SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Oecember 18, 1996
lone Cardinals stymie Mustangs, 73-49
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The Heppner Mustangs trav
eled to lone Friday, Dec. 13,
and came out on the short end
of a 73-49 game. After beating
the Cardinals 86-56 just two
weeks ago, the M ustangs
thought this game would be
easy.
The game was close at half
time, as the Mustangs led
30-26. Heppner picked apart
the Cardinal zone for some
easy baskets, but the Cards
bombed away from three-point -
land to keep it close.
In the second half, the
M ustangs' cold shooting
caught up with them. They
scored only 19 points in the se
cond half, shooting only 16 for
62 from the floor for the game
and 13 for 28 from the charity
stripe.
Meanwhile, lone was light
ing up the scoreboard. The
Cards were led by Jake McElli-
gott and'M ark Orem with 17
points each. Point guard Steve
Allen had 14 points and Luke
Swanson, back from surgery,
had 10. Jon Garrett hit three
treys in his first action of the
season.
Senior Justin Matteson hit for
14 points to lead the Mustangs
and Jim Schlaich had 10 points.
The loss dropped the Must
ang season record to 3-2.
Heppner: 11 19 11 8-49.
lone: 12 14 22 25-73.
by Molly Rhea..
photo by Joyce Hughes
Steve Allen goes up high over Heppner's Jim Schlaich and Tim
Dickenson.
lone Cardinals, Heppner Fillies battle into overtime
By Kara Miller
The Heppner Fillies trotted
into lone Friday to challenge
the lone Lady Cardinals, whom
they had beaten a week earlier.
But, as the game started, it
looked like there was a storm
brewing inside the Lady Cards.
lone got the tip-off to take it
down the court. Heppner stole
it away, but their basket at
tempt was unsuccessful. Suzy
Heideman rebounded and
assisted with a full-court pass
to Stephanie Haguewood for
two points.
Heppner did not respond un
til after LaRee Anderson had
added two more for the Cards.
Then the Fillies' Mindy Bins-
chus, Lexi Matteson and Jill
Barber each put two on the
board in succesion.
Both teams were having pro
blems with turnovers and fouls
throughout the whole game.
Fillies make comeback to beat Cards, 61-56
For the game, the Cardinals
went to the line 12 times to
Heppner's 17 turns at the chari
ty stripe.
At the end of one quarter, the
score was 9-9 and the crowd
could see how important the
last possession of the game was
going to be. lone jumped out
to another quick start in the
opening of the second quarter.
After Heppner's Annie Hisler
made one, lone's Heideman
put in two, Brenda Burright
made a trey and Camie Crum
put her first two points on the
board.
Heppner's Lori Moeller came
down with a short bank shot
for the Fillies to help them stay
with the lead-building Cards.
At halftime, the score had
widened to lone, 29, Heppner,
20
Following halftime entertain
ment by the pee wee boys'
teams, coached by Justin Miller
After trailing for most o f the
game against the Lady
Cardinals
on
Friday,
December 13, the Heppner
Fillies leaned into the (races
and won the game going
away, 61-56.
“The girls made a great
comeback," said varsity Coach
John Boyer. "They played with
determination and made the
necessary plays (in the
overtime) to win.”
The game started out slow
with both teams jockeying for
position and pressuring the
Sail. After one quarter the
score was even at nine. Due to
costly Filly turnovers in the
second quarter the Lady Cards
surged ahead to lead 29-20 at
the naif.
The second half the Fillies
but forth a steady effort to chip
away at the Cardinals' lead.
The end o f the third quarter
the Fillies trailed by only two
points, 35-37. With seconds
remaining in regulation play,
Lexi Matteson ruffled Cardinal
feathers as she scored off a
rebound and sent the game
into overtime at 50 apiece.
The overtime period was
Heppner all the way as the
Fillies took the bit in their
teeth and outscored the Lady
Cardinals 11 - six to cap the
win, 61-56. Five foot, nine
inch Lori Moeller led all
scorers with 20 points and
corralled 14 rebounds. Jaci
Hughes and Jill Barber also
double-digits,
achieved
scoring 12 and 11 points
respectively.
Six foot center, Suzy
Heideman, led lone’s scorers
with 14 points and 17
rebounds. Dawn Boor and
Brenda Burright each added 12
to the Lady Cards' total.
