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SIX The GazfUe-limes, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 27, 1977
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A wild, triple overtime contest, stung by
controversial calls and decision changes,
tripped up Heppner's junior varsity Friday in
a game they thought they'd won.
When the fans stopped jeering, and the refs
stopped whistling, Heppner was on the short
end of a 70-68 tilt. UmatiJla overcame an 11
point fourth period deficit to win the game.
Dave Piper sunk an eight foot shot with
three seconds to go in the fourth period to
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knot the score at 54.
In the first overtime, which ended in a 62-62
deadlock, Piper and Gordon Hoffnagle had
four points each. But the hero of that first OT
had to be Umatilla's Guy Journot.
And possibly the inexperienced refs.
With the score 62-60, Heppner leading, the
clock listed four seconds to play. Umatilla end
bounced the ball, but there was a referee's
time out for injury.
When the ball came back into play, the ref
gave it to Heppner. The Mustangs' Mark
Piper canned a lay-in to take a seemingly,
64-60 edge. But Vik coach Kelly Bissinger
wouldn't take it that easily.
Bissinger finally persuaded the refs that the
ball should have been Umatilla's. The clock
was ticked back down to three seconds.
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The Gazette-Times
SPORTS
Card
girls win
Ione's Cardinal females put
nine girls in the scoring
column to produce a 34-16 win
over Helix last Friday. Grace
McEUigott led all scorers with
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CBC stats
Chris tman third in assists
Columbia Basin Conference statistics after six games were
released this week. Heppner ranks ninth in defense and eighth in
offense.
Carl Christman tops the Mustang charts, ranking third in
assists with 4.2 per game. Simantel of Sherman County is the
league leader with a 5.3 average.
Wayne Seitz is 14th in rebounding with an 8.0 game average.
Jeff Lavender of Pilot Rock tops that list with 12.8 per game.
Heppner lists no one in the scoring department, but Mark
Huddleston is eighth in field goal percentage. Huddleston, 10 for
21 this season, is hitting 47.6 per cent. Lavender is tops with a
60.7 per cent.
Brian Marlin is 10th and Dennis Peck 11th in free throw
shooting. Marlin is nine for 14 for 64 per cent and Peck is 14 for 22
for 63 per cent. Condon's Bert Thayer is hitting 85 per cent from
the line.
Heppner is ranked last in team defense, on the average, giving
up 70 points a ball game. They are eighth in offense, averaging '
52 points per game. Pilot Rock is the defensive leader, giving up
44.4 points per game. Weston-McEwen is averaging 76.8 points a
game offensively.
toil phinney, sports editor
THE PROBLEM IS SIMPLE
The problem to anyone who knows basketball is simple.
Heppner's Mustangs can't find the hoop with the basketball.
There are a number of possible solutions, all of which seem
more than unorthodox or logical.
A trip to the optometrist could possibly be a life saver for
the 1-12 Mustangs. Or, bigger hoops.
One can only sit around and wonder if anyone would notice
a basketball rim, an inch bigger in circumference than legal
standards permit. ; ,
Last year, Dean Nafziger won nine games and was canned.
This year, Heppner more than likely won't win nine, but if
concerned sports fans are sincerely concerned, they won't
even think about ridding themselves of a find such as Chris
Borgen.
The thought is repulsive when you think of the hours, and
time, and energy and sacrifice young Borgen has given the
Mustangs.
Heppner can handle the ball; they can dribble the ball;
most of the time, they can pass the ball.
A coach can coach a junior or a senior how to get the ball;
how to run with the ball ; how to get to where he's supposed to
get with the ball. A coach can even coach a player when to
shoot the ball.
But he can't coach the ball into the bucket. Heaven knows,
Chris Borgen sits on the sidelines and tries.
It's a disappointing year for Chris Borgen so far, inasmuch
that his first season as a high school coach is a loser. But if
one would ask him, Chris would only beam about the constant
optimistic attitude and perseverance of his troops. And that
is what will make this year a winner for Borgen and that is
why Heppner sports fans should take this year in stride as a
builder for both the Mustangs and for Chris Borgen.
No Floor General
Borgen has been blessed with rebounders, dribblers, ball
hawks and passers. He has the men who can jump and run
and dive for a loose ball.
But he doesn't have a man a team can look up to, knowing
that he will come through fci a needed double figure mark.
He does not have the shooter who can consistently hit 50 or 60
or 70 per cent of his shots.
He doesn't have the man to take charge once Borgen gives
the squad their direction from the sidelines. Seniors are
sparse on the unit; a couple share the bench with younger
teammates.
