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S PORTS Hermiston A10 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 Hermiston comes back to beat Bucks By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer ,QWKHRSHQLQJJDPHRI+HUP- LVWRQ¶V &ROXPELD 5LYHU &RQIHU- ence volleyball match against 3HQGOHWRQ7XHVGD\QLJKWDVZHHS looked inevitable. 7KH %XFNV VFRUHG RI WKH VHW¶V¿QDOSRLQWVWRZLQWKHVHW going away and quieting the Daw- ghouse on Dig Pink night. But VRPHWKLQJ KDSSHQHG 7KH %XOO- dogs awoke from their mid-week VOXPEHU WR ZLQ WKUHH RI WKH QH[W IRXU VHWV LQFOXGLQJ WKH ¿IWK LQ dramatic fashion, to best the Pend- OHWRQ %XFNV IRUWKHLU¿UVW league win of the season. ³,WKLQNZKHQZH¿UVWJHWRXW there, we get nervous and stuff, and we don’t communicate as PXFK´MXQLRUOLEHUR$OH[%DUWRQ said. “But once we get into the rhythm (of the match), we start to communicate and really start WR ZRUN WRJHWKHU 7KH WHDPZRUN VWDUWVWR¿OOLQDQGZHJHWLWJRLQJ´ ,QWKDW¿UVWVHW+HUPLVWRQ ZDVQ¶W FRPPXQLFDWLQJ or working together. Balls that VKRXOGEHVHWRUGXJGURSSHGEH- tween two or three Bulldogs or WZR+HUPLVWRQSOD\HUVERWKZHQW IRU3HQGOHWRQVKRWVDQG essentially knocked each other off it. Head coach Dorothy Smith said Hermiston was without Hayden 0H\HUVDQG0LND\OD.RSDF]WKDW ¿UVWJDPHZKRZHUHQ¶WZLWKWKH WHDPRYHUWKHZHHNHQG$VDSHQ- DOW\WKH\VDWRXWWKH¿UVWVHW ³7KH\ZDQWHGWRSOD\´6PLWK VDLG³<RXFRXOGWHOOWKH\ZDQWHG WRSOD\ZKHQWKH\ZHQWLQ´ And Hermiston became a different team with Meyers and .RSDF] RQ WKH ÀRRU 6XGGHQO\ WKH HQHUJ\ MXPSHG DQG %XOOGRJV EHJDQVSUDZOLQJDFURVVWKHKDUG- wood, skin squeaking across the lacquered wood. 7KH %XOOGRJV ZHUH GRZQ in Game 2 before embarking on a UXQWRSXOOHYHQDW)URP there, the Bulldogs scored eight VWUDLJKWSRLQWVWRSXOODKHDG EHIRUHWDNLQJWKHVHW*DPH VDZ3HQGOHWRQWXUQDOHDG into a 21-11 lead when Haley Greb, Maureen Davis and Shelby Greb took control, but Hermiston came right back to hammer out a ELJQLQHSRLQWOHDGDWRQHSRLQWLQ the fourth set. %XWLWDOPRVWJRWDZD\8S and cruising, Hermiston’s lead VWDUWHG WR VOLS DZD\ 7KH %XFNV would come closest at 21-15, but Smith never called timeout and WUXVWHGKHUSOD\HUV7KH\UHZDUG- ed her faith by winning four of the QH[WVL[SRLQWVWRVHQGWKHPDWFK LQWRWKHGHFLGLQJ¿IWKVHW ³:HWDONDERXWSXVKLQJDQGQRW allowing the other team to come for- ZDUG´ 6PLWK VDLG ³7KDW¶V NLQG RI what we were working on just yester- GD\µ-XVWSXVKLWPRUH'RQ¶WDOORZ them to follow us.’ I just thought they GLGDUHDOO\JRRGMRERILW´ ,Q WKDW ¿IWK VHW +HUPLVWRQ made it a microcosm of the match. 3HQGOHWRQ VOLSSHG DKHDG DQG led by two four other times. But WKH%XFNVQHYHUFRXOGSXW+HUP- iston away and grab momentum, EXW +HUPLVWRQ FRXOG 'RZQ +HUPLVWRQ ZRQ WKH QH[W QLQH SRLQWVWRZLQWKHPDWFKLQFOXGLQJ DVXSHUORQJUDOO\+HUPLVWRQXVHG to tie the set at eight, then a kill from Maddy Juul gave the Bull- GRJV WKH OHDG 7ZR SRLQWV ODWHU -XXODOOSXWULSSHGWKHVDLOVIURP 3HQGOHWRQ¶V VKLS ZKHQ VKH UHGL- UHFWHGDWLSSHUIHFWO\LQWRDYDFDW- HGVSRWRQ3HQGOHWRQ¶VVLGHRIWKH QHW+HUPLVWRQZRQWKHQH[WWZR SRLQWVZLWKRXWPXFKWURXEOH ³,KDYHQRWJLYHQXSRQWKHP´ Smith said. “And that’s one thing I want them to see: ‘Our coach KDVQ¶WJLYHQXSRQXV6KH¶VVWLOO WU\LQJ GR WKRVH SOD\V 6KH¶V VWLOO trying to tweak it and see if we can have somebody else in there.’ With my not giving on them, they need WRQRWJLYHXSRQWKHPVHOYHV´ +HUPLVWRQ¶VQH[WPDWFKLVWKLV 6DWXUGD\ DW WKH *OHQFRH 7RXUQD- ment in Hillsboro. Bulldogs host winless Sandy Could be best chance for a Hermiston win Vikings prove too much for Bulldogs By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer As the weeks tick away, the Hermiston Bulldogs are running out of time to win a football game. Five weeks — more than half the regular season — have come and gone without the Bulldogs (0-5) emerging victorious, just one sea- son after going 12-1 and winning LWV¿UVWVWDWHFKDPSLRQVKLS But as Hermiston’s murderer’s URZ VFKHGXOH KDV FRPSOHWHG DQG OHDJXH SOD\ VWDUWV QH[W ZHHN WKH Bulldogs might have their best shot at a win when the 0-5 Sandy Pioneers come calling this Friday DWSPLQ.HQQLVLRQ6WDGLXP $IWHU D SURPLVLQJ FDP- SDLJQWKDWHQGHGLQDWLJKWO\FRQ- WHVWHG TXDUWHU¿QDO ORVV LQ +HUPLVWRQ WKH 3LRQHHUV ¿QG themselves in roughly the same SRVLWLRQDV+HUPLVWRQ7KH\KDYH a new quarterback, a young team DQG DUH WU\LQJ WR ¿QG WKHLU ZD\ in a tough 5A Northwest Oregon League. Sandy, though, has an identity. Under head coach Joe Polama- lu, brother of former NFL safety 7UR\WKH3LRVDUHDSRZHUUXQQLQJ team with a beefy front. ³7KDW¶V WKHLU LGHQWLW\´ +HUP- iston coach David Faaeteete VDLG ³7KH\¶UH WUXH DQG WUXH WR their identity. It hasn’t changed. I remember they had a bunch of \RXQJJX\VODVW\HDU7KH\PDWFK XSZLWKXVDQGZHPDWFKXSZLWK WKHP 7KH\¶UH D OLWWOH ELJJHU RQ the scale end, but then again what WHDPLVQ¶WELJJHUWKDQXVULJKW"´ Hermiston will also likely be ZLWKRXWVRSKRPRUHVWDUWLQJTXDU- terback Dayshawn Neal, who VXIIHUHG D KLJK DQNOH VSUDLQ LQ the second quarter of Hermiston’s ORVV)ULGD\QLJKWWR&RHXU d’Alene. After suffering the inju- ry, he sat on the bench, and he was evaluated, then carted to the lock- er room at halftime and returned in street clothes on crutches in the second half. He is being re-eval- uated daily and was doing some light workouts on Monday. In his stead, Nathan Hunsa- ker moved back to quarterback after a brief foray as a wide re- ceiver — that included catching a WRXFKGRZQSDVVDW/HZLVWRQWZR ZHHNV DJR ² DQG ZHQW IRU for 60 yards and a touchdown. His RQO\FRPSOHWLRQZDVWKH\DUG WRXFKGRZQ WR 7XFNHU 6DOLQDV LQ the fourth quarter Friday night. After the loss, senior defensive HQG 7UH\ 1HDO DQG 'D\VKDZQ¶V older brother, said he and the team KDYHVRPH³SUHWW\ELJFRQ¿GHQFH LQ1DWH´ Faaeteete agreed. ³:HKDYHDOOWKHFRQ¿GHQFHLQ Dawgs hang, but leave points on field By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer STAFF PHOTO BY GARY L. WEST Hermiston sophomore quarterback Dayshawn Neal (left) sits on the Bulldog bench late in the second quarter after injuring his ankle in the game Friday against Coeur d’Alene. He was replaced as the signal caller by senior Nathan Hunsaker. STAFF PHOTO BY GARY L. WEST Hermiston’s Tre Neal sacks Coeur d’Alene sophomore quarterback Colson Yankoff during Friday’s game at Kennison