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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday February 1, 1979 FIVE Mustangs lose to Condon, Sherman It was a grim weekend for Heppner basketball fans, as the Mustangs lost a heart breaker in the final instant of play to Condon on Friday night, only to be defeated 50-44 by Sherman County the follow ing evening. The unsuccessful weekend on the road brough Heppner's league record to 3-5 for the season. Although the Mustangs racked up a nine point advantage at the end of the first quarter of play in Condon, the Blue Devils wasted little time in playing catch-up, moving ahead 25-24 at the end of the half. From halftime on, it was a nip-and-tuck, and often wild, battle, with the officials whistles very much in evidence mostly against the Mustangs. With less than 10 seconds remaining, Condon's Mark Griffith connected on a 15 foot jumper, putting the Blue Devils ahead 55:54. There was still enough time for Lionel Wood to move the ball downcourt and get off a shot, but contact was made with two Condon players or two Condon players made contact with him, depending on your vantage point. At any rate, Wood was called for an offensive infraction as the horn sounded, giving the Blue Devils their third league win. "Fouls made the differ ence," commented Mustang Coach Tom Day, noting that 25 calls went against Heppner, compared with 15 for Condon. "If they'd have been more evenly divided, we'd have won," he said. While Heppner experienced Fillies downCondon, make Huki's:lmmhY&re 1 4-1 The Heppner Fillies con tinued their winning ways over the weekend, handing Condon a 45-40 loss in an intense, foul-filled matchup on Friday, and overpowering Sherman 39-25 in a Saturday night showdown at Moro. Maureen Healy scored 12 points and brought down 11 rebounds to help spark the Fillies past Condon. But teamwork was the real key to Heppner's victory, according , to Coach Sheri Brock. "The girls really worked well together... It was the better game of the weekend by far.'.' The Fillies put together 11 assists, while on the defensive side, they managed to create 18 turnovers in the form of stolen basketballs. Under the boards, the Heppner girls outrebounded Condon 29-25. Heppner's shooting game was not bad either. The Fillies ' connected on 36 per cent of their field goal attempts, and made half of their free throw tries. Adding to the scoring effort, in addition to Healy, were Geri Grieb with nine points, Jana Steagall with seven, Julie Grieb with six, and Wendy Myers with five. Although the Fillies had the edge throughout most of the game, Condon remained with in catch-up distance most of the way, and even moved ahead two points at the end of the third quarter. But a spirited fourth quarter of play saw the hometown girls regain their ground and ice the cake by a five point margin. Game statistics were nearly identical the following night, . but the Fillies had less of a problem containing the efforts of the Sherman County squad. Officials were even less sparing with their whistles during the Moro roadtrip, with three Fillies fouling out of the game. Penalties were called against Heppner nearly twice as often as they were against Sherman. The Heppner girls out rebounded Sherjnan County by the same rate they did against Condon 29-25, and connected on 37 per cent of their field goal tries, com County more fouls than in any other appearance thus far this season, the Mustangs had one of their better shooting nights, sinking 43 per cent of their tries from the field, compared with 37 per cent for Condon. Bryan Marlin and Mike Stookey- fouled out of the game, and Wood's last-second penalty technically put him out of the contest as well. But the Mustangs sank three more field goals than Condon, and forced the Blue Devils to make nearly all their points from outside the key. '"We played a great first" quarter,'! said Day, "but then we started to play their kind of ball game and loosened up on defense. We had a lot of turnovers, too traveling calls and bad passes. You can't throw through a defender, it just doesn't work." Also contributing to the loss was the Mustangs' 37 per cent " success rate from the free throw line, compared with 60 per cent for Condon, and a breakdown in the team ap proach to offense, most notable in the second half. . Dennis Peck, back from a week's absence due to the flu, was the game's top scorer with 17 points. Dale Holland scored 12 points,, followed by Mike Stookey with nine, Bryan Marlin, height, Lionel Wood, five, and Curtis' Day, three. The Mustangs outrebounded Condon by a gaping margin of 47-25, with Holland bringing down 10, Stookey and Wood, eight apiece, and " Peck and Marlin, each with seven. A poor shooting average 27 per cent from the field contributed highly' to Hep pared with 36 per cent the night before. Geri Grieb led the Fillies in scoring, sinking 10 points, followed by sister Julie Grieb with six, and Mary Kincaid, Lindy Devin, Maureen Healy and Alice Abrams, each with four. Healy was Heppner's top rebounder, with six. . The weekend wins brought the Fillies' league record to 7-1, with only unbeaten Pilot X LJ-L. H(D) k i nr w LEXINGTON pner's 44-50 downfall the following night to Sherman County. That game, as well, was not decided until the closing seconds. With 35 