Dave Allstott would more than likely have been that
needed cog in this sputtering machine. Allstott was a
conference standout last year as a junior. As a senior, he
would have gained all the needed respect as a leader and a
performer on the court.
An injury plagued him, though, and Borgen's boys will
have to do without.
Looking at the schedule, Heppner has seven games left.
Comparing stats since the season's start, there looks to be a
possible four wins in those contests.
Heppner could conceivably knock off Condon again, then
Riverside, Umatilla and Wasco County. But it'll be tough
unless the ball starts hitting the hoop and falling through.
So far, it's been an interesting season. A season without a
lot of happiness in records, but a builder, with hopes for a
better next year.
A coach with an excuse always gets pegged for a cop-out
from many fans; but Borgen can truthfully say with
confidence and the same amount of optimism, 'Wait till next
sc
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before droiroiiifif 12th
Coming off what Coach
Chris Borgen called Hep
pner's "worst" game of the
year, the Mustangs fell to
Sherman County Saturday,
77-63, in what Borgen called
the "best game of the year."
Had it not been for a 31 point
second quarter for the Hus
kies, Heppner might not have
just scared Sherman County.
The Mustangs led after one
period, something they have
n't done too much of, 16-14.
Averaging less than 30 per
cent from the field this year,
the Mustangs broke a shooting
slump and canned 58 per cent
in the first half and ended up
with a 41 per cent effort from
the field, the best this season.
But Sherman was hot, too.
In the second period, the Hus
kies erased the two point HHS
lead, and raced to a 45-35
intermission lead. The Hus
kies were 30 for 84 for 35 per
cent. They were 19 for 42 in the
first half, all but eight of those
buckets coming on put up
shots.
The 31 points came mainly
from three sources. Simantel,
the game's leading scorer
with 23, had 11; Colquitt, who
finished the game with 21, had
12; and Baunach, finishing
Borgen predicts win
Coach Chris Borgen said he'd go out on a
limb this week and predict a victory over
league-leading Weston-McEwen on the Tiger
Scot hardwood Friday.
Borgen was enthusiastic about his squad's
loss at Sherman County Saturday, 75-63.
"We shot exceptionally well," Borgen said,
noting that the Mustangs hit "52 per cent" in
the first half. Closer figuring revealed that
the percentage was even better than that at 58
and that the entire game was 41 per cent.
"We're coming out of a long slump,"
Borgen said. "40 per cent for this team is
great."
Borgen said he was "really pleased with
every individual who went onto the floor." He
was particularly happy with the team's riot
squad.
"They (riot squad) put us in the lead in the
first period and battled back other times,"
Borgen said of the scrappy, Oregon Duck
defense his riot squad engages.
"We finally played with the confidence
we've been lacking," Borgen said. "We
believed in ourselves."
The head mentor, who called the Umatilla
game on Friday "Heppner's worst" and
Saturday at Sherman the "best," said his
Mustangs "feel ready to nail Weston-McEwen."
"I'll go out on a limb," Borgen said, "and
predict a win. We're going to upset some
people. I think we've finally got our confi
dence." "Everything is just right to get Weston-McEwen.
No doubt. Everything feels
right."
with 19, had six in the second
period.
Heppner's shooting rested a
bit in the second half, but the
Mustangs still shaved a point
off the third quarter score,
trailing 56-47.
"It was our best game of the
year," Borgen said. "We
should have won it. A few key
calls really hurt."
Borgen said Heppner played
with "intensity and enthus
iasm." The Mustangs shot 23 for 56
for 41 per cent. They were 14
for 24 in the first half and nine
for 32 in the second.
Brian Marlin and Wayne
Seitz paced Heppner with 13
each and Mark Huddleston
added 10.
Heppner was outrebounded
41-34. Seitz led the board work
with nine. Ken Grieb, Kevin
Haguewood and Mark Hud
dleston each had three assists.
Heppner 16 19 12 16 63
Sherman 14 31112175
Heppner: Peck 7, Myers 3,
Christman 6, Young 3, Hague
wood 1, Huddleston 10, Rauch
1, Marlin 13, Grieb 6, Seitz 13.
Field goals: 23; free throw?:
17-28; fouls: 23.
Sherman: Simantel 23, Col
quitt 21, Baunach 19, Fritts 2,
Skiles 1, Macnab 2, Kalista 6,
Inman 1. Field goals: 30; free
throws: 17-32; fouls: 23.
Dufur
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Dufur outscored lone 33-23
in the second half Saturday to
steal a tight ball game, 59-49.
lone Coach Del La Rue said
Saturday was Ione's "best all
around effort" of the year.
lone was even with Dufur
after a half of play at 26, but a
strong third period and a
strong defensive fourth gave
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