SPORTS
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
good basketball, but we
were a bit more effective.”
The Riverhawks (5-0,
2-0 MCC) raced out to a
17-5 lead in the fi rst quar-
ter, but the Bulldogs cut the
defi cit to 22-14 at the end of
the quarter as Ivan Rangel
drilled a 3-pointer from the
right baseline.
Rangel led the Bulldogs
(2-4, 1-2 MCC) with 20
points and eight rebounds.
In the second, the Riv-
erhawks went on a 7-0 run
midway through, and by
the half, had opened up a
50-28 lead.
“I have an experienced
group and he has a young
group,” Herron said. “It
makes a difference.”
Another big quarter by
the Riverhawks gave them
a 74-41 lead at the end of
three. Taylor Perez had
seven points in the quarter
for Chiawana.
With the game out of
reach, Herron played his
second string a good por-
tion of the fourth quarter.
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Boys hoops: ‘I’m proud of the way we responded’
MCC Boys: Dawgs at
Lewiston on Saturday
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lay-in at 6:37, but Lewiston
rallied back with six unan-
swered points, including
four from sophomore guard
Cruz Hepburn. The Ben-
gals were up 14-10 by the
end of the fi rst quarter.
“You have to prepare
for a team like that during
practice” said Sweek, who
led the Bucks with 17 points
on the night. “We didn’t do
that. They kind of rocked
us in the mouth in the fi rst
half.”
The Bengals took a sev-
en-point lead off sopho-
more guard Jace McK-
“I hope our guys learn
from them,” Preuninger
said of Chiawana. “They
are doing good things here.
We shot 3s pretty well, but
the pace of the game was
quick. For us to be success-
ful, we need to slow the
pace. We can’t keep up with
that.”
The Bulldogs also had
a hard time matching the
Riverhawks’ size inside,
and on the perimeter.
“Their guards were the
same size as ours, but 10 to
20 pounds heavier,” Preun-
inger said. “They manhan-
dle their space.”
Jaiden Ruloph added
14 points, including four
3-pointers for Hermis-
ton, while Sergio Madri-
gal had fi ve points and fi ve
rebounds.
For Chiawana, Perez
fi nished with 14 points
and seven rebounds, while
Jayden Martinez had 14
points, and Seth Schmidt
eight points, six rebounds
and four blocked shots.
Hermiston will play Sat-
urday at Lewiston, Idaho.
archer’s 3-pointer midway
through the second quar-
ter, but Bucks senior guard
Stockton Hoffman knocked
down two back-to-back
treys of his own to pull
within one point of Lewis-
ton at 25-24. The Bengals
made off with a close 27-26
advantage at the half.
“We had a couple of
guys step up for us tonight,”
Dong said. “Stockton got
those two 3s in the (second
quarter). It was a neck-and-
neck game. That widened
the gap for us. It gave us
some breathing room.”
Pendleton
pulled
together a six-point run in
the third quarter to reclaim
the game, and while the
Bengals got key baskets
from junior forward Joel
Mullikin and sophomore
guard Braydon Forsman,
the Bucks remained on
top at 40-37 going into the
fourth.
Lewiston junior post
George Forsmann briefl y
gave his team the lead back
with two at the line with
1:45 left to play, but Sweek
answered with a bucket
and a free throw that kept
Pendleton in charge for the
remainder of the contest.
Mullikin pulled the
Bengals within one point
of tying twice down the
stretch, but Bucks senior
guard Kason Broncheau
knocked down four points
at the line to keep the game
just out of reach.
“Early on, it was kind
of gross,” Sweek said, “but
we didn’t let them keep us
down. I’m proud of the way
we responded and fought
back.”
Hoffman and Sams each
chipped in 11 points to aid
the Bucks in their season’s
fi rst home victory. Pend-
leton (5-1) will play North
Salem on Friday at Rex Put-
nam High School in another
nonleague matchup.
Girls hoops: Pendleton travels to St. Helens on Friday
Continued from Page A8
Pendleton advantage. Lew-
iston battled back with a
seven-point streak in the
last two minutes of the half,
but the Bucks survived the
run and took a 38-34 lead
into the locker room.
