THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013 • THE BULLETIN
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PREP ROUNDUP
Cuverwins ea uetite Bulletin staff report LEBANON — In recent weeks, Culver had been in a bit of a lull, notably in the Bulldogs' energy levels and in their defensive play. That changed onWednesday night. The Bulldogs excelled all around, specifically on defense, chasing down balls and making digs. That execution translated into a 25-14, 25-19, 25-19 Tri-River Conference volleyball victory over East Linn Christian to clinch the league championship. "This was our focus in practice," Viggiano said. "This is what we talked about. This is what our pregame plan was, knowing that we were going into a gym that was always loud. We knew that we needed to come fired up and ready to go. I felt like they did that." Shealene Little posted 17 kills and seven
finished with nine kills, eight digs and three aces.Lynze Schonneker was credited with three kills, three digs and two aces, Emma Hoke had seven digs and two aces, and Kaylee Aldrich chipped in with four aces. In other Wednesday action: BOYS WATER POLO Mountain View15, Madras 4:MADRASThe Cougarsseta team record with 24 steals to push Mountain View to 16-7 overall. Noah Cox led Mountain View (6-0 Central Valley League) with six goals, Nate Cox scored four times, and Quinn Corrigan and Kade Bachman each netted two goals. Joe Murphy also scored,and Tracy Pitcher was credited with eight saves. On Tuesday, the Cox brothers, Corrigan and Bachman were joinedin the scoring by Alyssa Cannon, Abby Andresen digs for Culver (15-0TRC), Hannah Lewis had and Brandon Decker in a 13-5 road win over 30 assists and five digs, and Gabrielle Alley Ridgeview.
Districts Continued from C1 Dakota Thornton, Dalen Gardner, and Imran and AdiWolfenden made up the Mountain View relay team that took the boys division, with Cougars Tia Hatton, Sage Hassell, Sam King and Gabe Wyllie teaming up to win thecoed race. Bend High — composed of Sophia Burgess, Sarah Curran, Alexandra Rockett and Rylee King — claimed the girls title. Runners who stood side by side at the starting line on Wednesday were shoulder to shoulder at the finish as teammates funneled in. Those same runners aspire to medal and trophy in the upcoming district meets, and at state in Eugene come Nov. 2. Several have already made names for themselves.
Storm strong Matthew Maton, to quote Summit coach Carol McLatchie, has made "a big, huge jump" over the past year. Whatever the Storm junior is doing, it is working. Maton, runner-up at the Class 5A boys state championships in 2012, clocked in at 14 minutes, 32.7 seconds at the George Fox XC Classic in Gervais last week. For a brief time, it was the fastest reported 5K prep time in the nation, according to athletic.net. (A few days later, a time of 14:25.1 was posted for an Oct. 10 race and was credited to Shane Ensz of South Dakota's West Central High.) Still, Maton holds the top time in Oregon and is the fastest at the 5A level by some 54 seconds. None of which surprises McLatchie. "He'sjust stronger, he's a year older,so he can train harder," McLatchie said, noting that she noticed Maton's potential when he was in seventh grade. "Because he's getting stronger, he can run faster." Maton is not the only Summit runner at the top. Sophomore Hannah Gindlesperger and freshman Olivia Brooks have paced the Storm girls all season, logging the state's top two times in 5A. "Physically, they're just able to handle it," McLatchie said of her young guns. Gindlesperger, who took second at state last season, and Brooks are poised to contend not only for the championship at the Special District I meet in Redmond next Saturday, but also at state. "I hope they do (finish 1-2 at state). I know they want it," McLatchie said. Does the coach expect such a finish at the state championships? "Yeah," she said. "It's a distinct possibility."
Challengers loom Summit is the odds-on favorite to take the girls and boys state titles for the sixth and third straight years, respectively. But do not count out the Cougars. Mountain View has made vast improvements over the last year, both the boys and the girls. But with a core group of runners back from past season's fourth-place state trophy squad, the girls are looking to end the Storm's five-year reign. "We expect a lot more out of ourselves," said Mountain View sophomore Sage Hassell. "The whole competition field has risen to this whole new level. Our team this year would have crushed our team last year."
The Cougars' top four r u nners from 2012 — Rylie Nikolaus, Hassell, Madison Leapaldt, Tia Hatton — all placed in the top 27 at last year's state championships. Nikolaus has been sidelined with a hip injury since Mountain View's meet in Seaside in late September. But Hassell, Hatton and Leapaldt have all finished 12th or better in the past two meets, including the Sandelie Golf Course XC Classic in Wilsonville, a 26team meet at which the Cougar girls claimed first place.
