EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 20, 1993
Mustangs keep record perfect with Pilot Rock shutout 26-0
The Heppner Mustangs kept
their record perfect at 6-0 with a
convincing 26-0 shutout of the
Pilot Rock Rockets Friday night,
Oct. 15 at the Morrow County
fairgrounds.
The H om ecom ing gam e,
played in a driving rainstorm for
the first two quarters, was much
closer than expected for the first
half.
The first quarter was scoreless
with the Mustangs getting only
one chance with the ball. Hepp
ner fumbled away their first
possession of the second quarter
and then put together their first
scoring drive of the game. The
Mustangs moved 56 yards in 18
carries. Running backs Kevin
Payne and Chris Dickenson,
alternated carrying the ball dur
ing the drive with Payne diving
in from the two yard line with
2:33 remaining in the half. The
pat attempt was unsuccessful and
Heppner led 6-0.
The Rockets got the ball after
an exchange of punts with 37
seconds left in the half. Instead
of falling on the ball and going
into the half down 6-0 against the
defending state champs, coach
Perry Sheehan decided to put the
ball into the air. Linebacker Jim
Tellechea stepped in front of a flat
pass, picked the ball and ran it to
the Rockets 11 yard line.
Payne needed only two runn
ing plays to hit pay dirt and Hepp
ner led 12-0. Dickenson, back
after a four week layoff and ar
throscopic knee surgery, added
the pat run for a 14-0 halftime
Mustang lead.
The second half was all Hepp
ner. Linebacker Ryan Munkers
and free safety Len Brittner in
tercepted passes to stop Rocket
drives while seniors Joe Lindsay
and Kevin Scott clamped down
on the ground attack of the
Rockets.
Kevin Payne was a one-man
wrecking crew. He ran with
authority for the second week in
a row and had his most prolific
night as a footballer, scoring all
four
of
the
M ustangs’
touchdowns. Payne ran the ball
20 times for 90 yards in the game.
Payne scored from one yard
out in the third quarter and caught
a 23 yard touchdown pass from
junior quarterback Chad Skroch
in the fourth quarter. Skroch,
playing in place of the injured
Rick Koffler, ran the team well
all night and was three of five
passes for 59 yards with one
interception.
The M tangs hit the road after
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three home games in a row and
travel to The Dalles to take on the
Wahtonka Eagles in CBC action
Friday, Oct. 22. Heppner will be
trying for its 20th straight victory
ov er two seasons against
Wahtonka.
Heppner is still tied for the lead
in the conference with Weston-
McEwen and Umatilla. Those
two teams meet Friday night in
a big contest and then Heppner
finishes their regular season with
games against each of them.
F irsl Downs
Rushes/ Yds
Passing Yds
Passes
Punts/Avg
Fum bles/lost
Penalties/Y ds
Pilot R ock
3
24-62
17
3-13-3
6-33
2-1
4-20
H ep p n er
13
50-180
84
4-6-1
2-43
5-3
5-40
Columbia Basin Conference
Football Standings
League Season
Heppner
Weston-McEwen
Umatilla
Sherman Union
Stanfield
Wahtonka
Pilot Rock
W L
30
30
30
2 2
1 3
0 3
04
W L
60
60
5 1
2 3
1 5
1 5
1 5
Fillies Varsity and C team
lose to Pilot Rock JVs win
It took three games for the Pilot
Rock Rockets to defeat the Hepp
ner Fillies in varsity volleyball
with the Fillies winning the first
game 15-9, but losing the next
two 8-15, 10-15.
Jodi Johnston served Hepp-
ner’s first five points to take the
lead 5-2. Heppner’s good serves
proved to be the winning edge.
The Fillies were paced by
Johnston with six points and Jen
ny Krein and Holly Eckman, who
added three each to lead the rest
of the team.
In the second game, Heppner
fought a determined opponent as
the Rockets took a 7-1 lead and
never stumbled. Heppner fought
back bringing the score 8-9, but
that’s all the Fillies would score
as the Rockets went on to win
15-8.
The last and deciding game was
a close contest until Pilot Rock
surged ahead 9-6. The Rockets
continued to capitalize on Hepp
ner’s mistakes and inconsistency.
Despite a surge of good serving
by Alissa Brownfield the Rockets
went on to win 10-15 dropping
Heppner’s league standings.
