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Sunday NFL— Raiders at Steelers, 10 a.m., CBS NFL — Buccaneers at 49ers, 1 p.m., FOX NBA — Hornets at Kings, 3 p.m., CSNC NBA — Warriors at Lakers, 6:30 p.m., CSNB NASCAR—Ford 400, 10 a.m., ESPN MLS Cup — Colorado v. Dallas, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Sports 1B Weekend November 20, 2010 Warriors lose tight game 8-MAN Mercy 22 Butte Valley 30 Trailing by three scores at halftime, Friday, the Warriors rallied back, but couldn’t quite get the final score they needed in a 30-22 loss to Butte Valley in the Division-VI 8-man football semifinals. With snow on the ground in Dorris, the Warriors trailed 24-0 at halftime, but like their season, their defense stepped up in the second half. Mercy scored the first three touch- downs of the second half to close the score to 24-22, but couldn’t get any closer. “It came down to the wire,” Mercy coach Paul Vietti said. Royce Crane scored two touch- downs and quarterback Mitchell Lopez added the Warriors other score. Butte Valley moves on to Wednes- day’s D-VI championship. FOOTBALL “It was an incredible year,” Vietti said. “I wish we would have been able to figure it out earlier.” Mercy’s defense went from averag- ing 56.5 points per game during the early part of their first year of 8-man football to just 24 per game over their last three contests. Behind Lopez and Crane the Mercy ground game was a force all year. Vietti said the improvement came from getting healthy and a switch to a more aggressive approach. Section Semifinals Division-VI Playoffs Butte Valley 30, Mercy 22 Hayfork 78, Dunsmuir 20 Division-I Playoffs Foothill 41, Shasta 14 Paradise 53, Pleasant Valley 0 Division-II Playoffs Lassen 35, West Valley 13 Wheatland 30, Sutter 6 Division-III Playoffs Durham 28, Trinity 7 Live Oak 7, Willows 0 Division-IV Playoffs Maxwell 38, Hamilton 0 Quincy 14, Modoc 6 Lassen View completes great season Around Tehama Correction In a story printed Thurs- day, the Associated Press erroneously reported the Raiders’ upcoming sched- ule. After Pittsburgh, they host Miami then go on the road against San Diego and Jacksonville followed by home games against Denver and Indianapolis. Oakland concludes the season at Kansas City. Clarification Nancy Wagner and Penny VanBuskirk were not pictured Nov. 13, but were a part of Valley Oak Racquet Club’s Women’s 7.5 United Tennis Association league champion team. Basketball Saturday is the last chance to sign-up for the Cornerstone Youth Basket- ball League. With sectional volleyball championships taking place at Red Bluff High School’s main gym, Saturday’s evalu- ations have been moved to the field house. Third and fourth grade boys evaluations will take place from 9 to 9:45 a.m. followed by third and fourth grade girls from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. Fifth and sixth grade boys evaluations will be from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. followed by fifth and sixth grade girls form 11:15 a.m. to noon. Lacrosse Courtesy photo The Lassen View volleyball team ended their season with an 11-0 record and winning three out of four tournament championships.The team was:(from top left) Coach Janilee Jones, Samantha Winning,Amy Garrison,Hannah Rogers, Emalee Kourani, Coach Loyce Winning,Tessa Jones, Daisy Brose, Allison Winning and Molly Murphy. Kings snap losing streak Golden State’s rally falls short New Jersey 81 Kings 86 SACRAMENTO (AP) — Tyreke Evans scored 20 points and the Sacramento Kings snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the New Jersey Nets 86-81 on Friday night. Struggling in the early season, the youthful Kings also ended a five-game skid at home, avoiding their first 0-6 stretch at Arco Arena since an eight-game slide from Nov. 11 to Dec. 6, 2008. Kris Humphries had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Anthony Morrow scored 17 points and Travis Outlaw 13 for the Nets. New Jersey lost its second straight and has dropped eight of 10 since starting the season 2-0 for the first time tine in eight seasons. Carl Landry scored 15 points, Beno Udrih had 12 and Luther Head added 10 for Sacramento. DeMarcus Cousins had eight points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, who lost at New Jer- sey the second game of the season. Landry broke a tie with a bucket in the lane and Donte Greene followed with a steal and dribbled the length of the court for a dunk, bring- ing the crowd to its feet for one of the few times and giving the Kings an 80-76 lead with 3:16 left. Outlaw made a jumper following a timeout to cut the Kings’ lead to 83-81 with 27 seconds remaining. But with the shot clock run- ning down, Udrih made a 3- pointer to make it 86-81 with 3.4 seconds left. Evans began the game shooting 1 of 8, then got going late in the first half, surprisingly making shots from the perimeter, where he has struggled throughout his brief NBA career. Evans helped put the Kings on top 64-63 heading into the fourth quarter. Last year’s Rookie of the Year scored nine points in the third, when Sacramento outscored the Nets 21-17. Morrow and Humphries both had 12 points in the opening half to put the Nets in front 46-43. New Jersey used a 19-4 run in the sec- ond quarter to erase an eight-point deficit. Landry had 10 points for the Kings. Notes: Greene, who played just four minutes in a recent four-game stretch, got his first start of the season. It was the fifth different starting lineup for the Kings. In the battle of two highly touted