"We are so far ahead (of last year), and we
have such a different mindset, it is crazy," Hatton said. "We go into every race definitely faster, but we have a completely different mindset that when we step out there, we can take that pain and just use it. It's a completely different mindset from last year." The Cougars' goal is to knock off Summit at state. Hassell is hopeful. The pieces, according to Hatton, are there. "It's just that we really stepped it up this year," Hatton said. "We had that goal in mind, like, we're viewing first place. Obviously, Summit's really good, and we have to train really, really hard. But we're going to
keep believing until something happens."
Rising star Five years ago, Grayson Munn never would have pictured himself to be a runner. Munn would not call cross-country his favorite sport — it ranks third behind wrestling and track, two sports at which he believes he is better than he is at cross-country. Funny, since the Crook County senior owns the sixth-best time in Class 4A this season and is in position to improve on his secondplace finish at the Greater Oregon League championships last season as well as a 15thplace showing at state. He got into cross-country, Munn said Wednesday, to stay in shape for soccer, wrestling and track. Gradually, he developed a passion — not for the sport, but for the work that goes into being a successful cross-country runner. "It's more of just what you have to do to be good," Munn explained. "It's like, if you really want to be good at long distance in track, this is what you have to do. Just kind of the whole process. It's not just like, 'Oh, well I'll just take the fall off.' You have to do something to just keep getting better." Munn broke the school record at the George Fox XC Classic last week, logging a 5K time of 16:05.3 that currently ranks as the sixth-best mark in 4A. "He's got all the tools," Crook County coach Tracy Smith said. "He's very efficient the way he runs, and he's got really good speed. And, he's starting to gain more confidence." In the 16 years Smith has coached the Cowboys, he said Munn is the only runner who has trained twice a day, three days a week. That training, and with a full season of 2012 competition in his pocket, has put Munn in a position to achieve his goal of cracking the top six at state — and possibly, Smith said, finishing even higher. "All of a sudden," Smith said, "people are starting to see we have a guy who could potentially win state.... He's got the base that he needs, and he always has the speed." — Reporter:541-383-0307; glucas@bendbulletirLcom.
Continued from C1 Behind the tenacious offensive front, Ridgeview has put together five straight wins and compiled a 6-1 mark — matching last year's win total with two regular-season games left to play in 2013, including Friday night's matchup against 5A Cleveland of Portland. "We're not the biggest offensive line, but we're really strong and r e ally e x plosive off the ball," Hester says. "If anything, that's probably the biggest factor for us, is just our execution." The five seniors in the group are all buddies who have been playing football together for years, Codding says. That familiarity has helped develop on-field camaraderie, and it has translated into a dominant offensive force. The Ravens have become one of the hottest Class 4A teams in the state, and it is because of the Hogs, who allow Ridgeview to attack four different points on the field: around both edges, up the middle and, every now and then, on deep passes. "It's hard for a defense to defend all four points that we're trying to attack," Codding says, noting that the Ravens tend to spread defenses both horizontally and vertically to create open lanes. "It's our job to find a point that they're not defending and go after it. There's always
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Prep footballthisweekend,at aglance Here is a quick look at the games involving area teams on Friday and Saturday, with records in parentheses: Bend (1-6) at Eagle Point (4-3), Friday, 7 p.m.:Last week, with Hunter McDonald breaking out for his best rushing performance of the season, the Lava Bears tallied their first win in a 34-30 Intermountain Conference home victory against Redmond High. McDonald ran for 124 yards in that contest, smashing his previous
seasonhighof77yardsinBend'sseasonopener.LedbyCreighton Simmonds, who in the past three games has completed 40 of 65 passes for 503 yards and six touchdowns, the Bears head into a
nonconference matchup against the Eagles. EaglePoint haswon three in a row, including a 56-35 Midwestern League road win against Willamette last week. Mountain View (1-0 IMG, 5-2 overall) at Redmond (0-2 IMG, 1-6
overall), Friday, 7 p.m.:TheCougars racked up 292 yards on the ground and limited visiting Summit to just 93 yards of total offense last week to open IMC play with a 42-7 victory. Behind the 1,016
yards and11 touchdowns passing by quarterback Conor Nehl, and with tailback KeenanSpringer coming off a season-high156 yards rushing, Mountain View visits the Panthers on Friday. Redmond, which ended the Cougars' string of six straight IMC titles last season, has dropped five straight, including last Friday's 34-30 loss at Bend High. But the Panthers look to continue last week's strong
rushing performance, which produced 302yards, led by Riley Powell with110.
