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Friday NBA — Rockets at Bobcats, 4 p.m., ESPN2 NBA— Warriors at Grizzlies, 6:30 p.m., CSNB NCAAF — Auburn at Alabama, 11:30 a.m., CBS NCAAF — Colorado at Nebraska, 12:30 p.m., ABC NCAAF —Arizona at Oregon, 4 p.m., ESPN NCAAF —Boise St. at Nevada, 7:15 p.m., ESPN Sports 1B Friday November 26, 2010 By JEFF LARSON MediaNews Group PARADISE - The top-seed- ed Paradise High School varsity football team made adjustments all over the field against sec- ond-seeded Foothill. It essentially worked to per- fection, with the Paradise run game gaining well over 100 yards in the second half and the defense containing a prolific Foothill pass attack, en route to a 29-7 victory and second Divi- sion I Northern Section champi- onship in three years Friday night at Paradise's Om Wraith field. Senior standout running back Jordan Dobrich led the Bobcats (11-1) with 188 yards on 24 carries and three touch- downs. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound bruising back started slowly out of the gate with just 27 yards on nine carries in the first half. Dobrich wasn't held in check for long, when on the team's first drive of the third quarter, the three-year varsity standout busted out a pair of 10-yard runs to set up a first-and-goal from the Foothill 6-yard line. Two plays later, Dobrich, like he's done many times before, performed his patented leap over the offensive line for a 3-yard TD and 15-7 Bobcat lead with 2:55 left in the third quarter. "Our (offensive) line came out and found the heart," Dobrich said. "It had nothing to do with me or anything else. We were complacent the first half of the game and our line found it in the second half." The Paradise defense forced ‘Our big thing is no one drives on us, so the only way people can score is if they get big plays on us’ Free safety Austin Thayer Foothill to punt three times and turn the ball on downs twice in the second half. It's an admirable feat, when looking at the fact the Cougars (10-2), led by senior quarter- back Zack Ray, can throw the ball all over the field. The team did so last night, with Ray com- pleting passes to five different receivers, but rarely connecting on the deep ball. In fact, Foothill, on one of its most productive drives in the second half - completing two passes to Cooper Janusevskis and one to John Rowe - got down to the Paradise 40-yard line. The team couldn't get any closer thanks to free safety Austin Thayer delivering two pass breakups - the second of which on third-and-10 where Ray looked for leading receiv- er John Choate on a post route. It fell harmlessly to the ground, however, when Thayer met Choate with a perfectly timed hit. "Our big thing is no one dri- Saints leave Cowboys feeling blue Paradise takes Division I Section Title game ves on us, so the only way peo- ple can score is if they get big plays on us," Thayer said. "So we're not going to give up the big play." All that was left was for Par- adise to use Dobrich to run the clock out. Instead, 'the beast,' as he's called by teammates and coaches, scored one more time on a 19-yard scamper to push Paradise in front, 29-7 late in the fourth quarter. At that point another section championship on the Ridge - the fifth in school history - was all but crowned. "It feels great; it feels like we won our fifth section title twice. Our theme for the year was leave for doubt and that's what we wanted to do," Paradise coach Rick Prinz said. "And we got it done. It's a great group of kids." Brady throws 4 TDs, Patriots top Lions DETROIT (AP) — Tom Brady was perfect on the field and his exit was first class. Brady threw a season-high four touchdown passes, all in the second half, and the New England Patriots routed the Detroit Lions 45-24 on Thursday after trailing by 11 late in the second quarter. ‘‘We showed some resiliency, coming out in the second half and playing the way we did when the crowd was into it,’’ Brady said. Following Brady’s brief news conference, the former Michigan star jogged out of Ford Field — limping slightly up a steep ramp — hugged Robert Kraft and got into an idling limo with the team owner behind a police escort. New England (9-2) moved a half-game ahead of the AFC East rival New York Jets — who played Cincinnati on Thursday night — for the NFL’s best record, setting up a showdown at home Dec. 6. ‘‘I don’t think we’re at where we need to be at,’’ Brady said. ‘‘But this is a tough group.’’ No one in the red, white and blue is tougher than Brady. After taking a ton of shots early in the game, the three- time Super Bowl winner and two-time MVP bounced back to complete 21 of 27 passes for 341 yards with no intercep- tions, giving him a perfect quarterback rating of 158.3 for the second time in his career. ‘‘He’s like a surgeon,’’ center Dominic Raiola said. Brady threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Deion Branch early in the fourth quarter after connecting with him on a 79-yarder to tie it at 24. Wes Welker’s second TD reception sealed the victory with 6:42 left, putting the Patri- ots ahead by two TDs and making their double-digit deficit a distant memory. ‘‘When you outscore a team 35-7 in the second half, a lot of things have to go right,’’ New England coach Bill Belichick said. The Lions (2-9) are used to things going wrong, espe- cially on Thanksgiving. Detroit has lost a franchise-record seven straight games — by an average of nearly 23 points — in its annual show- case. Notre Dame rallies past MCT photo Saints wide receiver Lance Moore (16) catches the game-winning touchdown in front of Cowboys cornerback Mike Jenkins (21) late in the 4th quarter,Thursday in Arlington,Texas. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — As Roy Williams ran toward the end zone, he realized the importance of his breakaway catch-and-run. Just hold onto it, he thought, and the Dallas Cowboys would pull off one of their greatest Thanksgiving comebacks. He even switched the ball from one hand to another to make sure he kept it from the defender in front of him. The guy behind him changed everything. Malcolm Jenkins snatched the ball from Williams at the 11, ripping it out so forcefully that it wound up against his own stomach. Drew Brees then quickly drove 89 yards for the touch- down that put New Orleans back ahead with 1:55 left Thursday. But the drama wasn’t done yet in the Saints’ 30-27 victory. Having already overcome a pair of 17-point deficits, the Cowboys moved close enough for David Buehler to try a 59-yard field goal that would’ve tied it. His kick had plenty of leg, but flut- tered just wide to the left with 25 sec- onds left. New Orleans coach Sean Payton started to call a timeout, which would’ve given Buehler another chance, but either Payton didn’t finish the gesture or the officials didn’t see it, so the play stood, and this wild, wacky, thriller was finished. ‘‘The play that Malcolm Jenkins makes late is an effort play, a heart play and it’s one of those plays that really inspires everyone on the team,’’ Payton said. ‘‘It was a gut-check win.’’ And a gut-wrenching loss for Dal- las. The Cowboys came in 2-0 under interim coach Jason Garrett, playing like the Super Bowl contenders they were supposed to be instead of the 1-7 cupcakes they turned into under coach Wade Phillips. They made plenty of Phillips-era mistakes to fall behind 17- 0 in the first quarter and 20-3 before halftime, then showed the poise and toughness Garrett has instilled by fighting back. Buehler kicked a 53-yard field goal as the first half ended, Miles Austin went 60 yards on an end around on the second play of the second half and Dallas was back in the game. The Cowboys went ahead 27-23 on Tashard Choice’s 1-yard touchdown run with 5:51 left, then Williams caught a short pass and took it 47 yards, following a block from Miles Austin as he approached the end zone. Williams switched the ball from one hand to another to avoid corner- back Tracy Porter, knowing the Cow- boys could stretch the lead, kill some clock or both as long as he didn’t fum- ble. Then, Jenkins grabbed it. ‘‘I lost the ball game,’’ Williams said. ‘‘I let my teammates down. I need to fall down. We run the clock down and win the game. I was trying to make a play and they did a good job. It’s late in the game. That’s the nail in the coffin. We had the momentum going our way. We were there. That was a W. I get tackled, we get in the end zone and we win. I fall down and we win.’’ Jenkins said he chased the play with only one thought — ‘‘get the ball out.’’ ‘‘He didn’t see me from the blind side,’’ Jenkins said. ‘‘A bad play turned good for us. Not only ripped it out, it just kind of fell in my stomach.’’ The Saints (8-3) won their fourth straight and fifth in six games. This was their first time playing on the hol- iday, and it’s certainly one their fans will never forget — especially the tens of thousands who were among the crowd of 93,985 at Cowboys Stadium. They made their presence felt, and would love to return the first weekend in February to watch New Orleans try defending its Super Bowl title. Dallas (3-8) lost for the first time in three games since Garrett became interim coach. This plucky effort shows the impact he’s had in such a short time. But if things had gone only slightly different, he would’ve been the face of two of the greatest Thanks- giving rallies in club history. In 1994, he made a rare start in place of an injured Troy Aikman and took the Cowboys from a 17-3 deficit against Brett Favre and the Packers to a 42-31 victory. Instead, this game may go down with Leon Lett’s snowy gaffe in 1993 as one that got away. ‘‘I think we demonstrated again what we’ve done the last few weeks — battle and fight,’’ Garrett said. ‘‘There were a lot of things to be proud of. Guys played with a lot of passion, energy and enthusiasm. ... But you’ve got to get the bottom line right. We didn’t get it done.’’ Brees took the Saints 80 yards in four plays on the game’s opening drive, never even seeing a second down. Georgia, 89-83 in 2OT LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Notre Dame passed its first big test of the season, even if it took a little longer than expected. Tim Abromaitis had 25 points, Tyrone Nash scored 18 and Notre Dame rallied from 12 points down at the half for an 89-83 double-overtime victory over Georgia on Thursday night in the opening round of the Old Spice Classic. ‘‘What a Thanksgiving for Notre Dame fans. They probably threw up some turkey around the country,’’ Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. ‘‘I’m really proud of our group. Fifth game of the season, to be up against the wall and find a way to fight it out and get a win. Something for us to really build on. A lot of guys made key plays for us. ‘‘Nice to see the mental toughness of a group early in the season.’’ The Irish (5-0) held the Bulldogs scoreless for more than six minutes in the second half, using a 14-0 run dur- ing that stretch to force overtime. They outscored Georgia 20-14 in the second overtime, hitting some big free throws late to pull away. Travis Leslie had 23 points and Trey Thompkins fin- ished with 13 points and 10 rebounds in his first game this season for Georgia (3-1), who lost for the first time this season. Thompkins, Georgia’s leading scorer and rebounder last year, had missed the first three games with a high ankle sprain. But the Bulldogs shot 10 for 20 on free throws, with many of the misses coming late. Notre Dame was 30 for 43 on free throws. Notre Dame also had chances to cap its comeback ear- lier. But Gerald Robinson’s 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining in regulation brought the Bulldogs within two. After Nash missed two free throws, Thompkins tipped in a rebound on the other end with 10.4 seconds left to tie the game at 62. The Bulldogs went ahead by three points in the first overtime, and Notre Dame would come back again. Ben Hansbrough grabbed a rebound and was fouled with 4.7 seconds left, but he only made one free throw to tie the game at 69 and send it to a second overtime. The final period was no contest.