“We went off the rails for
a few minutes and let ‘em
back in,” Porter said. “We
made some huge adjust-
ments at halftime. We shut
down their biggest players.
That defensive adjustment
was big.”
In a slow burning third
quarter, the Bucks out-
scored the Bengals 7-6,
capped off by a 3-pointer
from sophomore Chloe
Taber with two minutes
left.
Jenness opened the
fourth quarter with fi ve
unanswered points, and
Hoisington and Taber
extended the streak to 10
with 5:17 left to play. The
Bengals were held to just
four points in the quarter.
“We had to be mentally
strong,” Hoisington said.
“Locking down their posts
helped us break away. They
have some big girls. That
was one of our biggest
challenges. We knew they
were going to be physical,
and we had to be physical
back.”
Hoisington and Taber
each poured in 12 points to
lead Pendleton (3-3), who
are now on a three-game
winning streak. Hoisington
also posted seven assists
and fi ve rebounds along the
way.
Pendleton hits the road
to St. Helens on Friday.
MCC Girls: Kendall
Dowdy had 6 rebounds
Roundup: Emily Lambert leads Rockets with 23 points
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with 4:30 to play in the fi rst
quarter. Once the River-
hawks got into the fl ow of
the game, all that changed.
Chiawana led 15-7 after
the opening quarter, and
27-11 at the half as the
Bulldogs shot just 16 per-
cent from the fl oor.
“That’s our forte,” Chi-
awana coach Mike Brown
said of the slow start. “It
takes us a couple of plays
to get in the game. We
are starting to be a good
defensive team.”
A 22-9 Riverhawks’
run in the third put the
game out of reach at 49-20,
but the Bulldogs never
backed down.
Hermiston went on a
21-14 run in the fourth
quarter to make the game
a bit more respectable.
“I really liked the
fourth,” Moss said. “It was
nice to see our bench get
involved.”
Katelyn
Heideman
added 10 points for Herm-
iston,
while
Kendall
Dowdy had six rebounds.
Angundis chipped in 13
points for the Riverhawks,
while Pink had 11.
The Bulldogs (2-4, 0-3
MCC) will play a non-
league game Saturday at
Lewiston, Idaho.
Girls basketball
HEPPNER 44, RIV-
ERSIDE 35 — Sydney
Wilson had 18 points and
eight rebounds to lead the
Mustangs to a nonleague
home win over the Pirates.
Heppner led 27-8 at the
half. That was more than
enough to fend off Riv-
erside, which had a 27-17
scoring edge in the second
half.
ZaBrena
Masterson
added 10 points for Hep-
pner, which improved to
4-1.
Jasmin
Lopez
led
the Pirates (1-6) with
16 points.
ECHO 48, HELIX 27
— The Cougars (3-3) out-
scored the Grizzles 35-8 in
the fi rst half en route to a
lopsided road win in Helix.
Echo outscored Gris-
wold 17-8 in the fi rst quar-
ter, and then held the Griz-
zlies (3-2) scoreless in the
second to extend the lead
to double digits.
Faith McCarty led Echo
with 13 points. Kaylee
Cope led the Grizzlies
with 10 points
The
Cougars
play
Thursday at Stanfi eld (5-1)
at 6 p.m. The Grizzlies
host Long Creek-Ukiah at
2 p.m. Friday.
IRRIGON
39,
W ESTON-MCEW EN
35 — The Knights trailed
by six points in the third
quarter, but JaLay Burns
hit a 3-pointer to give Irri-
gon (4-4) the lead.
Burns scored 15 of her
19 points in the second
half. She also had 11 steals
and three rebounds, while
Joleyne Harrison had six
points and eight rebounds.
Trinity Hearn led the
TigerScots (1-6) with 17
points.
PILOT ROCK 37,
CON D ON/ W H EEL ER
34 — The Rockets snapped
a three-game losing streak
and evened their record at
3-3 with an overtime home
win over the Blue Devils
(2-3).
