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6A — BAKER CITY HERALD SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020 Seahawks top Cardinals, take NFC West lead For a few days at least, Seattle (7- 3) will be back on top alone until the SEATTLE — It was a fl ash- Rams play on Monday night against back performance for the Seattle Tampa Bay. It was an important Seahawks, and coach Pete Carroll victory for the Seahawks heading enjoyed the show. into the softest part of their schedule, A bruising running game. Russell with four upcoming games against Wilson making plays without being teams with a combined 8-28-1 record. asked to do everything. And the Wilson was 23 of 28 for 197 Seahawks defense coming through yards and TD passes of 25 yards to in key moments to shut down Kyler DK Metcalf and 11 yards to Tyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals for Lockett in the fi rst half. Wilson a 28-21 win Thursday night. had committed 10 turnovers in the Wilson still did his part, throwing previous four games combined, a for two touchdowns and rebounding stretch that started with Seattle’s from his worst performance of the 37-34 overtime loss to Arizona in season just a few days ago. But he Week 7. had help in the form of Carlos Hyde Lockett, who had 15 catches for Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times-TNS 200 yards and three TDs in the fi rst rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown, Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson hits receiver DK Metcalf for a 25- meeting with Arizona, had another and a defense that sacked Murray three times, including Carlos Dunlap’s yard touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday, Nov. 19. nine catches for 67 yards. clinching play inside the final minute. But the biggest boost for Seattle “Our guys really wanted to turn didn’t matter. Guys played really well including losses in the past two was the return of its run game. things and get back on track,” Car- across the board.” weeks to Buffalo and the Los Angeles Hyde had a 2-yard TD run in the roll said. “And even with all of the Wilson was fl awless, erasing the Rams. The skid left Seattle in a tie third quarter, and Seattle fi nished situations, with all the guys in and mistakes from the past four weeks atop the NFC West with the Rams with 165 yards rushing. out in the lineup and all that, it just when Seattle dropped three of four, and Cardinals. “It helped balance our offense out By Tim Booth AP Sports Writer today,” Hyde said. “We was able to hit passes, run the ball, move down the fi eld. You know, how we play.” Murray and DeAndre Hopkins couldn’t rekindle the magic from their last-second touchdown to beat Buffalo last Sunday. Murray was 29 of 42 for 269 yards and two TDs, but Seattle was able to get the kind of pressure on the QB that was missing from the fi rst meeting. “They defi nitely played for me in certain situations but like I said, we put up 21, had a chance to win the game at the end, but throughout the game, we started slow and kept shooting ourselves in the foot,” Mur- ray said. And that pressure came through in the closing seconds. On fourth- and-10 at the Seattle 27 with 38 seconds left, Dunlap got around the edge and tackled Murray for his second sack of the night. Seattle fi nished with three sacks and seven QB hits after not touching Murray in the fi rst meeting. Celtics pick former Duck Pritchard in NBA Draft 1st round By Jimmy Golen AP Sports Writer BOSTON — The Boston Celtics loaded up on backcourt depth in the NBA draft on Wednesday night, picking Vanderbilt shooting guard Aaron Nesmith and Oregon point guard Payton Pritchard in the fi rst round. The Celtics used the No. 14 pick on Nesmith, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound sophomore who was averaging 23 points and shoot- ing 51% before a foot injury ended his season 14 games in. Some analysts called him the best shooter in the draft. “The shooting is his thing,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. “When you can put the ball in the basket, that cer- tainly is a benefi t.” Nesmith called himself an “absolute sniper” and said he wanted to make life easier for Celtics veterans like Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown. He described himself as “a guy that’s always going to be there, work hard and earn his stripes.” With the 26th overall pick, the Celtics selected Pritchard, who was the Pac-12 player of the year after leading the conference with 20.5 points per game and 5.6 assists. Stevens praised his toughness. “It should be fun to watch all these guys battle it out for playing time,” Stevens said, noting that the pandemic has scrambled the offseason sched- ule. “It’s come and get ready for real basketball in a couple of weeks. That should be a big challenge for all these guys.” Picking the NFL: week 11 ‘Freeze’ puts high school New England Patriots (4-5) vs. Houston Texans COREY (2-7) Philadelphia KIRK Eagles (3-5-1) vs. After their big win Cleveland Browns against the Ravens, (6-3) the Patriots head to Two teams with dif- Houston to face the ferent outcomes the previous week, but both struggling Texans. Though this game will be looked incredibly fl at. The Eagles lost to the close, I do see the Patriots returning to a .500 New York Giants in a game they should have record with a 17-14 win. won, and the Browns were barely able to defeat the Texans. I am going to give the edge Miami