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1B Sports Wednesday November 27, 2013 McGloin gets to play on Thanksgiving stage ALAMEDA (AP) — Matt McGloin's rapid ascent from undrafted rookie to starting NFL quarterback is headed to the big stage. McGloin will make his third career start on Thanksgiving Day for the Oakland Raiders in front of a national television audience against the Dallas Cowboys. McGloin has had an impressive start to his NFL career despite failing to get invited to the scouting combine or get drafted when he left Penn State. He became the fourth quarterback since the 1970 merger to throw three touchdown passes and no interceptions in his first start, a 28-23 win at Houston. He then threw the go-ahead touchdown pass with 6:10 remaining last week against Tennessee before watching the defense give up the late lead in a 23-19 loss to the Titans. Now he will try to get the Raiders (4-7) back on the winning track against a Dallas defense that has allowed the second-most yards passing in the league this season. "It's a great opportunity for us," McGloin said. "I'm sure everybody has grown up watching that game with their families and to be a part of it is something special. We're all looking forward to it. We're excited about it. It's going to be a tough atmosphere for football, but we'll handle it." McGloin enters the week as the unquestioned starter for the first time. He wasn't named the starter for his first game until the day before when Terrelle Pryor was ruled out with a knee injury. Coach Dennis Allen waited until Wednesday last week to announce McGloin as starter but did not wait at all this week. "It feels good," McGloin said. "You don't have to wonder or deal with it this week. It gives you some relaxing, in terms of mental preparation, kind of just focus on Dallas now and not have to worry about who's starting." For the second time in his three starts, McGloin will be opposed by another undrafted quarterback, albeit one with much more experience and pedigree. Tony Romo came into the NFL as an undrafted rookie out of Eastern Illinois in 2003 and spent his first two seasons on the bench before replacing Drew Bledsoe as starter midway through the 2006 season. He quickly established himself as one of the league's top quarterbacks and parlayed that success into a $108 million contract extension last offseason and he takes pride in the success of other undrafted quarterbacks. "I always root for the undrafted kid to come up and have a chance to play and then they perform pretty well," Romo said. "I think that's always exciting and good for the league. I wish him the best." After a sterling first start, McGloin was up and down last week. The positive was the late TD pass to Marcel Reece and the last six full drives leading to scores or field goal attempts. The negative was a second-quarter interception that set up a field goal by Tennessee and big struggles on third down. After converting the first two tries of the game, the Raiders converted just one of their last eight attempts with McGloin throwing incompletions on his last seven third-down throws. That contributed to the six field goal tries as too many drives stalled. "We're that close," McGloin said. "As frustrating as it is, it's good to see how close we are. We're communicating with one another. That's never been an issue. Just continue to practice that's all we can do. But we're right there, it's only a matter of time before we break out and have a big game." NOTES: RB Darren McFadden participated in his first practice since injuring his hamstring Nov. 3 against Philadelphia and is expected to play Thursday. Backup Rashad Jennings leads the league with 553 yards from scrimmage the past four weeks and will also get time. ... LT Jared Veldheer is on target to play for the first time since tearing his left triceps in the preseason and Khalif Barnes could move to left guard to make room. ... WR Denarius Moore (shoulder) and DE Jason Hunter (foot) were among those who did not practice. CB Mike Jenkins was limited after leaving last week's game with a concussion and was expected to pass his final test to be cleared to play later Tuesday. Tehama Tracker Today's Schedule NBA BASKETBALL Golden State at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. NHL HOCKEY Los Angeles at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Sports on TV MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Maui Invitational, fifth place game, teams TBD, at Lahaina, Hawaii 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Maui Invitational, third place game, teams TBD, at Lahaina, Hawaii 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT Season Tip-Off, semifinal, Alabama vs. Duke, at New York 7 p.m. ESPN — Maui Invitational, championship, teams TBD, at Lahaina, Hawaii NBA BASKETBALL 4:30 p.m. ESPN — Miami at Cleveland NHL HOCKEY 4:30 p.m. NBCSN — Boston at Detroit SOCCER 11:30 a.