SIX The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, September 22, 1977
'Mustangs corralled 10-7
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One too many turnovers
decided the outcome of a
tightly contested defensive
struggle as Oregon Trail
squeezed by Heppner 10-7 last
Friday at Heppner.
A 37-yard field goal by OT's
Marvin Seifer with four se
conds on the clock was set up
by Bryan Marllin's fumble in
the final minute of play. The
kick broke a 7-7 deadlock and
left the Mustangs with a 1-1
season record.
Pressure applied through
out the game kept offensive
totals under 200 yards for both
teams. Mustang runners were
limited to 100 yards while the
Heppner passing attack gain
ed 81 yards on six completions
in 15 attempts.
Dennis Peck carried the ball
13 times for 74 yards while
Marlin picked up 52 yards on
three receptions. Quarterback
Jerry Cutsforth saw his first
game action of the year as he
came in to complete five of 11
passes for 67 yards.
For the defense, Jim Wish
art took top honors as he
recorded five tackles includ
ing one sack to go with six
assists. Peck came up with
OT's only turnover a first
quarter interception.
Both teams found the going
tough in the first quarter as
three punts were exchanged
before a first down was
recorded. On Heppner's sec-
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Heppner's Bryan Marlin briefly tried his hand at
f it fi Vi quarterback during the Mustang's heartbreaker last week
balling tlie snOtS tQ 0regon Trail. Riverside of Boardman and Heppner meet
this Friday at 8 p.m.
ond possession, Peck gave the
Mustangs a first down but
quarterback Bruce young was
intercepted a the OT 35. A
Blazer drive was stalled on
two tackles by Wishart and the
quarter ended without a score.
Early in the second period,
Marlin broke loose for a first
down and on third and nine
Peck rambled outside for 26
yards. Marlin kept the drive
going with another first down.
Cutsforth came in to replace
Young and on third and seven
from the 40, he threw down the
middle where Marlin went
high in the air to haul down the
pass at the 5.
Marlin scored on the next
play to give the Mustangs a 7-0
lead.
On the next series, Peck's
interception was nullified as
OT covered a Heppner fum
ble. The Blazers drove to the
eight where they had to bring
in the kicking unit on fourth
down. Holding for the ap
parent field goal try, quarter
back Monty Ellis rolled to his
left and passed the ball for a
surprise touchdown and a tie
ball game.
In the second half, Heppner
threatened to score after
getting good field position on a
punt exchange at the OT 45.
Marlin passed to Peck for a
first down at the 20 but a
penalty set the ball back to the
35. Peck got the 15 yards back
on a sweep but Heppner failed
to convert on fourth down.
Late in the final period,
Heppner's defense held on a
fourth and one at the Mustang
21. Cutsforth was dropped for
a six yard loss and Marlin then
coughed up the ball to set the
stage for the winning score.
Sporseen, "well played game.
There's not a whole lot you
can say about a game lost in
the last four seconds on a
37-yard field goal.
Just when it appeared the
game would go into overtime,
Marvin Seifer's kick cleared
the uprights with plenty of
room to spare and Heppner's
Mustangs were left out in the
cold.
"It was basically a well
played game," Sporseen said.
"There was some good con
tact on both sides."
Although one of Heppner's
four turnovers in the game
was a desperation pass to end
the game, Sporseen said the
others were a definite factor in
the contest. Heppner turned
the ball over on passes a total
of three times and lost one
costly fumble near the end.
"We should have stayed
with our game plan a little
longer," Sporseen said. Be
cause Oregon Trail was quite
a bit faster than Pilot Rock the
previous week, Heppner
coaches planned to use more
running plays up the middle to
take away the Blazers lateral
pursuit advantage.
Sporseen also pointed to the
uncertainty in the quarter
back situation where Bruce
Young started the game but
was replaced by Jerry Cuts
forth in the first half.
"Our offense was a little out
of sync," Sporseen said. "We
practiced with Bruce most of
the week and things weren't
too smooth with Jerry in the
game. Hopefully that will be
worked out in practice this
week."
Heppner is preparing for
their first road game of the
year, this Friday at Riverside.
Prep football
Sports
Log
Girls volleyball
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
Heppner at Riverside, 8 p.m.
Mt. Vernon at lone, 2 p.m.
Junior Varsity
MONDAY, SEPT. 26
Riverside at Heppner, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 22
lone at Heppner, 5 p.m.
Sherman Co. at Riverside,
5 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27
Heppner at Condon, 5 p.m.
Sherman Co. at lone, 5 p.m.
Riverside at Wasco Co., 5 p.m.
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On tlie way
lone quarterback Dennis
Stefani lets one fly. lone
stands 2-0 for the season
. having downed North Powder
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Unbeaten Cardinals
h Powder
top Nort
Two important defensive
stands helped lone record its
second straight victory as the
Cardinals turned back North
Powder 26-22 last Friday at
North Powder.
With the lead changing
hands throughout the game,
the outcome was in doubt until
a fourth quarter goal line
stand shut down a North
Powder Scoring threat.
Defensive halfback Gari
Gaustad led the defenders
with 10 tackles and seven
assists. Kevin McCabe racked
up four tackles and 10 assists
while Danny McElligott added
five tackles and four assists.
Offensively, the Cards total
ed 208 yards on the ground and
111 through the air as Gaustad
gained 96 yards on eight
carries and Dennis Stefani
completed eight of 20 passes.
In the opening sequence,
lone forced a NP punt which
McCabe returned to the NP 30.
The Cards threatened with
McCabe contributing a 20 yard
run before the drive ended
with a fumble.
The Card defense again held
and lone took the ball in good
field position. Sticking mainly
on the ground, lone moved to
the NP three where Stefani
carried the ball for the score.
North Powder came back
early in the second quarter
with a scoring pass to knot the
game at 6. After McCabe
returned the kick 29 yards,
lone regained the lead as
Slefani passed to Robin LaRue
for 34 yards, and connected
with Gregg Rietmann for 15.
Gaustad rushed from the 23
for the TD.
The home team went on top
before the half on another
scoring pass from Terry
Boesel to Garold Smith and a
two-point conversion.
The third quarter saw two
exchanges of possession be
fore NP gambled on a fourth
down play inside their own 30.
The Card defense came
through to set up an 18 yard
scoring run by McCabe two
plays later.
After the kick off, Danny
McElligott intercepted a NP
pass at the lone 35. Stefani hit
LaRue for 35 yards and
Gaustad scored from the 19 for
a 24-14 lead.
North Powder cut the lead to
24-22 and then threatened to go
in front when a Stefani pass
was intercepted and returned
deep into lone territory.
Facing a third and goal
situation from the one, the
Cards turned back NP and
then got the ball out of the
danger area with the help of
good runs by Gaustad and
McCabe.
After an lone punt, the final
scoring came when Todd
Sherer tackled the North
Powder quarterback in the
end zone for a safety.
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