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REPPNEB GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Nomber J. 1968 Mustang '11' Performs Nearly to Perfection In Crushing Eagles, 41-0 Br mac hoskins If you could put toccthcr the perfect football game, what would you come up with? That's an easy question, at least for any Heppner prid fan. It would have to be the Mus tangs' 41-0 victory over Wan tonka here Friday night, which not only enabled the Horsemen to win the 7-A-2 western divis ion championship, but also gave them a crack at the vaunted Vale Vikings for the District laurels. If everything ever clicked all at once, this was the night The visiting Eagles were overpower ed in virtually even- depart ment: running, passing, block ing, and last, but certainly not least, defense. first plav from scrimmage, Jim IXihertv took a pitchout from Quarterback David Hall, who rolled out to the Mustang M and heaved a "home run" to Mike Alsup, who was finally dragged down on the Wanton ka 17. Then Dohcrty sneaked through the middle to the three. To cap things off, hard hitting Jim Jacobs zipped around loft end for the clincher. Finally, Doherty, working faun a "shot gun" position, rifled a pass to Alsup for the extra point. After several futile attempts bv Wahtonka to get the ball moving, they relinquished the pigskin to Heppner via the punt ing route. The Mustangs took possession on their 30, but soon, with Doherty and Don O'Don nell carrying, moved to the Eagles' 41. From here, the shifty ive. which had 'been sporadic at i Doherty s printed upfiold for the times earlv in the season, was j second Heppner ID. This time in large part responsible for the win. Time and again, the Eag les were driven back Into their own territory. Mike Alsup, sterl ing Sherman transfer, Stan Rauch, Rick Johnston, Dennis O'Donnell. Terry Corbin, Jim Jacobs, Nalbro Cox, Dean Kin dle these were just some of the boys who repeatedly drop ped Eagle quarterback Don Cael and his cohorts for substantial deficits. Heppner started with a big bang and continued it On the Cardinals Better Umapine, 49-20; Strong Wind Helps Aided by a strong wind, Ione's Cardinals scored 21 points be fore visiting L'mapine's team touched the ball in the final game of the football season at lone Oct. 2S. Final score favor ed the Cardinals, 49 to 20. Only contact that Umapine had with the football in the early stages of the game was when the visitors kicked off to lone. lone kept possession and drove to within 12 yards of the Umapine goal. At that point Chris Lovgren. quarterback, fired a pass to Leon Magill who went over for the first score. Lovgren ran the extra point. Freakish things started to happen when lone kicked off after the TD. A strong wind caught the ball as the boot went high in the air. It traveled some 15 yards in the air towards the Umapine team when the wind caught it and brought it back to land near the lone team. One of the Cards pounced on it, mak ing it a naturally-aided onside kick. Again the lone team moved down on a sustained drive, and this march was cli maxed by a 15-yard pass play, Lovgren to Eddie Sherman, for the touchdown. Monte Crum ran the point, and it was 14-0. Once more, the Cards kicked off, but the same friendly wind brought the ball back to them, and they gained possession again. Two plays later, Lovgren hit Sherman on a 35-yard pass play, and the home team had its third touchdown. Lovgren ran the point, making it 21-0. Umapine finally got the ball on the next kickoff, but they had to give it up in a few min utes on downs. lone took over and moved into position to score again. Lovgren took it in on a quarterback sneak from 19 yards out, and Crum ran the point, making it 28-0. Umapine wasn't out of the ball game by any means. They came back on the next series and hit the scoreboard when a back boomed into the end zone from four yards out. The extra point was made on a run, and it was 28-7. lone tallied once more before halftime. Lovgren fired a bomb to Sherman for 47 yards for the touchdown and then he passed to Magill for the point, bring ing it to 35-7. Each team scored in the third quarter. Ball hit the end zone for lone from two yards, and he also ran the point, rolling the count to 42-7. Umapine came back to ring the bell on a 6-yard run, but missed the point, and it was 42-13. In the first of the fourth, the visitors rolled once more, fin ishing a drive with a 4-yard run and also running the point, running the