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2B Daily News – Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Cousins leads Kings back against Hornets NEW ORLEANS (AP) — DeMar- five at 72-67. Belinelli responded with a jumper cus Cousins had 28 points and 19 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings erased an 18-point deficit en route to a 100-92 victory over the slumping New Orleans Hornets on Monday night. Tyreke Evans scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, when Sacramento took its first lead on Mar- cus Thornton's free throw with 6:24 left. Isaiah Thomas scored 17, includ- ing a 31-footer with 2:15 to go that gave the Kings a 94-88 lead. Thornton added 12 points. Greivis Vasquez tied a season high with 20 points and Marco Belinelli scored 18 points for New Orleans, which has lost six straight. Emeka Okafor scored a season-high 19 points and Chris Kaman added 10 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks in his return from a weeklong absence while the Hornets tried to trade him. Cousins scored 12 of his points in the third quarter as the Kings trimmed its deficit from 13 at the half down to EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Smiles were the order of the day, as the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants returned home, victorious once again. The team's charter plane from Indianapolis touched down around 1:55 p.m. Monday at Newark Liberty Internation- al Airport in New Jersey. Several players saluted the crowd as they departed the aircraft, and some used cameras and video recorders to capture the moment and the scene. Coach Tom Coughlin also had a big smile as he waved to the crowd. Once on the ground, the players, coaches and team officials were greeted by INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — San Francisco's Jim Har- baugh won the 2011 Asso- ciated Press NFL Coach of the Year award for leading the 49ers back to the play- offs. In his first season as an NFL coach, Harbaugh guid- ed the 49ers to a 13-3 mark and the NFC West title and the conference champi- onship game. They beat New Orleans in the first round of the playoffs before losing the conference title game to the Giants. "I think it was an amaz- ing season," Harbaugh said. "In a lot of ways, beyond description. Incredible" A former NFL quarter- back and successful coach at Stanford, Harbaugh earned 45 votes from a NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL OT Pts GF GA SHARKS 29 15 6 64 145 117 Kings Dallas 27 22 2 56 136 144 Phoenix 24 21 8 56 139 142 Ducks 19 24 8 46 132 154 Central Division WL OT Pts GF GA Detroit 35 17 2 72 172 129 Nashville 32 17 4 68 149 136 St. Louis 30 14 7 67 126 105 Chicago 29 17 7 65 169 158 Columbus 14 32 6 34 120 174 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 32 15 5 69 167 130 Minnesota 25 19 8 58 121 133 Colorado 26 25 3 55 135 151 Calgary 24 22 6 54 124 141 Edmonton 21 27 5 47 141 158 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA N.Y.Rangers 33 12 5 71 141 102 Philadelphia30 16 6 66 173 156 Pittsburgh 30 19 4 64 161 138 New Jersey 30 19 3 63 149 148 N.Y. Islanders21 22 8 50 125 150 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Boston 33 16 2 68 180 111 Toronto 28 19 6 62 167 155 Ottawa 27 21 7 61 161 171 Buffalo 22 24 6 50 126 154 Montreal 20 24 9 49 137 145 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Florida 24 16 11 59 131 145 Washington 27 21 4 58 145 149 Winnipeg 24 24 6 54 129 150 Tampa Bay 23 23 5 51 147 173 Carolina 20 25 9 49 137 165 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. —————————————————— Monday's results Toronto 6, Edmonton 3 Phoenix 3, Detroit 1 Calgary at Anaheim, late Today's games Florida at Washington, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Columbus, 4 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Toronto at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 6 p.m. Wednesday's games Calgary at San Jose, 7 p.m. Boston at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at Anaheim, 7 p.m. 25 18 10 60 115 116 and Vasquez went baseline-to-baseline at the horn to give the Hornets a 78-69 lead heading into the final period, but it was not nearly enough. Cousins' driving reverse layup as he was fouled by Kaman ignited a 12-2 run to open the fourth quarter. Evans followed Cousins three-point