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B2 SPORTS East Oregonian Saturday, January 11, 2020 Prep roundup: Helix will host Elgin on Saturday Continued from Page B1 AP Photo/Ralph Freso Arizona State center Jamie Ruden (52) and Oregon for- ward Ruthy Hebard compete for possession of the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Friday in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona State storms back for 72-66 win over No. 2 Oregon By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. — Robbi Ryan scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half, Jamie Ruden hit two big baskets late and Arizona State stormed back to upset No. 2 Oregon 72-66 on Fri- day night. Arizona State (12-4, 2-1 Pac-12) struggled shoot- ing most of the night before going on a 16-2 run to turn a 13-point deficit into a 58-56 lead. Ryan hit six 3-point- ers in the second half after starting 0 for 2 and Ruden scored twice inside in the final 1:13. Ruden also grabbed a late offensive rebound and Reili Richardson hit four free throws in the final 15 seconds. Arizona State’s students stormed the court after the Sun Devils beat their highest-ranked oppo- nent since knocking off No. 2 Stanford in the 2002 Pac- 10 tournament title game. The Ducks (12-2, 2-1) dominated through three quarters before falling apart in the fourth, spoiling their chance to move to No. 1 next week following top- ranked Connecticut’s loss to Baylor on Wednesday night. Sabrina Ionescu kept Oregon in it by scoring eight of her 24 points after Arizona State made its run, and Ruthy Hebard added 13 points. The Ducks had 17 turnovers, leading to 17 points for Arizona State, and had no answer when the Sun Devils made their push. The Ducks had been on a roll since their lone loss, to then-No. 8 Louisville on Nov. 30, reeling off seven straight wins, none closer than 36 points. The Ducks were sharp at both ends to start their two-game trip through the desert. Oregon hit its first four shots, all in the paint, which forced Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne to call a timeout and switch to zone. The Ducks kept mak- ing shots even after the switch, finishing 10 for 15 in the first quarter. Jaz Shel- ley capped it with a buzz- er-beating 3-pointer to give Oregon a 23-15 lead. The Ducks continued to shoot well in the sec- ond quarter, but struggled with turnovers — 10 in the first half — to allow the cold-shooting Sun Devils to hang around. Arizona State used a short run to pull within 35-28 at halftime despite going 3 for 17 from the 3-point arc. The trend continued in the third quarter. Oregon shot well, Arizona State didn’t, yet the Sun Devils still had a shot, down 52-42. Then came the come- back and the students storming the court. Expertise: ‘I’m just paying it forward’ Continued from Page B1 son said of former wres- tlers coming back to help out. “Maybe an expectation. These guys go on to the next level, then come back and pass it back to the next generation. We have had a lot of phenomenal alumni support.” Coleman won the Pac- 12 184-pound title for Ore- gon State University last March, and went to the NCAA Championships, but the 2016 Hermiston gradu- ate said he did not start the sport as a natural. “I didn’t just magically get good at wrestling,” said Coleman, who won the Ore- gon 5A 182-pound state title in 2016. “It took a lot of peo- ple to help me. I’m just pay- ing it forward. Hermiston has a village when it comes to wrestling.” Coleman, 21, has been working with wrestlers like Trevor Wagner (160- 170 pounds), Sam Cadenas (220), Jon Lee (220) and a few others that fall a few pounds on either side of his size. “It’s funny,” Coleman said. “People know I won a Pac-12 title, but some of these kids think I won worlds. College wrestling is a dogfight every day at prac- tice. You don’t know if you will come out with a bruised face or a broken leg. Every- one has to pay their dues.” If Coleman can teach the young Bulldogs a thing or two, that’s great, but part of him still craves the sport. “You miss aspects of wrestling, but this allows you to go back and help someone else miss it later on,” he said. Coleman, who could have wrestled one more year