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Newspaper Page TextSPORTS Tuesday, January 14, 2020 East Oregonian A9 Roundup: Nixyaawii girls win conference opener Continued from Page A8 Staff photo by Kathy Aney Hermiston’s Jayden Ray (10) goes up for a shot during Saturday’s game against Kamiakin at the Dawg House. Dawgs: ‘We really came together as a team’ from the floor and finished with 15 points. Echo (0-14, 0-4 BSL) hosts Mitchell/Spray at 7:30 p.m. Friday. NIXYAAWII 73, HELIX 42 — Tyasin Burns poured in 29 points to lead the Golden Eagles to an Old Oregon League road win over the Grizzlies. Shane Rivera added 15 points, and Mick Schimmel 10 for Nixyaawii (8-4, 1-0 OLL), which will host Cove at 7:30 p.m. Friday. D’Artagnan Carlson put up a game-high 32 points for the Grizzlies (8-5, 0-2 OOL), who will host Elgin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. MITCHELL/SPR AY 54, IONE/ARLING- TON 51 — The Cardinals dropped their second con- secutive Big Sky League game with a narrow road loss to the Loggers. Ione/Arlington (10-3, 3-2 BSL) travels to Pilot Rock on Tuesday for a nonleague game at 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball Continued from Page A8 with just 3:53 left in the half, but Romero strung together two baskets from beyond the arc for a 31-22 advantage. Sophomore Mia Her- nandez hit a 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds to give Hermiston a 37-27 lead at the half. In the game’s clos- est quarter, the Bulldogs were outscored 19-18 in the third. A 3-pointer from Kate- lyn Heideman helped the Bullsogs to a 10-point lead at 51-41 with just 2:30 to go. The Braves trailed just 55-46 with one quarter to play. “Our coach (Maloree Moss) kind of yelled at us at the half,” Heideman said. “We weren’t playing as a team. She lit a fire under our butts.” That fire burned the hot- test in the final 8 minutes, where the Bulldogs went on a 21-4 run. The Dawgs opened the quarter with a 13-point streak, capped off by two at the free-throw line from Romero, hoisting them to their first of two 24-point Staff photo by Kathy Aney Katelyn Heidemam (1), of Hermiston, brings the ball downcourt during Satur- day’s game against Kami- akin at the Dawg House. advantages at 70-46 with 2:30 left to play. “We started hitting more shots,” Moss said of the fourth quarter. “Defen- sively, we got some stops. We really came together as a team. We outlasted (Kamiakin).” The Braves got one bas- ket each from Thomas and Lindsey Benham in the final three minutes. Hermiston (7-5, 4-4 MCC) got 13 points each from Heideman and Young. The Bulldogs travel to Kennewick on Tuesday for a 5:45 p.m. game. STANFIELD 55, WESTON-MCEWEN 29 — Nyah Tejeda netted a game-best 14 points with three treys, and not a sin- gle TigerScot could break into double digits as Stan- field rolled to a Blue Moun- tain Conference road win on Saturday. “We struggled to convert shot opportunities in the first half,” Weston-McEwen head coach Jeff Griggs said, “but we never gave up and were able to assert ourselves bet- ter in the second half. Stan- field is a fine team and earned their win tonight.” The Tigers got 12 points Staff photo by Kathy Aney A.J. Ramos-Barron (11), of Hermiston, tries to work the ball inside during Saturday’s game against Kamiakin at the Dawg House. from Kendra Hart, while the TigerScots were led by Trin- ity Hearn with nine points. Stanfield (12-2, 3-0 BMC) travels to Union on Friday at 6 p.m. Weston-McEwen (2-11, 0-2 BMC) hosts Union on Tuesday at 5 p.m. MAC-HI 30, ONTARIO 29 — The Pioneers got a layup from Emma Leber with 5 seconds remaining to help Mac-Hi to its first Greater Oregon League win since 2015. “(Ontario) really packed it into a 2-3 zone and really left people wide open, we just didn’t do a very good job of hitting shots,” Mac-Hi coach Chris Bryant said. Tigers: First pick in NFL draft likely for Burrow Continued from Page A8 His ascent has been dizzying and unprece- dented. Running a version of the New Orleans Saints’ offense that was brought to LSU by 30-year-old assis- tant coach Joe Brady, Bur- row and an array of talented receivers transformed these Tigers into one of the most prolific offenses college football has ever seen. It was coach Ed Org- eron’s vision for LSU when he was promoted from interim coach in 2016. There was plenty of skep- ticism when LSU tabbed the Cajun who had failed in his first crack at head coach with Mississippi. Orgeron has proved to be the perfect fit. Just like Burrow. SCOREBOARD LOCAL SLATE 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. AP