THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, OR. Thursday. Dec. It. 1978, Page 9
Musfanas third in Condon fournev
After being thrashed at the
hands of a strong Gilchrist
basketball team Friday, Hep
pner's Mustang roundballers
got untracked long enough to
whip rival Condon and take
third place In the four team
Condon Christmas Tourna
ment, Gilchrist, who won the
championship over Yoncalla
Saturday night, 78 66, rolled to
an early lead against Heppner
Friday and coasted to a 79-50
triumph.
Condon fell to Yoncalla In
their Friday opener, 70-56,
Bending the Blue Devil hosts
Into the game Saturday for
third with Heppner,
Saturday's 49-45 win was the
first of the year for Heppner
and improved a slow starting
record to 1-3. It was also
Heppner head mentor Chris
Borgen's first win as a high
school coach.
"It's great, I'll tell you,"
Borgen said after the game.
"We've gained the confidence
now in our abilities. 1 think
that's all we were lacking.
Now we can believe in our
selves." If first periods told the
complete story, Heppner
would be 0-4. Condon Jumped
out to an early 1 1 -Z first period
lead, the lone fielder corning
from Carl Christman.
"We knew we were doing
the Job on them." Borgen said
of Heppner 's defense stopping
Condon at 11. "We were
gelling good shots; they just
Condon evens mark with
fourth quarter win Tuesday
Hopes of back-to back wins
over Condon were halted
about thirty seconds before
the final buzzer Tuesday
night Heppner's Mustangs,
now 14, towed to the visiting
Blue Devils in a ragged con
test, 41 34
With less than a minute to
play, Heppner trailed 36-34. A
technical foul on the Heppner
bench, a result of a new rule
this year that doesn't allow a
coach to stand and coach from
the sidelines while the ball is
In play, gave Condon two free
throws and a four point edge
with about 30 seconds to play.
They scored on the ensuing
play from the technical and
put the game out of reach
Fans got a little irate
following the Heppner tech
when the Condon coach, who
had been whistled with his
Frosh
beat
by Spray
It took 14 minutes before
Heppner's freshmen couid get
on the scoreboard and by that
time, the game was gone from
their grasp.
Spray's Junior varsity took
advantage of Heppner turn
overs In the first and second
periods to build a 13 0 first
quarter score and a 26 6
halftime lead
Though Heppner played
Spray about even in the final
half, the first hair blunders
were too much for the Mus
tangs to handle.
Heppner outscored Spray.
12 10, In the third period, hut
dropped, 16 10. In the final
stanza.
Dale Holland led the Hep
pner unit with 12 points and
eight rebounds Hon Yming
and Jim Patkrr had six points
and Urry Palmer and Ted
Hedman added two each
Parker a!n had right re
bound.
Spray w paced by John
Gritdlh 27 point and 1 1 from
Jame Adams
Heppner stopped by
Gilchrist; slips past
Condon, 49-45
wouldn't drop. We relaxed and
realized they'd start drop
ping." Heppner's riot squad de
serves a lot of the turn around
credit. A scrappy group of de
fenders, paced by Brian Mar
lin, Tom Skow, Jerry Cuts
forth, Ken Grieb and Chris
Hauch, along with the five
starters, produced a Condon
turmoil with a half court trap.
Although Condon buiit their
lead to 12 4. Heppner came
pounding back, and took the
lead at 18 17. Before the half
ended, the Mustangs had built
a three point lead, but re
linquished it before the buzzer
at 21 21.
While Kevin Haguewood
continued to tear the ball off
the backboards, Mark Jlud
dleston found his range in the
third period. Huddleston's six
points, coupled with six other
fielders from the Mustangs,
built a 40-33 third period lead.
Heppner outscored Condon
In the second and third peri
ods. 38-22.
own T earlier in the contest,
was seen standing and bark
ing to his team seconds after
the refs blew Heppner coaches
for the same infraction
After the ball game, one
referee said he did not call
another lech on the Condon
coach Ix-cause he was acting
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Traffic was no deferent to Brian Marlin.
