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SIX The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, Nov.2, 1978 i Heat Wasco 33-15 in homecoming BLEACHER SEATS With Robb Rush Fans A; Half time show A. What can you say about a game that ended 33-15, and together with a 30-0 drubbing of Condon by Wahtonka, gave the Heppner Mustangs the Columbia Basin Conference Championship? Again, the final score does not tell the whole story. The Wasco County Redsides were not out of the game by halftime, a situation that the fans and perhaps some of the players had expected. The Redsides showed up with a group of spirited and determined players, who gave the Mustangs all they wanted in the first half. But at the start of the second half, the Mustangs showed the stuff that champions are made of. The Zoo quickly shut off the Wasco offense and then on the Mustangs' first possession of the second half, the offense took the ball straight down the field for a touchdown. It sort of looked like the Mustangs were telling the boys from Maupin that they could score anytime they wanted. Overall, the Mustangs did not play one of their better games. But how can you argue with the results? Besides, homecoming is more than a football game, and to play the game and be able to enjoy the post-game activities as winners and champions is most important. The younger members of the Mustang team showed up very well during the course of the game. John Murray carried the ball exceptionally well, driving hard and following his blockers. John's last cut on his touchdown run just about screwed his would-be tackier into the ground. Doug Holland also ran hard when he carried the ball, and the kicking game remains steady. A special bit of appreciation goes out to the second unit on offense. They stuck it out in the face of several normally drive-killing penalties to score the final touchdown. That's what I call really hanging in there and coming through. The Bull made it on defense and right away started knocking people down (the only problem was he was still going strong after the whistle), but the penalty was one of enthusiasm. John Strahm looks like a full-fledged member of the Zoo to me. It looked like he just knocked people down until he found the one with the ball. He plays the game as it should be, as a contact sport. For that matter, the whole team does. The Mustangs have the stuff that champions are made of. Congratulations go out to Mr. 'Jim Ackley and Miss Michelle Portman for an outstanding half-time program. The new band uniforms are very sharp and should add a lot to the Mustang spirit as we move into state championship play. (Even though the Redsides wanted a delay of game penalty because of halftime activities they still had visions of grandeur. ( The lone Cardinals have reached the final stage. The run and gun Cards ripped Cascade Locks and are undefeated this year, setting the stage for the big finale in Arlington Friday afternoon at 1 : 30 p.m . The game will be for the Big Sky crown and a spot in the state playoffs. Some people seem to think the odds lay with the Honkers, but I don't think so. The lone team is a very diversified unit. The Cardinals can score from anyplace on the field in a multitude of ways, and more important, each aspect of the offend is tripd and tested and passed Grade A. Mustangs clinch CBC championship J , VJ J fTj? J Mustang quarterback John Bier finds running room during Friday's Homecoming victory over Wasco County. Bier averaged 5.5 yards per carry during the contest, and scored one of five Heppner touchdowns. More Sports Movin'on Homecoming '78 was an unqualified success for the Heppner Mustangs. The Mustangs' 33-15 win over Wasco County, coupled with Wahtonka's Friday night ambush of Condon, gave Heppner the Columbia Basin Conference title. . The win over Wasco also' gave Mustang head coach John Sporseen his first home coming victory in his coaching career at Heppner." Senior fullback Bryan Mar lin put the first Mustang touchdown on the board in the first quarter, on a run from one yard out. Tailback Dennis Peck, who averaged 8.4 yards per carry in the Wasco contest, made it 13-0 for the Mustangs, on a 20 yard TD sprint. Wasco County came back with seven points, on a 14 yard pass play from Duane Smuth erman to Galan Reese follow ed by a conversion kick. Sophomore quarterback John Bier scored the next Heppner touchdown, on a keeper from the two yard line. Fullback John Murray showed that Heppner's freshman class was not to be outdone in the scoring department, sprinting 28 yards for the fourth Mustang touchdown. Murray picked up 90 yards in nine carries to become the game's second leading ground gainer. Fellow freshman Doug. Hol land capped off the Heppner scoring for the evening, cross ing the goal line from three yards out. A Smutherman to Jeff Parman pass put the Redsides on the scoreboard for the final time, but well out of reach of the Mustangs. Mustang defenders limited Wasco County to 160 yards, compared with 245 yards in total offense for Heppner. Heppner maintained better momentum than the Redsides, Dickine ud 16 first downs, compared with 9 for Wasco. , The Mustang passing game was not really a factor in the Wasco victory, with Lionel Wood picking up the only completion-good for a res pectable 30 yards. The Red sides, on the other hand, gained 94 yards via air mail accounting for more than half their total offensive yardage. Mustang special teams ' Cont. on page 10 mm wif li MlL.il BBHii.L-1 0UTDI01 REETS TS KF0R See us for boots to make your feet happy in the great outdoors. 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