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SIX-The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, Sept. 29, 1977
Pirates sink
Steve Wilkie grabbed an
11 yard scoring pass from
quarterback Dan Bozarth with
1:07 remaining on the clock to
boost the Riverside Pirates
past Heppner, 12-7 Friday in
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Wetherell, "...best defense ever.
"We just shut them down,
that's the best defensive game
we've ever had," Riverside
coach Mike Wetherell said of
his Pirates' 12-7 win over
Heppner Friday.
The Pirates certainly did
shut down the Mustangs,
limiting the visitors to only
four first downs and 52 yards
total offense.
"We play a six-man line and
challenge teams to pass,"
Wetherell said. "If they were
going to beat us, they were
going to have to come right at
Sporseen,
"No excuses. "
Before the season started,
Heppner coach John Sporseen
said his team was going to
surprise a lot of people this
year.
True to form, the Mustangs
surprised even themselves in
dropping a 12-7 contest to an
underregarded Riverside Pi
rate team Friday. The loss
dropped Heppner to 1-2 on the
year the first time the team
has experienced a sub .500
record under Sporseen.
"I don't like to make
excuses for losing," Sporseen
said. "They simply beat us."
Sporseen said the Mustangs
were hurting in two key
positions, as defensive back
Jim Kenny was unable to play
because of a sprained ankle
and tight end Dale Holland
was forced to leave the game
in the second period with a
Richards
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award
Donald Richard, Irrigon, re
ceived the championship
award in the market hog
carcass contest at state fair,
in addition to other honors
previously listed. Donald
showed two swine at state fair,
with the second hog receiving
blue in the carcass contest.
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The Pirates had carried a
6-0 lead through most of the
game until Heppner jumped
on top on the strength of
Dennis Peck's 74-yard punt
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Heppner quarterback Jerry Cutsforlh pivots for h undo! f to
halfback lirvan Marlin as Dennis Peck goes wide. A tough
Riverside defense held Mustang runners to 50 yards on the
ground as the Pirates posted their first win of the season,
12-7.
us.
Wetherell said his team
keyed outside to take away
Heppner's preference for run
ning around the ends. He
pointed to the play of defen
sive ends Jeff Garrison and
Lerry Wilson as a big factor in
the Pirate defensive effort.
Garrison, a senior, returned
from a second game injury
and Wilson, a freshman, was
shifted to the end spot for the
Heppner game.
"This team is just starting
to get everything together."
shoulder separation. Holland
is expected to be out of action
for three weeks.
"No matter how much we
practice against it, we always
seem to have trouble with a
six-man line," Sporseen said.
Riverside's strategy paid off
by closing the outside alleys
and inviting the Mustangs to
pass. Still Heppner could
manage only two yards
through the air to go with 50
yards on the ground.
"Our offensive line wasn't
able to move anyone," Spor
seen said, noting that part of
the problem was attributed to
improper footwear for the
slippery field conditions.
Heppner is now trjing to
regroup its forces for Friday s
home meeting with unbeaten
Weston-McEwen.
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Mustangs with late
return with 5:30 left in the
game. Marty Smith's PAT
kick provided the Mustangs
with a one-point advantage.
Riverside mounted its
game-winning drive from
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Wetherell said. "We're just
getting down our timing and
knowledge of individual re
sponsibility." Wetherell said progress was
hampered early in the year as
some pliiyers were not able to
begin practice until after
school siarted and two-a-day
practices were started a
couple of weeks behind most
area schools.
"This is the first game
we've been able to find out
who is at what spot," Wether
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their own 42 yard line with
1:48 remaining. On a third and
10 situation from the 42,
Bozarth connected with split
end Dale Brandt who rambled
to the Mustang 10 before he
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ell said. "It was also the first
game we were able to platoon
both our offensive and defen
sive lines which helped a lot."
Injured in the game was
junior Rich Hanson, a starting
halfback, who broke his right
leg early in the game. As of
Monday, Hanson was in trac
tion with surgery planned for
later in the week to place a
metal rod in the bone.
Riverside will travel to
Moro Friday to take on
Sherman County.
