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I h r H rpp nrr ( .a /r ttilim e s . Ih p p u rr, O regon \\rd n t-sd ay , Jan u ars .1.1 "* M M Mustangs stopped short of win by Vikings Cougars clip Cardinals wings H i kshlcy ( n iik lm F ire w o rk* t lll n i the a ir like a Fourth o f July celebration last Natur dav night vi hen the Heppner b o w haikethall team met the C m atilla V ikin g s in C olum bia Basin ('«>n ferem e action, hut it was an old nemesis that contributed to an SI 79 defeat for the Mustangs The Vilongs tumped out to a 2 ' Ih first period lead behind a strong in side attack featuring h ' M ike Hies ins and a devastating press led by lightning quick guard C r u / ( i.ir cia that spelled the d cw ntall lo r Heppner The M uslar s had 21 turnovers fo r the game hut the nu )o rits o f those same in the first quarter as Heppner wac forced lo p la s catchup hall the rest o f the vs as "W e |ust made a lew turnovers against their press earls in the game. Heppner o u c h M ike Rover said, "a n d that hurt us " Not n u kin g matters ans easier was the last that fm a tilla made 12 o f 17 first period field goals tor 7| percent Blevins worked his wav tor 10 points in the first period w hile Ciar cia fed the hig n u n w ith passes o ff Heppner turnovers as a result o f the press w hile K u.scll Kishards roam ed the baseline lo r sis more points Heppner guard IXiane Hall had sis [sunts in the [x-riod as Heppner tried to hang on In the second quarter though, it was the Mustangs who got their run nin g game g o in g , and Hr van Pail berg and kk.ivne W ilgers work ed inside and bombed away trom the outside to bring Heppner w ith in 41 'X at the halftim e stop Padhcrg and kk tigers netted eight points apieve in the quarter w hile Richards was again s lu in g through the Mustang defense tor sis more points Just when it seemed the Mustangs would pull ahead after their strong second quarter, the \ ikings qu u klv put a halt to that n<vtion fa re s kkells. who hail hit lo r seven punts in the first hall from the perimeter, started to light things up tor the k ikings again w ith sis pu nts in the third period and Ru hards aild ed another sis as l n u tilla look a 'X 49 lead alter a I 7 I I advantage in the quarter Prime Rib Dinners $850 • M OOO0O8OOI *B U N C !m ss SALOON Sat., Jan. 24, starts at 5:30 p.m. 989-8144 Lexington ■00OO«OOOOOeO0OOO00O00OO0«00»00OO000O0O0<>04 The never sjv die Mustangs came h jc k in the fourth period to take the game right down to the wire R iih jrd s and company kept the fires burning early in the perns) and were u p N O before Heppner canvc back w ith its press D u k Devin. who h jd been quiet tor most o f the night, anil Hall scored sis and tour pu nts respectively dur mg a KM ) Heppner run that pulled the Mustangs to w ith in h4 <*3 Hut the V ikin g s added a 7 I spun o t their ow n to go bask quickly to a seemingly comfortable 71 M lead Heppner once again came back and pulled to w ith in 77 74 as the game was up tor grabs in the clos mg minutes Heppner scores) to nu ke it 80-79 but (ia rcia went to the line to shoot tw o tree throws on an intentional foul w ith ( n u tilla also retaining possession as a result o f the toul (ia rcia hit I o f 2. hut the V ikings turned the h a ll over and the Mustangs had a shame to tic with nine seconds renam ing Heppner came down and missed hut l n u tilla turned the hall over, so the Mustangs had one last chainc hut tailed to connect on two shots inside the kes area as the V iking s held on in the clitthanger Richards pumped in a game high 2X p u n ts as Hies ins added 19 and kkells IS lo t l n u tilla (ia rcia. whose hall handling ami passing was a key lo r the V ikings also u u i trthuted nine p u n ts W ilgers, who was held in check throughout most o f the game finish ed w ith 17 p u n ts to lead Heppner along w ith Hall who had a career high 17 (icn c (ia rre