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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 29,1997 Mustangs pound Pilot Rock Rockets, 40-6 TigerScots dominate Mustangs in two By Molly Rhoa photo by Joyce Hughes Running back Travis Wilhelm goes down By Rick Paullus The H eppner M ustangs pounded the Pilot Rock Rockets, 40-6, last Friday night, Oct. 24, in the Mustangs’ last regular sea son home game. Heppner will wrap up the Columbia Basin Con ference title with a win at Wah- tonka next Friday night at The Dalles. The Mustangs’ defense set the tone for the night by stopping the Rockets on their first possession. Taking over at the 44 yard line of Pilot Rock, quarterback Shane Matheny kept the ball for 11 yards to the 33. Junior Derek Gund erson ran the ball twice for six yards each, down to the 21 yard line. Matheny then hit Casey Evans for a 21 yard touchdown pass. The extra point try was no good and Heppner led 6-0 with 9:18 left in the first quarter. The Mustangs’ defense again held the Rockets and Heppner took over at the 47 yard line of Pilot Rock. After a first down at the 37, Matheny hit senior Travis Wilhelm on a swing pass good for 17 yards to the 20. M atheny then hit Evans at about the 10; Evans lateralled the ball to Michael Schonbachler, who ran untouched into the end zone for the touchdown. Matheny ran in the two point conversion and Heppner led, 14-0, with 5:51 left in the first quarter. The Mustangs again held on downs and took over at their own 44 yard line. M atheny hit W ilhelm for 11 yards, then Gunderson on a screen pass for 31 yards to the nine. Schon bachler carried to the three, then Wilhelm took it on in for the touchdown. Matheny again ran in the two point conversion, and the Mustangs led, 22-0, at the end of the first quarter. The Mustangs had 152 yards total offense to Pilot Rock’s 16 yards in the first quarter. Evans recovered an onside kick at the M ustangs’ 47, but the Rocket defense held and they took over a their own 38. Evans then tackled a Rocket back for a 10 yard loss and again for a two yard loss. Gunderson had a 15 yard punt return to the Rockets’ 30 yard line. Pilot Rock then intercepted a pass at the one foot line, but gave the ball back on a fumble at the five, recovered by Jake Roy. Wilhelm took it in from the five on the Mustangs’ first play for the touchdown. The extra point try failed and the Mustangs led, 28-0, with 7:20 left in the half. The Mustangs and the Rockets then traded possessions the rest o f the half, with neither team moving the ball. Heppner received the second half kick-off and took over at their own 34 yard line. After a short gain, Levi Geer ran for nine yards and a first down. Matheny hit Evans for a 15 yard pass and an other first down. Matheny then ran for seven yards and another 13 yards and a first down at the 19. A fter Schonbachler had taken the ball down to the three, Josh Roy handed the ball off to senior Bnan Burnside who took it on in for the Gunderson had three recep touchdown. The extra point try tions for 48 yards, Wilhelm had failed and the Mustangs led 34- three receptions for 47 yards and 0, with 7:31 left in the third quar Evans caught three passes for 46 ter. yards and one touchdow n. In the fourth quarter, the Rock Papineau had one catch for 10 ets intercepted a pass inside their yards and a touchdown. Jared own 10 and returned it out to the Eckman had one catch for two 45. They then mounted their only yards. successful drive of the game with The defense was led by Evans Dustin Enckson scoring on a two with 19 points, Wilhelm was next yard run. The extra point kick was with 14 points and Gunderson had blocked and the Mustangs led 34- 13. Clint Bellamy had 11 points 6, with 3:46 left in the game. and Tim Sumner and Geer had 10 Josh Roy returned the onside points each. kick 30 yards