Page 2B East Oregonian SPORTS Friday, November 20, 2015 College Payton leads Oregon State past Rice BMCC: Bellevue well-coached, tough showed up big late. The Owls beat Washington next for Wolves Beavers stay team.” “He’s our leader,” State 64-49 that season. undefeated on For Rice (0-3), he said. “Down the Oregon State: The Continued from 1B to close out the match Marcus Evans Oregon St. stretch, he made Beavers are 3-0 for the second tight-lipped as to what the despite leading late. the road scored 18 points, 77 the plays. He made consecutive year. They only changes were so as not “We got to 19 points Egor Koulechov 16 some defensive did so once between 2000 to give up a competitive and took our foot off the By ADAM COLEMAN and Marquez Letch- plays. He’s got to and 2013, in 2011. advantage. gas pedal,” Baty said. Associated Press er-Ellis 12. be the guy that’s the GETTING BOARDS Also starting the It’s a problem the team After jousting back sounding board for Oregon State and Rice tournament strong for has had this season, but HOUSTON — Wayne and forth with Rice Rice the head coach out had 29 rebounds apiece. The BMCC on the court at Baty said it’ll have to stop Tinkle’s Oregon State team is IRU PRVW RI WKH ¿UVW 69 there.” Beavers have only outre- Greater Tacoma Trade and if they want to continue to heavy on inexperience. But it half, Oregon State Rice is a young bounded one opponent in the advance. Convention Center was The T-Wolves’ next was a veteran that pulled the went into halftime on team as well. The last 16 games (Iona) dating sophomore Klaree Hobart. Beavers to a 3-0 start. a 17-6 run for a 44-33 lead. Owls only have one senior back to last season. opponent is Bellevue, The outside hitter which they’ve beaten II scored The Beavers started the on the roster and hope to JUST LIKE DAD ¿QLVKHGWLHGIRUWKHPDWFK second half with an 8-0 run improve. Gary Payton II had six WZLFH LQ ¿YHVHW PDWFKHV 19 points and Oregon State high with 13 kills (.281), this season. URGHDODWH¿UVWKDOIVSXUWWR and built a 19-point lead — “I think there was a level steals. That extends his streak served for two aces and the largest of the night. RI ¿JKW ZH KDG WRGD\ DQG to 34 consecutive games with “We haven’t played a 77-69 win over Rice on added seven digs. our best volleyball against Thursday night. Koulechov’s 3-pointer cut aggressiveness,” Rice head a . If the streak continues, As a team the T-Wolves WKH2ZOV¶GH¿FLWWRQLQHZLWK coach Mike Rhoades said. he can break the record them but they’ve grinded Payton was 8 of 11 from hit .269 in the match. Miah out the wins both times,” WKH ¿HOG DQG DGGHG VHYHQ 6:59 left and after his two free “That is a good thing. Hope- 37-game streak set by his Perez added seven kills throws made it an eight-point fully, it’s a precursor to how famous father, Gary Payton, Baty said. “We’ve got assists. Malcolm Duvivier and Kailey Buckner and a lot of moms and dads added 14 points and Tres GH¿FLW ZLWK  UHPDLQLQJ we’re going to play the rest Dec. 1 in Corvallis, Oregon. Jordan Mix each chipped Olaf Schaftenaar’s jumper of the year.” BACK AGAIN that have driven over 600 Tinkle 12. in six. miles to be here, so hope- “We’re a young team as pushed the lead back to 10. TIP-INS Koulechov, a redshirt Hannah Bailey led Evans’ free throws made it RICE: The Owls’ losing sophomore, suited up in fully we can play well for far as early in the season and them with 21 digs and them.” putting together some young DVHYHQSRLQWGH¿FLWIRU5LFH streak against Pac-12 oppo- front of the home crowd for Kylie Collins led the three with 2:09 left. But Payton nents stretched to nine. The Bellevue beat Lower and old,” said. WKH¿UVWWLPHVLQFHWKH setters used by BMCC Columbia in four (25-18, “I was disappointed in our converted a 3-point play after last win over a team from the 2014 season. The Valgograd, with 21 assists. sinking a layup. Pac-12 came in the champi- Russia, native sat out last 23-25, 25-23, 25-16) to lack of focus out of timeouts Nikki Rafay led SW open play Thursday with and our defensive details but Wayne Tinkle wasn’t onship game of the 2003 BP year after transferring from Oregon with 13 kills and Audrey Saelens hitting a a gritty win against a very surprised