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KHillT The lleppner Gazette-Times, lleppner. Oregon. Thnrsdav. December i:t. I!l7!t ,.' 'a , v r y 3$ idr i 1 r J Joseph edges Heppner in tournament final By Steven A. Powell Football fans and football fans' wives will be glad to know the most exciting time of the year is coming up with the college football bowl games. Fans know the bowl games are where the best football games of the year are played within a close period of time. Fans' wives know when bowl season come, football season is almost over. The first of the bowl games will be played this Saturday when California battles Temple. California, with a 6-5 record, would not normally be getting a bowl game bid but the Garden State Bowl was started only last year so that organization has not been able to get the quality teams yet. Temple, at 9-2, had a great year with an explosive offense. Temple should win by 10, 31-21. Syracuse, fi-5, will take on McNeese St., 11-0, in the Independence Bowl Saturday. Syracuse is a much better team than its record indicates and the team should be able to handle McNeese St., which has a weak schedule. Syracuse should win 28-14. The Holiday Bowl will feature an offensive show with Brigham Young, with All-American quarterback Marc Wilson, playing Indiana of the tough Big-10. Indiana had a great year but had the misfortune of playing in the same league as Ohio State, Michigan and Purdue. It should be an exciting game but the nation's leading offensive team in BYU should prevail by seven, 28-21. The game is Dec. 21. The Sun Bowl will match the Washington Huskies against the Texas Longhorns. The Huskies were 9-2 this year and as usual they were led by a stingy defense. Washington lost its all-time rushing leader Joe Steele for the season with an injury so Texas will probably be favored, but not by this predictor, who is a long-time Husky football fan. In what should be a defensive battle, the Huskies should be able to shut off Texas' high powered running game. In an upset, Washington will win 17-14. Perm State had a bad year for the Nittany Lions with a 7-3 record. They did not have that tough of a schedule either so Tulane should be able to beat them in the Liberty Bowl 17-10. The game will be Dec. 22 in Memphis, Tenn. The Tangerine Bowl will match Wake Forest, 8-3, against Louisiana State, 6-5. Again the abundance of bowl games allowed a team like LSU with an unimpressive record to play in a post-season game. But despite the unimpressive record, LSU should be able to handle Wake Forest 24-17. On Christmas Day, the annual Blue-Gray all-star game will be played in Montgomery, Ala. Nobody really cares who wins that game because it is played for the pro scouts who are checking out the star players on average to poor teams that did not make it to a bowl game. Pittsburgh is playing in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Ariz, against Arizona. Pittsburgh is one of the top 10 teams in the country with its 9-1 record against some tough competition. They were voted the top team in the east and all the other top teams are playing in other bowl games, so Arizona plays Pittsburgh and the team from the iron city should win by at least 10 points. That game is also Dec. 25. The Wildcats benefitted by the fact the game is in Arizona. Auburn is 8-3 and in the top 20 but that team would not draw a crowd in Arizona like the Wildcats will. Michigan is not in a major bowl for the first time in quite awhile because of its 8-3 year but they should be able to beat North Carolina, 7-3-1, in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. The Wolverines will win by 17, 34-17. The Gator Bowl is played Dec. 28. Dec. 29 is the day for the Hall of Fame game in Birmingham, Ala. Missouri, 6-5, will play South Carolina, 8-3. This game is a toss up with South Carolina having the better record but the Tigers playing in a tougher league in the Big-8. South Carolina will win by three, 24-21. The Peach Bowl will match Baylor against Clemson. The game is played in Atlanta New Years Eve. Baylor is 7-4 this year and Clemson is 8-3. This game should also be close but Baylor played a tougher schedule so I will go with them by seven. 24-17. The Purdue Boilermakers behind quarterback Mark Herrmann had a great 9-2 year with a second-place finish in the tough Big-10 Conference. They will take on Tennessee, a team that came on strong near the end of the year and finished at 6-4. The two teams will tangle New Year's Eve in the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston. Purdue should win by two touchdowns, 28-14. The Sugar Bowl New Year's Day in New Orleans will match two of the five best teams in the country when Arkansas. 9-1. will battle. Alabama. 