down to the 32 yard Statistics: Pilot Rock 0-0-0-6-6 Heppner 22-6-6-6-40 line of the Rockets. The freshmen First quarter: Heppner-Casey Evans then took over as Shad Hisler ran 21 yard pass from Shane Matheny (pass for three yards, Ryan Matteson failed): Michael Schonbachler 11 yard run (Matheny run); Travis Wilhelm three yard ran for another three and Blake run (Matheny run). Knowles ran for four. Matt Baker Second quarter: Heppner-Wlhelm five ran for three yards before yard run (Matheny run). Third quarter: Heppner-Brian Burnside Matteson hit Joe Papineau for a three yard run (run failed). 10 yard touchdown pass. The ex Fourth quarter: Pilot Rock-Dustin tra point failed, making the final Erickson two yard run (kick failed). Heppner-Joe Papineau 10 yard pass score, 40-6, in favor of the Mus from Ryan Matteson (run failed). tangs. Ind ividu al rushing: Pilot R ock- The offense was led by H um phreys 1 6 -8 2 , Thurm ond 5 -2 6 , Labrousse 4-5, Erickson 2-4, Waite 2-2. Schonbachler with 91 yards on 12 H e p p n e r-S c h o n b a c h le r 1 2 -9 1 , carries. Matheny had 11 rushes M atheny 11-51, Wilhelm 5-25, Derek for 51 yards. Wilhelm rushed five G un derson 5 -2 4 , Levi G e e r 4 -1 5 , M atteson 5-5, M att Baker 3-4, Blake times for 25 yards and Gunderson Knowles 1-4, Burnside 1-3, Shad Hisler ran five times for 24 yards. 1-3. Matheny completed nine out of Passing: Pilot Rock-Waite 1-9-0-11, Labrousse 0-4. 16 passes for 135 yards. He had H e p p n e r-M a th e n y 9 -1 6 -1 -1 3 5 , two touchdown passes and one Matteson 2-7-1-19. interception. Matteson was two of Receiving: Pilqt Rock-Thurmond 1-11. Heppner: Gunderson 3-48, W lhelm 3- seven for 19 yards with one ■47, Evens 3-46, F^pineau 1 -t0 , Jared touchdown and one interception. v Eckman 1-2. lone Cards win eight in tournament By Amellia Peck and Salli McElligott lone C ardinals won eight games in the W eston-Athena tournament Saturday, Oct. 18, but fell to Echo in two. The teams played two games either to 15 points or to a 20 minute time limit, whichever came first. In the first game, lone con quered Heppner, 15-7. They came back to beat Heppner again with the score of 7-1 (time limit). Tracy Griffith commented, “We played well and did a good job.” In the next game, lone defeated M.C. Weed Board plans meeting A regular board meeting of the Morrow SWCD/ Weed Advisory Board will be held Tuesday, November 4, at 1:30 p.m. at the Pettyjohn Office Building in Heppner. Agenda items include CRP (Conservation Reserve Program), manager report; Cooperative Working Agreement, agency reports and other business. The meeting is open to the public. Pick up report card at school Parents of the Heppner Junior and Senior High School students may pick up their child's report card on Friday, November 7. They may also conference with teachers at the same time. Pioneer Memorial ■ Clinic w ill be closed i Tuesday, November 11 ■ for Veterans’ Day ■ ■ Umatilla with a score of 15-11 and 15-0. lone had to take on Echo next, who they lost to earlier this sea son, and were again defeated 15- 12 and 5-1 (time limit). lone then met with hosts Weston-Athena for another tough game and won 15-10 and 3-0 (time limit). lone was ready to play again, and took on Pilot Rock. lone won, 15-3 and 9-3 (time limit), which earned them fifth place in the tournament. The top servers were Salli McElligott with 17 points and Amellia Peck with 15. Coach Collins commented, “We played well and were good sports.” lone Cardinals’ next game will be in lone against Arlington, Thursday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. Weston-McEwen had nothing to lose and everything to gain, and that's just how they played when the first place Heppner volleyball team visited Athena on Tuesday, October 21. The Tiger-Scots came out strong in game one and dominated the Mustangs