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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Pendleton’s Erik
Davis to coach in
Les Schwab Bowl
top 5A and 6A players.
“The North is pretty
much metro Portland, and
Pendleton football coach the South is everyone else,”
Erik Davis will help coach Davis said.
the South at the 72nd annual
Players for the game
Les Schwab Bowl in June.
have not been chosen, but
“I got an email yesterday Davis has high hopes for
(Thursday) asking me to be a few of his players to join
part of the staff,” Davis said. him.
“I accepted. I’m
“I would like to
excited. It’s such an
think we would get
honor. Often times,
a couple,” he said.
it’s a once-in-a-life-
Davis guided the
time deal.”
Bucks to a 10-2 sea-
son, which ended
The game will
be played June 15
with a trip to the
at Hillsboro Sta-
5A state semifi-
nals. It was the first
dium. The South
Davis
time Pendleton had
and North teams
played that deep
will practice during
the week leading up to the into the playoffs since 1977.
Pendleton dominated the
game at Pacific University
Special District 1 all-league
in Forest Grove.
Throughout the week, team, and had 11 players
the players will go into the earn all-state honors, with
community to perform ser- four — center Everett Wil-
vice projects, including lard, running back Aiden
hospital visits and mentor- Patterson, defensive line-
man Beau Skinner and line-
ing at-risk youths.
Davis said he does not backer Kirk Liscom —
know who else was chosen named to the first team.
to coach, but believes he
The Les Schwab Bowl
will be an assistant for the began as the Oregon Shrine
game, which combines the Game in 1948.
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
Boys: ‘These guys
trust each other’
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BOX SCORE
ones. They punched us in
the mouth the first two quar-
ters and we beat them in the
third. It was a good second
half for us.”
With time running out,
Arstein said there was no
use calling a timeout to set
up a play.
“He did a good job not
throwing the ball away,”
Arstein said of Andreason.
“He is a very smart kid.
These guys trust each other,
and that goes a long way.”
Lions coach Bradyn
Leyde gave credit to the
Bulldogs.
“It definitely was coming
down to who had the ball
at the end,” he said. “Ryne
Andreason is a good player
and he hit a tough shot in
traffic. Credit to him. This
was a good high school bas-
ketball game.”
The Lions came out in
the first quarter and took
a 19-12 lead. Benavidez
scored eight of his 13 points
in the first, and Chavez
added seven of his game-
high 22.
Kennewick extended its
lead to 26-15 in the second
quarter before the Bulldogs
staged a comeback.
Jordan Ramirez nailed a
3-pointer; Andrew James hit
a pair of free throws; Cesar
Ortiz added one free throw;
and Ramirez stole the ball
Kennewick 19 17 15 12 — 63
Hermiston 12 19 19 14 — 64
KENNEWICK — Benavidez 13,
Chavez 22, Simmons-Dump
8, Collier 4, Mayovsky 6, Pear-
son 2, Childs 6, Bai.McElroy 2.
HERMISTON — Andreason
20, Ortiz 11, James 8, Smith
7, Davis 2, Ramirez 15, Men-
dez 1.
and laid it off the glass to
pull the Bulldogs within
26-23.
“They got a lot of easy
baskets, some you would
like to have back,” Leyde
said.
Chavez would hit a pair
of 3s, and the teams traded
baskets before the half as the
Lions led 36-31.
“It was a rough start,”
Arstein said. “We didn’t get
any stops, we turned the ball
over, and we weren’t hitting
our shots. Kennewick did a
good job not giving us open
looks.”
Ramirez added 15 points
for the Bulldogs, while Ortiz
chipped in 11 and James
eight.
“Jordan had energy in
the second half and had
some huge steals,” Arstein
said. “He was the X factor
tonight. Cole (Smith) kept
us in the game finding the
open man and playing good
defense.”
Girls: Romero, Sydney
Stefani lead Bulldogs
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BOX SCORE
the game with a basket, Ken-
newick’s MeiLani McBee
hit back-to-back 3-point-
ers, and Reilyn Davis added
another as the Lions led 9-2
less than 3 minutes into the
game.
