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TEN The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 28, 1978 lone now 3-0 Cardinals steamroll Long Creek in 52-point scoring spree SL - -..;St ' ; " 11 I V By Janet McElligott It was not a comeback win Friday at Long Creek, as the Cards were in control of the ballgame from start to finish, ending the game with a 52-22 victory. The Mountaineers were overpowered in the opening seconds of the game, as Kevin McCabe ran in a 25 yard TD with Dennis Stefani running the needed 3 yards to add another 2 points. The Cards scored twice more before the Long Creek team found the goal line in the second quarter. A Stefani to Robin LaRue four-yard pass and a two-yard pass to Dan McElli gott, with LaRue running in for extra points, made the ' score 22-0. The Mountaineers complet ed a nine-yard pass and ran in a conversion to reach paydirt lone Jr. Highgridders overpower Riverside Ione's junior high football season started on a positive note, with the junior Cards winding up firmly in the win column in a contest against Stanfield. Six lone players each reach ed paydirt during the game. Those scoring were Denny Starr, Tim Patton, Howard Leavitt, Craig Hams, Donnie Taylor, and Vince McElligott. While scoring a total of 60 points, the fledging Cardnials held Stanfield to 20. Coach Jerry Martin said he was pleased with his team's blocking and tackeling in addition to obvious scoring capabilities. "The players showed that we have pretty good football team," he said. The lone Junior High squad should have its hands full today, Thursday, when it meets Riverside,, at Board-man. for the first time this season, making it 22-8. lone came right back, scoring on a four -yard run by Jeff Hams, and Shawn LaRue forced his way through to the goal line for the extra points. Then Long Creek seemingly built momentum and attempt ed to chip away at the runaway Cardinal lead with a daring 31 yard run scoring a touchdown. "This game gave us a chance to look at all of our ballplayers. Long Creek just doesn't have enough people to have a really good ballclub. We played well, and I think everybody had fun. We tried a lot of new things you can't try in a tight ballgame," said lone Coach Gordon Meyers. Coming back in the third quarter Kevin McCabe sprint ed the needed 25 yards for six points, with Dennis Stefani kicking to raise Ione's score to 29 F ... wmt- . ..o S . "-Mid."' U ''A I t i V lei Ml m J Si 1 ut - l ' -1 I mm ' . . , , 4 I - V I j W v 11 ". i - - Gazette-Times Photo by Dan Nix Kelli Hammond (40) drops one across the net for a Fillies score as LynnDee Devin (24) and Maureen Healy (30) look on. The Fillies are 4-1 in season play and Coach Sheri Brock is looking for great things from the HHS volleyball squad. CUSTOM BUSINESS FORMS STATEMENTS 676-9228 mEB SEQVBCl o TOPPIllG mtmiuG e REMOVAL o STUMP REMOVAL We will be in the Heppner-Lexington-lone area the last of October. FREE ESTIMATES 276-7724 J50NDED INSURED Greg Rietmann dashed for 40 yards, good for a TD, before Duane Fetsch scored on a 23 yard pass from Jeff Hams. The next Cardinal scoring method was "rare in eight man football." "You just don't see too many field goals in 8-man," remarked Coach Meyers of Dennis Stefani 's 31 yard kick. Long Creek scored once more on a 12 yard pass, and completed another 3 yard run to end the scoring race at 52-22 in the Card's favor.Both teams completed 9 of , 17 passes with Long Creek add- , ing 10 more yards to Ione's 129 yard aerial total. But lone more than outran their oppon ents, 221-88 on the rushing side. "What can you say about a ballgame like that," shrugged Coach Meyers. lone will travel to Mount Vernon next Friday for a 2:30 p.m. game. ' i yryf) if".-' i.J - ' ' V Goal oriented Gazette-Times Photo by Rick Steelhammer lone running back Greg Rietmann picks up long yardage in this rush against Long Creek last Friday. The "Cardiac Cards" gave lone fans with heart conditions a day of rest during the contest, which they led from the beginning. lone won 52-22. (diea. 26 weeks at $3.64 You Save $1 .56 Q52 jeeks at $7.28 YOU C9V6 $312 ff5 Turner Ga"e-T,m8 Tnerol The Heppner 'IY GAZCTTE-TIMES . "7