his star player Top of the World Classic. Arizona State. Taryn White added 12. match-high 16 kills (.378). Christine Wing had a The T-Wolves will face match-high 28 assists and the Bulldogs Friday at 10 Shandlynn Willing had 15 a.m., and the winner will MUSTANGS: Putman, Kindle on tear in playoffs digs. The Lakers hit .167 PRYH LQWR WKH TXDUWHU¿- as a team. nals where they will play Continued from 1B nals, is averaging 31.5 points 35-18 win over Central Linn, mistakes, which also include The only hiccup for the winner of Chemeketa a game on offense. which entered the postseason penalties, to be a huge factor the T-Wolves came in the and Tacoma that night at been like this for quite a The Mustangs will be with the No. 1 seed in 2A. this week. third set when they failed 6:30 p.m. while,” said Heppner coach trying to disrupt Piete in “They’re really big up “It’s going to become Greg Grant of a Rams team WKH EDFN¿HOG DV PXFK DV front and we’re just going really simple too,” he said. that is big up front and deep possible to counter the Ram’s to have to work hard,” said “Who’s blocking the other at the skill positions. “They GRZQ¿HOG SOD\PDNHUV DQG Heppner senior lineman Saul team better? Who’s making TIGERS: Kennedy are extremely athletic at all junior lineman Tim Jaca said Erickson. the tackle? Who’s making their positions. They have Heppner won’t be able to The Mustangs have used the play on the ball? two or three, maybe even simply push its way through the senior running back “I don’t think there’s SOD\VµVWUDLJKWIRUZDUG¶ four kids that run the football line like it could against tandem of Weston Putman any secrets or any formula, that are all threats, multiple Reedsport. and C.J. Kindle to great they’re going to come out brand of football deep threats, and they have “They’re a real physical VXFFHVVLQWKH¿UVWWZRURXQGV here and do what they do … a really good quarterback. team. They’re larger than and the pair has run for 431 and we’re going to do the Continued from 1B positive yardage. He takes They are big, but they know most of our guys, and the yards and eight touchdowns same thing.” long strides and can run what they’re doing. They are one thing that we really need in their last two games. Senior lineman Patrick to the Tigers’. With the away from defenders. He extremely well-coached, just WRGRLV¿UHRIIWKHEDOODQG Putman is averaging 9.2 Collins said the Mustangs are exception of 14-6 wins becomes a bigger weapon, a really good mix of kids and don’t get tied up,” he said. yards per run in the playoffs SUHSDULQJIRUDGRJ¿JKW over Amity and eventual though, when paired with with great fundamentals. It’s a “Because if they grab us and Kindle is slightly better “I know they’re a great league champ Regis, 210-pound senior running really good challenge for us.” we’re buried in the ground. at 10.2. team. We’ve watched a lot Kennedy eased through its back Jacob Lopez, who Coached by Tom Beckett, We need to be quick, use our Logan Grieb added a RI¿OPDQGZHNLQGRINQRZ schedule to a 10-1 record takes carries from the the Rams (8-3) should pass quickness to our advantage.” 43-yard touchdown run what they’re going to do, but while averaging 27 points shotgun as well as the the ball more, and better After dismantling No. 7 against Reedsport, and he we’re also ready for anything per game and allowing up-back in the I-formation. than any team the Mustangs Reedsport 52-14 in the quar- and quarterback Kaden Clark that they could throw in,” he just 11. Compare that Salas pointed to Lopez as (11-0) have faced this season. WHU¿QDOV +HSSQHU HQWHUV WKH were inches from completing said. “I think it’s going to be ZLWK 6WDQ¿HOG¶V QXPEHUV an important cog in Kenne- “I don’t think we’ve game with the No. 1 defense a pair of long passes. a good game and hard fought (39/23, respectively) these dy’s attack, similar to Alex played a team that throws it in 2A allowing just 10.9 Heppner also owns the down to the wire.” teams appear to be evenly Pettner last week. as well as these guys,” Grant points a game. No. 1 offense in the state and The game will be broad- matched on paper. “It’s pretty straightfor- said. When the Mustangs have is averaging 50.3 points a cast locally on Hermiston’s 