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A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM PREP ROUNDUP The Stanfield Tigers girls basketball team had a big reason to smile on Satur- day as the team earned its first win of the season 35- 21 over Ione in their home opener. “It’s really nice to finally get the first win,” Stanfield coach Daniel Sharp said. “The girls did a good job of getting to the line and they hit some good shots, and it helped out a lot.” Kendra Hart led Stan- field (1-6) with 10 points, and Brittin Braithwaite chipped in nine points and 11 rebounds. For Ione (0-4) Maggie Flynn led with six points and Morgan Orem had four. ———— IHS 9 7 1 4 — 21 SHS 11 12 2 10 — 35 IONE — M. Flynn 6, M. Orem 4, A. Medi- na 3, I. Sandford 3, K. Bass 2, A. McDaniel 2, K. Gilbert 1. STANFIELD — K. Hart 10, B. Braithwaite 9, A. Lemmon 5, C. Neasham 5, N. Esquivel 4, S. Sharp 2. 3-pointers — IHS 0, SHS 0. Free throws — IHS 9-22, SHS 13-24. Fouls — IHS 21, SHS 20. Girls Basketball LIBERTY CHRIS- TIAN (WA) 54, IRRI- GON 51 — At Richland, Washington, the Irrigon Knights lost a heartbreaker as Liberty Christian’s Kar- lee Souve nailed a 3-point- er at the buzzer to hand the Knights a 54-51 loss on Monday night. It was the ninth 3-point- er of the game for Liber- ty Christian, and boosted Souve’s scoring totals to 17 points for the night. Ali- ya Munoz led Irrigon (4-3) with 15 points, and Jada Burns added 12 points, four steals and three assists. ————— IHS 12 13 11 15 — 51 LC 11 15 15 13 — 54 IRRIGON — A. Munoz 15, J. Burns 12, T. Davis 10, B. Rice 6, C. Case 4, N. Romero 2, L. Mills 2. LIBERTY CHRISTIAN — Souve 17, Goodwin 16, Bush 12, Steele 4, Erlenbush 3, Richards 2. ECHO 37, HEPPNER 34 — At Heppner, the Echo Cougars scored 22 points in the fourth quarter to fin- ish off a come-from-behind win over Heppner 37-34 on Monday night. Devyn Tarvin led Echo (5-2) with nine points, while Marti Huff, Hannah Mc- Carty, and Taylor Swaggart each chipped in eight points apiece. For Heppner (2-4), Jacee Currin led with 13 points and Madison Combe had eight. ———— EHS 7 2 6 22 — 37 HHS 8 9 10 7 — 34 ECHO — D. Tarvin 9, M. Huff 8, H. McCarty 8, T. Swaggart 8, B. Milbrodt 2, R. McCarty 2. HEPPNER — J. Currin 13, M. Combe 8, M. Correa 6, R. Dompier 5, K. Gray 2. 3-pointers — EHS 4, HHS 0. Free throws — EHS 7-15, HHS 6-12. Fouls — EHS 14, HHS 15. Boys Basketball STANFIELD 97, IONE 46 — At Stanfield, the Ti- gers got to play in front of home fans for the first time on Saturday night and put on a show, defeating the Ione Cardinals, 97-46, in the home opener. “It was an exciting game from the start,” Stanfield coach Jason Sperr said. “We got out to a 30-0 lead and WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016 SPORTS pulled off the press pretty early, but the guys still kept playing hard.” All 14 players on the varsity team got significant playing time in the game, and five players finished in double figure scoring led by Tony Flores with 15 and Dylan Grogan with 13. For Ione (1-4), Wyatt McNary had a huge game in the post as he scored a game-high 25 points, while Austin Carter added 11. ————— IHS 4 12 8 22 — 46 SHS 35 25 24 13 — 97 IONE — W. McNary 25, A. Carter 11, T. Carter 6, C. Hollis 2, J. Verduzco 2. STANFIELD — T. Flores 15, D. Grogan 13, R. Bailey 10, T. Monkus 10, B. Woods 10, D. Allan 9, A. Gomez 7, E. Angel 7, J. Garcia 6, N. Sanchez 6, J. Galarza 3, E. Esquivez 1. 3-pointers — IHS 0, SHS 11. Free throws — IHS 10-16, SHS 12-20. HEPPNER 56, GRANT UNION 42 — At John Day, the Heppner Mustangs earned a solid non-league win on Saturday night by traveling south to beat the Grant Union Pros- pectors 56-42. “We won on the de- fensive end of the floor again,” Heppner coach Jeremy Rosenbalm said. “Grant Union is always a tough place to play, and I’m pleased with how the boys responded after a long trip in the snow and how the de- fensive effort and intensity was there. “That’s really where the difference came from in the game.” UMATILLA 74, IONE 51 — Seth Cranston scored a game-high 26 points and added 10 