total to 42-20. Just before the end of the game, Crum took the pigskin over from the one-yard stripe and ran the point for the final total, 49-20. Meanwhile, the Riverside Pir ates downed Echo and captur ed the championship with a 4 (5 league recrod. The Cards finished second hi the circuit with a 3-1 and will now put their grid togs away, pointing next for basketball. Weston ended with a 2-2 mark, Echo hid 1-3 and Umapine 0-4. Coach Gordon Mqyers' boys, with the Umapine victory, won three in a row in league play after a slow season's start, bringing a fine climax to the season. Their overall record was four wins, two losses and one tie. Score: Umapine 0 7 6 7 20 lone 28 7 7 749 1 he ran the extra point in too, making the count 13 0. The second quarter was a dif ferent story, however, as neith er team was able to maintain any sort of a sustained drive. But the fans did witness sev eral outstanding runs by Doher ty and 'Jake1', as well as some stalwart defensive efforts by both teams. Both Heppner and Wahtonka took to the field with renewed vigor for the third stanza. Wah tonka received the kickoff and promptly marched to the Hepp ner 17 for its first and only chal lenge of the game. But Hepp ner recovered an Eagle fumble here and fought back to the Eagle 39 on some more fine rushing. The Mustang signal caller capitalized on the Eag les' generositv by taking it up the middle 33 yards for anoth er six. Alsup missed the extra point attempt with a boot wide to the left Late in the quarter, Hall, who did everything but referee, scored once again this time 36 yards around left end. The con version run, also by Hall, was good. Going into the fourth quar ter with a 27-0 lead should have been enough. But it wasn't Adding insult to injury, Hepp ner racked up two more TD's in the final period. Once again Wahtonka start ed to move at the beginning of the quarter. But Terry Corbin, whom Coach Ed Hiemstra sing led out as a deciding factor ir. his post-game praise, threw Eagle quarterback for a big loss, and Heppner took over. Doherty then pitched a 36-yard strike to Bill McLeod on the 2. Two plays later McLeod took a Hall lateral over for the score. Hall's speedy legs carried him in for the extra point. The final score, near the end of the game, was one which had to be seen to be believed. Won drous Jim Doherty, the Mus tang's personal pigskin magic ian, tossed a long bomb to Bill McLeod for what was seeming ly a touchdown. But a penalty muffed it. So this time Doher ty spiralled an even longer one (53 1 yards to frosh Lee Huson. Hall provided the last icing on Heppner's Homecoming cake with an anti-climaxed extra point run. BOWLING THURSDAY NITE LADIES Team Wishing Well L. E. Dick Murrays Ruggles Gateway Toyota Columbia Basin First National Bank MiLadies High Ind. Game June Bellen brock, 208; High Ind. Series June Bellenbrock, 545: High Team Game MiLadies. 898: High Team Series MiLadies. 2592. W 22 19 18 17 16 14 11 9 1966 Team Reminds Heppner High Alumni of 1942 Gridders When Heppner High ball team defeated Wahtonka Friday night and cinched the right to play against Vale's Vikings for the district cham pionship, alumni of Heppner searched their memories to de termine the last time that the Mustangs won the honor of compotinn for a district berth. They had to look back 21 soars to 1342 when the Mus tangs had a great football year. Mrs. Marshall Lovgren did some research and found information in old copies of the Heppner High school paper, the Hohisch, in 11M3. This gives an account of the team. Captain of the squad was Jim Barratt. now athletic direct or of Oregon State University. Lyle Swanson was coach, and names of other players an' fam iliar to many here. Barratt played right halfback on the first string and Wade Bothwell was left half. James Kenny was quarterback and Archie Tadborg rounded out the backfield at fullback. In the line wore Marshall Lovgren. right end; Kenny Shi dolor, left end; Claude Drake and Hubert Wilson, tackles; Fat O'Brien and Phil Conn, guards; and Doe Jones, center. Reserves Included Roger Con nor, Dick Edmondson, Jack Ed mondson, Glen Fell. Raymond French, Howard Gilliam, Ken ny Hoyt. Hugh McLaughlin, Raymond Parrish, Doug Provo, Bob Runnion and Sidney Van Scholack. Season's record was as fol lows: Heppner 26, Pendleton B squad 0; Heppner 12, Grant High (John Dav) 0; Heppner 12. Arlington 0: Heppner 11. Hormi.sttm 22; Heppner t, Ar lington 6; Heppner IX Grant 0; Heppner 12. llermlston 