B2 SPORTS East Oregonian Saturday, November 2, 2019 PREP ROUNDUP Staff photo by Kathy Aney Nat Hunsaker (24), of Pendleton, stiff arms Drake Kramer, of Scappoose, during Friday’s nonleague rematch. Bucks: Pendleton threw for 237 yards Staff photo by Kathy Aney Continued from Page B1 was a great win for us. We challenged the kids to come out and finish the game tonight, and they did that.” As in their first meet- ing this season, the Indians took an early lead in the first quarter. Senior quarterback Jakob Kessi’s keeper put Scappoose up 7-0 less than three minutes into the game. Pendleton senior quar- terback Tanner Sweek con- nected with senior wide receiver Walker Camp to answer back and tie the score less than two minutes later, but Kessi rushed the ball to the 3-yard line with 2:32 left to play, and senior running back Josh Rice broke into the end zone on the next play. The Bucks were down 14-7 by the first buzzer. “We knew they were going to come out and come out fast,” Pendleton junior running back Zaanan Bane said. “But we answered back.” Bane scored on a carry 32 seconds into the next quar- ter, and senior kicker Jon Lopez’s extra point knotted the score for the second and final time. Bane and Lopez combined to give the Bucks a 21-14 advantage with 6:30 left in the half. Pendleton senior quar- terback Cooper Roberts’ pass to Walker Camp with 0:48 seconds left fell incom- plete, but a penalty on Scap- poose pushed the Bucks to the 6-yard line. The Indi- ans’ defense held strong to keep the Bucks out of the end zone for the remainder of the half. “They’re a good foot- ball team,” Davis said of the Indians. “They came out guns a blazin’, but we were able to make some stops.” Over six minutes and 30 seconds ticked away into the third quarter before the Bucks got going again. At 5:24, sophomore running back Kyle Liscom scored on a 1-yard carry, and with 1:41 remaining, senior wide receiver Nat Hunsaker also rushed for a touchdown. The Indians, meanwhile, were held out of the end zone for the entire quarter. The Indians managed one more score five sec- onds into the final quar- ter, but Roberts and Camp connected for a response with 5:07 left to play to give Pendleton a 20-point advan- tage and solidify the win. “We knew if we came out hard in the second half that they would break,” Bane said. While the Indians outran the Bucks 156 yards to 105, Pendleton dominated the air with 237 passing yards to 68 for Scappoose. Camp fin- ished with a team-high 131 receiving yards, and Sweek threw for 153. “I always say it’s hard to beat a good team twice in one season,” Davis said. “I’m proud of the kids. This was huge for us.” The Bucks will host next Friday’s playoff game against an opponent to be determined. Runners take off at the start of the 3A/2A/1A girls district cross-country championships Friday at Community Park in Pend- Heppner boys run their way to state East Oregonian PENDLETON — The Heppner boys ran their way to the state cross-coun- try meet Friday, finish- ing second as a team at the 3A/2A/1A Dictrict 3 Cham- pionships at Community Park. The Mustangs finished with 54 points. Union won the team title with 25 points. The top two teams, and any runner in the top five who is not part of a qualify- ing team, advances to state, which will be held Nov. 9 at Lane Community College in Eugene. Heppner freshman Trevor Nichols finished third overall in a time of 16 minutes, 52.90 seconds. Joining Nichols at state will be teammates Colt Parker, Joseph Sherman, David Cribbs and Angel Velasco. Stanfield’s Sisay Hurty finished fifth to earn a trip to state. He clocked a 17:15.70, 12 seconds ahead of the No. 6 runner. Alex McIntyre of Weston-McEwen finished ninth, while Stanfield’s Rafael Orozco was 12th. Heppner’s Madelyn Nichols Nichols turned in a time of 19:41.60 to finish fifth and earn a trip to state in the girls 3A/2A/1A race. The Burns girls won the district title with 26 points, while Union was second with 76. Freshman Brooke Smith of Burns was the first across the finish line, clock- ing a 19:05.40. Heppner’s Hailey Heide- man and Mackenzie Heide- man finished 11th and 12th, while Griswold’s Kaylee Cope was 13th. Football Staff photo by Ben Lonergan Hermiston wide receiver Broc Remmer (19) picks up a few yards during the second half against the Braves. The Ka- miakin Braves defeated the Hermiston Bulldogs 40-7 at Neil F. Lampson Stadium in Kennewick, Wash., on Friday. HEPPNER 49, STAN- FIELD 0 — Mason Leh- man caught two touchdown passes, and Blake Wolters ran for two