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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Saturday, December 21, 2019
SCOREBOARD
LOCAL SLATE
SATURDAY, DEC. 21
AP Photo/Branddon Wade
Kent State running back Xavier Williams (18) scores a touchdown as Utah State safety Troy
Lefeged Jr. (3) defends during the fi rst half of Friday’s Frisco Bowl in Frisco, Texas.
MAC’s Kent State, Buffalo
each get fi rst bowl victory
Associated Press
FRISCO, Texas —
Dustin Crum passed for 289
yards and two touchdowns
and ran for 147 yards and
the clinching score to help
Kent State beat Utah State
51-41 on Friday night in the
Frisco Bowl for the Golden
Flashes’ fi rst bowl victory.
Kent State (7-6) closed
with four straight wins
to fi nish with a winning
record for the fi rst time
since 2012.
Matthew Trickett kicked
fi ve fi eld goals to set a Kent
State game record.
Crum threw a 78-yard
touchdown pass to Isa-
iah McKoy down the right
sideline on Kent State’s
third play from scrimmage.
Crum fl ipped a 1-yard scor-
ing pass to Antwan Dixon
with 9:36 to play to put the
Golden Flashes ahead for
good, then scored with 1:56
left on a fourth-and-1 run
from the 4.
Jordan Love passed for
308 yards and three touch-
downs, two of them to
Siaosi Mariner, in his fi nal
game for Utah State (7-6).
The junior announced last
week that he’ll bypass his
senior season to enter the
NFL draft.
Deven
Thompkins
scored on a 57-yard run and
a 17-yard reception for the
Aggies.
Bahamas Bowl
NASSAU, Bahamas —
Jaret Patterson ran for 173
yards and two touchdowns,
Kyle Vantrease passed for
a touchdown and ran for
another and Buffalo won a
bowl game for the fi rst time
in school history, defeating
Charlotte 31-9 on Friday.
The Bulls (8-5) were
winless in three previous
bowl appearances. Char-
lotte (7-6) played its fi rst
bowl game.
Patterson had 32 car-
ries for, who were win-
less in three previous
bowl appearances. He fi n-
ished the year with a slew
of school single-season
records, including 330 car-
ries, 1,799 yards and 19
rushing touchdowns.
Antonio Nunn caught
a 12-yard pass from
Vantrease on the fi rst Buf-
falo drive to open the scor-
ing, and Vantrease capped
a 15-play, 74-yard drive by
plunging in from the 1 with
3:33 left in the half to make
it 14-0. Patterson scored
on a 6-yard run midway
through the third quar-
ter to make it 24-0, then
sealed it with a 10-yard TD
run to cap a 16-play scor-
ing drive.
Chris Reynolds threw a
51-yard scoring pass to Vic-
tor Tucker for Charlotte.
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Boys basketball
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.
Mac-Hi at Cascade Holiday Classic, 7 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Toldedo Invitational, TBD
Class 2A Preview
At Pendleton Convention Center
Weston-McEwen vs. Myrtle Point, 11:30
a.m.
Pilot Rock vs. East Linn Christian Acad-
emy, 3 p.m.
Wallowa at Ione/Arlington (at Arlington),
1:30 p.m.
Heppner vs. Gervais, 6:15 p.m.
Girls basketball
Wallowa at Ione/Arlington, noon
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.
Mac-Hi at Cascade Holiday Classic, 5:30
p.m.
Nixyaawii at Toldeo Invitational
Class 2A Preview
At Pendleton Convention Center
Weston-McEwen vs. Myrtle Point, 1:15
p.m.
Pilot Rock vs. East Linn Christian Acad-
emy, 4:45 p.m.
Heppner vs. Gervais, 8 p.m.
Boys wrestling
Hermiston at Tri State Tournament
Girls wrestling
Hermiston at Lynden Tournament, 10
a.m.
Boys swimming
Hermiston at Whitman, noon
FRIDAY, DEC. 27
Boys basketball
Enterprise at Nixyaawii, 6:30 p.m.
Kiona-Benton at Riverside, TBD
Mac-Hi Tournament
Umatilla vs. Mac-Hi, 10:30 a.m.
Irrigon vs. Dayton/Waitsburg, 1:30 p.m.
Liberty Christian vs. Mac-Hi, 7:30 p.m.
Stanfi eld at Mac-Hi Tournament, TBD
Echo Bouncin’ Cancer Tournament
Ione/Arlington vs. Helix, 11:30 a.m.
Pilot Rock vs. Pine Eagle, 2:30 p.m.
Echo vs. Wallowa, 5:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Enterprise at Nixyaawii, 5 p.m.
Kiona-Benton at Riverside, TBD
Mac-Hi Tournament
Irrigon vs. Dayton/Waitsburg, noon
Umatilla vs. Mac-Hi, 6 p.m.
Stanfi eld at Mac-Hi Tournament, TBD
Echo Bouncin’ Cancer Tournament
Ione/Arlington vs. Helix, 10 a.m.
Pilot Rock vs. Pine Eagle, 1 p.m.
Wallowa at Echo, 4 p.m.
Girls wrestling
Hermiston at Hanford, 9 a.m.
SATURDAY, DEC. 28
Boys basketball
Union at Nixyaawii, 3:30 p.m.
