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Pasco wins final match to slip past Hermiston
lin midway through the sec-
ond round to pull his team
within 28-25 of Hermiston.
Aiden Favorite put five
points on the board for
Hermiston at 106 with a
technical fall for a 33-25
lead, but Pasco cut into
the lead with a pin by Nate
Tovar at 113 pounds to trim
the deficit to 33-31.
dawgs had a 33-25
lead with two matches
remaining
By ANNIE FOWLER
sPOrTs edITOr
In a back-and-forth match
that came down to the final
bout, Pasco had the edge
in the lower weights that
helped it to a 35-33 Mid-Co-
lumbia Conference win over
Hermiston.
“It was a dog fight, you
could say,” Pasco coach Jay
Covington said.
“Penciling it out, I knew
it would be close. Their
145-pounder (Jordan Frank-
lin) got after it, and we had
guys at 120 and 220 that
were wrestling their first
varsity matches. Some of
the guys are upset they
didn’t do better, but we
knew it would be tough.”
Though the match was
a big improvement from
last year’s 57-12 thrashing
by Pasco, Hermiston coach
Kyle Larson said there still
is a lot of work to be done.
“We did all right, but
not good enough,” Larson
said. “When you give up
24 points in pins, you aren’t
going to win many matches.
We just have to be tougher,
more disciplined and consis-
tent. The reason Hermiston
wrestling has the history and
the culture it does is because
we don’t accept getting beat
by three points.”
Hermiston led 33-31
heading into the final
match of the night at 120
pounds, where Pasco’s Vic-
tor Godinez earned a 10-0
major decision over Gavin
Doherty to get his team the
win.
“It was exciting, but it
was nerve-racking,” Herm-
iston’s Sam Cadenas said.
“We lose, we lose as a team.
We are a family and we do
what we need to to push
them back up.”
Hermiston rallied from a
19-10 deficit to take a 28-19
lead, getting an overtime
Dawgs drop 3 duals in Idaho
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Hermiston’s Daniel Faaeteete pins Pasco’s Nathaniel Torres to win the 182-pound matchup during Thursday night’s match at
Hermiston High School.
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Hermiston’s Jordan Franklin grapples with Pasco’s Devin Fromm to win the 145-pound weight
class by major decision during Thursday night’s match at Hermiston High School.
win from Trevor Wagner at
170, a pin by Daniel Faae-
teete at 182, a decision by
Blake Betz at 195, and a pin
by Cadenas at 220 to give
the Dawgs a 28-19 lead.
Faaeteete’s win over
Nathaniel Torres tied the
match at 19-19.
Faaeteete trailed 5-0 in
the first round, but a late
reversal and a 3-point near
Hermiston’s Bradshaw, Coughlin
help West team to victory
West tops east 37-30
in overtime at aT&T
stadium
PASCO 35, HERMISTON 33
106 — Aiden Favorite (H) tf. Mariah Hino-
josa, 18-3. 113 — Nate Tovar (Pas) p.
Zayne Helfer, 2:40. 120 — Victor Godinez
(Pas) md. Gavin Doherty, 10-0. *126 —
Adrian Delgado (H) p. Eric Correa, 4:35.
132 — Eduardo Manzo (Pas) p. Hunter
Dyer, 1:25. 138 — Miguel Hinojosa (Pas)
p. Isaac Montes, :57. 145 — Jordan Frank-
lin (H) md. Devin Fromm, 15-4. 152 —
Jacob LeDuc (Pas) d. Emmanuel Carrillo,
5-0. 160 — Isaiah Gonzalez (Pas) md. Jax-
son Gribskov, 15-3. 170 — Trevor Wagner
(H) d. Travis Thorn, 10-8 (OT). 182 — Dan-
iel Faaeteete (H) p. Nathaniel Torres, 3:06.
195 — Blake Betz (H) d. Eduardo Agui-
lar, 8-3. 220 — Sam Cadenas (H) p. Jacob
Perez, 3:37. 285 — Damian Silva (Pas) p.
Dustyn Coughlin, 2:56.