“It sure was a fun game
and just a tremendous
win for us tonight,” said
Rockets fi rst-year coach
AmyLee Perrine. “The
girls played hard, they
played good defense, and
they really stuck it out all
the way until the end.”
The Rockets were led
by sophomore Emily Lam-
bert, who had 23 points
and 17 rebounds.
The Rockets play Myr-
tle Point on Friday in the
2A Preview Tournament at
the Pendleton Convention
Center.
Houston at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Memphis at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Sacramento at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
New York at Miami, 5 p.m.
Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at Denver, 6 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Pacifi c
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
36 18 14 4 40 96 108
Vancouver 34 16 14 4 36 110 105
San Jose
35 16 17 2 34 96 122
Los Angeles 36 15 18 3 33 94 114
Anaheim
34 14 16 4 32 88 101
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 playoff s.
Tuesday’s Games
Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 3, OT
Toronto 5, Buff alo 3
Los Angeles 4, Boston 3, OT
Nashville 8, N.Y. Islanders 3
Philadelphia 4, Anaheim 1
Columbus 5, Detroit 3
Carolina 6, Winnipeg 3
Pittsburgh 4, Calgary 1
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
Buff alo 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.
Friday’s Games
Washington at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Florida, 4 p.m.
Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
SCOREBOARD
LOCAL SLATE
THURSDAY, DEC. 19
Boys basketball
Echo at Stanfi eld, 7:30 p.m.
Myrtle Point at Heppner, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Echo at Stanfi eld, 6 p.m.
Myrtle Point at Heppner, 6 p.m.
Boys wrestling
Hermiston, Kennewick at Richland, 7
p.m.
FRIDAY, DEC. 20
Boys basketball
Gervais vs. Weston-McEwen (at Pendle-
ton Convention Center), 9:45 a.m.
Bickleton at Helix, 3:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi vs. Dallas (at Cascade Holiday
Classic), 4 p.m.
Illinois Valley vs. Heppner (at Pendleton
Convention Center), 4:45 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Toldeo Invitational, 5:15
p.m.
Joseph at Ione/Arlington, 5:30 p.m.
North Salem at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.
Stanfi eld at Riverside, 7:30 p.m.
Umatilla at White Swan, 7:30 p.m.
Myrtle Point vs. Pilot Rock (at Pendleton
Convention Center), 8 p.m.
Girls basketball
Weston-McEwen vs. Gervais (at Pendle-
ton Convention Center), 8 a.m.
Long Creek/Ukiah at Helix, 2 p.m.
Dallas vs. Mac-Hi (at Cascade Holiday
Classic), 2:30 p.m.
Illinois Valley vs. Heppner (at Pendleton
Convention Center), 3 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Toldeo Invitational, 3:45
p.m.
Joseph at Ione/Arlington, 4 p.m.
Lyle/Wishram at Echo, 5 p.m.
Stanfi eld at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Umatilla at White Swan, 6 p.m.
Myrtle Point vs. Pilot Rock (at Pendleton
Convention Center), 6:15 p.m.
Pendleton at St. Helens, 7 p.m.
Boys wrestling
Pendleton at Banks, 5 p.m.
Hermiston at Tri State Tournament
Girls wrestling
Hermiston at Lynden Tournament, 5
p.m.
SATURDAY, DEC. 21
Boys basketball
Weston-McEwen vs. Myrtle Point (at
Pendleton Convention Center), 11:30
p.m.
Wallowa at Ione/Arlington (at Arlington),
1:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock vs. East Linn Christian Acad-
emy (at Pendleton Convention Cen-
ter), 3 p.m.
Klickitat/Glenwood at Helix, 3:30 p.m.
Riverside at White Salmon, 4:30 p.m.
Liberty Christian at Irrigon, 4:30 p.m.
Hermiston at Lewiston, 5:30 p.m.
Heppner vs. Gervais (at Pendleton Con-
vention Center), 6:15 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Cascade Holiday Classic, 7 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Toldedo Invitational, TBD
Girls basketball
Wallowa at Ione/Arlington, noon
Weston-McEwen vs. Myrtle Point (at
Pendleton Convention Center), 1:15 p.m.
