The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and perennial AFC power New England Patriots both won their divisional playoff games to advance to the conference championship games. The Seahawks defeated the Carolina Panthers 31-17 behind Russell Wilson's three touchdown passes and a 90-yard interception return by Kam Chancellor. The Patriots rallied from two 14-point deficits to beat the Baltimore Ravens 35-31 as Tom Brady broke a playoff record with his 46th touchdown pass. Both teams will now host the conference title games with a Super Bowl berth on the line.

1. BARRY WILNER,
AP Pro Football Writer
By holding serve at home, the Seattle Seahawks and
New England Patriots get to try again. The next prize: a
spot in the Super Bowl.
Defending NFL champion Seattle used a slew of big
plays to beat Carolina 31-17 Saturday night in an NFC
divisional-round game. The Seahawks (13-4) will host
either Green Bay or Dallas next weekend after becom-
ing the first Super Bowl winner in nine years to win a
postseason match the next season.
Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes and
Kam Chancellor returned an interception 90 yards for a
touchdown. Wilson hit Doug Baldwin for a 16-yard TD,
found Jermaine Kearse on a 63-yard score, and capped
the night with a 25-yard TD pass to Luke Willson early
in the fourth quarter.
“We’re just looking for this next challenge, and look-
ing for this NFC championship and we’re just ready to
go,” Chancellor said. “We’re ready to get back to prac-
tice, get the preparation going and find out who we’ll
play and just get it going.”
The Patriots are making what seems like their annu-
al trip to the AFC championship game. Tom Brady set
a career record for postseason touchdown passes, lead-
ing New England back from two 14-point deficits for a
35-31 victory over Baltimore on Saturday. The Patriots
will host either the Broncos or Colts next weekend for a
berth in the Super Bowl.
New England (13-4) is 9-0 this season at Gillette Sta-
dium.
“Showed a lot of toughness coming back from those
two deficits,” Brady said. “So it took a lot of effort, took a
lot of guys making a lot of good plays, and we’ll be happy
to host the championship game next week.”
Brady broke Joe Montana’s record with 46 postsea-
son TD passes.
“I’ve been part of a lot of great teams and there’s been
a lot of guys who have blocked and been on the receiv-
ing end of those, too. Those are all team awards to me. I
mean, Joe, he and Steve Young were my two idols grow-
ing up, so it was pretty special.”
Seahawks 31, Panthers 17
While Wilson was superb, Chancellor made the most
eye-catching plays. He twice jumped over the Carolina
offensive line on Graham Gano’s field goal attempts at
the end of the first half, although to no avail.
And with Carolina (8-9-1) driving down by 14 points in
the fourth quarter, Chancellor jumped in front of tight
end Ed Dickson and returned his third career postsea-
son interception for a touchdown. The 90-yarder was the
longest touchdown in Seattle’s postseason history, top-
ping Percy Harvin’s 87-yard kickoff return for a scored
in last February’s Super Bowl.
“It felt awesome,” said the defensive back who nor-
mally is overshadowed by All-Pros Richard Sherman
and Earl Thomas. “It felt like preparation. It felt like ev-
erything I worked all week for. That was my first return
of my career and it felt good.”
Patriots 35, Ravens 31
Since Brady took over as New England’s quarterback
in 2001, the Patriots have been to eight conference title
games and five Super Bowls. They won the first three
times, the last after the 2004 season, and lost the two
most recent tries, both against the New York Giants.
This will be their fourth consecutive appearance in the
AFC championship.
It was a tough go getting there. They were outrushed
136-14 — Justin Forsett had 129 yards for Baltimore (11-
7). Joe Flacco threw for four touchdowns.
But he also was intercepted twice, and New England
gained 408 yards passing.
New England’s Bill Belichick tied Tom Landry for
most postseason wins by a coach with 20.
Brady wasn’t the only Patriot throwing for a TD.
Wide receiver Julian Edelman, a former college quar-
terback, hit Danny Amendola with a 51-yard strike to tie
it 28-28. Brady’s 23-yarder to Brandon LaFell with 5:13
remaining won it.
“Baltimore played a great game,” Edelman said.
“They came out and hit us in the mouth and we were
able to get up and keep playing.”
