The Heppner (.a/rttr-TImev Heppner. Oregon Wednesday. October 22, 1986 - SEVEN
Cardinals take overtime victory
In Homecoming action
Mustangs run over Redsides, 23-8
Hs Vshlev C on k lin
I h c lone Cardinal football team
placed an overtime game for the first
time in their sch«>ol history against
the Culscr Bulldogs on Thursday.
O ci 9 |t was w ell worth the wait,
though, because the Cardinals came
through with a '4 28 victory
• It was the first time a lie cser had
to be resolved here and it was
definitely something new for the
com m u nity," head coach David
Presley said
I he Kansas overtim e came when
Ken Sniilcr scored on a two-yard run
with
seconds left and (he extra
fs'inl attempt failed
Ihc bulldogs got the hall on lone’ *
10 card line to start things out in the
Kansas system hut were unable to
score in four downs
lone got the ball back and K evin
Bull scooted into the end /one from
three sards out on a broken bootleg
play
things started out in C u lver's
tjv o r though with two first quarter
touchdowns and a 12 0
Ihc Cardinals did lake a brief
Quarterback Joe Taylor (20) Runs behind blocking of Scott Buschke (29)
B> Vshlev C onklin
Heppncr'v varsity football learn
used Heppner High S ch ool's 1986
Hom ecom ing (heme, " l . i v e it to the
L im it,” in fine fashion last Friday
night to defeat the W asco County
Redsides 2 .3 8 in Columbia Basin
C onference action
The Mustangs. 4 l in C B C play
and 4-4 overall, are out o f conten
lion for cither C B C p la y off herih.
but hope to have a winning season
for the first time since 1982 when
they meet the Pilot Rock Rockets on
Friday. Oct. 31 Fleppner has a bye
this Friday night
The Mustangs were in high gear
all night as they pounded out 28V
yards rushing. 3 1 1 total yards and 17
first downs
M eanwhile. W asco
County had only 35 yards rushing
and 2V passing for 64 total yards o f
offense
H ow ever, the Redsides were able
to stay in the game as Heppner turn
cd the ball over four times and were
flagged for 13 penalties resulting in
144 yards o f damage
The Mustang offensive attack was
led by Scott Buschke who had the
finest outing o f his career with 108
yards on 19 carries David Pedro,
running the ball in the first half on
ly. had 67 yards on just six carries
as eight Mustangs saw rushing
attack
The Heppner defense allowed
Redside quarterback M ike F-arl on
ly seven completions in 16 attempts
for 29 yards Karl was also in
lerccptcd and sacked three times
D ick D evin spearheaded the
defensive effort with tw o intercep
lions. 10 tackles and 20 total defen
sive points A lso in double figures
in defensive points were Cicnc lain
caster (13), Bob Richl (12). Jess Jcl
freys (1 1 ), and Joe T aylor ( I I )
Things didn't start out well for the
Mustangs, how ever W asco Coun
ty kicked o f f to start the game and
after the hall bounced around was
recovered by the Bedside's Dan
Thomas on the Heppner 26 yard
line
K elly l-awson carried nine yards
to the 17 and things looked bleak for
the Mustangs until W asco County
failed to convert a fourth down and
9 on the nine when M ike Reynolds
was dropped for a I yard loss
A penalty put Fleppner hack on the
five before Buschke carried 12 yards
to the 17 and 13 yards to the 30
On third and 10, T aylor hit T ro y
Hyatt for a 16 yard strike and a first
down at the 46 From there Pedro
took over and put the Mustangs in
die end/one Pedro dashed 10 yards
from his own 4 1 to the Wasco Coun
ty 49 and then 15 yards to the 34
On second down Pedro appeared
to be tackled for a loss but shook o ff
the tackle and rambled in from 30
yards out for the first score o f the
game Taylor hit Bryan Padherg
with the extra points and Heppner
led 8-0 with 3 47 to g o in the first
quarter
The Mustangs were hack in
business when Karl was called for an
intentional grounding penalty on the
Heppner 32 and the Mustangs took
over on their ow n 37
Buschke earned seven yards to the
44 and a face mask penalty put the
ball on the Redside 41
On third and -9 from the 40
Buschke carried 12 yards to the 28
and a first down und later picked up
another first down on an 11 yard run
to the 12 From there Buschke car
ried to the five and then went in from
the fiv e yard line
Craig Angell split the uprights
with the extra point and a 1 5 0 ad
vantage with 4 41 left in the halt
Wasco County threatened to score
just before the half ended, but were
turned away on a 12 yard loss to the
Heppner 29 on an Karl to Thomas
pass as the horn sounded
H ow ever, at the beginning o f the
third period it was the Mustangs that
were turned away
A fter Jeffreys and Pedro sacked
Karl on his ow n 32. Padherg in
tercepted Karl ivn the 41 and return
ed it to the 4(1
On third and seven from the 37,
Padherg ran a reverse eight yards to
the 29 and a first down and Buschke
went six yards to the 23.