Crook County (3-4) at Summit (4-3), Friday, 7 p.m.: Winning streaks for both the Cowboys (three games)andthe Storm (two games)came toanend lastweek,andeachwasheldtoaseason low in points. Crook County looks to rebound from a three-turnover performance in its12-3 Class 4A Special District1 home loss to Ridgeview, while Summit comes off a 42-7 lntermountain Conference defeat at Mountain View, during which the Storm accumulated just 93 yards of total offense. With10 touchdownsfive passing and five rushing — QB Mike lrwin leads the Cowboys into a nonconference clash against the Storm and Tyler Mullen, who
has piled up atotal of1,002 yards passing, rushing and receiving while accounting for 15 touchdowns.
going to be something." R idgeview's success is n o surprise to Codding. Four of the five offensive linemen are returning starters, as is Johns at fullback. They understand their assignments, and Steffey, the newcomer, has quickly adapted. All six players have, really. This season, Codding and his coaching staff i m p lemented new terminology and placed higher expectations on the Ravens. And they have answered the call. "I think they have the most stout offensive line and have run the most crisply executed offense that we have played in Central Oregon," says Bend High c o ach M a t t C r a v en, whose Class 5A team was the victim of Ridgeview's secondhighest rushing attack of the
season (450 yards) in a 3533 loss to the Ravens in late September. "I want them to see us as really tenacious, strong guys," Lieberenz says. " We'll d o anything, given the c ircumstances, to set our team up to be successful." With the m isdirection the offense displays and the solid blocking up front, Ridgeview has risen to prominence not only in Central Oregon, but in all of Class 4A. "They look like a very wellcoached, seasoned C e ntral Oregon football team," Craven says. "When I say that, I mean a blue-collar, play-hard, not-su-
per-flashy (team), but they line up and know what they're doing and get off the ball well." Because of the Hogs, Boomer Fleming, the Ravens' standout senior running back, has rushed for 181 yards per game this season and a total of 10 touchdowns. Tanner Stevens has 106 yards per contest, and Cody Simpson has averaged 70 yards. Even Johns, the glory hog, has totaled 286 yards rushing through seven games. The offensive linemen will rarelysee their names in box scores. But they k now, and theirteammates and coaches
recognize, those gaudy offensive numbers are because of the Hogs.
NBA PRESEASON
Cleveland (2-5) at Ridgeview (6-1), Friday, 7 p.m.:After their 12-3 Class 4A Special District1 road win against Crook County last week, the Ravens have peaked at No. 5 in the latest DSAA 4A rankings.
Ridgeview hasaveraged more than 350 yards rushing this season, led by Boomer Fleming's181 yards per game and a total of10 rushing touchdowns in five contests. Tanner Stevens has rushed
for106 yards per gameand three scores. The Ravens put their five-game winning streak on the line against the 5A Warriors from Portland, who snapped a four-game skid with a 26-22 Portland Interscholastic League victory over visiting Madison last week.
Cottage Grove (3-0 Sky-Em,5-2 overall) at Sisters (0-3 SkyEm, 0-7 overall), Friday, 7 p.m.:The Outlaws tied a season high in points last Thursday, but they were handed a 33-20 Sky-Em League loss by visiting Elmira. Things get no easier for Sisters this
week, when theOutlaws pick up conference play byhosting the 4A second-ranked Lions. LoganSchutte comesoff a100-yard rushing performance to lead Sisters into its matchup against Cottage Grove, which has reeled off five straight wins — including last week's 35-6 victory against Junction City. The Lions have averaged more than 440 yards of total offense during that stretch. La Pine (0-3 Sky-Em, 0-6 overall) at Elmira (2-1 Sky-Em, 4-3 overall), Friday, 7 p.m.:The Hawks were dealt their first shutout in three games with a 55-0 Sky-Em League loss to Sweet Home last Thursday. La Pine looks to earn its first win of the season against the Falcons, who defeated Sisters 33-20 on the road last week for their fourth victory in the past five games.
Kennedy(2-1 TRC,3-3 overall) at Culver (1-2 TRC,2-3 overall), Friday, 7 p.m.:Jaidon Jones,Tom McDonald and Juan Diaz each rushed for more than 80 yards and a touchdown to help the Bulldogs pick up a 48-14 Tri-River Conference victory against visiting Santiam last week. The Bulldogs, who have won two of their past three, continue league play against the seventh-ranked Trojans from Mt. Angel. Kennedy secured a14-7 win over Central in Halsey last Friday, the Trojans' third win in four games.
