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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 BAKER CITY HERALD — 7A BAKER VOLLEYBALL Baker 3rd at Sisters tourney BAKER FOOTBALL Bulldogs roll over Elmira ■ Baker scores in five different ways en route to 53-6 rout in game played at Bend By Gerry Steele “We executed pretty well in all aspects of the game. The kids had a lot of energy, particularly after a long bus ride.” gsteele@bakercityherald.com The Baker football team found just about every way possible to score Friday against Elmira. The Bulldogs scored four rushing touchdowns, two receiving touchdowns, a kickoff return for a TD, a fi eld goal and a safety on the way to burying Elmira 53-6 in a nonleague game at Summit High School in Bend. “We executed pretty well in all aspects of the game,” said Baker coach Jason Ramos. “The kids had a lot of energy, particularly after a long bus ride.” Alex Hammans, who fi nished with 194 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries, scored Baker’s fi rst points. Hammans completed a 60-yard opening Baker drive with a 15-yard TD run. Ham- mans accounted for 50 yards on the drive. Hammans scored his second TD on a 47-yard gal- lop with 2:56 left in the fi rst quarter. Baker led 14-0 after one period. Quarterback Spencer Shirtcliff connected with Kaden Myer on a 32-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter to boost Baker up 21-0. Hammans broke an 83-yard scoring run with 9 seconds left in the half to give Baker a 28-0 halftime — Baker Coach Jason Ramos Baker’s fi nal score. ‘Our kicking game was solid. Our special teams play was solid,” Ramos said. “Our offense executed really well to start. We were a little stagnant in the second quarter, but picked it up again in the second half.” Ramos again was proud of his defense. “Our defense played well,” he said. “Our defense has played outstanding. For about 46 minutes Elmira had trouble moving the ball against us.” Offensively, Shirtcliff fi n- ished 13-of-29 passing for 202 yards. Photo courtesy of Kelly Wright Myer led Baker receivers Alex Hammans takes a handoff from Spencer Shirtcliff with fi ve catches for 65 yards. against Elmira Friday at Bend. Hammans ran for 194 Flanagan added four catches yards and three touchdowns in Baker’s 53-6 win. for 95 yards. Baker (2-1) opens Greater advantage. Baker’s fourth rushing TD a Oregon League play Friday at Shirtcliff then got his sec- minute into the fourth quarter, Ontario. ond scoring pass in the third from 4 yards out. 14 14 9 16 — 53 quarter, connecting for 70 Baker forced a running clock Baker Elmira 0 0 0 6 — 6 B — Hammans 15 run (Rushton kick) yards to Riley Flanagan. with 10:17 left in the game B — Hammans 47 run (Rushton kick) B — Myer 32 pass from Shirtcliff (Rushton Then, after Andrew Adams when the Bulldogs earned a kick) intercepted an Elmira pass, safety when the center snap B — Hammans 83 run (Rushton kick) B — Flanagan 70 pass from Shirtcliff (Kick kicker Mahonri Rushton on an Elmira punt sailed out blocked) B — Rushton 30 FG booted a 30-yard fi eld goal to of the end zone for a 46-0 lead. Shirtcliff 4 run (Rushton kick) increase Baker’s cushion to Baker completed the scoring B B — — Safety B — Myer 70 kickoff return (Rushton kick) 37-0. when Myer took the ensuing E — Parker 17 pass from Herbert (Run Shirtcliff then scored kickoff and raced 70 yards for failed) MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Timbers play to draw with Minnesota, maintain slim hope for a playoff berth By Caitlin Murray Associated Press PORTLAND — The Portland Timbers and Minnesota United played to a score- less draw Sunday, delaying Minnesota’s bid for a berth in the Major League Soccer playoffs. Minnesota (14-10-7, 49 points) could’ve clinched a playoff spot with a win against Portland and will clinch on their next win. With the draw, The Timbers (13-13- 5, 44 points) moved back into playoff position, but just barely. They are tied on points with FC Dallas but sit ahead of them on tiebreakers. Both sides exchanged plenty of chances early as the Timbers registered their most shots in a fi rst half since this year since their opening match of the season. The Timbers, who have lost four of their last six games, have not scored in their last 270 minutes, all at home. In the 10th minute, Minnesota’s Mason Toye fi red a close-range header just barely over the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Portland’s Larrys Mabiala headed a cor- ner kick from close-range that goalkeeper Vito Mannone parried away. Sebastian Blanco hit the crossbar with