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Staffreports LIVEOAK TheCorningCardinals advanced to the final day of the Live Oak Pritchard Tournement with wins Thursday over Mira Loma 69-60 and Friday over Win- ters 59-28, but came up short Sat- urday against Mesa Verde 60-53. Sophomore Noah Zoppi was named player of the game for all threematchups.In Thursday'swin he had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 9 as- sists and a steal. Other standouts included Corey Busta, who led the Cardinals with 20 points and 7 rebounds and 2 as- sists; Wyatt Haydon with 9 points, a rebound and 4 steals and Bren- danHoagwith8points,4rebounds and 4 assists. Zoppi led the Cardinals over Winters with 15 points, 6 re- bounds, an assist and 2 steals; Busta had 12 points, 8 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals and Hoag put up 10 points, a rebound, 3 as- sists and 3 steals. In Saturday's loss, Zoppi again led the Cardinals with 21 points, 8 rebounds, an assist and a steal; Hoag put up 17 points and had 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals; Haydon had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists and Busta had 6 points, 12 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals. The Cardinals (4-3) are sched- uled to host the Orland Trojans (4- 1) at 7:30 tonight. SpartansfalltoArcata,beat HoopaValley ARCATA The Red Bluff Spartans finished up play at the Arcata In- vitational Tournament with a loss Friday night against the Arcata Tigers 66-37 and a win Saturday against the Hoopa Valley Warriors 67-47. No stats were posted for either game as of 6 p.m. Monday. TheSpartans(2-5)arescheduled to open the Holiday Classic tour- nament at 7 p.m. Thursday against the Golden Valley Cougars (3-5) of Merced. LosMolinos45,Faith Christian32 LOS MOLINOS Sophomore Alex Russell led the Bulldogs to victory Saturday over the Faith Christian Lions45-32withateamleading20 points, including a 3 pointer and 5 of 6 from the paint. Tanner Prest had 9 points and Kyle Wood and Aaron Hardy each had 5, with Wood hitting a 3 pointer and all of Hardy's coming from the free throw line. TheBulldogs(5-3)arescheduled tohosttheParadiseAdventistCou- gars at 6:30 tonight. BOYS BASKETBALL CardinalsknockedoutbyMesaVerde Spartans lose to Arcata then win against Hoopa Valley to earn split in Arcata tourney By Daniel Brown Bay Area News Group SANTA CLARA Still stinging from a humiliating defeat in Cleveland, the 49ers learned Monday that a knee injury will likely prevent left guard Alex Boone from returning this sea- son. "A huge blow," left tackle Joe Staley said, "I've been right next to Alex all year and he's done a great job for us. ... It's a bummer situation for him to go down at the end of the year." The 49ers did not announce the official results of Boone's MRI exam, but a league source said it's an MCL issue that, while not devastating, should be enough to keep Boone off the field for the team's final three games. San Francisco's offensive line already looked overmatched in a 24-10 loss to the lowly Cleve- land Browns on Sunday, a de- feat so listless that even 49ers players questioned their effort level. The Browns sacked quar- terback Blaine Gabbert nine times and outgained the 49ers 481-221 in total yards. Remark- ably, more than one player from the 49ers (4-9) suggested their problems may have stemmed from overconfidence. "Maybe we did take them a little light," linebacker Ahmad Brooks said after the game. "We got the win last week and maybe we got a little big headed." Jim Tomsula, aware of such comments, rankled at the no- tion Monday upon the team's return to Santa Clara head- quarters. "We have no right to overlook anyone," the head coach said. The 49ers have an NFL-worst minus-127 scoring differential as they prepare for the arrival of the Cincinnati Bengals (10-3) this Sunday. Andy Dalton, the Bengals star quarterback, sus- tained a season-ending broken thumb over the weekend. That means the 49ers are likely to face backup AJ McCar- ron. But the team now knows it is in no position to breathe easy. "I felt like in the (Cleveland) game, we just didn't give our best effort," Staley said Mon- 49ERS Booneexpectedtomissfinalthreegames By Jeff Larson and Staff Reports jlarson@paradisepost.com OROVILLE Baylie Fryar said she's never suffered a sports injury, so when the Corning High senior went down in the first half of Sat- urday night's championship of the 38th Duard Millet tournament hosted by Oroville, she didn't re- ally know what to expect. "I never have felt that before," Fryar said. "When I was in (the locker room) I was like, 'What's the