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m ê ttfrt m g pm ri Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 30, 1991 - SEVEN Mustangs hit century mark in Cards have mixed results Wahtonka blowout, 102-43 The Heppner Mustangs lit it up Saturday night as the hapless Wahtonka Eagles came to town and the Mustangs scored a 102-43 victory. The game was decided after the first quarter as Heppner raced to a 23-8 lead. The Eagles, from The Dalles, trailed at the half, 49-22 and all the Mustangs had already seen action. The real drama unfolded in the fourth quarter with all the Mustang starters getting slivers on the bench. It was 84-39 with 4:12 left in the game and 100 points seemed unlikely. With 1:12 to go Jacob Maben hit a rainbow for three to get the Mustangs to 94. Rick Koffler hit a trey the next time down the floor from the same spot. Charlie Rathbun scored with 12 seconds left to make it 99-43. The Eagles rushed down and gunned it up and missed. Kevin Bond grabbed the rebound and dribbled down the floor with the clock running out. He launched a 22-foot scud as time expired. It rip ped the net and the crowd went wild. The players celebrated like they had just won the state championship. Ryan Currin had his best outing of the season. He scored 15 points, mostly on hard drives to the basket. Rick Osmin topped Heppner with 20 points and senior Brandon Pedro had 19 points. The win was the Mustangs sixth in league against only one loss and brought their season record to 12-3. Heppner is alone in first place after the weekend of action. Heppner faces a critical weekend as they challenge for the league championship. Friday night they host the Pilot Rock Rockets, the on ly team to have beaten Heppner in league play. On Saturday the Mustangs travel to Umatilla for a tough rematch with the Vikings. Heppner 23 26 27 26 102 W ahtonka 8 14 13 8 43 Photo by Joyce Hughes Charlie Rathbun plays tight defense on Wahtonka player. Kevin Bond (44) looks on. Cardinals upset Sherman Heppner: Koffler 3 0-2 7; Currin 7 1-1 1 Sr Pettyjohn 2 1-2 5: Maben 2 1-2 6: Krein 2 2-4 6: Britt 1 3-4 5: Osmin 9 1-1 20; Pedro 7 4-6 19; Johnston 0 2-2 2; Rathbun 3 0-1 6; Devin 2 4; Bond 2 1-2 7. Totals 40 16-27 102 Wahtonka: Cisneros, Brittle 5 3-3 14; Tobias I 2-4 4; Rensing 3 2-6 9; Sohler t-4 1; Morrell 1-2 1; Beardsley 3 1-2 7; Kent 2 0-2 4; Mathlson 1-2; Pinedo 1-2 1. Totals 15 11-25 43. Team fouLs Heppner 21 Wahtonka 23. Three-point goals Heppner: Koffler, Maben, Osmin, Pedro, Bond 2. Wahtonka: Brittle, Rensing. . JV Fillies down Condon 38-32 By Lisa Willman On January 22 the JV Fillies travelled to play Condon in a game that was scheduled but no one seem ed to know about, and came out on top, 38-32. The Fillies looked better defen sively holding Condon to only five points in the first quarter while they scored 13. At halftime the Fillies led by six points. In the second half the Fillies defense was still looking good and offensively the Fillies were scoring good except at the charity stripe. The Fillies made only 31 percent at the foul line, not as good as their game against Helix. The Fillies still managed to stay ahead all through the game and win, 38-32. Chrissy Schultz led the Fillies with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Sara Greenup tossed in nine points, eight rebounds and stole the ball eight times. had a good shooting game, as did Deacon Heideman, who hit 50 per cent of his shots from the floor. He By Anne Morter Photo by Wayne Hams incy Morter (32) looks for room around Husky defender man hit 16 of 39 for 41 percent. By Anne Morter On Saturday, January 26, the Lady Cards shocked the Sherman County Huskies when Nancy Morter hit a three-pointer with two seconds to go in the game to give lone the win, 47-45. Morter’s shot, “ an NBA three-pointer that hit nothing but twine" caused the packed house to go crazy, said coach Heideman. It pulled the Lady Cards from a one- point deficit into a two-point victory. Nancy Morter led all scorers with 25 points. Kari Morgan, who saw limited playing time because of fouls, added eight and Janie cupps had another eight. The Cards were outrebounded by the tall Huskies. 