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Sports 1B Weekend November 2-3, 2013 Pryor to face coach who wanted him OAKLAND (AP) — Chip Kelly is very familiar with what Terrelle Pryor can do as a quarterback. Kelly tried to recruit Pryor to Oregon when he coached there, lost to him in the Rose Bowl, and now gets the chance to face him in the NFL when Kelly's Philadelphia Eagles visit the Oakland Raiders. "Terrelle was always driven to be a quarterback, which is an awesome thing," Kelly said. "I've seen him play quarterback for a while; I lost to him in the Rose Bowl when he played quarterback at Ohio State. He threw the ball on us then. I think he's starting to develop." Pryor and Kelly have both had up-and-down seasons in their first years in their new roles. Pryor has provided a spark to the Raiders' offense with his game-breaking speed as a runner and improved passing. Kelly has brought his up-tempo offense to the Eagles (3-5), who have put up a lot of yards but not enough wins to please Philadelphia fans. Kelly has a fan in Pryor, who ultimately chose Ohio State over Oregon because of its proximity to his mother in Pennsylvania, and because he felt a pro-style offense would better prepare him for the NFL. "I loved his personality and the fire he brought to the game," Pryor said. "He came to my high school and spent a lot of time there, from showing me uniforms to showing me the playbook, some of the stuff that he runs. Seeing that was very interesting and intriguing, but my whole thing that cut it out right away was the distance." Here are five things to watch for when the Eagles visit the Raiders (3-4): PASSING PRYOR: Pryor dazzled Raiders fans with his 93-yard touchdown run to open last week's win over Pittsburgh — the longest run in franchise history and longest TD run ever by a quarterback. But Kelly has been most impressed with Pryor's improvement as a passer. He is completing 63.1 percent, showing the accuracy that many doubted he had when he came out of Ohio State. "They're doing a lot more things with him as a passer," Kelly said. "He seems like he wants to stay in the pocket and throw the ball. He's that package that you worry about as a defensive group because he can throw it, but he can also tuck it down and make some really good plays. He's obviously a very big threat, and we need to make sure we contain him." NIFTY NICK: Because of injuries, the Eagles have had to use three quarterbacks this season. Nick Foles has clearly been the best passer of the lot and will get the start this week after sitting out one game with a concussion. Michael Vick started in the loss to the Giants but was replaced by rook- AP photo Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor (2) celebrates with wide receiver Denarius Moore after running for a 93-yard touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 27. ie Matt Barkley after reinjuring his hamstring. Foles has completed 52 of 90 passes for 622 yards with six touchdowns. He has not thrown an interception, and has a 101.3 passer rating this season. "He's got a great grasp of where we are as a team offensively," Kelly said. "He's got a really good understanding of what we do and we're excited to have him back." TALE OF TWO HALVES: The Raiders have been a vastly different team in the first half than the second in recent weeks. Oakland has outscored the opposition 59-20 in the first half the past four games, generating 196.3 yards of offense to build the leads. That has changed in the second half when the Raiders have been outscored 63-10 and gained just 91.3 yards per game. That trend of fast starts could continue this week as the Eagles have been held scoreless in the first half the past two weeks. FAST-BREAK OFFENSE: For all the talk of Kelly's fast-paced offense, the Eagles are averag- ing 67 1-2 plays per game, just 2 1-2 more than the league average. While it's not quite what Kelly had going at Oregon, Raiders defensive coordinator Jason Tarver has experience going up against Kelly. Tarver was a defensive assistant at Stanford in 2011 when the Ducks beat the Cardinal 53-30. SLEW OF SACKS: The Raiders make it difficult for the opposing offense by using almost every player on defense as a pass rusher at times. Fourteen players have gotten credit for Oakland's 21 sacks as the unusual blitzes have confused quarterbacks and are a major reason the defense is so improved from last season. The Raiders blitzed 35 percent more this year than at this point last season because they trust their secondary more in coverage. "We've been able to implement a few more things that we want to try to do defensively," coach Dennis Allen said. "We can get a little more aggressive." Tehama Tracker Kaepernick continues to make strides Saturday's schedule 8-MAN FOOTBALL Westwood at Mercy, 11:30 a.m. SWIMMING NSCIF Masters Championships at Shasta College, Noon NBA Sacramento at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. NHL Phoenix at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's