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MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020 BAKER CITY HERALD — 3A BAKER WRESTLING Baker boys, girls show progress EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Ronald Bond/The (La Grande) Observer Kaden Sand, a Baker High School graduate, in action Friday against Eastern Oregon University. Ronald Bond/The (La Grande) Observer Baker High School graduate Logan Sand drives to the basket Friday against Eastern Oregon University. Sand brothers, both BHS grads, help NW Christian beat Mountaineers By Ronald Bond The (La Grande) Observer LA GRANDE — The Eastern Oregon University men’s basketball team split its fi rst homestand of the new decade Friday and Saturday, rebounding from a 109-99 loss to Northwest Christian Friday to earn a 93-78 win over Corban Saturday in a pair of Cascade Collegiate Conference games at Quinn Coliseum. EOU was done in Friday by struggles on the defensive end, as the Beacons shot 53% for the game and 56% in the second half. Eastern head coach Carlito Labarda Jr. said the team was giving up too many drives to the rim. “We just couldn’t contain them, and we couldn’t contain the dribble, plain and simple,” he said. “They took us to the rim, they manhandled us go- ing to the rim, and they did a great job.” EOU, which trailed 49-45 at the half, used a 10-0 run over the span of about two minutes to take a 62-57 lead — its largest of the second half — on a fi eld goal by Landon Jones and a 3-point play by Jarek Schetzle. NCU eventually took the lead for good, 74-72, on a Malik Corey fi eld goal with 12 minutes to play. Jones, who had 21 of his team-high 28 points in the second half for EOU, almost single-handedly kept the Mountaineers in the game for a large stretch of the second half. “I just knew we needed somebody to try and keep us in it. We got a few stops in a row, (and) I thought we had the momentum. I was kind of in attack mode thinking they hadn’t stopped me for a few possessions, so I was going to keep going,” he said. Jones scored 13 straight EOU points, the last of which was a fi eld goal with 9:32 to play to pull Eastern within a point at 81-80, and a basket by Max McCullough with 4:03 to play kept EOU within striking distance at 94-90. But then the Beacons put the game away. Former Baker High School standout Kaden Sand had an uncontested dunk for a six-point lead, and his brother and fellow BHS grad, Logan Sand, followed with a pair of corner 3-point- ers for a 102-90 advantage with less than two minutes to go. A Josh Brown layup and a Jamal Heckard 3-pointer helped EOU get within 105- 99 in the fi nal minute, but Eastern didn’t score again. “Coach was preaching all week defense and rebounding, and it’s hard to win when they get so many layups uncon- tested,” Jones said. Jones added 14 rebounds for the Mountaineers, who shot 45% on the night but were just 7-for-20 from 3-point range, 3-of-11 in the second half. Schetzle added 18 points while battling foul trouble most of the night. Heckard (14 points), McCullough (13) and Zane Wright (10) were also in double fi gures for EOU. Ernest Ugoagu had 33 points to lead the Beacons. Logan Sand and Kaden Sand had 16 and 13 points, respec- tively. Eastern ended its three- game losing streak with an important 93-78 win Satur- day night over Corban, shak- ing off a nine-point second- half defi cit with an 11-0 run, and later using an 11-3 run to take the lead for good. Corban took a 53-44 lead with 15:28 to play on a Beau Roggenbach fi eld goal, but the Mountaineers responded with the next 11 points to go ahead 55-53 on a McCullough 3-pointer. The teams battled Sands key cogs for the Beacons Freshman Kaden Sand and his brother, Logan, a freshman transfer from EOU, are key members of the Northwest Christian squad this year. Kaden is averaging 11.3 points per game, third on the team, and is the leading rebounder at 5.5 per game. Logan is averaging 8.9 points per game. Boys Caleb Shaw, 113 pounds, 0-3 record; Gavin Stone, 120, 4-2; Isael Duran, 120, 1-3; Johnny Niehaus, 126, 5-2; Hector Dominguez, 138, 0-3; Jake Eskew, 145, 4-2; Casey Vaughan, 145, 2-2; Ian Feldmeier, 152, 3-3; Seth Rushton, 152, 1-2; Gauge Bloomer, 160, 3-2; MaHonri Rushton, 182, 6-2; Alex Ritter, 195, 1-2; Colt Cobb, 195, 0-3; Jaden Martin, 285, 4-2 Girls to a 62-62 tie before the Mountaineers took control. McCullough had fi ve points during the key run, which ended with Eastern ahead 73- 65, then had consecutive fi eld goals to give the Mountain- eers their fi rst double-digit lead of the game at 84-73 with 3:15 to go. McCullough fi nished with a game-high 29 points and shot 67% for the game a night after shooting just 25%. Jones added 21 points, Heckard had 16, and both Schetzle and Brown scored 10 points. Schetzle also had 11 re- bounds, and Heckard has six assists and four steals. NFL PLAYOFFS WILD CARD ROUND Seahawks down Eagles to advance By Rob Maaddi AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA — Jade- veon Clowney knocked out Carson Wentz. Then, Rus- sell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks knocked off the Philadelphia Eagles. Wilson threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf, Marshawn Lynch had a rushing score and the Seahawks beat the Eagles 17-9 in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs on Sunday night. “To come back here, back East, it’s a long ways, we were able to do it, pull through,” Wilson said. “We’ve been road warriors and it’s exciting. We’ve got a great defense, too.” Making his fi rst career playoff start, Wentz lasted two series before exiting with a head injury following a helmet-to-helmet hit from Clowney. Nick Foles wasn’t around to rescue Philadelphia this time. “I didn’t intend to hurt him. I hope he’s OK,” Clowney said. Referee Shawn Smith told a pool reporter: “He was a runner and he did not give himself up. We saw incidental helmet contact, and in our judgment, we didn’t rule it a foul.” Forty-year-old Josh Mc- Cown stepped in, becoming the oldest quarterback to make his playoff debut. But he couldn’t lead the Eagles (9-8) into the end zone. The Seahawks (12-5) lost three of their fi nal four games, including a 26-21 defeat at home against San Francisco in Week 17 that cost them the NFC West title. But they traveled to Philadelphia for the second time in six weeks and became NAMPA, Idaho — Baker’s varsity wrestling team fi nished 24th out of 79 teams at the Rollie Lane Invita- tional Friday and Saturday, and coach Brandon Young was impressed by the Bulldogs’ performance. Based on Baker’s results at the Nampa tournament, Young thinks this year’s team can surpass the 2019 squad’s school-best 4th place fi nish at the state tourna- ment. “It’s exciting to see the level we’re competing at,” Young said. MaHonri Rushton, wrestling at 182 pounds, fi nished 5th at Rollie Lane to pace the Bulldogs. In the championship quarterfi nals Rushton was tied at 1 with Remington Winmill of Wendell, Idaho, the eventual champion in the weight class. Winmill secured a takedown in the fi nal 10 seconds to win 3-1. After winning two consolation matches, in the conso- lation semifi nal Rushton lost another close match, 5-3, to Kyle Knudtson of Crook County, the defending Class 5A state champion. Young said Rushton will have a chance to avenge that loss at the Resers Tournament of Champions in late January. Johnny Niehaus advanced to the heartbreak round at 126 pounds but lost to Ryeker Andersen of Century one match short of the consolation semifi nals. Young said Niehaus has “shown a ton of growth since last season and is looking to be one of the top contenders in 4A for the state of Oregon.” Young said several other Baker wrestlers improved on their 2019 performance at Rollie Lane, one of the larger tournaments in the region, including Gavin Stone, Jake Eskew, Seth Rushton and Ian Feldmeier. Baker’s new girls team fi nished 14th out of 52 teams, led by Bailey Cole, who fi nished 2nd at 170 pounds. “Every week she gets better and better,” Young said of Cole. “She has a growth mindset and it is really going to pay off.” Kaci Anderson advanced to the semifi nals at 130 pounds before settling for 6th place. Baker’s boys, ranked 4th in the state, will travel to La Grande Wednesday for a dual against the 2nd-ranked Tigers starting at 5 p.m. Baker results from Nampa: the third team to win on the road this weekend, improving to 8-1 away from home this season. Wilson threw for 325 yards and led the team with 45 yards rushing. Metcalf had seven catches for 160 yards. Seattle will travel to Green Bay to take on the Packers in a divisional round game this Sunday at 3:40 p.m. McKay Anderson, 116, 1-2; Kayla Springer, 116, 0-2; Kaci Anderson, 130, 2-3; Cassie Pettit, 130, 1-2; Rebecca Daniels, 143, 0-2; Julianna Sandberg, 155, 0-2; Shayna Ruby, 155, 0-2; Bailey Cole, 170, 2-1 Heat tops Blazers By Tim Reynolds AP Basketball Writer MIAMI — James Johnson scored on his fi rst posses- sion in more than a month. Dragic either scored or got somebody else points pretty much every time the ball was in his hands. As often is the case for Miami, bench guys came up big. Dragic had 29 points and 13 assists, Bam Adebayo added 20 points on 9-for-10 shooting and the Heat — without Jimmy Butler — never trailed in a 122-111 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. Dragic tied a career best with seven 3-pointers. Der- rick Jones Jr. scored 19 points for the Heat, who got 14 from Kendrick Nunn and 12 in 22 minutes from little- used Johnson -- who was called upon largely because Miami was without Butler. It was Johnson’s fi rst minutes since Nov. 27. “I’ve been in every situation that this league can offer, honestly,” Johnson said. “I know for sure it can be worse.” Tyler Herro scored 11 points for Miami, as did Mey- ers Leonard in his fi rst game against his former team. Damian Lillard led Portland with 34 points and 12 assists. 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