Ray powers Hermiston
past Southridge 52-29
dawgs hold suns
scoreless in the second
quarter to take a 26-7
lead at the half
By ANNIE FOWLER
sPOrTs edITOr
At Hermiston High
School, and in the Mid-Co-
lumbia Conference, Chase
Bradshaw and Dustyn
Coughlin are two of the big-
gest players you will find on
the field.
On Jan. 20, they joined
some of the best players
in the nation at the Blue-
Grey All-American Bowl at
AT&T Stadium, home of the
Dallas Cowboys.
Both players saw sig-
nificant time on the offen-
sive line for the Grey team
(West), which won 37-30 in
overtime.
“It felt unreal to be at the
stadium of America’s team,”
said the 6-foot-4, 275-pound
Bradshaw. “Being in it, it is
so much bigger that what it
is. Ezekiel Elliott and Dak
Prescott play there. It was
crazy.”
The 6-5, 280-pound
Coughlin
echoed
the
sentiment.
“I had never been in such
a big stadium before,” he
said. “It was such a beautiful
place. I took as many photos
as I could. It was an amazing
experience.”
Once the players arrived
in the Dallas area, each team
had a couple of practices at
one of the area high schools.
“They have high schools
with indoor facilities,” Brad-
shaw said. “It was intimidat-
ing, but once you start prac-
ticing, you realize they are
all high school players play-
ing high school football.
Coming from Eastern Ore-
gon and Hermiston, when
you get an opportunity like
this, you have to take it. It
was worth it.”
Bradshaw played right
fall tied the score at 5-5.
In the second round, Tor-
res chose the down posi-
tion, where Faaeteete got
him turned and pinned him
in 3:06.
“I got on my back and I
was freaking out,” Faaeteete
said. “I got a boost of power
out of nowhere and I turned
him. I was surprised I got
him — I thought I was going
to get pinned. It happened so
fast.”
After Betz gave Herm-
iston a 22-19 lead, Cadenas
pinned Jacob Perez in 3:37
to extend the lead to 28-19.
Cadenas led 6-2 when he
pinned Perez.
One of the points Cade-
nas gave up was for an ille-
gal throw.
“That was not inten-
tional,” he said. “He was
trying to run for his life and
we went down. I felt bad,
that’s 220 pounds landing
on him.”
Cadenas, just a sec-
ond-year wrestler, earned
praise from Larson.
“Sam is a good athlete
and learns things fast,” Lar-
son said.
Disappointment came at
285, where Pasco’s Damian
Silva pinned Dustyn Cough-
Adrian Delgado went
3-0 for Hermiston on Satur-
day in a three-team dual in
Idaho.
The Bulldogs dropped
a 53-24 match to host Post
Falls. They also suffered
losses to Lake Stevens (49-
21) and Orting (49-21),
which is the No. 2-ranked
2A team in Washington.
Delgado, a junior, earned
a 6-3 decision over Brax-
ton Mason of Post Falls at
120 pounds. He also eked
out a 7-6 victory over Tyler
Fouts of Lake Stevens, and
a 7-6 decision over Orting’s
Kieron Lawes.
Sophomore Sam Cadenas
finished the day 2-1 for the
Bulldogs. He posted a 10-4
decision over Orting’s Car-
ter Thomas at 220 pounds,
and then made the jump to
285, where he pinned Aus-
tin Portner of Post Falls in
3:03.
Cadenas’ lone loss was
an 8-2 decision to Jacob
Vincent of Lake Stevens.
Vincent is ranked No. 2 in
the 4A Washington rankings
at 220 pounds. Cadenas is
No. 3 in the 3A rankings.
By ANNIE FOWLER
sPOrTs edITOr
Contributed photo
Hermiston’s Dustyn Coughlin, left, and Chase Bradshaw
played for the West team Monday at the Blue-Grey All-
American Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The West
beat the East 37-30 in overtime.
tackle, right guard and left
tackle during the game. For
the most part, he played
next to Shane Stoyke from
Loyola, California, who
has signed to play at Wake
Forest.
“I thought we played
really well,” Bradshaw said.
“We didn’t give up any
sacks or hurries. I was out
there for three of our touch-
downs. I never felt little, or
that I shouldn’t be there. I
felt I did a good job.”
Coughlin started the
game at left tackle, but also
saw time at right tackle and
right guard.
“They try to get you in at
different positions so college
coaches can see you in dif-
ferent situations,” Coughlin
said.
