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- • N;-.-*-' ■ -V —r —« ^ - 4 -« « '« •••-* * • * '« ; ì : ; V 4 4 4*1 *• -„ v '- V '; s > '^ y V .» x - . * -. .7-4 - • •* ... . - i n t \ ' . '• w * - i Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 18. 1996 • SEVEN Mustangs humble Riverside Pirates, 46-36 Lady Cardinals lose by two The H eppner M ustangs traveled to Boardman Satur day, Dec. 14, and pasted the 3A Riverside Pirates, 46-36. Heppner used a strangling defense to limit the Pirates to only 10 points in the first half, as they rolled to a 23-10 half time lead. Mustangs' coach Bob Ployhar applauded the M ustangs' " g r e a t defensive e f f o r t." "Justin Matteson did a good job on Kyle Killingbeck," he said. Killingbeck, a 6 '7 " senior, was shut out in the first half and scored 13 for the game. The Pirates came back and made the game interesting, cut ting the Mustangs' lead to six at 39-33. Heppner used a delay starting at the four-minute mark to close out Riverside, despite some poor free throw shooting-Heppner shot only 10 for 19 for the contest. Eric Shonbachler led the Mustangs with 10 points, while Jim Schlaich and Matteson each added nine counters. Schlaich also pulled down seven re bounds. Jeff Watkins had a strong game with six points and six rebounds for Heppner. The Mustangs host the 1m- bler Panthers Friday night, Dec. 20, and travel to play the Echo Cougars Saturday, Dec. 21 . • • ’ By Jeremy Rietmann The lone Cardinals' JV team suffered a disappointing loss to the Heppner JV team on Fri day, Dec. 13. The final score favored Heppner, 60-47. Although the Cards did not fair well in the scoring part of the game, they came up with eight offensive rebounds and 13 defensive rebounds. They also came up with six blocked shots as a team. The leading scorer was Na than Rietmann with 17 points. Randy Scott had 10, and Allen Gribskov and Patrick Eberhard each had eight. Freshman Dy lan Pettyjohn also had two. On Saturday, Dec. 14, the Cards JV played the Pilot Rock Rockets, and lost in a close one, 53-51. The leading scorer for the Cardinals was Scott, with 12. Other scorers included Eber hard with 10, Rietmann with seven, and Gribskov and Mark McElligott with six. Steve Crum and Pettyjohn each came out with two. 1 . -» , V .V '- - „ • *.v • .■•;*■■■ --y -- _ rT «- - Suzy Heideman shoots over Rocket players Chris Anthony (15) goes up for block against Riverside. Watching is Jim Schlaich. lone Cardinals defeat Rockets By Kara Miller The lone Lady Cardinals showed their fatigue from the previous evening's game when the Pilot Rock Rockets came to town on Saturday, Dec. 14. The night before, the girls had played a long, hard-fought game against Heppner and were still feeling the loss. The girls took to the court, but did not seem ready to play a back-to-back game. Suzy Heideman got the tip-off, but the Cards got it down the court only to tie it up and give it to the Rockets. Offense was slow at starting, but the lone girls put the first points on the board with a rebound and shot by Brenda Burright. Pilot Rock ran down the court and answered with two, then took the lead when a player drove the paint, was fouled and made her free throws. Fatigue and frustration took its toll as there were many turn overs in the game and not many points scored. The score was Pilot Rock 20-19 at the half. In the third, lone again put the first shot up and put the first points on the board, but Pilot Rock came right back with two of their own. lone got into foul trouble and Pilot Rock capitalized by sinking most of their free throws. The Rockets seemed unstoppable from three-point land as they easily took the lead and kept it. They widened their margin and at the end of the third, the score w as 38-34. The Cards' Heideman scored 20 points, but it wasn't enough to pull out the win. The final was 49-47, Pilot Rock. LaRee Anderson led the Cards with four steals, while Heideman and B. Burright each had seven rebounds. Mustangs put hex on Condon Blue Devils The Heppner Mustangs put a hex on the Condon Blue Devils Tuesday night, Dec. 10, and came away with a 51-40 . victory. The win moved the Mustangs' preseason record to 3-1. Heppner used an active press and a tight man-to-man de fense to run to a 22-9 first quarter lead. The Blue Devils came back in the second stan za and made the score 37-28 at the break. The second half was a lack luster two periods for both teams as Heppner outscored Condon 14-12 for the final victory. Eric Schonbachler led a list of 10 Mustangs who put points up on the board with 13 counters, including three baskets from beyond the arc. Senior Jim Schlaich led the Mustangs with eight boards and five steals, while Jerid Ployhar added five rebounds. Heppner was