SIX The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, Nov. 10, 1977
Mustangs wrap uap Condon
Heppner atheletes
honored Monday
Heppner took on Condon, the
cold and the point spread
Friday and bested all three as
the Mustangs . held up their
end of the bargain in a bid for
a conference championship.
The 19-6 win over the Blue
Devils gave Heppner the
maximum number of points
for the game under the
Columbia Basin Conference
tiebreaker system but unfor
tunately Oregon Trail was not
so cooperative in its contest
with Sherman County.
The Mustange chances for
an outright championship
rested on a six-point Blazer
win but Sherman's 19-15
victory bought the Huskies a
ticket into the district playoffs
this week at Elgin. Heppner
finished the year in sole
possession of second place
with a 6-2 conference mark
one game behind the Huskies.
Both teams had trouble
generating much offense in
the first half as efforts were
hampered by the cold weather
and a light rain. At intermis
sion, the Mustangs held a
three-point lead on the
strength of Bob Smith's 29
yard field goal in the second
quarter.
Further into the game,
Heppner warmed to the occa
sion and wound up with 198
yards of offense to 122 for
Condon. Quarterback Jerry
Cutsforth connected on four of
nine passes for 35 yards and
Dennis Peck hit two of three
halfback passes both good
for touchdowns. Peck passed
to tight end Dale Holland for
the Mustangs first touchdown
and later found Bryan Marlin
for a 14-yard score.
Peck was the leading
ground gainer with 67 yards on
26 carries and Marlin picked
up 64 yards on 13 runs.
Holland, Marlin and Peck
each caught two passes in the
game.
Most of Condon's yardage '
total was credited to Marion "
Weatherford who gained 105
yards on 26 carries.
Condon took the opening
kickoff and moved to the
Heppner 20 before Peck grab
bed an interception on third
down. The Blue Devil defense
held, forcing the first of
Marlin's five punts good for
a 41.0 yard game average.
Bryce Powell then covered a
Condon fumble and the Mus
tangs marched to the Blue
c
Thursday Night Ladies,
November 1, 1977
Team Standings: Won Lost
Kinzua Corp. 24 12
Murray Drugs 23 13
Ray Boyce Ins. 22Vi 13'i
Cal 's Cafe and
Lounge 20 16
Mabel Heath 17 19
Columbia Basin 16 20
Gateway Toyota 15'i 20VS
Heppner Bowl 9 27
HIGHignts:
June Bellenbrock, 204 Game
Faye Ruhl, 533 Series
Columbia Basin, 978 Team
Game
Columbia Basin, 2676 Team
Series
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Loose Mustang
Devil 15 before losing the ball
on another fumble. Unable to
move against the Heppner
defense, Condon punted and
the Mustangs drove to the
12-yard line aided by Marlin,
Peck and Jim Kenny runs.
When Peck was stopped for
two yards on a third down
draw play, Heppner settled for
Smith's field goal and a
three-point lead.
Following an exchange of
punts, Heppner took the offen
sive when Peck deflected a
Condon pass into the hands of
Powell for the Mustangs
second interception of the
game. Peck then gained 11
yards up the middle but
Marlin lost the ball at mid
field. The Mustang defense again
forced a punt to give Heppner
another shot with two minutes
left in the half. A deep pass to
Marlin was picked off but the
defense shut down the Condon
attack forcing another kick.
Attempting a last minute
drive before halftime, Hepp
ner lost the ball on downs but
Powell quickly regained it
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Thursday Night Ladies,
October 27, 1977
TeamStendings: Won Lost
Kinzua Corp. 24
Ray Boyce ms. !9'4 12Vi
Murray Orugs 19 13
Cal 's Cafe 19 13
Mabel Heath 16 16
Toyota 12V 19'i
Columbia Basin 12 20
p Heppner Bowl 9 23
HIGHignts:
Faye Ruhl, 205 Game
Faye Ruhl, 516 Series
Kinzua Corp., 958 Team Game
Murray Drugs, 2631 High
Series
TO THE SOUNDS OF
Dennis Peck leaves fallen Blue Devil defenders in his wake as
Mustangs 19-6 win over Condon. Coach John Sporseen called the
contests of the year.
with his second interception as
the half ended.
Heppner came out firing in
the second half as Peck picked
up a first down, Marlin ran for
eight, Cutsforth kept the ball
for another first, Peck went
for seven and Peck passed 27
yards to Holland for a
touchdown. Smith's kick up
ped the Mustang lead to 10-0.
The Blue Devils came back
to move the ball to the goal
line before the Heppner de
fense dug in to hold on downs
on a disputed fourth down call.
