loss. They’ll resume the Hoopfest on Friday in a game against Summit. SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE Staff photo by Kathy Aney Logan Burright, of Heppner, puts up a shot despite pressure from two Tri-Cities Prep defenders during Thursday’s game in Irrigon. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Heppner’s Justin McAninch (23) pulls down a rebound during Thursday’s game against Tri-Cities Prep in Irrigon. Portland: Lillard’s 3-pointer in OT lifts Blazers over Warriors Continued from Page B1 “Wouldn’t have been mad at all at a Seth game winner.” Lillard shot 7 for 20 with friends and family cheer- ing him in the Blazers’ fi nal scheduled trip to Oracle Arena before the Warriors move to San Francisco next season. Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer with 10:46 to play in regulation, then his little brother Seth rattled off 11 in a row with three consec- utive 3s. Klay Thompson’s shoot- ing struggles continued. He went 6 for 19 and was just 2 of 9 on 3-point tries on the way to 15 points. He made a 3 late in the third and was fouled, drawing a rousing ovation, then missed the free throw. Curry’s 33-footer with 8:42 left in the third on a pass from Draymond Green got Golden State within two, then Curry found Green for a tying layup the next time down to make it 55-all. A series of silly mis- takes followed: Thompson NBA Trail Blazers Warriors 110 109 made a steal and threw it toward midcourt and Green couldn’t keep the ball from going over the line for a backcourt violation, as Port- land regained possession. Then, Green clanked a one- handed dunk try off the back of the rim. This after he had earlier thrown a pass off Thompson’s head. The Warriors missed nine of their initial 11 free throws and fi nished an uncharacter- istic 6 for 15 at the line. Both teams were trying to rebound from embarrass- ing Christmas losses two days earlier in which the 3-point shooting was dis- mal: Golden State follow- ing that fl op to the Lakers at home and the Blazers a 117- 96 defeat at Utah. Friday, Dec. 28 Boys Basketball Ione vs. Nixyaawii (at Echo), 1:30 p.m. Heppner vs. Liberty Christian (at Irri- gon), 3 p.m. Pine Eagle at Echo, 4:30 p.m. Mac-Hi vs. Trinity Lutheran (at Irrigon), 4:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. Prairie City (at Pend- leton Convention Center), 4:30 p.m. Pilot Rock at Regis, 7:30 p.m. Riverside at Columbia-Burbank (WA), 7:30 p.m. Tri-Cities Prep at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. Pendleton at Oregon Hoopfest (Bend) Girls Basketball Ione vs. Nixyaawii (at Echo), noon Heppner vs. Nyssa (at Irrigon), noon Mac-Hi vs. Liberty Christian (at Irrigon), 3 p.m. Pine Eagle at Echo, 3 p.m. Pendleton at Summit, 5:45 p.m. Tri-Cities Prep at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Pilot Rock at Regis, 6 p.m. Riverside at Columbia-Burbank (WA), 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen vs. Prairie City (at Pend- leton Convention Center), 7 p.m. Girls Wrestling Hermiston at Hanford, 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29 Boys Basketball Ione vs. Pine Eagle (at Echo), 1:30 p.m Weston-McEwen vs. Condon/Wheeler (at Pendleton Convention Center), 1:30 p.m. Nixyaawii at Echo, 4:30 p.m. White Salmon (WA) at Riverside, 4:30 p.m. Pilot Rock at Regis Holiday Tournament Pendleton at Oregon Hoopfest (Bend) Girls Basketball Pendleton vs. Hockinson, WA (at Mt. View High School), 11:30 a.m. Ione vs. Pine Eagle (at Echo), noon Weston-McEwen vs. Condon/Wheeler (at Pendleton Convention Center), noon Nixyaawii at Echo, 3 p.m. White Salmon (WA) at Riverside, 3 p.m. Pilot Rock at Regis Holiday Tournament NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic W L Pct GB Toronto 26 10 .722 — Philadelphia 23 13 .639 3 Boston 20 14 .588 5 Brooklyn 17 19 .472 9 New York 9 27 .250 17 Southeast W L Pct GB Charlotte 16 17 .485 — Miami 16 17 .485 — Orlando 14 19 .424 2 Washington 13 22 .371 4 Atlanta 9 24 .273 7 Central W L Pct GB Milwaukee 24 10 .706 — Indiana 23 12 .657 1½ Detroit 16 16 .500 7 Chicago 9 26 .257 15½ Cleveland 8 27 .229 16½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W L Pct GB Houston 19 15 .559 — San Antonio 19 16 .543 ½ Memphis 18 16 .529 1 Dallas 16 17 .485 2½ New Orleans 15 20 .429 4½ Northwest W L Pct GB Denver 21 11 .656 — Oklahoma City 21 12 .636 ½ Portland 20 15 .571 2½ Utah 17 19 .472 6 Minnesota 16 18 .471 6 Pacifi c W L Pct GB Golden State 23 13 .639 — L.A. Clippers 20 14 .588 2 L.A. Lakers 20 15 .571 2½ Sacramento 19 16 .543 3½ Phoenix 9 26 .257 13½ ——— Thursday’s Games Houston 127, Boston 113 Milwaukee 112, New York 96 Sacramento 117, L.A. Lakers 116 Philadelphia 114, Utah 97 Portland 110, Golden State 109, OT Friday’s Games Brooklyn at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m. Detroit at Indiana, 4 p.m. Toronto at Orlando, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Miami, 5 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Denver, 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 2 p.m. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, shoots next to Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard during the fi rst half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday. Charlotte at Washington, 4 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Memphis, 5 p.m. New York at Utah, 5 p.m. Denver at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Golden State at Portland, 7 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Detroit at Orlando, 12:30 p.m. Chicago at Toronto, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Miami, 3 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland, 6 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m. NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 10 5 0 .667 398 Miami 7 8 0 .467 302 Buff alo 5 10 0 .333 227 N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 330 South W L T Pct PF x-Houston 10 5 0 .667 382 Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 400 Tennessee 9 6 0 .600 293 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 242 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 9 6 0 .600 363 Pittsburgh 8 6 1 .567 412 Cleveland 7 7 1 .500 335 Cincinnati 6 9 0 .400 355 West W L T Pct PF x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 530 x-L.A. Chargers 11 4 0 .733 405 Denver 6 9 0 .400 320 Oakland 4 11 0 .267 287 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-Dallas 9 6 0 .600 Philadelphia 8 7 0 .533 Washington 7 8 0 .467 N.Y. Giants 5 10 0 .333 South W L T Pct y-New Orleans 13 2 0 .867 Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 Tampa Bay 5 10 0 .333 PA 322 391 357 403 PA 313 327 270 296 PA 263 347 366 439 PA 418 320 326 432 PF 303 343 281 334 PA 289 348 335 376 PF 490 380 343 364 PA 320 391 368 430 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Chicago 11 4 0 .733 397 273 Minnesota 8 6 1 .567 350 317 Green Bay 6 8 1 .433 376 369 Detroit 5 10 0 .333 293 360 West W L T Pct PF PA y-L.A. Rams 12 3 0 .800 479 352 x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 401 323 San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 310 387 Arizona 3 12 0 .200 201 398 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Sunday’s Games Miami at Buff alo, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at New England, 10 a.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Arizona at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 1:25 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 1:25 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 1:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 1:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Tennessee, 5:20 p.m. NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts Tampa Bay 38 29 7 2 60 Toronto 37 25 10 2 52 Buff alo 38 21 12 5 47 Boston 38 20 14 4 44 Montreal 37 19 13 5 43 Florida 35 15 14 6 36 Detroit 39 15 18 6 36 Ottawa 37 15 18 4 34 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts Washington 36 23 10 3 49 Columbus 37 22 12 3 47 Pittsburgh 37 19 12 6 44 N.Y. Islanders 35 18 13 4 40 N.Y. Rangers 36 15 14 7 37 Philadelphia 36 15 16 5 35 Carolina 36 15 16 5 35 New Jersey 36 13 16 7 33 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts Winnipeg 37 24 11 2 50 Nashville 38 22 14 2 46 GF 160 140 112 107 115 115 111 118 GF 132 121 124 101 105 109 91 107 GA 111 103 109 101 117 125 131 144 GA 104 112 112 98 119 131 106 127 GF GA 129 105 111 97 Colorado Dallas Minnesota St. Louis Chicago Pacifi c Calgary San Jose Vegas Anaheim Vancouver Edmonton Arizona Los Angeles 38 38 36 35 40 GP 38 39 40 39 40 37 37 38 19 19 17 15 14 W 23 20 21 19 18 18 16 15 13 6 44 130 117 16 3 41 101 102 16 3 37 105 104 16 4 34 100 115 20 6 34 116 147 L OT Pts GF GA 12 3 49 131 104 12 7 47 128 117 15 4 46 119 113 15 5 43 97 113 18 4 40 121 127 16 3 39 104 115 19 2 34 94 103 20 3 33 88 113 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 playoff s. Thursday’s Games New Jersey 5, Boston 2 Columbus 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 2 Washington 3, Carolina 1 Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 5, OT St. Louis 4, Buff alo 1 Calgary 4, Winnipeg 1 Dallas 2, Nashville 0 Chicago 5, Minnesota 2 Vancouver 4, Edmonton 2 Vegas 2, Colorado 1 San Jose 4, Anaheim 2 Los Angeles 2, Arizona 1 Friday’s Games Montreal at Florida, 4 p.m. Toronto at Columbus, 4 p.m. Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Saturday’s Games Carolina at New Jersey, 10 a.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 1 p.m. Vegas at Los Angeles, 1 p.m. Boston at Buff alo, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 4 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 4 p.m. Washington at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Detroit at Dallas, 5 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 5 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 6 p.m. Arizona at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Vegas at Arizona, 5 p.m.