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Thursday Boys Hoops — Los Molinos at Greenville, 7 p.m. Girls Hoops — Enterprise at Red Bluff, 7:30 p.m. Girls Hoops — Los Molinos at Greenville, 5:30 p.m. Soccer — Central Valley at Corning, 3:15 p.m. Soccer — Mercy at Esparto, 3:30 p.m. NBA — Magic at Thunder, 5:15 p.m., TNT Sports 1B Thursday January 13, 2011 Hapless Kings fall in Boston Kings 95 Boston 119 BOSTON (AP) — Paul Pierce scored 25 points and Rajon Rondo had 10 points and 13 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 119- 95 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Pierce scored 15 points in the first quarter as Boston got off to a quick start to bounce back from surprising home loss to Houston on Monday night. The Celtics had been 5-5 since Christmas, when they lost to the Orlando Magic to end a 14-game winning streak. Reserve Carl Landry scored 17 points and Beno Udrih had 16 for Sacramento, which has lost 12 consecutive road games. The Kings lost 136-133 in overtime to the Wizards in Washington on Tuesday night and arrived in Boston at 3:30 a.m., just beat- ing the worst of the blizzard that blanketed the Boston area with more than a foot of snow. The Celtics thanked fans for coming out in the snow; it was announced as a sellout, and there weren’t many no-shows. And the crowd got an early start on the way out, thanks to a blowout that the Celtics needed. Since opening the season with a 23-4 record — the best in the East — the Celtics had played .500 ball and fallen a game behind Miami in the conference. After Mon- day’s loss to the Rockets, who were without leading scorer Kevin Martin, Boston coach Doc Rivers warned his players that the loss of home-court advantage could be costly. They seemed to respond. Ray Allen scored 14 points, making four of five from 3-point range, and reserve Semih Erden had 10 points and eight rebounds while filling in at center when Shaquille O’Neal got into early foul trouble. O’Neal had zero points and zero rebounds at the half, thanks to the three fouls he picked up in just over 7 minutes of action. He picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter, an offensive foul called by ref- eree Bob Delaney. O’Neal had had problems with Delaney Unlimited options 49ers are open to all options at quarterback in the past. In Boston’s Christmas Day game against the Magic, O’Neal fouled out in just 12:39, scoring two points, and complained afterward, ‘‘I guess they come out to see No. 26 play.’’ Delaney’s number is 26. O’Neal was fined $35,000 by the NBA for his comments. The Celtics scored the first eight points of the game and led by six after one quarter, when Pierce already had 15 points and four rebounds. Boston led by eight at the half and scored 11 of the first 13 points of the third quarter, including a pair of 3-pointers by Allen. Boston led by 25 in the third before Pooh Jeter hit a long 2-pointer in the final minute. Chico too much for RB wrestlers WRESTLING Chico 48 Red Bluff 20 Red Bluff wrestling got thumped by the two-time defend- ing section champs Tuesday night in Chico's gym. The match started with the heavyweight class and fourth ranked Mike Davis took 81 seconds to pin Red Bluff’s game, but overmatched Alex Frank. Marco Gonzales put Red Bluff on the board with a solid 8-0 win over Kee Lor. Chico started a run at 112 pounds where fourth ranked Joe Moure beat freshman Marco Rodriquez 8-2. Dan St. John had the pleasure of going up against defend- ing state champion Nahshon Garrett. St. John was shutout losing 15-0. Wyatt Smith of Red Bluff made it just past a minute before Cameron Leary pinned him. An injury to Kyle Crisel before the match even started forced Red Bluff to forfeit at 130 pounds. Cayetano Alcarez gave Chico's defending section champ Efren Rodriquez the best fight he could muster, but lost 11- 1. That made the score 30-4 when Tyler Demerath stepped on the mat at 140s. He won a major decision 14-5 against Micah Wilson. No. 2 ranked Pang Lee kept the pressure on Red Bluff's Kyle Case for a full six minutes, winning 10-2. Fourth ranked Cordero Rios pinned Erik Anderson just before the first period ran out. Gabe Rivera went against sixth ranked Patrick Mc Camp- bell and lost 7-1. Dillon Reid was matched up with Chico's Alex Campos. Dillon built up a 7-1 lead before pinning him. Bryce Eggert made it two wins in a row for the first time of the night for Red Bluff. He got a second period fall against Teddy Staiger. Josh O’Coy battled tough with Daniel Brooks, but ended up losing 7-1. “I think that the loss was an eye opener for some of our kids who thought they were working hard enough but came up pretty short,” Red Bluff coach Dave Rottenberg said. “Chico is a tough team with a bunch of studs, but it's the role players that are stepping up their game to match the stars is what makes teams special. I think our guys need to pick up on and develop