play with nine straight points of his own — all on drives to the hoop, once as he was fouled. New Orleans was able to tie it at 86 on Trevor Ariza's fast-break layup, but Thornton, who had struggled most of the game and finished 3 of 12 shooting, came back with a 3 to give Sacramen- to the lead for good. Sacramento finished shooting 47 percent (37 of 78), while New Orleans shot 42 percent (34 of 81) after making only 26 percent (6 of 23) during the fourth quarter. The Hornets hit 11 of 22 shots in the first quarter and had an early 14-point lead when Belinelli hit his second 3 on a kickout from Kaman to make it 27- 13. The play gave Belinelli 10 points as he joined Okafor (11 points) as a dou- several hundred airport employees and a Port Authority bagpipe band. Crews also fired water can- nons to salute the team while the plane taxied to a hangar. The players then took buses to the team's head- quarters in East Rutherford, where thousands of fans lined the gates waiting to catch a glimpse of the cham- pions. At around 2:15 p.m., a caravan of five chartered buses pulled up to the gate at the Timex Performance Center. The first bus had Coughlin sitting in the front seat, waving to the cheering fans. When all five buses made nationwide panel of 50 media members who regu- larly cover the NFL. He eas- ily outdistanced Green Bay's Mike McCarthy, who received three votes, and Denver's John Fox, who got two. "I've said so often how proud I was of this team. I thought they played their hearts out," Harbaugh said. "I thought we were a well- coached team. They stand toe-to-toe and fight every time they go out onto the field." Harbaugh said his only regret about his rookie year in the NFL was how the sea- son ended, in a 20-17 over- NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division Clippers Lakers Phoenix WL Pct GB 15 7 .682 — 14 11 .560 2.5 10 14 .417 6 WARRIORS 813 .381 6.5 KINGS 915 .375 7 Southwest Division WL Pct GB San Antonio 17 9 .654 — Dallas Houston Memphis 14 11 .560 2.5 13 11 .542 3 12 13 .480 4.5 New Orleans 4 21 .160 12.5 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Oklahoma City 18 5 .783 — Denver Portland Utah 15 9 .625 3.5 14 10 .583 4.5 13 10 .565 5 Minnesota 12 12 .500 6.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Philadelphia 18 7 .720 — Boston New York WL Pct GB 13 10 .565 4 New Jersey 8 18 .308 10.5 Toronto Miami Atlanta Orlando 10 15 .400 8 8 18 .308 10.5 Southeast Division WL Pct GB 18 6 .750 — 16 9 .640 2.5 15 10 .600 3.5 Washington 5 20 .200 13.5 Charlotte Central Division Chicago Indiana 3 21 .125 15 WL Pct GB 21 6 .778 — 16 7 .696 3 Milwaukee 10 13 .435 9 Cleveland Detroit 9 13 .409 9.5 6 20 .231 14.5 —————————————————— Monday's results Sacramento 100, New Orleans 92 Chicago 108, New Jersey 87 L.A. Clippers 107, Orlando 102, OT New York 99, Utah 88 Philadelphia 95, L.A. Lakers 90 Phoenix 99, Atlanta 90 San Antonio 89, Memphis 84 Washington 111, Toronto 108, OT Houston at Denver, late Oklahoma City at Portland, late Today's games Sacramento at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Okla. City at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Indiana, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Wednesday's games L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 4 p.m. New York at Washington, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Detroit at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 5 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 6 p.m. Houston at Portland, 7 p.m. ble-digit scorer in the opening period. The Kings cut their deficit to six points with a 12-4 run capped by Jim- mer Fredette's 3, but the Hornets pulled away again. Reserve guard Xavier Henry, play- ing in only his fifth game this season, doubled his previous season high in scoring with eight straight points, including a floater in the lane as he was fouled and a fast-break layup that he initiated with a steal. Vasquez finished off an 11-0 run with a turnaround from the baseline as he was fouled, making it 43-27. New Orleans' lead got as large as 52-34 before the Kings trimmed it down to 52-39 on Cousins' layup that narrowly beat the halftime horn. Notes: Cousins, who now has 16 double-doubles this season, was called for a technical foul for arguing with officials after they what whistled him for an offensive foul in the second