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THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Heppner, OR. Thursday. Nv. 4, 17. P8 3
3 long runs
stun Buck J.V. s
Musfcmqs
Three long runs, one punt
return by a lineman, boosted
Heppner'a Mustangs to an 18-0
victory over the Pendleton
Junior varsity last Thursday in
Pendleton.
Heppner pounded out the
win, out rushing their hosts,
265-63. Pendleton had 65 yards
in the air while the Mustang
aerial attack netted just six
yards on three completions.
The first Heppner score
came on what Mustang coach
es called a fluke play. A
Pendleton punt went about 15
yards, only about Ave yards
off the ground. The bullet
landed in Mark Parker's
arms, a Heppner lineman that
had been passed up by most of
the Buckaroo punt coverage
defenders.
The only man between
Parker and the end zone was
the punter. John Schillerlayed
him out with a block and
Parker, not known for ex
cessive speed, bounced Into
the end zone from 51 yards
out.
In the second period, Brian
Marlin, this week's Player of
the Week, ran a reverse on the
first play after a Buck fumble.
The fumble had the Bucks
flustered enough and when the
reverse came, it messed them
up even more.
Marlin rambled 50 yards
and with the aid of a Dale
Holland block, skipped to pay
dirt for a 10-0 halftime edge.
The third period was a dor
mant one scoring-wise, but on
the first play of the fourth
quarter, the Mustangs got un
packed again.
Dennis Peck, an up and
coming sophomore, ran 71
yards with the football to glory
after a drive of 23 yards.
The Mustangs were incon
sistent in the opening half, but
came back with a balanced of
fensive attack in the second
half.
"We played good defense,"
Head Coach John Sporseen
and assistant Dale Conklin
agreed. The defense caused
five turnovers, three by fum
bles and two by Marlin inter
ceptions. Sporseen said Heppner took
the "poop out" of Pendleton
with the punt return by
Parker. He said Heppner
"tricked" the Bucks on the re
verse, and that was it. Peck's
TD just added icing to the
cake.
In the second half, the head
mentor explained, Heppner,
using substitutes freely, wore
down the Bucks, tiring them
out.
Steve McLaughlin paced the
Mustangs offensively, gaining
81 yards on 14 carries. Marlin
had 74 yards on 10 carries,
Peck had 71 yards on one
carry and Wayne Seitz added
39 yards on eight carries.
Jerry Cutsforth was one for
two with his passing, gaining
12 yards. Bruce Young's two
for four lost six yards.
Marlin and Schiller each
had 21 points on defense.
Marlin, with a pair of inter
ceptions, also had three as
sisted tackles, five unassisted.
Schiller had three assists, one
unassisted and sacked the
Buck quarterback four times.
Tim Daly had 15 points.
including a fumble recovery.
Following Daly, Chris Rauch
had 10 points, Cutsforth nine,
Parker 12, and Marty Smith,
nine.
Heppner faces winless was
co County here Friday at 8
Sonics, Knicks lead leagues
Jay Hayes scored six points and four others pitched to lead
the Chris Borgen coached Sonics to a 17-11 victory. The
Sonics maintained their league lead in fifth and sixth grade
action in the Heppner Uttle League Basketball League.
Arlington wins 54-28
Cords
foil
in
ost
qame
Ione's Cardinal gridders
may not have won a lot of ball
games, but they did win the
respect of fellow players in the
Big Sky Conference.
The never-say-die Cards
finished up their season last
Friday, falling to a strong
Arlington Honker squad, 54-28.
The loss knocked the young
Cards into a 2-7 record. They
whipped Cascade Locks last
week and received a forfeit
from Dufur this week because
disciplinary action forced Du
fur to cancel their remaining
ball games.
lone did find out what they
could do if they had the in
centive. After the first half,
the Cards had only gained 22
yards on the ground. Head
Coach Gordon Meyers barked
his way In and out of the half
time dressing room and It
worked.
The Cards bounced back
with 213 yards on the ground in
the second half.
"It was the maddest I've
been in some time," Meyers
said. "I told the kids they were
wasting the whole year by
playing like that. In the second
half, they started doing things
that they are capable of
doing."
lone out tallied the Honkers
In total offense gained, but the
scoreboard told the story.
Both squads had 11 first
downs. Ione's Dennis Stefanl
completed 11 of 28 passes with
two Interceptions for 134
yards. Arlington's hurlers
completed nine of 17 with one
Interception for 105 yards.
On the ground, after a
miserable tirst half, the Cards
erupted to gain 235 yards,
paced by the 103 yard effort of
sophomore Kevin McCabe.
Arlington garnered 200 yards
on the ground.
McCabe paced the Card
ground attack with 103 yards
on 16 carries, a 6.5 yard
average. Gari Gaustad gained
58 yards on 11 carries, Terry
Starr managed 53 yards on 13
carries and Stefan! carried
three times for 21 yards.
On 'he end of Stefani 'a
passes, Robin LaRue gained
the most yardage, packing
four passes for 67 yards. Scott
Sherer grabbed one for 40
yards, Todd Sherer caught
four for 27 yards.
GauEtd led the defensive
unit for lone, grabbing 12
unassisted tackles and two as
sists. McCabe had 10 un
assisted grabs and one assist.
