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Staffreport COTTONWOOD TheCorningCar- dinals went into the half down 36-27 to the West Valley Eagles Friday night but stormed back in the second half to tie the game and then won it by 5 in overtime, 72-67. Brendan Hoag led the Cardi- nals with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Noah Zoppi Corey Busta each had a double-double. Zoppi put up 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Busta had 15 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. Wyatt Haydon and Marco Tapia each scored 8 points. Hay- don had 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal and Tapia had 2 rebounds, an assist and a steal. The road win keeps the Car- dinals atop the Northern Basket- ball League standings at 6-0 and knocks the Eagles into a tie for second with Lassen at 4-2. The Cardinals (17-5 overall) are scheduled to host the Yreka Miners (9-13 overall, 2-4 league) at 7:30 tonight. SPARTANS 50, PLEASANT VAL- LEY 70 The Red Bluff Spartans brought a loss back from Chico Friday night, falling to the league leading Pleasant Valley Vikings 70-50. The Spartans struggled in the first, only managing 7 points to the Vikings' 19. They picked up the pace the remaining three quarters and nearly matched the Vikings' output but couldn't chip away at the deficit. As of 3:30 p.m. Monday no in- dividual stats had been posted. The Spartans (6-15 overall, 1-8 league) are scheduled to take on the Foothill Cougars (11-11 over- all, 3-5 leagues) at 7 p.m. Wednes- day. WARRIORS 70, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 71 The Mercy Warriors couldn't quite cap off a homecoming win Friday night against the Liberty Christian Patriots, falling 71-70. The Warriors kept it close and went into the half down 39-38 be- fore clamping down on the Pa- triots in the third quarter, only allowing 7 points and giving the Warriors 57-46 edge going into the final frame. But the Patriots found their groove again and put up 25 to escape with the win. Nick Ornelas was named player of the game with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals. Travis Gorden had 17 points, 9 rebounds and an assist; Teddy Ranberg had 14 points, 4 re- bounds, 6 assists and 2 steals and Richie Borges had 10 points, 9 re- bounds and 5 assists. The Warriors (14-8 overall, 1-4 league) are scheduled to face the league leading Chester Volcanoes (15-4 overall, 4-0 league) in Ches- ter today. BULLDOGS 37, REDDING CHRISTIAN 72 The Los Molinos Bulldogs took a lopsided home loss Friday night to the Redding Christian Lions 72-37 and are still looking for their first league win of the season. After going down by 9 in the first quarter the Bulldogs' shoot- ing went cold and they only put up 2 in the second. The shooting returned in the second half, but it was too late. Alex Russell led the Bulldogs with 15 points, a rebound and a steal; Tanner Prest had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals; Aaron Hardy had 4 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists and Kyle Wood had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Josue Orozco had 5 re- bounds. The Bulldogs (7-15 overall, 0-5 league) are scheduled to host the Liberty Christian Patriots (16-4 overall, 4-1 league) at 5:30 p.m. today. BOYS BASKETBALL CardinalstakeOTwinontheroad Spartans, Warriors, Bulldogs come up short By Barry Wilner The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO One of the big- gest winners from the Super Bowl didn't even take a snap. Brock Osweiler is a free agent the Broncos probably can't af- ford to lose if Peyton Manning retires. And judging by how much the five-time NFL MVP's game has deteriorated through age and injury, a decision to do anything but leave pro football as a champion would be fool- hardy. Denver, of course, is well aware of the upcoming chal- lenges behind center. Broncos boss John Elway probably al- ready knows what Manning will do, and he might even be advis- ing Manning to hang it up just the way he did in 1999 after a Super Bowl win. "I think he is probably just soaking it in," Elway said after the 24-10 victory against Caro- lina on Sunday in which Man- ning struggled mightily, but still got a second ring. "I remem- ber when I won it, it is always the time to just sit there. There is so much hard work and it is such a long season that to be able to win the world champion- ship and exhale and say, 'We are world champs' is a great feeling. I am sure he is enjoying it now." All of the Broncos are enjoy- ing it, of