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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 16, 1994 Mustangs cage Huskies Heppner bombs Rockets 74-56 The Heppner Mustangs were hitting on all cylinders, Friday. Feb. 11, as they ran right past the visiting Pilot Rock Rockets in a 74-56 romp that wasn’t close. Heppner played a sensational first half, taking a 38-19 lead in to the locker room. Senior Rick Koffler had a great first half and game, hitting 6-8 from the field, including four three pointers in the half. He finished with 18 points on 7-10 shooting from the field. Senior Len Brittner led the scoring parade with 24 points on 9-14 from the field. As a team, Heppner was 27-57 from the field, an eye popping 47 percent. The Mustangs forte is quickly becoming an aggressive man-to- man defense. The defense held a Pilot Rock to 33 points through the first three quarters and held their top scorers, Casey Perkins and Byran Ellis, to a combined nine points on the evening. Koffler led the Mustangs on the boards with nine rebounds and added 10 assists, a season high for him. Sam Sumner had seven boards and Dwayne Dunaway added five. The victory was the Mustangs’ eighth in league play against one loss and hurt the Rockets chances of finishing fourth place in the CBC and qualifying for post season play. - f •*» Photo by Joyce Hughes Leonard Brittner and Chris Dickenson (30) play defense against Pilot Rock. Lutherans plan Lenten services “ Saying No to Say Yes” is the theme of the sermon to be delivered Sunday, Feb. 20 to the congregations of the Hope-Valby Lutheran Parish. Pastor Hoob- ing’s sermon is based on scripture reading of Mark 1:12-15, the Gospel text for the first Sunday of Lent. Service of Holy Communion will be celebrated at 9 a.m. at Valby Lutheran Church, located on the Ione-Gooseberry road out side of lone. Communion service and Sunday school at Hope Lutheran church in Heppner will begin at 11 a.m. Coffee hour will follow both services. Mid week Lenten soup suppers and services will be held at Valby on Tuesday evenings beginning at 6 p.m. Service will follow at 7 p.m. Soup supper at Hope will be held on Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m. with worship to follow at 7 p.m. The theme of this years mid week Lenten services is “ Words That Last Forever” . The word this week is “ Paradise” . The Heppner Mustangs travel ed to Sherman County Saturday, Feb. 12. and brought home a hard fought 49-32 victory. The Huskies are short on talent but play well as a team and on their home court they are tough to beat. The Mustangs took a 19-13 lead in the first quarter as Heppner got it going on the break and Joe Healy scored several baskets converting on the break. Heppner was lulled to sleep against the Huskies and their 2-3 zone defense. Sherman County crept within three points at the half and were down only 29-27 at the third quarter break. The Mustangs exploded in the fourth quarter. Rick Koffler ignited the rally with a four-point play, sinking a three pointer and getting fouled in the process. Koffler led the Mustangs with 15 points and six steals on the even ing. Heppner outscored Sherman County 20-5 in the last period to win. Sam Sumner found some open spots in the zone and tallied eight points in the final quarter and snagged seven rebounds. Austin Coiner grabbed a game high 12 rebounds and did a solid job on the Huskies’ 6 ’5 ” star Bob Townsend, who finished with 20 points on six field goals and 7-10 foul shots. Heppner (9-1, 14-4), moved one step closer to the league championship with the win. With only two league games remain ing, the Mustangs would have to lose both games this weekend to not win their second league title in as many years. The Mustangs host the Weston- McEwen TigerScots Friday, Feb. Lady Cards beat Echo 18, and travel to Umatilla Satur day, Feb. 19 to end the league season. The TigerScots put the only 1 blemish on the Mustangs’ season two weeks ago and are the only team with a mathematical chance of tying Heppner for the league title. 4 ìH ì V iV V v v ’’Check with us before you buy that next CAR or PICKUP!” Only Dealership in Oregon in the TOP 50 in United States in Customer Satisfaction!! Lexington Grange to meet The Lexington Grange will hold their regular meeting Mon day, Feb. 21 at the Grange Hall on Juniper Canyon Road, outside Lexington. Gary Neal will be the speaker. Photo by Joyce Hughes Joe Healy tries to block shot against Sherman while Rick Kof fler (11) looks on. speaking on the long range plan for the Port of Morrow. A potluck dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. with the program following at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend the program. We give the WRIGHT Deals- - We give the WRIGHT Service- - Your Local Dealer: UJright Thanks to everyone who attended our Appreciation Day Saturday C hevrolet, Injc. 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However, the lady Cards turned the tables early in the fourth, tak ing advantage of several Echo miscues. Within minutes, lone turned a two point lead into a 17 point margin, ending the game with a 60-50 victory. Melissa McElligott led all scorers with 24 points. Becky Due to the participation of our customers the customer appreciation day was a GREAT SUCCESS. Wagenblast added 11. McElligott also led the team in rebounds and steals with eight and five respec tively. April Taylor paced the squad with four assists. The lady Cards shooting percentages improved as they connected on 24 of 58 for 41 per cent from the field. At the line, they made 10 of 16 for 63 per cent. Echo made 19 of 51 for 35 percent from the floor and 11 of 18 for 61 percent at the line. “ We played with a lot more in te n sity ,” said coach Dana H eidem an. 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