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Saturday, March 13, 2021
Soccer: ‘Where did all of these goals come from?’
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Texas A&M wide receiver Quartney Davis (1) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass
during the seventh overtime of an NCAA college football game against LSU in College Sta-
tion, Texas, on Nov. 24, 2018.
NCAA: Officials will be on the
lookout for uniform violations
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questionable actions.
“Any time a player is
injured, we want to honor
that injury and make sure
they get their full protec-
tion, but feigning injuries is
an integrity issue and some-
thing we don’t want in the
game,” Shaw said.
Still to be determined is
what repercussions there
would be if a player were
found to have faked an
injury.
The committee plans to
review injury data for the
2021 season before decid-
ing whether to recommend
changes to rules regarding
blocking below the waist.
Members are looking at
limiting blocking below the
waist to inside the tackle
box, which is the area span-
ning the length of the offen-
sive line and extending from
the line of scrimmage to the
opponent’s goal line.
The committee supported
the team area being perma-
nently extended to the
20-yard lines. The team area
now stretches between the
25-yard lines, but the area
was expanded to the 15-yard
lines in 2020 to create more
social-distancing space
because of the COVID-19
pandemic.
The com mittee also
listed three points of empha-
sis for 2021.
Officials will crack down
on any taunting directed
toward an opponent, Shaw
said, because taunting
reflects poorly on the game
and can lead to unnecessary
confrontations.
Officials will be on the
lookout for uniform viola-
tions and will send the
player out of the game
to correct the issue. This
will include specifically
the pants, jerseys and
T-shirts.
Also, coaches who enter
the field of play or leave the
team area to debate offi-
ciating decisions will be
committing an automatic
unsportsmanlike conduct
foul.
“I had never played
P e n d l e t o n b e f o r e ,”
junior co-captain Jizelle
Gon zalez said. “Ou r
coaches told us about the
rivalry.”
Of the team’s 25 goals,
Ray has a team-leading
nine, including a hat trick
on March 11 against The
Dalles.
“Nine goals is huge,”
Guizar said. “I don’t know
the last time Hermiston had
a player with double-digit
goals. She is ready to finish
her senior season strong.
She is enjoying soccer for
one more year.”
Gonzalez has four goals,
and the team’s other junior
co-captain, Sydney Seavert,
has three — a hat trick in
their first game against The
Dalles — along with a team-
high six assists.
“Where did all of these
goals come from?” Gonza-
lez asked. “Last year, I had
three goals, now I have
four in four games. Our
program is so tired of losing,
so I think when we got the
opportunity to play, we
took advantage of it. We are
excited to be winning these
games.”
Seavert agreed.
“I’m just super happy
to have a season,” she said.
“It’s good to win games. Our
goal this season is to finish
with zero losses. Playing in
the MCC toughens you up.”
A fresh start
Guizar changed the Bull-
dogs’ practices and game
plan this season, and the
change has been positive.
“This year, he changed
the way he coaches,”
Gonzalez said. “Our drills at
practice have changed. We
are working on fundamen-
tals, the pace at practice is
at a game pace, and we have
better chemistry on the team
as well. It feels good to pay
him back for all the work he
has put in for us.”
For Seavert, the changes
have meant more opportuni-
ties and responsibility.
“I got moved to midfield
and I have more opportu-
nities for assists,” Seavert
said. “I get to help control
the game and make sure the
girls are in control.”
Ray said the changes
have infused a sense of
pride into the team.
“It’s really nice, winning
has given us a confidence
boost,” she said. “It’s great
to have this team my senior
year. We have a good chem-
istry. If we were in the MCC
this year, we would be hold-
ing our own.”
While the goals are
flooding the net, Hermiston
goalkeeper Caitlin Ander-
holm has been a little lonely
on her end of the field.
“It gets to the point where
the defenders are playing
rock paper scissors, and
Caitlin is catching moths,”
Gonzalez said with a laugh.
“Freddy has no idea, he’s
always watching the action
at the other end.”
There are just four
seniors on this year’s team
— Ray, Leah Englebrecht,
Elizabeth Hernandez and
Maralyne Pacheco — leav-
ing the Bulldogs with a solid
group of returning players
next season.
“Jayden and I have
played together since we
were 4 years old,” Seavert
said. “Senior Night, I will be
bawling my eyes out.”
Until then, they will
enjoy the ride.
ON THE SLATE
SATURDAY, MARCH 13-SATURDAY, MARCH 20
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
Prep football
Irrigon at Riverside (scrimmage), 5 p.m.
Prep volleyball
Walla Walla at Hermiston, 2 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Grant Union, noon
Irrigon at McLoughlin, noon
Crook County at Pendleton, 11 a.m.
La Grande at Pendleton, 3 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Hood River Valley at Hermiston, noon
Ontario at Pendleton, noon
McLoughlin at The Dalles/Dufur, noon
Prep boys soccer
The Dalles/Dufur at McLoughlin, noon
Umatilla at Riverside, noon
Prep cross-country
Hermiston at Kennewick MCC meet,
10 a.m.
McLoughlin at Pioneer Invite, 9 a.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 15
Prep volleyball
Irrigon at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Umatilla at Weston-McEwen, 5 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Riverside at Stanfield/Echo, 4 p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16
Prep volleyball
Pendleton at Hood River, 6:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Weston-McEwen, 5 p.m.
Stanfield at Heppner, 5 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Riverside, 5 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Griswold, 5 p.m.
Condon at Ione/Arlington, 5 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Hermiston at Pendleton, 6 p.m.
McLoughlin at Umatilla, 5:30 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
Ontario at Pendleton, 4 p.m.
McLoughlin at Umatilla, 7 p.m.
Irrigon at Riverside, 4 p.m.
Prep slowpitch softball
Hermiston at Chiawana (2), 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
Prep volleyball
McLoughlin at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Prep cross-country
The Dalles at Pendleton, Birch Creek,
2 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18
Prep football
Grant Union at Heppner, 4 p.m.
Umatilla at Stanfield, 7 p.m.
Imbler at Pilot Rock, 5 p.m.
Prep volleyball
The Dalles at Pendleton, 6:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Stanfield, 4 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m.
Ione/Arlington at Sherman, 5 p.m.
Riverside at Umatilla, 5 p.m.
Prep cross-country
Umatilla, Ione at Mustang Invite, 3 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Pendleton at Redmond, 4:30 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
Redmond at Pendleton, 4 p.m.
Irrigon at McLoughlin, 5 p.m.
Prep slowpitch softball
Walla Walla at Hermiston (2), 3 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 19
Prep football
Kennewick at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Irrigon at McLoughlin, 7 p.m.
Riverside at Weston-McEwen, 3:30 p.m.
South Wasco County at Echo, 7 p.m.
Dufur at Ione/Arlington, 6 p.m.
Prep volleyball
Grant Union at Heppner, noon
Weston-McEwen JV at Griswold, 5 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Riverside at Umatilla, 2 p.m.
Trout Lake at Stanfield/Echo, 1 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
Riverside at Umatilla, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20
Prep football
Hood River Valley at Pendleton, 1 p.m.
Prep volleyball
Hermiston at Hood River, 2:45 p.m.
Pendleton at The Dalles, 11 a.m.
Weston-McEwen at McLoughlin,
11 a.m.
Stanfield at Grant Union, noon
Heppner at Irrigon, 1 p.m.
Echo at Condon, noon
Prep cross-country
Hermiston at Richland MCC meet,
10 a.m.
Prep girls soccer
Hermiston at Chiawana, noon
McLoughlin at Pendleton JV, noon