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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 25, 1996 Cardinals dom inate Redside tournam ent Mustangs outplay Riverside Pirates, 52-48 ghoto by Joyce Hughes Tim Dickenson (42) has shot blocked by Pirate i\iew year’s “Eve “Dance for Teens Twice, in only four days, the Heppner Mustangs outplayed the visiting Boardman River side Pirates, 52-48, on Tuesday, Dec. 17. As in the previous game with the Pirates, Heppner roared to a good lead at the half, 35-21. The Mustangs used a sticky man-to-mab half court defense and a zone press to befuddle the visitors. The only thing that gave the Pirates hope was a late run in the fourth quarter. "T h e kids played 3Vi excel lent quarters of basketball," said coach Bob Ployhar. "They got a little excited and put up some ill-advised shots in the fourth quarter. That let River side back into the game. It was a good learning experience." Senior Jim Schlaich had a strong game for Heppner. He tallied 11 points to go with his 14 rebounds to lead the Mus tangs. Justin Matteson, who is quickly establishing himself as the Mustang floor general, lead Heppner in scoring, with 16 points. The Pirates were led by Kevin Baker, a slick looking 6 '3 " sophomore, with 10 counters. The win brought the Mus tang record to 5-2 before week end games against Imbler and Echo. Cards take (Odeppner and done d iig fi Scfioo f .Students) victory over Tigers T u e sd a y D ec. 3 1 s t 9 p .m . - 1 a .m . Heppner High Cafeteria Music by: D a n D u r ris Sponsored by H eppner Oregon T ogeth er call 4 2 2 - 7 0 4 7 If q u estion s. ¡Happy 5 0 th you r friends up on the hid have secretly been toid that you'llf 6c turmnq 50 * Jon Garrett goes up for a layin against Stanfield half a century old! By S helby Krebs An early lead led to an lone Cardinal boys' basketball vic tory over the Stanfield Tigers in a non-conference game Tues day, Dec. 17. The Cardinals' hustle and team effort helped them defeat the Tigers, 71-52. With seconds remaining in the second quarter, Jon Gar rett's half court shot put the Cards on top, 48-21. Garrett finished the game with 10 points and three rebounds. Jake McElligott led the Car dinals with 18 points and 13 re bounds. Joe Bacon followed with 13 points, 7 rebounds and two assists. 'W e'll help you out when you need us cause the mind's the first to go we'll repeat our words real slow ly so you’d still be in the "know ." J f your body starts to fail don't you fret and stew w e’ll come and assist however we can we'll even tie your shoe! 5\s the years have crept upon you what a joy that it must 6e to (boh so A T 50 H a p p y “Birthday, '\aren Lee. 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In the beginning, it looked like lone would win the championship trophy. They made six points and held Con don scoreless in the first three minutes. But then the Devils made the tables turn and the exhausted Cardinals couldn't stop them. Stephanie Shaffer and Schott were the only players to make points for the Blue Devils, but they did their job. The two girls helped their team pass up the Lady Cards for a 41-37 win. Heideman led lone with 11 rebounds, while Brenda Bur- right added six boards and five steals. A spokesperson for the team said, "This game truly was a test of each team's guards; their hu stle and "w ant” determined who won. It will be interesting to watch these two teams when pre season is over." By K ara M iller On the second day of com petition at the Wasco County Tournament in Maupin, the lone Lady Cardinals were defeated by the Condon Blue Devils in the championship round, 41-37. Condon jumped to an early start with Kacee Kennedy put ting in three points. Suzy Heideman stole the ball and put it in for two for the Cards. That seemed to be the turning point for the lone guards. They began stealing the ball and run ning it back to set up the offense. lone's Heideman had a big job on her hands, stopping Margaret Schott, the 6' forward for Condon, who made four of her 10 points during the first quarter. However, Heideman made four of her game-high 14 points, also in the first quarter. Camie Burright came off the Cardinal bench to help the lone girls gain the lead in the second quarter, but it was temporary, as the Blue Devils came back within one at the end of the third. Time stood still in the fourth quarter, as each team battled to 10 players whenever it is need e d ," said LaRue. The Cardinals will travel to Umatilla on Friday, Dec. 27, to take on the Umatilla Vikings, who are highly rated in the CBC this year. Box Score: lone-Rietmann 1 0-0 2; Allen 2 2-2 7; Swanson 5 1-1 13; Gar rett 4 0-011; Bacon 2 0-0 6; Orem 8 4-6 20; Crowell 2 0-1 4; Morgan 3 0-0 6; Taylor 0 0-0 0; Eberhard 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 7-10 69. Wasco County: Bell 0 0-0 0; Smith 0 0-0 0; Ralston 1 0-0 2; Miller 0 0-0 0: Russell 0 0-0 0; Udey 1 0-0 2; Mar tin 5 1-2 11; Delco 2 1-3 5; Laflin 4 4-614; Balentine 3 1 -2 7 ; Ashley 2 2-3 7. Totals 18 9-16 48 FAX Paper Gazette-Times 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 Come Share With Us at Willow Creek Baptist Church Morrow County Grain Growers 1-800-452-7396 The lone Cardinals got off to a slow start in the champion ship game of the Redside Tour nament on Saturday, Dec. 21 at Maupin, but the Cards came on strong in the second quarter and breezed to a 69-48 win. Neither team scored for the first three minutes of the game until lone's Kelly Morgan broke the ice. Second quarter action saw Jon Garrett score eight points to ignite the Cardinals to a 21 point outburst and out- score the Redsides 21-10, for a 13 point edge at the break. In the third quarter, the teams played even, with the Redsides outscoring the Cards by one, 16-15, but the Cards still had a 12 point lead. Fourth quarter action saw the Car dinals put up 24 points to the Redsides' 15, for the final 69-48 margin. Marc Orem led all scorers, lighting up the second half for 18 of his game-high 20 points. Luke Swanson followed with 13, and Garrett had 11. Jory Crowell came off the bench and followed Jacob Taylor's Friday night performance by leading lone with 11 rebounds and a stellar perform ance. Steve Allen led the team with seven assists, followed by Swanson afid Garrett with five each. 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