Dolphins (6-3) vs. to the Browns here, for being at home and the Denver Broncos (3-6) Tua Tagovailoa is arguably the hottest Eagles struggling to fi gure out their identity. The Browns will get their seventh win, 27-21. rookie QB in the NFL. After defeating fellow rookie Justin Herbert and the Chargers last Atlanta Falcons (3-6) vs. week, he fi nds himself in the Mile High City New Orleans Saints (7-2) to take on the Broncos, and I can’t go against For the second straight week the Saints are the guy. Tua time will remain intact with his at home, and against NFC South opponent fourth consecutive win, defeating the Broncos in the Falcons for the fi rst of two matchups 28-17. in the next three weeks. Although they’re on New York Jets (0-9) vs. a two-game winning streak, the Falcons are destined to struggle against this Saints team, Los Angeles Chargers (2-7) The Chargers continue to compete in each specifi cally on defense. Drew Brees will ex- ploit their weaknesses and lead New Orleans game, but when it comes down to crunch time they cannot win. This game, however, will to victory, 35-21. be different, as the Jets are struggling even Cincinnati Bengals (2-6-1) vs. more. Oregon alumnus Justin Herbert will Washington Football Team (2-7) lead the Chargers to victory, 27-10. Both teams are struggling and looking for a big morale boost. Washington is on its third Green Bay Packers (7-2) vs. quarterback in Alex Smith, and the Bengals Indianapolis Colts (6-3) are running out of gas toward the end of This game has arguably the most appeal games. I am going to give the Bengals a slight to close out the afternoon games on Sunday edge on the road, as I see rookie QB Joe Bur- as both teams have been red hot as of late. I don’t see how the Colts can stop this aerial row having a big game to secure their third offense with Aaron Rodgers and company. win, 27-24. The Packers will be celebrating their eighth Detroit Lions (4-5) vs. victory, 27-24. Carolina Panthers (3-7) After a big win against Washington, Detroit Dallas Cowboys (2-7) vs. Minnesota Vikings (4-5) is excited to see that running back D’Andre The Vikings have been on quite a tear the Swift looks like a cornerstone for their future. last few weeks, and after a stellar perfor- Meanwhile, the Panthers are hoping that their top back, Christian McCaffrey, remains mance against the Bears on Monday Night Football, they fi nd themselves hosting the healthy enough to suit up for more than just a game or two at a time after sitting out Cowboys. I expect this win streak to continue, last week due to a shoulder injury. I give the as the Minnesota offense is too much for the Cowboys in a 28-17 win. edge to Carolina, as I think they are a more dynamic team that has played a tougher Kansas City Chiefs (8-1) vs. schedule. The Panthers will win, 21-14. Las Vegas Raiders (6-3) Pittsburgh Steelers (9-0) vs. The reigning Super Bowl champions are Jacksonville Jaguars (1-8) seeking redemption this week with their trip The Steelers continue to remain the team to Allegiant Stadium to take on the Raiders. to beat in the NFL, and fi nd themselves in Las Vegas handed the Chiefs their only loss, Jacksonville in this week 11 matchup. As but I don’t see a repeat of that Oct. 11 upset. a team expected to make their case for the Patrick Mahomes will have a big game and Trevor Lawrence sweepstakes in next year’s lead the Chiefs to victory, 27-21. draft, the Jaguars are still competing each week and posing a threat. But not against the Los Angeles Rams (6-3) vs. undefeated Steelers, who will dominate, 28-3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3) After dealing the Seahawks a loss last Tennessee Titans (6-3) vs. week, the NFC West is up for grab for three Baltimore Ravens (6-3) teams, Seattle, Arizona and the Rams. I just Both teams are looking to rebound from can’t pick against Tampa Bay after their big big losses. I’m going to side with the Ravens, win against Carolina. I expect this game to be 24-21. high-scoring, but the Bucs will win, 38-35. Current Record: 81-42-1 sports practices on hold probably one of the safer places for our kids to be,” said Buell Gonzales Jr., athletic direc- The Nov. 18 to Dec. 2 statewide “freeze” tor for the Baker School District. designed to slow the recent surge in CO- Pendleton High School Athletic Direc- VID-19 cases stopped high school sports tor Mike Somnis wasn’t surprised by the practices before they had a chance to get OHA’s announcement. started. “I think the signs were kind of pointing The last of three month-long “mini- that way,” Somnis said. sessions” was scheduled to start Tuesday, Not all schools will be affected in quite Nov. 17. the same way. This session was for traditional winter La Grande High School, for instance, had sports — basketball, wrestling and swim- already delayed its winter sports mini- ming. session. When Oregon Gov. Kate Brown an- “We had already decided to wait until af- nounced the two-week freeze, the restric- ter Thanksgiving week to start up anyway, tions didn’t include high school sports. so we put our winter sports on delay next But on Wednesday, Nov. 18, the day the week until we got back from Thanksgiving freeze started, the Oregon Health Author- just to see what the numbers are like then,” ity (OHA) stated that schools will have to said Darren Goodman, La Grande’s athletic stop indoor sports, including basketball and director. wrestling. 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