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SPORTS
East Oregonian
BMCC basketball
to host ‘Blue Out’
night on Wednesday
By BRETT KANE
East Oregonian
The Timberwolves are
inviting the community to
‘Blue Out’ the bleachers
on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Fans are encouraged
to wear blue attire in sup-
port of Blue Mountain
men’s and women’s teams
as they welcome the Trea-
sure Valley Chukars. Tim-
berwolf merchandise will
be sold during each game,
along with giveaways for
attendees.
The women’s game tips
off at 5:30 p.m., with the
men’s to follow at 7:30 p.m.
The WWVA AcroKnights,
an acrobatic team based
in Walla Walla, will per-
form during halftime of
the men’s game.
The AcroKnights are
comprised of high school-
aged athletes who have
performed at various
schools, collegiate half-
time shows, community
events, and Portland Trail
Blazer games. They made
their fourth service trip
to work with Jamaican
orphanages in the spring
of 2018.
Both games are free
for BMCC students and
employees. For commu-
nity members, tickets are
$5.
Bucks: Boys earn
second IMC victory
Continued from Page B1
BOYS’ BOX SCORE
“We got ourselves
together and mentally
regrouped during half-
time,” Neveau said. “We
prepared ourselves for a
challenge and came out
ready for a fight. When
it mattered, we pulled
through. I feel great.”
Neveau posted a team-
best 14 points and eight
rebounds for Pendleton
(6-10, 3-0 IMC). Bradt fol-
lowed with 11 points and
six rebounds.
The Bucks will take a
break from league play
to host La Grande on
Tuesday.
Boys hoops
A strong second-quar-
ter run put Pendleton out
front for good en route to
their second IMC victory.
The Bucks (11-5, 2-1
IMC) topped The Dalles
81-60 on Friday night.
“We started off slow,
but kicked it into gear and
finished well,” said coach
Zach Dong.
Pendleton barely made
off with the first quar-
ter, 21-19, but beefed up
their defense in the second
quarter to guarantee the
game was in their hands.
They outscored the River-
hawks 22-8.
“We switched zones
and slowed their (the Riv-
erhawks’) tempo down,”
Dong said.
Pendleton 21 22 22 16 — 81
The Dalles 19 8 17 16 — 60
PENDLETON — Newsom 28,
Sams 24, Sweek 15, Sandford 5,
Broncheau 3, Roberts 2, Murray
2, O’Hanlon 2
THE DALLES — Hernandez 30,
Seufalemua 6, Taylor 6, Nisbet
5, Fernandez 4, Cummings 4,
Telles 4, Bonham 1
The Dalles hit a scor-
ing run in the third quar-
ter that brought them too
close for comfort, but
senior guard Cam Sanford
hit a timely 3-pointer to
keep the Bucks on top.
Senior guard Tyler
Newsom posted 28 points
to lead Pendleton, and
sophomore guard Dakota
Sams sank 24, with six
3s. But it was The Dalles’
Jake Hernandez who had
the best game, posting 30
points for the night.
“He was tough to
guard,” Dong said of Her-
nandez. “He was really
crafty, and got some big
shots.”
Dong said it was a
well-rounded game for his
entire team, noting that
junior post Tanner Sweek
had his season’s strongest
showing.
“Tanner shot really
well from the midrange,
and he rebounded well,”
Dong said.
The Bucks will hit
the road to La Grande on
Tuesday for a nonleague
contest.
Dawgs: Led by six
heading into the fourth
Continued from Page B1
“We didn’t finish plays,
knock down free throws
and get crucial stops,”
Hermiston coach Casey
Arstein said. “At times we
stopped Woodward, but
guys would get free in the
paint. We held him better
than last time.”
Woodward had 31
points the first time
around, but had just 16
Friday to lead the Falcons
(8-10, 6-8 MCC).
“That was a really good
game,” Hanford coach
Paul Mayer said. “It was
a great environment and
a lot of energy. Everybody
is hounding him (Wood-
ward). I’m proud of the
guys for stepping up and
getting things done. Con-
ner Milliken and Blake
VanderTop came off the
bench and did good things
for us.”
Hermiston led 45-39
heading into the fourth
quarter, but the Falcons
scored three quick baskets
to tie the score.
Cole Smith hit a big
3-pointer for the Bull-
dogs with 4:02 to play, and
they led 50-47 with 3:15
remaining.
Luke Sutey hit a free-
throw line jumper to pull
the Falcons within a point,
and a pair of free throws
by Dan Izquierdo gave
Hanford the lead for good
with 1:55 to play.
