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ByEddiePells TheAssociatedPress HOUSTON Hevaluestheteam's overall culture ahead of its indi- vidual parts. He rules his team with an iron fist, and yet, instills that team with a sense of family. He can appear heartless — quick to say "goodbye" to those who no longer fit in — and yet, he is deeply loyal. He has hard-and-fast ideas about how to run his own team, but is never against learning and adding bits of others' exper- tise to his own repertoire. Yes, this is a description of New England coach Bill Belich- ick, who can set himself apart Sunday by winning a record fifth Super Bowl title as a head coach. It's also a description of for- mer Steelers coach Chuck Noll, former Cowboys coach Tom Landry and current Alabama coach Nick Saban. As well as San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and for- mer UCLA coach John Wooden and pretty much every other person who has cemented him or herself on the Mount Rush- more of the profession. "Xs and Os are the price of ad- mission," says John O'Sullivan, founder of the Changing the Game project, who speaks of- ten about the importance of coaching in society. "But great coaches, the first thing they do is connect. When you connect with SUPER BOWL LI Belichickfollowsfamiliarscripttogreatness SUPERBOWLLI Sunday:AtlantaFalconsvs. New England Patriots, 3:30p.m., TV on FOX. TUNEIN By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter CORNING The Corning Cardi- nals took one more step toward a record season Wednesday night with a 74-62 win over the Willows Honkers on Senior Night to re- main undefeated at 21-0. "Our next game is Orland, that's the biggest game on the schedule," said Cardinals coach Kurt Wilkins after the game, in- dicating the team wasn't looking past its next game each week. A win against the rival Trojans would tie the school record set by the 2006 section champs at 22-0. Wednesday night started out as the Noah Zoppi show, with the junior downing five 3-pointers by the opening minutes of the sec- ond period. Brendan Hoag chimed in with 11 points of his own in the half and Corey Busta put up nine be- fore halftime. The Honkers kept the game within reach despite the hot shooting from the Cardinals, down just 23-16 after the first quarter, but the Cards would open it up in the second to take a 42-26 into the half. BASKETBALL CARDINALS THUMP HONKERS, NOW 21-0 A Corning victory Friday in Orland would tie school record set in 2006 Above, Corning's Noah Zoppi goes up for a shot Wednesday night against Willows. At le , Corning's Austin Mishoe drives to the rim Wednesday night against Willows. PHOTOS BY CHIP THOMPSON — DAILY NEWS Corning's Brendan Hoag takes a shot Wednesday night against Willows. CORNING 74, WILLOWS 62 Up next: Corning at Orland, 7:30p.m. Friday. THESCORE Online: Follow all the cover- age of Tehama County sports at REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM/SPORTS. By Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com @editorchip on Twitter CORNING The Corning Lady Car- dinals soccer team took a big win Tuesday over the visiting Gridley Bulldogs, 9-1, while the boys team came up on the losing end of a 5-1 match. Heidi Magana was named player of the game for the Cardi- nals with three goals, three as- sists and three steals. "Heidi had an amazing game," said coach Ed Curiel. "She stepped onto the field and was determined to score, and she ended up scoring a hat trick. She was there to chal- lenge every ball and make herself an option up top. She played ex- tremely well with our other for- wards, which is always great to see. She was crashing the box with every cross made across the goal, and in one of those she scored an impeccable goal. Her speed and drive to score was key today." Freshman Nayeli Lara had three goals, an assist and five steals; Nicole Curiel had a goal, an assist and three steals; fresh- man Itzel Ramirez had a goal and threde steals and April Zagal had a goal and two steals. Stephanie Zagal had an assist and five steals, freshman Sulema Parra had two assists and three steals, Tiffany Gaytan had an as- sist and two steals, sophomore Brisa Martinez had nine steals, Masiel Anaya had seven steals and Vanessa Aguirre had five steals. Goaltender Julissa Marin al- lowed the single Gridley goal and gets the win. The Lady Cardinals (6-6-1 over- all, 3-1 league) were scheduled to travel to Oroville on Thursday for a match with the Las Plumas Thunderbirds (3-11-1 overall, 1-6 league). Gridley5,Cardinals1 CORNING The Cardinals boys team fell at home Tuesday to the Gridley Bulldogs 5-1. As of 1:30 p.m. Thursday no in- dividual stats had been posted for the game. The Cardinals (9-5 overall, 2-2 league) were scheduled to visit Oroville on Thursday to take on the Las Plumas Thunderbirds (4- 4-4 overall, 2-2 league). Spartans 1, Enterprise 1 REDDING The Red Bluff Spartans boys team played to a 1-1 draw Wednesday evening with the En- terprise Hornets. Kevin Maza scored the Spar- tans' only goal during the sec- ond half. Salvador Santoyo and Alejan- dro Alvarez each had four steals, freshman Eddie Tappia had three steals, freshman Aaron Rodriguez and Jose Birrueta each had a pair and Ezequiel Cruz and Enrique Carrazco each had one steal. Goaltender Jose Garcia gave up a goal but had 12 saves in the game. The Spartans (9-6-2 overall, 2-4-1 league) are scheduled to host the Chico Panthers (15-2-1 overall, 6-1 league) at 6 p.m. Fri- day. LadySpartans1,Enterprise1 RED BLUFF The Red Bluff Lady Spartans scored in the first and the Enterprise Hornets in the sec- ond Wednesday evening for a 1-1 tie. SOCCER LadyCardsrompoverGridley Red Bluff Spartans boys, girls teams both tie 1-1 with Enterprise LOS MOLINOS 68, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 63 Up next: Mercy at Los Molinos, 7:30p.m. Friday. THESCORE Staff Report LOS MOLINOS The Los Molinos Bulldogs played even with the vis- iting Liberty Christian Patriots on Wednesday night before surging in the fourth quarter for a 68-63 win. The teams were tied at 14 after the first period and 33 at the half. After the third period the Bull- dogs were up one at 47-46, but a rally in the fourth stretched that lead to five by the final buzzer. Alex Russell led the Bulldogs with 23 points, three rebounds and two assists; freshman Devin Henderson was on fire from out- side the arc with 18 points, four 3-pointers, two rebounds and two assists; freshman Ty Isaksen had 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists; sophomore Aaron Hardy had 10 points, eight re- bounds, a block and three as- sists and Kyle Wood had seven rebounds and a block. The Bulldogs (15-4 overall, 3-1 league) are scheduled to host the rival Mercy Warriors (1-18 over- all, 0-5 league) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. BASKETBALL Bulldogs take win at home over LCS By John Nicholson The Associated Press SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ. Matt Kuchar eagled the par-5 13th and added two late birdies and a big par save on the rowdy par-3 16th hole Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Coming off a seven-week break, Kuchar shot a 7-under 64 in per- fect afternoon conditions at TPC Scottsdale for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Hideki Matsuyama and Brendan Steele. "I was able to be home, able to be dad," Kuchar said about the layoff. "The boys got to play bas- ketball. ... Got to go to the games and it was great fun for me. My boys are 9 and 7. Getting into golf. In the afternoon, we'd sneak out and play a few holes." The crowd was estimated at 103,420 on the stadium layout. "Someone told me it was 5 mil- lion," Kuchar joked. "So many people out here. It's a good buzz. It's a good vibe." He made a 25-foot eagle putt on 13. "Chased a 3-wood up on the corner of the green, and it was a pretty straightforward 25-footer," Kuchar said. "That was a lucky place to be on that hole." PGA TOUR Kuchar has lead a er 64 at Phoenix SOCCER PAGE 2 CARDINALS PAGE 2 SUPER PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, February 3, 2017 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1