8A — BAKER CITY HERALD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019 EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL EOU falls just short against Coyotes POWDER VALLEY FOOTBALL By Ronald Bond The (La Grande) Observer Badgers roll over Enterprise, earn first playoff bid since 2016 By Ronald Bond The (La Grande) Observer LA GRANDE — The Powder Valley Badgers scored the game’s fi rst 34 points and coasted to a 60-28 victory over the Enterprise Outlaws in the opening game of the Special District 3 playoffs Friday at Eastern Oregon University. The win improved Powder’s record to 6-3 and solidifi ed its OSAA ranking as the Badgers later grabbed one of four at-large berths to state. It’s the Badgers’ fi rst playoff berth since 2016, when they reached the state quarterfi - nals. “It’s a huge step for us,” head coach Josh Cobb said. “We’re young. We’re sopho- more-heavy, so getting these guys some playoff experience is going to be huge for the long run.” Reece Dixon threw for 463 yards and six touchdown passes for the Badgers on Friday, including a 72-yard scoring strike to Kaden Krieger and a 6-yard pass to Dominick Grende to help Powder Valley’s lead reach 28-0 after one quarter. Ronald Bond / The (La Grande) Observer Powder Valley’s Roper Bingham making a catch during the Badgers’ win Friday. Another long touchdown pass — this one of 74 yards from Dixon to Ethan Ste- phens — made it 34-0 before the Outlaws fi nally got on the board. Gideon Gray scored from 2 yards out, and a safety just before the half brought Enterprise within 34-8. But four second half scores — the last of which was a 54-yard touchdown catch by Roper Bingham — made it 60-8 with 3:03 to play in the third quarter. Grende and Bingham fi n- ished with 188 and 116 yards receiving, respectively. The Outlaws added three fourth-quarter scores on a 9-yard run by Jericho Peters, a 25-yard rush by Trace Evans and a 40-yard TD reception by Evans for the fi nal margin. The Badgers, who have won their last three games, ended up as the No. 12 seed and will travel to face Lowell in the fi rst round of the state playoffs Friday at 6 p.m. Lowell is about 20 miles east of Eugene. Seahawks slip past Tampa Bay in OT By Tim Booth AP Sports Writer SEATTLE — After leading a master- ful drive in the fi nal seconds of regula- tion only to see a potential winning fi eld goal attempt on the last play sail wide, Russell Wilson took it upon himself in overtime. No way was Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston going to end up with the ball in his hands again. Wilson fi nished off one of the fi n- est games of his career with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Hollister on the opening drive of overtime, capping Seattle’s rally for a 40-34 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Wilson continued his brilliant season, tying his career high with fi ve touch- down passes as Seattle (7-2) overcame Jason Myers’ missed 40-yard fi eld-goal attempt on the fi nal play of regulation and never gave Tampa Bay a chance in the extra session. HERE’S HOW TO PLAY: LA GRANDE — The Eastern Oregon football team gave Frontier Conference-leading and sixth-ranked College of Idaho all it could handle, and gave itself a shot at the upset. The Mountaineers led 14-7 at halftime, were tied 14-14 after three quarters and had a chance, trailing by seven in the fi nal minute of the game — a marked improvement from the season-opening 48-12 loss to the same Coyotes. “That was a dog fi ght. We went a little bit dim in the third quarter offensively. We got a lot of kids playing out there who are freshmen, sophomores and juniors,” head coach Tim Camp said of his team against the senior-laden Yotes. “Pretty proud of them.” But third-quarter offensive struggles and a strong second-half by C of I offensively were enough to allow the Yotes to escape with a 24-17 victory Saturday at Community Stadium. It was the third time in three weeks EOU has been within a touchdown of its opponent in the fourth quar- ter. Eastern has lost those three contests by six, 13 and now seven points. The Mountaineers were the aggressors early and often against C of I. EOU scored on its second pos- session on a 1-yard touchdown run by Victor Dias for a 7-0 lead midway through the fi rst quarter, while defensively the Mountaineers held C of I powerful of- fense in check. C of I was forced to punt on its fi rst four possessions, and went three-and-out three times. The Yotes pulled even late in the second quarter when Nick Calzaretta scored from a yard out to cap a 14-play, 90-yard drive that took seven minutes. It took Eastern 11 seconds to respond, as Kai Quinn hit Cade Reed for a 95-yard touchdown pass right in the middle of the C of I defense to give EOU the lead at the half. College of Idaho pulled even early in the third quar- ter on the ground, as Calzaretta scored from 21 yards out to cap a drive that saw him rush for 54 yards. Another long drive by C of I — this one an 86-yard excursion that took more than nine minutes — ended in a Kyle Mitchell fi eld goal for a 17-14 lead early in the fourth quarter. Hunter Jaurez then hauled in a one-handed catch for a 30-yard score and a 10-point lead with 11:11 to play. But the Mountaineersfi nally woke up on offense to get back in the game late. A 64-yard drive set up a 32-yard Jaiden Machuca fi eld goal to make it a one- possession game with 2:30 to play. Eastern failed to recover the ensuing onside kick, but stopped C of I to regain possession with 44 seconds to play. Quinn found Victor Dias for a 20-yard comple- tion one play after being sacked, but Eastern’s Hail Mary pass on the fi nal play fell incomplete. Antenna TV isn’t free in northeast Oregon, but it is affordable! $100 per year keeps TV on the air in Baker County! Watch for the Football Contest page every Monday in the Baker City Herald. A different numbered football game will appear in each of the sponsor boxes. Enter the advertiser name and game winner on the Watch corresponding numbered line on the official entry form your below, plus be sure to pick the remaining games already favorite listed on the entry form plus the tiebreaker game. team! Pick the winner and the final score. In the case of an unbreakable tie the winnings will be split equally. Entries must be postmarked by midnight this Thursday or dropped off at The Baker City Herald 4 p.m. this Friday. 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