The Bulldogs were 0 for
4 from the free throw line
in the fourth quarter, and
they shot a dismal 3 for 13
for the game.
“It wasn’t the smartest
game we played,” Arstein
said. “We kind of gave it
to them. We had plenty
of chances and the guys
played hard. We didn’t
shoot the ball well, which
is something you can’t
always control.”
Both teams looked
good at the start of the
game, exchanging 3-point-
ers. A deep ball by Cesar
Ortiz gave the Bulldogs
an 11-6 lead, and Herm-
iston stretched the lead to
16-10 before Hanford hit
some free throws to make
it 16-13.
The teams were tied at
20-20 and 22-22 in the sec-
ond quarter, but baskets by
Ryne Andreason, Jordan
Ramirez and Adrian Men-
dez gave the Bulldogs a
28-25 lead at the half.
Hermiston twice led by
seven points in the third
quarter, and led by six
heading into the fourth.
Ramirez led the Bull-
dogs with 15 points, while
Ortiz had 12 and Andrea-
son eight.
“I thought our defense
was good,” Mayer said.
“We really wanted to
defend No. 1 (Andrea-
son), and Blake Vander-
Top’s defense on him was
awesome.”
Saturday, January 26, 2019
PREP ROUNDUP
Ravet, Kittitas overwhelm Nixyaawii boys
East Oregonian
Brock Ravet was as good
as advertised.
The Kittitas senior, who
already has signed with Gon-
zaga University, lit up the
scoreboard for 36 points Fri-
day night, dazzling a packed
house at Hermiston High
School as the Coyotes beat
Nixyaawii 92-53 in a non-
league game.
“Ravet is unreal,” Golden
Eagles coach Shane Rivera
said. “You take his points
away and it might be a game.
They work hard. That’s a
good team.”
Ravet scored the bulk of
his points in the second and
third quarters. He sat the
final 2 minutes of the game.
“This was a lot of fun,”
said Ravet, who played AAU
basketball with a few of the
Hermiston High School play-
ers when they were younger.
“It’s good to see how we
match up against other
states.”
The Coyotes (18-1) led
47-23 at the half.
Justin Hudson added 19
points for Kittitas, which
also shot 8 of 9 from the free-
throw line.
Moses Moses led Nixy-
aawii (16-2) with 14 points,
while Mick Schimmel added
12 and Magi Moses 10.
“Any time you play a team
like that, you go back to the
drawing board and see what
we need to do,” Rivera said.
“We really haven’t been chal-
lenged much. Win or lose,
it was a good experience
for our guys. It was a great
atmosphere. We aren’t used
to playing in front of crowds
like this.”
Boys hoops
HORIZON
CHRIS-
TIAN 64, ECHO 32 — The
Big Sky League’s No. 1 team
made easy work of Echo on
Friday night, sending them
home with their sixth straight
defeat.
The Hawks put the game
away early with an 18-5 first
quarter run, and led 31-14 at
the half.
Charlie White posted 11
points for the Cougars, and
Jon Medrano had 10.
Echo (2-17, 1-10 BSL) trav-
els to Sherman on Saturday.
HEPPNER 63, STAN-
FIELD 55 — The Mustangs
turned Stanfield away to stay
unbeaten in the Blue Moun-
tain Conference on Friday
night.
Heppner led by just three
points by the end of the first
quarter, but Stanfield out-
scored them 14-13 in the sec-
ond. A 22-13 Heppner run
kept things out of Stanfield’s
reach in the third.
Trent Smith scored 17
points for the Mustangs, and
Rene Sanchez had a game-
high 20 points for the Tigers.
Heppner (14-6, 8-0 BMC)
travels to Grant Union on
Saturday. Stanfield (6-12, 3-4
BMC) hosts Pilot Rock.
DUFUR 74, IONE 41
— Ione couldn’t keep their
momentum from Tuesday’s
win going, falling to Dufur at
home on Friday.
Hunter Padberg had 16
points and 12 rebounds for
the Big Sky League contest.
The Cardinals (2-17, 1-11
BSL) travel to Arlington on
Tuesday.
ENTERPRISE
70,
WESTON-MCEWEN 55
— Theo White had 21 points
to lead Weston-McEwen, but
it wasn’t enough to top the
visitors from Enterprise.
“We were down two start-
ers for injury, and we started
three freshman,” said coach
Brian Pickard. “I thought
we played really well. I was
proud of the way the kids
stepped up.”