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Copenhagen at Juventus FS1 — UEFA Champions League, Manchester United at Bayer Leverkusen Daily News photo by Andre Byik Los Molinos High's Clarivel Castillo, center, attempts to strike a ball during the Lady Bulldogs' opening round state playoff game against the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots on Tuesday at Los Molinos High School. LosMo falls in state playoffs By ANDRE BYIK DN Staff Writer LOS MOLINOS — The Los Molinos High girls volleyball team's dream season came to end Tuesday as the Lady Bulldogs fell to the visiting St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots, 22-25, 25-20, 12-25, 12-25 in the opening round of the Division V CIF State Volleyball Championships. The No. 7 Bulldogs (39-9), coming off a Northern Section CIF championship win on Satur- day were hosting a formidable opponent in the Pilots, who hold the No. 2 seed. In a back-and-forth first game, Los Molinos was able to even the score at 22 before St. Joseph (319) pulled away with three straight points to take a 1-0 advantage. In the second game, the Bulldogs trailed the Pilots 17-16 before going on a seven-point run, which was sparked by a kill by Los Molinos' Clarivel Castillo. While Los Molinos tied the match at 1-all, the Pilots jumped on the Bulldogs early in the next two games with the help of powerful hits by Rebecca Langowski. The Pilots cruised to a 25-12 win in the third game. St. Joseph took its momentum with it in the fourth, but a fivepoint run by the Bulldogs on Kaitlyn Seaman's serve had Los Molinos trailing by just two at 13-11. Ultimately, the Pilots finished on a nine-point run on Alexa Martinez's service to close out the match. Lassen View holds annual Turkey Trot Courtesy photo Pictured from back left are Sierra Huntsman, Clay Ames, Rachel Rogers, Ryan Gutierrez, Dalton Smith, LV Lion, Ian Hagen, Julia Silvera and Jayne Brandt. From front left are Lane Bailey, Hayden Hamre and Paola Rameriez Special to the DN DA I RY V I L L E — Lassen View School held its fifth annual Turkey Trot on Nov. 22. It was a total success as over 100 fourth- through eighth-grade students participated in the 1/2 mile run. Each of the seven primary classes were strategically placed along the path to cheer on their schoolmates. A special guest, the Lion mascot, also made an appearance and cheered the students on during the Turkey Trot. First place winners received turkeys, 2nd place winners earned hams and 3rd place winners took home pumpkin pies. The event was sponsored by Lassen View Booster Club. The results are as follows: 7th & 8th Grade Boys: 1st place Dalton Smith, 2nd place Ian Hagen, 3rd place Lane Bailey; 7th & 8th Grade Girls: 1st Place Rachel Rogers, 2nd Place Julia Silvera, 3rd Place Kylie William; 4th, 5th, & 6th Elks Hoop Shoot Red Bluff Elks will hold the 2013 Elks Hoop Shoot on Dec. 15 at Ridgeway Park in Red Bluff. The Hoop Shoot will feature three age groups, 8-9, 10-11, and 12-13, and is open to boys and girls. Warm ups are at 1 p.m. with a scheduled event start at 1:30 p.m. Those looking to participate should bring a birth certificate and sign up at the event. For more information call or email Chris Sharp at 530-200-0918 or quincyjr@yahoo.com. Grade Boys: 1st Place Clay Ames, 2nd Place Ryan Gutierrez, 3rd Place Hayden Hamre; 4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Girls: 1st Place Sierra Huntsman, 2nd Place Jayne Brandt, 3rd Place Paola Ramirez. TEHAMA CROSS TRAINING is coming to Tehama Family Fitness Center! Tehama Cross Training is a full body strength and conditioning program taught by strength and conditioning specialists, as well as Physical Therapists and CrossFit certified instructors. These evidence based workouts are designed to be motivating and will give you results faster than traditional workout programs. By using functional mobility exercises scaled to your fitness level, TEHAMA CROSS TRAINING will prepare you for the physical demands of everyday life. This exclusive form of strength and conditioning will be available for members and nonmembers beginning in mid to late December. We anticipate the completion of our functional fitness court by Christmas. What a great gift, The gift of Health! 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