steals and eight rebounds as the Umatilla Vikings were able to shake off some rust and take down the Ione Cardinals 74-51 on Monday night. “(Seth) just brought us energy,” Umatilla coach Derek Lete said. “You could tell us not being in the gym for four days had an effect. We came out flat, lacked intensity on defense and the effort just wasn’t there. “But Seth came with en- ergy and brought just what we needed.” For Ione (1-4), Austin Carter led with 22 points while Wyatt McNary had 13. ———— IHS 10 14 10 17 — 51 UHS 13 22 19 20 — 74 IONE — A. Carter 22, W. McNary 13, H. Padberg 6, H. Aguilar 5, J. Verduzco 2, T. Epperson 2, D. McElligott 1. UMATILLA — S. Cranston 26, K. Webb 11, M. Garcilazo 8, J. Garcia 7, T. Morris 5, J. Maret 5, S. Garcia 4, S. Hartung 4, G. Armenta 4. 3-pointers — IHS 2, UHS 6. Free throws — IHS 11-22, UHS 12-17. Fouls — IHS 16, UHS 20. Fouled out — T. Morris (UHS). IRRIGON 51, LIBER- TY CHRISTIAN (WA) 46 — At Richland, Wash- ington, the Irrigon Knights snapped a two-game losing streak with a solid win on the road over Liberty Chris- tian on Monday night. Johnny Philips led Irri- gon (3-3) with 15 points, while Hayden White had 12 and Eric Carillo had 11. ———— IHS 18 13 14 6 — 51 LC 9 16 7 14 — 46 IRRIGON — J. Philips 15, H. White 12, E. Carillo 11, O. Vera 2, D. Vera 2, A. Gomez 2. 3-pointers — IHS 2, LC 3. Free throws — IHS 9-15, LC 4-9. Fouls — IHS 10, LC 15. Line, Neal grab all-state honors By ERIC SINGER Staff writer If you watched any Hermiston football games this season, there were two players that stood out — Dayshawn Neal on offense and John-Henry Line on de- fense. It seems that other Class 5A coaches felt the same way, as both players were selected to the all-state team this week with Line a first team selection at defensive line and Neal a second team selection at wide receiver. “I’m pretty happy,” Line said. “To see all of the hard work pay off and to get no- ticed by other coaches is a great feeling.” “It means a lot,” Neal added. “Gotta give a shout out to my coaches, team- mates, everyone who sup- ported me really.” Line’s selection follows us his first team all-league and Co-Defensive Player of the Year honor for Spe- cial District 1 this season. His road to success is owed to a meeting between Line and the Hermiston coach- es, as he was moved from his middle linebacker spot to defensive end following Hermiston’s Week 1 game against Union (WA). “It was all about find- ing the right position for me,” he said. “The coach- es thought I could go up against some bigger guys, and it worked out.” The move more than worked out for Hermis- ton and Line, as the 6-1, 225-pound senior went on to rack up 99 total tackles, 22.5 tackles-for-loss, 15.5 sacks, and seven more quar- terback pressures on the season — all team highs. Aside from the statistics, he was also a leader of a fierce Bulldog defense that allowed an average of just 10.2 points per game over the final five regular season games. During that stretch, Hermiston went 4-1 as a team to secure a playoff spot for the sixth straight season. Line says he owes it all to his coaches. “They believed in me and taught me everything on how to play end,” he said. “And having Coach (David) Faaeteete be a Di- vision I lineman at Oregon when he played, it really helped a lot.” After playing quarter- back for half a season in 2015, Neal switched back to his natural position at wide receiver and shined from the start. In Hermis- ton’s opener against Union, Neal caught 12 passes for 212 yards and three touch- downs, and instantly be- came the go-to target for quarterback Andrew James. For the season, Neal finished with 51 catch- es for 911 yards and 12 touchdowns, which are all team-highs. Neal’s totals also placed him high in the Class 5A leaderboards, fin- ishing second in catches, tied for second in yardage, and tied for third in touch- downs. Neal said he wasn’t sur- prised at his breakout sea- son, and that he got a feel- ing that he could be in for a special season during the summer workout sessions. “During summer when we were playing 7-on-7 