Blair Rudolph and Aiden
Wolf each posted 10 for the
TigerScots (4-15, 2-6 BMC).
They’ll travel to Grant Union
on Friday.
JOSEPH 75, HELIX
32 — The Grizzlies were
no match for their hosts at
Joseph, dropping their sev-
enth Old Oregon League
game on Friday.
Helix (4-13, 0-7 OOL)
returns home to face Elgin on
Saturday.
UMATILLA 61, RIV-
ERSIDE 49 — Umatilla shot
past Riverside to improve to
5-1 in the Eastern Oregon
League on Friday.
The Vikings were led by
Uriel Garcia with 18 points.
Trent Durfey chipped in 12 of
his own.
Francisco
Barajas
recorded a game-high 21
points for the Pirates, while
Cristian Rea scored 12.
Umatilla (17-3, 5-1 EOL)
travels to Nyssa on Friday,
and Riverside (9-11, 3-3 EOL)
will visit Vale.
GRANT UNION 54,
PILOT ROCK 45 — Tan-
ner Corwin had 12 points,
but the Rockets ultimately
fell to Grant Union in Blue
Mountain Conference play
on Friday.
“We’re starting to click;
we just gotta start getting
those baskets when we really
need them,” said coach Eric
Smidt.
Logan Weinke posted
nine points for Pilot Rock,
and Riley Waggoner had
eight.
Pilot Rock (2-16, 1-7
BMC) hits the road to Stan-
field on Saturday.
Girls hoops
HEPPNER 62, STAN-
FIELD 50 — Sydney Wil-
son poured in 19 points to
drive Heppner to a home
Blue Mountain Conference
victory on Friday.
Jacee Currin had 16 points
for the Mustangs, and Ken-
dra Hart shot 14 points for
Stanfield, including three
3-pointers.
Heppner (14-6, 6-2 BMC)
travels to Grant Union on
Saturday. Stanfield (8-10, 2-5
BMC) hosts Pilot Rock.
DUFUR 32, IONE 30 —
Missed free throws caused
Ione to drop a Big Sky League
home game on Friday.
“It was atrocious,” said
coach Nathan Heideman.
“The girls are just in a slump.”
The Cardinals shot 9 for
25 at the line. Jessica Medina
led the team with 11 points.
Ione (14-3, 9-1 BSL) trav-
els to Arlington on Tuesday.
JOSEPH 65, HELIX 20
— Helix fell to 1-6 in Old Ore-
gon League play on Joseph’s
court on Friday night.
The Grizzlies (4-13, 1-6
OOL) host Elgin on Saturday.
ENTERPRISE
53,
WESTON-MCEWEN 42
— The last time Weston-McE-
wen faced Enterprise, they
lost by 31 points.
On Friday night’s Blue
Mountain
Conference
matchup, they fell short by
just 11.
“This was probably our
best game of the year,” said
coach Mike Giusti. “We
played at our tempo, and shot
42 percent, which is high for
us.”
Katie Vescio had a team-
high 24 points for the Tiger-
Scots (5-14, 0-8 BMC).
They’ll host Pilot Rock on
Friday.
RIVERSIDE 33, UMA-
TILLA 28 — Riverside
escaped with their third East-
ern Oregon League victory
on Friday.
Brendy Avalos led the way
with 15 points. Taylor Durfey
sunk 15 for the Vikings.
Riverside (11-8, 3-3 EOL)
travels to Vale on Friday, and
Umatilla (2-18, 0-6 EOL)
travels to Nyssa.
GRANT UNION 60,
PILOT ROCK 30 — The
Rockets have entered a four-
game skid after the Prospec-
tors handed them a home loss
on Friday.
Pilot Rock (7-11, 1-7
BMC) has another shot at a
Blue Mountain Conference
win on Saturday at Stanfield.
Hermiston: Bulldogs controlled the game from the start
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already has secured a
regional playoff berth, beat
the Falcons (2-16, 1-13) for
the second time this season.
The Bulldogs controlled
the game from the start,
with Thomas scoring the
first five points. They led
14-0 before Abby Robinson
got the Falcons on the board
with 45 seconds remaining.
Mati Byrd added a bas-
ket for Hermiston, and Sarah
Ellis scored for Hanford
with two seconds left for a
16-4 game at the end of the
first.
“First, we wanted to come
out and suck the energy out
of them, and not let them
steal some early baskets,”
Rodriguez said. “Second, we
did not want to put them at
the free-throw line. The first
half was good.”
