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ByAnneM.Peterson TheAssociatedPress Withinmomentsafterwin- ning the Rose Bowl for a spot in the national championship, the T-shirts were up on Ore- gon's website. "Won Not Done," the shirts read. The sentiment — also on tees made for opponent Ohio State — was perfect for the Ducks, who are a win away from proving once and for all that they belong among the nation's elite. It's a posi- tion they've been in once be- fore, when they faced Auburn for the national title to cap the 2010 season and came up short. "We've still got to finish this. We're one step closer to achieving everything we ever worked for, everything we ever wanted," senior linebacker Derrick Malone Jr. said. Oregon has never won a national championship. The Buckeyes have seven national titles dating back to 1942. Just a decade ago, the Ducks finished the season 5-6 but they'd flirted with national prominence in 2001 when quarterback Joey Harrington helped lead Oregon to the Fi- esta Bowl. Then Chip Kelly arrived in Eugene in 2007 and reworked Oregon's offense into a distinc- tive high-flying spread. Since then, the speedy Ducks have been consistently ranked. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Oregonlookstoaddto bigstatementseason As soon as Rose Bowl victory ends, 'Won Not Done' T-shirts go up on school website JAEC.HONG—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota (right), linebacker Tony Washington (le ) and head coach Mark Helfrich celebrate a er a 59-20Rose Bowl win over Florida State on Thursday in Pasadena. LENNY IGNELZI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oregon wide receiver Darren Carrington scores against Florida State during the second half of the Rose Bowl playoff semifinal Thursday in Pasadena. By Barry Wilner The Associated Press NEW YORK J.J. Watt found a unique way to make the 2014 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team announced Friday. Houston's Watt was listed on all 50 ballots by a nation- wide panel of media members who regularly cover the league, with 45 of the votes for defen- sive end and the other five for defensive tackle. So he actually was a first-team end and a sec- ond-team tackle in gaining his third straight selection. "Everybody always says you try and make it so the other team can't game plan you be- cause they don't know where you're coming from," Watt said. "I mean, half the time I have no clue where I'm com- ing from, so it makes it pretty tough for the other people, I think, and that's the goal." No such confusion for New England's Rob Gronkowski as the other unanimous pick. He grabbed all the votes for tight end. "He's, I think, when you say a kid playing the game, that's him," Patriots safety Devin McCourty said. "He don't care about anything, stats, if we're up or down, he's playing one way. He's playing hard and NFL ALL-PRO TEAM Watt,Gronkowskiareunanimouspicks Cowboys lead all teams with four selections by nationwide panel of media members DAVID J. PHILLIP — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) causes Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) to fumble the ball during the first half Sunday in Houston. Staff Reports LAFAYETTE The Red Bluff Lady Spartans had a tough go at the West Coast Jamboree, losing all three games. Modesto Christian, one of the Top 100 teams in the country ac- cording to MaxPreps, beat Red Bluff 75-19 in the opener. Del Oro (Loomis), a team not ranked that far behind, beat Red Bluff 52-30 on Monday. Finally Valley Christian (San Jose) beat Red Bluff 78-38 on Tuesday. LIBERTYCHRISTIANCLASSIC The Los Molinos Lady Bulldogs beat Hayfork 53-42 on the final day of the tournament in Redding. Weed beat Los Molinos 54-21 earlier in the tournament. The Mercy Lady Warriors lost to Trinity 56-25 and Hayfork 46- 39, before bouncing back to win the seventh-place game 42-36 over Wilton Christian. Cheyanne Johnson had 17 points and four steals for Mercy. Marissa Starman recorded a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds. She also had five as- sists. Tasha Pimentel chipped in with six points and six rebounds. Daphne Nandino had four points and five rebounds. Annie Feser had two points and Madeline Flynn collected six re- bounds. BoysBasketball LIBERTYCHRISTIANCLASSIC Los Molinos lost all three games at the tournament. The Bulldogs lost 38-35 to Fre- mont Christian, 61-34 to Hayfork and 44-17 to Liberty Christian. Mercy fell 72-50 to Liberty Christian and 76-38 to Quincy. PREP BASKETBALL Tourney teams too much for Spartans Bulldogs, Warriors pick up wins in Liberty event By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press While quarterbacks and other big-name, high-priced players get most of the attention, unlikely he- roes often emerge to help their teams win in the NFL playoffs. Three of the past four Super Bowl winners played in the wild- card round and each team got help from a surprise performer during its championship run. Packers rookie James Starks had 123 yards rushing in Green Bay's 21-16 win over Philadelphia on Jan. 9, 2011 after running for just 101 yards the entire season. Giants No. 3 receiver Mario Manningham caught touchdown passes in each of New York's first three playoffs wins in January 2012, nearly equaling his total of four TDs in the regular season. Ravens cornerback Corey Gra- ham matched his season total with two interceptions in one game against Peyton Manning, including a pick in overtime to set up the winning field goal in Baltimore's 38-35 win at Denver on Jan. 12, 2013. One of the top defensive per- formances came from unknown safety Vernon Perry in a playoff win. Perry intercepted four of Dan Fouts' passes and blocked a field goal in Houston's 17-14 vic- tory over San Diego on Dec. 29, 1979. NFL Unsung heroes o en emerge as key players in playoffs Opening a new front in its cy- ber spat with North Korea, the United States slapped new sanctions Friday on govern- ment officials and the North's defense industry in its first public act of retribution. SONY HACK US sanctions North Korea over cyberattack FULLSTORYONPAGEB3 U.S. Baseball Academy and Foothill High School are holding a six-week camp for players in the first through 12th grades beginning Jan. 18. For more information visit usbaseballacademy.com. YOUTH BASEBALL U.S. Baseball Academy camp at Foothill HS The Mercy boys and girls basketball teams continue play Saturday at the American Christian Academy tourna- ment being held at Simpson University. Corning soccer is at the Shasta tourney. PREP SCHEDULE Mercy in Redding for ACA tournament Donna Douglas, who played the buxom tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbil- lies," has died. Her niece says Douglas died Thursday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. OBITUARY 'Beverly Hillbillies' star Douglas dead at 82 FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 OREGON PAGE 2 ALL-PRO PAGE 2 PLAYOFFS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, January 3, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1