6WDQ¿HOG ZLOO NHHS ward football,” Salas said. Junior quarterback Bryce the ball they expect to be game. Regis’ defense allows KOHU 1360 AM or online running the ball behind its “They don’t do anything Piete has numerous weapons hampered by a defense that 13.1. with a subscription via explosive running back fancy. They stay on their at his disposal, and 6-foot-3 has given up more than two Heppner also won the live stream by the NFHS Thyler Monkus, quarterback blocks. It’s a very well- wide receiver Sam Nieslanik touchdowns just twice this turnover battle against Network. Dylan Grogan and a stable coached team.” will be a tough match-up for VHDVRQ 7KH ¿UVW WLPH ZDV Reedsport 2-1, and didn’t ——— of capable backs that also Kennedy also has viable Heppner’s cornerbacks. a 34-27 loss to 3A playoff have theirs until the backups Contact Matt Entrup at includes Makiah Blanken- receivers in Owen Seiler, Regis, which beat No. 11 team Dayton in Week 2 of the were playing in the fourth mentrup@eastoregonian. ship and Justin Keeney. In 6-foot-4 freshman tight ,PEOHULQWKHTXDUWHU¿- season, and the other was a quarter. Grant said he expects com or (541) 966-0838. 6WDQ¿HOG¶V XSVHW ZLQ RYHU end Rocco Carley, 6-foot-2 Central Linn, Monkus rushed junior tight end Jack Suing, for a quiet 218 yards on a and junior slot/h-back similarly quiet 27 carries, Bishop Mitchell. T-WOLVES: Heugly returns as team’s top threat while Grogan provided all Salas has preached all the scoring with 114 yards year about not worrying Continued from 1B season tonight at the Yakima “We come in with higher didn’t go too well, we rushing, 117 yards passing about what anybody other Tip Off Tournament. expectations, just because weren’t really playing with and four total touchdowns. WKDQ WKH 6WDQ¿HOG 7LJHUV distributed amongst the Meanwhile, the Trojans players,” he said. “We’re just “We’re young. We only we did lose a big part of our each other,” Reyna said. “As WKLQN RI WKH 6WDQ¿HOG have three sophomores and team,” Reyna said. “We have we’ve played more it’s shown are more balanced offen- Tigers. That philosophy going to have some of our VLYHO\ WKDQ 6WDQ¿HOG sophomores who were role seven freshmen and it shows. a bigger role to take on this a lot on the court that we’ve has worked thus far, with We have a long ways to go year and we need to come out started to come together While the offense is largely WKH7LJHUV À\LQJ XQGHU WKH players last year step up and run out of the shotgun, it be bigger factors for us this yet,” Driver said. “We’re just and prove to teams that just as one. Instead of playing state’s radar. very inconsistent so we have because we lost big players individually, we’re starting to utilizes Wing-T concepts “We just gotta go out year. like pulling guards and lots “It might be a different those spurts where we look like Mar’Shay and Riley play for each other.” and play football. It doesn’t really good, and then we (Gerlinger), that it doesn’t ³,W ZDV GH¿QLWHO\ KDUG of movement and misdirec- matter what the outside leading scorer every night for WLRQLQWKHEDFN¿HOG us. That might be the way it have those stretches where make a difference for us.” at the beginning but we’ve world thinks,” Salas said. we just look really bad. Driver said the team been practicing since early Quarterback Brett “It doesn’t matter what the happens.” Traeger, a junior, is Along with Moore, the “I think some of the intends to extend its two-year September so we’ve gotten newspaper thinks, or TV IUHVKPHQ KDYH FRQ¿GHQFH streak of NWAC appear- a lot of people on the same competent throwing and stations or anything like T-Wolves also parted with running, and has the ability four other players that issues where they’re still ances. page,” Heugly said. “They’re that. 