Stadium. WKHZRUOG´KHVDLG³1DWKDQZDV one bad hit away from being in this role right now. He’s always EHHQRQHWRUROOZLWKWKHSXQFKHV DQGDGDSW+HZDVFDWFKLQJWRXFK- downs. Now he gets to throw ¶HP´ 6RDIWHU+HUPLVWRQKDVSOD\HG one of the toughest schedules in 5A Oregon football, the slate OLJKWHQVXSDELWZLWK6DQG\DQG WKHQ&ROXPELD5LYHU&RQIHUHQFH SOD\ZKRVHEHVWWHDPLVMXVW Faaeteete and the Bulldogs can sniff a win. ³:H¶UH MXVW H[FLWHG WR SOD\ 2UHJRQVFKRROVDJDLQ´)DDHWHHWH VDLG ³,W¶V QLFH WR SOD\ D OLWWOH ELW different team. We feel like we can SOD\ZLWK6DQG\:HIHHOOLNHZH PDWFKXSZLWKWKHPZHOO ³$Q\ RSSRUWXQLW\ \RX JHW WR SOD\DWHDPWKDWKDVDPDWFKLQJ UHFRUGLW¶VDJUHDWRSSRUWXQLW\WR try and win. Somebody’s going WROHDYH)ULGD\QLJKWZLWKD:´ Before Hermiston’s non- league football game against &RHXUG¶$OHQH)ULGD\QLJKW it would’ve been a reason- DEOH DVVXPSWLRQ WKDW ¿YH Viking turnovers might have them driving back to the Ida- KRSDQKDQGOHXQKDSS\ %XW WKH &RHXU G¶$OHQH defense that had allowed 17 SRLQWVLQLWVODVWWKUHHJDPHV KHOG¿UPDQGFDPHRXWZLWK DZLQDW.HQQLVRQ6WD- dium. ³, GH¿QLWHO\ WKLQN ZH FDPHWRJHWKHUDOLWWOHELW´VH- QLRUGHIHQVLYHHQG7UH1HDO said. “I think we looked a lot better on defense and of- IHQVH GHVSLWH KDYLQJ D FRX- SOHJX\VJHWEDQJHGXSOLNH 'D\VKDZQ´ Hermiston lost Dayshawn 1HDO7UH¶VOLWWOHEURWKHUWRDQ DSSDUHQWDQNOHRUIRRWLQMXU\ in the second quarter. Nathan +XQVDNHUUHOLHYHGWKHVRSK- omore lefty, throwing a 60- \DUG WRXFKGRZQ SDVV LQ WKH IRXUWK TXDUWHU 7UH VDLG WKH team doesn’t know any more on Dayshawn’s status, but WKH\KDYHFRQ¿GHQFH+XQVD- ker can lead the offense. ³,W¶V GH¿QLWHO\ JRLQJ WR EH D SUHWW\ ELJ LPSDFW EXW ,¶P SUHWW\ VXUH ZH¶OO ¿JXUH LWRXW´7UHVDLG³,JRWVRPH ELJFRQ¿GHQFHLQ1DWH´ 0RVWRI&RHXUG¶$OHQH¶V WXUQRYHUV FDPH LQ WKH ¿UVW half with the game still large- O\XQGHFLGHG8SDIWHUD WRXFKGRZQSDVVIURP$XVWLQ Lee to Brody Lundblad, the Vikings forced a three-and- RXW WKHQ SURPSWO\ SXW WKH EDOO RQ WKH DUWL¿FLDO WXUI DW .HQQLVRQ6WDGLXPZKHQWKH senior Neal sacked Austin /HHDQGVWULSSHGWKHEDOODQG WKH%XOOGRJVMXPSHGRQLW,W ZDV1HDO¶V¿UVWRIWZRVDFNV But Hermiston gave the EDOO ULJKW EDFN DIWHU ¿YH See DAWGS, A12 HERMISTONHERALD.COM October power rankings I t’s a new month and that means it’s WLPHIRU9ROXPHRIWKHORFDOSRZHU rankings. A lot has changed in a month, so let’s see where we stand. 6WDQ¿HOG)RRWEDOO26$$ Last month: Not ranked ,KDYHDQH[HUFLVHIRU\RX'RQ¶WZRU- U\,W¶VQRWFRPSOLFDWHGDQG\RXFDQGR it from home. 3ULQWRXW6WDQ¿HOG¶VIRRW- EDOO VFKHGXOH 'RQH" 2. Now take a highlighter and just cover the thing. Make LWEROGO\\HOORZRUSLQNRU RUDQJH RU SXUSOH RU EOXH Pick any color. Now, you ask, why am I covering my Sam 6WDQ¿HOG IRRWEDOO VFKHGXOH Barbee in so much highlighter ink FROM THE SIDELINES that I’m beginning to feel funny? *RRG TXHVWLRQ 7KDW¶V EHFDXVH \RX DUHJRLQJWRZDQWWRVHHDOORI6WDQ¿HOG¶V XSFRPLQJIRRWEDOOJDPHV<RXDUHWHOOLQJ \RXUVHOI³,DPGRLQJQRWKLQJIRUWKHQH[W IRXU)ULGD\V´EHFDXVH6WDQ¿HOGLVJRLQJ WRKDYHRQHRIWKHPRVWH[FLWLQJVHDVRQ ¿QLVKHV LQ WKH VWDWH WKLV \HDU$QG WKUHH RWKHU&ROXPELD%DVLQ&RQIHUHQFHWHDPV will do the same thing! 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