The JV Fillies had a
frustrating game against the
4
The Heppner Fillies pretty
much got W at all the way
around as the visiting Condon
Blue Devils out hustled, out
shot and beat the Fillies on the
boards to whirl into a 65-42
win.
The only time this game was
close was when the score was
even at six. From that point
on the Blue Devils looked
more like the infamous “Taz”
as they demonstrated their
quickness with a good
transition game and led 16-6
by the end o f the first quarter.
In the second quarter Condon
racked up another 16 points to
Heppner s 13 to widen the gap
to 13 at the half.
The Fillies made an honest
run in the third, outscoring the
Blue Devils 15 to 11 and
briefly narrowing the gap to
eight. The final period was a
witness to the Devils' whirling
back, running off nine
unanswered points to outscore
the Fillies 22 to eight and win
going away.
Lori Moeller and Lexi
Matteson shared top scoring
honors for Heppner with ll
po ints each. Condon’s Kacee
Ke
Kennedy
led all scorers with
19, followed by 6’ junior,
Margaret Schott, with 14
points.
On this, their third outing, the
JV Fillies trotted in with their
second
victory, • topping
Condon’s JV ’s 41-34. The
score was tied at 10 after the
first quarter. In the second
quarter the young Fillies
pulled out to a seven-point
lead (25-18) and maintained
that margin until the final
buzzer sounded.
Kathleen Greenup led the JV
Fillies’ balanced attack with
w
H eppner Fillies sink Boardman
Riverside Pirates
and Stacey Herrick, the battle
of south Morrow County con
tinued. The Fillies took control
of the third quarter, outshoot-
ing the Cards 17 to 5. Hisler
scored a three-point shot and
Moeller added eight of her
game-high 20 points to finish varsity laced lone Jvs, losing
lone’s Cam m ie.
the quarter, Fillies, 37, Cards, 60-26.
Burright led all scorers with 16
35.
The Lady Cardinals fought to points, followed by Kemmery
stay on top, but turnovers and Burright with 12 and Nikki
with
10.
fouls were costly and hurt them McEliigott
Heppner’s
Ashley
Ropp
in the end. Heppner made their
foul shots and scored two at the scored eight points and Casey
buzzer to put the game into a Ingraham, six, for the losing
50-50 tie. During the four effort.
minute overtime, lone could
not get back on top and Hepp Swanson, Bacon,
ner completed a 61-56 victory
over the Cards.
all state picks
Heideman and B. Burright
Luke Swanson, a senior at
both led the Cardinals with 14
lone
High School, has been
points, Heideman led re
selected
for the Class 1A All
bounds with 17 and B. Burright
State First Team. Swanson is
added six steals.
the son o f Jim and Monica
hes
Swanson, lone.
Joe Bacon, also a senior at
Lexi Matteson goes for the bucket against Riverside
IHS and the son o f Bill and
Marcy Bacon, lone, was
bv Molly Rhea
Hisler and Lexi Matteson each
selected for the second team.
The varsity Fillies sunk the had 10. Riverside's Jamie
Complete 1A all state picks
3A Riverside Pirates, 56-40, at Downey earned game high
are as follows: First Team-
Boardman * on
Saturday, scoring honors with 16 points.
S wan son, Jim Adamek, junior,
December 14. Heppner got off
The JV Fillies controlled the
Powers; Kevin Huck, junior, to a slow start and trailed 7-12
tempo o f their game against
Culver; David Russell, senior, after the first quarter.
the Riverside JV squad,
Eddyville; Seth Coleman,
By halftime tne Fillies turned
senior,
Wallowa;
Clint the tide on the Pirate Ship to leading throughout only to
Swearingen, senior, Elkton; capture a two-point lead, 24- watch the win slip away to the
Pirates, 31-29.
“The girls
Mike Hiller, senior, St. Paul; 22 .
played well, displaying good
and Roger Anderson, senior,
The third quarter was when rebounding,” commented JV
Cove.
the Fillies put it all together coach Dana Reid. “This team
Second Team- Bacon; David and galloped o ff 26 points to
Lehnherr, senior, Powers; the Pirates' feeble five. The just needs to learn how to pull
out the win at the end.”