24-35. Sherman boasts a front line measuring 5’1 0 '\ 5 ’11" and 6'. Nancy Morter had six boards and Janie Cupps added five. Brandi Ball and Morter each dished out two assists and Morter grabbed five steals to lead those categories. The Lady Cards shot 32 percent from the floor, making 17 of 53, while Sher From the line, both teams hit 50 per cent with lone shooting nine of 18 and the Huskies shooting 13 of 26. “ Nancy had an excellent game. She took charge and was all over the court,” said coach Heideman. He also noted that Janie Cupps did a fine job filling in the gap when Kari Morgan was forced to the bench with foul trouble. He also mentioned that Amy Pointer came off the bench in the fourth quarter with a good effort for the Cards. “ It was a good w in,” said Heideman. “ We played good basketball and really executed well in the first half which forced them into a lot of mental mistakes,” he added. This weekend the girls have just one game which will be against Culver in Culver. According to coach Heideman. they will use the free Friday to heal up from all the bumps and bruises they suffered in this weekend’s matches. The lone Cardinals finished last week with mixed results, defeating Arlington and Helix before falling to the tough Sherman County Huskies on Saturday. The Cards played the Huskies close in their Saturday match-up, but in the end, Sherman held the upper hand. lone's record now stands at 8-1 in league and 11-5 overall. On Tuesday, January 22, the Cards traveled to Arlington where they easily dispatched the inex perienced Honkers, 77-44. lone jumped out to a 24-8 first quarter lead and never looked back. The game saw some strong performances off the bench from Justin Miller, who scored three three-pointers in the fourth quarter, Aaron Heideman with 15 rebounds. Mack Lovett with 14 rebounds and Brent Sheirbon with 10 points. The game’s leading scorer was Mike Garrett with 24 points. Gabe Garcia chipped in 11. Garrett also was the leading rebounder with 19 boards. The Cards held an incredi ble 75-33 rebounding edge over the Honkers. lone also had plenty of assists with David Wagenblast dishing out five, Gave Garcia adding three and Jason Proudfoot and Brent Sheirbon each adding two. David Wagenblast had three steals and Deacon Heideman had two blocked shots to lead in those departments. The Cards shot 38 percent from the floor, making 30 of 78 while Arl ington managed just 18 of 78 for 23 percent. From the free throw line, lone was 12 of 25 for 48 percent and Arlingtron hit two of 10 for 20 percent. On Friday afternoon, January 25, the Helix Grizzlies came to town, and it looked like they were gunn ing for an upset in the first half before the Cards got the momentum and went on to win, 81-64. The Car dinals held a 34-29 advantage at half time but came roaring out in the third quarter to break the game open. Gabe Garcia lit up the scoreboard with three three-pointers in that quarter. Mike Garrett led all scorers with 25 points. Hot-shooting Gabe Gar cia added 20 and Aaron Heideman came off the bench to chip in 11. The Cardinals held a 54-45 rebounding edge with Garrett leading the way with 20 and Ryan Halvorsen adding 10. Point guard David Wagenblast chalked up 12 assists and Gabe Gar cia added seven and each had two steals to pace the Cards. lone shot 40 percent from the field, making 34 of 83 while Helix hit 23 of 84 for 28 percent. From the line, the Cards were eight of 18 for 44 percent and the Grizzlies were 15 of 20 for 75 percent. Coach Del LaRue was happy with the game. He noted that both times they have played Helix, they have played tough in the first half but the Cards were able to break them in the second. He said that Gabe Garcia also commended Aaron Heideman for providing a "good lift off the bench" in that crucial third quarter. Photo by Wayne Hams Mike Garrett (44) grabs rebound over Huskies lone player lays up shot against Grizzlies JANUARY SALE DAYS FLANNEL SHIRTS Button and snap Large selection by Wrangler and Five Brothers reg. 1895 to 2595 NOW J** to l l * s SWEATSHIRTS by Saturdays and Rodeo America reg. 1250 to 29" NOW 5°° to 14** SWEATERS by Robert Bruce and Saturdays V-necks, crew necks & cardigans B ‘ NOW '/> p rice LADY WRANGLERS 13MWZ and Silverlake reg. 2995 to 3595 LEATHER COATS NOW *** to IP** . 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