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Newspaper Page TextB2 SPORTS East Oregonian Tuesday, December 17, 2019 Prep roundup: Irrigon girls take third at Columbia River Clash Continued from Page B1 Staff photo by Kathy Aney Stanfield’s Jennifer Flores (30) and Izzy Steerman, of Faith Bible, battle for the ball Saturday during the champion- ship game of the Umatilla Columbia River Clash. Tigers: Stanfield had 34 turnovers Continued from Page B1 moving the ball around and looking to our posts,” said Tejeda, who finished with a team-best 14 points. “We just weren’t mentally focused.” The Falcons took off on a six-point run to open the second half, and took the first of two 10-point leads before the third quarter was half over. Tejeda, McClure and senior Kendra Hart responded, stringing together 10 unanswered points to tie the score at 32-32 with 3:09 left in the quarter. Sophomore Courtney Gregerson helped Stanfield to a 34-34 tie less than a minute later, but the Falcons scored four straight points in the quarter’s last minute and would not let go of that lead for the remainder of the contest. “We were soft,” coach Sharp said. “We needed to be stronger. We did that for three quarters, but we let them back in the game.” Tejeda netted a 3-pointer with 3:52 left to go in the last quarter to pull within four points at 45-41, but Faith Bible junior Anna Good- loe answered back with a trey of her own to keep the Falcons alive. Reeser senior Savannah Sharp knocked down a combined three points at the line to come within four points once more, but it would be the last time Stanfield would put points on the board. The Falcons ran wild with a 10-point scoring streak to keep the game in their control in the final three minutes and claim the Columbia River Clash’s championship trophy. “It was like a chess match, going back and forth like that,” Faith Bible head coach Brent Masterson said. “(Stanfield is) so tal- ented. They are such a well- coached team. We have ballers on our team. They just love each other and the game. That’s all you can ask for.” Steerman posted a game-high 20 points to aid in the victory. The Falcons also forced 34 turnovers. Stanfield (5-1) is at Uma- tilla on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Boys basketball: Bulldogs to play Tuesday at Chiawana Continued from Page B1 them to six points was the turning point.” Hermiston, which won its MCC opener Friday at Pasco, trailed 20-18 after the first quarter. The Bulldogs took a 13-10 lead with 3:12 left in the first with a 3-pointer by Jaiden Ruloph, and Ivan Rangel stretched the lead to 18-12 with a 3 from the left wing. Benavidez, who was held to just three points the first 6:35 of the game, scored the final eight points of the quarter for the 20-18 lead. The Kennewick senior continued his scoring spree in the second, pour- ing in 15 points at the Lions led 39-36 at the half. “He is really shifty and he is very smooth,” Leyde said of Benavidez, who had six 3-pointers on the night. “He can play inside and outside.” The Lions went on a 16-6 run in the third quar- ter to take a 55-42 lead. Myles Mayovsky had eight of his 10 points in the quarter, and Kenne- wick got quality minutes off the bench by Jagger Childs. “Jagger is just com- ing back from football, and so is Baylor (McEl- roy),” Leyde said. “They are starting to get their basketball legs, and their height (Jagger is 6-4, and McElroy is 6-5) helps out.” The Bulldogs rallied the troops and played even ball with the Lions in the fourth. on Saturday. Hunter Padberg scored 16 points, and Jace Trout- man had 12 points, six rebounds and six steals for the Cardinals. Ione/Arlington hosts Joseph on Friday at 5:30 p.m. IMBLER 65, ECHO 25 — Tanner Arbogast scored nine points to lead Echo, but it was’t enough to save the Cougars from suffering their fifth straight loss, fall- ing in the final day of the Badger Tournament in Pow- der Valley. Echo (0-5) travels to Helix on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. HELIX 48, KLICKI- TAT/GLENWOOD 42 — The Grizzlies finished their run at the Arlington Snow- ball Tournament with a nonleague victory over the Eagles. Helix (2-2) hosts Echo at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. MAC-HI 52, IRRI- GON 34 — The Pioneers swept the consolation cham- pionship round at Umatilla’s Columbia River Clash with a win over Irrigon. Mac-Hi (4-1) will play Dallas to open the Cascade Holiday Classic on Friday at 4 p.m. Irrigon (1-6) returns home to host Weston-McE- wen