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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
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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
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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
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\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'
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|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
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the Cardinals nude the long trip
to ( 'cntt.il < Jregon Saturday. only to
be out played by the C u lv e r
Bulldogs Pinal score was 51 to 2h
As w ell as the Bulldogs played, the
Cardinal g irls didn 't plav up to their
potential
I he ( ulver Bulldogs stun a line up
ot experienced tumors and seniors
with an average height V 10" Their
ilctcnsc is g ikkl. but not as im p ir
taut as their team rebounding I hey
don't let their opponents have a sc
e n d chance at the basket
The Cardinals started out slow and
were never able to pick up the pace
I hey were getting the type o t \hotc
that hase helped them wm eleven
games this season The problem was
that they only shot 2 I T in the first
half and 13T in the second halt Add
to this [HHir shooting, the Cardinals
were out of position to get many re
Niumls and second shots Hccouse of
C u lve r's gmHl hall handling, the
Cardinals d id n 't steal the ball as
often as in previous games I wo
steals in this gattK- compared to 15
the night before against Pc ho
Dcena Hams was leading scorer
for lone w ith IK points ami 10 re
Nnmds Hams also touted out o f the
game late in the fourth quaricr
Culver was led in scoring by Ohidc
w ith IX and Thompson w ith 13
The Cardinals can t afford to
dw ell on this loss because they have
tough gatiK-s at home this weekend
against the IX ifu r Rangers jn d C o n
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