games and tournaments,” he said, “I knew if Andrew and I could keep the chem- istry between us and me make him trust throwing the ball to me, we could do something special.” Now Neal and James have an entire offseason to continue to develop chem- istry to make Hermiston an even better team next sea- son, and to also help Neal achieve a new goal. “I’m honored (for second team),” he says, “but at the same time that sets a new goal for me for next season, gotta get that first team.” ————— Class 5A All-State Football First team Quarterback — John Bledsoe, sr., Summit. Running back — Tanner Earhart, sr., Dal- las; Nathaniel Maddox, sr., Lebanon. Wide receiver — Harrison Steiger, sr., Wilsonville; Nicky Weinberg, sr., Ashland; Peter Mason, sr., Central. Tight end — Grant Tobias, sr., Summit. Offensive Line — Owen Baker, sr., Crater; Marlon Tuipulotu, sr., Central; Cody Janssen, sr., Dallas; Dustin Gubbels, sr., Sil- verton; Corbin Anderson, soph., Lebanon. Kicker — Austin Kness, jr., Wilsonville. Defensive line — Marlon Tuipulotu, sr., Central; JT Gill, sr., Crater; John-Henry Line, sr., Hermiston; Jakob Cripe, sr., Lebanon. Linebacker — Cooger Smith, sr., Red- mond; Iosefa Polamalu, jr., Sandy; Ty Miller, sr., Lebanon; Nick Ah Sam, sr., Springfield. Defensive back — Cole Sipos, sr., Lebanon; Nicky Weinberg, sr., Ashland; Peter Mason, sr., Central; Talanoa Hufanga, jr., Crescent Valley; Tharren Blood, sr., Wilsonville. Punter — Kyle Cornett, sr., Summit. Second team Quarterback — Ty Hargis, sr., Lebanon. Running back — Dawson Ruhl, sr., Summit; Roy Williams, jr., Corvallis; Connor Morton, sr., Thurston. Wide receiver — Dayshawn Neal, jr., Hermiston; Ben Graziani, jr., Summit. Tight end — TJ Dimick, jr., Dallas. Offensive line — Noah Klein, sr., Moun- tain View; Mario Nonato, sr., Redmond; Brayden Garver, sr., St. Helens; Zach Gad- bois, sr., St. Helens; Tanner Gilchrist, sr., Redmond; Wynn Nevin, sr., Eagle Point. Kicker — Chad Andrews, jr., Ashland. Defensive line — Draco Bynum, jr., Wilsonville; Cade Caudill, sr., Dallas; Colin Walker, sr., Silverton; Jayden Priester, sr., Sandy. Linebacker — Kaden Floyd, sr., Wilson- ville; Tanner Sallee, sr., Lebanon; Lance Cline, sr., Silverton; Jacob Collins, sr., Dallas; Grant Tobias, sr., Summit. Defensive back — Kyle Cornett, sr., Summit; Dom Rocha, sr., Wilsonville; Reow Jackson, jr., Marist; Ryan Stanley, sr., Bend; Gabe Poulin, sr., Sandy Punter — Austin Haskett, sr., Silverton. Honorable mention Quarterback — Nick McCoy, sr., La Salle Prep; Talanoa Hufanga, jr., Crescent Valley; Connor Neville, sr., Wilsonville. Running back — Haidon Allen, sr., St. Helens; Chaise Carmony, sr., Sandy; Daniel Bazan, sr., Bend; Sam Jackson, sr., Chur- chill; Sage Roundtree, sr., Hillsboro. Wide receiver — Parker Cardwell, sr., La Salle Prep; Myles Terry, sr., St. Helens; Spencer Clements, jr., Silverton. Tight end — McKane Ellis, sr., Ashland; Nick Parise, sr., La Salle Prep. Offensive line — Elijah Cohrs, jr., Sandy; Troy Boyd, jr., Ashland; TJ Brewster, jr., San- dy; Dillon Holliday, sr., Sandy; Kyle Rodden, sr., Ashland; Marco Brewer, jr., Corvallis; Brock Metternich, sr., Bend; Noah Turnbull, jr., Summit; Leonard Hunter, sr., Eagle Point; Nick Carbone, sr., La Salle Prep; Zach Redelings, sr., Redmond. Kicker — Tyler Lindsey, sr., Bend; Oswal- do Ramirez, jr., South Albany. Defensive line — John Ale, sr., Crater; Colton Albertson, sr., St. Helens; Matt Allen, sr., Redmond; McKane Ellis, sr., Ashland; Taylor Lawler, sr., Eagle Point; Cian Marderos, jr., Summit. Linebacker — Spencer Klein, sr., Moun- tain View; Kaleb Wyngarden, sr., Bend. Defensive back — Kobe Garcia, jr., Silver- ton; Tucker Mosley, sr., St. Helens; Connor Morton, sr., Thurston. Punter — Chad Andrews, jr., Ashland; Parker Cardwell, sr., La Salle Prep. ———— Contact Eric at (541) 966-0839. Hermiston places eighth at Tri-State tournament The Hermiston Bull- dogs wrestling team spent the weekend at North Idaho College taking part in the 45th Annual Tri-State Tour- nament where the team fin- ished tied for eighth place out of 