on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Girls hoops ECHO 41, IMBLER 31 — Rachel McCarty poured in 15 points, and Faith Staff photo by Kathy Aney Hermiston trailed 67-47 with 3:29 to play, but the Bulldogs would close out the game with a 12-5 run. “Tonight, we competed with the Kennewick, and proved to people we can compete with them,” Preuninger said. “Even though we lost, everyone in the gym is surprised with how well we played.” Rangel led the Bull- dogs with 16 points, and Ruloph added 13 and Trent Pitney 12. “We know we can com- pete with a lot of teams in the league,” Rangel said. “They had us on size the whole game, but we were quicker. We failed to use that to our advantage. We just need to finish what we start.” The Bulldogs will con- tinue MCC play Tuesday at Chiawana. McCarty 12 as the Cou- gars escaped with a win to cap off the Badger Tourna- ment at Powder Valley High School on Saturday. Echo (2-3) travels to Helix on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. nonleague matchup. UMATILLA 40, RIV- ERSIDE 29 — Umatilla took seventh place after tak- ing down Riverside to fin- ish off their home Columbia River Clash. Devina Monreal scored nine points to lead the Vikings (2-4), while River- side (1-5) got seven points from Cinthya Diaz. Umatilla travels to Hep- pner on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. tip-off, and Riverside will host Stanfield, also at 6 p.m. NIXYAAWII 43, GRANT UNION 31 — The Golden Eagles were Girls basketball: Young led the Dawgs with 15 points Continued from Page B1 “Our defensive rebound- ing was key tonight,” Kenne- wick coach Daron Santo said. “Our defense is really great. I’m happy that we came out aggressive tonight.” The Bulldogs came out and took a 5-2 lead, and led 8-6 before the Lions took con- trol of the game for good on a deep 3-pointer from the right wing by MeiLani McBee. From there, Kennewick finished the quarter on a 7-2 run for a 16-10 lead. Hermiston’s Jazlyn Romero scored seven of her 11 points in the first quarter. Fiander scored 10 of her points in the second quarter as the Lions went on an 18-5 run to take a commanding 34-15 lead at the half. Hermiston pulled within 36-21 early in the third quarter courtesy of a pair of 3-pointers by Makaylee Young. Kennewick enjoyed a 45-25 lead at the end of three quarters, but the Bulldogs never backed down. They went on a 23-14 run in the fourth quarter to make things interesting. Young, who led the Bull- dogs with 15 points — all off 3-pointers — scored nine points in the fourth quarter. Hermiston scored 11 of the game’s final 13 points to keep the score respectable. “We have a lot of heart,” Moss said. “We turned it on a little too late. As a coach, it’s good to see them playing until the end.” The Bulldogs (2-3, 0-2 MCC) will play Tuesday at Chiawana. SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE TUESDAY, DEC. 17 Boys basketball Lewiston at Pendleton, 5:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Riverside at Heppner, 7:30 p.m. Stanfield at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. Echo at Helix, 7:30 p.m. Hermiston at Chiawana, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball Condon/Wheeler at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m. Hermiston at Chiawana, 5:45 p.m. Echo at Helix, 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Riverside at Heppner, 6 p.m. Lewiston at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Girls wrestling Hermiston at Hanford, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18 Wrestling Oregon Trail County Championships, Echo, 1 p.m. Hermiston’s A.J. Ra- mos-Barron goes to the hoop during Saturday’s game against the Kenne- wick Lions. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Riverside’s Cristian Rea goes to the hoop Saturday during the consolation final of the Columbia River Clash against Grant Union. crowned the consolation champs at the Umatil- la-hosted Columbia River Clash after defeating the Prospectors. Nixyaawii was down by seven at the half, but made a 13-point run in the third quarter to take the lead for good. Sophie Bronson drove the victory with 11 points, and Kyella Picard followed with 10. Nixyaawii (3-3) will compete in the Toledo Invitational Friday and Saturday. IRRIGON 26, MAC-HI 22 — Alyssa Luna scored nine points and hauled down 12 rebounds, and Joylene Harrison scored eight points to help the Knights claim third place at the Columbia River Clash. Emma Leber had six points to lead the