The Bulldogs (5-8, 3-6)
got a basket and two free
throws from Mati Byrd to
pull within 15-11, only to
have Maya Thornton drain
a 3 from the right baseline
to extend the lead to 18-11 at
the end of the quarter.
The Lions held the Bull-
dogs to six points in the sec-
ond quarter, as they enjoyed
a 29-17 lead at the half.
Kennewick’s lead bal-
looned to 16 points in the
third quarter, but the Bulldogs
scored the final six points of
the quarter — including five
by Kendall Dowdy — to pull
within 41-31 with one quar-
ter to play.
Hermiston had cut the
deficit to under 10 points
with 5:12 to play, but point
guard Jazlyn Romero fouled
Kennewick 18 11 12 17 — 58
Hermiston 11 6 14 8 — 39
KENNEWICK — Davis 5,
Ai.Fiander 10, Thornton 10,
McBee 11, Gebers 4, Stein 18.
HERMISTON — Young 5, Ray
4, Byrd 4, Stefani 7, Palzinski 2,
Dowdy 5, Romero 7, Thomas 5.
out. She was soon followed
by 6-4 post player Jordan
Thomas.
The Lions scored eight
of their final points from the
free-throw line, and Stein put
an exclamation point on the
win with a basket with 14
seconds left on the clock.
Romero and Sydney Ste-
fani led the Bulldogs with
seven points each.
“You can’t say any-
thing bad about that team,”
Rodriguez said of Kenne-
wick. “They are good defen-
sively, and their post is good,
and will be for a long time.
They have a little more expe-
rience than we do at some
positions.”
Saturday, January 12, 2019
PREP ROUNDUP
Mac-Hi scores first victory over
La Grande in almost 20 years
East Oregonian
The Pioneers scored their
season’s first Greater Ore-
gon League victory after
topping La Grande 50-37
on Friday.
Mac-Hi coach Jordan
Poynor left a “very excited”
coach after the game — it
was their first win over La
Grande in almost 20 years.
“What a game that was
played tonight,” he said.
“The guys really came to
play, and played hard.”
Dareagan Stevens led the
way for the Pioneers, pour-
ing in a team-high 24 points.
Mac-Hi (9-6, 1-1 GOL)
will travel to Prescott,
Washington, for a non-
league matchup on Tuesday.
Boys hoops
UNION 61, STAN-
FIELD 59 — Hugo Her-
nandez hit a 3-pointer in the
game’s final seconds, but it
wouldn’t be enough to save
Stanfield from their third
Blue Mountain Conference
loss.
As a team, the Tigers
posted 51 rebounds, with 28
offensive, but shot just 9 of
21 at the line.
Hernandez led the team
with 16 points and seven
rebounds. Elias Esquivel
had 12 points, 11 rebounds,
and four assists, and Mario
Sanchez added 11 points
and nine rebounds.
Stanfield (4-11, 1-3
BMC) will host Enterprise
on Saturday.
BURNS 55, UMA-
TILLA 51 — Umatilla was
turned away on the road for
their first Eastern Oregon
League loss on Friday.
The Vikings (12-3, 1-1)
return home to face Nyssa
on Jan. 18.
HEPPNER
68,
ENTERPRISE 31 — The
Mustangs remain unbeaten
in the Blue Mountain Con-
ference after shooting past
the Outlaws for a home vic-
tory on Friday.
Trent Smith scored 19
points and hit 5 of 6 at the
line to lead the way for
Heppner. Justin McAninch
added 10 points of his own.
Heppner (10-6, 4-0
BMC) will host Union on
Saturday.
PILOT ROCK 52,
WESTON-MCEWEN
41 — Pilot Rock scored a
home victory for its first
Blue Mountain Conference
win on Friday.
Riley Waggoner and
Christian Haskell had 11
points each for the Rock-
ets. Stockton Hoffman led
the TigerScots with 14, and
Blair Rudolph had 12.
Pilot Rock (2-12, 1-4
BMC) hosts Riverside in a
nonleague game on Tues-
day.
Weston-McEwen
(4-11, 2-2 BMC) hosts
Grant Union on Saturday.
