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Weekend SAT—Football — Happy Camp at Mercy, Noon SAT—NBA — Grizzlies at Kings, 7 p.m., CSNC SAT—NCAA— Stanford at Arizona, 5 p.m., ABC SUN — NFL— Chiefs at Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS SUN— NBA—Warriors at Pistons, 3 p.m., CSNB SUN—NASCAR — Texas 500, Noon, ESPN Sports 1B Weekend November 6, 2010 Playoff dreams end McIntyre, Cards roll FOOTBALL Red Bluff 20 Las Plumas 21 By JOSEPH SHUFELBERGER MediaNews Group OROVILLE — There’s no rea- son to worry about strength of schedule, league finish and head- to-head now. Las Plumas dashed Red Bluff’s playoff hopes with a 21-20 victory Friday night at Harrison Stadium. Thunderbirds sophomore Bren- don Matheson caught Will Kream- er’s pass for a two-point conversion on a fake extra point with 8:11 left in the fourth quarter lifting Las Plumas to a one-point win. The Thunderbirds’ defense made the point stand, shutting down the hopeful Spartans the rest of the way, sealing it with Isaac Brown’s interception of Taylor Figgs on fourth down with a minute left in the game. The Spartans could have — what only seemed improbable a few weeks ago — wrapped up a Northern Section Division I playoff berth with a win and a Chico loss. The Panthers did their part, los- ing at Shasta 42-14. Red Bluff didn’t come through on their end. The Spartans (1-9, 1-3 Eastern Athletic League South) would have had the sixth-best total in playoff points, a formula that factors in overall record, league record and standing, and strength of schedule. None of that matters, now. Las Plumas edged Red Bluff to finish in third place in the EAL South with a 2-2 league record and 2-8 overall. The Thunderbirds came out determined Friday, putting together a six-play drive on the game’s opening possession that ended with Kevin Sumlin’s 37-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, the Thun- derbirds extended the lead on Kreamer’s 3-yard run for a touch- down. The Spartans blocked Kreamer’s extra point for a Las Plumas 13-0 lead. The Spartans got the ball back with 2:13 before halftime and needed every second. Figgs con- nected with Ian Hill for a 26-yard touchdown pass with no time left on the clock. Hill provided the extra point for a 13-7 halftime score. See END, page 2B What’s next? Giants brass regroups FOOTBALL Corning 54 Winters 13 Tyler McIntyre scored four touchdowns and the Cardinals rolled by Winters 54-13 in Corning’s regular season finale. The senior carried 13 times for 76 yards and back- field running mate Cameron Nye added 146 yards on 17 carries. McIntyre has 20 touch- downs on the season and 1,000 rushing yards. Ryan Holland completed a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ezekiel Rodriguez. Corning finished the reg- ular season 8-2 and likely will host a first round playoff game for the second consec- utive year. FOOTBALL Week 10 Scoreboard Today’s games Chester 33, Los Molinos 0 Corning 54,Winters 13 Las Plumas 21, Red Bluff 20 Anderson 35, Yreka 14 Central Valley 20, West Valley 14 Fall River 37, Weed 6 Hamilton 35, East Nicolaus 19 Lassen 45, Enterprise 7 Live Oak 23, Willows 15 Maxwell 36, Biggs 10 Modoc 36, Lost River 28 Paradise 54, Oroville 7 Pierce 28, University Prep 17 Pleasant Valley 17, Foothill 7 Quincy 38, Portola 0 Shasta 62, Chico 14 Sutter 27, Orland 13 Trinity 33, Mt. Shasta 6 Wheatland 35, Gridley 28 Colusa at Esparto, late Etna at Burney, late Today’s 8-man games Hayfork 60, Big Valley 6 Butte Valley 60, Dunsmuir 36 Herlong at Elk Creek, late Princeton at Greenville, late Saturday’s 8-man games Happy Camp at Mercy, Noon Around Tehama Guns N’ Hoses Tournament The second annual Guns N’ Hoses basketball tournament will take place today from 6 to 9 p.m. at Berrendos Middle School Tickets can be purchased for $5 at the door and all money goes toward an educational trip to Wash- ington, D.C. for local kids. Local MMA fighters Three local athletes will be fighting Nov. 13 in Medford, Ore. as part of a Bras knuckles promo- tion. Red Bluff’s Scot Myers will be fighting for the open heavyweight title. Jesse “The Kid” Davis, a 2009 Red Bluff gradu- ate now attending Shasta College, will have his first mixed martial arts fight at 125 pounds. Corning’s Ashton Pierce will have his second MMA fight at 145 pounds. Team Intense can be reached at 990-6171 for tickets and training or on Facebook. Youth Basketball Sign-ups There will be sign-ups for Cornerstone Youth Basketball on Saturday from 10 a.m. to Noon at Red Bluff Union High School’s large gym and again on Monday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. MCT photo Red Bluff Lacrosse Clinic Matt Cain celebrates with the World Series trophy following the Giants victory over Texas. San Francisco Giants SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants general manager Brian Sabean and the World Series champions have reached out to the representatives for first baseman Aubrey Huff and infielder Juan Uribe about bringing them back in 2011. Yet Sabean doesn’t figure either sit- uation will be resolved soon because he expects both players want to relish in the team’s improbable title for a while — and get some much-needed rest. Huff said Wednesday he would be ‘‘an idiot’’ not to want to return. ‘‘It doesn’t appear that they’re in too much of a hurry, which is under- standable,’’ Sabean said Friday at AT&T Park. ‘‘They want to soak this in. I hope it’s if and when, but you don’t know how the outside world is going to present itself. Our biggest challenge will be to decide how many years and for how much money. It will be definitive, but I can’t predict what the action will be from the outside world on both of those players.’’ San Francisco’s payroll should exceed $100 million for next season, assuming the Giants are able to reach agreements with all eight of their arbi- tration-eligible players — lefty pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, center fielder Andres Torres, right fielder Cody Ross, infielder Mike Fontenot and relievers Ramon Ramirez, Santiago Casilla, Javier Lopez and Chris Ray. That doesn’t factor in the possibility of re-signing Huff and Uribe. Pablo Sandoval, coming off a down year in his second full major league season, will show up for spring train- ing without a starting job. After batting .345 in 2008 and .330 with 25 home runs and 90 RBIs last year — when he was the last player left out of the All- Star game — the free-swinging San- See GIANTS, page 2B Red Bluff Lacrosse will host a clinic on Sunday, rain or shine, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Cottonwood at West Cottonwood Junior High School’s soccer park. The field can bee seen from Gas Point Road. The clinic will be open to fourth through 12th graders. Red Bluff Lacrosse is starting a girls team this upcoming season and is looking for sixth through 12th graders interested in joining. Free soccer clinics in Corning Free soccer clinics are being held in Corning Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. at Wood- son School on 150 N. Toomes. The clinics are instructed by former Chico Rooks player Coach Henry. Clinics will not be held on holidays or during heavy rain. By RICH GREENE DN Sports Editor The Los Molinos Bulldogs passed up rival Portola in the final play- off point standings to grab the No. 2 seed heading into the NSCIF Division-V volleyball playoffs. Red Bluff and Corn- ing were both given No. 4 seeds in their respec- tive tournaments and will have first round matches against top seeds. Mercy failed to make the Division-VI playoffs. Los Molinos, which posted the most wins in school history this sea- son with 33, earned a first round bye and will host the winner of Etna and Pierce on Nov. 16. The Lady Bulldogs swept Pierce earlier in the season and have not faced Etna. Potentially, Portola awaits in the semifinals on Nov. 18. The Lady Tigers have knocked the Lady Bull- dogs out of the playoffs the past two seasons. No. 1 seed Hamilton NSCIF 2010 Volleyball Playoffs Division II has won the past two D- V championships, if they avoid a quarterfinal upset they’ll meet the winner of Colusa and University Prep in one semifinal. The Lady Spartans (17-23) drew power- house Pleasant Valley in the D-II playoffs. The Wednesday semi- final in Chico is a rematch of last year’s championship, which the Lady Vikings won giv- ing them their ninth championship in 10 years. Pleasant Valley defeated Red Bluff in four games on Oct. 26. Shasta plays Chico in the other D-II semifinal. In Division III, only top seed Paradise enters with a winning record. The Lady Cardinals will visit Paradise on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The two teams have not met this season. Foothill plays Enter- Wednesday 7 p.m. #4 Red Bluff (17-23) #1 Pleasant Valley (41-5) #3 Shasta (24-14) #2 Chico (19-15) Division III Wednesday 7 p.m. #4 Corning (13-14) #1 Paradise (22-16) #3 Foothill (18-21) #2 Enterprise (17-22) prise in the other semifi- nal. In the other divi- sions, defending Divi- sion-IV champion West Valley earned the top seed and defending Division-VI champion Fall River also earned their respective top seed. All five division championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 20 at Red Bluff Union High School. Nov. 20 #9 Quincy (16-15) #8 Trinity (12-10) #5 University Prep (14-9-2) #4 Colusa (17-9) #3 Portola (35-6) #11 Modoc (5-9) #6 East Nicolaus (18-12) #10 Pierce (16-12) #7 Etna (14-9-3) #2 Los Molinos (33-7-1) Los Mo U-Prep Nov. 20 Tuesday #1 Hamilton (37-5) Division V Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Hamilton Colusa Portola