schedule NFL Philadelphia at Oakland, 1:05 p.m. Monday's schedule GOLF Nor-Cal Finals at Spring Creek TENNIS NSCIF Individual Finals NBA Golden State at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Sports on TV Saturday's schedule AUTO RACING • 6 a.m., CNBC — Formula One, qualifying for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • 10:30 a.m., NBCSN — Formula One, qualifying for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (sameday tape) • 11 a.m., FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, ''Happy Hour Series,'' final practice for AAA Texas 500, at Fort Worth, Texas • 12:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, at Fort Worth, Texas COLLEGE FOOTBALL • 9 a.m., ABC — Wisconsin at Iowa • 9 a.m., BIG TEN NETWORK — Ohio State at Purdue • 9 a.m., CBSSN — Southern Mississippi at Marshall • 9 a.m., ESPN — Illinois at Penn St. • 9 a.m., ESPN2 — Virginia Tech at Boston College • 9 a.m., ESPNEWS — Bethune-Cookman at NC Central • 9 a.m., ESPNU — Army at Air Force • 10 a.m., FSN — Middle Tenn. at UAB • 11:30 a.m., CSNC — Villanova at James Madison • 12:30 p.m., ABC — Michigan at Michigan St. • 12:30 p.m., BIG TEN NETWORK — Northwestern at Nebraska or Minnesota at Indiana • 12:30 p.m., CBS — Georgia vs. Florida, at Jacksonville, Fla. • 12:30 p.m., ESPN — Clemson at Virginia • 12:30 p.m., ESPNU — West Virginia at TCU • 12:30 p.m., FS1 — Iowa St. at Kansas St. • 12:30 p.m., NBC — Navy at Notre Dame • 12:30 p.m., PAC-12 NETWORK — Arizona at California • 1 p.m., CBSSN — Hawaii at Utah State • 3 p.m., ESPN2 — Auburn at Arkansas • 4 p.m., FOX — Oklahoma St. at Texas Tech • 4 p.m., ESPN — Tennessee at Missouri • 4 p.m., ESPNU — Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech • 4:30 p.m., FS1 — Colorado at UCLA • 5 p.m., CBSSN — Boise State at Colorado State • 5:07 p.m., ABC — Miami at Florida St. • 6 p.m., ESPN2 — UTEP at Texas A&M • 7:30 p.m., ESPNU — Nevada at Fresno State GOLF • 1:30 p.m., TGC — Champions Tour, Charles Schwab Cup Championship, third round, at San Francisco • 8 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour-WGC, HSBC Champions, final round, at Shanghai HORSE RACING • 12:05 p.m., NBCSN — NTRA, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, at Arcadia Eds: airs as part of NBCSN's ''Notre Dame Pregame Report'' • 12:30 p.m., NBCSN — NTRA, Breeders' Cup World Championships, at Arcadia • 5 p.m., NBC — NTRA, Breeders' Cup Classic, at Arcadia NBA • 4:30 p.m., WGN — Chicago at Philadelphia • 7:30 p.m., CSNB — Sacramento at Golden State NHL • Noon, NHL NETWORK — Chicago at Winnipeg • 4 p.m., NHL NETWORK — Toronto at Vancouver • 7:30 p.m., CSNC — Phoenix at San Jose SOCCER • 4:40 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Chelsea at Newcastle • 6:55 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Manchester United at Fulham • 10:30 a.m., NBC — Premier League, Arsenal vs. Liverpool, at London • 5 p.m., NBCSN — MLS, Playoffs, conference semifinals, leg 1, teams TBD Sunday's schedule AUTO RACING • 4:30 a.m., NBCSN — Formula One, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Noon, ESPN — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, AAA Texas 500, at Fort Worth, Texas FIGURE SKATING • 10:30 a.m., NBC — ISU, Grand Prix: Skate China, at Beijing (same-day tape) GOLF • 1:30 p.m., TGC — Champions Tour, Charles Schwab Cup Championship, final round, at San Francisco NBA • 4 p.m., NBATV — Phoenix at Oklahoma City Thunder NFL • 10 a.m., CBS — Kansas City at Buffalo • 1 p.m., FOX — Philadelphia at Oakland • 1:25 p.m., CBS — Pittsburgh at New England • 5 p.m., NBC — Indianapolis at Houston RUNNING • 6 a.m., ESPN2 — New York City Marathon • 1 p.m., ABC — New York City Marathon (same-day tape) SOCCER • 7:55 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Swansea at Cardiff • 12:30 p.m., NBC — MLS, Playoffs, conference semifinals, leg 1, teams TBD • 6 p.m., ESPN — MLS, Playoffs, conference semifinals, leg 1, teams TBD Monday's schedule NBA • 4 p.m., CSNB — Golden State at Philadelphia • 4:30 p.m., NBATV — Houston at L.A. Clippers NFL • 5:25 p.m., ESPN — Chicago at Green Bay NHL • 4:30 P.M., NBCSN — Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers SANTA CLARA (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is the new breed of confident 49ers quarterback, a far cry from cleancut Hall of Famers Joe Montana and Steve Young before him. While the tattooed, beanie-wearing, large headphonesporting Kaepernick looks nothing like the team's two greats under center, he already has that winning swagger at this early stage, and something else that's unique to him: both a big, strong arm and fast legs. Kaepernick fully intends to follow in their footsteps and, he hopes, leave his mark and legacy on this proud franchise. He's off to quite a start in that regard. "It's a great honor. There's very high expectations, there's great tradition," Kaepernick said. "So, being a quarterback for the 49ers, you have a lot of great things to