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FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, September 15, 1977
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Heppner combined the out
side running of junior half
backs Bryan Marlin and
Dennis Peck with four quar
ters of turnover-free football
to post a 35-12 opening game
home win over Pilot Rock
Friday.
With the Mustang passing
attack hinging on the condi
tion of injured quarterback
Jerry Cutsforth's knee, the
Mustangs stuck to the ground
with both Peck and Marlin
consistently breaking long
gainers around the ends.
Filling in for Cutsforth,
quarterback Bruce Young
directed the Heppner offense
which totaled 299 yards.
Young only went to the air five
times, competing three for 30
yards and one touchdown.
Marlin and Jim Wishart were
unsuccessful in three attempts
at the halfback option pass.
But the Mustangs hardly
needed an aerial game as
Peck ran for 133 yards on 14
carries and Marlin picked up
129 yards on 20 carries. Peck
scored one time on a 29-yard
run and Marlin added four
touchdowns on runs of 4, 9 and
41 yards and a 33-yard pass
from Young.
Defensively, Heppner shut
down the Pilot Rock passing
attack as the Rockets could
manage only 12 yards on 2 out
of U attempts. Jim Kenney
picked off one of the throws
while Dale Holland was credit
ed with one knock down and
Don McEwen got the only sack
of the game.
The Rockets gained 163
yards on the ground including
a 65-yard TD run by Dean
Jobes. Heppner's Joedy Mar
lat racked up two unassisted
and seven assisted tackles
while Holland was in on 10
tackles and three unassisted
stops. Kenny had two solo
stops and four assists to go
with his interception.
Heppner took the opening
kickoff and marched all the
way for a score with Peck and
Marlin both sweeping left and
right for 10 and 15 yards a
shot. Marlin punched the ball
over the goal line from the
four. " " "
After , Heppner held on
downs, a Pilot Rock punt
rolled dead at the Mustang 45.
Heppner began another scor
ing drive which was kept alive
when Peck broke loose for 20
yards on a third down play.
Marlin again ran the ball for
the score, this time from the
nine.
The Mustang defense again
birddogged the Rockets as
Kenny stopped a Pilot Rock
runner in the backfield and
Don McEwen showed good
pursuit of the passer to bring
up a fourth and seven situa
tion. After exchanging punts,
Pilot Rock found itself in
another fourth down hole and
Marlatt and Holland chased
down the punter to give
Heppner the ball on the
Rocket 30. Marlin hauled in a
scoring pass from Young to
boost the lead to 20-0.
A Heppner penalty v gave
Pilot Rock the ball on the
Heppner 43 and the Rockets
finally found the endzone as
time ran out in the first half.
The second half began with
another exchange of punts
before Jobes broke loose to
close the gap to 20-13. Heppner
came back with another drive
as Peck picked up 30 to the left
to bring the ball to the Rocket
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29. On fourth and nine, Peck
again put on the moves to
coast into the endzone. A fake
kick resulted in a two point
conversion as Jack Vocurn,
caught Marlin's pass. nlj
Marlin later closed the
scoring with a 41-yard ru,n
through traffic on first down
SDorseen. We 11 take
whatever they give us.
Riverside QB Dan Bozarth hurries to get a pass off before being sacked by a Columbia
defender. The Coyote defense gave Bozarth a rough time all afternoon Friday as they
picked off four of his passes. Columbia won the contest, which was played at Boar
dman, 31-7. '
"Their defense was stacked
in the middle and gave us the
outside so we took it,"
Heppner coach John Sporseen
said of his team's 35-12 win
over Pilot Rock Friday.
"We'll take whatever we
can."
Sporseen said he was pleas
ed that his Mustangs had
established a potent ground
game so early in the season
The Heppner running attack
led by Dennis Peck and Bryan
Marlin racked up 269 yards
against the Rockets.
"Last year our running
game was pitiful until the
second half of the second
game," Sporseen said.
Although most of the yard
age came on sweeps and
pitches, Sporseen is confident
his team can also hurt an
oponent up the middle.
"Bryan is a slashing-type
runner he can fight for yards
in the middle," Sporseen said.
"We'll run more traps and
draws when we have to."
Sporseen said the blocking
and ball handling of the
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Mustangs was good for
season opener. f,;i
"We made some mistakes,-!,
especially defensively, but ourv.l
quickness on both sides paid.'..)
off," Sporseen said. "The U(
quickness was important."
One facet of the game that in
could have hurt the Mustangs ;m
was the halfback option pass, j
Three times the play wasSfi
attempted and at least twice,.,;
the floaters came dangerously,;;)
close to being picked off.
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Varsity Football
FRIDAY, SEPT. 16
Oregon Trail at Heppner, 8 p.
lone at North Powder, 2 p.m.
Condon at Riverside, 8 p.m.
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MONDAY, SEPT. 19
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Umatilla at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
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Riverside at Condon, 5 p.m.
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Joedy Marlatt, defensive
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