The two teams played
a pretty even game the rest
of the way. Thomas has 10
points in the second half,
while Jazlyn Romero scored
seven of her nine in the first
half.
Byrd scored six points
off the bench, and Jayden
Ray scored five of her seven
points in the second half.
Hermiston
committed
only one foul in the first
half, keeping the Falcons
off the free-throw line. Han-
ford shot all four of its free
throws in the fourth quarter,
making each one.
Iliana Moran led the Fal-
cons with 13 points. She was
the only player in double
figures.
“Our zone was a little
more aggressive,” Rodriguez
said. “We preach deflection.”
SCOREBOARD
LOCAL SLATE
SATURDAY, JAN. 26
Boys Basketball
Baker at Mac-Hi, 3 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Stanfield, 4 p.m.
Heppner at Grant Union, 4 p.m.
Echo at Sherman, 5:30 p.m.
Elgin at Helix, 5:30 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 5:30 p.m.
Hermiston at Richland, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Echo at Sherman, 4 p.m.
Elgin at Helix, 4 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 4 p.m.
Baker at Mac-Hi, 4:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m.
Heppner at Grant Union, 5:30 p.m.
Hermiston at Richland, 5:45 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 4 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Blue Mountain at Big Bend, 2 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Irrigon at R.D. Brown Invitational, New
Plymouth, Idaho, 10 a.m.
Pendleton at Joe Steward Memorial
Tournament, Rex Putnam H.S., 10 a.m.
Girls Wrestling
Riverside at Hood River Valley, 12 p.m.
TUESDAY, JAN. 29
Boys Basketball
Pendleton at La Grande, 7 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Touchet (WA), 7 p.m.
Ione at Arlington, 7:30 p.m.
Stanfield at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Kamiakin at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Kamiakin at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m.
Ione at Arlington, 6 p.m.
Stanfield at Echo, 6 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Touchet (WA), 6 p.m.
La Grande at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30
Men’s Basketball
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 7:30
p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain, 5:30
p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Boys Basketball
Nixyaawii at Pine Eagle, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Nixyaawii at Pine Eagle, 6 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Weston-McEwen/Mac-Hi at La Grande,
6 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEB. 1
Boys Basketball
Weston-McEwen at Grant Union, 4 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen, 6 p.m.
Union at Stanfield, 6 p.m.
Heppner at Enterprise, 6 p.m.
Riverside at Vale, 6:30 p.m.
Redmond at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.
Umatilla at Nyssa, 7:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Burns, 7:30 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 7:30 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Helix at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m.
Hermiston at Walla Walla, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Riverside at Vale, 5 p.m.
Hermiston at Walla Walla, 5:45 p.m.
Ione at Condon/Wheeler, 6 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Echo, 6 p.m.
Helix at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m.
Umatilla at Nyssa, 6 p.m.
Irrigon at Burns, 6 p.m.
Pendleton at Redmond, 6:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner at Enterprise, 7:30 p.m.
Union at Stanfield, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Hermiston at District 8 Tournament (at
Hermiston), 3:30 p.m.
Girls Wrestling
Hermiston at Sunnyside Sub-Regionals
SATURDAY, FEB. 2
Boys Basketball
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 3 p.m.
Umatilla at Vale, 3:30 p.m.
Heppner at Union, 4 p.m.
Stanfield at Enterprise, 4 p.m.
Echo at Ione, 5:30 p.m.
Imbler at Nixyaawii, 5:30 p.m.
Helix at Cove, 5:30 p.m.
Riverside at Burns, 5:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Nyssa, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Echo at Ione, 4 p.m.
Imbler at Nixyaawii, 4 p.m.
Helix at Cove, 4 p.m.
Riverside at Burns, 4 p.m.
Umatilla at Vale, 4 p.m.
Mac-Hi at La Grande, 4:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Nyssa, 5 p.m.
Heppner at Union, 5:30 p.m.
Stanfield at Enterprise, 5:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Grant Union, 5:30
p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Blue Mountain at Columbia Basin, 4 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Blue Mountain at Columbia Basin, 2 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Hermiston at District 8 Tournament (at
Hermiston), 10 a.m.
Weston-McEwen/Mac-Hi at Heppner/
Ione, 10 a.m.
Girls Wrestling
Hermiston at Sunnyside Sub-Regionals
NFL
CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, Jan. 20
NFC
L.A. Rams 26, New Orleans 23, (OT)
AFC
New England 37, Kansas City 31, (OT)
PRO BOWL
Sunday, Jan. 27, at Orlando, Fla.
