Page 2B East Oregonian SPORTS Wednesday, February 3, 2016 MILTON-FREEWATER Prep Football Slow start OSAA to require ‘Heads Up’ enrollment in 2016 East Oregonian a voluntary basis in 2015. by the American College reduce helmet contact while “The OSAA’s commit- of Sports Medicine, addressing all-sport-relevant The Oregon School Activ- ment to its football National Athletic Trainers’ topics for concussion recog- plagues Pioneers ities Association (OSAA) student-athletes is excep- Association, and American nition and response; sudden announced on Tuesday via tional and ground-breaking,” Medical Society for Sports cardiac arrest protocols; East Oregonian rebounds. The Pioneers shot press release that beginning in USA Football CEO Scott Medicine — aims to bring a hydration and heat prepared- just 8-50 (16 percent) from 2016 all of its member foot- Hallenbeck said. “The OSAA better understanding to high ness; and instruction on LA GRANDE — A slow WKH ÀRRU DQG ZHUH RXWUH- ball coaches — both paid and shares our highest priority school coaches across the proper helmet and shoulder start is something that often bounded by the Tigers 33-17. volunteer — will be required of advancing player safety country on how to teach the SDG¿WWLQJ´ plagues any sports team, “It was a tough one for to enroll in USA Football’s through the best available fundamentals of football the USA Football will be sometimes digging holes too us,” Garton said. “We’ll Heads Up program. science. Coaches are teachers correct way to combat the conducting 14 coaching large to come back out of. just have to go back to the 7KH26$$ZLOOEHWKH¿UVW ... Supporting them with rising number of concussions clinics across the state of The Mac-Hi Pioneers saw drawing board for a new state high school association education is a powerful cata- and other injuries in the sport. Oregon — starting on Feb. it happen to them against a game plan when we play in the United States to require lyst to change for the better According to the press 13 in Nyssa until Aug. 13 in La Grande team on Tuesday them again next Tuesday at all of its coaches to enroll in how players are taught and release, the program “teaches Roseburg — to help imple- night that has a deep and home.” the program this season, after safety is addressed.” tackling and blocking ment the new procedures and skilled offensive arsenal that Kylin Collman led La ¿UVWLQLWLDWLQJWKHSURJUDPRQ The program — backed techniques designed to techniques. KDV HQRXJK ¿UHSRZHU WR Grande with 19 points, while shoot opponents out of the Avery Albrecht added 12 gym. The Tigers did just that points and Kali Avila added starting in the second quarter, 11 points. La Grande shot PENDLETON: Rebounds play key role for PHS eventually running away 23-51 (45 percent) overall with a 61-27 win over the IURPWKHÀRRU Continued from 1B Roe’s offensive rebound Pioneers in Greater Oregon Mac-Hi next plays at ZDV WKH ¿UVW RI LQ WKH League play. Baker on Friday, which is set minute to play in the frame. game for Pendleton, which “We came out a little timid for a 6 p.m. tip-off. 6PLWK FDXJKW ¿UH LQ WKH led to 23 second-chance second quarter and hit all LQWKH¿UVWKDOI´VDLG0DF+L ——— points. coach Brooke Garton. “La MHS (12-8, 2-2) 3 4 12 8 — 27 four of his shot attempts “That tells a big story,” LHS (15-4, 4-0) 11 19 23 8 — 61 for 11 points. He scored 16 Grande has a lot of good MAC-HI — S. Tveidt 10, S. Richwine 7, Ego said. “At this point it’s S. Carter 4, B. Hernandez 3, B. Erb 2, A. LQ WKH ¿UVW KDOI DORQH EXW shooters and we struggled to Biggs 1, R. Jones, B. Smiley, M. Yensen, M. our inability to block people cover them all as the game Martinez, C. Flores. ¿QLVKHG ZLWK D JDPHKLJK out. … Twenty offensive LA GRANDE — K. Collman 19, A. Albrecht 20 points and was quiet in went on.” 12, K. Avila 11, M. Wilcox 6, L. Miles 6, M. rebounds is a lot of offen- Browning 2, K. Schelin 2, M. Tussey 1, B. the second half as Herm- Both Mac-Hi (12-8, 2-2 Givens, D. Lester, M. Orton, L. Jensen. sive rebounds — our goal GOL) and La Grande (15-4, 3-pointers — MHS 2, LHS 5. Free throws iston mounted a comeback. would be to have three to — MHS 9-13, LHS 9-11. Fouls — MHS 13, “I thought (Hunter) 4-0) struggled shooting LHS 16. Fouled out — M. Wilcox (LHS). ¿YH´ Walls did a pretty good job “We cut that down, WKH EDOO LQ WKH ¿UVW TXDUWHU on Smith tonight for the ending with an 11-3 Tigers Boys Basketball (Pendleton is) out 15 points lead. But at the start of the LA GRANDE 43, most part,” said Hermiston coach Dave Ego. and we win the game,” second quarter, La Grande MAC-HI 37 — At La Naillon said of the Bucks’ found its shooting rhythm Grande, the Mac-Hi Pioneers With 2:45 left in the second quarter, Smith’s offensive boards. through the next two quarters fell to .500 in league play For Pendleton, the win and outscored Mac-Hi 42-16 with a close loss on the three-pointer pushed the lead to double digits for was their sixth in a row during that stretch. road against La Grande on and kept them undefeated Sam Tveidt led the Tuesday. the second time at 33-22. But with Chance Flores WKURXJK WKH ¿UVW URXQG RI Pioneers in scoring with 10 No details were reported. CRC play. With two more points — the only Pioneer Mac-Hi (7-14, 2-2 GOL) (17 points) and Dayshawn Neal (13 points) leading the rounds to go, though, the LQ GRXEOH ¿JXUHV 6\GQH\ next plays at 7:30 p.m. on FKDUJH +HUPLVWRQ ¿QLVKHG Bucks are well aware that Richwine contributed seven Friday on the road against Tuesday’s win doesn’t points and a team-high 12 Baker. the half on a 7-3 run and then closed the third quarter mean much if they don’t on another 7-3 run to pull continue to improve. within 46-41. “It doesn’t matter who A three-point play by you play, anytime you play Austin Naillon trimmed the a team three times it’s going GH¿FLWWRZLWKWR to be hard to beat them three play in the game, but that times,” Bradt said. “We’ve was as close as Hermiston got to make sure that we’re could get. always going hard in prac- Staff photo by E.J. Harris %UDGW VDQN KLV ¿UVW tice, preparing for the next Pendleton’s Johnny Stuvland (14) and James Bradt game and taking no days bucket of the fourth quarter and Hermiston’s Preston Pederson go up for a re- soon after and would go bound in the Bucks’ 67-57 win against the Bulldogs’ off. Anything can happen.” on to score nine points in on Tuesday in Hermiston. For Hermiston, which the next four minutes as has dropped four of its last Pend- ¿YH WKH ORVV ZDV DQRWKHU the Bucks pushed the lead leton’s back to a comfortable seven Caden frustrating glimpse of SRLQWV+H¿QLVKHGZLWK Smith potential that has yet to be points total. drives fully realized. “We knew Hermiston the base- “It tells us there’s was a good team, especially line past GH¿QLWHO\DORWRIURRPIRU AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer in a rivalry game, so we Herm- improvement and we know Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, center, passes the iston’s ball between Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams, knew we had to go into we can play up to a level Austin higher than our opponents,” right, and center Greg Monroe in Portland Tuesday. that fourth quarter and play Naillon our hearts off if we wanted Naillon said. “A lot of times in the we stoop down to how they BLAZERS: Vonleh leaves to keep that lead because Bucks’ anything can happen in high 67-57 win play like at Hood River (an school basketball,” Bradt against 85-73 loss on Jan. 28).” game with ankle sprain said. the Bull- The next time the teams dogs’ on meet will be Friday, Feb. Continued from 1B “It was great having 7:37 left in the game. (Bradt) come out with a lot Tuesday 12, in Pendleton with a 7 Khris Middleton had 21 McCollum said there’s RIUHERXQGVDQGDORWRI¿UH in Herm- p.m. tip-off. Next up for points and eight rebounds still work to be done. for us,” Smith said. “He’s iston. Pendleton is a home game for the Bucks, who have lost “Guys are settling into a big energy guy for us against Hood River on roles. That helps,” he said. Staff photo by four straight and six of seven. and it paid off in the fourth E.J. Harris Friday at 7 p.m. Hermiston Milwaukee was coming off “We’re starting to see that quarter.” travels to The Dalles on a 111-104 defeat at Sacra- better product. There’s still Hermiston’s shots Friday for a 7 p.m. tip. mento the night before. sloppy moments — that wouldn’t fall down the ——— Giannis Antetokounmpo happens in basketball — but stretch and the Bulldogs PHS (10-6, 3-0) 14 22 10 21 — 67 overall we’re doing a better HHS (8-10, 1-2) 11 18 12 16 — 57 added 19 points and Greg ZHQWRIIURPWKH¿HOG PENDLETON — C. Smith 20, J.