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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
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quarter to cut Hermiston’s
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STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY
Hayden Simon (45) races for
the end zone at Kennison
Field during Friday’s game
with Hood River Valley.
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STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY
A trio of Dawgs bring down Kellan Duffy (23) of Hood River Valley on Friday in Hermiston.
leak-out screens. On 3rd
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HERMISTON 36, HOOD RIVER VALLEY
28
HRV (4-4, 2-1)
0
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14
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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
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