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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 DAWGS continued from Page A10 The Tigers would cut the lead down to as little as two points, but the Bull- dogs didn’t budge. Herm- iston played sound, smart ball the last few minutes — something that was a rarity early in the season — and with the help of some clutch free throws from Smith and Andrew Earl, the Bulldogs held on to the lead. Earl’s efforts off the bench was the highlight of Hermiston’s defense. Despite some missed oppor- tunities by the sophomore in the fi rst half, Earl had to back-to-back buckets to put the Bulldogs up by two possessions. Then, on the fi nal inbound with 7.6 sec- onds left on the clock, Earl jumped in front of a Tiger for a steal and was fouled on his breakaway to the basket. He sunk both and pushed the lead to 66-59. La Grande hit a three to eclipse 60 points in the fi nal two seconds, but Earl had already sealed the deal. “He’s an athletic kid, ROUNDUP continued from Page A10 led Helix’s efforts with 15 points, while senior Marti Huff was Echo’s top scorer with 13. Echo (6-13 overall, 1-7 Old Oregon League) is now riding a four-game skid and will remain in town for a Friday evening game against Pine Eagle. Helix (11-7, 5-3) will have another back-to-back weekend, fi rst hosting Wal- lowa on Friday. ——— HHS 15 13 13 10 — 51 EHS 9 4 8 12 — 33 HELIX — E. Fehrenbacker 15, S. Wilson 13, K. Mize 9, A. Krol 8, C. Bennett 6. ECHO — M. Huff 13, T. Skillman 10, R. McCarty 5, E. Brown 3, A. Putnam 2. 3-pointers — HHS 1, EHS 3. Free throws — HHS 2-12, EHS 2-4. Fouls — HHS 11, EHS 16. Boy basketball IRRIGON 51, NYSSA 33 — The fi rst half set the tone for Irrigon, as the Knights ran away with a 51-33 victory at home over Nyssa. They held the Bulldogs (10-6 overall, 2-1 Eastern Oregon League) to only two points in the second half, while scoring eight of their own. After a 19-point per- formance in the fi rst quar- ter, the 8-2 advantage in the second set the Knights (14- only a sophomore, and it’s nice to have a kid off the bench to provide a spark and he’s very quick when he wants to be,” Arstein said of Earl. Arstein dug deep into his bench, playing 10 of his 13 players. And for the guys who didn’t touch the rock, their efforts were still noted. Hermiston stayed at home for its league opener Friday night. For all intents and purposes, the Bulldogs came into the game with a clean slate — an 0-0 record as they began Columbia River Conference play with a simple message. “The message was, you can’t worry about the past,” head coach Casey Arstein said. “We know we lost some games we should have won but at the same time I thought even games we lost we prepared for, got a little bit better and we’ve played good competition and that’s huge going into league.” Vs. The Dalles Hermiston hosted The Dalles for the fi rst of a nine-game league schedule, and drew away for a 78-61 victory. It was the most points the 2, 3-1) for a strong fi nish. Leading the charge was senior Johnny Phillips with 16 points. Fellow senior Abe Gomez chipped in 11 of his own. For Nyssa, senior Boston Thompson fi nished with a game-high 17 points. Irrigon will hit the road before returning home, trav- eling to Boardman on Tues- day to face Riverside at 7:30 p.m. ——— NHS 11 2 14 6 — 33 IHS 19 8 11 13 — 51 NYSSA — B. Thompson 17, A. Trujillo 16, P. Chavez 4, W. Jensen 4, J. Ortiz 2. IRRIGON — J. Phillips 16, A. Gomez 11, O. Vera 6, E. Carillo 6, L. Covarrubia 4, K. Fleming 4, P. Holcomb 2, J. Sandoval 2. 3-pointers — NHS 1, IHS 4. Free throws — NHS 10-19, IHS 5-6. Fouls — NHS 8, IHS 18. WESTON-MCEWEN 71, STANFIELD 60 — After losing to Pilot Rock at home Friday, Weston-McE- wen went on the road to face Stanfi eld on Saturday and the TigerScots rebounded with a 71-60 over the host school. The Tigers (8-11 overall, 1-2 Columbia Basin Con- ference) had a good game plan coming into the game, head coach Devin Bailey said, but dropped passes and missed lay-ins were what hurt the team in the end. Stanfi eld came out strong with a 19-14 lead after the fi rst quarter. The TigerScots (6-12, 1-2) then answered SPORTS Bulldogs (6-9 overall, 1-0 CRC) have scored all sea- son, and their aggressive- ness on offense showed in the opening quarter. They came out