6A — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020
OREGON MEN’S BASKETBALL
Ducks hold off
Huskies to win
Stanford rallies to nip Beavers Pac-12 opener
OREGON STATE FOOTBALL
By Gary Horowitz
Associated Press
CORVALLIS — Davis Mills
passed for 292 yards and a
touchdown, and ran for two
scores to lead Stanford to a 27-
24 victory over Oregon State on
Saturday night.
Mills completed 21 of 29
passes and did not commit a
turnover.
Austin Jones added 126
yards rushing for the Cardinal
(3-2), who have been in road-
warrior mentality the past
three weeks.
“We’re excited,” Mills said.
“Obviously a win’s a win, we’re
going to celebrate, have a good
time.”
Jet Toner’s 39-yard field goal
with 1:48 remaining broke
a 24-24 tie and the Cardinal
defense forced a turnover to
seal the victory.
“For this team to come back,
being on the road these last few
weeks,” Stanford coach David
Shaw said. “And be on a three-
game winning streak, facing all
kinds of odds.”
Shaw added that Stanford’s
“calling card is effort, and even
when we don’t play perfectly,
we’re going to fight you to the
end.”
The Beavers (2-4) were in
position to tie or win the game
on their final possession, but
quarterback Chance Nolan
Leon Neuschwander/For The Oregonian
Oregon State running back Jermar Jefferson, shown
here against Washington State earlier this season, had
80 yards rushing Saturday, Dec. 12, against Stanford
before leaving the game late with an injury.
fumbled after an 11-yard run
and Stanford inside linebacker
Curtis Robinson recovered at
the Cardinal’s 16-yard line with
23 seconds remaining. Inside
linebacker Gabe Reid forced
the fumble.
The play was reviewed and
confirmed.
“That just goes back to day
one of camp and us emphasiz-
ing how important it is to play
our fundamentals and get the
ball out,” Robinson said.
Nolan said he wasn’t sure if
his knee hit the ground before
the fumble.
“That’s football, man,” Nolan
said. “You’ve got to leave no
doubt in that situation.”
Despite the game-deciding
turnover, Nolan performed well
in his second career start in
place of injured starter Tristan
Gebbia, who had season-ending
surgery on his hamstring this
week. Nolan completed 17 of 30
for 221 yards and three touch-
downs, and ran for 50 yards.
Mills’ 6-yard touchdown run
followed by a 2-point conver-
sion pass to fullback Houston
Heimuli gave the Cardinal a
24-21 lead with 13:03 remain-
ing.
Oregon State drove to the
Stanford 3-yard line on their
ensuing possession and the
offense remained on the fi eld
on fourth-and-2, but following
a delay of game penalty on the
Beavers, Everett Hayes kicked
a 26-yard fi eld goal to tie the
game at the 7:18 mark.
The Beavers received a boost
from wide receiver Tre’Shaun
Harrison, who was eligible to
play for the fi rst time Satur-
day and responded with fi ve
catches for 91 yards.
Harrison’s 61-yard catch
early in the second quarter set
up Nolan’s 8-yard touchdown
pass to Zeriah Beason and a
14-6 lead.
Oregon State running back
Jermar Jefferson returned af-
ter missing last week’s game at
Utah due to COVID-19 testing
and contact tracing protocols.
The nation’s third-leading
rusher managed 80 yards on
18 carries before limping off
the fi eld early in the fourth
quarter. He came into the
Stanford game averaging 168.8
yards per game.
On the opening possession of
the third quarter, Mills hit Simi
Fehoko on a 47-yard fl ea fl icker
to the 1, and Mills scored on
the next play giving Stanford
its fi rst lead at 16-14.
Oregon State answered with
a 75-yard scoring drive culmi-
nated by a 30-yard touchdown
pass to Tyjon Lindsey, putting
the Beavers back on top 21-16
midway through the third
quarter.
PAC-12 FOOTBALL
Trojans score in final seconds to beat UCLA
Clay Helton said he wasn’t
fazed considering what he
PASADENA, Calif. — Ke- saw his team do earlier in the
don Slovis and No. 16 South- season.
ern California continue to be
“I knew if we just had
kings of the fourth-quarter
one more opportunity that
comeback.
they would make something
Slovis completed his third happen. That’s just who this
game-winning drive of the
team is,” he said. “I’ve always
season, fi nding Amon-Ra St. felt great quarterbacks shine
Brown for an 8-yard touch-
when the game is on the line,
down pass with 16 seconds
and I’ve watched No. 9 in
left to lift the Trojans over
three situations just do what
UCLA 43-38 on Saturday
championship quarterbacks
night after trailing by 18 in
do. And he’s done it against
the third quarter.
this league now his whole
UCLA took a 38-36 lead
career.”
with 52 seconds remaining on
Gary Bryant returned the
Nicholas Barr-Mira’s 43-yard kickoff 63 yards to the Bruins
fi eld goal, but USC coach
43, and Slovis connected with
By Joe Reedy
AP Sports Writer
Tyler Vaughns on a 35-yard
reception despite great cover-
age by UCLA’s Mo Osling III.