Klickitat/Glenwood at Helix, 2 p.m.
Liberty Christian at Irrigon, 3 p.m.
Riverside at White Salmon, 3 p.m.
Hermiston at Lewiston, 4 p.m.
Pilot Rock vs. East Linn Christian Acad-
emy (at Pendleton Convention Center),
4:45 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Cascade Holiday Classic, 5:30
p.m.
Gervais vs. Heppner (at Pendleton Con-
vention Center), 8 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Toldeo Invitational
Boys wrestling
Hermiston at Tri State Tournament
Girls wrestling
Hermiston at Lynden Tournament, 10
a.m.
Boys swimming
Hermiston at Whitman, noon
NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
x-New England
x-Buff alo
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
7
9
T
0
0
0
0
Pct
.643
.571
.462
.357
PF
341
339
296
250
PA
330
279
295
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
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 10
Tampa Bay
7
Atlanta
5
Carolina
5
L
3
7
9
9
T
0
0
0
0
Pct
.769
.500
.357
.357
PF
344
416
329
324
PA
296
398
365
390
North
x-Green Bay
Minnesota
Chicago
Detroit
W
11
10
7
3
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 Pct PF PA
x-San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 419 258
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Saturday, Dec. 21
Houston at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
Buff alo 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.
11
10
6
W
18
18
10
10
6
Northwest
W
Denver
17
Utah
16
Oklahoma City 12
Portland
11
Minnesota
10
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Boston
Toronto
Brooklyn
New York
W
20
17
18
15
7
L
8
7
8
12
21
Pct
.714
.708
.692
.556
.250
GB
—
1
1
4½
13
Southeast
Miami
Orlando
Charlotte
Washington
Atlanta
W
19
12
13
8
6
L
8
15
17
17
22
Pct
.704
.444
.433
.320
.214
GB
—
7
7½
10
13½
Central
Milwaukee
Indiana
W
24
19
L
4
9
Pct
.857
.679
GB
—
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Memphis
New Orleans
NBA STANDINGS
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
Dallas
Phila.
N.Y. Giants
Washington
x-Seattle
11 3 0 .786 371 345
L.A. Rams
8 6 0 .571 332 306
Arizona
4 9 1 .321 310 398
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
L
8
9
16
17
22
Pct
.692
.667
.385
.370
.214
GB
—
½
8
8½
13
L
Pct
.680
.593
.462
.407
.400
GB
—
2
5½
7
7
8
11
14
16
15
Pacifi c
W
L
Pct
GB
L.A. Lakers
24
4 .857
—
L.A. Clippers
20
8 .714
4
Sacramento
12 15 .444 11½
Phoenix
11 15 .423
12
Golden State
5 23 .179
19
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Tuesday’s Games
Charlotte 110, Sacramento 102
Indiana 105, L.A. Lakers 102
New York 143, Atlanta 120
Brooklyn 108, New Orleans 101, OT
Utah 109, Orlando 102
Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, late
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.
Brooklyn at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
NHL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
Boston
Buff alo
Toronto
Tampa Bay
Florida
Montreal
Ottawa
Detroit
GP
35
35
35
32
33
33
35
36
W L OT Pts GF GA
21 7 7 49 118 90
16 12 7 39 110 108
17 14 4 38 115 112
17 12 3 37 114 103
16 12 5 37 115 109
15 12 6 36 105 107
14 18 3 31 94 113
9 24 3 21 79 141
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 35 24 6 5 53 125 100
N.Y. Islanders 32 22 8 2 46 95 80
Carolina
34 21 11 2 44 113 89
Pittsburgh
34 20 10 4 44 114 90
Philadelphia 34 18 11 5 41 105 100
N.Y. Rangers 33 16 13 4 36 105 106
Columbus
34 14 14 6 34 87 101
New Jersey
32 10 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
34 20 12 2 42 104 97
Dallas
35 19 12 4 42 91 82
Nashville
33 16 12 5 37 115 106
Minnesota 34 16 13 5 37 105 112
Chicago
34 13 15 6 32 94 110