with a 25-19 lead over the River- hawks behind eight early points from junior Adrian Mendez. Mendez fi nished with 18 points on the night. Hermiston’s press forced The Dalles to commit six turnovers in the open- ing quarter. The Bulldogs moved well in transition, passing along the perime- ter before fi nding Mendez under the basket for an easy lay-in. “When you play with energy and emotion, good things happen,” Arstein said. “I thought the boys shared the ball pretty well. We weren’t shooting it like we did against La Grande (on Tuesday) but we hit some outside shots, opened up and Adrian did a good job spac- ing inside and guys were looking for him.” Hermiston extended its lead to as many as 18 points before the half. After going on a 13-4 run to push the score to 41-23 and force a Dalles’ timeout, the River- hawks looked to their bench and their top scorer, junior Josh Nisbet, to cut their defi - cit to only 11. Nisbet continued to fi nd good looks on offense and hit three of his four 3-point- ers in the third quarter to keep The Dalles’ chances alive. After hitting the back- to-back threes with a little over three minutes left in the third, he brought the River- hawks within fi ve — their narrowest margin of the night. But just as quickly as The Dalles caught up to Hermis- ton, the Riverhawks fell back into a hole they wouldn’t be able to get themselves out of. “I knew (The Dalles) would make a run but we made it a little bit too easy for them there,” Arstein said. “But I thought they kids responded well — not every quarter you’re going to win, so we’ve got to fi nd ways to capitalize when we can.” Hermiston was able to do that in the fourth. The Bull- dogs were beating the Riv- erhawks to the ball on their missed free throw attempts and went on a 13-7 run to keep the scoreboard in Hermiston’s favor. with 19 points of their own in the second. They fi n- ished netting 24 points in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. It was Weston-McE- wen’s fi rst league win. Senior Brett Speed was its top scorer with a stunning 35 points. Fellow seniors Kevin Rodriguez pitched in 13 and Parker Munk notched nine points of his own. Leading Stanfi eld was senior Brody Woods with 28 points, he also grabbed 13 rebounds for a dou- ble-double. Senior Blake Bailey followed with 10 points, and nine assists, and junior Hugo Hernandez scored seven. The Tigers will travel to Pilot Rock on Friday to face the Rockets, while Weston-McEwen will return home to host Culver. ——— — and will travel to Irrigon on Thursday to continue league play. The Vale Vikings (5-13, 1-4) will end its three-game road stretch at Nyssa on Tuesday. W-E 14 19 14 24 — 71 SHS 19 12 21 8 — 60 3-pointers — W-E 8, SHS 4. Free throws — W-E 13-22, SHS 6-9. Fouls — W-E 16, SHS 20. UMATILLA 50, VALE 42 — At home for the sec- ond straight game, Umatilla escaped with a 50-42 vic- tory over Vale. The Vikings (15-4 over- all, 3-1 Eastern Oregon League) were just com- ing off a similar win Fri- day — defeating Vale 51-42 HELIX 39, ECHO 38 — Helix’s early lead helped the Grizzlies when the game came down to the wire. They were up only 24-20 at halftime, and came out of the break scoring in sin- gle fi gures for the remaining two quarters. But Helix was able to hang on to its lead and defeat Echo 39-38. The Grizzlies (3-15 over- all, 2-6 Old Oregon League) were led by freshman Eli Sprenger with 13 points. For the Cougars (7-12, 4-4), junior Devan Craig had a team-best eight points with seniors Zack Gehrke and Ty Mulder each fi nishing with seven. Echo won’t take the court again until Friday when its hosts Pine Eagle at 7 p.m. Helix will return home to host back-to-back games. First up, Wallowa at 7 p.m. Friday. ——— HHS 12 12 7 8 — 39 EHS 10 10 10 8 — 38 HELIX — E. Sprenger 13, D. Carlson 12, L. Davis 8, G. Newton 4, M. McBee 2. ECHO — D. Craig 8, Z. Gerhke 7, T. Muddler 7, M. Marcum 6, J. Medrano 4, C. Scott 3, C. White 3. 