Ed Sheeran sorry for Amorim interview blunderFootball teams across the Northern Section are preparing for a rainy Friday night of playoff games. For many teams Friday will be the second round of NSCIF playoffs. For teams like Pleasant Valley and Foothill in D-II, it will be their first game of section playoffs after first-round byes. For many others it will be second round semifinal matchups, and in Division IV the matchup between Winters and East Nicolaus is the division’s Northern Section championship. That game has been moved to Saturday at 1 p.m.; Northern Section commissioner Scott Johnson confirmed there was a mutual agreement between the two programs, who felt with a section championship on the line, they would get better break in weather with Winters’ home field being on grass. Johnson added that five of the seven games scheduled for this weekend will be played on grass fields — Pleasant Valley and Foothill’s fields in Division II the only exceptions — and that all schools are communicating with everyone involved. Johnson said teams could opt to move the games as late as Friday morning to a later date or change of time, as long as enough time is given to all involved including media, officials, MaxPreps, section officials and others. As of Thursday at 12:30 p.m., the only other change that has been made is that in Division III: No. 5 Gridley (8-3) playing at No. 1 Lassen (8-3) has been moved from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. “We’re trying to stay status quo,” Johnson said. Kicking off in D-II, No. 1 Pleasant Valley (7-3) hosts No. 4 Enterprise (8-3) at 7 p.m. at Asgard Yard in Chico. The Vikings received a first-round bye while the Hornets came from behind to defeat Shasta 26-20 in the quarterfinals. The Hornets outscored Shasta 20-0 in the second half to advance. In the regular season Enterprise and PV faced off on Nov. 1 in another rainy game, and the Vikings defeated the Hornets 38-17. PV threw for three touchdowns and ran for two in that game. Lucas Benson had 19 carries for 156 yards and one TD in addition to a 19-yard TD pass, and QB Joseph Garcia threw for 149 yards and two TDs. Enterprise QB JJ Johnson threw for 226 yards and two TDs, was intercepted once, but the Vikings limited the dual-threat quarterback to just four carries for 22 yards. On the bottom half of the D-II bracket, No. 2 Foothill (7-3) hosts No. 3 Red Bluff (9-2) at 7 p.m. in Palo Cedro. This game very well could have been in Red Bluff had the coach’s committee not made a mistake at the seeding meeting. The two teams enter having different momentum shifts. After Foothill began its season having won six of its first seven, the Cougars lost two of three to close out their season. Meanwhile Red Bluff, which lost 29-26 at home against Foothill on Oct. 18, has won four straight since the loss. During the regular season matchup the Cougars and Spartans were tied at 14-14 at halftime, and after a scoreless third quarter the Cougars scored in the final two minutes and sealed the win with a 2-point conversion. Red Bluff defeated No. 6 Las Plumas 42-0 in the opening round, while Foothill’s last game played before the bye week was a 32-13 loss to Enterprise on Nov. 8. Kicking off at 7 p.m., No. 2 Orland (9-2) and No. 6 Corning (5-6) face off for a second time this season in Orland. The first game between the Trojans and Cardinals was played in the rain on Orland’s grass field, and the forecast shows this will likely be the case once again. The Trojans defeated the Cardinals 34-14 on Nov. 1. After that game Corning coach John Studer said the conditions favor Orland’s downhill run game, whereas Corning likes to get to the edge more and cut, which can be hard on muddy field conditions. Corning upset No. 3 Yreka 24-20 last week, after being down 20-3 at one point. Orland is coming off a 42-6 win against No. 7 Pierce, in which quarterback Luke Schager set a new single-game rushing record for Orland football with 417 yards and four TDs. The Trojans’ defense shut out the Bears, with their lone score coming on a fumble returned for a TD. The D-III section championship will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at the higher seed’s home field. No. 1 Winters (11-0) looks to stay undefeated when it hosts No. 2 East Nicolaus (7-4) for the NSCIF D-IV championship Saturday. Winters defeated No. 4 Hamilton 48-0 in the first round, while East Nicolaus defeated No. 3 Durham 40-28. The Warriors have seven of their 11 games via shutout, including defeating East Nicolaus 48-0 on Oct. 18 in Winters, and outscored their opponents 429-43. East Nicolaus has won three straight and outscored its opponents 312-235. While the D-II and D-III section championship games are held Nov. 30, the D-V section championship game is held the day before Thanksgiving on Nov. 27. The biggest implication this has for Friday’s games is that the two D-V semifinals must go on as scheduled (with the exception of lightning cancelling) to give teams time to prepare, whereas in other divisions games could be pushed towards future dates. No. 4 Los Molinos (6-5) hosts No. 8 Weed (5-6) at 7 p.m. in Los Molinos. Weed upset No. 1 Biggs in the quarterfinals 16-14, while Los Molinos defeated No. 5 Modoc 68-37. The Cougars and Bulldogs did not face off in the regular season. In the bottom half of the bracket, No. 2 Maxwell (10-1) hosts No. 6 Redding Christian (6-5) at 7 p.m. in Maxwell. Redding Christian upset No. 3 Etna 29-0, while Maxwell defeated No. 7 Fall River 41-30. Maxwell defeated Redding Christian 44-14 in both teams’ third game of the regular season on Sept. 13 in Redding. The winners of both games will face off at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at the higher seed’s home field.As Taylor Swift continues to dazzle audiences around the world with her electrifying performances, the economic impact of her tour will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression on the communities that have had the privilege of hosting her shows. Fans may come for the music, but they end up contributing to a vibrant and thriving local economy that benefits everyone involved.