In JV action the team continued
their winning ways with a victory
over the Pilot Rock Rockets JV
team 15-5, 8-15, 15-6.
The Fillies started scoring
points and played excellent offen
sively and defensively to take a
15-5 first match win.
In the following match, Hepp
ner let down and struggled as the
Rockets won the contest 8-15.
The third match, good team
work enabled the JVs to build a
3-0 lead and keep ahead of their
opponents. Heppner seized the
victory at the 10-6 score when
they surged ahead and posted a
15-6 win.
The Heppner Fillies C Team
continued their volleyball action
with a loss against Pilot Rock in
two games, despite playing the
Rockets JV squad, 8-15, 13-15.
In the first contest the score
battled point for point to six
points, then Pilot Rock pulled
ahead and never looked back win
ning 8-15.
The young Fillies came alive in
the second game and fought back
from a 1-7 deficit to make it 4-7.
Heppner continued to chip away
at the lead and finally tied the
game at 12 points. They pulled
ahead to a 13-12 lead. Pilot Rock
crept back to pull out a 13-15 win
which was a heartbreaker for the
young Fillies.
Photo by Joyce Hughes
Kevin Payne (28) looks for yardage against Pilot Rock Friday.
Fillies take second in tournament
In the Columbia Basin Tourna
ment held last Tuesday, Oct. 12,
at Heppner the Fillies met league
leading Stanfield and Umatilla.
The first game pitted Heppner
against Umatilla which the Fillies
easily won in two games.
Stanfield then took on Umatilla
and outbested them in two.
In the winner’s bracket Stan
field met Heppner and beat the
Fillies in two 4-15, 4-15.
The Fillies jumped to an early
2-0 lead. The two teams fought
each other to a 3-3 tie before
Stanfield started on a scoring
streak of four points. The Fillies
battled to regain the serve but
couldn't capitalize when they had
to, leaving the door open for
Stanfield. The Tigers made few I
mistakes and were well disciplin
ed in their surge for the 4-15 win.
The second game was a repeat
of the first as the Fillies took an
early 3-0 lead and played with
confidence. They began to strug
gle a bit, however, which open
ed the door for the Tigers as they
found Heppner’s weaknesses.
The Fillies never gave up as they
tried to gain their momentum but
fell short to a powerful Stanfield
team that handed them another
4-15 loss.
Heppner teams beat Sherman Air Life meeting set in Heppner
The Heppner Varsity Fillies
returned to their winning ways as
they rolled over Sherman Union
in two games 15-9 and 15-11.
The Fillies were paced by
senior setter Holly Eckman.
The Fillies made their shots
count as they had an excellent
percentage from the serving line.
They worked the floor and made
most of their hits count.
Sherman also fell to Heppner’s
JV team 15-7, 15-12.
Strong serving by Jessica
Sumner and Tina Kemp provid
ed to be the deciding factor in giv
ing the Fillies a winning edge
15-7.
The second game the Fillies
trailed 1-4 and tied their op
ponents 4-4 before the Huskies
pulled ahead six points to lead the
match, 4-11. Heppner never gave
up and used good team work to
chip away at the lead to obtain a
12-12 tie. The Fillies then pull
ed ahead for good and won
15-12.
The C Team rebounded well
from their loss against Pilot Rock
and won a tough contest with
Sherman Union 15-10, 7-15,
15-1.
The first game Heppner came
from behind to take the 15-10
win. Both teams struggled to take
command of the lead. The
Huskies jumped to an early 5-9
lead. Heppner then took charge
then never looked back as they
ran off eight straight points to
take a 13-9 lead, before posting
the win.
Sherman came right back with
strong serving and defensive
plays for a 7-15 win in the second
game. The last game the Fillies
were in command the entire way
with an impressive 15-1 victory.
An Air Life Town Hall
meeting is scheduled for Wednes
day, November 3 at 7 p.m. at the
St. Patrick’s Senior Center in
Heppner.
V ern
B artley, program
manager, said the purpose of the
meeting is to "dispel rumors and
discuss changes Air Life has
made in the use of the helicopter
to serve Heppner area patients.”
Letters were mailed October 15
to H eppner area Air Life
members inviting them (and the
public) to attend the town hall
meeting.
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