NIXYAAWII
68,
COVE 18 — Nixyaawii are
now 3-0 in the Old Oregon
League after a blowout on
Cove’s court.
The Golden Eagles held
their host under 10 points
per quarter, outscoring them
16-3 in the first, 18-2 in the
second, 24-4 in the third,
and 10-9 in the fourth to
remain undefeated in the
league.
Tyasin Burns scored a
team-high 16 points for
Nixyaawii (13-1, 3-0 OOL).
They’ll travel to Helix on
Saturday.
MITCHELL/SPRAY
59, IONE 55 — The Eagles
outscored the Cardinals
14-8 in the fourth quarter
to hold on for a home win
Friday night in Big Sky
League play.
Ione (1-13, 0-7) got 25
points and 16 rebounds from
Hunter Padberg. Johannes
Emmerich led M/S with 20
points.
The Cardinals will host
Horizon Christian in a
league game Saturday.
IMBLER 44, HELIX
28 — The Grizzlies fell to
0-3 in Old Oregon League
play after a home loss to the
Panthers.
The Grizzlies (4-9, 0-3)
will host league-leading
Nixyaawii on Saturday.
SOUTH WASCO CO.
41, ECHO 31 — The Cou-
gars were no match for the
host Redsides in a Big Sky
League matchup.
Echo (2-12, 1-5) will
host Condon/Wheeler on
Saturday.
Girls hoops
IMBLER 41, HELIX
37 — The Grizzlies dropped
their third consecutive Old
Oregon League match in a
tight home game to the Pan-
thers on Friday.
Helix took a 19-12 lead
at the half, but a messy third
quarter allowed Imbler to
outscore the Grizzlies 16-3.
Annie Wood led Helix
with 15 points, including
three 3-pointers. Arianna
Krol added nine points.
The Grizzlies (3-10, 0-3
OOL) will host Nixyaawii
on Saturday.
NIXYAAWII
48,
COVE 35 — The Golden
Eagles won their first Old
Oregon League game Fri-
day with a road victory over
the Leopards.
Nixyaawii (8-6 overall,
1-2 OOL) will play at Helix
on Saturday in an OOL
matchup.
IONE 49, MITCHELL/
SPRAY 14 — Even with
two players down, the Car-
dinals cruised past Mitchell/
Spray to remain undefeated
in Big Sky League play.
Tresslyn McCurry and
Marie Chretien were out
because of illness and injury,
but coach Nathan Heideman
said the game was “still an
easy win.” He expects both
players to return to the court
next week.
Jessica Medina led the
Cardinals with 16 points.
Ione (11-2, 6-0 BSL) will
host South Wasco County
on Jan. 18.
BURNS 66, UMA-
TILLA 40 — The Vikings
dropped to 0-2 in Eastern
Oregon League play after
the Hilanders turned them
away on the road.
Umatilla (2-13, 0-2 EOL)
will host Nyssa on Jan. 18.
HEPPNER
64,
ENTERPRISE 61 (OT)
— The Mustangs edged the
Outlaws in overtime for a
home victory Friday, and
their third Blue Mountain
Conference win.
Syndey Wilson posted a
game-high 30 points for the
Mustangs, and Jacee Currin
had 13.
Heppner (11-5, 3-1
BMC) will host Union on
Saturday.
SOUTH
WASCO
COUNTY 62, ECHO 35
— The Cougars dropped
their second Big Sky
League game on the road
Friday night.
Echo (5-8, 3-2 BSL) will
host Condon/Wheeler on
Saturday.
PILOT ROCK 48,
WESTON-MCEWEN
36 — The Rockets ended
a three-game skid after an
“amazing” home victory
over the TigerScots.
“This game was way
more complete for us
than we’ve been seeing
recently,” Pilot Rock coach
Dan Deist said. “I told the
girls, ‘You just gotta keep
fighting.’ This one helped
to get them turned around
again.”
Grace Austin posted 18
points and 17 rebounds for
the Rockets. Katie Vescio
led the TigerScots with 21
points.
