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p. t, tp17 m?T"HT - TT't,r' 1 Mustang defender zeroes in on Echo's ? Standfield Friday. Mustangs blast Blazers A couple breaks at the right 1; tone, good pass protection, J and" another good defensive 5 effort enabled Heppner's i league leading Mustangs to i pound a hapless, Oregon Trail ; last Friday, 21-0. n Heppner's defense contin- ued to improve. In their first game, the defense gave up 124 I yards to Condon. The next week. Pilot Rock gained 84 5 yards and this week the de- fense shut Oregon Trail's offense down with just 72 yards passing and rushing. "If our defense continues to improve," John Sporseen, head coach, said, "we're . going to be something else." The Mustangs remained in a ; tie for the league lead in the Columbia Basin Conference ' with 3-0 Umatilla. v , Heppner went to the air ' against Oregon Trail, the combined schools of Echo and ; SUnfield, surprising the Blaz ; ers on more than one play. is Heppner knotted in 1st For the third week in a row, Heppner's J Mustangs have impressively improved. For ; the third week in a row, they have held their I opponent to one touchdown or less. For the second week in a row, the Mustang defense has saddled their opponents offense with less . than 100 total yards. And, most Importantly, , for the third week in a row, the Heppner 'Mustangs have won! For the third week in a row, Heppner ' remains knotted in a first place tie with ; powerful Umatilla. The Viks bounced Wasco County, 38-7, allowing the first score against the Vikings. , While Heppner had little trouble disposing 'of Oregon Trail, 21-0. other teams had a little tougher time. Weston-McEwen slipped past Pilot Rock. 14-12; and Condon bombed Card netters Ione's Cardinal volleybal rs split last week, bumping Condon but falling to Arling 'toti In a pair of non -conference itiiu. J Against Condon, the varsity Rawlins tops golfers Charlie Rawlins swung a mean stick Sunday. Rawlins smacked the long drive and put together his Irons and .short game too to take low gross honors In Sunday's More Sports -Pg. 7 - f!rrff- on "v-vniir. ?rgt. Heppner garnered a total of 198 yards, while holding the Blazers to less than 75. In the air, Heppner picked up 112 yards on the eight for 13 pass completion efforts of senior signal caller, Dave Allstott. Sporseen cited an excellent pass protection as the key to the aerial attack's success. Sporseen said Allstott had to run out of the pocket only once in the game played in Stan field. Carl Christman returned as -'Flayer of the Week this week after receiving four passes for 84 yards, including one 25 yard touchdown pass in the third period. On the ground, Tom Skow led the attack with 40 yards on 10 carries. Steve McLaughlin added 28 yards on nine carries and Wayne Seiti had 15 yards on six carries. While the pass protection was good, it was a tough defense that gave the offense HEPPNER Umatilla Weston-McEwen Pilot Rock Oregon Trail Condon Sherman County Wasco County Riverside bounced the Blue Devil girls In the first match, I3. The second game was a little tougher, but behind Debra Palmer's 10 point effort, lone outlasted, 16-14. Willow Creek play day. Clint McQuarrie took low net with a 53. Dave Harrison had the least putts with 27 and Jerry 0!n won closest to the pin. 3?. Rick Hale in game its breaks. Heppner hit the scoreboard in the first period twice. The first TD came on a three yard off tackle plunge by Skow, following a 61 yard drive that included a 29 yard pass to Christman. On the ensuing kickoff, the Mustang defense shoved OT into a hole in their own territory. And, on the same set of downs, the defense was pummelling OT quarterback Don Sutton with rampaging red dogs. One defensive effort threw Sutton for about a 12 yard loss. As he was going down under a couple Mustang jerseys, he let the ball fly. The short wobbly pass of not more than five yards stuck in the outstretch ed hands of defensive tackle, Mark Parker, who skipped the 26 yards into the end zone. That touchdown gave the Mustangs a 14-0 lead and stunned the Blazers. Riverside, 21-0. Sherman County, the team Heppner faces in two weeks, did not play a league game. Heppner has outscored their foes, 54-14, giving up a total of 281 yards in three outings. Heppner faces Riverside on the Mustang turf this Friday at 8 p.m. COLUMBIA BASIN CONFERENCE W L split pair Condon's junior varsity slapped lone In the earlier match. 