St. Brown caught his second
TD of the game on the next
play.
“I overthrew Tyler earlier
in the game, so I just wanted
to give him a chance to make
a spectacular catch,” said Slo-
vis, who is the fi rst USC quar-
terback since Sam Darnold to
have fi ve passing TDs in two
straight games. “Then, on the
goal line, we saw man again.
We had a run called but I
checked it over to Amon-Ra,
and that worked out for us.
Probably gave coach Helton
a bit of a tough time, but it
Chiefs win, clinch AFC West title
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Pat-
rick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs
overcame a 30-yard sack, four turnovers and
a 10-point defi cit Sunday to clinch their fi fth
consecutive AFC West title by beating Miami
33-27 on Sunday.
Mahomes was picked off three times, his
fi rst multi-interception game in more than
two years, but threw for 393 yards and two
scores to help the Chiefs (12-1) earn their
eighth consecutive victory.
Tyreek Hill ran through the Dolphins’
secondary and behind it, scoring on a 32-yard
run and a 44-yard reception when Mahomes
hit him in stride at the goal line.
Travis Kelce had eight catches for 136
yards and a touchdown, Mecole Hardman
scored untouched on a 67-yard punt return,
and Kansas City’s defense was stout against
Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins’ injury-
riddled offense. Chris Jones sacked the rookie
for a safety for a 30-10 lead.
Kansas City reached 12 wins for the third
consecutive season, the longest streak in club
history, and has the best 13-game record in
franchise history.
worked out for us.”
The Trojans clinched the
Pac-12 South title earlier
in the day when Utah beat
Colorado.
SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Duarte and Eugene
Omoruyi scored 14 points apiece, Eric Williams Jr.
added 14, and Oregon held on to beat rival Washington
74-71 on Saturday night.
N’Faly Dante had 12 points and a career-high 10
rebounds — the 6-foot-11 sophomore from Mali’s fi rst
double-double — for Oregon (4-1, 1-0 Pac-12).
Quade Green scored 15 of his career-best 26 points
in the second half as Washington (1-4, 0-2) erased most
of a 15-point defi cit. RaeQuan Battle added 19 points,
hitting 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
LJ Figueroa converted a three-point play to give
Oregon a 15-point lead, its biggest of the game, with 16
minutes left.
Green scored Washington’s fi rst six points in an
8-2 run that trimmed its defi cit to 69-68 with 1:40 to
play but Williams hit an open 3-pointer from the left
corner 24 seconds later. Battle converted a 3-point play
to make it 72-71 with 58 seconds remaining and the
Huskies got a stop on the other end, but lost the ball
out-of-bounds and then fouled Chris Duarte who made
1 of 2 from the free-throw line and Washington called
a timeout with 7.9 seconds left. Green missed a deep
3-point shot about four seconds later and Dante made
1-of-2 free throws to cap the scoring.
The Ducks rallied from a 16-point defi cit in Seattle
to beat Washington 64-61 in overtime on Payton
Pritchard’s last-second 3-pointer in the last meeting
between the teams last January.
Oregon has won four in a row against the Huskies.
Boise St. tops Wyoming
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Hank Bachmeier was 19
of 28 for 181 yards, with one touchdown pass and one
interception to help Boise State beat Wyoming 17-9 on
Saturday night.
The Broncos (5-1, 5-0) will appear in their fourth con-
secutive Mountain West Conference championship game
when they play San Jose State (6-0) on Saturday. With
both teams undefeated, the conference will announce the
host site and kickoff time on Sunday.
It snowed throughout the game and the fi eld was
covered with snow as the Boise State defense held the
Cowboys (2-4, 2-4) to 146 yards of offense — their lowest
output since 2017. Andrew Van Buren ran 25 times for
79 yards and scored on a touchdown run that made it
17-6 in the fi nal minute of the third quarter. Khalil Sha-
kir had three catches for 48 yards during drive.
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