North Lake(1-4 SD2,2-4 overall) at Gilchrist (2-4 SD2), Friday, 4 p.m.:The Grizzlies have dropped four straight, including the past two to Camas Valley and Klamath Falls' Triad, both of which rank in the top five of Class1A. Gilchrist looks to rebound with a Special District 2 matchup against the Cowboys from Silver Lake, who fell to Prospect lastweek40-28 and have accumulated thesecondfewest points in 1A.
Gladstone (3-0 TVG, 5-2 overall) at Madras (0-3 TVC,2-5 overall) in Cnlver, Saturday, 1 p.m.:The White Buffaloes were held to just 159 yards of total offense in a 29-0 Tri-Valley Conference loss to La Salle last Thursday. In its third and final "home" game in Culver, Madras takes on the Gladiators, whose 42-7 TVC win at Molalla last week gave them a third straight victory and put Gladstone in a tie atop the conference standings with North Marion.
"You don't have a team that averages 350 yards rushing without a f antastic offensive line and lead blocking from the fullback," Codding says. "They get a whole lot of credit around here. U n fortunately, they don't see too much of the
glory. They're not in too much of the highlights, but we try to letthem know every chance we get that they're the reason why we're able to have those yards for these guys." — Reporter: 541-383-0307; glucas®bendbulletirLcom.
Duckscontinue hot start
Li ar ea s B azers over Jazz withvictoryover Flames The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — D amian Lillard scored 22 points and Mo Williams came off the bench to add 17 to help the Portland Trail Blazers rally from a 12-point secondhalf deficit for a 99-92 victory over the Utah Jazz in a preseason game Wednesday night. LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points for th e Blazers (2-2) and Robin Lopez had D points and D rebounds. Both of the team's preseason victorieshave come against Utah. Enes Kanter scored 23 points and Gordon Hayward added 20 to lead the Jazz (1-3), who have lost three straight. The Blazers outrebounded the Jazz 57-43. Utah also struggled to find consistency on offense against
Portland's defense. The Jazz shot 31 of 80 from the field (38.8 percent) and had only two players shoot better than 50 percent from the floor. Kanter turned the first quarter into a personal layup drill. He made eight straight baskets in the quarter before missing a shot. Kanter's 16 first-quarter points helped shore up
again when Lester Hudson made back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Jazz a one-point lead. Hayward followed up with a pair of baskets and three free throws during the final two minutes of the quarter to give Utah a 49-41 halftime lead. The Jazz carved out their largest lead at 64-52 on back-to-back jumpa sagging offensive effort from the ers from Richard Jefferson and Derrick Favors midway through the rest of Utah's starters. It helped the Jazz keep pace with third quarter. That's when things Portland even after th e B l azers began to unravel. Lillard and Williams took turns jumped out to a 16-11 lead behind three early baskets from Aldridge. making plays to rally the Blazers. The Jazz rallied and finally took a Lillard put Portland ahead 71-70 27-24 lead when Hayward converted on a driving layup with I:00 left in a fast-break layup and a freethrow in the third quarter. Williams put the the final second of the first quarter. Blazers ahead for good by closing Portland went back ahead 37-32 the third quarter with a long jumper in the second quarter on Aldridge's and opening the fourth quarter with shooting. Utah overtook the Blazers a layup.
The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and Anaheim extended the best start in f r anchise history with its fifth straight victory, topping
NHL ROUNDUP period for Calgary.
Joey MacDonald stopped 19 shots for the Flames, who had four days off before opening a five-game trip. Calgary's 3-0-2 start was the franchise's Calgary. Dustin Penner and Kyle Palmieri best since the Atlanta Flames went scored first-period goals, and Viktor unbeaten in their first 12 games of the Fasth made 33saves for the defend- 1978-79 season. ing Pacific Division champions, who Calgary has lost 26 of it s past have won five of their first six games 27 road games against Anaheim, for the first time in the club's two-de- its new division rival under NHL cade history. realignment. Selanne's 676th career goal late in Also on Wednesday: the second period ended up providing Rangers 2, Capitals 0: WASHINGthe winning margin for the Ducks, TON — Henrik Lundqvist earned who have won 17 consecutive home his 46th NHL shutout, Brad Richards games against Calgary since Jan. 19, assisted on two New York goals less 2004. than two minutes apart in the second Lee Stempniak scored a short- period, and the Rangers beat familiar handed goal and Jiri Hudler got credit postseason foe Washington to end a for a deflected goal early in the third three-game losing streak.