60 teams. The Bulldogs racked up 116 points to finish dead even with Lake Stevens (Washington) for eighth place. Havre (Montana) won the tournament with 184 points. In the tournament, Herm- iston had just three wrestlers that earned spots on the po- dium out of 15 total compet- itors. Valen Wyse was the high finisher, taking second place at 170 pounds after he was disqualified in the championship match, hand- ing Wyse his first loss of the season. At 145 pounds, CJ Hen- don (9-3) finished sixth after losing to Ryden Fu of Taho- ma by a 5-1 decision, and Joey Gutierrez (11-2) took fourth place at 182 pounds following a loss by fall to Winston Scott of East Valley (WA) at 3:18. Hermiston next heads to the Best of the West Tour- nament in Pasco (WA) on Wednesday afternoon. MAC-HI CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT — At Mil- ton-Freewater, the Mac-Hi Pioneers and Irrigon Knights both turned in top-3 team fin- ishes, while Hermiston’s JV finished sixth and Heppner finished eighth on Saturday. Mac-Hi finished second with 197.5 points and Irrigon was third with 162 points. Kamiakin (Washington) won the tournament with 230.5 points, while Hermiston had 94.5 and Heppner had 67. Irrigon coach Jason Dunt- en said he was thrilled with his team’s third place finish. “At this tournament last year we took seventh and we’ve come a long ways now,” Dunten said. “The kids are really coming along and actually showing great signs of improvement.” Irrigon did not have any champions in the tourna- ment, but did finish with 14 placers on the day and five top-3 finishes. Silvestre Ol- guin-Vasquez was second at 132 pounds, Manny Guti- errez third at 138 pounds, Jose Romero second at 145 pounds, Josue Aguilera third at 152 pounds, and Alex Walls third at 160 pounds. Heppner’s day was high- lighted by Cord Flynn’s championship at 220 pounds, when he pinned Southridge’s Atsamaz Pliev at the 3:30 mark of the match, keeping his season record at a per- fect 8-0. Heppner nearly had two championships on the day, though, but Trevor An- tonucci came up short at 113 pounds as he lost to Tanner Bushman by pin at 1:42 to settle for second place. ————— Irrigon Placers 106 — Alexus Williams, 4th 126 — Luis Cardenas, 6th 132 — Silvestre Olguin-Vasquez, 2nd 138 — Manny Gutierrez, 3rd; Michael Fuzi, 5th 145 — Jose Romero, 2nd; Damon Sawyer 5th 152 — Josue Aguilera, 3rd 160 — Alex Walls, 3rd; Adrian Gutierrez, 6th 170 — Colby Krogh, 4th; Franco Sanchez, 6th 182 — Christian Michaels, 4th 195 — Kevin Murgia, 4th 220 — Tucker McAllister, 5th Heppner Placers 113 — Trevor Antonucci, 2nd 126 — Leo Waite, 4th 220 — Cord Flynn, 1st (def. Atsamaz Pliev (Southridge) by fall, 3:30 HERMISTON Placers 106 — Isaac Lambert, 2nd 120 — Augustus Blackhurst, 6th 132 — Clemente Cardenas, 6th 138 — Jadon Estes, 4th 170 — Zach Kirkpatrick, 5th 220 — Sean Stewart, 6th 285 — Cody Wizner, 2nd; Garrett Hills, 4th 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS! 30% OFF select items each day! 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SCOREBOARD Local slate PREP BOYS BASKETBALL Today Umatilla at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m. Hermiston vs. TBD (at Crescent Valley Tournament), TBD Thursday’s Games Nixyaawii at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Today’s Games Umatilla at Pilot Rock, 3 p.m. De La Salle North Catholic vs. Stanfield (at Toledo Beach Bash), 8 a.m. Thursday’s Games Nixyaawii at Umatilla, 6 p.m. PREP WRESTLING Today Hermiston at Best of West (at Pasco, WA), 10 a.m. Thursday Hermiston at Best of West (at Pasco, WA), 10 a.m. Introducing Tiffany Nickerson LOCAL RESIDENTIAL | COMMERCIAL | INDUSTRIAL PA-C, Family Medicine ENROLLING NOW FOR SPRING 2017 Tiffany Nickerson earned her Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Idaho State University in Meridian, Idaho. She enjoys reading, gardening, watching movies, and spending time with family. Sunthurst Energy, LLC Turning Sunlight to Savings Your Trusted Consultant Now accepting new patients. 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