quarter. ... Evans has scored 20 or more in four of five games. ...Thornton has made at least one 3 in 16 of 17 games in which he'd played. Super Bowl-champion Giants return home Defensive end Dave it safely inside, the players started to filter out and to their own vehicles. Wide receiver Mario Manning- ham and defensive end Justin Tuck came over to the fence to greet the cheering fans, offering handshakes and high fives. ''Every time we came into the huddle, we just tried to take it one play at a time,'' Tuck said later Monday, in an interview on WFAN. ''It was just another team effort. We were so focused.'' Tight end Jake Ballard was spotted coming off the bus, donning crutches to help him maneuver with his injured right knee. He man- aged to smile and wave to the adoring fans. 49ers' Jim Harbaugh wins Coach of Year time loss to the New York Giants in the NFC title game. "It didn't have the ending that we wanted," he said. "The football gods had a different ending in mind." Atlanta's Mike Smith was the last man to win the award in his initial season as an NFL coach, in 2008. NCAA The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first- place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (63) 23-1 1,623 1 2. Syracuse (2) 23-1 1,553 2 3. Ohio St. 4. Missouri 20-3 1,493 3 21-2 1,415 4 5. North Carolina 20-3 1,352 5 6. Baylor 7. Kansas 8. Florida 9. Murray St. 10. Duke 21-2 1,318 6 18-5 1,170 8 19-4 1,066 12 23-0 1,055 10 19-4 1,037 7 11. Michigan St. 18-5 1,032 9 12. Georgetown 18-4 919 14 13. San Diego St. 20-3 728 17 14. UNLV 21-4 702 11 15. Florida St. 16-6 694 21 16. Saint Mary's 22-2 635 18 17. Creighton 21-3 600 13 18. Marquette 19-5 469 15 19. Virginia 18-4 448 16 20. Mississippi St. 18-5 401 22 21. Wisconsin 18-6 384 19 22. Michigan 23. Indiana 24. Louisville 25. Harvard 17-7 253 23 18-6 227 20 18-5 112 — 20-2 105 — Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 83, Iowa St. 71, Southern Miss. 51, Temple 41, Gonzaga 35, Wichita St. 31, Long Beach St. 6, New Mexico 5, Kansas St. 3, Cleveland St. 2, Iona 2, Vanderbilt 2, BYU 1, Miami 1. Top 25 Schedule Monday's results No. 4 Missouri 71, Oklahoma 68 No. 18 Marquette 89, DePaul 76 No. 24 Louisville 80, UConn 59 Today's games No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 8 Florida, 4 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State vs. Purdue, 6 p.m. No. 17 Creighton at Evansville, 5:05 p.m. Wednesday's games No.2 Syracuse vs.No.12 Georgetown, 4 p.m. No. 5 N. Carolina vs. No. 10 Duke, 6 p.m. No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 7 Kansas, 4 p.m. No. 11 Mich. State vs. Penn St., 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Florida St. at Boston Co., 4 p.m. No. 19 Virginia vs.Wake Forest, 4:30 p.m. No. 22 Michigan at Nebraska, 5:30 p.m. Thursday's games No. 9 Murray St. vs. Tenn. St., 5 p.m. No. 16 Saint Mary's at Gonzaga, 8 p.m. No. 20 Mississippi St. vs. Ole Miss, 4 p.m. No. 21 Wisconsin at Minnesota, 4 p.m. No. 23 Indiana vs. Illinois, 5 p.m. Friday's game No. 25 Harvard at Penn, 4 p.m. Saturday's games No. 1 Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. No. 2 Syracuse vs. UConn, 10 a.m. No. 3 Ohio St. vs. No. 11 Mich. St., 3 p.m. No. 4 Missou vs. No. 6 Baylor, 10:30 a.m. No. 5 N. Carolina vs.No. 19 Virginia, 10 a.m. No. 7 Kansas vs. Oklahoma State, 1 p.m. No. 8 Florida vs. Tennessee, 1 p.m. No. 9 Murray St. vs .Austin Peay, 5:30 p.m. No. 10 Duke vs. Maryland, 1 p.m. No.13 S. Diego St.at No.14 UNLV, 1 p.m. No. 15 Florida State vs. Miami, 10 a.m. No. 16 Saint Mary's vs. Santa Clara, 8 p.m. No. 17 Creighton vs. Wichita State, 2 p.m. No. 18 Marquette vs. Cincinnati, Noon No. 20 Miss. St. vs. Georgia, 10:30 a.m. No. 24 Louisville at West Virginia, 9 a.m. No. 25 Harvard at Princeton, 4 p.m. Sunday's games No. 12 Georgetown vs. St. John's, 10 a.m. No. 22 Michigan vs. Illinois, 10 a.m. Tollefson heard chants of ''D-Line, D-Line'' from the crowd and pumped his fist into the air. But there were two key components missing: the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Super Bowl MVP Eli Man- ning. The scene at the facility was an ironic twist to the entire season, one that began in July with the media being forced to try to gain access from outside the same gate during the final stages of the lockout. Pro Rodeo Leaders RODEO All-around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $21,287 2.Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $10,819 3. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. $9,902 4.Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah $9,099 Bareback Riding 1.Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 2. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah $27,193 $14,778 3. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. $11,384 4. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $10,672 5. Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan. $9,164 6. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah $9,080 7. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 8. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. $7,854 9. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 10. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas Steer Wrestling 1. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale 2. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. $14,073 $12,223 3. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. $11,223 4.Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $9,538 5.Justin Blaine Davis, Argyle, Texas $9,240 6.Termaine Debose, Anderson, Texas $8,959 7.Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. $8,890 8.Ben Goodman, Beaumont, Texas $7,668 9.Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta $7,537 10. Kyle Broce, La Junta, Colo. $7,360 11. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. $7,005 12. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa $6,744 Team Roping (header) 1. Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas $12,905 2.Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas $12,890 3. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. $12,235 4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $11,842 5.Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. $11,834 6.Ty St.Goddard, Browning, Mont. $10,793 7. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. $9,805 8. Dustin Davis, Texarkana, Texas $9,770 9. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa $9,293 10. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. $8,948 Team Roping (heeler) 1.John Philipp, Washington, Texas 2.B.J.Campbell, Wickenburg, Ariz. $12,235 3. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas 4.Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas $12,905 $11,842 $10,966 5.Clay O'Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. $10,921 6.Ryle Whitford, Browning, Mont. $10,793 7. Justin Copp, Justin, Texas 10.Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas Saddle Bronc Riding $8,043 1. Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D. $22,526 2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 3. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 4. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 5.Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 6.Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas $9,012 7. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 8. Joaquin Real, Woody 9.Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba 8. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. $9,343 9. Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa $9,968 $9,293 MID-VALLEY — NORTH League Overall Hamilton Quincy WL W L 3 0 3 1 LOS MOLINOS 32 10 8 Biggs 0 3 $17,513 $17,003 $14,945 $11,032 $7,630 $7,410 $6,580 10.Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas $5,984 Tie-down Roping 1. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb. $18,052 2. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $15,405 3. Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah $13,292 4. Jared Kempker, Eugene, Mo. $13,037 5. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. $11,891 6. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas $11,357 7.E.J.Roberts, Stephenville, Texas 8. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. $10,495 9. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 10. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas $8,749 Steer Roping 1. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $7,913 2. Cecil Wilson, Boise City, Okla. $4,674 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 4. Jay Peters, San Antonio, Texas $4,651 5.Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $4,498 6.Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas $4,671 7.Buster Record Jr., Buffalo, Okla. $4,233 8. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas 9.Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla. $3,666 10. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas $4,409 $4,120 $3,451 Bull Riding 1. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. $26,090 2.Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. $20,661 3. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. $16,401 4.Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. $14,559 5. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $13,660 6.Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas $12,254 7. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas $11,893 8.Paul Coppini, Kuna, Idaho 9. Brent Menz, Delta, Mo. $10,951 $10,227 10.Jacob O'Mara, Prairieville, La. $10,205 Barrel Racing 1. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas $31,050 2.Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla. $27,151 3. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas $23,403 4. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D. $11,298 5. Paige Conrado, Hudson, Colo. $11,055 6.Callie Chamberlain, Colorado City, Texas $10,614 7.Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas 8.Morgan Figueroa, Bandera, Texas 9. Emily Efurd, Pittsburg, Texas $8,135 $7,774 $7,665 10.Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. $7,187 11.Kendra Dickson, Aubrey, Texas 12. Linda Vick, Hesperia $7,160 $7,102 $10,572 $9,159 7 15 Division 5 Playoff Points Through Feb.6 —Top 16 qualify 1. Liberty Christian 17-1 1-2-1 2. Fall River 3. Tulelake 4. Chester 4. Durham 6. Quincy 6. Mt. Shasta 8. Pierce 9. Modoc 10. Hamilton 11. Colusa Record Ranks Points 4 17-3 3-1-7 18-3 2-5-6 14-5 4-5-6 13-9 9-4-2 12-7 7-3-6 13-7 6-8-2 11-7 8-3-6 13-6 5-7-6 12-9 10-6-4 12. LOS MOLINOS 10-8 11-9-7 13. Portola 14. East Nicolaus10-13 14-10-6 6-15 16-13-5 18. Williams 19. Etna 20. Esparto 11 13 15 15 16 16 17 18 20 10-11 12-11-3 26 27 10-11 12-10-7 29 30 15. University Prep 9-10 13-12-8 33 16.Weed 17. Biggs 34 7-15 15-12-8 35 4-14 17-14-7 38 3-16 18-15-8 41 0-12 19-16-7 42 TRI-CITIES League Liberty Christian9 0 Chester 7 1 Redding Christian 6 3 University Prep 4 4 Maxwell MERCY Hayfork 3 6 Overall WL W L 18 1 15 5 16 7 10 10 7 16 17 2 20 0 9 2 18 Division 6 Playoff Points Through Feb.6 —Top 12 qualify 1.Westwood Record Ranks Points 21-1 1-1-4 6 2. Paradise Adventist 17-6 2-2-6 10 3. Redding Christian 16-7 4-3-5 12 4. Happy Camp 6-5 6-4-3 13 5. Maxwell 6. Loyalton 7-15 9-7-1 17 7-9 8-9-2 19 7. American Christian13-5 3-5-13 21 8. Dunsmuir 8. Princeton 10. Burney 5-13 10-12-9 11-7 5-6-11 22 9-10 7-8-7 22 4-14 11-5-8 24 11. Redding Adventist 7-9 8-10-12 30 12. Butte Valley 13. Big Valley 14. Greenville 15. Hayfork 31 16. Providence 16. MERCY 18. Herlong 19. Surprise Valley 19. Elk Creek 2-17 15-11-7 33 4-16 12-13-10 35 2-16 14-14-9 37 2-14 13-15-10 38 2-20 16-14-8 38 0-12 17-16-12 45 0-9 17-16-13 46 0-7 17-16-13 46 12 9 13 7 1. Orland 2. CORNING 6. Anderson 10. Live Oak 11. Trinity 12. Sutter $5,262 1. Chico 2. Shasta Aaron Rodgers wins MVP award INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Packers star is the first Green Bay player honored since Brett Favre concluded a run of three straight seasons as MVP in 1997. "It means a lot to be recognized as a consis- tent player and con- tributing on my team," Rodgers said. "I think it's an award that relies on a player having the support of his team- mates, obviously, guys blocking, guys running, guys catching, guys making plays. But I'm very honored to receive the award." Rodgers received a standing ovation after his name was announced by Indi- anapolis Colts quarter- back Peyton Manning, the league's only four- time MVP. The award was presented on the "NFL Honors" prime- BOYS HOOPS EAL—SOUTH League 2 7 2 7 1 8 Overall RED BLUFF 45 8 13 Las Plumas 4 5 Lassen Oroville Paradise WL W L 8 13 9 13 6 16 3 18 Division 2 Playoff Points $8,194 $6,484 Through Feb.6 —All teams qualify Teams are ranked within their division based on their overall record, division record and strength of schedule. Teams are assigned points based on those ranks with 1 point going toward the best mark. The points are then added together with the fewest points earning the top seed. Record Ranks