Pilot Rock (7-7, 1-4
BMC) will host Riverside
in a nonleague game on
Tuesday. Weston-McEwen
(5-9, 0-4 BMC) plays Grant
Union at home on Saturday.
UNION 59, STAN-
FIELD 35 — Stanfield fell
to 2-2 in the Blue Mountain
Conference after a Friday
road loss to Union.
Kendra Hart had a team-
high 20 points for the Tigers
(8-7, 2-2 BMC), who will
host Enterprise in league
play on Saturday.
Bucks: Newsom’s 21 not enough against Hood River Valley
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The second quarter
quickly heated up as the
Bucks poured in 14 more
points and left the Eagles
scoreless for the first 4 1/2
minutes to stay up 20-8 at
halftime. And it didn’t stop
there — Pendleton would
take a 20-point lead five
times in the second half
to cruise to their first IMC
victory.
“Once the nerves and
adrenaline wore off, we
started knocking down
shots,” Porter said.
Sophomore post Natalie
Neveau revved things up
for the Bucks in the sec-
ond half with a traditional
3-point play for a 23-8
advantage, and grabbing
an offensive rebound with
0:50 in the third quarter for
one of Pendleton’s 20-point
advantages.
Neveau posted 15 points
to lead Pendleton, and also
chipped in 15 rebounds —
10 offensive and five from
the Eagles.
“Natalie is the Energizer
Bunny,” Porter said. “She
has a motor that never stops.
She’s a 5-foot-6 post that
plays like she’s 6-foot-6.
She has a lot of energy and
passion.”
A 3-pointer from Eagles
senior guard Dani Valle
would pull Hood River
within 15 points of Pendle-
ton in the final four minutes,
and sophomore guard Mor-
gan Baker hit 2 of 2 at the
line with 0:03 seconds left
to reduce that deficit to 13.
But the Bucks had claimed
the game too early on.
“Tonight really helped
us gain our composure,”
Neveau said. “We all started
working together as a team,
and everyone contrib-
uted. This will help us stay
strong for the rest of the
season.”
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Katie Bradt (42) puts up a
shot during Friday’s league
game against Hood River.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Four Pendleton players prepare to dash in different directions
to get open for an inbound pass during Friday’s league game
against Hood River.
PENDLETON GIRLS’ BOX SCORE
Pendleton
6 14 17
9 — 46
Hood River Valley 2
6
8 12 — 29
PENDLETON —Neveau 15, Bradt 8, Hoisington 5, Nirschl 5, Blake
4, Cooley 3, Wilson 2, Garcia 2, Taber 2
HOOD RIVER VALLEY — Idhe 11, Baker 7, Valle 6, Baker 3, McNer-
ney 2
PENDLETON BOYS’ BOX SCORE
Hood River Valley 12 16 29 20 — 77
Pendleton
12 26 14 15 — 67
HOOD RIVER VALLEY — Flores 25, Webster 20, Diaz 16, Hawk 11,
Ellsworth 4, Siekkinen 1
PENDLETON — Newsom 21, Sams 16, O’Hanlon 10, Sweek 8,
Roberts 7, Sams 5
Pendleton (4-9, 1-0 IMC)
hosts Baker in a nonleague
contest on Tuesday.
Boys
It seems word of Tyler
Newsom’s skills is spreading.
Although the 6-foot-4
guard scored a team-high 21
points, it wasn’t enough to
save the Bucks from open-
ing the Intermountain Con-
ference with a 77-67 loss at
Hood River Valley.
“People are starting to
key on Tyler,” said coach
Zach Dong. “They double-
and triple-teamed him.”
Pendleton was ahead
38-28 at the half, but
dropped the game in a cru-
cial third quarter stumble,
where the Eagles outscored
them 29-14.
“We didn’t play our
defense well, again,” Dong
said of the third quarter. “We
couldn’t keep anybody in
front of us, so (Hood River)
either got layups, or took to
their open guys on the wing.
They played really good.”
Dakota Sams followed
Newsom in scoring, posting
16 points for the night.
Pendleton (8-5, 0-1
IMC) will travel to Baker
for a nonleague game on
Tuesday.