SPORTS
Friday, January 3, 2020
PREP ROUNDUP
Vikings drop round one
of Crusader Classic
New Year’s Invitational
East Oregonian
SALEM — The Uma-
tilla boys are now on a four-
game skid after a 47-33 loss
to Dayton on the fi rst day of
the Crusader Classic New
Year’s Invitational at Salem
Academy on Thursday.
“We struggled a little bit
today,” Vikings head coach
Scott Bow said. “Dayton is
a top three team in the state.
Shooting continues to be a
struggle for us.”
Senior guard Andrew
Earl led the Vikings with a
team-high 14 points. Uma-
tilla (6-5) will compete in
day two of the Salem tour-
nament on Friday evening
against an opponent yet to
be determined.
Girls hoops
SALEM ACADEMY
42, UMATILLA 29 —
Despite holding a lead at the
half, the Vikings dropped
game one of the Crusader
Classic New Year’s Invita-
tional in Salem on Thursday.
“We played really good
for the fi rst three quarters,”
Umatilla head coach McK-
enzie Davis said. “Free
throws and turnovers were
the two biggest things that
got us.”
Junior wing Brook-
lyn Smith led the Vikings
(2-8) with 11 points. Uma-
tilla will play its next game
at the tournament Friday
against an opponent yet to
be determined.
BANKS 53, MAC-HI
21 — The Pioneers dropped
their fi rst showing at the
Banks Winter Shootout
Tournament on Friday, fall-
ing to the competition’s host
team.
“We didn’t have any legs
under us,” Mac-Hi head
coach Chris Bryant said.
“(Banks) came out and pres-
sured us with the ball right
away. Driving 5.5 hours to
get there and hopping right
onto the court didn’t help
much. We just didn’t have
the intensity we needed to
win this game.”
Mac-Hi (6-6) will face
Cascade in round two of the
Banks tournament on Fri-
day at 3 p.m.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
IMC wrestling: Urbina
is 18-1 this season
Continued from Page A8
Crook County, which
boasts two-time state
champion Hunter Mode
at 145 pounds and state
champ Zach Mauras at
126, recorded seven pins
and received three forfeits
on the afternoon.
“We have a pretty vet-
eran team, with a mix of
young guys,” Cowboys
coach Jake Gonzales said.
“We are doing better each
competition. Pendleton
has a tough team too.”
The Bucks, who have
been hit with injuries and
illness this season, hope
to welcome Kyle Liscom
(160) and Collin Primus
(126) back to the lineup in
the next couple of weeks.
Pendleton picked up its
fi rst win Thursday at 220
as Jacob Griffi n scored a
3-0 decision over Hayden
Hilderbrand.
Scoreless after two
rounds, Griffi n got an
escape 9 seconds into the
third round, then took
Hilderbrand down with
13 seconds remaining in
the match.
After two bouts, the
Cowboys had a 6-3 lead,
but a forfeit by Pendleton
at 113, and consecutive
wins by Crook County at
120 and 126, boosted its
lead to 30-9.
Lieuallen got the Bucks
back on the winning track
with a 39-second pin of
Conrad Parker at 132.
“They moved up their
JV kid for the match,”
Lieuallen said of his
opponent. “Their varsity
kid would have been a
much better match.”
Lieuallen, who has
competed at 138 and 132
this season, is 18-6, and
won the 132-pound title
at the Liberty Invitational
before Christmas.
“It has been all right
for my freshman year,”
said Lieuallen, who has
been wrestling since he
was 4 years old. “I have
lost to some tough upper-
classmen, and beaten
some too.”
Hancock has been
pleased with Lieuallen’s
performance.
“Jack is a solid kid, and
technically sound,” he
said. “He has been doing
a good job for us.”
Matthew Perry (138),
Mode (145), Brayden
Duke (152) and Ray Solis
(160) posted consecutive
pins for the Cowboys,
then picked up a forfeit at
170 to take a commanding
60-15 lead.
Urbina had the fi nal
match of the dual, pinning
Clayton Berman in 1:23 at
182 pounds.
“It was nice to put up a
few points for the team,”
Urbina said, looking at
the scoreboard. “They
(Cowboys) are a pretty
dominant force. I wish we
could have won at home.”