touchdowns, as the Mustangs shut out the visiting Tigers on Friday in the final Blue Mountain Conference game of the season. “It was a good game for Dawgs: Season closer Continued from Page B1 brothers every day. Who wouldn’t want that.” The Braves (6-2 MCC) scored early and often in the first half, taking a 37-0 lead at the half. Kelen Rutz scored on a 13-yard pass play from Henry Mercado, and on a 53-yard run. Woodley Downard highlighted the second quarter with an 86-yard scoring pass from Mer- cado to make it 37-0 with 3:45 left to play in the first half. “We want to make sure we are playing our best football right now,” Biglin said. “Our kids were focused. Defensively, they were flying around and having fun.” Braeden Staniszewski kicked a 28-yard field goal less than five minutes into the third quarter to bring about the running clock. It’s the first time since Sept. 11, 2015, that Herm- iston has been on the wrong side of the running clock. That game was also against Kamiakin. Walchli put the Bull- dogs on the board with 3:40 left in the game, haul- ing in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Sam Schwirse. Altahir, who averaged more than 150 yards a game heading into the con- test, had 111 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown for the Braves, as the Bull- dogs kept him in check. “We tried to tackle him high and that didn’t work,” Cadenas said. “He’s a good player.” Defensively, the Bull- dogs had a productive night. Cadenas and Junior Sepeni had quarterback sacks. Cadenas also had eight solo tackles and two assists, while Trevor Wag- ner had eight solo tackles, and Koi Mikami five solo tackles and four assists. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Sisay Hurty, of Stanfield, leads near the beginning of the 3A/2A/1A boys district cross-country championships Friday at Community Park in Pendleton. Hurty ended up fifth with a time of 17:15.70. us,” Heppner coach Greg Grant said. “Stanfield has a physical offensive line, and we needed to see that. They are a solid football team.” The Mustangs (9-0 over- all, 4-0 BMC) will have to wait until Saturday to find out who their first-round opponent will be in the Class 2A state playoffs. Lehman caught two passes for 72 yards, and carried the ball four times for 42 yards, he also had four tackles. Wolters had 10 carries for 50 yards, and added nine tackles. Jason Rae led the Mus- tangs with 13 tackles, while Gavin Hanna-Robinson had 11. “I’m pleased with the way we came out in the sec- ond half and steppe up the effort all the way around,” Grant said. Enrique Arellano led the Tigers (5-3, 2-2) with 100 yards rushing on 30 carries. Stanfield had 129 yards of offense for the game. “They ran him a lot and they blocked well,” Grant said. “As the game went on, we did a better job stepping up on the line of scrimmage.” UMATILLA 66, IRRI- GON 7 — Andrew Earl ran for two touchdowns, and threw for another, as the Vikings beat the visiting Knights to close out East- ern Oregon League play. Ryan Lorence ran for 36 yards and two scores for Umatilla (5-3, 1-3 SD3), while Pedro Alvarez returned a punt for a touch- down, and Rojelio Fuentes returned an interception for a touchdown. “Everything clicked,” Umatilla coach Dan Durfey said. “We played really well.” The Vikings will have to wait until Saturday after- noon to see if they earned a playoff spot. “We have a very young team,” Durfey said. “Basi- cally, it is a program that is up and coming.” A D R I A N / J O R DA N VALLEY 78, PILOT ROCK/NIXYAAWII 24 — The Rockets were in the game in the first half, trail- ing 24-18 at one point, but the second half was a dif- ferent story. The Antelopes went on a scoring spree the final two quarters, while hold- ing the Rockets to just one score in a Special District 3 crossover game at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. “They are something else,” Pilot Rock coach Mike Baleztena said of Adrian/Jordan Valley. “Our three freshmen in the sec- ondary couldn’t keep up with their guys. We hung with them pretty good in the first half.” Tanner Corwin threw for 167 yards and three touch- downs — two to Logan Weinke. Tyasin Burns was held to 151 yards rushing and one touchdown. He also had 65 yards receiving and one touchdown. Caden Thornton also ran for a touchdown. The Rockets (6-2, 5-0 BMC) have to wait until Saturday to find out who they will play in the first round of the 1A state playoffs. Boys soccer UMATILLA 10, NYSSA 0 — The Vikings put up eight goals in the first half to bury Nyssa early