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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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