a curling shot from the top of the box in stoppage time of the fi rst half. As the stalemate dragged on, the game started to open up and both sides had closer chances. Robin Lod nearly scored for United in the 61st minute, heading a lofted free kick off the crossbar. Jeremy Ebobisse fi red a close-range header in the 67th minute that Mannone slapped away. Right back Jorge Moreira lofted a long cross to Ebobisse at the back post, who couldn’t get past Mannone. In the 70th minute, Cristhian Paredes dived head-fi rst into a well-placed Blanco cross, but his header went off the inside of the post and out. The Timbers appealed for a penalty in the 88th minute after a Paredes cross hit Minnesota’s Chase Gasper in the left arm, but play was allowed to continue without a video review. SISTERS — Baker fi nished third in its bracket Satur- day at the Sisters Invitational volleyball tournament. The Bulldogs won their opening match, defeating Stayton 21-25, 25-22, 15-9. Baker then played Greater Oregon League foe La Grande, losing 24-26, 25-22, 8-15. Baker’s next match will be a rematch Tuesday at La Grande at 6:30 p.m., this one counting in the GOL standings. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Saints surprise sloppy Seahawks By Tim Booth AP Sports Writer SEATTLE — Teddy Bridgewater wanted to stay composed. He wanted to remain calm and in control while taking over for the next several weeks with the New Orleans Saints’ leader, Drew Brees, sidelined with injury. But emotions can often be tricky to control. And in the moments before making his fi rst meaningful start since the 2015 playoffs, they all hit Bridgewater. “I was thinking about the process from the time I was injured up until now and just thinking about all the ones who believed in me and just being back on this stage,” Bridgewater said. Three years removed from a knee injury that nearly ended his career, Bridgewater was an unexpected win- ner Sunday. He threw two touchdown passes in his fi rst start with Brees out, watched his teammates add TDs on defense and special teams and help lead the Saints to a 33-27 win over the Seattle Seahawks. The narrative entering the week centered on whether the Super Bowl hopes of the Saints (2-1) were lost with Brees out following surgery to repair a ligament near his right thumb. The week ended with Bridgewater throwing his hat into the stands as he ran off the fi eld following his fi rst win as a starting quarterback since Jan. 3, 2016, the fi nal week of the 2015 season. “I said all week Teddy is a leader,” Saints running back Alvin Kamara said. “He had composure. He had poise and we got it done.” Bridgewater had started Week 17 last season, but that was a meaningless game. The Saints had their playoff seed wrapped up. Sunday had signifi cance and Bridgewater relished his opportunity. “You never want to take the game for granted,” Bridgewater said. “I think last year what happened, we had the playoff spot locked up. To come into a game like today that has more meaning was one of those games where your emotions are high because the game has meaning and you haven’t experienced this in a long time.” Bridgewater threw a 29-yard touchdown to Kamara late in the fi rst half on a screen pass where the talented running back bounced off several tacklers on his way to the end zone. He added a 1-yard TD toss to Michael Thomas on fourth-and-goal on the fi rst possession of the second half, a drive kept alive by an illegal formation penalty against Seattle on a missed fi eld goal attempt. But the key for New Orleans was a pair of fi rst-half touchdowns with Bridgewater standing on the sideline. Deonte Harris took a punt back 53 yards for a score in the fi rst quarter, and Vonn Bell picked up Chris Carson’s third lost fumble in three games, and returned it 33 yards for a TD in the second quarter. The two non-offensive touchdowns for New Orleans, plus Seattle’s numerous miscues took pressure off Bridgewater. He didn’t need to win the game. He simply needed to avoid his own errors, which he did. He got the ball in the hands of his playmakers, Kamara mostly, and didn’t take unnecessary risks. Bridgewater completed 19 of 27 passes for 177 yards. S COREBOARD MAJOR LEAGUES AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct. x-New York 102 55 .650 Tampa Bay 92 64 .590 Boston 81 74 .523 Toronto 63 93 .404 Baltimore 51 105 .327 Central Division W L Pct Minnesota 96 60 .615 Cleveland 92 64 .590 Chicago 68 87 .439 Kansas City 57 100 .363 Detroit 46 109 .297 West Division W L Pct x-Houston 102 54 .654 Oakland 94 62 .603 Texas 75 81 .481 Los Angeles 70 86 .449 Seattle 66 90 .423 GB _ 9½ 20 38½ 50½ GB _ 4 27½ 39½ 49½ GB _ 8 27 32 36 x-clinched division Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4, 11 innings Philadelphia 9, Cleveland 4 L.A. Angels 8, Houston 4 Kansas City 12, Minnesota 5 Seattle 7, Baltimore 6, 13 innings Oakland 12, Texas 3 Sunday’s Games Baltimore 2, Seattle 1 N.Y. Yankees 8, Toronto 3 Detroit 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4 Houston 13, L.A. Angels 5 Minnesota 12, Kansas City 8 Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 1 Texas 8, Oakland 3 Today’s Games All Times PDT Baltimore (Bundy 6-14) at Toronto (Buchholz 1-5), 4:07 p.m. Boston (Chacín 3-11) at Tampa Bay (Snell 6-7), 4:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at Detroit, 3:40 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Boston at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct. x-Atlanta 96 61 .611 Washington 85 69 .552 New York 81 74 .523 Philadelphia 79 75 .513 Miami 54 101 .348 Central Division W L Pct z-St. Louis 89 67 .571 Milwaukee 86 70 .551 Chicago 82 74 .526 Cincinnati 73 83 .468 Pittsburgh 65 91 .417 West Division W L Pct x-Los Angeles 100 56 .641 Arizona 80 76 .513 San Francisco 75 81 .481 San Diego 70 86 .449 Colorado 67 89 .429 GB _ 9½ 14 15½ 41 GB _ 3 7 16 24 GB _ 20 25 30 33 x-clinched division z-clinched playoff berth Saturday’s Games St. Louis 9, Chicago Cubs 8 Cincinnati 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Atlanta 8, San Francisco 1 Milwaukee 10, Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 9, Cleveland 4 Washington 10, Miami 4, 10 innings Arizona 4, San Diego 2 Colorado 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 6, Cincinnati 3 Miami 5, Washington 3 San Francisco 4, Atlanta 1 Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 1 L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 4 San Diego 6, Arizona 4, 10 innings Today’s Games All Times PDT Philadelphia (Efl in 9-12) at Washington (Corbin 13-7), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Smith 9-10) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 10-9), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 13-9) at Arizona (Young 7-4), 6:40 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 10:05 a.m., 1st game Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 3:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m., 2nd game Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 6:45 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Division W L T Buffalo 3 0 0 New England 3 0 0 N.Y. Jets 0 3 0 Miami 0 3 0 Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 W Houston 2 Indianapolis 2 Jacksonville 1 Tennessee 1 Baltimore Cleveland Cincinnati Pittsburgh W 2 1 0 0 W Kansas City 3 Oakland 1 L.A. Chargers 1 Denver 0 South L 1 1 2 2 North L 1 2 3 3 West L 0 2 2 3 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .667 .667 .333 .333 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .667 .333 .000 .000 T 0 0 0 0 Pct 1.000 .333 .333 .000 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Dallas 3 0 0 Philadelphia 1 2 0 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 Washington 0 2 0 Pct 1.000 .333 .333 .000 South L T 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 North W L T Green Bay 3 0 0 Detroit 2 0 1 Minnesota 2 1 0 Chicago 1 1 0 West W L T L.A. Rams 3 0 0 San Francisco 3 0 0 Seattle 2 1 0 Arizona 0 2 1 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 34, Oakland 14 Green Bay 27, Denver 16 New England 30, N.Y. Jets 14 Indianapolis 27, Atlanta 24 Dallas 31, Miami 6 Detroit 27, Philadelphia 24 Kansas City 33, Baltimore 28 W New Orleans 2 Tampa Bay 1 Atlanta 1 Carolina 1 Pct .667 .333 .333 .333 Pct 1.000 .833 .667 .500 Pct 1.000 1.000 .667 .167 Buffalo 21, Cincinnati 17 Carolina 38, Arizona 20 San Francisco 24, Pittsburgh 20 N.Y. Giants 32, Tampa Bay 31 New Orleans 33, Seattle 27 Houston 27, L.A. Chargers 20 L.A. Rams 20, Cleveland 13 Today’s Game All Times PDT Chicago at Washington, 5:15 p.m. Thursday’s Game Philadelphia at Green Bay, 5:20 p.m. Sunday’s Games Carolina at Houston, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore,10 a.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 10 a.m. Oakland at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. L.A. Chargers at Miami, 10 a.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Atlanta, 10 a.m. New England at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Seattle at Arizona, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. 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