to quickly win, 15-3. Weston- McEwen's much celebrated Amber Weatherspoon was hitting bullets through Heppner's defense. In game two the Mustangs got a slow start and the Tiger-Scots went ahead 5-0 before Heppner's Jaci Hughes served up two points. The Mustangs then went ahead 6-5 with Jill Barber serving. The Tiger Scots tied the game at six with their next server and then surged ahead 9-6. The Mustangs battled to diminish the Weston-McEwen lead to one point just before the Tiger-Scots went on a scoring rampage to gain a 13-8 lead. The Mustangs again fought their way back into the game and tied the score at 14. The Tiger-Scots gained a one point advantage, then the Mustang's Annie Hisler scored two points to lead 16-15. After a controversial side-out call Weston-McEwen scored the final three points to win the game, 18- 1 16, and take the match. Heppner served 83 percent for the match. Contributing 100 percent serving were Lexi Matteson, 5/5, Jaci Hughes, 4/4, Kathleen Greenup, 3/3 and Mindy Binchus, 1/1. Hisler played an outstanding game with 21/23 attempts for 10 kills coming from spikes, dinks or blocks. Hisler went 6/7 with one ace from behind the service line as well as performing the setting duties when she rotates through the back row. Jill Barber, sharing the setting duties with Hisler, successfully hit 5/6 attempts with tw , kills and served 9/12. Casey Ingraham hit 3/3 with two kills, Mindy Binschus was 4/6 with one kill, Petra Elguezabal hit 5/8 with one kill, Jessica VanWinkle went 3/3 with one kill, Janelle Healy hit 2/3 with one kill, while Lexi Matteson hit 5/7. , With this loss Heppner and Weston-McEwen completed the regular Columbia Basin Conference league play with identical 11-1 records. This tie forced a play-off to determine the CBC district championship on Thursday, October 23. The JV Mustangs capped an outstanding year by defeating Weston-McEwen on their home Jaci Hughes returns serve court Tuesday, October 21, 15-4, 17-15. The Heppner Cs ended the season with a strong win against the Weston-McEwen C team. In the previous two matches against the Tiger-Scots it had been a battle to the end, but a much improved Mustang squad quickly won two games, 15-11, 15-8, to end their season on a high note. Excellent serving was displayed by Lindsey Ward, 8/8, Maja f . Halloween Costume Party Oct. 31 deadline for vacation contest The last day to enter to win the "Hard Hat Luxury Vacation Give-away" will be this Friday, Oct. 31. The lucky winner can choose one of six vacation get-away locations. "Halloween shopping may mean a great three-day escape in the coming year," said Chamber manager Claudia Hughes. Come Share With Us At W illow C reek B a p tist C kurck Dietiker, 4/4, and Juana Elguezabal, 4/5. "This group has improved tremendously both individually and as team throughout the season," said coach Dana Read. "Every game was better than the one before. They've got a lot of desire and they showed that on the court. They will contribute greatly to the Heppner High volleyball program in the next few years." % Heppner Elks Club Oct. jilt ~ <) p.m.-z a.m. Music: Buffalo Boys Karaoke Come Join the Party! Prizes ~ Dress-up Dance ~ Sing ~ Have Fun! 53rd Annual Meeting COLUMBIA BASH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC, Worship Service at 3 p.m. M eetin g in the 7 th-day A d v en tist C hurch 5 6 0 N orth M inor TO CITY WATER CUSTOMERS Reminder Water meter boxes should be insulated for the winter months. Packing should be contained in a plastic bag so it will not get w et The cost of any meter replaced due to lack of or insufficient insulation will be borne by the customer. Dafld WHIm Public W orks Director 1944-1997 Condon. Oregon Qittiam Connig Jairgtounit Registration c r 5:00p.m. Dinner c r 6:00p.m. Business Meeting 7:00p.m. Numerous Prizes November 6,1997