at OSU, decided to take his degree and go to work. “Academically, when I was at Hermiston, I got about a third of my cred- its before I went to col- lege,” said Coleman, who was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic second team in March. “I accomplished more than I ever thought I would in wrestling. I wasn’t just going to stay to wrestle. This gives me the opportu- nity to stay involved in the sport. As long as my body holds out, I will. When it won’t, I will help with the little kids.” Larson, who also helped with the program before taking over as coach, appre- ciates whatever help Cole- man and other alumni can offer. “Anytime Bob touches anyone in the room, and wrestles with them, they are going to get better,” Larson said. “Sometimes it’s hard to get four coaches, let alone guys like Bob who come in. It’s a steal.” The Bulldogs also get an occasional appearance in the room by two-time state champion Brent Parks, who now is a construction/wood- shop teacher at Hermiston High. “He is tougher than nails,” Larson said of Parks. “He’s another alumni who helps us out. My brother Jer- emy used to come in too, but his (dental) practice is pretty busy.” trailed 17-12 at the first buzzer. They were outscored 17-3 in the second, where their lone basket came from Jayden Ray beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Rian Clear scored 11 of Walla Wal- la’s 17 points in the second quarter. “I’m super proud of the way we responded after halftime,” Moss said, “but we ran out of steam, and the ball didn’t fall our way like we needed it to in the fourth.” The Dawgs took the third quarter 13-6, and the fourth 16-15, but could not com- plete the rally. Romero led Hermis- ton (6-5, 3-4 MCC) with 18 points, and Ray added 11. Clear had 22 points on the night for the Blue Devils (8-3, 4-3 MCC). The Bulldogs will host Kamiakin on Saturday at 5:45 p.m. GRANT UNION 31, HEPPNER 30 — A missed free throw by the Mustangs, which would have tied the score, allowed the Prospec- tors to escape with a nar- row victory in Blue Moun- tain Conference play Friday night. The Mustangs (8-3, 1-1 BMC) were led by Sydney Wilson, who finished the game with 13 points. Grant Union’s leading scorer was Tyler Blood with 12 points. Heppner will play at 4 p.m. Saturday at Pilot Rock. ION E/A R LI NGTON 39, SHERMAN 25 — The Cardinals earned their first Big Sky League win at home behind Jessica Medi- na’s 16 points. Ione/Arlington (6-6, 1-3 BSL) will play at Mitchell/ Spray at 2 p.m. Saturday. JOSEPH 51, HELIX 27 — The Grizzlies were dom- inated by the host Eagles to open Old Oregon League play on Friday. Helix was led by Victo- ria Keene, who finished the game with six points. Sabriana Albee paced the Eagles with a game-high 18 points. The Grizzlies (8-4, 0-1 OOL) will look to bounce back at home against Elgin at 4 p.m. Saturday. PRAIRIE CITY 49, ECHO 37 — The Cougars suffered their fifth loss of the season at the hands of the Panthers in nonleague action Friday night. Tylene Skillman led Echo with 12 points, while Samantha Workman had 12 points for Prairie City. The Cougars (9-5, 3-0 BSL) will look to keep their perfect league record intact as they face Sherman at 3 p.m. Saturday. Boys basketball WALLA WALLA (Washington) 86, HERM- ISTON 49 — The Bulldogs held an early 8-2 lead over the Blue Devils, but after a timeout, Wa-Hi went to work and showed no mercy in a Mid-Columbia Confer- ence home win. “The first quarter was pretty competitive,” Herm- iston coach Drew Preun- inger said. “We came out and hit a couple of 3s.” Sophomore Chase Elliott had 10 of his career-high 19 points in the first quarter for the Bulldogs. The Blue Devils led 48-28 at the half, and 69-40 at the end of three quarters. “There was a running clock there for a minute or so,” Preuninger said. “We were down by 40. We knew this would be a tough year. They have better players than us, and their inside presence killed us. We prob- ably gave up 20 offensive rebounds.” Trent Pitney added 15 points for the Bulldogs, who will host Kamiakin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Michael Cornia led the Blue Devils with 23 points, while Dylan Ashbeck added 15. GRANT UNION 61, HEPPNER 47 — Tristan Morris exploded for 31 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Prospectors to a Blue Mountain Conference road win over the Mustangs. The Mustangs hurt them- selves at the free-throw line, converting just 12 of 21 attempts. Kason Cimmiyotti led the Mustangs (6-6, 1-1 BMC) with nine points, while Mason Lehman had eight points, seven rebounds and three assists. Gavin Han- na-Robinson added eight points and seven boards. Heppner will play at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Pilot Rock. SHERMAN 67, IONE/ ARLINGTON 49 — The visiting Huskies handed the Cardinals just their second loss of the season, and first in Big Sky League play. Jace Troutman finished with a game-high 20 points for the Cardinals (10-2, 3-1 BSL). The Huskies got 17 points from Wade Fields. The Cardinals will look to bounce back at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in a road game against Mitchell/Spray. JOSEPH 88, HELIX 29 — The Eagles topped the visiting Grizzlies their their Old Oregon League opener. No other details were available. Helix will host Elgin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. PRAIRIE CITY 58, ECHO 27 — The Cougars remained winless on the season after a nonleague road loss to the Panthers on Friday. Javon Curiel had a game- high 15 points for Echo (0-13), which will host Sher- man at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Jojari Field led Prairie City with 15 points. History: ‘We want the ball and we’re going to score’ Continued from Page B1 average margin of victory for the Packers in those eight games has been 17.5 points. One of Seattle’s worst losses under Pete Carroll was a 28-point thumping by the Packers late in the 2016 sea- son on a day Russell Wilson threw five interceptions. “I don’t think you can connect a fan base with your team any tighter than you can do it there. They do a great job of knowing how to be a factor,” Carroll said. “Then there’s conditions too that go along with it. Early in the year it’s not a big deal, but late in the year the con- ditions can be a factor that you can’t copy. You just have to adjust when you’re there.” Along with the troubles against the Packers in Green Bay, there’s another eight- game losing streak hanging over the Seahawks. Playing in the divisional round of the playoffs on the road has been mostly a nightmare for Seattle. Nine times in franchise history the Seahawks have played a divisional round playoff game on the road. They won their first on Dec. 31, 1983, when they were in the AFC and knocked off the heavily favored Miami Dolphins. Since then, the Seahawks are 0-8 in this round of the postseason on the road. For all the success the Seahawks have enjoyed in the postsea- son, it has rarely come on the road. Of course, Seattle can end both losing streaks by winning Sunday. Doing so would put to rest some pain- ful past playoff memories. In 2003, a young Seat- tle team faced the Pack- ers in the wild-card round. The game went to overtime where quarterback Matt Hasselback won the toss and famously said “We want the ball and we’re going to score.” It ended up being the Packers scoring, and win- ning, after Al Harris inter- cepted Hasselback and returned the pick for a game-winning touchdown. Four years later, in the divisional round, Seat- tle jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead against the Packers on a snowy eve- ning. Then Green Bay rolled off 35 of the next 38 points and coasted to a 42-20 win. None of the players this Sunday were involved in either of those previous playoff meetings in Green Bay. But they all understand the difficulty of trying to win at Lambeau Field in the postseason. “I’m looking forward to that,” said Seattle DE Jade- veon Clowney, who has never played there. “If I leap in there, they might push me down.” SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE SATURDAY, JAN. 11 Boys basketball Sherman at Echo, 3:30 p.m. Ione/Arlington at Mitchell/Spray, 3:30 p.m. Mac-Hi at Ontario, 4:30 p.m. Heppner at Pilot Rock, 5:30 p.m. Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 5:30 p.m. Elgin at Helix, 5:30 p.m. Stanfield at Weston-McEwen, 5:30 p.m. Kamiakin at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball Sherman at Echo, 2 p.m. Ione/Arlington at Mitchell/Spray, 2 p.m. Mac-Hi at Ontario, 2 p.m. Heppner at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m. Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 4 p.m. Elgin at Helix, 4 p.m. Stanfield at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m. Kamiakin at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m. Girls wrestling Hermiston at Kelso Invite, TBD Men’s basketball Blue Mountain at Wenatchee Valley, 4 p.m. Women’s basketball Blue Mountain at Wenatchee Valley, 2 p.m. TUESDAY, JAN. 14 Boys basketball Union at Weston-McEwen, 6:30 p.m. Ione/Arlington at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m. Riverside at Lyle (Washington), 7:30 p.m. Irrigon at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m. Hermiston at Kennewick, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball Union at Weston-McEwen, 5 p.m. Hermiston at Kennewick, 5:45 p.m. Ione/Arlington at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Irrigon at Umatilla, 6 p.m. Nixyaawii at Mac-Hi, 6 p.m. Riverside at Lyle (Washington), 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15 Boys wrestling Hanford, Kamiakin at Hermiston, 6 p.m. Men’s basketball Yakima Valley at Blue Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Women’s basketball Yakima Valley at Blue Mountain, 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY, JAN. 16 Boys basketball Corbett at Mac-Hi, 6:30 p.m. Riverside at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball Riverside at Irrigon, 6 p.m. Boys wrestling Pendleton at Ridgeview, 5 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 17 Boys basketball Umatilla at Burns, 6:30 p.m. Hood River Valley at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m. Grant Union at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m. Mitchell/Spray at Echo, 7:30 p.m. Enterprise at Heppner, 7:30 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Ione/Arlington, 7:30 p.m. Cove at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m. Helix at Imbler, 7:30 p.m. Stanfield at Union, 7:30 p.m. Chiawana at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball Umatilla at Burns, 5 p.m. Chiawana at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m. Grant Union at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Mitchell/Spray at Echo, 6 p.m. Enterprise at Heppner, 6 p.m. Condon/Wheeler at Ione/Arlington, 6 p.m. Cove at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m. Helix at Imbler, 6 p.m. Stanfield at Union, 6 p.m. Pendleton at Hood River Valley, 6:30 p.m. Boys wrestling Pendleton at Oregon Classic (Red- mond), TBD Girls wrestling Hermiston at Lady Huskie Invite (Oth- ello, Washington), 5 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 18 Boys basketball Echo at Horizon Christian, 3:30 p.m. Mac-Hi at Baker, 4:30 p.m. Union at Heppner, 5:30 p.m. Nixyaawii at Helix, 5:30 p.m. Enterprise at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Grant Union, 5:30 p.m. Girls basketball Mac-Hi at Baker, 3 p.m. Union at Heppner, 4 p.m. Nixyaawii at Helix, 4 p.m. Enterprise at Stanfield, 4 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Grant Union, 4 p.m. Boys wrestling Hermiston at Farm City Invite (Hermis- ton), 7 p.m. Pendleton at Oregon Classic (Red- mond), TBD Girls wrestling Hermiston at Lady Huskie Invite (Oth- ello, Washington), 10 a.m. Boys swimming Hermiston at Blue Devil Invite (Walla Walla), noon Men’s basketball Blue Mountain at North Idaho, 4 p.m. Women’s basketball Blue Mountain at North Idaho, 2 p.m. 2019-20 BOWL GAMES MONDAY, JAN. 13 College Football Championship New Orleans Clemson (14-0) vs. LSU (14-0), 5 p.m. (ESPN) NFL PLAYOFFS DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS Saturday, Jan. 11 Minnesota at San Francisco, 1:35 p.m. (NBC) Tennessee at Baltimore, 5:15 p.m (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 12 Houston at Kansas City, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) Seattle at Green Bay, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) NBA GLANCE EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Boston Toronto W 25 25 L 11 13 Pct .694 .658 GB — 1 