Pioneers, while Sofia Olivia had four. Irrigon (3-4) hosts Weston-McEwen on Tues- day at 6 p.m. Mac-Hi (4-2) competes in the Cascade Holiday Classic Friday and Saturday in Turner. HELIX 37, PENDLE- TON (JV) 28 — Lexie Mize and Karalin Reyn- olds combined for 25 points to drive Helix (3-1) to vic- tory against the Buckaroos’ JV team on the final day of the Arlington Snowball Tournament. The Grizzlies host Echo on Tuesday at 6 p.m. for another nonleague contest. THURSDAY, DEC. 19 Boys basketball Echo at Stanfield, 7:30 p.m. Myrtle Point at Heppner, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball Echo at Stanfield, 6 p.m. Myrtle Point at Heppner, 6 p.m. Boys wrestling Hermiston, Kennewick at Richland, 7 p.m. NFL STANDINGS AMERICAN CONFERENCE THE AP’S TOP 25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first- place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Stanford (27) 9-0 747 1 2. UConn (1) 8-0 685 2 3. Oregon (1) 8-1 679 3 4. Oregon St. (1) 9-0 653 4 5. South Carolina 10-1 633 5 6. Louisville 10-1 599 7 7. Baylor 8-1 598 6 8. Florida St. 10-0 549 8 9. NC State 10-0 497 9 10. UCLA 9-0 459 10 11. Texas A&M 9-1 447 11 12. Indiana 10-1 422 12 13. Maryland 8-2 398 13 14. Kentucky 10-1 361 14 15. Mississippi St. 8-2 333 15 16. DePaul 9-1 314 16 17. Gonzaga 9-1 256 17 18. Arizona 10-0 242 18 19. Michigan St. 7-2 153 19 20. Missouri St. 9-1 151 20 21. Arkansas 10-1 123 21 22. West Virginia 7-1 115 22 23. Tennessee 8-1 100 23 24. Michigan 9-1 77 24 25. South Dakota 12-1 45 — Others receiving votes: Miami 42, Flor- ida Gulf Coast 37, Minnesota 20, Rutgers 7, Colorado 4, Arizona St. 1, TCU 1, Ohio St. 1, Kansas 1. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1. Kansas (47) 2. Gonzaga (15) 3. Louisville (1) 4. Duke (2) 5. Ohio St. 6. Kentucky 7. Maryland Record 9-1 11-1 10-1 9-1 9-1 8-1 10-1 Pts 1607 1552 1412 1387 1334 1231 1207 8. Oregon 8-2 1172 10 9. Virginia 8-1 1121 9 10. Baylor 8-1 1062 11 11. Memphis 9-1 960 13 12. Auburn 9-0 939 12 13. Dayton 8-1 879 14 14. Michigan 8-3 723 5 15. Michigan St. 7-3 656 16 16. Arizona 10-2 631 15 17. Butler 10-1 553 18 18. Villanova 8-2 496 20 19. Florida St. 8-2 449 21 20. San Diego St. 10-0 431 25 21. Tennessee 7-2 367 19 22. Washington 7-2 213 — 23. Penn St. 9-2 182 — 24. Texas Tech 6-3 115 — 25. West Virginia 9-1 76 — Others receiving votes: North Carolina 41, Xavier 40, Iowa 39, Wichita St. 31, Pur- due 30, Liberty 25, Marquette 23, Indi- ana 23, VCU 21, Utah St. 14, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 13, N. Iowa 12, Colorado 12, Texas 10, Florida 7, DePaul 6, Georgetown 3, Richmond 3, Virginia Tech 3, LSU 3, Stan- ford 3, Seton Hall 3, Oklahoma St. 2, Duquesne 1, BYU 1, Arkansas 1. Prv 2 6 1 7 3 8 4 East x-New England x-Buffalo N.Y. Jets Miami W 11 10 5 3 L 3 4 9 11 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .786 .714 .357 .214 PF 372 291 247 241 PA 181 222 343 435 South Houston Tennessee Indianapolis Jacksonville W 9 8 6 5 L 5 6 8 9 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .643 .571 .429 .357 PF 341 339 303 250 PA 330 279 329 353 North y-Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland Cincinnati W 12 8 6 1 L 2 6 8 13 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .857 .571 .429 .071 PF 472 269 297 211 PA 257 259 329 359 West y-Kansas City Oakland Denver L.A. Chargers W 10 6 5 5 L 4 8 9 9 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .714 .429 .357 .357 PF 394 274 239 299 PA 284 386 284 290 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Dallas Phila. N.Y. Giants Washington W 7 7 3 3 L 7 7 11 11 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .500 .500 .214 .214 PF 378 334 283 215 PA 288 328 382 347 South W y-New Orleans 11 Tampa Bay 7 Atlanta 5 Carolina 5 L 3 7 9 9 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .786 .500 .357 .357 PF 378 416 329 324 PA 303 398 365 390 L 3 4 7 10 T 0 0 0 1 Pct .786 .714 .500 .250 PF 330 378 256 304 PA 283 259 253 373 West W L T x-San Francisco 11 3 0 x-Seattle 11 3 0 L.A. Rams 8 6 0 Arizona 4 9 1 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Pct .786 .786 .571 .321 PF 419 371 332 310 PA 258 345 306 398 North x-Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit W 11 10 7 3 Monday’s Games New Orleans 34, Indianapolis 7 Saturday, Dec. 21 Houston at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Buffalo at New England, 1:30 p.m. L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22 N.Y. Giants at