Page 2B East Oregonian SPORTS Thursday, January 15, 2015 HOOPS: Collins key to Mustang attack College Continued from 1B accordingly shut the sturdy tian on Tuesday. The team’s ball player down in a pair of lone loss came to Class 3A dominant Irrigon victories. Dayton in a 69-67 nailbiter “He can have a huge impact at the Pirates gym earlier this in the game. But, we’ve got month. to get him involved early The host Mustangs are and see how Irrigon’s going atop the zon Christian on to guard him. Last year they Tuesday. The team’s lone did a great job against him,” loss came to Class 3A Day- Rosenbalm said. ton in a 69-67 nailbiter at Heppner has not beaten the Pirates gym earlier this Irrigon in its past six tries and month. no game has been closer than The host Mustangs are 12 points. atop the 2A food chain after The biggest challenge for compiling a 10-1 record to this the Mustangs and Irrigon op- . Toledo owns the only ponents alike, has been key- Heppner defeat this season. ing in on the Knights trio of “Are we the best team in capable scorers. The loaded state? Well, I think Irrigon’s lineup includes the past two got to be the best team un- Class 2A State Players of til someone knocks them the Year Adrian Romero and off. They haven’t lost to a Anthony Landeros as well 2A team in like what two as this year’s leading scorer years?” Heppner coach Jere- Fredy Vera. my Rosenbalm said. All three are lethal perim- For Heppner to end the eter shooters, but also com- AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Knights dominance, which Southern California’s Darion Clark, center, is dou- includes just one loss in Co- petent at getting the ball to ble-teamed by UCLA’s Tony Parker, right, and Gyorgy lumbia Basin Conference the rim. Goloman, of Hungary, during the second half of an play the last 32 times out, “It’s going be a great test NCAA game Wednesday, Jan. 14, it’ll need to stick to its guns, for us. It’s still early in the sea- 2015, in . UCLA won 83-66. Rosenbalm said. son this one game on Friday “You’re not going to stop isn’t going to decide the sea- a great basketball team like son for us,” Rosenbalm said. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Bruins blow past that, because they have so Irrigon’s A.J. Timpy (3) and Adrian Romero put pressure Not lost in Rosenbalm’s many great weapons,” he on Umatilla’s Danny Ayala on Tuesday in the Knights’ preparation for Friday is said. “Hopefully we can slow 67-34 win against the Vikings in Pendleton. the challenge that lingers a them down, but we need to day later. That’s when the rival Trojans focus on our game plan and up and drill long range shots. as well. Mustangs will travel to No. Associated Press dunked before Alford’s what we do well. We don’t The Mustangs have yet to “He’s bigger and stronger - fastbreak layup closed it want to get away from what lose with Collins’ 18 points than anyone that we’ve got. LOS ANGELES — out. we do well.” and 11 rebounds in the line- That’s to be expected. We’ve many days. The Trojans cut their This season that has been scored 22 up. Their defeat to Toledo played multiple games where “I honestly believe that points, added feeding the Mustangs 6-foot- came with the junior in Pasa- they have bigger stronger our league could be the straight points, capped by 4 center Patrick Collins early 21 and UCLA used a 26-6 dena taking in the Rose Bowl kids than us. We just have toughest league in the state. run over both halves to put Jordan McLaughlin’s and often. With the big man football game. to do a good job as a group If you look at the rankings and dunk. busy at work in the paint away Southern California “You have to start with and work together and stay that’ s pretty obvious too,” 83-66 Wednesday night in UCLA kept the pressure drawing double teams, it has Patrick Collins,” Thompson together” Rosenbalm said. on with a 12-3 spurt to re- freed shooters like Logan the Bruins’ fourth straight said. “He’s a tremendous Last season it was Knight Tipoff is set for Friday at win over their crosstown gain the 18-point lead they Grieb and Weston Putman player. He’s big. He’s strong. senior Ryan Reynolds who 7:30 