Scott Sherer had six un
assisted and four assists and
Stefanl had four and six.
Scott Sherer cracked his
sternum in the game when he
fell on another player's shoe.
Arlington had built a 22-0
lead before the Cards got
untracked with a . Stefan!
bomb.
Amsell scored on the open
ing kickoff for the Honkers,
rambling 83 yards to paydirt.
Stefani found Scott Sherer
7n two years
Mey
For 12 years, Gordon Meyers has coached lone Cardinal
football. He never knew what losing. was till this year.
He found out this year, his Cards ending their season at 2-7
with a win over Cascade Locks and a forfeit from Dufur this
week.
How did the head mentor take it? ,
He enjoyed it. Not in the sense that he enjoyed losing, but
the season was an eye opener, a learning experience, as he .
puts it.
"I enjoyed the season." Meyers said. "These kids are
coachable. I had fun with them, but I died with them when
they died."
Particular parts of the season were hard to take for
Meyers, who in his 12 years before had compiled a 73-28 2
record, including a second place in state finish in 1972.
"When they got hurt out there, and I had to run out and help
them, it hurt me. too." Meyers said solemnly. "It hurts me to
have to run out there when a 190 pound kid is beating my men
into the dirt."
With ten freshmen playing regularly, three sophomores
and three Juniors for leadership, it was no surprise that the
Cards had trouble facing some of their bigger opponents, like
Arlington and Culver, a team that outweighed the Cards on
the line. 40 pounds, man for man.
But when they scored, it was ecstasy.
"When they scored, they were as happy as if we'd won the
game. When we beat Cascade Locks, you'd have thought we
won the state championship," Meyers said with a
remembering smile.
"They're good kids; I enjoyed this year even though we
weren't winning."
Meyers said the Cards are already talking about next year.
He's a little apprehensive about tagging a trophy to the.Cards v t
next season, though. '
"We'll really have to grow and develop before we're
competitive," Meyers said, noting that his ten freshmen, the
bulk of his 16 man team, will still be just sophomores.
Looking at a possible 500 seasoo next year, Meyers himself
can't help but look toward the 1978 grid season.
"In two years, we'll be very competitive," he said. "We'll
be able to start telling the other teams who is going to win and
who isn't," he said with a chuckle.
"We can't get anything but better," Meyers notes. "We
aren't going to get any smaller."
Calling it "interesting." Meyers confessed that he'd never
had a year where he didn't win at least half his ball games.
"It's been a learning experience for the kids and a learning
experience for me, too."
Tne Cards are losers this year, but only time wiU tell how
Meyers can make winners out his learners.
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open late in the first period,
connecting on a 40 yard pass
that went to the end zone.
The second period was
scoreless for both teams, but
lone came bouncing out after
a chewing at half time. The
Cards scored twice in the third
stanza, first on a Starr plunge
from five yards out. Stefani
went to LaRue on a 61 yard
bomb for the second.
Gaustad scored from four
yards out before the Honkers
mustered their four TDs of the
period. Proctor went in from
three yards for the final tally.
Stan Sporseen dumped in a bucket with less than a minute
to play to give the Knicks an 8-6 triumph over the Celtics. The
Knicks, 2-0, lead the third and fourth grade action. ii -j
In the Sonics' bid to remain on top, Hayes was aided by
Steve Plocharsky's four points, Archie Lucas' three, and a
bucket from both Denise Kennedy and Billy Smith.
The Blazers, in their loss, were sparked by Shane ,'
McLaughlin, who yielded four tallies for the losers. Marty
Britt, Justin Lowe and Matt Howard each added two points
and Craig Miles added a gift toss.
The Blazers are in second, tied with the Lakers, who
slipped past a stubborn, but winless, Suns unit.
Greg Connor scored seven and Mike Currin six on their
way to a 13-12 nip over the Suns. The Suns, alone in fourth at
0-2, gained all 12 of their points from standout bomber,
Rodney Cole..
The unmarred Knicks, paced by a five point effort from
Sporseen, slapped back the Celtics, still winless, 8-4. Behind
Sporseen, Kelli Bergstrom had two and Robert Borst added
one point.
For the Celtics, coached by Jim Ackley, Tom James scored
four and Penny Connor added two.
In the other game, the Jazz bumped off the Caveliers for a
share of second place at 1-1. Jazz, coached by Dave Allstott,
was paced by Wanda Riley and Rod Taylor, both scoring two
points while Jodi Padberg and Todd Gorham each added one.
The Cavs, held to just three points, got two of these from
Tony Hazlewood and a third from Scott Conklin.
Kegler's Korner
Jo Pettyjohn, bowling for Peterson's
Jewelry, was really in the groove last week as
she put together games of 171, 201, and 165 for
a 537 series.
Jo and her team also bowled a 944 game and
a 2630 series. All this excellent bowling moved
Peterson's Jewelry into the top spot.
Central Market tied one game with Fiesta
Bowl to give each team 4 a point. Their
series ended with Central Market 24 and
Fiesta Bowl 14.
Morrow County Grain Growers took 3 from
Coast to Coast. Janice Paustian converted the
5-8-10 split while Phyllis Cole picked up the
5-10.
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