in their final regular season match on Friday. Alexis Ruiz scored a hat trick, and Carlos Mejia two goals to lead the first-half charge. Jefri Coria scored his match’s second goal in the final half, and Roberto Lugo sunk a penalty kick. The Eastern Oregon League’s No. 2 Vikings (9-4-1, 8-2 EOL) moves for- ward into 3A/2A/1A state playoffs on Wednesday with an opponent and site to be determined. SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE SATURDAY, NOV. 2 Volleyball Pendleton at North Eugene, noon Stanfield at Vernonia, 3 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Coquille, 3 p.m. Damascus Christian at Echo, 5 p.m. Cross-country Hermiston at GSL/MCC District 8 Cham- pionship Meet (Spokane), 1 p.m. Mac-Hi at GOL District Meet (Baker City), TBA NBA STANDINGS EASTERN Philadelphia Miami Boston Toronto Milwaukee Charlotte Brooklyn Orlando Atlanta Cleveland Indiana Detroit Chicago Washington New York W 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 L 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 Pct 1.000 .800 .800 .800 .600 .400 .400 .400 .400 .400 .400 .333 .333 .250 .167 GB — ½ ½ ½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 2½ 3 3 3 4 WESTERN L.A. Lakers San Antonio Minnesota Utah L.A. Clippers Houston W 4 4 3 4 4 3 L 1 1 1 2 2 2 Pct .800 .800 .750 .667 .667 .600 GB — — ½ ½ ½ 1 Phoenix 3 2 .600 1 Denver 3 2 .600 1 Portland 3 2 .600 1 Dallas 3 2 .600 1 Memphis 1 3 .250 2½ Oklahoma City 1 4 .200 3 New Orleans 1 4 .200 3 Golden State 1 4 .200 3 Sacramento 1 5 .167 3½ ——— Friday’s Games Brooklyn 123, Houston 116 Indiana 102, Cleveland 95 Milwaukee 123, Orlando 91 Boston 104, New York 102 Chicago 112, Detroit 106 L.A. Lakers 119, Dallas 110 (OT) Sacramento 102, Utah 101 San Antonio 127, Golden State 110 Saturday’s Games New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m. Brooklyn at Detroit, 4 p.m. Denver at Orlando, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Memphis, 5 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Golden State, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago at Indiana, 2 p.m. Houston at Miami, 3 p.m. Sacramento at New York, 3 p.m. L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Dallas at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers, 6 p.m. Monday’s Games Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Portland at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Boston Buffalo Montreal Florida Toronto Tampa Bay Detroit Ottawa GP 12 14 13 13 14 13 14 11 W 9 9 7 6 6 6 4 3 L OT Pts GF GA 1 2 20 41 25 3 2 20 45 39 4 2 16 50 41 3 4 16 47 51 5 3 15 49 49 5 2 14 44 47 9 1 9 33 53 7 1 7 29 37 Metropolitan Washington Carolina N.Y. Islanders Pittsburgh Philadelphia Columbus N.Y. Rangers New Jersey GP 15 13 12 13 12 13 10 11 W 10 9 9 8 6 5 4 2 L OT Pts GF GA 2 3 23 60 47 3 1 19 46 33 3 0 18 39 29 5 0 16 46 31 5 1 13 40 41 5 3 13 34 47 5 1 9 33 35 5 4 8 31 47 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central St. Louis Colorado Nashville Winnipeg Dallas Chicago Minnesota GP 14 13 13 14 15 11 13 W 8 8 8 7 6 3 4 L OT Pts GF GA 3 3 19 43 43 3 2 18 48 36 3 2 18 53 40 7 0 14 39 46 8 1 13 33 40 6 2 8 25 34 9 0 8 30 45 Pacific Edmonton Vancouver Anaheim Vegas GP 14 13 15 14 W 9 8 9 8 L OT Pts GF GA 4 1 19 42 37 3 2 18 48 32 6 0 18 41 36 5 1 17 46 41 Calgary 15 7 6 2 16 43 46 Arizona 12 7 4 1 15 35 28 San Jose 14 4 9 1 9 34 51 Los Angeles 13 4 9 0 8 34 54 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. Friday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 2 Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 3, SO Washington 6, Buffalo 1 Carolina 7, Detroit 3 St. Louis 4, Columbus 3, OT Dallas 2, Colorado 1 Anaheim 2, Vancouver 1, OT Winnipeg 3, San Jose 2 Saturday’s Games Edmonton at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. N.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 11 a.m. N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Boston, 4 p.m. Detroit at Florida, 4 p.m. Calgary at Columbus, 4 p.m. Montreal at Dallas, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Carolina, 4 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Vegas, 7 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 7 p.m. Chicago at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Calgary at Washington, 4 p.m. Chicago at Anaheim, 5 p.m. Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at Boston, 4 p.m. Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Nashville at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Arizona at Edmonton, 6 p.m.