p.m. at Heppner High owned early in the half. the necessary room to spot rival. I think he’s pretty intelligent School. Tony Parker added 14 Powell scored six points in points and the spurt. The Bruins im- had 12 points and 10 re- proved to 7-2 at Galen Cen- WRESTLING: Rockwell brothers power Pirates ter since the Trojans’ arena - opened in 2006. Continued from 1B ed title aspirations. Illinois Valley in last year’s inated the boards, 41-20, The Bruins shot 50 per- at 170 pounds. - Ridgeview. A 42-29 win over In Class 4A, Mac-Hi will and owned a 46-30 edge The Bucks could have rates enter the weekend un- in the paint, helped by the 10-0 run, bookended by Churchill highlights Hills- defeated — 120-pound soph- boro’s 12-1 dual record, and the match sewed up before season in an opening pool - 3-pointers from Alford and Swinehart takes the mat, with defending champion omore Aristotle Rockwell the Spartans’ only loss came , built UC- to Class 6A power David though, and come into the Nikola Jovanovic scored LA’s largest lead of the half, OWC led by a strong middle- Madras. Mac-Hi was fourth Douglas. Central and Rid- In Class 2A/1A, Hep- 18-10. geview are combined 20-3 weight roster of Tristan Hol- in its pool last season. De- The Trojans answered pner’s low numbers put it at in dual meets, but many of fending champion Crook a disadvantage headed into of their last eight. Last sea- with a 17-7 spurt, includ- Ridgeview’s wins have come County and last season’s run- a pool with Lowell, Knappa son, they won just one Pac- ing eight in a row by Katin over smaller schools. ner-up La Grande will open and Redmond’s junior varsi- 12 game under new coach Reinhardt and seven from Pendleton’s key match for in the same pool. ty. Lowell was second at last Jovanovic, to take a 27-25 making a return to the quar- Churchill and Redmond in In Class 3A, Riverside year’s OWC, and defending added 11 points. lead. But the Bruins had the - Pool C, and Sandy and Crater will be tested in its pool with champion Culver will open Alford had his best tral, which boasts a strong in Pool D, are also teams that Illinois Valley, Coquille and in a pool with Hermiston’s game in a month, having 11-4 to close the half with a heavyweight roster led by se- enter the OWC with warrant- Warrenton. Riverside lost to JV. struggled offensively since scoring 23 points in a loss a 24-10 edge in the against ranked Gonzaga. half. The sophomore guard came BLAZERS: End homestand, hit the road in shooting 20 percent in STANFORD 69, CAL- league play, but he hit 5 of IFORNIA 59 — Continued from 1B Los Angeles a 50-49 halftime lead. the Blazers an 85-79 lead. Los Angeles 8 3-pointers. Berkeley, Calif., Chasson and 11 rebounds and Meyers Leonard, quickly responded, going on a 10-3 run USC kept it close for Randle scored 25 points, 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Blaz- through Aldridge, who hit 10 of 16 to take an 89-88 lead with 4:32 remain- Anthony Brown made two ing on two free throws by Paul. ers. shots and scored 22 points. Portland leads the NBA in 3-point lead with 2 ½ minutes to After Crawford’s 3-pointer gave the The game remained tight through- out the third quarter, though the Clip- - go. UCLA had already held on to beat California Clippers the lead, they pulled away by pers had some success, going 8 of 23. launched its game-chang- pers never trailed. Los Angeles led 69-59 on Wednesday night. - by as many as seven points, but Port- After playing eight of its past nine ing run, though, outscoring nal 1:16. Paul went 10 of 10 at the line games at home, Portland plays three of the Trojans 11-4 to close the Stefan Nastic added 15 points and nine rebounds during the fourth. as Leonard hit two free throws with its next four on the road, at San Anto- half ahead 36-31. 1:26 remaining to tie the score at 72. nio, Memphis and Phoenix. The Blaz- The Bruins picked up quarter, and held off Portland through Aldridge scored 13 points during the ers play seven road games during the - 18 points for the surging halftime as they rode Crawford’s hot third quarter. ing off the 26-6 outburst hand. He hit two 3-pointers and scored Lillard triggered a Portland surge Portland plays at San Antonio on Fri- 10 points during second quarter to give early in the fourth, as his 3-pointer gave day. of the second half for a 51- straight and eight of 10 33 lead. Alford hit back-to- overall to stay percentage back 3-pointers and Looney points behind No. 8 Utah. SCOREBOARD Local Slate Saturday Phoenix 23 18 .561 10½ Detroit 43 23 11 9 55 120 107 Pendleton, Hermiston at La Grande, Noon Sacramento 16 22 .421 16 Boston 44 23 15 6 52 117 114 MARIOTA: Most PREP BOYS BASKETBALL L.A. Lakers 12 27 .308 20½ Florida 41 20 12 9 49 102 113 Today COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL ——— Toronto 44 22 19 3 47 137 136 Riverside at Umatilla, 7:30 p.m. Friday Wednesday’s Games Ottawa 42 17 17 8 42 114 118 Eastern Oregon at NW Christian, 7:30 Orlando 120, Houston 113 Buffalo 44 14 27 3 31 82 150 Friday Culver at Weston-McEwen, 5:30 p.m. p.m. San Antonio 98, Charlotte 93 Metropolitan Division Baker at Pendleton, 7 p.m. Blue Mountain at Big Bend 8 p.m. Toronto 100, Philadelphia 84 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Hermiston at La Salle Prep, 7:15 p.m. Saturday New Orleans 105, Detroit 94 N.Y. Islanders 43 29 13 1 59 134 116 Continued from 1B Nixyaawii at Helix, 7:30 p.m. Blue Mountain at Spokane, 4 p.m. Memphis 103, Brooklyn 92 Pittsburgh 42 26 10 6 58 129 100 following every game to Irrigon at Heppner, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Corban, 7:30 p.m. Washington 105, Chicago 99 Washington 43 24 11 8 56 126 106 shake hands and pose for Stanfeld at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta 105, Boston 91 N.Y. Rangers 40 24 12 4 52 124 98 Overall, the Ducks ranked Arlington at Condon/Wheeler, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Denver 114, Dallas 107 Philadelphia 44 17 20 7 41 119 130 third in the nation in total pictures. Ione at Mitchell/Spray, 7:30 p.m. Friday Golden State 104, Miami 89 New Jersey 45 16 21 8 40 101 127 Mariota said before Powder Valley at Echo, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Oregon at NW Christian 5:30 L.A. Clippers 100, Portland 94 Columbus 41 18 20 3 39 106 134 offense with an average of Saturday p.m. Today’s Games Carolina 43 14 24 5 33 91 114 547 yards per game. The Pilot Rock at Culver, 4 p.m. Blue Mountain at Big Bend 6 p.m. New York vs. Milwaukee at London, WESTERN CONFERENCE he would trade his Heisman South Wasco County at Ione, 5:30 p.m. Saturday England, Noon Central Division Ducks’ passing offense Echo at Wallowa, 5:30 p.m. Blue Mountain at Spokane, 2 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 5 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA for a national champion- Heppner at Stanfeld, 5:30 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Corban, 5:30 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Nashville 42 29 9 4 62 130 94 under Mariota was ranked ship, but it wasn’t to be. In Helix at Joseph, 5:30 p.m. Chicago 43 28 13 2 58 134 95 10th nationally with an Nixyaawii at Pine Eagle, 5:30 p.m. Basketball NCAA Men St. Louis 43 27 13 3 57 140 107 Arlington at Sherman, 5:30 p.m. Top 25 Winnipeg 44 22 14 8 52 121 111 average of 312.5 yards a 333 yards and two touch- Vale at Umatilla, 5:30 p.m. NBA Wednesday’s Games Dallas 42 19 16 7 45 131 139 Dufur at Condon/Wheeler, 5:30 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 5 Villanova 88 Xavier 75 Colorado 44 18 17 9 45 115 127 game. Mariota’s passer downs. Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 5:30 p.m. Atlantic Division No. 22 Baylor 74, No. 11 Iowa State 73 Minnesota 42 18 19 5 41 113 128 “I mean it hurts,” he Nyssa at Riverside, 6 p.m. W L Pct GB No. 12 Notre Dame 62 Georgia Tech 59 Pacifc Division Toronto 26 12 .684 — No. 13 Wichita State 67, Southern Illinois GP W L OT Pts GF GA topped the nation. said afterward. “You put PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Brooklyn 16 23 .410 10½ 55 Anaheim 44 28 10 6 62 125 118 Mariota was known for so much work, you put so Today Boston 13 24 .351 12½ No. 14 Maryland 73 Rutgers 65 San Jose 44 23 16 5 51 119 120 Riverside at Umatilla, 6 p.m. Philadelphia 7 31 .184 19 No. 15 North Carolina 81 N.C. State 