Urbina, who placed
fi fth at state last year, is
18-1 this season. He suf-
fered his lone loss to Gil-
bert Marquez of Kami-
akin at the Bob Mars
Tournament the fi rst
weekend of December.
Since then, he has won
tournament titles at The
Old Guys Tournament
in Gresham, the Liberty
Invitational, Oregon Trail
County Championships,
and the Muilenburg Tour-
nament in La Grande.
“This was just another
match for Isaac,” Han-
cock said. “He wrestles
tough and gets wins for
us.”
The Bucks are back on
the mat Jan. 11 against La
Grande at Eastern Oregon
University.
“That will be a cool
experience, and they will
get to see a college match
(EOU vs. Big Bend Com-
munity College),” Han-
cock said.
A9
Seahawks: ‘He’s been really true to who he is’
Continued from Page A8
While he wasn’t getting car-
ries, he was at least getting
on the fi eld.
The fi rst carry of his
career didn’t come until
Week 13 against Minne-
sota when he took a fake
punt for 29 yards. He got a
couple of carries in cleanup
duty against Carolina two
weeks later after Penny was
lost for the season to a knee
injury. A week later, Homer
was suddenly Seattle’s only
healthy running back after
Carson (hip) and Prosise
(arm) suffered season-end-
ing injuries in the fi rst half
of Seattle’s loss to Arizona.
Carroll said he had to
remind Homer that day to be
a little smarter about when
to take and when to avoid
hits being he was Seattle’s
only healthy running back
remaining.
“I didn’t really like it but
AP Photo/Stephen Brashear
Seattle Seahawks running back Travis Homer (25) is brought
down by San Francisco 49ers’ Marcell Harris on a carry during
the fi rst half of an NFL football game on Sunday in Seattle.
I had to do what I had to do,”
Homer said.
There was no need for
Homer to hold back against
the 49ers after the arrival of
Lynch to add depth. Homer
fi nished with 62 yards rush-
ing on 10 carries and added
another fi ve receptions for
30 yards. He was excep-
tionally good on Seattle’s
fi nal two possessions of the
fourth quarter doing a little
of everything required of a
running back in Seattle’s
offense. He ran when given
a chance. He caught a few
passes out of the backfi eld
as a secondary option and
most importantly was solid
in pass protection helping
keep Russell Wilson clean.
“He’s been really true to
who he is, but it wasn’t a
surprise. It was good to see
him be effective,” Carroll
said.
The entire week was a
bit surreal for Homer lead-
ing into his fi rst career start.
He knew he was going to
be a big part of the game
plan, but at the same time
was also trying to help out
Lynch in his return after 14
months away from football
and four years away from
Seattle.
And as for what Lynch
said to him on the sideline?
“It was defi nitely a cool
moment for me to have one
of the greatest come up to
me and say what he said,”
Homer said.
SCOREBOARD
Mitchell
LOCAL SLATE
FRIDAY, JAN. 3
Boys basketball
Mac-Hi vs. Newport (at Roby’s Invita-
tional), 6 p.m.
Umatilla at Crusader Classic Tourna-
ment, 7 p.m.
South Wasco County at Ione/Arlington,
7:30 p.m.
Dufur at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Enterprise, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner at Weston-McEwen, 7:30 p.m.
Grant Union at Stanfi eld, 7:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi (JV) at Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Riverview at Riverside, 7:30 p.m.
Hermiston at Southridge, 7:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi vs. Tillamook (at Roby’s Invita-
tional), 7:45 p.m.
Girls basketball
Mac-Hi at Banks Girls Basketball Winter
Shootout, 1 p.m.
Hermiston at Southridge, 5:45 p.m.
South Wasco County at Ione/Arling-
ton, 6 p.m.
Dufur at Echo, 6 p.m.
Grant Union at Stanfi eld, 6 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Enterprise, 6 p.m.
Heppner at Weston-McEwen, 6 p.m.
Riverview at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Mac-Hi (JV) at Helix, 6 p.m.
Boys wrestling
Hermiston at Gut Check Invite
SATURDAY, JAN. 4
Jacob Griffi n, of Pendleton, wrestles Crook County’s
Hayden Hilderbrand during Thursday’s dual meet at War-
berg Court as offi cial Dale Freeman monitors the action.
Griff en won by a 3-0 decision.
East Oregonian
Boys basketball
Mac-Hi vs. Estacada (at Roby’s Invita-
tional), 1:30 p.m.
Riverside at Helix, 2:30 p.m.
Echo at South Wasco County, 3:30 p.m.
Ione/Arlington at Dufur, 3:30 p.m.
Stanfi eld at Pilot Rock, 5:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Imbler, 5:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Heppner, 5:30 p.m.
Umatilla at Crusader Classic Tourna-
ment, 7 p.m.
Hanford at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Riverside (JV) at Helix, 1 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Banks Girls Basketball Winter
Shootout, 1 p.m.
Echo at South Wasco County, 2 p.m.
Ione/Arlington at Dufur, 2 p.m.
Stanfi eld at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Imbler, 4 p.m.
Irrigon at Heppner, 4 p.m.
Hanford at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m.
Umatilla at Salem Academy Tourna-
ment, 7 p.m.
Boys wrestling
Hermiston at Gut Check Invite
0-3
54
Pts
402
437
306
442
350
319
429
186
164
143
Allwd
299
343
312
408
276
353
464
201
360
2A Blue Mountain Conference
Team
Lg Ovrl Pts Allwd
Stanfi eld
0-0
9-2 527
393
Enterprise 0-0
8-1 422
271
Union
0-0
8-2 452
301
Heppner
0-0
6-2 353
303
P. Rock
0-0
4-6 347
372
G. Union
0-0
2-7 316
436
W-M
0-0
1-9 284
445
3A Eastern Oregon League
Team
Lg Ovrl
Pts
Burns
0-0
9-1 571
Irrigon
0-0
6-4 403
Nyssa
0-0
5-4 324
Umatilla
0-0
2-8 375
Vale
0-0
1-4 180
Riverside 0-0
1-10 284
Allwd
359
455
357
481
223
473
4A Greater Oregon League
Team
Lg Ovrl Pts
Baker
0-0 10-2 635
La Grande 0-0
6-3 482
Mac-Hi
0-0
6-5 396
Ontario
0-0
0-8 241
Allwd
395
361
380
366
5A Intermountain Conference
Team
Lg Ovrl Pts Allwd
Pendleton 0-0
6-4 480
432
Ridgeview 0-0
5-5 476
497
The Dalles 0-0
5-5 437
475
C. County
0-0
2-8 364
534
Redmond 0-0
1-7 247
425
H. River
0-0
0-8 235
505
Mid-Columbia Conference
Team
Lg
Chiawana
4-0
Kennewick
3-0
Richland
3-1
Walla Walla
2-1
Pasco
2-2
Kamiakin
1-2
Hanford
1-3
Hermiston
0-3
Southridge
0-4
Ovrl
6-1
6-0
4-4
6-1
4-2
2-5
2-5
3-4
3-5
2019-20 BOWL GAMES
PREP STANDINGS
THURSDAY, JAN. 2
BOYS BASKETBALL
1A Big Sky League
Team
Lg
Ione
0-0
S. Wasco
0-0
Mitchell
0-0
Condon
0-0
Dufur
0-0
H. Christian 0-0
Sherman
0-0
Echo
0-0
0-0
1A Old Oregon League
Team
Lg Ovrl
Elgin
0-0
7-2
Joseph
0-0
7-3
Helix
0-0
6-3
Wallowa
0-0
5-6
Cove
0-0
4-4
P. Valley
0-0
4-5
Nixyaawii
0-0
4-6
Pine Eagle 0-0
3-2
Imbler
0-0
0-8
Ovrl
7-1
6-2
5-1
5-3
4-4
2-5
2-6
0-9
Pts
549
541
343
472
459
290
312
244
Allwd
329
361
268
407
363
341
383
582
1A Old Oregon League
Team
Lg Ovrl
Nixyaawii
0-0
7-3
Joseph
0-0
7-3
P. Valley
0-0
7-3
Helix
0-0
5-4
Elgin
0-0
4-5
Wallowa
0-0
4-6
Pine Eagle 0-0
2-3
Imbler
0-0
2-5
Cove
0-0
1-7
Pts
663
518
687
449
431
441
246
280
301
Allwd
575
476
501
481
468
506
249
347
408
2A Blue Mountain Conference
Team
Lg Ovrl Pts Allwd
Pilot Rock 0-0 10-0 604
420
Union
0-0
7-3 544
412
G. Union
0-0
5-4 479
459
Stanfi eld
0-0
5-6 574
543
Enterprise 0-0
4-3 378
361
Heppner
0-0
4-5 424
429
W-M
0-0
2-8 516
659
3A Eastern Oregon League
Team
Lg Ovrl
Pts
Riverside 0-0
8-3 579
Nyssa
0-0
6-1 341
Umatilla
0-0
6-4 480
Vale
0-0
4-3 361
Burns
0-0
4-5 449
Irrigon
0-0
2-8 465
Allwd
489
285
490
329
480
533
4A Greater Oregon League
Team
Lg Ovrl Pts
Mac-Hi
0-0
6-4 452
Baker
0-0
6-5 593
La Grande 0-0
1-5 284
Ontario
0-0
1-8 383
Allwd
434
532
337
580
Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Cincinnati 38, Boston College 6
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
Tennessee 23, Indiana 22
FRIDAY, JAN. 3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise
Ohio (6-6) vs. Nevada (7-5), 12:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
SATURDAY, JAN. 4
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas
Southern Miss (7-5) vs. Tulane (6-6),
8:30 a.m. (ESPN)
NFL
WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS
Saturday, Jan. 4
Buff alo at Houston, 1:35 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
Tennessee at New England, 5:15 p.m.
(CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 5
Minnesota at New Orleans, 10:05 a.m.
(FOX)
Seattle at Philadelphia, 1:40 p.m. (NBC)
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, Jan. 11
Philadelphia, Seattle or Minnesota at
San Francisco, 1:35 p.m. (NBC)
Houston, Buff alo or Tennessee at Balti-
more, 5:15 p.m (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 12
New England, Houston or Buff alo at Kan-
sas City, 12:05 p.m. (CBS)
New Orleans, Philadelphia or Seattle at
Green Bay, 3:40 p.m. (FOX)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
NHL STANDINGS
Sunday, Jan. 19
AFC, 12:05 p.m. (CBS)
NFC, 3:40 p.m. (FOX)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Ovrl
7-0
7-0
5-1
7-0
2-5
2-5
1-6
1-7
1-6
Sunday, Jan. 26
At Orlando, Fla.
AFC vs. NFC, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
SUPER BOWL
Sunday, Feb. 2
At Miami Gardens, Fla.
NFC champion vs. AFC champion,
3:30 p.m. (Fox)
NBA STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
Boston
Toronto
Phila.
Brooklyn
New York
W
23
23
23
16
10
L
8
12
13
17
24
Pct
.742
.657
.639
.485
.294
GB
—
2
2½
8
14½
Southeast
Miami
Orlando
Charlotte
Washington
Atlanta
W
25
15
14
10
7
L
9
19
23
23
27
Pct
.735
.441
.378
.303
.206
GB
—
10
12½
14½
18
Central
Milwaukee
Indiana
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
W
31
22
13
12
10
L
5
13
22
22
24
Pct
.861
.629
.371
.353
.294
GB
—
8½
17½
18
20
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Memphis
New Orleans
W
23
22
14
13
11
L
11
12
19
21
23
Pct
.676
.647
.424
.382
.324
GB
—
1
8½
10
12
Northwest
Denver
Utah
Oklahoma City
Portland
Minnesota
W
24
22
19
14
13
L
10
12
15
21
21
Pct
.706
.647
.559
.400
.382
GB
—
2
5
10½
11
Pacifi c
W
L
Pct
GB
L.A. Lakers
27
7 .794
—
L.A. Clippers
24 11 .686
3½
Phoenix
13 21 .382
14
Sacramento
12 22 .353
15
Golden State
9 27 .250
19
———
Thursday’s Games
Charlotte 109, Cleveland 106
Denver 124, Indiana 116
Miami 84, Toronto 76
Minnesota 99, Golden State 84
Utah 102, Chicago 98
Dallas 123, Brooklyn 111
Oklahoma City 109, San Antonio 103
Memphis at Sacramento, late
Detroit at L.A. Clippers, late
Friday’s Games
Atlanta at Boston, 4 p.m.