seconds remaining and trailing by two, the Mustangs missed a 12-foot jumper, turning the ball over to the Huskies, who stretched the margin to four. In the final seconds, Heppner managed to get off two more shots, missing both, leaving Sher man in the winner's circle by six points as the horn sounded. "The boys played real hard," said Day, "but it wasn't a pretty game. We had our ups and downs." The Mustangs' shooting average from the field cooled to 26 per cent, but from the , bonus line, -Heppner main tained a repectable 57 per cent average. , Husky Center Don Decker's 16 rebounds added that many more scoring attempts to the . Sherman County offensive effort. Day was quick to praise Decker's effort, stating that he "is a good jumper and strong on the inside." Stookey was the game's leading scorer with 13 points, with Holland picking up 11, Day and Sherer, six apiece, and Marlin and Peck each sinking four. Jim Parker was sidelined by a knee injury Friday, and Howard Huddleston was absent from weekend play due to illness. On Friday, the Mustangs meet Stanfield at Heppner. Rock ahead of the Heppner girls in standings. The Fillies are 14-1 for the season. The Fillies will have a shot BUSINESS FORM PRINTING Call on Morrow County's Printers & Publishers for over 95 years . . . The Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Phone 676-9228 TT" Tallages TTcdoI 25&!B Plow Shares & Points... Cultivator Sweeps, Shovels, off February 989-8221 "'r ,:( TV-nss-' J J :'' jw y I " ""vim ,. ' ' tll " i 4mm wij! 4'Ts&-- Jtf'M&xAfm fates ' " 1 AjL rsf WV KT-'r ft Holland scores at cooling Pilot Rock's hot streak on Feb. 9, but first they must get past Stanfield on Friday. Spikes & Chisels T.pr 28, 1979. L, zZi "4 Dale Holland gets past 6-foot-5 Blue Devil S. Pattee for an inside jump shot during action in Condon Friday. Holland picked up 12 points in the game, which was the final undecided until the final second of play. An inordinate number of fouls contributed heavily to Heppner's loss. More sports page 6 Looking For A New Car? Check the Classified Page for new and used automobiles to fit your needs. ssw FSLIC Vu Smis l"u'Fit In 0 01)0 Ml nnl MMMMMfSMPMIIil Jl Jl (P (3i ira It's official now. We're Western Heritage Savings & Loan. It's been a very exciting time in our history making the transition, and we'd like this opportunity to ex press our gratitude for your help in making it so pleasant. We'd also like to mention the 44 years of service, attitude and desire is going to remain a major concept of Western Heritage Savings & Loan. The phrase, "people with a commitment to you," has never been more important to us than it is today. Thank you. Your new old friend is ready to continue in the new old tradition. CENTER & AAAIN HOME OFFICE: OTHER OFFICES.-. PENDLETON HERMISTON & MILTON FREEWATER Town Team... Van Marter unbeaten Laverne VanMarter pump ed in 25 points to boost his team to a 56-42 victory over Greenup during Town Team basketball action this past Sunday. The VanMarter team re mains unbeaten thus far this season. High point man for the Greenup team was the team's namesake, Mark Greenup, with 13. In other town team action, Eckman beat Forest Service by a 55-29 margin, with Mike Mustangs frosh give Rockets a run for the money Heppner High School's freshman netters gave Pilot Rock's frosh squad a run for the money Monday night, losing by six points after maintaining a halftime lead. Although the scoring ended at 51-45 in Pilot Rock's favor, the Heppner frosh matched the unbeaten young Rockets hoop-for-hoop in field goals, with each team sinking 18. 18. "We got beat at the free throw line," said Coach Dale Holland, explaining that Hep pner connected half of the team's 18 trips to the bonus line, while Pilot Rock sank 15 of 24 free throws. "In general, though, we played very well. We ran a delay and tried to keep them off balance, and it worked pretty well," Holland said. Holland said that Robert Bier probably had his best game of the season during the Pilot Rock outing, picking up 11 points and 8 rebounds. Dorian Farrar also put in an outstanding performance, DBSW Jl 1 Rowell sinking 14 points for the winning squad. Del La Rue's 18 points help ed Lane edge past Watkins , 48-41, while the Sharp team . squeeked past Johnston 31-27. Land and Greenup will meet on Feb. 4 for a 5 p.m. contest, followed by Smith and Eck man at 6, Johnston and Forset Service at 7, and Watkins and VanMarter at 8 p.m. The games will be played at the Heppner High School gym-nasium. leading Heppner scoring with 19 points while picking up 14 rebounds. The Mustang frosh were 45 per cent from the field, with Doug Holland sinking 11 points, John Murray, three, and Cliff Dougherty one. Scoring was more one-sided the previous week, when Heppner's freshman faced Pendleton's Helen McCune frosh squad. "We just got beaten by a better ball club," commented Coach Holland. Heppner's shooting range was cooler during that con test, with the freshman Mus tangs connecting on only 29 per cent of their field goal attempts, compared with 47 per cent for the Pendleton team. Rebounding statistics were nearly identical for each team, marking the first time this year that the Heppner squad has not clearly domi nated the boards. Only Dorian Farrar and Cont. on page 6 1 WESTERN HERITAGE 5AVINGS 1