Marlin drove to tho bucket agalmt
Condon Saturday for two of hit eight ,
ooints. (O'T Photo)
Holding a firm 40-33 edge,
Borgen's brigade played slow
down ball in the final period
and Condon whittled three
points off the lead.
"We started running our
defense," Borgen said with a
smile. "It's nice to lie able to
sit there and look for five
passes or a lay-in. And we did
that. It was very satisfying."
"I thought we played excel
lent ball in the last three
quarters. I was pleased. We
slowed down the fourth period
to protect the lead," Borgen
said.
Borgen, who said his Mus
tangs played with "enthusi
asm" and "intensity," added
that they won the game with a
"team effort." There were "11
guys that carried the load,"
Borgen said.
The head mentor cited
Skow, Cutsforth and Marlin
for their hustle in the riot
squad. He also praised Hague
wood's rebounding. The senior
forw ard, who fouled out with a
little less than five minutes to
in an "orderly fashion." But to
the fans, it didn't look a whole
lot more orderly than Chris
Borgen and Jim Lutsch's
called mistake.
With the technical foul.
Condon won the game at the
free throw line. Heppner con
nected on two of nine attempts
go, Jerked down 11 rebounds,
despite a height disadvantage.
Mark Huddleston paced the
Mustangs' scoring drive with
11 points. Huddleston canned
five of eight field goal at
tempts in the second half for
his tally. Marlin and Hague
wood each added eight points.
Bert Thayer used his height
to produce 20 points for
Condon. Thayer hit seven of 21
field goal tries and made six
free throws. Tom Bare added
12.
Huddleston also led the
Heppner unit with three as
sists. Heppner committed 20
turnovers to Condon's 23.
HEPPNER (49)
fg ft f tp
Marlin 3 2 3 8
Peck 2 0 5 4
Myers 0 0 0 0
Christman 13 15
Young 0 0 0 0
Haguewood 3 2 5 8
Huddleston 5 1 3 11
Skow 1113
Cutsforth 2 0 2 4
Rauch 0 0 10
Grieb 0 2 3 2
Smith 0 0 0 0
Seitz 2 0 0 4
TOTAL 19 11 24 49
CONDON (45)
Harris 0 4 2 4
Greiner 0 2 12
Mcintosh 0 10 1
Thayer 7 6 1 20
Bare 6 0 4 12
Shaffer 2.04 4
Griffith 10 0 2
TOTAL 16 13 16 45
from the line while the Blue
Devils picked up 15 points on
29 trips to the key.
Heppner oulshot Condon,
16-13. from the field.
A slow first period plagued
the Mustangs again Tuesday.
After the first eight minute
start, Heppner trailed. 6-2, but
by halftime had regained their
poise and led, 17-15.
The third period produced a
see-saw battle of fouls and foul
shots, with an intermittent
field goal thrown in for good
measure.
The two teams were knotted
at 21 and went back and forth
till the third quarter buzzer
ended that stanza tied at 27.
In the fourth period. Condon
used six free throws on 15
attempts while Heppner man-
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62-39
Heppner's junior varsity
dropped hack by ten after the
first half, then got pounded in
the fourth period to fall to
Condon's JVs Tuesday at
Heppner. 62 39
A ten point intermission
rtVlicil wasn't enough foi
Condon After trading totals In
the third period, the Blue
Iev lis pounded Heppner. 19 7.
in the fourth quarter to add
Insult to injury and another
notch on their pistol of wins
Heppner fell back. 12 6. in
the first period and were
bullies! U in lle s-omd
lave Piper stored eight
point tn the third period. but
Condon still edged the Mus
tang second in points, 19 18
Piper paced Heppner with
II point, followed by Howard
Huddlrton with tune. fob
Miller with seven. Curti
Swreh wllh fite, Mark Piper
w if h fmir. and Handy Warden
wilh Iwn
Condon, mho nut hl the
Mustang. 27 II. frvm the
fi !d. wa sparked by Pattee
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three tries.
by Brian Marlin with six. Bert
Thayer paced Condon with 18
points, eight of those coming
at the line.