79 Los Angeles 44 20 14 10 50 124 117 his steady demeanor from much effort into the year Pendleton at La Grande, 7 p.m. New York 5 35 .125 22 San Diego State 60, No. 25 Wyoming 52 Vancouver 41 23 15 3 49 114 109 and it’s tough. It’s tough to Friday Southeast Division Today’s Games Calgary 43 22 18 3 47 123 114 Culver at Weston-McEwen, 4 p.m. W L Pct GB No. 3 Gonzaga at Pepperdine, 7:30 p.m. Arizona 42 16 22 4 36 99 139 was shy and unassuming, go out with a loss.” Hermiston at La Salle Prep, 5:30 p.m. Atlanta 31 8 .795 — No. 7 Wisconsin vs. Nebraska, 6 p.m. Edmonton 44 10 25 9 29 99 149 Stanfeld at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m. Washington 27 12 .692 4 No. 8 Utah at Arizona State, 7 p.m. Powder Valley at Echo, 6 p.m. Miami 17 22 .436 14 No. 10 Arizona vs. Colorado, 6 p.m. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for Ione at Mitchell/Spray, 6 p.m. Charlotte 15 25 .375 16½ overtime loss. Nixyaawii at Helix, 6 p.m. Orlando 15 27 .357 17½ Pac-12 ——— BRIEFLY Arlington at Condon/Wheeler, 6 p.m. Central Division Wednesday’s Games Wednesday’s Games Irrigon at Heppner, 6 p.m. W L Pct GB UCLA 83 USC, 66 Montreal 3, Columbus 2 Saturday Chicago 26 14 .650 — Stanford 69, California 59 Washington 1, Philadelphia 0 Bubble Bump registration extended Pilot Rock at Culver, 2:30 p.m. Milwaukee 20 19 .513 5½ Today’s Games Anaheim 4, Toronto 0 Arlington at Sherman, 4 p.m. Cleveland 19 20 .487 6½ Colorado at Arizona, 6 p.m. New Jersey 5, Los Angeles 3 Registration deadline to join the Pendleton Parks & Vale at Umatilla, 4 p.m. Indiana 15 25 .375 11 Oregon State at Washington, 6 p.m. Today’s Games Recreation teen and adult leagues have been extended. Nixyaawwi at Pine Eagle, 4 p.m. Detroit 14 25 .359 11½ Utah at Arizona State, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 4 p.m. Helix at Joseph, 4 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Oregon at Washington State, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Teen athletes can sign up for the six week league by Echo at Wallowa, 4 p.m. Southwest Division Vancouver at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Friday Jan. 23, while the four-week adult league signup South Wasco County at Ione, 4 p.m. W L Pct GB Football Montreal at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Dufur at Condon/Wheeler, 4 p.m. Memphis 27 11 .711 — Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. runs through Friday Jan. 30. Heppner at Stanfeld, 4 p.m. Houston 27 12 .692 ½ NFL Colorado at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Competition for both leagues will be held on Fridays Nyssa at Riverside, 4 p.m. Dallas 27 13 .675 1 Conference Championships Detroit at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Irrigon, 4 p.m. San Antonio 24 16 .600 4 Sunday Winnipeg at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. for 6 to 9 p.m. New Orleans 19 19 .500 8 Green Bay at Seattle, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) Calgary at Arizona, 6 p.m. Indianapolis at New England, 3:40 p.m. Call 276-8100 or visit www.pendletonparksandrec.com PREP WRESTLING Northwest Division Toronto at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. (CBS) Friday W L Pct GB for further information. Register for all programs at the Hermiston, Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside, Portland 30 9 .769 — WHL Heppner at Oregon Wrestling Classic Oklahoma City 18 19 .486 11 Hockey Wednesday’s games Denver 18 20 .474 11½ Moose Jaw 4, Kootenay 3 (Redmond), 8 a.m. NHL Utah 13 26 .333 17 Regina 6, Medicine Hat 1 Saturday EASTERN CONFERENCE also now enjoy the convenience of our on-line registration Minnesota 6 31 .162 23 Red Deer 5, Calgary 4 (SO) Hermiston, Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside, Atlantic Division Pacifc Division Kamloops 6, Portland 2 system at www.pendletonparksandrec.com. Heppner at Oregon Wrestling Classic GP W L OT Pts GF GA W L Pct GB Kelowna 7, Tri-City 1 (Redmond), 8 a.m. Tampa Bay 45 27 14 4 58 146 122 Golden State 31 5 .861 — Today’s Games Montreal 42 27 12 3 57 114 97 PREP SWIMMING L.A. Clippers 26 13 .667 6½ No games scheduled —— East Oregonian