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was dragged down by Dennis
Peck. On first and goal from
the 10, Bozarth hit Brandt to
give the Pirates their first win
of the season while Heppner
dropped to 1-2 on the year.
Bozarth directed the Pirate
offense which totaled 171
yards and the Riverside
defense limited Heppner to
only 52 yards for the night.
Bozarth completed 8 of 18
passes for 105 yards, finding
Brandt four times for 64 yards
and Wilkie twice for 23 yards.
Riverside's Bill Griffin led all
rushers with 63 yards on 11
carries.
Heppner was held to only
four first downs and could
manage only two yards
through the air. The Mustangs
were hounded by Riverside's
six-man defensive front which
saw standout performances
by ends Lerry Wilson and Jeff
Garrison. Wilson, a freshman,
was credited with nine tackles
and seven assists while also
blocking one pass.
After returning the opening
kick off to their own 37,
Riverside drove to the Hepp
ner 39 where a fourth down
roughingthekicker call gave
the Pirates a first down on the
30. On third and 10, Bozarth
rolled right and kept the ball
for a 15 yard gain. Griffin
picked up another first down
off tackle to set up the scoring
pass to Brandt.
The Mustangs started a
march of their own with Peck
going up the middle for 17
yards on a third and 18 draw
play. Bruce Young came in to
pick up the first down and
Bryan Marlin carried twice
for another first. Quarterback
Jerry Cutsforth hit Marlin
to keep the drive going with
another first but the Pirate
defense held on a fourth down
play at the Riverside 31.
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After an exchange of punts,
Peck gambled and lost on an
interception attempt, allow
ing Brandt to go 40 yards
before the play was called
back on a Pirate holding call.
Both teams were again forced
to punt as they had trouble
with the slippery field condi
tions and Riverside carried its
6-0 lead into the intermission.
Opening the second half,
Marlin carried three straight
times for a first down before
Peck was stopped twice in the
backfield once by Garrison
and once by Deeno Leighton
and Ladd Kanyid. On third
and 30, Cutsforth's pass was
intercepted by Steve Daulton
but Heppner regained posses
sion on Sam Myers' fumble
recovery at the Pirate 26.
The Mustangs lost the
opportunity when Pirate de
fender Jim Siberz stepped in
front of a Cutsforth pass and
ran 70 yards to the Heppner
eight. But on fourth and goal
from the four, Peck returned
the favor by running a Bozrth
interception back to the 35
yard line of Heppner.
After a Heppner punt, Steve
Marlatt sacked Bozarth and
the Heppner defense stacked
up the middle to stop Griffin
forcing another punt. As
neither team was able to
generate a drive, punts were
again exchanged. Peck gath
ered in a Pirate boot at his
own25 and took off on a
75-yard return to get Heppner
on the scoreboard.
With the clock winding
down, Riverside mounted its
final drive to take the lead for
good. On their final posses
sion, the Mustangs went long
three times with Cutsforth's
third attempt intercepted by
Daulton. The Pirates then ran
out the clock for the win.
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Filly spikers
drop lone
The Heppner Fillies volley
ball team split two matches
last week, topping lone at
home after losing to Sherman
County in Moro.
Heppner beat lone with
game scores of 15-9 and 15-7 as
Janice Healy led all scorers
with 10 points. Jackie Molla
han and Maureen Healy again
handled the spiking duties for
the Fillies with eight and
seven slams, respectively.
Each had three ace spikes in
the match.
Grace McEUigott led lone
scorers with six points while
Susan Thompson contributed
three spikes and led the team
in sets.
In JV competition, Heppner
bested lone in three games
with scores of 15-7, 9-15 and
15-12. Kristi Edmundson scor
ed nine points and Coach
Michelle Portman cited the all
around play of Vicki Marlin
and the return work of Julie
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volleyball on a weekly basis each Wednesday at Heppner
High School.
The first of the informal games will be Oct. 5 beginning at
7:30 p.m. New teams will be picked each week from those
present.
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going tougher earlier in the
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Holland was Heppner's top
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Maureen Healy got in two
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points in the match.
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Jana Steagall scored 13 points
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