TEN The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 28, 1978
lone now 3-0
Cardinals steamroll Long Creek
in 52-point scoring spree
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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
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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.
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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.
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