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StaffReports COTTONWOOD TheRedBluff Lady Spartans rode strong performances from Allison Winning and Katie Gallagher to a 70-49 win over Oroville on Thursday in the first round of the West Valley New Year's Hoops Tournament. Winning finished with a team-high 23 points. She also had four steals and four re- bounds. Gallagher finished with 22 points on a great shooting night. She went 4-for-6 from be- yond the 3-point arc and made 7-of-10 free throws. Gallagher also had five steals and committed no turn- overs. Daisy Brose picked up eight points, but left midway through the second quarter af- ter taking an elbow to the face. Stefanie Brunello also had eight points. Ashley Exum had five points, Morgan Griffis three and Allyson Drury one point. Red Bluff (5-7) was sched- uled to play host West Valley on Friday in the semifinals. CORNING 72, YREKA 25 The Lady Cardinals crushed Yreka on Thursday in the first round of Enterprise's Lady Hornet Tourney in Redding. Four Lady Cardinals reached double-digits led by Kaylie Shoemaker with 18 points. Whitney Armstrong had 16 points, Baylie Fryar 12 and Gates Fears 10 points. Armstrong and Shoemaker each had five assists. Sophia Oliverez finished PREP BASKETBALL Winning,Gallagher sparkLadySpartans RedBluffadvancestotourneysemifinal;Corning,Mercygirlspickupwins RICHGREENE—REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS Red Bluff's Allison Winning drives to the basket Thursday against Oroville at the West Valley New Year's Hoops Tournament. Online: For more cover- age of Tehama County sports visit the Daily News website REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM. MERCY 42, DUNSMUIR 10 Up next: Burney at Mercy girls on Friday night. THURSDAY'SSCORE RED BLUFF 70, OROVILLE 49 Up next: Red Bluff girls vs. West Valley on Friday in semifi- nals of West Valley New Year's Hoops Tournament. THURSDAY'SSCORE By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press DALLAS The last and only time that Oregon previously played for a national championship was to cap the 2010 season, when the Ducks faced Auburn. Safety Erick Dargan red- shirted that year, one of about a dozen current Oregon play- ers who made the trip to Glen- dale, Arizona, for that game. He watched from the sideline as the Ducks fell to the Tigers and Heis- man Trophy winner Cam New- ton 22-19. Today, Dargan marvels at the evolution of the Ducks from their debut on the national stage against Auburn to this season's college football playoff, which culminates on Monday night when Oregon (13-1) faces Ohio State (13-1) for the title. "Definitely full circle," Dargan said earlier this week in Eugene as the Ducks prepared for the title game. "A few of us on this team were redshirting that year and saw what it took to get there. This year we've been able to re- peat it. So it definitely feels crazy to go out on top and play in the national championship game." But, to be frank, he didn't think it would take the Ducks this long to get back. "No. We fell short a couple of COLLEGE FOOTBALL Dargan goes from sideline to spotlight Oregon went from losing to Auburn in 2010 season title game, to return to national stage MARK J. TERRILL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Oregon defensive back Erick Dargan (right) intercepts a pass intended for Florida State wide receiver Travis Rudolph during the second half of the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1in Pasadena. Angelina Jolie, the actress, director and U.N. special en- voy, added pontiff to her list of acquaintances, meeting with Pope Francis a er screening her film "Unbroken" to Vatican officials and ambassadors. WORLD Joliescreensherfilm 'Unbroken', meets pope FULL STORY ON PAGE B4 The Corning Shootout boys tournament finishes play Sat- urday. The Red Bluff boys are in Oroville for a tourney, while the Lady Spartans are at West Valley. Corning girls are at the Enterprise tournament. BASKETBALL Corning Shootout wraps up Saturday Corning and Los Molinos are scheduled to compete Sat- urday in the Joe Rios Tourna- ment in Chico. Red Bluff will be at a tournament in Sutter. WRESTLING Local teams head off to Saturday meets President Barack Obama on Friday proposed to bring the cost of two years of commu- nity college "down to zero" for all Americans, an ambitious nationwide plan based on a popular Tennessee program. COMMUNITY COLLEGE Obama wants publicly funded college program FULL STORY ON PAGE B8 By Eddie Pells The Associated Press The NFL playoffs don't include any "game managers" or quar- terbacks who are still in the hunt solely because they're surrounded by a great defense or running game. The eight signal callers still chasing the Super Bowl have strong pedigrees. Seven of them have either won a Super Bowl or been picked first in the draft, or both. The eighth, Tony Romo, was the league's top- rated passer this year. "You look at the eight quarter- backs left and every single one of them can carry you through a game," said Sean Salisbury, the former NFL quarterback who is now a radio analyst. "There's no mystery as to why these eight teams are still standing." The Elite Eight: JOE FLACCO, RAVENS The Stat: During Baltimore's current five-game playoff winning streak, including the 2013 Super Bowl, Flacco has thrown for 13 touchdowns and no interceptions. The Stakes: Flacco got huge money (six years, $120 million) af- ter the Super Bowl win, and the stats he's rolling up in the post- season are quickly erasing any doubts about his status as a big- NFL PLAYOFFS Elite 8: All QBs have good pedigrees Seven either won Super Bowl or were dra ed first MORRY GASH — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Tony Romo's Dallas Cowboys and Aaron Rodgers' Green Bay Packers face each other Sunday. By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press KAPALUA, HAWAII Russell Hen- ley found Kapalua to be a lot more fun the second time around. Henley made four birdie putts outside 20 feet on his way to an 8-under 65 on Friday, giving him a one-shot lead over Bae Sang- Moon in the opening round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champi- ons. Henley made his debut last year in the winners-only event that starts the year and never broke 70. The Plantation Course offered up far better scores with- out the typical wind off the west coast of Maui. Bae was in Honolulu practic- ing last week when he learned the South Korean government had denied an extension of his overseas travel permit. Bae has deferred his mandatory military service, and there are questions over how much time he spent at home during this deferral. He has hired a legal firm to sort out the problems, but he caused a stir back home when he was quoted as saying he would not be going back to South Korea. What he meant was that he was not re- quired to be there while the law firm worked on it. 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