10-0. Alabama is ranked number two in the nation after a close win over Auburn but they have a history of being undefeated and ranked number one going into the final bowl game and then blowing the national championship. In the past, Arkansas has proved to be a spoiler in bowl games so I will pick the Razorbacks in an upset, 17-14. The Cotton Bowl in Dallas is in for an exciting game New Year's Day when Nebraska will play Houston. Nebraska has only lost once this year, to Oklahoma, and that is nothing to be ashamed about. The Cornhuskers will play Houston tough and it should come down to the wire but Nebraska will prevail 28-24. In what should be the game for the national championship, the University of Southern California Trojans will take on number one Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes are undefeated, 11-0. this year while the Trojans are undefeated with one tie and are number three. The Pasadena extravaganza will feature the Heisman Trophy winner from USC tailback Charles White. With White in the backfield, USC should win 17-14. The always exciting Oklahoma Sooners, 10-1, will take on the surprise team of the year Florida State, 11-0, in the Orange Bowl. The Big-8 champshave been there before in a big game but Florida State is a newcomer. Oklahoma has as great a team as ever and they should be number one in the nation, but then I have though that for eight straight years. The Boomer Sooners should handle Florida State by 17, 37-20. Fiut the bowl games are not finished this year on New Year's Day. The Black college All-Star game will played at New Orleans Jan. 5, the East-West Shrine Game will be played at Palo Alto, Calif, on the same day, and the Hula Bowl will be played in Hawaii Jan. 5. The final college game of the 79-80 season will be Jan. 13 in the Japan Bowl in Tokyo. But then the pro playoff games are underway. Joseph s(iio;ikod bv llepp ner in overtime 50-41! to win the first llennnor Invitational Basketball Tournament last S.iturdnv at the high school lleppner led with 35 seconds left in regulation lime but an IK loot shot by sophomore Doim Holland was off the mark and Joseph got the rebound and had a chance to tie the game. Stephen Clyde did just that as he hit a short jumper with only seconds remaining to lie the score at 44 at the end of regulation lime in the chain pionship came Joseph scored the first four points in the overtime period In Sieve Bntlerliold and Jeff Winkleman to make the score 48 -44 but Dale Holland came hack with a bucket for the Mustangs as lleppner came to within two points at 48-46. Clvde iced the game with another two pointer as Joseph made all three of its overtime shots. 0 Ta ' I. jy on a shot in the Doug Holland (43) championship game. concentrates Five Heppnerites in Shriner's Rodeo Five college students from the Heppner area participated in the Shriner's North-South College All-Star Rodeo and Beel-O-Rama Dec. 8 at the Southeastern Washington fairgrounds in Walla Walla. Cindv Dougherty tied for first place in the Breakaway Roping competition with a time of 3 8 seconds. She was on the winning North team be cause she goes to Walla Walla Community College. The 'other four students were on the losing South sfiiad. composed of members, of Oregon schools. Jerry Gentry was second in the Bulldogging competition with a clocking of 5 3 seconds. He attends Oregon State University. Dawn Peterson was fourth in the Barrels with a time of 15.278 She competes for Blue Mountain Community College. The other two contestants did not place. Janice Healy competed in the Barrels and Hon Currin was in both the Bulldogging and Team Roping evenls. Roth students go to BMCC. Ten individuals competed in each event for a total of 60 at the rodeo. All of the contes tants placed in the top five in their respective events in the regional competition last spring. The contestants received Shriner's jackets and prize money was given to indivi duals who placed in events. It was the first Shriner's Rodeo and the organization hopes to make it an annual affair. One is scheduled for next vear at the same indoor arena in Walla Walla. The North beat the South 540 to 470 City league teams enter second week Jim Lankford's team esta blished itself as the team to beat in the Heppner City Basketball League with an 80-4.'