A10 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 SPORTS Hermiston scores late, holds off HRV Vaemu Ena with another clinching INT late By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer Five games into Hermis- ton’s football schedule, the season appeared lost. The Bulldogs had lost WKRVH¿UVW¿YHJDPHVE\DQ average of about 30 points. 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On 3rd DQG IURP LWV RZQ \DUG OLQH 7XFNHU 6DOLQDV IDNHG OLNH KH ZDV FDWFKLQJ DVFUHHQSDVV(QDUDQULJKW SDVW WKH GHIHQVH GRZQ WKH sideline, Hunsaker found KLPSHUIHFWO\IRUD\DUG WRXFKGRZQ DQG +HUPLVWRQ ZDVEDFNXS &XHWKHHYHUVFRULQJ(D- gles. )LYH SOD\V ODWHU .HOOHQ 'XII\ ZDV UXQQLQJ GRZQ the opposite sideline the op- posite direction, and Hood 5LYHUZDVDJDLQULJKWEDFN LQ LW ZLWK D \DUG WRXFK- GRZQSDVV But Hunsaker and the %XOOGRJVZHUHWKHJURXSWR respond this time. He led a GULYHVWDUWLQJDWKLVRZQ WKDW HQGHG ZLWK KLP VFDP- SHULQJ LQ \DUGV IRU WKH JDPH¶V¿QDOVFRUH %XFNOH\¶V WKLUG ,17 RI WKHGD\WR(QDVHDOHGLWIRU the Bulldogs. +HUPLVWRQQRZVLWVZLWK rival Pendleton as the top WHDP LQ WKH &5& 6LPRQ isn’t surprised. ³:H NQHZ ZH VKRXOG beat all the conference WHDPV´ KH VDLG ³,¶P QRW UHDOO\VKRFNHG0D\EHLW¶V D VXUSULVH WR RWKHUV , FDQ see that.” HERMISTON 36, HOOD RIVER VALLEY 28 HRV (4-4, 2-1) 0 7 7 14 — 28 HHS (3-5, 3-0) 14 6 3 13 — 36 First Quarter Hermiston — B. Coleman 1-yard run (Extra Point Good), 6:38 Hermiston — D. Gossett 34-yard intercep- tion return (Extra Point Good), 1:28 Second Quarter Hood River Valley — M. Jones 54-yard pass from D. Buckley (Extra Point Good), 9:59 Hood River Valley — K. Duffy 51-yard pass from D. Buckley (Extra Point Good), 6:39 Hermiston — J. Ramirez 22-yard pass from N. Hunsaker (Extra Point No Good), 1:49 Third Quarter Hermiston — F. Rodriguez 21-yard field goal, 4:00 Fourth Quarter Hood River Valley — D. Buckley 7-yard run (Extra Point Good), 9:42 Hermiston — V. Ena 70-yard pass from N. Hunsaker (Extra Point Good), 5:58 Hood River Valley — K. Duffy 48-yard pass from D. Buckley (Extra Point Good), 5:58 Hermiston — N. Hunsaker 17-yard run (Extra Point No Good), 3:10 Statistics RUSHING — HRV (29-47, 1 TD): D. Buck- ley 24-46, 1 TD; M. Jones 3-1; B. Ostler 2-0. HHS (59-270, 2 TD): B. Coleman 17-95, TD; H. Simon 15-87; N. Hunsaker 13-35, TD; M. Brown 11-53; K. Mendez 1-0. PASSING — HRV (21-39-3, 308 yards, 3 TD): D. Buckley 21-39-3, 308, 3 TD. HHS (5- 12-1, 114 yards, 2 TD): N. Hunsaker 5-12-1, 114, 2 TD. RECEIVING — HRV: K. Duffy 6-155, TD; T. Stinzi 5-48, M. Jones 5-93, TD; B. Ostler 2-11; P. Irusta 1-0; K. Sorenson 2-1. HHS: J. Ramirez 2-47, TD; V. Ena 1-70, TD; M. Brown 1-(-)2; A. Horn 1-(-)1. SCOREBOARD Culver 3-5 (1-3) Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii 0-7 (0-4) Football standings: Week 9 5A: Columbia River Conference School Record PF PA Hermiston 3-5 (2-0) 198 290 Hood River 4-4 (1-1) 298 247 Pendleton 3-5 (1-1) 204 