look up to and to try to accomplish to become one of the elite quarterbacks that have been a part of this franchise." As he nears the one-year mark from when he took over the starting job from 2005 No. 1 overall pick Alex Smith last November, Kaepernick has the NFC champion Niners (6-2) on quite a roll again. In last Sunday's 42-10 romp of winless Jacksonville at London's Wembley Stadium, Kaepernick not only completed 10 of 16 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown to Vernon Davis for a passer rating of 117.7, he added seven carries for 54 yards, and ran for two scores in a game for the first time in his career. Kaepernick and the 49ers expected opposing defenses to focus far more attention on stopping him this season by trying to take away what he so likes to do — move out of the pocket and run like mad. It has worked, yet Kaepernick has adapted in recent weeks and broken open for big gains. Yes, he is looking a whole lot like the dominant quarterback he was down the stretch last season on the way to San Francisco's first Super Bowl berth in 18 years. "He's done a phenomenal job in all regards," coach Jim Harbaugh said. "And he keeps getting better ... it seems like it's weekly now, game after game." Kaepernick has his team riding a five-game winning streak heading into the bye weekend, a nice string following a pair of losses in Weeks 2 and 3, at Seattle then home against the Colts. And, thanks to the defense, Kaepernick and Co. have had more opportunities. San Francisco has scored 30 or more points in all five victories during this unbeaten run, matching a franchise record also accomplished in 1994 and '97. The 49ers have forced 13 turnovers during this stretch and have scored off each of those takeaways, getting nine touchdowns and four field goals. For Kaepernick, the time in London provided a peaceful chance for sightseeing, something he can no longer do at home in the Bay Area given his rock star status. "I don't try anymore," Kaepernick said. From Day 1, Harbaugh expressed concern about keeping Kaepernick safe on the field. "You protect him as much as you can," Harbaugh said. "You have to catch him first, though." Teammates love watching Kaepernick take off with the ball. This is the guy who rushed for a quarterback-record 181 yards and two touchdowns and threw for two more TDs in a playoff win against the Packers back in January. "That's one of the things about Kaepernick, he's a weapon with his legs as well," left tackle Joe Staley said. "He's just like a running back out there." And when evaluating how he is progressing in the passing game, Kaepernick has a most simple method. "To me it all depends on whether we're winning or not," he said. "If we're winning, then it's successful, if not, then something needs to change or we need to do something better." He appears more comfortable with the stature and pressures of the job. It seems so long ago that the then-secondyear pro took over when Smith sustained a concussion, then kept the job even once Smith returned to health. On Nov. 19, 2012, Kaepernick looked every bit a No. 1 when he shined in place of the injured Smith as the 49ers whipped the Bears 32-7 on "Monday Night Football." PREP ROUNDUP The Red Bluff High School boys and girls swimming teams placed third and fourth, respectively, at the Northern Section CIF Division I Championships on Thursday at Enterprise High School. Pleasant Valley High School boys placed first with 507 points, Chico nabbed second with 403 points and Red Bluff was third with 243 points. On the girls side, Chico was first with 466.5 points, PV earned a secondplace finish with 454 points, Shasta was third with 295.5 points and Red Bluff earned a fourth-place finish with 226 points. Red Bluff's Curtis Twitchell earned two first-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (22.81) and the 100-yard free (50.31). In Top 5 finishes, a Red Bluff girls team of Haley Rosser, Julia Brandt, Nicole Sauve and Mayson Trujillo earned fourth in the 200-yard Medley Relay (2:07.3). A team of Brandt, Trujillo, Sauve and Samara Robinson placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:55.58). Robinson, Sosie O'Sullivan, Jolene Donaldson and Amy Shoff placed fourth in the 400-yard free relay (4:43.14). Brandt placed third in the 100-yard butterfly (1:04), and third in the 100yard breaststroke (1:15.57). Sauve earned a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:09.14). On the boys side, a team of Twitchell, Jordan Johnson, Josh Jackson and Mitchell Sauve placed second in the 400-yard free (3:40.20). Twitchell, Johnson, Jackson and Owen Ritter earned a third-place finish in the 200-yard free (1:40.72). Jackson was fifth in the 200-yard free (2:02.93). Johnson placed fifth in the 200-yard IM (2:17.28), and fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:09.82). Zach Fisher earned a fifth-place finish in the 500-yard free (5:51.31). The NSCIF Masters Championships start at noon today, Nov. 2 at Shasta College.