plagued by 15 turnovers in the low-scoring contest. While happy with the win, coach Bob Ployhar said, "O ur defense saved our bacon. We really need some practice time on offense. That was our fourth game in eight days and the lack of practice really show ed." HJH teams busy over the weekend By Lonnie Rill Heppner fans were busy this week going to over fifteen games in a two-day span. The weekend started off with the freshmen playing the Spray JV. Spray had an age and height advantage, but the C-team played hard. They still lost though, in a great effort. On Friday, Dec. 13, the Heppner Junior High (HJH) seventh grade boys came back from a 13 point deficit at half time to win the game against Umatilla in the last quarter. This took the HJH boys by sur prise and so the Athena-Wes ton team jumped out and beat them the next day. They played well, but the other team had a height advantage. The key to the seventh grades' offense this year will be their speed and aggressiveness. The HJH seventh grade girls, on the other hand, had a great weekend and won both of their games against Umatilla and Athena-Weston. The girls are rough competitors, play well together and have a good R season started. W The HHS JV boys had a tough weekend, losing to Riverside, which put them at a record of 3-1. •.» * /; Heppner: 6 17 11 12-46 Riverside: 5 5 16 10-36 lone JV boys lose to Mustangs - v : , r assists with six Marc Orem and Luke Swanson had four steals apiece. The Cardinals had a great night at the free throw line, making 12 of 15 for 80 percent. Garrett had a 5-7 shooting night for 71 percent from the field. "The Cardinals played an ex cellent team game with good passing and defense, and everyone contributed to the ef fort," said coach Del LaRue. lone JV Cardinals beat Heppner Fillies By Kara Miller The Lady Cardinals JV team hosted the Heppner Fillies on Friday and lone made it look all too easy, beating the Fillies, 60-26. This ball team was warmed up and ready to play. Leading scorer was Camie Burright with 16, but Kemmery Burright added 12, Nikki Mc Elligott put in 10. Niki Sullivan and Brandi Brantley both helped with eight, and Maci Childers and Sybil Krebs both added three points each. These girls came out playing hard offensively and defensive ly. Each girl had at least three steals as an example of their hustle. The Lady Cardinals will host the Pilot Rock Rockets on Saturday, Dec. 21. IMS boys defeated by Echo Cougars . Comphm#nti oI th* Motto* County Gf»m Gr o w ; Tuesday, Dec. 17 Soft White Dec. Jan. Feb. new crop ‘4.12 *4.12/*4.10 *4.09 *3.65 Barley Dec.-Feb. *116 < . ' ‘ -i . - _ . ■. . * '1 ^ I J V . V . l -x I ^ . 1 — . j - ............- - y •> . V -» 9 a -r r.- ~ t r. \ ■ - " V , ■ . ' ' V * • . . - _ . ■.> N > • * - ■ - - •! * > ■. ■ -7- .. < . e-. V-. -, »y. v c > -i -x V lone JV girls add another win Market Report ‘ - X. * • « . Jeff Watkins (32), Jim Schlaich (34). Eric Schonbachler and Brian Koffler look for the rebound. By Shelby Krebs The lone Middle School boys basketball team was defeated by the Echo Cougars Saturday, Dec. 14. The Cardinals out- scored the Cougars in three out of the four quarters, but the final score read 34-26. Korey Morgan racked up 13 points, Jeremy Rietmann had 11, and Adam McCabe added two. V . ' - • . V ^ . ' Heppner: 22 15 10 4-51 Condon: 9 19 4 8-40 Kelly Morgan goes up for the lay in By Jennifer Thompson The lone boys hosted the Pilot Rock Rockets on Satur day, Dec. 14. The Rockets suc cumbed to intense pressure in the first half and fell to the Cards 72-54. The Cardinals were led in scoring by Jake McElligott with 18 points, followed by Jon Gar rett with 15. McElligott also led the Cards in rebounds with 10, followed by Kelly Morgan with eight. Steve Allen led the . ' By Kara Miller The lone JV girls were pump ed up for their fourth game of the year. The Cardinals led the whole way over the 2A Pilot Rock Rockets, showing great hustle and shooting by beating the Rockets 50-28. Leading the charge was Camie Burright with 10 points and nine steals. Nikki McElli gott and Brandi Brantley each added eight rebounds to lead the Red and White on the boards. The team has played their way to a 3-1 record before hosting the Stanfield Tigers on Tuesday, Dec. 17. IMS Lady Cards lose to Cougars By Shelby Krebs The lone Middle Schtxrl Ladv Cardinals suffered a disappoin ting loss to the Echo Cougars Saturday, Dec 14. The Cougars plainly outscored the Lady Cards, 33-9. Allison Halvorsen had four points for the Cards, Charissa Gates had a three-pointer, and Jennifer Thompson added two tree throws. The Cardinals' next game will be against Heppner, Fri day, Dec 20. Send or Heceive Gazette-Times 676-9228 ''rw > ■ • * . • y. ' ;• « ' V.V •> » .*•>».. : V J t ' j ‘
