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Pleasant Valley High's Kayla Joyce (14) goes up for a shot against University Prep's Sophia Altemus (11) in the 22nd annual Phil Bryant All-Star Girls Basketball Game on Sunday at Varley Gym. EDDIE SALTZMAN — CONTRIBUTED BySharonMartin smartin@chicoer.com @SharonBMartin on Twitter CHICO Three-pointers were sunk, rivals transformed into teammates and senior standouts had one last chance to sport their high school jerseys. There wasn't any shortage of talent gracing the court inside Pleasant Valley High's Varley Gym. With rosters loaded with all- star talent from across the north state, the 22nd annual Phil Bry- ant Northern Section Girls All- Star Basketball Game didn't dis- appoint for the many fans in at- tendance. Despite the South rallying back from a 20-point deficit at half- time, the North held on for a 76- 73 triumph Sunday afternoon. Pleasant Valley's Kayla Joyce led all scorers with 16 points. Loy- alton's Rachel Peterman added 13 and Chico's Diana Hernandez net- ted 11 for the South. "We tied, but we never got up. But I'm just glad we cut the lead," Joyce said. "I did not want to get beat by 20." University Prep's Sophia Alte- mus led the North with 15 points. Tayah Ranney of Central Valley, Enterprise's Meagan Briggs and Foothill's Rikki Sherman each fin- ished with 10 points apiece for the North. Briggs scored eight points in the first half which led to the North going on a 16-3 run to take the lead at halftime. The South trailed 51-31 at the break then came out in the sec- ond half, eventually tying the con- test at 65 with 6 minutes, 39 sec- onds left to play. Chico's Jujy Bo- nacorsi, who finished with seven points, grabbed the steal and hit a layup that tied the game. PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL All-star:NorthholdsoffSouth PV 's J oy ce fi n is he s w it h 1 6; C hi co 's Hernandez adds 11, Bonacorsi with 7 By Andrew Baggarly Bay Area News Group SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Madison Bumgarner overpowered the Cin- cinnati Reds in his final tuneup on Monday. He pitched seven in- nings. He struck out the final three batters he faced. His next pitch will come in Sunday's season opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. He looks ready. And in case you were concerned that he harbored any self-doubts, he said he feels ready, too. "As ready as I can be to start the season," Bumgarner said. "Granted, they call it midseason form for a reason, and we're not there yet. But I'm definitely happy with how I've pitched and how I'm leaving this spring." He should be. Bumgarner made seven starts and held posted a 2.52 ERA while hold- ing opponents to 17 hits in 25 in- nings. He walked five and struck out 23. Last spring, Bumgarner said he never felt comfortable with his delivery. He was pushed back a bit because of a nerve issue in his foot and a strained rib cage — perhaps from chopping down too many trees on his North Carolina ranch over the winter. GIANTS SPRING TRAINING Bu mg ar ne r ready for se as on o pe ne r By Joseph Shufelberger jshufelberger@chicoer.com @JShufelberger on Twitter CHICO If there was ever a mo- ment that encapsulated a high school basketball all-star game, it was this: Pleasant Valley's Kyle Lindquist checked into the game with two minutes left in the first half for Chico's Kaden Bradley and asked the Panther who he was guarding on defense. Bradley's reply said it all: "Uh, I don't know." That elicited laughs from ev- eryone within earshot of the South's bench. The South also had the last laugh, winning 117-103 over the North in the 22nd annual Phil Bryant Northern Section All- Star Boys Basketball Game on Sunday night at Pleasant Val- ley's Varley Gym. Payton Williams the other Vi- king along with Lindquist play- ing in his home gym, was right at home by posting game-high totals of 28 points and 13 re- bounds. "It was amazing to play with all those guys especially since we play against each other all the time," Williams said. "It's al- ways better with a win." Chico's Bradley had 16 points, 13 of which came in the first half to help the South take a 59-50 lead into halftime. For the North, West Valley's Pim Lewis had 22 points and six rebounds. Fall River's Justin Vigil added 16 points. Las Plumas' Hunter De- Herrera was the South recipi- ent of the Mitchell Padula Me- morial Scholarship while Shas- ta's Bryce Giacomelli received it for the North side. The two contest winners were Pierce's Ben High and An- derson's Ryan Hysell. High beat Vigil and Hayfork's Jacob Hal- derman in the finals of the dunk contest while Hysell edged Chi- co's Brenden Bohannon in the 3-point shooting contest. The two finished tied at 11 in the fi- nals before Hysell won by mak- ing the next 3 on a sudden-death shot of their choice from beyond the arc. Williams' Alex Velazquez had 13 points, helping the South. Corning's Marco Tapia had 12 while High of Pierce had 11. Payton Edwards of Red Bluff, playing for the South, had eight points seven rebounds, five as- sists and three steals. DeHerrera had four assists, and Bradley added six rebounds. The game meant one last chance for the area's best to suit up, but this time with many of their rivals as teammates like Williams and Bradley. "It's a lot better to pass it to him instead of having to guard him," Williams said of Bradley. Bradley had similar things to say. "When we played them in the regular season, me and Payton hated each other," Bradley said. "We come here during practice, we loved each other." Despite the loss the North side was glad to have to been a part of the showcase event for the section's top seniors. "It was just an honor being here. I expected the best players, and I saw the best players," West Valley's Lewis said. "I just love it. It was really fun. I'm thank- ful for being here, and I'm just glad to be a part of it." Foothill's Carter Smith had 12 points, and Giacomelli of Shasta had 11 for the North. Enter- prise's Joe Spini had nine while Hayfork's Halderman and Trin- ity's Damien Trunkey added eight apiece and Foothill's Bran- don Gentles had seven. The North rallied in the sec- ond half, getting within 73-71 on a jumper from Tanner Williams with 13:50 left before Vigil, a Cal State East Bay commit, tied it with a tip-in. PREP BOYS BASKETBALL SOUTH MOVES FROM NORTH Chico High's Kaden Bradley goes up for a layup as Hayfork's Jacob Halderman (25) can't stop him. PHOTOS BY EDDIE SALTZMAN — CONTRIBUTED Pleasant Valley High's Payton Williams, le , gets hit on the arm by Trinity's Damien Trunkey in the 22nd annual Phil Bryant Northern Section All-Star Boys Basketball Game on Sunday at Varley Gym. PV 's W il li am s s co re s 2 8, g ra bs 1 3 r eb ou nd s By Elliott Almond Bay Area News Group PHOENIX The Raiders are offi- cially abandoning Oakland — again — as NFL owners emphati- cally gave Las Vegas their blessing Monday to host one of the league's most storied franchises. The owners' historic 31-1 de- cision allows owner Mark Davis to uproot his team for the third time in 35 years — much to the dismay of diehard East Bay fans and even some of their most no- table players. Star quarterback Derek Carr tweeted, "While I am from Cali- fornia and would have loved play- ing in Oakland my whole career, I understand the business side of the NFL. It affects us all. Oakland, our team loves you." Davis also expressed his love for Oakland after scoring a major victory at the NFL's annual own- ers meetings in Arizona, some 300 miles from where he plans to erect a $1.9 billion domed-roof stadium near the famous Las Ve- gas Strip. "The Raiders were born in Oak- land and Oakland will always be part of our DNA," he said. NFL Ra id er s book their ticket to Sin City GIANTS PAGE 2 REBOUNDS PAGE 2 RIVALS PAGE 2 RAIDERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, March 28, 2017 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1