Brandon Underhill, senioj;
Heppner squad was then able
For the rematch o f these two'
Dufiar; Garth Brushe, senior, to trot through the fourth
teams,
Heppner varsity teams
Jewell; Colby Johnson, senior, quarter to take the game, 56-
hosted Riverside on Tuesday,
Cove; Jim Stever, sophomore, 40.
December
17
Friday,
Days Creek; Andy Robinson,
“We put together a big third December 20, sees varsity and
senior, St. Paul; Rory Johnson,
uarter, ” said coach John JV in action against visiting
senior, Wallowa.
oyer. “That was the best
To wrap up
Honorable Mention-Mark quarter we’ve had so far this Imbler.
December’s schedule, tne four
Shelley, senior, Powers, J.C. year.”
Heppner teams travel to Echo
Udey, junior, Wasco County;
Lori Moeller led the Fillies'
Ryan
Gassner,
senior, scoring with 15, while Annie on Saturday, December 21, to
tangle with the Cougars.
Eddyville; Trent Siddoway,
senior. Burnt River; Cimeron
Karandi,
senior,
Camas
photo by Joyce Hughes
Valley,
Seth
Boyer, H H S basketball C-team preview
Jaci Hughes guards Condon player
sophomore. Culver; Jake
Chuck Matteson is coaching
10 points, followed by Ashley Tina McGuire scored 10 in their Anderson, senior, Alsea; Glen B y L o n n ie R ill
the
JVs this year under head
This year Greg Grant is back
Ropp with eight. Condon’s
losing effort.
Boughman, senior, Prairie
varsity
coach Bob Ployhar. The
City; Ryan Leehman, senior at the head of the Heppner
team
will
be filled with ex
Paisley; Mike Olson, senior High School (HHS) m en's
perienced
and confident
basketball
C-team.
Grant
took
Condon; Logan Imponen,
sophomores
and
some aggres
two
years
off
to
coach
the
senior Triangle Lake; Josh
sive
juniors.
The
team will be
seventh
grade
at
the
junior
eludes sophomore Niki Sulli Hicks, senior, Prairie City;
By Kara Miller
led
by
sophomore
sensation
high.
The
last
time
he
coached
Russell
Badgely,
junior.
Days
Once again, lone Lady Car van, junior Brenda Burright,
Derek
Gunderson,
big man
at
the
high
school
was
with
the
Creek;
Randy
Townsend,
dinals coach Dana Heideman senior Kemmery Burright and
Tim Dickenson and the man in
senior
Culver;
Wes
Cessnun,
freshman
class
that
are
seniors
four
freshmen,
Nikki
McElli-
has just enough players to put
the middle, Casey Evans.
senior,
Eddyville;
Ryan now.
a varsity team on the court with gott, Camie Burright, Sybil
Martin, senior, Adrian.
With
a
fresh
class,
he
says,
Krebs
and
Brandi
Brantley.
a few subs floating between
the team will be a hardworking Post Office to
This team is challenged by its
junior varsity and varsity play
group,
physical, that has a
youth
and
inexperience.
A
Park district
ing time. Returning starters
great
defense,
rebounds well close early Dec. 24
spokesperson
for
the
team
said,
from last year are seniors Suzy
The Heppner Post Office will
Heideman, LaRee Anderson "They are improving every meeting changed and isn't the flashy team that
has
been
seen
in
the
past.
The
game
they
play
and
with
the
close
at 3 p.m. Christmas Eve,
and Stephanie Haguewood.
team's
strength
is
its
aggres
The
regularly
scheduled
teams
they're
playing
during
Tuesday,
Dec. 24, so the Post
Others returning are senior
siveness
and
toughness.
This
meeting
of
the
Willow
Creek
preseason,
they
should
be
pret
Office
employees
can be home
Dawn Boor, junior Maci Child
team
should
surprise
a
lot
of
Park
District
has
been
changed
ty
good
by
league.
There's
lots
with
their
families.
ers and sophomore Tori Odin-
Mail must be in by 3:30 p.m.
et. New faces to the lineup in- to see in this young team. to Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. people this year, and also help
in the years to come at HHS.
at Heppner City Hall.
Don't miss a game."
that day.
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Condon Blue Devils outscore Fillies, 65-42
by M o lly Rhea
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lone's Camie Burright (30) wrestles with Jill Barbur for the ball.
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Lady Cards start preseason play