How co-writing a book threatened the Carters' marriageLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Jaylon Johnson wasn't all that interested in discussing any bright spots or reasons to have hope for the Chicago Bears. The star cornerback made his feelings clear. “I’ve been in slumps four, five years in a row now,” Johnson said Monday. "So, I mean at the end of the day, I don’t look for, ‘OK, what is going to be better in the future?’ ... It will be better when it’s better. So, right now, it’s not better. That’s all I can go off of.” The Bears (4-7) are last in the NFC North and have five straight losses after falling 30-27 to Minnesota in overtime. They wiped out an 11-point deficit in the final 22 seconds of regulation, only to come up short again when the Vikings' Parker Romo kicked a 29-yard field goal. It was the third game during this skid that came down to the final play. The Bears also lost on a Hail Mary at Washington in Week 8 and had a game-ending field goal attempt by Cairo Santos blocked by Green Bay in Week 11. Players have openly questioned some of the coaching decisions in recent weeks. Offensive coordinator Shane Waldron got fired before the game against Green Bay. And coach Matt Eberflus' game management came under more scrutiny against Minnesota. With the Bears trailing 17-10 in the third quarter, there was some confusion on a fourth-and-4 at the Vikings 27. Eberflus said he didn't do a good enough job communicating on the previous play that they would go for it on fourth down. That led to a chaotic sequence in which Santos and long snapper Scott Daly ran onto the field, only to get waved off by a lineman. Quarterback Caleb Williams had to rush to get everyone lined up properly in order to avoid a delay of game. He wound up barking out the wrong play because he misheard the call from offensive coordinator Thomas Brown and threw an incomplete pass. Receiver DJ Moore said Eberflus had not addressed that play with the team. The Bears were scheduled to meet later Monday. “That moment was just like, like a ‘what is going on’ moment that we could have avoided,” he said. The passing game. Williams has clearly looked more comfortable in the two games since Brown replaced the fired Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator. The No. 1 draft pick followed up a solid performance against Green Bay by throwing for 340 yards and two touchdowns. It was his fourth straight turnover-free game and fifth in a row without an interception. Field goal protection. One week after his game-ending 46-yard field goal attempt against Green Bay got blocked, Santos had a 48-yarder rejected on his first try against Minnesota. It happened from the same area, in the middle of the line, when the Vikings' Jerry Tillery knocked down the kick. “I just think it’s technique," Eberflus said. "It’s getting your foot down, bracing up there, staying lower. ... We just have to do a better job there with that.” It was the third blocked field goal for Santos this year, the most for Chicago in a single season since it also had three blocked in 2012. He had a 43-yard try blocked in a win over Jacksonville on Oct. 13. Moore. The Bears have done a better job getting Moore involved under Brown. Moore caught seven passes for a season-high 106 yards and a touchdown against Minnesota. That gave him 14 receptions for 168 yards the past two games, compared to 13 for 104 yards over the previous four. Johnson's 27-yard catch down the middle set up Santos' tying field goal at the end of regulation. But it's not just deep shots. The Bears are finding ways to get the ball in his hands, allowing him to turn short passes into bigger gains. He also had a 13-yard run. RB D’Andre Swift. After a string of solid outings, Swift had just 30 yards on 13 carries. To be fair, he has been dealing with a groin issue, and he was going against the NFL's No. 1 run defense. The Bears reported no injuries during the game. 5-18 — The Bears' record in one-possession games in nearly three seasons under Eberflus, including a 2-5 mark this year. They are 14-31 overall during Eberflus' tenure. The schedule doesn't get any easier, with a Thanksgiving matchup at NFC North leader Detroit. The Lions (10-1) have won nine straight since losing to Tampa Bay in Week 2. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
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