SIX Hie Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, October 20,
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Heppner rode Bryce Pow
ell's point producing intercep
tion return and Bryan Mar
lin's stellar punting perfor
mance to its third consecutive
victory Friday as the Mus
tangs shut out Umatilla 7-0 at
Mustang Stadium.
Powell hooked up with a
Viking aerial with nine sec
onds left in the first half and
raced 44 yards for the games
only score while Martin kept
Umatilla at bay with his
35-yard average on five punts
including a couple of late
game boomers. The win
boosted the Mustang's season
mark to 4-2 and kept alive the
team's outside chances of a
conference title.
The hard-nosed Heppner
defense held Umatilla under
100 yards total offense and
limited the Viking's standout
runner Blake Cimmiyotti to 67
yards on 25 carries. Powell
was the top defensive point
man with 22, followed by
Joedy Marlatt with 20, Marty
Smith with 12 and Marlin with
10.
. Heppner's 117 offensive
yards all came on the ground
with Marlin rushing for 105
yards on 29 carries. Marty
Smith was cited by the
coaching staff for his offensive
line play.
In the first quarter the
Mustangs drove deep into
Viking territory as Jim Wis
hart rushed for a first down
and Marlin broke loose on a
28-yard run to the Umatilla 18.
There the drive stalled and
Bob Smith's 30-yard field goal
attempt was long enough but
wide to the right.
Later in the half, one of
quarterback Jerry Cutsforth's
Junior League
still needs help
The junior basketball league
is still looking for coaches and
supervisors before the pro
gram can get off the ground
this year.
The program is designed for
youngsters from the third to
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rare pass attempts was picked
off but the Mustangs did not
allow a first down after the
turnover.
Following an exchange of
punts, Powell timed his inter
ception perfectly taking the
ball in full stride, cruising into
the end zone. Bob Smith
continued his string of extra
points and the Mustangs led
7-zip.
In the third quarter Uma
tilla moved from their own 35
as Cimmiyotti took off on his
only long run of the game. On
a fourth and four play, the Vik
quarterback scrambled away
sixth grades and attracted
over 80 participants last year.
Three coaches are no longer
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from a host of tacklers and
wound up with a first down at
the Mustang 11. Sam Myers
stopped a Umatilla runner in
the backfield and Marlin
broke up a fourth down pass to
give Heppner the ball. Unable
to move, Marlin blasted a long
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Marty Smith and Joedy Marlatt nail a Umatilla ball carrier
in his tracks as jim Wishart and Sam Myers look on.
Heppner's defense held the Vikings under 100 yards in
Friday's 7-0 shutout for the Mustangs.
punt which was fumbled at the
25 and downed by Powell. The
Mustangs lost the ball on
downs but the defense again
forced the Vikings into a
punting situation.
Punting units for both teams
continued their parade on and
Proving that it is sometimes best to leave the predict
ing to the participants, Mustang football coach John
Sporseen topped the field in this week's round of
Peerless Picks. Sporseen came through on eight of 1 1
picks and he shaded G-T staffers Terry Hager and Jim
Summers who were led astray by a partisan Bengal
Tiger faction situated in the G-T office. Hager and
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On Martin's last punt a
roughing the kicker flag was
thrown, allowing heppner to
sit on their lead as the clock
ran out.
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Sporseen, "getting
the job done "
Before Friday it had only
happened once since 1975 but
the Heppner Mustangs turned
the trick again they held the
Umatilla Vikings scoreless on
their way to a 7-0 victory.
Umatilla's only other shut
out came last year in the state
finals. Not only did the
Mustangs shut them out
Friday, but they also held the
Vikings to less than 100 yards
offense in the game. The
Mustangs snuffed out the
Vikings passing game limiting
them to two completions in 17
attempts for 12 yards and two
interceptions.
It was the fifth consecutive
game the Mustangs have
scored seven points and on
the last three occasions the
amount has' been enough to
win.
"We haven't been over
whelming anyone, but we sure
have been getting the job
done," Heppner Coach John
Sporseen said. "It was def
inetly a good one to win."
In the narrow victories that
Heppner has been subjecting
its fans to lately, the impor
tance of a solid kicking game
has certainly come to the
forefront. Sporseen said his
team has that element of the
game well under control
thanks to the efforts of punter
Bryan Marlin and placekicker
Summers both came out with 7-4 slates. Mike Sweeney
and Robb Rush barely kept their heads above .500,
finishing at 6-5. This week Peerless Pick regulars
Hager, Summers and Sweeney are joined by lone
football coach Gordon Meyers and Heppner Mayor
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Bob Smith.
Ma run boomed five punts
for a 35 yard average against
the Vikings including late in
the game punts of 52 and 44
yards. Smith has been consis
tent throughout the year on his
extra points and he narrowly
missed a 30-yard field goal
attempt Friday.
"Those guys have saved us
on more than one occassion
this year," Sporseen said.
'They've really come
through."
Sporseen said the team did a
Fillies take pair
The Heppner Fillies won two
matches last week to move
into a second place tie in
league volleyball standings.
On Tuesday, Heppner host
ed Sherman County and top
ped the Huskies in a three
game match. Jackie Mollahan
was top scorer as the Fillies
recorded wins of 15-10, 8-15
and 15-12. The JV team lost its
match in three games with
Julie Grieb pacing the Junior
Filly scorers.
Then on Thursday, Heppner
beat Wasco County in straight
games, 15-6 and 15-11. Janice
Healy was the leading scorer
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good job of containing the Viks
Blake Cimmiyotti, one of the
league's premier running
backs. Cimmiyotti was held to
67 yards on 25 carries.
With the Umatilla win in the
record books, Sporseen is now
looking to the Mustangs
Homecoming clash with the
Lyle Trojans.
"Well have our hands full,
I'm sure," Sporseen said.
"But if we get by Lyle I don't
think we'll lose the rest of the
year."
and Tammy Lucas was named
player of the week for her all
around play.
The JV team fell in straight
games 9-15 and 12-15 with
scoring evenly divided among
the girls.
The C team also won both of
its matches for the week and
were led by Jeanette Piper in
scoring.
The Fillies are now tied with
Sherman County for second
place behind league leading
Condon. The top three teams
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