Phila. Brooklyn New York 25 17 10 14 20 29 .641 .459 .256 1½ 8½ 16½ Southeast Miami Orlando Charlotte Washington Atlanta W 27 18 15 13 8 L 11 21 26 25 31 Pct .711 .462 .366 .342 .205 GB — 9½ 13½ 14 19½ Central Milwaukee Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland W 34 24 14 13 11 L 6 15 25 26 27 Pct .850 .615 .359 .333 .289 GB — 9½ 19½ 20½ 22 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Houston Dallas Memphis San Antonio New Orleans W 25 23 17 16 14 L 12 15 22 21 25 Pct .676 .605 .436 .432 .359 GB — 2½ 9 9 12 Northwest Denver Utah Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota W 26 26 22 16 15 L 11 12 16 23 22 Pct .703 .684 .579 .410 .405 GB — ½ 4½ 11 11 Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 31 7 .816 — L.A. Clippers 26 12 .684 5 Phoenix 15 23 .395 16 Sacramento 15 24 .385 16½ Golden State 9 30 .231 22½ ——— Thursday’s Games Phila. 109, Boston 98 Cleveland 115, Detroit 112, OT Minnesota 116, Portland 102 Oklahoma City 113, Houston 92 Friday’s Games Washington 111, Atlanta 101 New Orleans 123, New York 111 Brooklyn 117, Miami 113 Indiana 116, Chicago 105 Memphis 134, San Antonio 121 Utah 109, Charlotte 92 Phoenix 98, Orlando 94 L.A. Lakers 129, Dallas 114 Milwaukee 127, Sacramento 106 Golden State at L.A. Clippers, late Saturday’s Games Minnesota at Houston, 2 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Boston, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Phila. at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Cleveland at Denver, 6 p.m. Milwaukee at Portland, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Miami at New York, 12:30 p.m. Utah at Washington, 12:30 p.m. Atlanta at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. Golden State at Memphis, 3 p.m. San Antonio at Toronto, 3 p.m. Charlotte at Phoenix, 3 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Denver, 3 p.m. Monday’s Games New Orleans at Detroit, 4 p.m. Phila. at Indiana, 4 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Portland, 7 p.m. Orlando at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. NHL GLANCE EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Florida Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Detroit GP W L OT Pts GF GA 45 26 8 11 63 151 117 43 26 13 4 56 160 127 45 24 15 6 54 162 145 44 23 16 5 51 158 148 44 19 18 7 45 128 140 45 18 20 7 43 141 147 44 16 22 6 38 120 152 45 12 30 3 27 99 170 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 45 30 10 5 65 163 133 Pittsburgh 44 27 12 5 59 150 119 N.Y. Islanders 42 27 12 3 57 120 108 Carolina 44 26 16 2 54 148 123 Phila. 44 23 15 6 52 140 136 Columbus 45 21 16 8 50 118 124 N.Y. Rangers 43 21 18 4 46 144 144 New Jersey 43 15 21 7 37 112 154 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 45 28 10 7 63 143 122 Dallas 44 26 14 4 56 120 105 Colorado 45 25 15 5 55 162 134 Winnipeg 45 24 17 4 52 141 139 Nashville 43 20 16 7 47 149 145 Minnesota 44 20 18 6 46 134 146 Chicago 45 19 20 6 44 130 148 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 47 24 17 6 54 149 142 Arizona 47 25 18 4 54 133 121 Edmonton 46 24 17 5 53 141 144 Calgary 46 24 17 5 53 127 136 Vancouver 44 23 17 4 50 145 139 San Jose 46 20 22 4 44 124 152 Los Angeles 46 18 24 4 40 118 144 Anaheim 44 17 22 5 39 113 139 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. ——— Friday’s Games Carolina 3, Arizona 0 Detroit 3, Ottawa 2, SO Pittsburgh 4, Colorado 3, OT Saturday’s Games Vancouver at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Los Angeles at Carolina, 4 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Montreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Phila., 4 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m. Columbus at Vegas, 7 p.m. Dallas at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Nashville at Winnipeg, 11 a.m. Vancouver at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 2 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 3 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Monday’s Games Calgary at Montreal, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Boston at Phila., 4 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 4 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