0; Hepp ner 26, Condon 0; and Heppner Ui, ll.iytou 20 tfor Mate "H" championship). The ti am won the Eastern Oregon championship and de feated the Central Oregon champions but lost In the state contest. An aivount of the year's rec ord, taken from the llolilsch, follows: The Heppner Mustangs enjoy ed one of the nuvst colorful football seasons since the fab ulous days of Heppner's old Fighting Irish. This season the Mustangs topped them all by capturing the Eastern and Cen tral Oregon "B" championships, not to speak of the runner-up position In the "K" finals. On Saturday, September 26, the Mustangs got off to a fly ing start bv defeating the Pen dleton B squad, 26 to 0. The Mustangs started the game with a bang, and not oihv through out the contest was the victory In doubt. The second game of the sea son pitted Heppner against the strong Grant High l'rosptvtors. The Heppner outfit Journeyed approximately 120 miles in the back of a truck to tip the Pros pectors, 12 to 0. The game was not as ensv as the score might indicate. The first half ended In a scoreless tie, and not un til the third quarter did the Mustangs score. The Arlington Honkers were next to fall before the Mustang football machine. On the Honk ers' field the Mustangs were on the long end of a 12 to 0 score when the final whistle sound ed. This was Indeed an event to be proud of, for it was the first victory on the Arlington field for tuanv years. The llermlston Bulldogs play ed host to Heppner for the fourth game of the season, in this game, the heavier Merrills- i ton loam ran rough shod over ' the Mustangs during the first half. In spite of their improve ment, Heppner could not over come the continual drive ail ministered by llermlston. Hepp ner fans received satisfaction from the partial comeback of the Mustangs. l"'l "nil1 score was llermlston 22. Hepp ner II In the second home game of the season. Arlington Invaded Heppner and gave the Mustangs a scare not to he forgotten. An over confident Heppner team did not roalte what It was up against until the Honkers made n touchdown on a trick v pass plav Driving down the field In ilelermin.ilion. the Mustangs wasted no tune In scoring The eoHversl.m failed and the final score was Heppner 6, Arlington 6 Grant High traveled to llepp nor to plav a return game with the Mustangs This was nnolh er nip and tuck battle but the local hos managed to win, with the final score. Heppner 13. Grant 0, On November II. Heppner en tertalned llermlston on the lo cal gridiron for their annual Armistice Dav classic. Before one of the largest football crowds In history, the Mustangs siii'ivedod In avenging their ear lier season defeat hv a score of 12 to 0. IVtormlned to win from the beginning of the game, Heppner plavod knock down drag out football and nuetved ed in upsetting the heavier llermlston team Having defeated the Arlington Honkers, Condon Invaded the town of Heppner with one pur pose In mind. That purpose was to upset the highly touted Mils tangs. Their efforts wore In vain, however, for on the first plav of the game. Heppner scored. With comparative ease, Heppner bowled over the Blue IWils, Hi! to 0. This was a post season game as Condon was not on the Mustangs schedule. Having claimed the Eastern Oregon championship and de feated the Central Oregon champions, Heppner sent out n challenge for the state "H" tj tie. Davtoli accepted Immediate- ly and the Mustangs headed j for McMinnx Ille w here the game i was plaved. dn I.I n field College j field. Dayton defeated Heppner. I 13 to 20. In spite of the score, j the Heppner pavers played one j of their l'st games of the sea- ! n Heppner led at the end of the first half. 7 to 0. In the taut half, Heppner failed to hold off the victim Pirate attack and lost the game by eveu point. When you ixtlronlzo Guetto. Times advertisers, you help make better paper Tell them you saw It In the Gazetto Tlnuvi. RE-ELECT f "1JF j m mv m & ULLMAN I'd by the Reelect CollgritvH. man t'llman committee, Don Reed, 'Irons. Box 681, Iluker, Ore. '17811 MIKE ALSUP, equally stronq on offense and defense, has helped the Heppner High football team in his senior year here. A trans fer from Sherman County high. Alsup was an all-conference first team choice last year and received honorable mention this year, although his coaches felt he deserved first team selection again. G-T Photo) K - - !. I j I 1 h v VOTE FOR Democratic Candidate JACK L. 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