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E AST O REGONIAN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2019 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS | FACEBOOK.COM/EOSPORTS A8 49ers stay perfect, dominate Browns in 31-3 win By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Matt Breida ran 83 yards for a touchdown on San Francisco’s fi rst play from scrimmage, Baker Mayfi eld was harassed into his worst game as a pro, and the 49ers stayed unbeaten for their best start in nearly 30 years, beating the Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Monday night. Tevin Coleman added a 19-yard score as part of a dominant ground game on a day when quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 181 yards and kicker Robbie Gould missed a pair of fi eld goal attempts and had a third try blocked. San Francisco (4-0) joined the 5-0 New England Patriots as the only remaining undefeated teams in the NFL. It’s the fi rst time the 49ers have won their fi rst four games since 1990. The Browns (2-3) are headed the opposite direction after losing two of three, with fresh concerns about their young quarterback. Mayfi eld had a horrible game. The No. 1 overall pick last year, Mayfi aeld completed 8 of 22 passes for a career-low 100 yards, had a 13.4 passer rating, threw two interceptions, fumbled twice and was sacked four times before being pulled in the fourth quarter. It’s the fi rst time in Mayfi eld’s 18 career starts that he failed to throw a touchdown pass. Things were rough all around for Mayfi eld. San Francisco defensive end BRAVES SHUT OUT BULLDOGS Nick Bosa poked fun at the Browns quarterback after forcing Mayfi eld into a hurried incompletion in the second quarter. Bosa, the second overall draft pick, got up and pre- tended to wave a fl ag and plant it in the turf as the crowd roared. It was a clear shot at Mayfi eld, who planted an Oklahoma fl ag in the See Football, Page A9 PREP ROUNDUP EO Media Group Photo/Angelica Carpenter Pilot Rock’s Lillie Brewer (4) pre- pares to slam the ball in Saturday’s match against the Grant Union Prospectors at the Dig Pink Rally in John Day. In back is Kylie Gaines (2). Staff photo by Kathy Aney Goalkeeper Lanie Gomez dives to intercept an attempt on goal during Saturday’s game against Kamiakin at Kennison Field. Gomez made the save. Echo sweeps Condon East Oregonian Visiting Kamiakin allows no shots on goal during MCC contest HERMISTON — Hermiston hadn’t faced Kamiakin since the the preseason, when the the Braves handed the Bulldogs a 6-0 loss. Now, well into Mid-Columbia Confer- ence action, the Dawgs showed signs of improvement against the Braves, even if it wasn’t enough to withstand the league’s third-ranked team. Kamiakin got half of its points from junior forward Regan Clark on Saturday as the Braves shut out Hermiston 4-0 in a con- ference matchup at Kennison Field. “It’s always the little things that get us,” Hermiston coach Freddy Guizar said. “We went from trusting each other to playing self- ishly, instead of playing with all 11 players.” The Braves got on the board just before the 10th minute. Clark got her game started with a shot on goal two minutes later that Hermiston senior keeper Lanie Gomez dived for and missed, but the ball hit the right goal post and kept Hermiston down 1-0. With 9:34 left in the fi rst half, Braves freshman forward Kate Hollenberg evaded Staff photo by Kathy Aney CONDON — After a tough loss at South Wasco County just the day prior, the Big Sky League’s top-ranked Echo Cou- gars were back in fine form Sat- urday afternoon. The Cougars handed the Blue Devils a swift three-set loss of 25-7, 25-17, 25-8. “They played a lot better today than they did last night against South Wasco,” Echo coach Janice Scott said. “They were so amped up going up against (South Wasco). They thought they were ready for the game and when things didn’t go their way, they got frustrated, and it affected the game. Today, they played more in-system than they have all year. They were effective in their executions.” Senior middle blocker Tylene Skillman led the offense with 12 kills, and freshman outside hit- ter Elliot Glen added six. Soph- omore setter Faith McCarty and freshman setter Lillian Wallis each had 13 assists, and McCa- rty was 24 of 25 at the service line with 14 aces. Echo (13-6, 7-1 BSL) wel- See Soccer, Page A9 Jayden Ray (13), of Hermiston, heads the ball as Kamiakin’s Maddie Kutschkau gets ready to change direction during Saturday’s game at Kennison Field. See Roundup, Page A9 By BRETT KANE East Oregonian SPORTS SHORTS U.S. plays to 1-1 draw in final game for retiring coach Ellis CHICAGO (AP) — Megan Rapinoe will miss Jill Ellis run- ning the U.S. women’s national team. “A lot, I think,” star forward Rapinoe said after the U.S. tied South Korea 1-1 on Sunday in the fi nal game for Ellis on the exhibition tour of the two-time Women’s World Cup cham- pions. “It’s such an intimate environment in so many ways. You’re with these people more than anyone else, and in a very vulnerable way. Everyone’s doing it to reach this one goal, and everything’s stripped away. “There’s no room for ego or personal achievements. Every- one has to be on board. Hav- ing all of that, it’s tough to lose someone. Jill, being the leader of our team, all she’s led us through, all the wins, the ups and downs, the different line- ups and formations and doubts, and to accomplish our goal, it’s something really special.” Ellis choked up speaking of her fi ve-year run as coach, say- ing it got to her just before the team took the fi eld before 33,027 fans at Soldier Field. United States head coach Jill Ellis waves to the crowd as she is honored during a ceremony before an in- ternational friendly soccer match against South Ko- rea, Sunday in Chicago. AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski
