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Heppner stars help East to Shrine Game win
Jackson Lehman and Jayden Wilson shine as East topples West 34-6 in 69th annual game
By ANNIE FOWER and
DAVIS CARBAUGH
EO Media Group
BAKER CITY — The
defense did not give up
a point, and the offense
had its way as the East
defeated the West 34-6
Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in
the 69th annual East-West
Shrine Game at Baker High
School.
“It was fun,” Heppner
linebacker Jackson Lehman
said. “We saw them the
whole week and knew what
to expect. It’s cool to go out
and show them what we
have.”
“After the first quar-
ter, we knew the other
team couldn’t stop us,”
said Baker’s Mason Van
Arsdall.
The annual game, which
is one of the top fundrais-
ers for the Shriners Hospi-
tals for Children, featured
the top 1A to 4A play-
ers in Oregon. Follow-
ing a cancellation due to
COVID-19 last year, the
game drew a large crowd
to Baker City.
Lehman was joined by
Heppner teammate Jayden
Wilson on the fi eld, while
running back Blake Wolt-
ers was on the sidelines
with a hamstring injury.
The fi rst quarter was the
only timeframe in which
the game was in question,
with both teams starting
off slow.
The East Team received
the ball to start the game,
but Mazama quarterback
Tristan Lee fumbled on the
very fi rst play of the game.
The East Team recovered
the fumble, but turned the
ball over on downs on the
game’s fi rst possession. It
was a rough fi rst drive, but
the East Team would build
momentum later in the
quarter.
Midway through the fi rst
quarter, Heppner’s Jackson
Lehman, who is headed to
Eastern Oregon University,
forced a fumble midway
through the first quarter
that was just the beginning
of the long night for the
West off ense.
The East took a 7-0 with
4:40 left in the fi rst quar-
ter as Wilson hit Mazama’s
Cole Brosterhous with a
30-yard touchdown pass.
The West Team clawed
back early in the second,
scoring off a Lee fumble
that Junction City’s Riley
Sangermano returned 35
yards for a touchdown.
The following missed
extra point was the clos-
est the West Team came to
taking the lead, as the play-
ers from the east ran away
with the remainder of the
game.
Gladstone’s Sebastian
Peiff er scored three rushing
touchdowns for the East,
which led 21-6 at the half.
Davis Carbaugh/The Observer
The East Team’s Jayden Wilson (13) drops back in the pocket during the second half Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at the annual Oregon East-West Shrine Game at
Baker Bulldog Memorial Stadium in Baker City. The East Team defeated the West Team 34-6.
Davis Carbaugh/The Observer
The East Team’s Jackson Lehman (15) lines up to face the West Team on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, during the annual Oregon
East-West Shrine Game. The East Team defeated the West Team 34-6 at Baker Bulldog Memorial Stadium in Baker City.
“He wa s a t r ai n ,”
Lehman said of Peiffer.
“He was trucking all of
them. We knew he’d get 5
yards every time.”
Lee and Brosterhous
connected through the air
early and often, adding a
60-yard passing touch-
down in the third quarter
to stretch the lead to 28-6.
The duo’s chemistry was
evident throughout the
entirety of the game, but
this is far from the last
time they will play with
each other.
Both Mazama stars will
play collegiate football for
Western Oregon Univer-
sity next year.
Lehman and Mazama
lineman Dom Hankins led
the defense and controlled
the line of scrimmage.
“Dom was really cool,”
said Lehman, who fi nished
with 10 tackles, two strip
sacks and a fumble recov-
ery. “Our defense was
filled with a bunch of
studs. Our defense didn’t
allow any points. It was
incredible.”
Wilson, who played in
the Les Schwab Bowl last
month, also played defen-
sive back for the East. He is
headed to Linfi eld Univer-
sity.
The West scored its lone
touchdown in the second
quarter, scoring off a fumble
by Mazama quarterback
Tristan Lee. Junction City’s
Riley Sangermano returned
the ball 35 yards for a touch-
down.
Pilot Rock’s M i ke
Baleztena was selected to
help coach the East, but
he was put in COVID-19
quarantine (contact trac-
ing) and wasn’t able to
attend.
The West won 43-10 in
2019, but with the win this
year, the East stretched its
lead in the series to 34-31-3.
SPORTS SHORT
CJ McCollum elected president of NBA Players Association
By AARON FENTRESS
The Oregonian
PORTLAND — Trail Blaz-
ers guard CJ McCollum has been
elected president of the NBA Play-
ers Association.
McCollum, 29, replaces Phoe-
nix guard Chris Paul who decided
not to seek a third term.
Boston forward Grant Williams,
22, has been elected vice president
replacing Golden State forward
Andre Iguodala. Both Williams
and McCollum will serve four-year
terms that end in 2025.
“I am grateful for this opportu-
nity to take over as the new presi-
dent of the NBPA,” McCollum said
in a statement. “Chris has done an
incredible job over the last 8 years,
strengthening the voice of the play-
ers as a whole and using his plat-
form to make sure our membership
is taken care of on and off the
court. I look forward to stepping
into this role and to further grow-
ing the game so that future players
can continue to learn and benefi t
from the Union’s work.”
Paul served 8 years as president.
“It has been an honor to serve
in this position and to represent
the diverse group of players that
make up our incredible league,”
Paul said in a statement. “I am
extremely proud of all that we
have accomplished at the Union
in the last 8 years. ... I am confi -
dent that CJ will continue to build
on the work we have already done
and I look forward to working
with him to make our Union even
stronger.”
The NBPA directs the aff airs
of the union including conducting
collective bargaining relationship
between the union and the NBA.
Portland guard CJ McCollum
shoots during the second
half of a fi rst-round play-
off series June 3, 2021, in
Portland.
McCollum, 29, has been
elected president of the NBA
Players Association.
Craig Mitchelldyer, The Associated Press, File