AFC vs. NFC, noon (ABC/ESPN)
SUPER BOWL
Sunday, Feb. 3, at Atlanta
New England vs. L.A. Rams,
3:30 p.m. (CBS)
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
Toronto
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Southeast
Miami
Charlotte
Washington
Orlando
Atlanta
Central
Milwaukee
Indiana
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
W
36
32
30
27
10
W
23
23
21
20
15
W
35
32
21
11
9
L
15
17
18
23
37
L
24
25
27
29
32
L
12
15
27
38
41
Pct
.706
.653
.625
.540
.213
Pct
.489
.479
.438
.408
.319
Pct
.745
.681
.438
.224
.180
GB
—
3
4½
8½
24
GB
—
½
2½
4
8
GB
—
3
14½
25
27½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest
W
L
Pct
GB
Houston
28 20 .583
—
San Antonio
27 22 .551
1½
Dallas
22 26 .458
6
New Orleans
22 27 .449
6½
Memphis
19 30 .388
9½
Northwest
W
L
Pct
GB
Denver
32 15 .681
—
Oklahoma City 30 18 .625
2½
Portland
30 20 .600
3½
Utah
28 22 .560
5½
Minnesota
24 25 .490
9
Pacific
W
L
Pct
GB
Golden State
34 14 .708
—
L.A. Clippers
27 22 .551
7½
L.A. Lakers
25 24 .510
9½
Sacramento
25 24 .510
9½
Phoenix
11 40 .216 24½
———
Friday’s Games
Washington 95, Orlando 91
Brooklyn 109, New York 99
Miami 100, Cleveland 94
Houston 121, Toronto 119
L.A. Clippers 106, Chicago 101
Sacramento 99, Memphis 96
Dallas 106, Detroit 101
Milwaukee 108, Charlotte 99
Denver 132, Phoenix 95
Utah 106, Minnesota 102
Saturday’s Games
San Antonio at New Orleans, 3 p.m.
Indiana at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Golden State at Boston, 5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Denver, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at Portland, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Cleveland at Chicago, 12:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.
Orlando at Houston, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Dallas, 4 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 4 p.m.
Washington at San Antonio, 4 p.m.
Miami at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Golden State at Indiana, 4 p.m.
New York at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Brooklyn at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Denver at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay
49 37 10 2 76 199 140
Toronto
49 30 17 2 62 174 140
Montreal
51 28 18 5 61 154 149
Boston
49 27 17 5 59 143 128
Buffalo
48 24 18 6 54 140 144
Florida
48 20 20 8 48 152 170
Detroit
51 19 25 7 45 145 172
Ottawa
50 19 26 5 43 156 187
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 49 29 15 5 63 147 122
Washington 50 27 17 6 60 171 162
Columbus
48 28 17 3 59 154 146
Pittsburgh
48 26 16 6 58 169 146
Carolina
50 24 20 6 54 140 149
N.Y. Rangers 48 21 20 7 49 139 164
Philadelphia 48 19 23 6 44 139 169
New Jersey
48 18 23 7 43 140 164
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg
48 31 15 2 64 167 134
Nashville
52 30 18 4 64 161 135
Minnesota 50 26 21 3 55 142 142
Dallas
49 24 21 4 52 126 128
Colorado
50 22 20 8 52 169 162
St. Louis
49 22 22 5 49 139 149
Chicago
51 18 24 9 45 156 190
Pacific
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary
51 33 13 5 71 190 145
San Jose
52 29 16 7 65 187 167
Vegas
52 29 19 4 62 157 140
Vancouver 51 23 22 6 52 147 161
Anaheim
51 21 21 9 51 120 153
Arizona
50 23 23 4 50 132 142
Edmonton 50 23 24 3 49 144 163
Los Angeles 50 20 26 4 44 114 150
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss. Top three teams in each
division and two wild cards per confer-
ence advance to playoffs.
Saturday’s Games
Central All-Stars vs Pacific All-Stars: Cen-
tral vs. Pacific at San Jose, Calif., 5:15 p.m.
Metropolitan All-Stars vs Atlantic All-
Stars: Metropolitan vs. Atlantic at San
Jose, Calif., 6:15 p.m.
All-Star Game Final: TBD vs. TBD at San
Jose, Calif., 7:15 p.m.
Monday’s Games
New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.