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Boys Basketball
Aztec, N.M. 61, Fruita 59
Bennett 80, Lake County 33
Bloomfield, N.M. 53, Pagosa Springs 47
Boulder 57, Rangeview 51
Buena Vista 64, The Vanguard School 44
Caliche 55, Weldon Valley 26
Cedaredge 46, Rangely 38
Centauri 59, Del Norte 44
Colorado Springs Christian 55, Trinidad 30
Coronado 51, Littleton 42
Custer County 66, Cripple Creek-Victor 44
Denver Christian 53, Limon 40
Doherty 62, Liberty 59
Eads 45, Liberty (Joes)/Stratton 17
Ellicott 59, Peyton 45
Estes Park 59, Brush 57
Evangelical Christian Academy 73, Byers 54
Fleming 53, Sedgwick County 41
Florence 55, Fountain Valley School 30
Genoa-Hugo 52, Bethune 21
Gilpin County 53, South Park 48
Golden 46, Valor Christian 44
Grand Valley 66, Coal Ridge 56
Greeley West 65, Greeley Central 40
Harrison 80, Woodland Park 59
Heritage 70, J.K. Mullen 36
Holy Family 45, Bishop Machebeuf 43
Holyoke 56, Burlington 50
Idalia 59, Flagler 57
Jefferson Academy 74, Lyons 38
JE Christian 52, Community Christian 27
Kent Denver 56, Manitou Springs 49
Kim 61, Edison 59
Lewis-Palmer 65, Erie 48
Longmont 70, Skyline 37
Loveland 76, Thompson Valley 55
Meeker 67, Paonia 49
Merino 72, Peetz 62
Niwot 66, Silver Creek 55
North Park 68, De Beque 36
Ouray 67, Dove Creek 53
Parker Lutheran 64, Alamosa 44
Peak to Peak 55, Centaurus 51
Pine Creek 60, Palmer 58
Pinnacle 77, Bruce Randolph 54
Pueblo Centennial 81, DH Preparatory 52
Pueblo South 64, Air Academy 61
Pueblo West 69, Rampart 65
Roaring Fork 43, Basalt 38
Rocky Ford 41, John Mall 15
Rye 53, Crowley County 49
Sanford 79, Crested Butte 29
Sangre De Cristo 49, Springfield 39
Sargent 57, Sierra Grande 48
Sargent 63, Sierra 59
Sheridan 92, Arrupe Jesuit 67
Shining Mountain 68, Briggsdale 25
Sierra 65, The Classical Academy 23
Simla 54, Calhan 24
St. Mary’s 65, Salida 34
Steamboat Springs 59, Delta 49
Strasburg 46, University 20
Vail Christian 61, Hayden 39
West Grand 53, Soroco 46
Wheat Ridge 87, Denver North 40
Widefield 87, Mitchell 82
Girls Basketball
Bennett 50, Lake County 24
Briggsdale 61, Shining Mountain 31
Brush 69, Estes Park 23
Byers 40, Evangelical Christian Academy 36
Calhan 44, Simla 39
Caliche 84, Weldon Valley 15
Cedaredge 48, Rangely 29
Centauri 52, Del Norte 26
Cheyenne Mountain 46, Skyview 31
Custer County 52, Cripple Creek-Victor 25
Delta 80, Steamboat Springs 33
Denver East 53, Rock Canyon 51
Denver West 50, Summit 36
Doherty 60, Liberty 40
Durango 40, Aztec, N.M. 36
Eads 46, Liberty (Joes)/Stratton 34
Elbert 56, Hanover 29
Fountain-Fort Carson 74, Lewis-Palmer 25
Genoa-Hugo 63, Bethune 20
George Washington 63, Rangeview 38
Grand Valley 61, Coal Ridge 44
Greeley Central 45, Greeley West 28
Harrison 63, Woodland Park 62
Holy Family 54, Pueblo East 47
Holyoke 57, Burlington 46
Idalia 55, Flagler 32
Jefferson Academy 27, Lyons 26
John F. Kennedy 51, Aurora Central 48
Kim 80, Edison 25
Kit Carson 53, Arickaree/Woodlin 46
Limon 40, Denver Christian 35
Longmont 47, Skyline 21
Loveland 49, Thompson Valley 35
Lutheran 59, Akron 47
Manitou Springs 58, Kent Denver 45
Montrose 44, Castle View 36
Mountain Vista 68, Montbello 42
Olathe 64, Moffatt County 59
Otis 68, Pawnee 47
Ouray 52, Dove Creek 38
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Peetz 34, Merino 31
Peyton 71, Ellicott 38
Pine Creek 46, Palmer Ridge 35
Pinnacle 56, Bruce Randolph 25
Pueblo Centennial 73, DH Preparatory 30
Rampart 62, Pueblo West 55
Roaring Fork 37, Basalt 27
Rocky Ford 41, John Mall 15
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Rye 38, Crowley County 28
Sangre De Cristo 43, Springfield 38
Sedgwick County 49, Fleming 32
Shiprock, N.M. 53, Fruita 27
Sierra 65, The Classical Academy 23
Silver Creek 64, Niwot 21
St. Mary’s 49, Salida 46
Standley Lake 73, Arvada 25
Sterling 38, Yuma 29
Strasburg 54, University 24
The Academy 46, Middle Park 25
Trinidad 51, Colorado Springs 30
Vista PEAK 53, Smoky Hill 33
West Grand 75, Soroco 67
Widefield 43, Mitchell 38
STATE PREP SCORES
Photo by Mike Salbato / TSJC
TSJC Basketball ClinicOn Saturday the Trinidad State Lady Trojans hosted a basketball clinic at Scott Gym for boys
and girsl ages 6-12. Above, TSJC head basketball coach Rich Holden holds court.