254 The Dalles 1-6 (0-2) 138 255 3A: Eastern Oregon League School Record PF Vale 6-1 (2-0) 304 Umatilla 5-3 (1-1) 200 Nyssa 4-3 (1-1) 144 Riverside 2-5 (0-2) 139 PA 135 208 145 251 2A: Columbia Basin Conference School Record PF PA Heppner 8-0 (4-0) 426 92 Stanfield 7-1 (3-1) 312 180 Weston-McEwen 6-2 (2-1) 292 104 Irrigon 5-3 (1-3) 314 233 217 325 99 337 1A: Special District 1 School Record PF Adrian 7-0 (5-0) 413 Wallowa 6-1 (4-0) 398 Crane 7-1 (4-1) 486 Pine Eagle 6-2 (3-1) 290 Jordan Valley 4-4 (3-2) 366 Powder Valley 4-4 (2-2) 334 Harper/Huntington 1-6 (2-3) 244 Joseph 2-5 (1-3) 280 Prairie City/Burnt R. 1-7 (1-4) 116 Echo 2-6 (0-4) 222 Monument/Dayville 1-7 (0-5) 148 PA 176 144 86 264 290 397 424 336 449 322 507 Volleyball standings: FINAL 5A: Columbia River Conference School Hood River The Dalles Pendleton Hermiston Record 12-5 (8-1) 21-4 (7-2) 7-12 (2-7) 5-11 (1-8) S W S L 33 21 55 14 29 35 16 33 3A: Eastern Oregon League School Record S W S L Vale 23-2 (6-0) 61 10 Nyssa 15-9 (4-2) 46 31 Riverside 9-10 (2-4) 32 37 Umatilla 4-18 (0-6) 16 56 2A: Columbia Basin Conference School Record S W S L Culver 27-3 (10-0) 73 10 Weston-McEwen 21-9 (8-2) 64 30 Heppner 12-13 (5-5) 33 42 Pilot Rock 12-13 (4-6) 40 46 Stanfield 8-11 (3-7) 32 40 Irrigon 4-17 (0-10) 19 52 1A: Old Oregon League School Powder Valley* Griswold* Echo* Joseph Pine Eagle Nixyaawii Wallowa Record 21-7 (10-2) 18-5 (10-2) 17-8 (8-4) 12-9 (8-4) 7-12 (4-8) 3-15 (1-11) 1-21 (1-10) S W S L 62 24 57 21 54 32 40 32 25 39 9 45 9 61 Irrigon Culver City Christian 2-6-2 (2-4-2) 3-8-3 (1-5-2) 3-8-2 (0-6-2) 12 30 26 38 62 58 Girls soccer standings: Week 7 Boys soccer standings: FINAL 5A: Columbia River Conference School Record GF GA Hood River 10-0-3 (4-0-1) 48 6 Hermiston 9-2-2 (3-1-1) 31 17 Pendleton 4-8-1 (1-4-0) 15 50 The Dalles 2-11-0 (1-4-0) 10 40 3A/2A/1A: Special District 4 School Record GF GA Riverside* 10-2-2 (8-0-0) 75 11 Umatilla* 7-5-1 (6-2-0) 44 22 5A: Columbia River Conference School Record GF GA Hood River 7-4-2 (4-0-1) 22 17 Hermiston 3-4-5 (1-1-3) 11 20 Pendleton 5-6-2 (1-3-1) 21 31 The Dalles 4-8-1 (1-3-1) 19 31 3A/2A/1A: Special District 2 School Record PDX Adventist 7-1-4 (5-1-2) Riverside 4-5-3 (4-1-3) PDX/Columbia 5-4-2 (4-2-2) Umatilla 3-5-4 (2-2-4) De La Salle N. 2-9-0 (2-6-0) Horizon (Tualatin) 3-7-1 (1-6-1) GF GA 25 6 17 21 13 23 21 25 5 32 11 25 *Denotes qualified for playoffs Sports schedule Thursday, October 29 GIRLS SOCCER Umatilla @ Riverside, 4:15 p.m. Friday, October 30 Football Hermiston @ Pendleton, 7 p.m. Umatilla vs. Vale, 7 p.m. Stanfield vs. Culver, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 31 Cross Country Hermiston @ State Championships, TBD Umatilla @ State Championships, TBD Stanfield @ State Championships, TBD Here to help, even before the smoke clears . 0 % APR for 60 Mo. on 13 Models! 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