course. As coach Gary Kubiak said Monday morning, he wants to hold onto the cham- pionship feeling for a while be- fore looking ahead. ON FOOTBALL WILLOSWEILERSTEPIN AS PEYTON STEPS OUT? Backup QB to become free agent in offseason JEFFCHIU—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler throws during practice on Thursday in Stanford. JULIE JACOBSON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Denver Broncos' Peyton Manning holds up the trophy a er Super Bowl 50on Sunday in Santa Clara. The Broncos won 24-10. By Tim Booth The Associated Press SEATTLE When Marshawn Lynch was brought to Seattle early in the 2010 season, he was acquired because the Seahawks desperately needed a running back. What he ended up provid- ing was an attitude and style that became the foundation for bringing the first Super Bowl ti- tle to the Pacific Northwest. And for that, Lynch will for- ever hold a special place with the Seahawks. He may have been more of a headache off the field than anyone let on during his time in Seattle, but he'll ul- timately be lauded as the run- ning back that got the Seahawks to a place they had never been before. Without saying a word — big surprise — Lynch drew a lot of attention during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday night with a single post on social media. Just a picture, green cleats hanging from a power or telephone line, and a peace sign emoji. It was his way of saying goodbye from football, a decision that his agent Doug Hendrickson confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday saying Lynch intends to retire. The mercurial running back who enjoyed avoiding media at- tention away from the field as much as he thrived under the spotlight with the ball in his hands is stepping away just be- fore his 30th birthday. "Since I've been here he's been the heart and soul, the engine of our offense. A vocal leader. A great influence and one of the best teammates I've ever had," Seattle wide receiver Doug Bald- win said last month of Lynch. "I can't say enough about him." Hisfinalseasonwasaninjury- filled disappointment. There NFL Agent confirms Seahawks' Lynch plans to retire Staff report RED BLUFF The Lady Warriors gave Mercy's student body some- thing to celebrate Friday night with a 41-16 homecoming win over the Liberty Christian Patri- ots. The Warriors' defense was di- aled in, holding the Patriots to single digits each of the four quar- ter and fewer than 5 points in all but the second quarter. Tasha Pimentel had a double- double and lead the Warriors with 12 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; Cheyanne Johnson had 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals; Madeline Flynn had 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals and Selena Dobson had 6 points, 2 rebounds and a steal. Laura Keane had 11 rebounds and 6 steals. The win keeps the Warriors (12-10 overall, 4-1 league) atop the Five Star League standings as they prepare to face the sec- ond place Chester Volcanoes (12-7 overall, 3-1 league) at 6 tonight in Chester. BULLDOGS 49, REDDING CHRISTIAN 42 The Los Molinos Lady Bull- dogs overcame a slow start Friday night to take a home win over the Redding Christian Lions 49-42. The Bulldogs found themselves down by 11 at the end of the first quarter but rallied to chip away at that deficit in the second and third periods before cruising to the win in the final frame. Rachel Rogers led the Bull- GIRLS BASKETBALL Mercy girls deliver win at homecoming Lady Bulldogs best Redding Christian By Curtis Pashelka Bay Area News Group CHICAGO Joonas Donskoi dreamed about playing in the NHL for as long he can remem- ber. So it didn't surprise anyone in the Sharks organization to see him go all out from the moment he put on a practice jersey. "This was a guy that all the way back to the minicamp in the sum- mer was trying to impress us," Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said. "He was trying to show us what he can do." Donskoi hasn't slowed down since. Going into Tuesday's game against the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Black- hawks, he has 23 points in 46 games, a pace that would make him the Sharks' highest-scoring rookie since Logan Couture had 56 points in the 2010-11 season. In his first and only game at the SHARKS Donskoi impressing in rookie season Has 23 points in 46 games GIRLS PAGE 2 MANNING PAGE 2 SHARKS PAGE 2 LYNCH PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, February 9, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1