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Mike Salbato
Trinidad State Junior College
Coach Ellen McGill will be leaving
Trinidad State after six successful sea-
sons at the helm of the Trojan Volley-
ball team. McGill is making the jump
to NCAA Division II, where she will
take over as head volleyball coach at
The University of North Carolina at
Pembroke.
McGill turned around the Trojan
volleyball team during her stay in
Trinidad leading the Trojans to a 25-
12 record this past season, the best
winning percentage in team history.
Her teams excelled both on the court
and in the classroom. She coached 15
all-region and 25 academic all-region
players, as well as eight national aca-
demic award winners. Twice her Tro-
jan teams were awarded with national
academic honors from NJCAA. Dur-
ing her time in Trinidad she was also
active with the women’s basketball
program, assisting Coach Rich Hold-
en for the past five years.
“We felt very fortunate that Ellen
committed to coaching our volleyball
team six years ago,” praised Holden,
who also serves as Athletic Director
and Golf Coach at TSJC. “She has
moved our program to a great place,
a place that very few Junior College
programs are ever able to achieve.
Her commitment to Trinidad State Ju-
nior College was a pleasure to observe
over the past six years. She is not only
a great coach, but also a great person
as well, she and her husband Mitch
will truly be missed.”
McGill leaves a strong program be-
hind in Trinidad with over ten return-
ing freshmen and a strong recruiting
class. The college is now undergoing
the difficult task of finding a suitable
replacement to lead the Trojans this
fall.
The Athletic Department at Trini-
dad State wishes Coach Ellen McGill
the best as she takes over as the head
coach of the Braves.
McGill moving on to
NCAA DII UNC Pembroke
Mike Salbato / TSJC
Coach Ellen McGill will be taking over the
coaching duties at NCAA DII UNC Pembroke
this spring.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
CONIFER, Colo. - Winter is here and that
means animals will have to search a little
harder for food. Colorado Parks and Wild-
life wants to remind people that the
best way to help hungry animals
is to let them find their next
meal on their own.
“People may mean
well, but those who
feed deer do more
harm than good,”
said Scott Mur-
doch, a Colorado
Parks and Wild-
life officer in Co-
nifer.
A law passed
in 1992 makes it
illegal to feed big
game animals. This
includes deer, elk,
pronghorn, mountain
goats, bighorn sheep,
mountain lions and bears.
Feeding wildlife is bad for
the animals and dangerous for
people, for a number of different rea-
sons.
In the wild, deer and elk naturally spread
out when grazing or browsing for food. Ar-
tificial feeding encourages them to crowd
together making it easier to spread disease
throughout a herd. Also, artificial concen-
trations of deer in neighborhoods results
in increased vehicle collisions and conflicts
with dogs harassing deer.
Deer are the primary prey of mountain
lions and large gatherings of deer can at-
tract lions into neighborhoods, putting
people, livestock and pets at risk. The
mountain lions are also then
put in danger because it may
become necessary to kill
them if they become
a threat to human
health and safety.
“Every winter,
officer’s deal with
numerouspetsand
livestock that get
killed by moun-
tain lions because
homeowners are
feeding deer; deer
do just fine without
the public’s help,”
says Murdoch.
Wild animals have
complex digestive sys-
tems and their natural
diet is difficult to duplicate.
Food from human sources can
also lead to malnutrition, a disruption
in natural migration patterns and death.
To report incidents of feeding or other
illegal wildlife activity contact a local Colo-
rado Parks and Wildlife officer. If you wish
to remain anonymous, contact Operation
Game Thief at 877-265-6648. Rewards may be
offered is the information leads to a citation.
Handouts harm,
don’t help, wildlife
Patriots, Seahawks advance, to host title games