154 and 15 3. tone's JVs whipped Arling ton but the varsity fell. In the JV clh. Lisa Martin s 16 points sparked lone to a three game win. dropping the first game 136 and bouncing back for the win with IV 10 and 131 The varsity fell in two game. 13 I and 1$ I. Ione's varsity Is made up of Susan Thompnon. Debra and Dnn Palmer. Dawn Peter son. Darcy Rea. Grace and Carol McKlligott and Natalie Trs. The juntor vanity coniiits of llohn Leavitt. Jan Peter tnn. Jeannie Piening. Michf ll Connor, Tsnna Hams. Jarwt, I V 111 I" " II " , t v 1 J JF m mm played at In the third period, a punt was being taken by Christman when Blazer defenders bounc ed the leading Heppner re ceiver and jarred the ball loose. In excellent field posi tion, the Blazers marched to the Heppner six yard line and threatened to score. The defense held them there for two downs before Christ man picked off a pass in the right flat and put it back at mid field, 50 yards away. Heppner succeeded in marching the ball into Blazer territory but penalties put them back to the 25. Facing a fourth and 20 situation with the first down at the Blazer five, Allstott went to the air and hit Christman in the end zone on the left side for the third and final TD. Christman average stayed at 30 yards per reception with the 84 yard night. Oregon Trail's biggest threat, Rick Hale, an Echo back, picked up 49 yards on 14 carries. John Schiller led the defense with 18 points, grabbing two unassisted tackles and four assists. Marty Smith picked up nine unassisted tackles and received praise from Spor seen. Parker and Christman each had four unassisted efforts and Skow had five. Defensively, Sporseen was pleased with his ends, Schiller and Tim Daly. "Condon ran at Schiller. Pilot Rock scouted that game and ran at Daly. Oregon Trail scouted and went back to Schiller. It didn't work either direction. Riverside will prob ably come back at Daly." Heppner hosts the Pirstes from Riverside Friday at pm. Michelle and Martha McEI ligott. Lisa Martin. Lorl Ed wards and Kathy Gutierrez. J -a. t r m con unnirmon (G-TPhofoJ v r- J . THE GAZETTE-TIMES. iX v . Ini V v j If ' 7 DARLA COOPEK Fillies truimph Darla Cooper sparked the Heppner Fillies past Wasco County Tuesday night, but it took three games to do it. Heppner started off with a 15-12 win but Wasco County came bouncing back. Maupin took the second game, 1V12 to even the tally. In the third and rubber match, Heppner slap ped the Wasco County Red sides, 15-12 for the triumph. Cooper, who had 12 points as super server, took Player of the Week honors also. Heppner fell In the Junior varsity contest, 15-7, 11-15 and 15-11. Wendy Myers scored 12 points to pace the JVs. Heppner travels to Hermis ton Thursday for a 4 p.m. contest. lone Jr. high wins Ione's Junior high grldders kept up their winning tradition with a 34-14 triumph over rival Heppner Thursday. Leslie Thompson led the lone scoring punch with touch down runs of 30 and 40 yards. Scott Martin had a one yard TO plunge, Shawn La Hue raced 20 yards with an Inter rrption, Mark Patton ran a 35 yard reverse to pay dirt and Grrgg Rietmann scored two extra points. lone faces Oregon Trail today. Chrlitman returns as P. of W. alter 84 yards on 4 ! receptions Friday. L He scorod I TD and 4 tackles. s ftf.V ) . Gary Gaustad churns for yardage against Spray tacklers. (G-T Photo ) Cards drop Spray "It wasn't real productive but it was better than Touch et," Gordon Myers, lone Car dinal grid mentor said of Friday's "freaky day" that saw the Cards lose three starters and the football game to Spray. 28-0. Kevin McCabe. the Cardinal grid general, collided with a bench in a run in the first period and hurt his leg. He Is doubtful for this week. In the second quarter, Terry Starr, a tough freshman running back, jammed all the muscles in his neck. He won't play this week. And Robin La Rue, a back up backfield man, badly bruised muscles near his elbow and is also doubtful. mm m go nonTin We're itshlng t9 pi YOUR HIDES fcr ths is Hide rot THi YiraAKS' Hosrrr ais PIcaso Donate Yours AT ANY LOCAL ELKS LODCI OM OKI Of TM1 FOLLOWING STATlOKJt Lexington Chovron Station Heppnor Chovron Station Rood's Mobil Station Elks Parking Lot Sponsored by iiimMn Clectric That shortens Myers' list of players from 16 to 13 and stifles his veteran backfield. Even though his starting backfield was gone, there were bright spots for the Cards. Like the running of Gary Gaustad and the re ceiving of Scott Sherer. Gaustad, a 5-10, 160 pound freshman, who played defens ive tackle last week, got the nod in the back field and churned up 107 yards on 19 carries. Sherer caught eight passes for 54 yards from his end position. lone was 11 for 22 with five costly Interceptions In the game. Trailing 14-0 at the half, lone came bouncing back In Prograi wexsxnetx sh erer was a standout for lone, both on offense and defense. He had 54 yards In receptions and 9 tackles. v . t the third quarter, looking to score. But a pair of Inter ceptions gave the ball back to Spray and they turned the ad vantages Into TDs. ' lone mustered 70 yards In the air, but with Gaustad running the ball, managed 137 yards on the ground. I Spray threw for 41 yards and rushed for 289 against the young lone defense. "They never gave up. That's all I can ask of 'em." Myert said. lone threatened Inside the Spray 20 yard line three times in the second half but couldn't punch the ball over the end zone. 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