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That doesn’t help at all for Tournament is always the do stuff.” Savannah Heugly, a them.” goal,” he said. “Once we get UNDERSIZED 5-foot-11 forward from He doesn’t think his there anything can happen.” WOLVES: With the 5-11 Tualatin, averaged 13.1 freshmen’s struggles are out LESS FAST BREAK: Heugly the team’s tallest ATHLETE points and 7.7 rebounds per RIWKHRUGLQDU\RUXQ¿[DEOH Offensively the T-Wolves healthy player (freshman game and is most likely to however. know they are going to Whitney Fredrickson tops OF THE WEEK be the team’s leading scorer “We’re asking them to do remain a work in progress out at 6 feet but will start the at season’s end. She scored a lot of different things they during the preseason. That season injured) the T-Wolves 37 points in her best game didn’t do in high school, increases the importance of instantly know what their PATRICK as a freshman, and although and you couple that with the playing good sound defense greatest challenge will be in Driver doesn’t expect her to increased speed of the game and staying patient in their matching up in a tough East COLLINS do that every game he’s sure — they’re struggling right offensive sets. Region. Senior that scoring average should now with over-thinking,” ³,GH¿QLWHO\WKLQNWKDWZH “We’re a lot smaller than Heppner Football come up. he said. “They’re not really have the opportunity to shut a lot of the teams in the East Guards Kayla Reyna (6.8 settled in to where they can teams down defensively, Region, and so our main goal Collins had three tackles ppg) and Bailey Gregory just play and react.” and losing Mar’Shay, our right now is defense and for loss and a sack, and a (3.8 ppg) also return, while The Timberwolves have big scorer from last year, rebounding,” Reyna said. stripped ball fumble to run out of time to prepare, our defense needs to step “We’re not the tallest seven freshmen round out lead a dominant game by the roster. though, and will begin their it up and give the offense people so we have to outwork Gregory said she thinks WULDOV E\ ¿UH WRQLJKW ZKHQ time to build and grow while them and be aggressive,” Heppner’s defense in a losing their go-to player they face Centralia in the ZH¶UH ¿JXULQJ RXW ZKHUH Heugly said. “We want to 52-14 win over Reedsport could actually make the tournament opener at 6 p.m. everybody’s going to play,” play a fast pace, we want in the second round of the T-Wolves tougher to defend, “That’s going to be a Gregory said. to be able to get the ball up state playoffs. Collins also and just because they don’t welcome to college basket- Moore’s speed also quick, we want to outwork yet have the stats to back ball game for a lot of those opened a lot of transition teams.” was a key blocker for an it up, doesn’t mean the freshmen,” Driver said. opportunities that just won’t Gregory said the T-Wolves offense that ran for 369 T-Wolves don’t have plenty “They’re a fundamentally be there this year. will have to be relentless. yards. of capable scorers. sound team and they don’t “We won’t be able to get “We just know every “I don’t think they realize beat themselves so it’s going a ton of transition offense game is going to be a P ROUDLY S PONSORED B Y : that we have other people to be a tough one for them.” like we did last year, so we’ll GRJ¿JKW 1R JDPH LV JRLQJ • General Orthopedics • Sports Medicine that are going to step up and Here are a few more have to slow it down a little to be easy, every game is • Arthroscopy • Foot & Ankle they’re going have big nights things to consider heading bit, get into our plays, play going to be close,” she said as well,” she said. “So defen- into the season: basketball and take what the of the East Region. “We have • Hand Surgery • Joint Replacement sively it throws another thing KEEP THE BAR HIGH: defense gives us,” Heugly to work hard and we have • Workman’s Comp Injuries into it where they don’t know It would be easy for the said. to perform to our best every who is going to have the big T-Wolves to look at their STARTING TO GEL: night or things aren’t going to A Advanceddvanced OrthopedicOrthopedic night.” roster and a tough league The T-Wolves feel like go good for us.” & Sports Medicine Institute But with so many new draw and set their goals a they’ve built a lot of unity ——— 620 NW 11th St., Ste. 201, Hermiston players, the T-Wolves are little more modestly this VLQFHWKHLU¿UVWVFULPPDJHRI Contact Matt Entrup at www.hermistonortho.com also preaching patience as season, but they’re doing the the season. mentrup@eastoregonian. 541-289-7075 they prepare to open the opposite. ³2XU ¿UVW VFULPPDJH com or (541) 966-0838.