After an irate Blue Devil fan
ran on the field to protest what
he thought was a touchdown,
Condon was nailed with a
15-yard penalty, courtesy of
the fan, and Heppner was
given some breathing room.
Two Heppner offsides penal
ties moved the ball back to the
six and Marlin punted to the 47
as the third quarter ended.
An interference call gave
Condon a first down at the 10
and the Blue Devils scored to
close the gap to 10-6. Condon
threatened again when a
blocked punt was recovered at
Sparetimers. Nov. 1, 1977
Team Standings: Won Lost
MCGG 24 12
Gardner's 21 15
Central Market 20 16
Coast to Coast 19 17
Sears 18 va 17V
Peterson's 16Vi Wi
Jerry's Mobil 13 23
Bucknam's Tavern 12 24
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Roberta Klaus, 499 Series
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the Heppner 20 but the
Mustang defense again stop
ped Condon at the 12. Peck and
Marlin both picked up first
down yardage before a third
down pass fell incomplete and
Marlin boomed a 69-yard punt
that went out of bounds at the
Condon one-yard line with
three minutes remaining.
Marty Smith nailed the
Condon quarterback in the
endzone for a safety and a 12-6
End of year golf
tournament Nov. 19
Willow Creek Country Club will host its final golf
tournament of the year Saturday, Nov. 19, beginning at 10
a.m.
The event will be an 18-hole, medal play, cross-country
event with the course layout completely rearranged from
normal play. A $1 entry fee is payable at tee-off time. Further
information on the tournament can be obtained by calling
tournament directors Dave Harrison or John Edmunson.
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he runs through traffic in the
game one of the hardest hitting
lead. Condon's attempt at an
onsides kick did not go the
required 10 yards and Hepp
ner controlled the ball until
Marlin punted for a touchback
with 45 seconds to go.
Jim Kenny intercepted a
desperation pass and returned
it to the 14 setting up the
Mustangs final score a Peck
pass to Marlin. Bob Smith
then recovered a fumbled
kickoff as the game ended.
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Sporseen, "Our pass
defense
The Mustangs saved some
of their hardest hitting of the
year for their season finale
with Condon in a well-played
game that resulted in a 19-6
Heppner win.
Mustang coach John Spor
seen said it was one of the best
efforts his team has put
together and he had words of
praise for all aspects of the
Mustangs performance.
"Our pass defense was
excellent," Sporseen said.
"That's been one of our
highlights all year long."
The Heppner secondary
came up with four intercep
tions in the game one by
Dennis Peck, one by Jim
Kenny and two by Bryce
Powell. Condon was limited to
one yard of passing offense in
completing only one of 12
attempts.
"The blocking was defi
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Fall atheletes at Heppner High School will be honored
Monday, Nov. 14, at the Fall Sports Dessert in the high school
cafeteria.
Special awards will be presented to both the football and
volleyball team members, letters will be awarded and
all-league selections will be announced.
To the members of the 1977 Mustang Football team will
go special accolades including Most Valuable'Player, Most
Inspirational, Outstanding Back, Outstanding Lineman all
determined by player balloting and a Most Improved
award, selected by the coaching staff.
Members of the Filly volleyball squad will be singled out
for awards including Most Valuable Player, Most Improved,
Top Server and a distinctive award termed, uh, Miss
Hustler? ,
The activities begin at 7 p.m. and everyone is welcome to
attend. Parents of the athletes are asked to bring a dessert.
Refreshments and ice cream will be provided.
was excellent.
nitely a plus, we opened some
good holes in their line,"
Sporseen said. "On offense,
most of our yardage came on
lead plays and sweeps and the
halfback option pass worked
really well."
Again, Sporseen cited the
punting performance of Bryan
Marlin who punted five times
for a 41 yard average. One
punt late in the game traveled
69 yards and went out of
bounds at the one-yard line.
"He's saved our bacon on
plenty of occasions this year,"
Sporseen said of Marlin.
The Mustang defense was
led by Dennis Peck with 16
defensive points. Following
were Joedy Marlatt with 14,
Marty Smith with 13, Jim
Parker with 12 and Bryce
Powell with 11.
Sporseen said the defensive
effort of the Mustangs was
helped by a Condon offensive
pattern which he called "very
predictable".
"In the first half they only
used two formations one for
running plays and one for
passing plays," Sporseen said.
"We could tell what was
coming as soon as they came
up to the line of scrimmage."
Sporseen said the Blue
Devils changed their pattern a
bit in the second half.
"It confused us for a little
while but we were able to
adjust to it."
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