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B10 Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, October 12, 2016 PRAIRIE CITY/BURNT RIVER HOMECOMING FOOTBALL Panther/Bulls rein in Mustangs, 52-12 By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle The Prairie City/Burnt River football team made a statement with a 52-12 homecoming win over the Crane Mustangs Friday the night. The team didn’t let home- coming distractions or inju- ries on the team keep them from pulling out a big win. Six Panther/Bulls were out with injuries received over the season, including corner’s SH T HOT EEK OF THE W BILLY COPENHAVER School: Grant Union Grade: 12 Parents: Bill and Cammi Copenhaver Sport: Football Position: Center, defensive end What I like best about my sport: “I like going out every day and having fun with all my teammates. Fridays are another highlight of playing the sport — being under the lights with the crowd cheering us on, and the cannon.” The Whiskey Gulch Gang sounds a cannon at the start of the games, for each touchdown scored by Grant Union and at the end of the games. Coach’s Comment: “He has been a great leader on this team and for our offensive line which plowed the way for over 400 yards of rushing last week.” -Coach Jason Miller three seniors, each with a broken arm. Prairie City/Burnt River head coach Darrel McKrola said he was concerned they wouldn’t be prepared for the game, but the team had been adding to their offensive game plan, and the junior varsity teams went to battle. The Panther/Bull offense was led by Tyler Belveal with 205 yards rushing and three touchdowns, followed by Matt Siddoway with 78 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Wyatt Wil- liams added 49 rushing yards and passed for 150, including a 52-yard touchdown pass to Conner Jones. The team combined for 526 yards of total offense. Williams led the way on defense with 13 solo tackles and ive assists, followed by Belveal with 10 tackles and eight assists. Siddoway contributed a quarterback sack on a fourth- down play. The Panther/Bulls pre- vented the Mustangs from scoring in the irst half. “I’m proud of all the boys,” McKrola said. “They 100 E. Main • Stoplight in John Day 541-792-0425 04672 By Angel Carpenter Monument/Dayville’s Lady Tigers are pushing forward af- ter a couple tough losses last M ILLER C OORS BREWING Prairie City/ Burnt River’s Matt Siddoway makes his way over a Crane’s Joel Otley in the Panther/ Bulls’ homecoming game on Friday in Prairie City. played hard and executed the plays well.” He plans to “add a bit to the offense and get the boys to grow with skills, and work on blocking,” he said. “Hopefully, we can execute them and do well.” Prairie City/Burnt River faces Adrian in Unity at 1 p.m. Thursday. Contributed photo/Nancy Hitz Tigers refocus for upcoming road game Blue Mountain Eagle PROUD SPONSOR OF GRANT COUNTY ATHLETES Contributed photo/Nancy Hitz Prairie City/Burnt River, right, lines up in their homecoming battle against the Crane Mustangs Friday night in Prairie City. ECHANIS week. The team traveled to Maupin Friday, facing South Wasco. The Redsides won with scores of 25-6, 25-23 and 25-10. Monument/Dayville hosted the Jordan Valley Mustangs on Saturday for their homecoming match, which the Mustangs swept with scores of 25-16, 25- 22 and 25-15. “We played well against South Wasco and Jordan Val- ley,” said head coach Tiffnie Schmadeka. “We did some re- ally good things in both match- es, and we had some small mis- takes in both matches that held us back.” She said the team will con- tinue to work on communica- tion and playing smart volley- ball. “We will have a good, strong week of practices/games this week and then will focus on the district tournament,” she said. The Tigers hosted Grant Union junior varsity at the Monument court on Tuesday, past press time. Monument/Dayville travels for a game against Harper/Hun- tington on Friday, the time to be announced. DISTRIBUTING COMPANY Your local Beer & Wine Wholesale for over 45 Years ters Hun ck up e to lcom sto We ure to ding a s e be ore h ills bef the h ...and other fine beers and wines Call Bob Blake anytime: 541-575-1170 Are you or someone you know the victim of physical or emotional abuse? Do you find yourself being abusive toward your partner? GET HELP TODAY AND COMMIT TO A BETTER LIFE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR CHILDREN. CALL NOW OR CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER FOR THE HELP YOU NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE. HEART OF GRANT COUNTY: 541-620-1342 GRANT COUNTY VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: 541-575-4026 This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-WR-AX-0008 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. 04620