The West trailed 20-17 at
the half, and the East quickly
made it 30-20.
But the West never gave
in.
“We had just over four
minutes left and we needed a
touchdown and a field goal,”
Coughlin said. “I told them
not to get down. We went
out there and did it.”
The West got the touch-
down, and a 31-yard field
goal by Evan Warren (com-
mitted to Navy) in the wan-
ing seconds of regulation to
tie the score at 30-30.
In overtime, Austin Bolt
(committed to Boise State)
caught a 25-yard touchdown
pass from Gunnar Gray for
a 37-30 lead. The East was
unable to score in overtime.
Bolt, a 6-foot-4, 200-
pound tight end out of Borah
High School in Boise, was
named Offensive MVP fol-
lowing the game. Bolt was
named the Idaho Gatorade
Football Player of the Year.
Bolt caught TD passes
of 37, 12 and 25 yards, with
the final one being the game
winner in overtime.
Coughlin and Bradshaw
were the only players from
Oregon, and two of four
from the Pacific Northwest.
The West coach was
Mark McMillian, who
played eight seasons in the
NFL for five teams, includ-
ing the Philadelphia Eagles
and Kansas City Chiefs.
Jayden Ray has strug-
gled with her shot the past
few games, but Friday
night, she was on target.
The Hermiston junior
scored a game-high 12
points, and added five
rebounds, to lead the Bull-
dogs to a 52-29 Mid-Co-
lumbia Conference win
over Southridge.
“Seeing Jayden attack
and finish strong was awe-
some,” Bulldogs coach
Maloree Moss said. “I’m
super proud of our defen-
sive effort in the first
half — that propelled our
offense in the first quarter.”
The Bulldogs (9-6, 6-5
MCC) came out on fire in
the first quarter, with Ray
scoring the first eight points
of the game.
The Suns got on the
board with a bucket from
Darline Connors, but a
3-pointer from Jazlyn
Romero made it 11-2 with
3:51 left in the quarter.
Katelyn
Heideman
scored back-to-back bas-
kets for the Bulldogs for a
15-2 lead, and Ray scored
inside with 45 seconds left
for a 17-7 advantage.
Romero had the last
word, drilling an NBA-
range 3 to give her team a
20-7 lead.
“Getting back in the
groove feels good,” Ray
said. “It was a good home
game for us. We had a big
win Tuesday (over Pasco)
and we knew we had to
keep that momentum
going.”
Hermiston
outscored
Southridge (3-13, 0-12
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Hermiston’s Jayden Ray goes to the hoop during Friday’s
game against the Southridge Suns. Ray finished with 12
points.
MCC) 6-0 in the second
quarter as Moss used her
starters sparingly.
Southridge had a 7-6
advantage in the third quar-
ter, but it did not make a
dent in the deficit as the
Bulldogs held a 32-14 lead.
The Suns scored their
first basket of the third
quarter — a 3-pointer by
McKenna Crum — with
3:44 remaining. It was their
first points since the first
quarter with 1:52 left on
the clock.
“We lost a little bit of
focus, but we were able
to pull out the win,” Moss
said. “We got a lot of play-
ers in; it was a team effort.”
Alexis Kessell came off
the bench to score four of
her six points in the fourth
quarter, Kendall Dowdy
added four points, and
Romero scored five of her
11 points before exiting the
game with about four min-
utes left to play. Romero
added eight rebounds and
six steals.
All but one of Hermis-
ton’s players scored.
“Our bench is good,”
Ray said. “They can carry
the energy.”
The Bulldogs got 15
points from their bench,
plus a ton of rebounds —
eight from Mia Hernandez,
six from Kessell and five
from Bailey Young.
Connors led the Suns
with eight points, while
McKenna Crum had seven.
BOX SCORE
SOUTHRIDGE 7 0 7 15 — 29
HERMISTON 20 6 6 20 — 52
SOUTHRIDGE — Crum 7, Duran 2,
French 4, Suitonu 3, Connors 8, Brooks 5.
HERMISTON — Heideman 4, K.Young
5, Ray 12, Feigum 3, Kessell 6, Dowdy 5,
Hernandez 4, Romero 11, B.Young 2.