rookie post players, Cousins drew an offensive foul late in the first quarter against Derrick Favors.Neither player was a factor. Favors scored three points. ... Nets reserve Quinton Ross suffered a calf strain in the first half and didn’t return. ...Devin Harris missed seven of eight shots before hitting a jumper midway through the third quarter, then was promptly taken out of the game. New York 125 Warriors 119 OAKLAND (AP) — Raymond Felton scored a career-high 35 points on 13- of-17 shooting and dished out 11 assists, and the New York Knicks held off Gold- en State’s late rally to beat the Warriors 125-119 on Fri- day night and snap an eight- game losing streak in Oak- land. Amare Stoudemire made a driving layin with 2:42 left and finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari added 23 points and knocked down a key 3- pointer with 1:25 left as New York handed the War- riors their first home loss of the season and ended a four- game skid in the series over- all. Monta Ellis scored 40 points for his sixth career 40-point game and Stephen Curry had 29 points, eight assists and five rebounds for the Warriors. Golden State won its first five games at Oracle Arena under first- year coach Keith Smart, the team’s best home start since going 6-0 to begin the 1990- 91 season. Reggie Williams hit two key 3-pointers that pulled the Warriors within 104-100 with 6:47 to play and scored all but two of his 18 points in the final period. But the Knicks, who led by as many as 18 before let- ting Golden State get within two late, made the clutch plays down the stretch. War- riors power forward David Lee watched this one from the bench in street clothes. He attended the game against his former team one day after being released from a hospital following a second procedure on his left See SHORT, page 2B Red Bluff hosts volleyball championships VOLLEYBALL By RICHGREENE DN Sports Editor While the local teams have all been eliminated, there’s still volleyball to be played in Tehama County this weekend, as all five Northern Section champi- onships will take place Sat- urday at Red Bluff Union High School. The action begins at 11 a.m. with the Division-VI championship pitting defending champion and top seed Fall River against No. 2 seed Champion Christian. Lauren Vestal and Mandy Lakey lead a 28-9-2 Fall River team against a Champion Christian side that won three consecutive titles from 2002-2004. At 1 p.m., one of the best teams in the section, Hamil- ton, takes on Portola in the Division-V title game. At 39-5 Hamilton comes in as the top seed and despite their division classi- fication the No. 2 overall team in the section accord- ing to MaxPreps. The Lady Bulldogs have won the past two section titles and are led by Evelin Barajas and Aubrey Bek- endam. Portola, which knocked off Los Molinos in the semifinals is led by Lindsey Compton and is 37-6. They won the 2007 title. Hamilton won two pre- vious meetings between the schools this season. The best match of the day might be at 3 p.m. when West Valley and Sutter bat- tle it out for the Division-IV title in a rematch of last year’s championship. In 2009 West Valley ended a string of four straight Sutter champi- onships. The teams are ranked No. 3 and No. 4 overall in the section. Paige Adkins and Molly McWilliams led the Lady Eagles to a 25-9 record. Sutter, meanwhile racked up a 38-9 record behind Brenna McDonald and Samantha Foster. West Valley was the vic- tor when the teams met ear- lier this year. At 5 p.m. Foothill goes for a repeat of the Division- III title when they take on top seed Paradise. The Lady Cougars led by Shannon Jimenez and Megan Ducazau were 19- 21 on the season. The 23-16 Lady Bobcats are led by Lindsay Quigley and Jessica Jackson. Red Bluff Youth Lacrosse will be holding registration and orienta- tion meetings for their upcoming season. The up coming season will be discussed and questions answered at meetings for players and parents. If you or your child are interested in participating in the program don’t miss the appropriate meeting. All meetings will be held at the Riverside Bar and Grill. • U-13 Boys and Girls, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. • U-15 Boys, Tuesday, 7 p.m. • Girls Lacrosse, Mon- day, 5:30 p.m. •Boys JV, Monday, 7 p.m. • U-11 Boys and Girls , time and location to be announced later Please contact Corey LeVier at 736-2992 if you have any questions. Baseball Foothill won both meet- ings this season. At 7 p.m. Pleasant Valley will shoot for a remarkable 10th section title in 11 years as they face crosstown rival Chico. Considered the best team in the section with the sec- tion’s best player, Kiley Mansfield, the Lady Vikings were 42-5 on the year, including a pair of vic- tories over 20-15 Chico. All five games will be streamed live on KBCsports.com. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for students with an ASB card and $5 for seniors and children K-8. Red Bluff High School will host a six- week Spring Training 2011 baseball program for players from first the 12th grade from Jan. 23 to Feb. 27. Red Bluff High School head coach Joe Gallaty will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching and catching at a cost as low as $99 for six weeks. way. Space is limited. Registration is now under For more information, visit USBaseballAcademy.com , or call toll-free 866-622-4487. Cattle Days The rescheduled Cat- tle Days event is set for Nov. 28. The rodeo will begin at 9 a.m. at the Pauline Davis Pavilion and The Bull Sale Arena.