Heppner takes on Helix
Friday at Helix and hosts the
same team on Tuesday.
Heppner committed 24 fouls
with their aggressive, but un
finished style of play while
Tondon, slowing the game
down, committed 13 fouls.
Ken Grieb paced the Mus
tangs with II points, followed
Poor shooting in second
half dooms Fillys, 52-41
A poor shooting second half
doomed Heppner's Filly girls
Tuesday night to their second
loss in as many outings.
Weston McF.wen slowed the
Fillies to I I in conference
play with a 52 41 setback at
Weston.
Things started the usual
way for Heppner. But the end
of the first period, the Fillies
had built a six point edge.
Jackie Mollahan. the Fillies'
high point girl ith eight, had
six of tho In the first period
where Heppner led. 15 9 By
halftime. though. Weston Mc
Ewen was beginning to rattle
the Filly cage
Cheryl l.Uhl. who tcorrd
eight f her II points In the
firl prrmd. turned rce cold tn
the second stama but lop
scorer Ui Cahill warmed up
Cahill scored lour of her game
high IS 5oints In the second
quarter to bring the Tiger -Scot
frmalr to within fielder at
halftime. 24 22
Cahill scored seven In the
third quarter and oVpiie a
two fielder try by tVb Hol
land. Weston Mr Ewen took
o er the lead in that third W M
P4iicred llrppner. I. In the
third slana to hold I JiM
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Jerry Cutsforth goes up over Condon's big man, Bert
Thayer, for lump shot Saturday. Cutsforth had four points
in the Mustangs' 49-45 win. (GT Photo)
outscoring the Fillies. 15-11.
Heppner, w ho has dropped a
pair in a row now to Dayville
and Weston McEwen, was
paced by Mollahan's eight.
Following Mollahan. Msureen
Heal) had six. Guy Kenny and
Wendy Meyers had five. Deb
IMIand and Shelley Thomp
son had four, and Janice
Healy, Lori Khea and Vitki
Edmundson added three each.
Griebs pace Filly JV win
Julie Grieb scored 12 and
sister Cert Grieb added 10 to
pu HrppoY unmarred
Filly JVs slap WM
Heppner's Filly Junior varsity used a balanced scoring
punch to slap Weston McEwen. 2. and keep a perfect
record Intact
Julie Grteb's 12 points pacrd the Fillies, who took an IS S
first period lead and never turned back
Behind Grieb. Jna Sleagsil had eight, followed by Gerl
C.neb and Cindy Kerr with six fjnh, Vkki Marlin. Laurie
Harmon anl l.vnne dochnauer with fmir each
tierl (irieh and Harrison each had seven rrUnmds and
Kerr added fte
Ib-Iwr led t the half. 24 t. and the end of three period.
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MulUlum
junior varsity Fillies to a
3 X victory over highly
touted Dayville last Thursday.
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Cahill ended the game with
IS for WM. followed by Licht
with 12, Kathy Cahill with
nine, Paula New bold with
nine, Kathleen Sams with four
and Sue Warren with thret.
WM outshot the Fillies,
making 19 field goals to Hep
pner's 17.
Heppner hosts Dayville here
in a rematch todey at 6 and I
p m.
Heppner jumped out to an
IH first period lead. Their
lead slipped a bit to II 1J at
halftime and a little more la
the third period. But a fourth
quarter rally outcored Day
vi!V. 104, and gave the Fillies
the win
Behind the Grieb slsteis,
Jana Steagall and Cindy Kerr
had six points each, followed
by Lynn Gochnauer with two.
Kerr was the leading re
bounder with seven Laurie
Harrison added six along with
Julie Grieb, and Gerl Grieb
added five caroms
Also seeing action were
Vkkl Marlin, Clod? Dough
eity, Janice Sherman and
Mary Daly