that concept.” ’Business as usual’ for underclassmen NFL By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Pro Football Writer As college football underclassmen from Stanford quar- terback Andrew Luck — staying in school — to LSU cor- nerback Patrick Peterson — leaving for the pros — weigh whether to head to the NFL, it’s clear they’re aware of the league’s impending labor unrest. MCT file photos San Francisco 49ers (MCT) — In the least, the 49ers know who their quarterback won't be next season. Nate Davis, who thrilled fans with his big arm while aggravat- ing coaches with his poor work ethic, is poised to sign with the Seattle Sea- hawks. Davis will be reunited with Sea- hawks executive Scot McCloughan, the former 49ers general manager who drafted him in the fifth round in the 2009 draft. So who will be the 49ers quarter- back next season? It's shaping up as a wide-open derby. New general manag- er Trent Baalke on Tuesday pledged to cruise his three available avenues — draft, trade or free agency. "Is the quarterback of the future on this roster? I think it's obvious that he isn't at this point, but things could change and they will change through one of those three vehicles," Baalke said in a radio interview with Mike Florio of NBC Sports That statement was the latest to underscore the widespread belief that the Alex Smith train has left the sta- tion. Smith, 26, is a free agent and nei- ther side has shown the slightest hint of wanting the marriage to continue. A day after the 49ers' season finale, Smith spoke of a change of scenery as he packed up his locker. Jim Harbaugh fielded several questions about the quarterback situation last Friday with- out once mentioning Smith during his introductory press conference. Team president Jed York has called the quarterback position "an area of need" for 2011. Smith's departure is such a foregone conclusion that one of his closest friends on the team, tight end Vernon Davis, began campaigning for another quarterback. Davis said he would "love to catch passes from Donovan McNabb," dur- ing an appearance on "The T. Ocho Show," which aired Tuesday night on Versus. Davis said he would support whichever quarterback the 49ers bring in before adding: "having Donovan McNabb, that would be outstanding." McNabb fell out of favor with the Washington Redskins and ESPN reported in December that he has asked for his release. McNabb was demoted to a third-stringer over the final month of the season. Similarly, Vince Young is expected to be cut loose by the Tennessee Titans. The team announced plans to move on without him. A trade is possi- ble, but the more likely scenario is that Young will be released. McNabb and Young are just two of the veteran quarterbacks who could be on the market — that is, once the league's labor upheaval is squared away. As Florio pointed out during his radio interview with Baalke, the lack of a new collective bargaining agree- ment could prohibit the 49ers from signing a free agent or trading for a player under contract. If no CBA is in place by the start of the new NFL year in early March, the 49ers might have to head into April's draft before getting a chance to land a veteran quarterback. See QB, page 2B Still, that does not appear to be influencing many deci- sions ahead of Saturday’s deadline to declare for the draft. ‘‘I don’t think the looming potential of the lockout is affecting decisions,’’ agent Peter Schaffer said in a telephone interview. ‘‘I really don’t believe the uncertainty of the labor situation is skewing decisions one way or another in any sig- nificant proportion. It’s pretty much been business as usual.’’ Indeed, the NFL expects the number of underclassmen eligible for the draft to fall within the range established over the past decade. An average of 46 players was granted what the NFL calls ‘‘special eligibility’’ each draft since 2001, with a low of 35 that year and a high of 53 in both 2008 and 2010. While Saturday is the last day an underclassman can put his name up for the draft, he then has 72 hours to change his mind. The NFL will announce the early entry candidates next Wednesday. The current NFL labor deal expires in early March, and the players’ union is convinced the owners are planning to lock them out. Even if that happens, April’s draft will go on as scheduled, although rookies wouldn’t be able to sign con- tracts until a new collective bargaining agreement is in place. Among the factors underclassmen might consider: —It’s possible there won’t be a 2011 NFL season at all, so players leaving college could wind up sitting out an entire year. —Even if an agreement is reached in time for next sea- son to be played, the timing of a deal might result in short- ened training camps or no minicamps, so ‘‘your develop- ment might be stunted a little versus years past,’’ Schaffer said. A rookie would have less time to learn his new team’s See DRAFT, page 2B