But. as T aylor went hack to pass
he fumbled and W asco County
recovered on the 27.
Devin came up with his first in
terccption a few n*intents later at the
31 and this time Heppner did
capitalize
Buschke gained seven yards to the
13 for a first down and then to the
10 but a clipping penalty m oved the
ball back to the 25.
On the next play Padherg ran the
reverse 25 yards for the touchdown
and Angell hit Pedro with the extra
points for a 23-0 lead and 2:52 re
maining in the third period
The Redsides got on the board in
the fourth quarter after live Mustangs
failed to capitalize on a fourth down
on their own 40
la w s o n ran three cards to the ' ’
and a personal foul prnaltv m oved
the ball to the 22
A pass interference penally mov
ed the ball to the 10 before the
Mustang defense moved V>
County back to the 1 "
But on fourth and 16 la r i hit
M yron W ilco x with a ir ,.d i
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pass and la w s o n ran in the extra
points to cut the lead to 2 ' 8 with
7 :11 to play
rhe Redsides had another chance
to score with under a minute lett to
play, but Devin squelched the drive
with an interception inside the He|ip
ner 30 and the Mustangs ran the i ct
o f the clock out
" I t was a good game tor us but
we need a bxiter overall jvr t. 'tuciiK c
to beat Pilot R o c k .'' Heppner tie.id
coach Tim Birkbv said
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Killies made
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Bv Vshlev C onklin
Both the varsity and |unior varsi
ts Heppner volleyball teams made
quivk work o f the Pilot Rock
R ik k e lso n Ih u r v la v . < Kt 9 Ihc
varsity Fillies came out on top
I ' 12. I 5 2 while the JV team won
15-7 i ' l l
Pilot Rock had a really good
server who gave us some problems
in the first g a m e ," head coach T e n
(icntrv said, "h u l we were able to
pick up her serves in the second
game
Missv I - uh.mks and 1 arccria Nash
had another good match lor the var
sity Fillies at the net as did Tina
I >.iv id son who runs the Heppner o f
fensc
i Hu front line has really im prov
ed with the addition o f I ami I ind
say
(icntrv said The addition o f
l.mdxav ( ' 1 0 ") blisters an already
tall front line o f Fuhanks <5'8 ') and
Cindy Strocher ( 5 '8 " )
( icntrv a lv i had high praise for
keltic Brannon, the emotional leader
o f the Fillies
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16-12 lead early in the third period
Snider scored on a one yard run
and Hall added a 38 yard run as
Snider added both extra (sums on
runs
C ulver took a 28 16 lead on a
touchdown in both the third and
fourth quarters
lone came hack with 12 fourth
quarter points as Hall started things
out with a 28 yard louchsiown from
Snider
Both teams were nearlv equal in
total offense with lone pounding »nit
300 total yards and C u lver manag
ing 274 yards
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Homecoming Queen Missy Eubanks with her escort
Trent Harrison
Democrat for
Morrow County
Judge
Not Just Idle Promises
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