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SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Vito Kitiona of the Vikings leading the way for the skills and backers – during the condi- tioning part of practice, as part of their prepara- C M tions for the upcoming Y K Junior Prep Sports (JPS) Football Classic II that will be held in Hawai’i next week. Th e team is scheduled to depart the territory this weekend. (Read story in tomor- row’s Samoa News.) [photo: TG] Williams leads Clip- pers past Grizzlies, 113-105 LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s happening with such regularity now, people are just expecting Lou Williams to come off the bench and put up 20-plus points while leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a victory. Williams did it again Tuesday night, scoring 33 to send the Clippers to their fourth consecutive win, 113-105 over the Memphis Grizzlies. The standout reserve shot 8 of 15 from the fi eld. Continu- ally driving to the basket, he hit all 15 of his free throws. “He’s obviously a great scorer, but when you draw that many fouls and get to the free throw line that many times, you’re almost impossible to C M guard,” Memphis interim coach Y K J.B. Bickerstaff said. Williams leads NBA reserves in scoring at 21.6 points per game. He scored 40 off the bench in his last game against Charlotte. He has scored at least 30 off the bench eight times this season, tied for the second-most in NBA his- tory. Ricky Pierce (1989-90) holds the record with 17. Williams got scoring help Tuesday from Blake Griffi n, who had 21 points — including fi ve down the stretch after the Grizzlies had erased most of an 11-point defi cit in the fourth quarter to close to 103-101. Tyreke Evans led Memphis with 18 points, six assists and fi ve rebounds. Mario Chalmers (Continued on page B3) Page B2 samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 The ‘Defensive Linemen’ for the American Samoa All-Star High School Football Team – putting in work during the conditioning part of practice at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. The team is led by Head Coach Taveuveu Kolose Ili and are preparing to make their second appearance in the JPS Football Classic II that will be held in the state of Hawa’ii this month. (See story in tomorrow’s issue.) [photo: TG] No. 4 Arizona State, No. 14 Arizona head to Utah this week A look at things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference: INSIDE THE NUMBERS: GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona and Oregon each have No. 4 Arizona State at Utah. won five straight true road The Sun Devils (12-1, 0-1) had games, tied for the sixth-longest their undefeated season come streaks in Division I. ... Despite to an end with a six-point loss being held to 78 points against at No. 14 Arizona last weekend Arizona, Arizona State is the and are looking to bounce back. Pac-12’s top scoring team at Arizona State plays at Colo- 90.7 points per game, more rado before facing the Utes on than seven points per game over Sunday, but the trip to Utah will Arizona in second. .... USC’s likely be the tougher game. The Jordan McLaughlin is the con- Utes (10-3, 2-0) are coming ference’s assist leader with 8.0 off just the fourth sweep of per game. ... Oregon’s Kenny the two Oregon schools since Wooten (76) and Arizona the Pac-12 was formed and the State’s De’Quon Lake (74) are Hunstman Center is one of the both shooting over 70 percent conference’s most difficult road on the season. venues. No. 14 Arizona, the PLAYER TO WATCH: conference’s only other ranked Deandre Ayton, Arizona. The team, also plays at Utah this Wildcats’ freshman big man week. was named the Pac-12’s player LOOKING AHEAD: This of the week for the second time week features a pair of rivalry this season after scoring 23 games in the Pac-12: Oregon at points, grabbing 19 rebounds Oregon State on Friday, Wash- and blocking three shots in the ington at Washington State on 17th-ranked Wildcats’ 84-78 Saturday. The Ducks (11-4, victory over rival No. 3 Arizona. 1-1) had a good run through the ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE: nonconference schedule despite Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu has replacing five key players from made quite an impact in two last year’s Final Four team, seasons with the Ducks. The but lost to the bigger schools it sophomore guard became the played. The Beavers (9-5, 1-1) NCAA’s all-time triple-double opened conference play with leader with eight in just 48 a win over Colorado, then lost games after posing 24 points, 14 to Utah. Washington (11-4, rebounds and 10 assists in a win 1-1) has the better team on over Washington. She’s aver- paper than Washington State aging 18.9 points, 7.1 rebounds (8-6, 0-2), but rivalry games and 8.1 assists per game this always bring out the best in the season. underdogs. samoa news, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Page B3 Mike Brey nears record for wins at Notre Dame SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) “Digger had an unbeliev- Rod Balanis, who moved from Ph. 252-2964 — Mike Brey insists he is more able run here,” the 58-year-old Delaware to Notre Dame with concerned about starting 2-0 in Brey said. “The program he Brey, said he can’t remember Location:Room 209, Tedi of Samoa - Fagatogo the Atlantic Coast Conference built made us a national name, his boss ever mentioning the all- than he is a much bigger number and I’ve benefi ted from that. To time wins record that will come Office Hrs. 9am to 2pm that he has been building for have a chance to go by him is with his next victory. the past 17-plus years at Notre pretty powerful and I am very “He hasn’t brought this up (684) 633-0179 Dame. humbled by it.” at all,” Balanis said. “It’s going Family Owned & Operated since 1998. We are American “It’s more important than Brey, who often jokes to be special. It will fi nally hit 394,” Brey said Tuesday by that he just hoped to be good him a little bit. But knowing Samoa’s only full time Pest Control Company. We provide the Purcell Pavilion basketball enough at Notre Dame not to Mike Brey the way I know him, a very affordable and friendly service. court where overhead a banner get fi red, was Mike Krzyze- he’d be happier if we get off to has charted his run to 393, the wski’s assistant at Duke before a good start and catch our stride. Do you have ROACH, ANT, FLEAS, TICKS, TERMITE, record for men’s basketball taking the head job at Delaware He’s always thinking about our RATS, AND OTHER PEST PROBLEMS? victories at Notre Dame he prior to the 1995-96 season. In team.” currently shares with Digger fi ve years, he amassed a 99-52 His players are of a similar • Call for a FREE PEST EVALUATION OR NO Phelps. record, won two America East mindset. The 76-year-old Phelps will Conference titles and took the “Every game in this league OBLIGATION INSPECTION be on hand to watch as Brey’s Blue Hens to two NCAA tour- is important,” senior guard Matt • We do GROUND TERMITE TREATMENT & Fighting Irish (11-3, 1-0 ACC) naments. Brey fi rst interviewed Farrell said. “If you can get a take on North Carolina State with Notre Dame following win in this league it’s good. If CONSTRUCTION PRE_TREATMENTS (10-4, 0-1) on Wednesday night. the 1998-99 season but lost you can get on a win streak, “I’m really happy for Mike out to Matt Doherty. But in the that’s even better. You’ve got • We provide services for Houses, Boats, Cars, and what he has done,” Phelps summer of 2000, the job opened to appreciate these games at Offices, Warehouses, Storage, Restaurants, Furniture said Saturday at halftime of again when Doherty left for his home and this is a really special pieces, stores and cafeteria and health clinics. Notre Dame’s victory over alma mater North Carolina. game (Wednesday). We’ve got Georgia Tech. “He’s done a Long-time assistant coach to make sure we get it for him.” great job in the Big East as well as the ACC. I wish him con- tinued success.” The task got more diffi cult with news that senior forward Bonzie Colson will miss up to eight weeks with a broken left foot suffered in practice. The 6-foot-6 Colson, who averaged 21.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, was scheduled for surgery Thursday. “We are all feeling for Bonzie right now,” Brey said. “We need to embrace this chal- lenge. This program has lost key guys before and we fi gured out a way to earn an NCAA bid.” Now in his 18th season at Notre Dame, Brey’s teams have made 16 postseason appear- ances, including back-to-back NCAA Elite Eight showings in 2015 (when they also won the ACC championship) and 2016. Phelps, whose 1973-74 team ended UCLA’s 88-game win- ning streak and whose 1977-78 team reached the Final Four, coached 20 seasons at Notre Dame and had 17 postseason appearances.