TOP 25 POLL The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first- place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: MEN Record Pts Prv 1. Gonzaga (30) 18-1 1574 1 2. Baylor (31) 13-1 1567 4 3. Duke (4) 15-1 1529 2 4. Auburn 15-0 1359 5 5. Butler 15-1 1299 6 6. Kansas 12-3 1286 3 7. San Diego St. 17-0 1266 7 8. Oregon 14-3 1163 9 9. Florida St. 14-2 1093 10 10. Kentucky 12-3 960 14 11. Louisville 13-3 943 13 12. West Virginia 13-2 911 17 13. Dayton 14-2 842 15 14. Villanova 12-3 822 16 15. Michigan St. 13-4 735 8 16. Wichita St. 15-1 629 23 17. Maryland 13-3 616 12 18. Seton Hall 12-4 496 — 19. Michigan 11-5 358 19 20. Colorado 13-3 345 25 21. Ohio St. 11-5 270 11 22. Memphis 13-3 232 21 23. Texas Tech 10-5 111 22 24. Illinois 12-5 109 — 25. Creighton 13-4 97 — Others receiving votes: Iowa 88, Stan- ford 77, Arkansas 65, Indiana 50, Virginia 41, Penn St. 36, LSU 30, Arizona 20, Wis- consin 19, Liberty 11, N. Iowa 10, Pur- due 10, Duquesne 9, Washington 9, Rut- gers 8, TCU 8, Virginia Tech 5, Houston 4, Oregon St. 4, BYU 3, ETSU 2, Akron 1, Harvard 1, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 1, South- ern Cal 1. WOMEN Record Pts Prv 1. South Carolina (20) 16-1 737 4 2. Baylor (7) 13-1 724 6 3. Stanford (1) 15-1 663 5 4. UConn 13-1 651 1 5. Louisville (2) 16-1 605 7 6. Oregon 13-2 601 2 7. UCLA 16-0 588 8 8. Oregon St. 15-1 585 3 9. NC State 15-1 459 9 10. Mississippi St. 15-2 448 13 11. Kentucky 14-2 429 14 12. Texas A&M 14-2 394 10 13. Florida St. 15-2 369 11 14. DePaul 15-2 366 15 15. Indiana 14-3 333 12 16. Gonzaga 16-1 327 16 17. West Virginia 13-1 289 19 18. Arizona St. 13-4 200 — 19. Missouri St. 14-2 186 20 20. Maryland 12-4 159 17 21. Arizona 13-3 157 18 22. Iowa 13-3 109 — 23. Arkansas 14-3 108 21 24. Tennessee 13-3 102 23 25. South Dakota 16-2 86 22 Others receiving votes: Princeton 30, Northwestern 23, Rutgers 15, Georgia Tech 5, Florida Gulf Coast 2. NFL PLAYOFFS DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS Saturday, Jan. 11 San Francisco 27, Minnesota 10 Tennessee 28, Baltimore 12 Sunday, Jan. 12 Kansas City 51, Houston 31 Green Bay 28, Seattle 23 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS “But overall, they played with good energy.” Leber had 10 points to lead the Pioneers (7-8, 10- GOL) against the host Tigers. Mac-Hi will host Nixy- aawii at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a nonleague game. HEPPNER 63, PILOT ROCK 35 — Sydney Wil- son poured in a career-high 38 points for the Mustangs in a Blue Mountain Con- ference road win over the Rockets. Pilot Rock was held to 12 points in the first half, and trailed 30-12 at the break. Wilson, who scored 21 of her points in the second half, also had 14 rebounds and four steals to her credit. ZaBrena Masterson had nine points and four rebounds. Pilot Rock was led by Madyson Moffit with eight points. Lillie Brewer added seven points, five rebounds and five assists. Heppner (9-3, 2-1 BMC) hosts Enterprise at 6 p.m. Friday, while the Rockets (4-9, 0-3 BMC) host Ione/ Arlington at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a nonleague game. ION E/A R LI NGTON 45, MITCHELL/SPRAY 14 — Solid team defense helped the Cardinals take down the host Loggers in Big Sky League action. Jessica Medina led Ione/ Arlington (7-6, 2-3 BSL) with 21 points. The Cardi- nals will play at Pilot Rock at 6 p.m. Tuesday. ECHO 54, SHERMAN COUNTY 24 — The Cou- gars remain unbeaten in Big Sky League action after taking down the visiting Huskies. The top-ranked Cougars (10-5, 4-0 BSL) host Mitch- ell/Spray at 6 p.m. Friday. NIXYAAWII 45, HELIX 20 — Sophie Bron- son scored a team-high eight points as the Golden Eagles soared to an Old Oregon League road win over the Grizzlies. “We had a very good defensive effort and bal- anced scoring,” Nixyaawii coach Jeremy Maddern said. “I’m very proud of our effort tonight.” Helix was led by Kyla Harper with six points. The Golden Eagles (5-6, 1-0 OOL) will play at Mac-Hi at 6 p.m. Tues- day. The Grizzlies (8-5, 0-2 OOL) will host Elgin at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Sunday, Jan. 19 Tennessee at Kansas City, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay at San Francisco, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Wednesday’s Games Brooklyn at Phila., 4 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Toronto at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Denver, 6 p.m. Portland at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. PRO BOWL Sunday, Jan. 26 At