Pendleton at Holiday Hoops Classic (at
Summit/Mountain View), TBD
Mac-Hi Tournament
Umatilla vs. Liberty Christian, 3 p.m.
Mac-Hi vs. Tri-Cities Prep, 7:30 p.m.
Echo Bouncin’ Cancer Tournament
Ione/Arlington vs. Wallowa, 11:30 a.m.
Helix vs. Pilot Rock, 2:30 p.m.
Echo vs. Pine Eagle, 6 p.m.
Girls basketball
Union at Nixyaawii, 2 p.m.
Columbia-Burbank at Riverside, 4 p.m.
Mac-Hi Tournament
Tri-Cities Prep at Mac-Hi, 6 p.m.
Umatilla, Stanfi eld at Mac-Hi Tourna-
ment, TBD
Echo Bouncin’ Cancer Tournament
Ione/Arlington vs. Wallowa, 10 a.m.
Helix vs. Pilot Rock, 1 p.m.
Echo vs. Pine Eagle, 4:30 p.m.
Boys wrestling
Hermiston at Royal City, 10 a.m.
2019-20 BOWL GAMES
FRIDAY, DEC. 20
Bahamas Bowl
Nassau
Buff alo 31, Charlotte 9
Frisco (Texas) Bowl
Kent St. 51, Utah St. 41
SATURDAY, DEC. 21
Celebration Bowl
At Atlanta
NC A&T (8-3) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), Noon
(ABC)
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque
San Diego State (9-3) vs. Central Michi-
gan (8-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Cure Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Liberty (7-5) vs. Georgia Southern (7-5),
11:30 a.m. (CBSSN)
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
SMU (10-2) vs. FAU (10-3), 12:30 p.m.
(ABC)
Camellia Bowl
Montgomery, Ala.
FIU (6-6) vs. Arkansas State (7-5),
2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
Boise State (12-1) vs. Washington (7-5),
4:30 p.m. (ABC)
New Orleans Bowl
UAB (9-4) vs. Appalachian State (12-1),
6 p.m. (ESPN)
MONDAY, DEC. 23
Gasparilla Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
UCF (9-3) vs. Marshall (8-4), 11:30 a.m.
(ESPN)
TUESDAY, DEC. 24
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu
BYU (7-5) vs. Hawaii (9-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
THURSDAY, DEC. 26
Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La.
Miami (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (9-3),
1 p.m. (ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl
Detroit
Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Eastern Michigan
(6-6), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
FRIDAY, DEC. 27
Military Bowl
Annapolis, Md.
North Carolina (6-6) vs. Temple (8-4),
Noon (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
New York
Wake Forest (8-4) vs. Michigan State
(6-6), 12:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Texas Bowl
Houston
Oklahoma State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M
(7-5), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
San Diego
Iowa (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4), 5 p.m.
(FS1)
Cheez-It Bowl
Phoenix
Air Force (10-2) vs. Washington State
(6-6), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY, DEC. 28
Camping World Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Iowa State (7-5),
Noon (ABC)
Cotton Bowl Classic
Arlington, Texas
Penn State (10-2) vs. Memphis (12-1),
Noon (ESPN)
Peach Bowl
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CFP Semifi nal, LSU (13-0) vs. Oklahoma
(12-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
CFP Semifi nal, Ohio State (13-0) vs. Clem-
son (13-0), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
x-New England
x-Buff alo
N.Y. Jets
Miami
South
Houston
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
North
y-Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Cincinnati
West
y-Kansas City
Oakland
Denver
L.A. Chargers
W
11
10
5
3
W
9
8
6
5
W
12
8
6
1
W
10
6
5
5
L
3
4
9
11
L
5
6
8
9
L
2
6
8
13
L
4
8
9
9
T
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
Pct
.786
.714
.357
.214
Pct
.643
.571
.429
.357
Pct
.857
.571
.429
.071
Pct
.714
.429
.357
.357
PF
372
291
247
241
PF
341
339
303
250
PF
472
269
297
211
PF
394
274
239
299
PA
181
222
343
435
PA
330
279
329
353
PA
257
259
329
359
PA
284
386
284
290
East
W L T Pct PF
Dallas
7 7 0 .500 378
Phila.
7 7 0 .500 334
N.Y. Giants
3 11 0 .214 283
Washington
3 11 0 .214 215
South
W L T Pct PF
y-New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 378
Tampa Bay
7 7 0 .500 416
Atlanta
5 9 0 .357 329
Carolina
5 9 0 .357 324
North
W L T Pct PF
x-Green Bay
11 3 0 .786 330
Minnesota
10 4 0 .714 378
Chicago
7 7 0 .500 256
Detroit
3 10 1 .250 304
West
W L T Pct PF
x-San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 419
x-Seattle
11 3 0 .786 371
L.A. Rams
8 6 0 .571 332
Arizona
4 9 1 .321 310
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
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Saturday’s Games
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’s Games
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’s Games
Green Bay at Minnesota, 5:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 29
Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
Miami at New England, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 10 a.m.
Green Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m.
Washington at Dallas, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buff alo, 10 a.m.
Phila. at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Carolina, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Oakland at Denver, 1:25 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m.
PA
288
328
382
347
PA
303
398
365
390
PA
283
259
253
373
PA
258
345
306
398
NATIONAL CONFERENCE