! win over Don Barber's team I .a Verne VanMarler scored 20 points and Mike Stookey added 1(1 leading VanMarter's lean) to a 53-50 squeaker over Sieve Powell's team Powell scored 17 for the losing team with Dana Heideman adding 12 and Brent Eggars 1(1. Mickey Sharp led the bal anced scoring of Mike Smith's team with 10 points as they beat Los Schwab 41-35. Tom Pointer led Ihe losers wilh 12 points. Gary Walkins scored 15 and Gary VanArsdale 12 in Rick Johnston's 41-36 win over Roger Britt s squad. Britt was led bv Wes Harrison with eight This Sunday's games will match Smith against Barber al 5 p.m . Powell and Britt at li. VanMarler and Schwab at 7 and Lankford will play Johns ton in the 8 p.m. game. Energy and Grain in the ZVsl temmur oy nay jorgensren Contracting procedures will be discussed Integrated contracts versus Negotiated contracts IAre you for Democratic envolvment nr rontrnliTorl mnrLnt ah..I o Beecher's Cafe lone, Oregon Thursday, Dec. 20th 10:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. With neon lunch Advanced tickets sold at Beecher's or membo s win ue (.intituling, itrw-Ty c0ia tt aoor qj$0 - The championship game w;is close throughout as llepp ner led al the end of the first liarter !:! !) bill Joseph oill scored the host learn ill Ihe second period 15-12 to make Hie halflime score oven at 24-24 The two evenly matched teams battled head to head in the third riuarter hut lleppner outscored the L'agles ti-ii to lead al Ihe end of three periods :i2-:tn Both teams played tight zone defenses most of the game and Ihev had tn rely on outside shooting. The tempo was slow and deliberate as each team showed u lot of patience. Joseph look its first lead in Ihe second half with five minutes left in the regulation time :)(-.'!4 when the Ragles scored an uncontested lay-up when no Mustang defenders dropped back to defend. The Eagles scored again seconds later on the same type of play and Heppner fell behind 38-34. But the Mustangs came roaring back when Jim Parker hit two free throws and Dale Holland got an offensive rebound and put il in for two points to tie the score at 38-38. Clyde came back for Joseph in the see-saw game with two free throws to make it 40-38 but Doug Holland tied it at 40 with an outside jump shot. Curt Day put Heppner Juniors beat Riverside ' The lone Jr. High basketball team beat the learn from Riverside last week 32-23 . Mark Meyers led the team in scoring wilh 14 points. Craig Hams scored eight. Darrin Padberg four. Bobby Harris two. Jeff Rail two and Mike Douglas two. Bivorsidewas led bv Hamil ton with 1(1 points The lone team has 12 plovers in grades sixth, se venth and eighth The River side team is composed of seventh and eiiihth graders. The nol game for lone will be today at 2:311 p.m in Heppner. The Riverside girl's team heal lone's squad 4H-14 Janet Tavlor waslhe leading scorer. ahe.-id 42 in wilh a sideline lumper but Clvde came right back with two more free throws to lie il up al 42. Day hi' another clutch jumper to make il 14 42 setting the stage for ('Kile's heroics and the overtime Joseph win. Heppner made 21 of 61 shots from the field for 34 percent bill Joseph made 22 of 50 for 44 percent The Mustangs had eight turnovers compared to 13 for Joseph and 33 rebounds to 27 for the Ragles. Clyde was the high scorer for the game with 25. Winkle man added nine and Butter field eight. Parker led lleppner with Hi points and Day and Dale Holland had 12 each. Doug, Holland had four and Rick Cole two. Parker had 10 .rebounds. Dale Holland eight and Dav seven Dale Holland and Jim Parker were named to Ihe all-lournamenl team. Joining Ihe two Mustangs were Clyde and Kevin McCadden of Jo seph and Monty Mcintosh of Condon Three of the players tied to be Ihe tournament's most valuable player so no award was given. In the game for third place, Condon beat Echo 75-65. To get to the championship game. Heppner demolished Kcho 80-37 and Joseph did the same to Condon 85-53. Heppner ran away with the game with Kcho from the start leading 18-8 at the end of the first (iiarter and 37-18 al halflime. The taller lleppner learn dominated Ihe boards bolh offensively and defensively, lleppner consistently went to the offensive hoards for re bounds and put up second an( third shots. lleppner led at the end o three quarters (V7-33 anc continued to build on that leat until the game ended. Ileppner's balanced scoring at lack was too much for thf two-man scoring punch from Kcho in Joe Ramos and Todd Rohde. Ramos had 16 points and the 5-foot -7 Rohde had 14 points. Both players made most of their points shooting froip the outside. The Mustangs were led by Doug Holland with 14 points. Dale Holland with 11. Jim Parker with 10 and Curt Day with to. John Bier added eight. Jim Launer seven. Todd Sherer six. John Murray six, Dorian Forrar four. Larry Palmer two and Tony Currin two. i i f I RECIPE FOR A HAPPY HOLIDAY Recipe From the Kitchen of The Morrow County Cowbelles Ingredients-Beef Gift Certificate E5 Need gift ideas for employees and friends? How about letting the Oregon Beef Council give you a helping hand? Beef gift certificates, readily available al all U.S. 9 National banks and the Bank of Kastern Oregon at lleppner and lone for $5.00, $10.00 l or $15.00, will ease the strain on your pocketbook while giving the Oregon Beef - industry a boost. They are redeemable in beef at any meat department in the United Jz .-Hern-. Questions? 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