Points 18-3 1-1-1 14-8 2-1-3 3 3. Pleasant Valley 8-13 3-2-2 4. RED BLUFF 6 7 8-13 3-3-4 Overall 10 NORTHERN ATHLETIC League CORNING 41 20 2 Central Valley 4 1 Anderson West Valley 1 4 Yreka 3 2 0 4 WL W L 14 7 10 13 9 12 5 17 Division 4 Playoff Points Through Feb.6 —Top 12 qualify Record Ranks Points 17-6 2-2-3 20-0 1-1-6 7 8 3. Central Valley 14-7 2-2-3 4. Gridley 5. Willows 10-11 7-5-2 16-6 3-3-9 10-13 8-5-4 7.West Valley 9-12 9-7-2 8. Winters 8. Lassen 9-12 9-6-5 9-13 10-9-1 9-9 6-7-10 12-8 5-9-11 8-12 11-8-8 10 14 15 17 18 20 20 23 25 27 13. Wheatland 4-18 13-10-7 30 14.Yreka 5-17 12-10-9 31 time special Saturday night on NBC. "We're all really excited to see you back on the field next year," Rodgers told Manning. Rodgers led the NFL in passing with a 122.5 rating built on 45 touch- down passes, six inter- ceptions and a 68.3 completion percentage as the Packers went 15- 1 and won the NFC North. The Packers were beaten by the New York Giants at Lambeau Field in the divisional round. "People really count on me to be consistent each week, to play well. Knowing that my per- formance, the fact that I touch the ball every play, I have a direct impact on the game, the way I play," Rodgers said. "And if I'm play- ing consistent and doing things I know I'm sup- posed to do, we've been able to have some suc- cess because of it." He joins former Packers Bart Starr, Jim Taylor and Paul Hor- nung as MVPs. Rodgers is the third consecutive quarterback voted MVP, joining New England's Tom Brady (2007, 2010) and Indianapolis' Peyton Manning (2008, 2009). GIRLS HOOPS EAL—SOUTH League Paradise 2 7 1 8 Overall WL W L 5 4 RED BLUFF 54 12 9 Oroville Lassen 12 9 10 11 Las Plumas 0 8 6 15 2 12 Division 2 Playoff Points Through Feb.6 —All teams qualify Teams are ranked within their division based on their overall record, division record and strength of schedule. Teams are assigned points based on those ranks with 1 point going toward the best mark. The points are then added together with the fewest points earning the top seed. 1. Pleasant Valley 19-2 1-1-1 2. Chico 3. RED BLUFF 4. Shasta Record Ranks Points 3 5 9 12-3 2-2-1 12-9 3-3-3 11-10 4-4-2 Overall 10 NORTHERN ATHLETIC League West Valley 5 0 Anderson Central Valley 2 3 Yreka 4 1 1 3 WL W L 15 5 16 7 10 11 10 12 CORNING 05 5 15 Division 4 Playoff Points Through Feb.6 —Top 12 qualify Record Ranks Points 1.West Valley 15-5 1-1-1 2. Anderson 3. Orland 4. Live Oak 5. Willows 5. Trinity 7. Sutter 7. Winters 9. Lassen 16-7 2-1-2 12-10 6-1-7 13-7 4-4-8 12-8 5-2-10 12-6 3-3-11 9-13 10-5-4 8-8 7-3-9 6-15 11-6-3 10. Central Valley10-11 8-4-9 11. Wheatland 6-16 12-7-5 12. CORNING 13.Yreka 14. Gridley 5-15 13-6-6 10-12 9-8-8 3-19 14-9-6 Overall 3 5 14 16 17 17 19 19 20 21 24 25 25 29 MID-VALLEY — NORTH League Hamilton Biggs WL W L 3 0 2 1 LOS MOLINOS 12 7 12 Quincy 0 3 1 18 Division 5 Playoff Points Through Feb.6 —Top 16 qualify 1. Hamilton Record Ranks Points 21-0 1-1-2 4 2. East Nicolaus 18-5 4-3-3 3. Colusa 3. Portola 5.Weed 6. Biggs 16-5 5-2-4 16-4 2-2-7 15-4 3-3-6 14-7 8-3-5 7. Liberty Christian 16-6 7-5-5 7. Fall River 9. Mt. Shasta 10-10 10-5-4 9. Tulelake 11. University Prep 12-6 8-6-7 12. Modoc 13. Durham 17. Pierce 18. Esparto 19. Williams 20. Quincy 14-5 6-4-7 14-5 6-6-7 9-8 9-7-9 13. LOS MOLINOS 7-12 11-8-7 15. Chester 16. Etna 7-13 12-8-8 6-14 14-10-7 5-12 15-9-8 3-10 16-11-8 1-13 17-13-9 1-18 18-14-8 TRI-CITIES League University Prep 8 0 Liberty Christian8 1 Redding Christian 5 4 Maxwell Hayfork Chester MERCY 4 5 4 5 1 7 10 11 11 12 16 17 17 19 19 21 25 7-14 13-12-1 26 26 28 31 32 35 39 40 Overall WL W L 13 6 16 6 13 10 11 10 9 13 7 13 08 0 19 Division 6 Playoff Points Through Feb.6 —Top 12 qualify 1.Westwood Record Ranks Points 18-1 1-1-6 8 1. Champion Christian 13-6 3-2-3 8 3. Redding Christian 13-10 5-2-3 10 4. American Christian 14-4 2-2-10 14 5. Hayfork 6. Redding Adventist 7. Maxwell 7. Big Valley 9. Loyalton 9. Princeton 11. Butte Valley 12. Happy Camp 13. Herlong 9-12 12-4-1 17 11-6 4-3-10 11-10 8-8-2 18 10-11 9-5-4 17 18 7-6 7-8-5 20 10-8 6-6-8 20 7-9 11-3-7 21 2-4 13-7-3 14. Paradise Adventist 7-14 13-9-7 15. Dunsmuir 18. Downieville 19. Greenville 20. MERCY 16. Elk Creek 2-14 15-11-10 36 17. Burney 4-13 14-10-9 33 1-14 17-14-6 1-8 16-12-10 38 1-19 18-13-8 39 0-19 19-14-7 40 21. Surprise Valley 0-8 19-14-10 43 23 7-8 10-8-10 28 29 37 21 0 14 7