A6 — BAKER CITY HERALD
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2021
SPORTS
BAKER VOLLEYBALL
PAC-12 FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Ducks travel to Utah with
playoff hopes intact
The Associated Press
Things to watch in Week
11 of the Pac-12 Conference:
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald, File
Baker junior Jozie Ramos tips the ball during a match
against Ontario on Oct. 4, 2021, in the Baker gym.
Ramos was named Greater Oregon League volleyball
player of the year.
Ramos player
of year, Abrego
coach of the year
Baker City Herald
After winning the Greater
Oregon League volleyball title
this fall, it’s hardly surprising
that the Baker Bulldogs also
were well-represented on the
league’s honors list.
Junior setter Jozie Ramos
was selected as the GOL
player of the year.
Baker coach Ali Abrego
was named coach of the year
after leading the Bulldogs to
a 16-7 record and a playoff
run that ended with a loss to
Philomath in the quarterfi nal
round on Nov. 2 in the Baker
gym.
Joining Ramos on the fi rst
team are:
• Senior Lacy Churchfi eld,
outside hitter
• Junior Rylee Elms,
middle hitter
Three Bulldogs earned
second-team honors:
• Junior Macey Moore,
setter
• Junior Makenzie Flana-
gan, right side
• Junior Taylor Dalton,
defensive specialist
Game of the week
No. 4 Oregon (9-1, 6-1
Pac-12) at No. 24 Utah,
Saturday.
A potential preview of the
Pac-12 Championship game
could also have a huge im-
pact on the College Football
Playoff. The Ducks are No. 3
in the CFP rankings, behind
Georgia and Alabama, one
ahead of Ohio State. Oregon
is the Pac-12’s lone shot at
making the CFP, so a loss in
Salt Lake City would knock
the Ducks out.
Oregon can clinch the
Pac-12 North with a win and
is vying to reach 10-1 for the
fi rst time since playing in the
national championship game
in 2014. The Utes are in
control of the Pac-12 South,
with a one-game lead and a
tiebreaker over second-place
Arizona State. Beat the
Ducks and Utah wins the
South.
Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard-TNS
Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux, left, bears down on Washington State quarterback
Jayden de Laura during the fi rst half of a game Saturday, Nov. 13 at Autzen
Stadium in Eugene.
Player to watch
Ducks, Beavers in
Oregon DE Kayvon
action today
Thibodeaux. The dynamic
sophomore has battled
Oregon (9-1) at
injuries this season, but
Utah (7-3)
still was named one of
Matchup of the week
• Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
three fi nalists for the
• TV on ABC
UCLA (6-4, 4-3) at South-
Bronco Nagurski Trophy,
ern California (4-5, 3-4),
Arizona State (7-3) at
Inside the numbers
awarded to the nation’s top
Saturday. Rivalry games
Oregon State (6-4)
Washington State leads
always bring out the best in
all Power Five teams with 22 defensive player. He’s been
• Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
both teams and the Bruins
forced turnovers and 13 fum- an unstoppable force even
• TV on ESPN
facing double teams, with
have the added incentive of
ble recoveries. ... USC WR
six sacks and 10 tackles for playing better in recent
putting a dent in the Trojans’ Drake London was named
weeks. They ended a 20-
hopes of becoming bowl
one of 10 semifi nalists for the loss this season.
game losing streak with
eligible.
Biletknikoff Award as the
a 10-3 win over COVID-
With Kedon Slovis out
nation’s best receiver despite Upset watch
depleted California two
with a lower-leg injury, USC suffering a season-ending an-
Arizona (1-9, 1-6) at
weeks ago and gave Utah
will start Jaxson Dart at
kle injury two weeks ago. He Washington State (5-5,
quarterback. He will be the
made the list by racking up
4-3), Friday.
a much tougher game than
fi rst USC quarterback to
88 receptions for 1,084 yards
The Cougars are
expected in last week’s 39-
make his fi rst career start
and seven TDs in a little over 14.5-point favorites, ac-
28 loss. The Cougars, who
against UCLA since Scott
seven games. ... Arizona State cording to FanDuel Sports- can become bowl eligible
Tinsley did it in 1980, but
RB Rachaad White has 386
book, so the oddsmakers
for the sixth straight sea-
has already seen playing
yards rushing and fi ve TDs
are expecting a rout. But
son with a win, have lost
time this season.
the past two games.
the Wildcats have been
two of three.
The Bruins became bowl
eligible for the fi rst time since
2017 with a 44-22 victory
over Colorado at the Rose
Bowl. They have not won at
USC since 2013.
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