3-pointers — HHS 2, EHS 3. Free throws — HHS 3-7, EHS 1-6. Fouls — HHS 8, EHS 10. HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A11 Mac-Hi’s Layne Ensey. The bout almost latest the full three rounds before Abbott trapped Ensey at the 5:54 mark. Hermiston’s Daniel Ship- ley (145) and Sam Marsen- gill (120) fi nished in fourth and fi fth place, respectively. The hosting Mustangs didn’t fare well at their home meet. Leo Waite (126) had the most success with a second place fi nish. Carson Brosnan (152) and Charles Cason (160) both followed with third place fi nishes, while Trevor Anto- nucci (120) ended the day in fourth. Suzanneah Cason (126) and Ethan Holmgren (182) fi nished in fi fth and sixth place, respectively. WRESTLING continued from Page A10 Chass Amundson won by injury default in Gutierrez’s fi nal bout of the day. Bank of EO invite HEPPNER — A num- ber of local schools traveled to Heppner for the Bank of Eastern Oregon Invitational. In the eight-team fi eld, Riverside was one of few school to eclipse 100 points, and claimed third place (115). Irrigon, Hermiston and host school Heppner rounded out the rest of the standings. The Knights fi nished with 64 points, good for sixth place. The Bulldogs brought a small team to the invitational and placed sev- enth with 53 points. The Mustangs barely made it over the 50-point mark, and fi nished in eighth place (52). For Riverside, Fer- nando Ortega (106) had the best performance earning a second place fi nish after Joseph’s Steven Beckman won by a major decision (13-2). The Pirates also had a sixth place fi nisher in the 106-pound weight class. Yeidi Ramos survived the consultation rounds to face Baker’s Alex Gross in the fi fth place match. Ramos was pinned in 1:54 to fi nish just outside the top fi ve. Five of Riverside’s wres- tlers fi nished in third place: Andrew Barker (120), Christian Reyes (126), Ethan Snyder (132), Jacob Harris (145) and Allan Guti- errez (220). Jose Puerta (152) was the only Pirate to fi nish in fourth place after Heppner’s Carson Brosnan won by fall in 3:01. Rounding out the team’s top fi nishers was Juan Sal- gado (182), Adolfo Mar- tinez (195) and Michael Carroll (285), all of whom claiming fi fth place in their respective weight class. Hermiston’s wrestling team was split between two meets on Saturday. In Hep- pner, a handful of wrestlers made the trip with Alice Todryk (106) and Cole Abbott (113) having the best fi nish for the Bulldogs. Both wrestlers fi n- ished in third place, Todryk defeated Riverside’s Ramos in the consolation semifi nal bout to face Ethan Moore of Grant Union in the third place match. She won by fall in 3:11. Abbott also made it out of the consolation semi- fi nal and won by fall over 1A matchups CRANE — Over the weekend in Crane, Class 1A schools gathered to see which would take home the 1A Oregon State Championship. The Echo Cougars sat atop the leaderboard, win- ning the championship by 4.5 points. Five Cougars fi n- ished fi rst in their respective weight class, one in second place and the last wrestler to place claimed third. Kyle Ranger (126) received a bye in the quar- terfi nal round to then face Crane’s Glen Starbuck in the semifi nals — where Ranger won by a technical fall in 4:44 — and Lowell’s Logan Davis-Tucker, who he pinned in 2:45. Hayden Hilliard (132), Mychael Pointer (145), Logan Butler (195) and Kenneth Bevan (220) each took home a title and added over 90 points to the team’s total. Hilliard won by fall over each opponent, and got out of Round 2 the quickest by trapping Lowell’s Kent McIntosh in just 47 seconds. Like Ranger, Pointer and Butler both received bye’s. Point in the quar- terfi nal and Butler in both the quarter and semi fi nals. The Cougar duo didn’t have to wrestle for more than a round against their respec- tive opponents, getting off the mat in end two minutes during each bout. Bevan was the fi nal Echo wrestler to win in his weight class, 220 pounds. He dom- inated the competition, pin- ning all of his opponents in no more than 1:35. Daylon Eng (120) won second place after Adrian’s Kaden Rhead won by fall in 5:27, and Caden Fisher (182) earned third after fi n- ishing his opponents from Crane in a quick 32 seconds. EASTERN OREGON marketplace Place classified ads online at www.eastoregonmarketplace.com or call 1-800-962-2819 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours, leave a voicemail and we’ll confirm your ad the next business day. Email us at classifieds@ east oregonian.com or fax: 541-278-2680 East Oregonian Deadline is 3 p.m. the day before publication 211 S.E. Byers Ave. 333 E. 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