tt. who played a super second hall o fl the Mustang bench respuvdcd w ith a career high lh punts as Padhcrg added 14 more, hut only 2 in the second halt Hcpptk-r [H ille d down 4(1 rebounds against the taller V ikings w ith w ilg e rs leading the w jy w ith 10 1 rent lljr r is o n had seven pu nts ami seven rebounds before fouling out while D csin added eight pu nts ami five boards, as did (ia rre tt ih c Mustangs dished off 21 assists with Padhcrg handing out a career high nine to lead the way Hall and (ia tre tt each passed o f f four more while Padhcrg had sesen steals and six rebounds Heppner nude 77 percent o f its tree throws compated to 'X percent tor the Vikings hut I n u ltlla won the game at the tree throw line, n u k ing 15 o f 2h shcXs conupned to 14 17 tor the Mustangs as N>th teams made 33 field goals Heppner. now I 2 in league plav after the loss at C m atilla. must now lace Pastern D ivision leader Pilot R. h k on Ihc ro.i.l prut as at ap pro i m utely X p m am! then Stanfield on the road Saturday at a p p ro im u tc lv h I ' pm Ih c Rockets, the surprise o f the league thus tar, are led h \ h ' I " senior Januc M cC all ami (V I lunior Pric M ille r and the plav ot tumor guard Rick Rasmussen Saturday Heppner w ill he looking for the same strong performance they received tw o weeks ago when thes humbled Stunlicid M l SI Ih c Tigers, led hv h ' h ' i " [unior lo n y Hrown and tumor guard Dus ts (irogan. hase been struggling as ot late, including a b ' M lose to l n u tilla last Friday night January Clearance Sale JV Mustangs bow to Vikings Final Days Gardner’s wear 676-9218 576-9218 193 N. M Main ain Heppner H i Ashley C o n k lin C n u tilla 's iunior varsitv hoys basketball team used a strong overall game to de feat the H e pp ner Mustangs *b 19 last Saturday after noon ih c Mustangs dropped to I s with the loss Ihe V ikings had strong inside games troni M ike Nelson who led all scorers w ith IX pu nts. Dm Patter son who pumped in 12 and Malt Thompson who tallied X Russell Hritt again led Heppner with It) [»unis while Dan Strothers lone Cardinal boss went down against the I cho Cougars. 44 7| at Ione I ticlas . Jan Ih It was without a doubt the Cardinals' worst e ffort ot the season according to coach IV I I .iRuc \y c wete not sharped lensively or dclcnsivclv kkc even had trouble catching the hall I Ik- ( animals only It.kl lout punts lo I cho s Ih in the first quarter and added six Hritt also had eight steals and lour rebounds, kk ill M a rlin had live steals as well IV rc k Hoelt plaice! a solkl defensive game lor the Mustangs with a season high 11 re Niunds. 4 blocked shots, ami 3 steals Thompson scored all eight ol his p u n ts in the first period and Nelson added six ttkire as C m atilla ran out to a Ih ' lead W ith six p u n ts from B ritt in the second quarter, the Mustangs tmik iharge o l the quarter by a 10 X count lo tr.ul 24 I 3 at halMime Nclson and Battersim worked ari 'citici thè basket in thè thud pciiod to sc ore mx p u tils apice e ami in crease thè V tking s' lead lo (h 2 3 Ira tlin g iti thè tourth qu.irter, Heppner w.is lorccd lo lenii and I m ollila reapsl thè honclitx by n u k mg 10 ot I I shots in thè quaner to ss in Ne» (9 Nelson was particularly ellecuve tro n i thè free throw Ime by sinking h o l 9 Irce o p p u tu m tics in thè game Por thè gatm* I n u d ila conserted I 17 free throw s tor X2 percent tuie Heppner was 9 o l I ' tor MI g s \\\\x \x s x s x s s s x s s i Cardinal girls disappointed1' I 'M ) tu |cUK- also loum l Dustin Padhcrg w ith three louls in the same pernnl Kevin Hall and I mi Beeson wen- high scorers lo r lone w ith nine and eight pu nts respectively Hoc-son led his team going to the N u rd s lot nine ilici 4 O 11 H 44 " , IV It II I t U : I I 4 I k . . « I 1 I • I - « " . . , n i ' s»*** » ¡ i » i » . « « I I I c a ... 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