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6A — BAKER CITY HERALD MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2019 BOISE STATE FOOTBALL Broncos slip past Rams, on to MW title game CIVIL WAR FOOTBALL Ducks hold off pesky Beavers By Anne M. Peterson AP Sports Writer EUGENE — While Justin Herbert had a season low for passing yards in his fi nal game at Autzen Stadium, Oregon’s senior quarterback didn’t seem all that disap- pointed. “The best part? The game’s not decided on my individual performance. It’s who scores the most points, and we did that today,” Herbert said after throwing for 174 yards and a touchdown in No. 14 Oregon’s 24-10 victory over Oregon State on Saturday in the 123rd Civil War. Oregon (10-2, 8-1 Pac-12) wrapped up the regular season with a perfect record at home for the eighth time. The Ducks reached 10 wins overall for the fi rst time since 2014. Oregon State (5-7, 4-5) was denied a bid for bowl eligibil- ity in coach Jonathan Smith’s second year. The Beavers haven’t made a postseason appearance since 2013. Trailing 17-3 at the start of the fourth quarter, Or- egon State closed the gap on Jermar Jefferson’s 19-yard touchdown run with 11:03 left. Herbert appeared to hit Jaylon Redd with an 8-yard touchdown pass but a review determined Redd fumbled before scoring, giving the ball to the Beavers. Oregon State’s drive fi zzled on a fourth- and-5 attempt, turning the ball over on downs to set up Cyrus Habibi-Likio’s 20-yard touchdown run with 1:15 left. Oregon was cruising toward a possible bid in the College Football Playoff last weekend when it was up- ended 31-28 at Arizona State. The loss dropped the Ducks from No. 6 in the rankings. Oregon was already as- sured of a spot in the Pac-12 championship game Friday in Santa Clara, California. The Ducks will face No. 6 Utah, the Pac-12 South winner after a victory over Colorado. “We’ve got a great opportu- nity on Friday, we’re going to do our best to fi x what we did wrong today,” Herbert said simply, avoiding a question about the team’s Rose Bowl hopes. Oregon State has already collected more wins this sea- son than in the previous two years combined. Picked in the preseason to fi nish last in the Pac-12 North, the Beavers surpassed expectations but couldn’t quite get to a bowl with losses in their fi nal two games. Herbert was a freshman when the Beavers last beat the Ducks. He has 94 career passing touchdowns, most among active players na- tionwide, and second only to Marcus Mariota on Oregon’s career list. In a surprising move, Or- egon State started sophomore quarterback Tristan Gebbia in place of sixth-year quarter- back Jake Luton, who had an injured right forearm. Gebbia, a Nebraska trans- fer who competed with Luton in fall camp for the starting nod this season, had thrown for 104 yards with two touch- downs and an interception this season, before his fi rst career start. Luton struggled with inju- ries throughout his Oregon State career, earning the sixth year of eligibility. He threw for 2,714 yards and 28 touchdowns in his fi nal year with just three interceptions. “It was hard. Jake is a leader, a sixth-year senior and he was waiting for this game,” receiver Isaiah Hodgins said. “I know it defi nitely sucked for him to sit out and it hurt him. But I think Tristan did a good job of kind of shaking off the jitters and getting going, and giving us a couple of good drives. We could have done a little bit more to help him out, but I feel he came in there and stepped up.” LA GRANDE The Tigers were also clutch, forc- ing turnovers at key moments. In ad- Continued from Page 5A dition to Reed’s fumble recovery and Slifka and Evans entered the title pick-six, Leavitt recovered a fumble game with more than 1,900 yards re- early in the game to stop a Banks ceiving on the season between them. fi rst-quarter drive, and Shaw nabbed The Tigers held Slifka and Evans to an interception midway through a combined 68 yards on the evening. the fourth quarter to end any hope By Pat Graham AP Sports Writer FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Curtis Weaver knows his Boise State history. The Broncos’ outside linebacker knows how hard it is to earn a footnote in that history. That’s why Weaver takes great pride in his team earning their place in that storied history. Jaylon Henderson accounted for three scores, defen- sive tackle David Moa came up with a big late sack and No. 20 Boise State beat Colorado State 31-24 on Friday to fi nish undefeated in Mountain West play for the fi rst time. Yep, 8-0 has a nice ring to it. “The past Boise State teams always had something they had. We wanted something,” Weaver said. “Today, we wrote history.” This version of Boise State (11-1, 8-0 MW, No. 20 CFP) will go into the books as the program’s fi rst one to run through Mountain West regular-season play unbeaten. The Broncos have fi nished the conference portion of their schedule with one loss fi ve times since joining the league in 2011. “They’ve accomplished something that’s pretty spe- cial,” Boise State coach Bryan Harsin said. Henderson had another big game for Boise State. He ran for a short score early in the fourth to give Boise State some breathing room. He also threw two TD passes, giving him eight over the past three games as he fi lls in for banged-up starter Hank Bachmeier and backup Chase Cord. Garrett Collingham hauled in one of Henderson’s TD passes and ran in another as the Broncos head into the league’s championship game with a head of steam. They host Hawaii next Saturday. The Broncos beat Hawaii 59-37 on Oct. 12. The sparse crowd Friday was announced at 12,324 on a chilly and overcast afternoon. Only the middle sections of the stadium were open following a blizzard earlier in the week that dropped around 15 inches of snow. Most of the upper deck and behind the south end zone were blanketed in snow. The Colorado State facilities management crews moved approximately two million pounds of snow from the playing surface. Oregon capped its fi rst drive in the game with Cam- den Lewis’ 32-yard fi eld goal. Oregon State answered with Everett Hayes’ 40-yard fi eld goal on its fi rst series. But Mykael Wright re- turned the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown to put the Ducks up 10-3. It was Wright’s second kickoff return for a TD this season and the longest in the history of the Civil War. “It means a lot to me, because growing up, I loved Oregon football, and I loved D’Anthony Thomas, and this is what he did,” Wright said. “So me being able to do this, it’s really a blessing.” Herbert’s 28-yard scoring pass to Johnny Johnson III pushed Oregon’s lead to 17-3 early in the second quarter. Lewis missed a 24-yard at- tempt midway through the scoreless third quarter. MAKING STRIDES Smith was encouraged by his team’s performance this season, even though the Beavers didn’t quite make it to a bowl. “I do think we’re getting better and I do think we’ve got some real momentum,” Smith said. “We’ve got a lot of players coming back that I’m excited about coaching the next couple years.” the Braves had for a comeback. The Tigers also sacked Shook four times, a key one coming early in the second quarter by Leavitt to stop a Banks drive on fourth down. “This was an all-around team win,” Shaw said. “Everyone. This was a great game. Everyone played their hearts out.” The shutout, La Grande’s third in a row, was the fi rst in a state champi- onship game since Heppner blanked Kennedy, 48-0, in the 2015 2A title game. It also is the fi rst shutout in a 4A fi nal since 1999, when Beaverton toppled Sprague, 20-0. And it marks the fi rst time the Braves have been scoreless since a 3-0 road loss to Philomath on Sept. 12, 2014. “I wasn’t expecting it,” Woodworth said. “I expected them to score maybe once or twice. 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