Washington, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Miami, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Carolina at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Oakland at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 1:05 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at Phila., 1:25 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago, 5:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23 Green Bay at Minnesota, 5:15 p.m. Brooklyn at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Houston at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Boston Buffalo Florida Montreal Toronto Tampa Bay Ottawa Detroit NBA STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Philadelphia Boston Toronto Brooklyn New York W 20 17 18 14 6 L 8 7 8 12 21 Pct .714 .708 .692 .538 .222 GB — 1 1 5 13½ Southeast Miami Orlando Charlotte Washington Atlanta W 19 12 12 8 6 L 8 14 17 17 21 Pct .704 .462 .414 .320 .222 GB — 6½ 8 10 13 Central Milwaukee Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland W 24 18 11 10 6 L 4 9 16 19 21 Pct .857 .667 .407 .345 .222 GB — 5½ 12½ 14½ 17½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Dallas Houston San Antonio Memphis New Orleans W 18 18 10 10 6 L 8 9 16 17 21 Pct .692 .667 .385 .370 .222 GB — ½ 8 8½ 12½ Northwest Denver Utah Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota W 17 15 12 11 10 L 8 11 14 16 15 Pct .680 .577 .462 .407 .400 GB — 2½ 5½ 7 7 Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 24 3 .889 — L.A. Clippers 20 8 .714 4½ Sacramento 12 14 .462 11½ Phoenix 11 15 .423 12½ Golden State 5 23 .179 19½ ——— Monday’s Games Washington 133, Detroit 119 Toronto 133, Cleveland 113 Dallas 120, Milwaukee 116 Houston 109, San Antonio 107 Memphis 118, Miami 111 Oklahoma City 109, Chicago 106 Portland 111, Phoenix 110 Tuesday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Atlanta at New York, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Orlando at Utah, 6 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Charlotte at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 4 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 6 p.m. Boston at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Golden State at Portland, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Utah at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. GP 34 34 33 33 34 31 34 35 W L OT Pts GF GA 21 7 6 48 115 86 16 11 7 39 107 103 16 12 5 37 115 109 15 12 6 36 105 107 16 14 4 36 110 109 16 12 3 35 110 100 14 18 2 30 91 109 9 23 3 21 76 136 Metropolitan GP W Washington 35 24 N.Y. Islanders 31 22 Carolina 33 20 Pittsburgh 33 19 Philadelphia 33 17 N.Y. Rangers 33 16 Columbus 33 13 New Jersey 32 10 L OT Pts GF GA 6 5 53 125 100 7 2 46 92 72 11 2 42 107 86 10 4 42 110 89 11 5 39 101 99 13 4 36 105 106 14 6 32 82 98 17 5 25 77 115 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 35 21 8 6 48 107 95 Colorado 33 21 9 3 45 119 91 Winnipeg 33 20 11 2 42 101 91 Dallas 35 19 12 4 42 91 82 Minnesota 34 16 13 5 37 105 112 Nashville 32 15 12 5 35 107 103 Chicago 34 13 15 6 32 94 110 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Arizona 35 19 12 4 42 97 84 Edmonton 36 19 13 4 42 108 110 Vegas 36 18 13 5 41 109 103 Calgary 35 18 13 4 40 95 104 Vancouver 34 16 14 4 36 110 105 San Jose 35 16 17 2 34 96 122 Anaheim 33 14 15 4 32 87 97 Los Angeles 35 14 18 3 31 90 111 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 playoffs. Monday’s Games Florida 6, Ottawa 1 Nashville 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Columbus 3, Washington 0 St. Louis 5, Colorado 2 Edmonton 2, Dallas 1 Tuesday’s Games Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Toronto, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Boston, 4 p.m. Nashville vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Vet- erans Memorial Coliseum, 4 p.m. Anaheim at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Calgary, 6 p.m. Montreal at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Vegas, 7 p.m. Arizona at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Anaheim at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 5 p.m. Edmonton at St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Buffalo at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Columbus, 4 p.m. Dallas at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 4 p.m. Nashville at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Carolina at Colorado, 6 p.m. Montreal at Calgary, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Arizona, 6:30 p.m. Vegas at Vancouver, 7 p.m.