Orlando, Fla. AFC vs. NFC, 12 p.m. (ESPN) SUPER BOWL NHL STANDINGS Sunday, Feb. 2 At Miami Gardens, Fla. NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 3:30 p.m. (FOX) EASTERN CONFERENCE NBA STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Boston Toronto Phila. Brooklyn New York W 27 25 25 18 11 L 11 14 16 20 29 Pct .711 .641 .610 .474 .275 GB — 2½ 3½ 9 17 Southeast Miami Orlando Charlotte Washington Atlanta W 27 19 15 13 8 L 12 21 28 26 32 Pct .692 .475 .349 .333 .200 GB — 8½ 14 14 19½ Central Milwaukee Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland W 35 25 14 14 12 L 6 15 27 27 27 Pct .854 .625 .341 .341 .308 GB — 9½ 21 21 22 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Houston Dallas Memphis San Antonio New Orleans W 26 24 18 17 15 L 12 15 22 21 26 Pct .684 .615 .450 .447 .366 GB — 2½ 9 9 12½ Northwest W Denver 27 Utah 27 Oklahoma City 23 Portland 17 Minnesota 15 L 12 12 17 24 24 Pct .692 .692 .575 .415 .385 GB — — 4½ 11 12 Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 32 7 .821 — L.A. Clippers 27 13 .675 5½ Phoenix 16 23 .410 16 Sacramento 15 25 .375 17½ Golden State 9 32 .220 24 ——— Monday’s Games New Orleans 117, Detroit 110 (OT) Indiana 101, Phila. 95 Boston 113, Chicago 101 Oklahoma City 117, Minnesota 104 Portland 115, Charlotte 112 Orlando 114, Sacramento 112 Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, late Tuesday’s Games Phoenix at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 5 p.m. New York at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Atlantic Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Florida Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Detroit GP W L OT Pts GF GA 47 27 8 12 66 159 125 45 27 14 4 58 162 130 46 24 16 6 54 166 153 45 24 16 5 53 166 152 46 20 19 7 47 136 147 47 20 20 7 47 145 148 45 16 22 7 39 121 154 46 12 31 3 27 100 175 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 47 31 11 5 67 166 138 Pittsburgh 45 28 12 5 61 154 122 N.Y. Islanders 44 27 13 4 58 124 117 Carolina 46 27 17 2 56 150 125 Phila. 46 24 16 6 54 146 142 Columbus 46 22 16 8 52 121 124 N.Y. Rangers 45 22 19 4 48 152 151 New Jersey 45 17 21 7 41 120 156 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 47 30 10 7 67 152 125 Dallas 45 26 15 4 56 121 107 Colorado 45 25 15 5 55 162 134 Winnipeg 46 24 18 4 52 141 140 Nashville 44 21 16 7 49 150 145 Minnesota 45 20 19 6 46 135 150 Chicago 46 20 20 6 46 134 150 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Arizona 48 25 18 5 55 136 125 Calgary 48 25 18 5 55 131 141 Vancouver 46 25 17 4 54 155 143 Vegas 48 24 18 6 54 149 145 Edmonton 47 24 18 5 53 144 148 San Jose 47 21 22 4 46 126 153 Los Angeles 47 18 25 4 40 118 146 Anaheim 46 17 24 5 39 116 147 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 Montreal 2, Calgary 0 N.Y. Rangers 6, N.Y. Islanders 2 Phila. 6, Boston 5 (SO) Washington 2, Carolina 0 St. Louis 4, Anaheim 1 Tuesday’s Games Vegas at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 4 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 4 p.m. Chicago at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 6 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m. Nashville at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Chicago at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Phila. at St. Louis, 5 p.m. After tossing his fifth touchdown pass of the night, a perfectly placed jumped ball to Terrace Marshall Jr. from 24 yards out to make it 42-25 with 12:08 left in the fourth, Burrow signaled TD and strolled to the sideline. The Superdome is LSU’s dome away from home, about 80 miles from the Tigers Baton Rouge cam- pus, and it was rocking. The LSU band broke out its unofficial anthem, “Neck,” and as the Tigers bounced and waved tow- els on the sideline, Burrow just sat on the bench, bob- bing his head and waving one arm. Joe Cool. Just doing his thing. Next stop: The NFL draft, where he will likely be the first pick in April. Phone and Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers The Oregon Public Utility Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $18.80-$19.80 per month and business services are $31.00-$35.00 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request. CenturyLink participates in a government benefit program (Lifeline) to make residential telephone or broadband service more affordable to eligible low- income individuals and families. Eligible customers are those that meet eligibility standards as defined by the FCC and state commissions. 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