Miami at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Portland at Washington, 4 p.m.
Phila. at Houston, 5 p.m.
New York at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m.
Toronto at Brooklyn, 3 p.m.
Utah at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Indiana at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Pts
421
380
362
324
239
247
Allwd
383
309
366
282
305
357
GP W L OT Pts
42 24 7 11 59
42 23 14 5 51
39 22 13 4 48
40 21 14 5 47
42 18 17 7 43
41 18 17 6 42
41 16 20 5 37
41 10 28 3 23
Metropolitan GP W
Washington
41 27
N.Y. Islanders 39 25
Pittsburgh
40 24
Carolina
40 24
Phila.
40 22
Columbus
41 19
N.Y. Rangers 40 19
New Jersey
40 15
GF GA
139 107
152 135
139 121
145 137
124 133
132 133
114 138
89 157
L OT Pts GF GA
9 5 59 146 122
11 3 53 115 102
11 5 53 138 107
14 2 50 136 112
13 5 49 127 118
14 8 46 107 113
17 4 42 132 136
19 6 36 104 139
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis
41 26 9 6 58 128 107
Colorado
40 23 13 4 50 144 119
Dallas
41 23 14 4 50 111 103
Winnipeg
41 22 16 3 47 128 126
Minnesota 41 19 17 5 43 126 137
Nashville
39 18 15 6 42 134 131
Chicago
41 18 17 6 42 118 132
Pacifi c
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas
43 22 15 6 50 134 125
Arizona
43 23 16 4 50 122 110
Edmonton 43 21 17 5 47 127 137
Calgary
43 21 17 5 47 118 130
Vancouver 40 21 15 4 46 132 119
San Jose
42 18 21 3 39 112 141
Los Angeles 42 17 21 4 38 109 132
Anaheim
41 16 20 5 37 105 128
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.
———
Thursday’s Games
Columbus 2, Boston 1, OT
Buff alo 3, Edmonton 2, OT
Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1
New Jersey 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
San Jose 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT
Florida 6, Ottawa 3
Toronto 6, Winnipeg 3
Anaheim at Arizona, late
Calgary 4, N.Y. Rangers 3
St. Louis at Colorado, late
Chicago at Vancouver, late
Phila. at Vegas, late
Friday’s Games
Washington at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Edmonton at Boston, 10 a.m.
Florida at Buff alo, 10 a.m.
San Jose at Columbus, 10 a.m.
Winnipeg at Minnesota, 11 a.m.
St. Louis at Vegas, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Colorado at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Phila. at Arizona, 5 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
San Jose at Washington, 9:30 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Florida at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 4:30 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
1A Big Sky League
Team
Lg Ovrl
Echo
0-0
6-4
Ione
0-0
5-3
Dufur
0-0
5-3
S. Wasco
0-0
4-3
Sherman 0-0
3-4
Condon
0-0
2-6
Atlantic
Boston
Toronto
Tampa Bay
Florida
Buff alo
Montreal
Ottawa
Detroit
PRO BOWL
5A Intermountain Conference
Team
Lg Ovrl Pts Allwd
Pendleton 0-0
9-2 685
508
C. County
0-0
7-4 675
542
H. River
0-0
5-3 503
454
Redmond 0-0
5-6 568
570
The Dalles 0-0
3-7 524
612
Ridgeview 0-0
2-8 408
538
Mid-Columbia Conference
Team
Lg
Chiawana
4-0
Kamiakin
3-0
Kennewick
3-0
Walla Walla
3-0
Richland
2-2
Hermiston
1-2
Pasco
0-4
Southridge
0-4
Hanford
0-4
Boston at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Denver at Washington, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Detroit at Golden State, 5:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
New York at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m.
Portland at Miami, 3 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Memphis at Phoenix, 5 p.m.
Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
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