score? Can I go play?'" All she wanted to do was re- turn to the court as fast as pos- sible, which she did in the sec- ond half and converted a pair of fourth-quarter 3-pointers to keep Corning within a posses- sion or two before eventually succumbing to Colfax, 39-33 in the day's nightcap. Fryar, who injured her right ankle, finished with 10 points, while fellow senior Kaylee Shoe- maker led the Cardinals (4-4) with 12 points. "My shot had been off pretty much the whole game, but when I got that first one I was like, 'When I get it I'm going to shoot it,'" Fryar said. "I felt pumped." The game was defensive- minded — the second straight for Colfax (5-3) in the tourna- ment — as the Falcons didn't have a lead until the final 0.5 seconds of the third when Courtney Kirkland was fouled by Whitney Armstrong and con- verted 1 of 2 free throws for a 26-25 Colfax lead after 3. The Sac-Joaquin Division IV visitors expanded on their lead in many ways through defense, as 6-foot-1 sophomore Caleigh McClenahan drew a charge on a Corning drive with Colfax lead- ing 30-27 near the midpoint of the fourth. Colfax would extend it to 34-27 before Fryar again answered her team's plea for of- fense with her second 3 from the wing, trimming the deficit to 36-33 with 1:12 left. Corning wouldn't pull any closer as it would turn it over on a key possession down three with under a minute left. Colfax then preserved the game with free throws to walk away with the tournament title. Sophomore Mariah Castle added five points for Corning in the loss. GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP CORNING TAKES SECOND IN OROVILLE TOURNAMENT CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO—LARRYLONG Red Bluff's Allyson Drury (21) takes a shot during Friday's win over Lincoln at Duard Millet tournament in Oroville. Bay Area News Group The Giants announced Mon- day that they have agreement on a contractwithright-handerJohnny Cueto. Several outlets including ESPN and CBS Sports are report- ingit'sforsixyears at$130million, pending a physical. Cueto,whoturns30inFebruary, is the second free-agent pitched to join the Giants in the past week. Right-hander Jeff Samardzija signed a five-year, $90 million deal with the Giants less than a week ago and was introduced on Friday. The addition of Cueto gives the Giants possibly the strongest rota- tion in the N.L. West. Lefty Mad- ison Bumgarner remains the ace, and he will be followed by Sa- mardzija and Cueto, though not necessarilyinthatorder.MattCain, JakePeavyandChrisHestonround it out. Cueto's contract reportedly in- cludes an opt out after the 2017 season — Cueto can become a free agent if he so desires — and the op- tion for a seventh season held by the Giants. Cuetohadanup-and-down2015 season,going11-13witha3.44ERA overall. He pitched brilliantly for theCincinnatiReds,going7-6,2.62, thenstruggledmightilyafterbeing traded to the Kansas City Royals on July 26. Cuetowas4-7,4.76fortheWorld Series champion Royals, and his problems continued in the first two rounds of the playoffs, where hewasacombined1-1,7.88inthree starts against the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays. But Cueto was brilliant once he returned to facing N.L. opposition, firing a complete-game two-hitter in a 7-1 victory over the New York Mets in Game 2 of the World Se- ries.BecausetheRoyalswoninfive games,Cuetodidnotpitchagainin the World Series. CuetocomingtotheGiantshelps off-set the splurge by the Arizona Diamondbacks,whothisoff-season signedfreeagentpitcherZackGre- inke, then traded for Braves right- hander Shelby Miller. The Dia- mondbacks also have lefty Patrick Corbin as their third starter The Arizona Diamondbacks tookabriefleadwiththefreeagent signingofZackGreinkeandtheac- quisitionofShelbyMillerinatrade with Atlanta, but now their rota- tiondoesn'tappearquiteasdeepas atopthreeofMadisonBumgarner, Samardzija and Cueto. Cuetohadspenthisentirecareer withtheRedsuntilbeingtradedto Kansas City. His best seasons were in 2012 and 2014 — both seasons in which the Giants won the World MLB Giants, Cueto agree to terms on new deal Spartans bounce back with pair of victories CORNING PAGE 2 CHARLIE RIEDEL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS This photo taken shows Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Johnny Cueto before Game 1of the American League Championship Series on in Kansas City, Mo. The San Francisco Giants' upgraded their rotation by signing Cueto on a six-year contract Monday. GIANTS PAGE 2 49ERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, December 15, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1