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ByFredGoodall TheAssociatedPress TAMPA, FLA. Tampa Bay first- round draft pick Vernon Har- greaves III has a lasting mem- ory of the first time he matched up against Oakland Raiders re- ceiver Amari Cooper. Nothing the young corner- back saw on film before the two met in college two years ago pre- pared him for what would be one of the most humbling days he's had on a football field. "That's the first time I played against somebody that was bet- ter than me, that I felt like was significantly better than me, and he knows that," Hargreaves said, recalling Cooper catch- ing 10 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns to pace Ala- bama's 42-21 victory over Flor- ida in 2014. "For me, I was young. I was a sophomore, and at that point he was already playing like he was in the NFL," the rookie corner- back added. "So covering him, after the game I kind of sat down and thought: 'Wow, he really got me better in a way,' if that makes sense. And he knows that." Cooper, a junior at the time, went on to become the fourth pick in the 2015 NFL draft. Hargreaves, selected 11th overall this year, gets another shot at one of the game's bud- ding stars when the Bucs (3-3) host the Raiders (5-2) on Sunday. "I've talked to him before ... and he knows we're going to get after it," Hargreaves said. "I'm excited to see him again." Cooper leads the Raiders with 40 receptions for 614 yards, but has only gotten into the end zone once this season. Team- mate Michael Crabtree has 39 catches for 461 yards and is tied with Bucs receiver Mike Evans for the league lead in TD recep- tions with six. "It's going to be exciting to go against those guys and see where we really are," said Har- greaves, whose transition to the NFL has been helped by NFL Bucs' Hargreaves eyes reunion with Cooper Sunday:OaklandRaidersat Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 10a.m., TV on CBS. TUNEIN By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter LOS MOLINOS The Los Molinos Lady Bulldogs closed out a per- fect league season Thursday night with a straight-set win over the Burney Raiders, 25-18, 25-12, 25- 18. The Corning Lady Cardinals beat the Oroville Tigers in four sets to claim the No. 5 seed in the postseason and the Red Bluff Lady Spartans fell on the road in Chico to the Pleasant Valley Vi- kings, but earned the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. Rachel Rogers was named player of the match for the Bull- dogs with 13 kills, five aces, two blocks and seven digs; Liset Cas- tillo had 14 kills, four aces, two blocks and nine digs; Henna Ace- vedo had three kills, four aces, a block and eight digs; Heather Rodriguez had two aces, four digs and 15 assists; Kendall Williams had two aces, three digs and 11 assists; Valeria Garnica had two kills, a block and two assists and Sugey Cota had 12 digs. The Bulldogs (27-8 overall, 10-0 league) haven't lost since Sept. 10 and will be on a bye Tuesday as the No. 3 seed in the Division 5 bracket. They are scheduled to face the No. 6 seed Mount Shasta Bears (12-9 overall, 7-3 league) at home on Nov. 8. Cardinals3,Oroville1 CORNING The Cardinals beat the Oroville Tigers on Thursday 25- 13, 25-8, 22-25, 25-7. As of 5 p.m. Friday no individ- ual stats had been posted for the match. The No. 5 seed Cardinals (16-11 overall, 7-3 league) are scheduled to face the No. 4 seed Sutter Hus- kies (16-13 overall, 10-0 league) at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Sutter for the first round of the Division 4 playoffs. Pleasant Valley 3, Spartans 0 CHICO The Red Bluff Spartans fell to the first-place Pleasant Valley Vikings 25-21, 25-14, 25-16 Thursday night. VOLLEYBALL BULLDOGS FINISH UP 10-0 IN LEAGUE CardinalsandSpartansalsobothadvancetoNorthernSectionplayoffs LARRY LONG — CONTRIBUTED Los Molinos' Heather Rodriquez takes a shot Thursday night against the Burney Raiders. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Freshman Jaxon Balken swims to a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (58.81seconds) in the NSCIF Division I Championships on Thursday. Special to the DN COTTONWOOD Rain poured down on the NSCIF Division I Swim Cham- pionships on Thursday at West Valley High School but did not keep the Red Bluff High School Swim team from swimming extremely well. The girls' relay team of Julia Brandt, Jayne Brandt, Ellie Fletcher and Jordan Munoz took down the 15-year-old 200-yard freestyle relay record with a time of 1 minute, 53.67 seconds. This relay team has now broken the 200 medley relay record, the 400 freestyle record and the 200 freestyle relay. "It's been so fun swimming with my teammates," said senior Julia Brandt. "I'm so glad we got to make history together. I had to miss a lot of the season due to illness and to make these memories at champion- ships is just so special." Freshman Jayne Brandt beat the competition by almost 4 seconds in the 100 breaststroke, bringing home the gold, going 1:10.16. She finished second in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:22.85. Julia Brandt placed second in the 100 freestyle (59.02) and third in the 50 freestyle (27.11). Fletcher was sixth in the 100 breast (1:19.26) and eighth in the 100 butterfly (1:14.05). Munoz finished eighth in the 100 freestyle (1:06.56) and 15th in the 50 free (29.27). Freshman Stevie McK- enzie placed 13th in both the 100 fly (1:21.12) and the 100 backstroke (1:18.21). SWIMMING Spartansgirlsbreak3rdrecord Relay team of Brandt, Brandt, Fletcher, Munoz sets 200 freestyle mark INDIANS 1, CUBS 0 Series: Indians lead 2-1. Game 4: Cleveland Indians at Chicago Cubs, 5:08p.m. Saturday, TV on FOX. THESCORE By Andrew Seligman The Associated Press CHICAGO Cody Allen, Andrew Miller and the Cleveland Indi- ans' nasty bullpen shut down a Wrigley Field party 71 years in the making. Allen escaped a ninth-inning jam and the Indians pitched their fifth shutout this postseason, holding off the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the World Series. The crowd began forming be- yond the ivy-covered walls in the early morning, all revved up for the first World Series game at Wrigley since 1945. Fans were roaring after a two- out error by first baseman Mike Napoli helped Chicago put run- ners on second and third in the ninth. Allen silenced the neigh- borhood ballpark, striking out co- NL Championship Series MVP Ja- vier Baez to end it. Pinch-hitter Coco Crisp hit an RBI single in the seventh off Carl Edwards Jr. for the lone run. Indians starter Josh Tomlin went 4 2/3 innings, then Miller, Bryan Shaw and Allen took over. The Cubs have been blanked four times in the last eight games this postseason. It was their first 1-0 loss in the World Series since Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox beat them in 1918. Game 1 winner Corey Kluber starts for Cleveland on Saturday night on three days' rest, and John Lackey goes for Chicago. WORLD SERIES Indians nip Cubs 1-0 at Wrigley By Ronald Blum The Associated Press CHICAGO Back with his original big league team, Coco Crisp came through with the hit that moved the Cleveland Indians within two wins of their first World Series ti- tle since 1948. Crisp came off the bench and singled home the only run in the seventh inning Friday night, giv- ing the Indians a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs and a 2-1 Se- ries lead. Covelli Loyce Crisp was said to be given the nickname Coco by siblings who thought he resem- bled a character on the cover of a container of Cocoa Krispies ce- real. Known for his speed in his younger days, he topped the AL with 49 steals in 2011. WORLD SERIES Crisp moves Indians so close to title The Spartan girls relay team of Jordan Munoz, Ellie Fletcher, Jayne Brandt and Julia Brandt. SWIM PAGE 6 VOLLEYBALL PAGE 6 RAIDERS PAGE 6 CRISP PAGE 6 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, October 29, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1