FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 23, 1998
Grant Union Prospectors drop Mustangs
By Wck Paullus
The Heppner Mustangs ended
their non-league season by losing
24-21 to Grant Union on Friday,
Sept. 18, in John Day.
The Prospector received the
opening kickoff and drove to the
17-yard line before the Mustangs’
defense held. Aaron Matthews
then kicked a 34 yard field goal to
• give Grant Union a 3-0 lead with
8:03 left in the first quarter.
Shane Matheny took the deep
kickoff at the one-yard line and
returned it to the 33. Derek
Gunderson gained four yards on
the first play. Levi Geer then took
off up the middle 63 yards for the
touchdown, getting a downfield
block from Casey Evans. Blake
Knowles kicked the extra point,
giving Heppner a 7-3 lead with
6:47 left in the first quarter.
On the Prospectors’ next pos
session. a fumble was recovered
by Evans at Heppner’s 27-yard
line.
On the next play, however, the
Prospectors’ Mike Hanson inter
cepted a pass at the 35 and took it
in for a touchdown. After a 15
yard penalty, Matthews kicked a
35 yard extra point for a 10-7
Grant Union lead with 4:52 left in
the first quarter.
At the start of the second quar
ter, Geer got off a 45-yard punt to
put the Prospectors back to their
own 17-yard line. Grant Union
fumbled the ball at the end of a
long run which was picked up by
Gunderson and returned to the 42
of the Prospectors.
After a short gain, Gunderson
ran 10 yards for a first down, then
got a good block from Kyle
McDaniel on a screen pass from
Matheny for 17 yards. Geer went
for seven yards to the nine, but
the dnve stalled and the Mustangs
were faced with a fourth and eight
from the 13-yard line After a
time-out, Matheny hit Gunderson
for a 13 yard touchdown pass.
Knowles’ kick was good to give
the Mustangs a 14-10 lead with
7:23 left.
Grant Union then put together
a 48 yard drive capped by an 11
yard run bjy Lpyi WitterstQfi for a
touchdown. Matthews’ kick was
good and the Prospectors led 17-
14 with 3:33 left in the first half.
Neither team scored the rest
of the first half as the Prospec
tors had a touchdown called back
by a clipping penalty.
Matheny took the second half
kickoff back to the 43-yard line.
The Mustangs fumbled two plays
later, however, and then recovered
at their own 49-yard line.
Grant Union scored a short time
later as Matthews hit Zach Will
iams for a 23 yard touchdown pass.
Matthews' kick was good to give
the Prospectors a 24-14 lead with
9:09 left in the third quarter.
Matthews kickoff went into the
end zone, giving the Mustangs the
ball at the 20-yard line. The Pros
pectors’ defense held, forcing a
punt which they took to their own
45. The Mustangs’ defense re
turned the favor and returned the
punt to their own 17. The Mus
tangs were again forced to punt
which the Prospectors took at
their own 45. A Grant Union
fumble was recovered by Clint
Bellamy at the Prospectors’ 43-
yard line.
Craig Scott ran for five yards
and Geer for one. Ryan Matteson
then hit Tim Dickenson for a 36
yard completion to the one-yard
line. Matteson then snuck it in for
the touchdown. Knowles’ kick
closed the gap to 24-21 with 1:19
left in the third.
On the Prospectors’ next pos
session, Matt Baker forced a
fumble which Dickenson recov
ered at the Mustangs’ 37-yard
line.
The Mustangs couldn’t get a
first down as the Prospectors held
just short at the 47 with 7:36 left
in the game.
Geer picked off a Prospectors’
pass and returned it to the Mus
tangs’ 34-yard line. Grant Union’s
defense held and took over on
downs with 3:00 left. The Pros
pectors drove down to the one-
yard line but fumbled which was
recovered by the Mustangs with
only 38 seconds left. The Mus
tangs were unable to do anything
and the game ended with Hepp
ner on the short end of the 24-21
score.
The game against a good Grant
Union team “could be the most
valuable game of the season. It
could help a lot later,” according
to coach Greg Grant.
The Mustangs’ defense was led
by Levi G eer’s 23 defensive
points, including an interception.
Clint Bellamy had 22 points and a
fumble recovery. Shane Matheny
had 19 points and Derek
Gyndersog aryl Jare_d Eckman
eajpb hadp3, J j p JJick^nson and'
Michael Schonbachler each had
11. Casey Evans had 10 points.
Geer also led the rushing attack
with 93 yards on nine carries and
a touchdown, Schonbachler car
ried three times for 21 yards and
Gunderson gained 18 yards on
seven carries.
Matheny ended up 7-12 for 82
yards and a touchdown in the
passing departm ent. Ryan
Matteson completed 2-4 passing
for eight yards.
Gunderson caught five passes
for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Dickenson had one catch for 36
Open house at HES takes on new look
yards and Eckman caught one
pass for five yards.
The Mustangs will be back in
action on Friday. Sept. 25 as the
Wahtonka Eagles come to town
for Homecoming.
Stats
Heppner 7-7-7-0 21
Grant Union 10-7-7-0 24
Scoring
First: G.U -Aaron Matthews 34 yard
field goal (6:03); Heppner-Levi Geer 63
yard run (Blake Knowles kick) 6 47, G.U.-
Mike Hanson 35 yard interception return
(Matthews kick) 4:52.
Second: Heppner-Derek Gunderson
13 yard pass from Shane Matheny
(Knowles kick) 7:23; G.U.-Levi Watterson
11 yard run (Matthews kick) 3:33.
Third: G.U.-Zach Williams 23 yard
pass from Matthews (Matthews kick)
9:09; Heppner-Ryan Matteson one yard
run (Knowles kick) 1:19
Fourth-none.
Rushing
Heppner: Geer 9-93, Michael
Schonbachler 3-21, Gunderson 7-18,
Craig Scott 1-5, Matheny 6-2, Matteson
1 - 1 .
Passing
Heppner: Matheny 7-12-0-82,
Matteson 2-4-1-8
Receiving
Heppner: Gunderson 5-50, Tim
Dickenson 1-36, Jared Eckman 1-5,
Schonbachler 1-1, Geer 1-(-2).
Cardinals lose
by a hair
By Jaysi Bennetto and Caitlin
Orem
Prairie City brushed by lone
with a 15-11, 16-14 win in non
conference 1A high school
volleyball action on Friday,
September 11, at Prairie City.
The Cardinals played the
Panthers close through both
games only to falter at the end,
coming up short.
The leading scorer for the Lady,
Cardinals was Katie Tworek
with 11 points. Camie Burright
also played well with four points
for lone and right behind her
was Chanssa Gates with three
points.
"We had a tough time getting
anything going after the long bus
trip to Prairie City," coach
Charity McElligott said.
HHS class of
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*1968 reunion
The Heppner High School class
of 1968 will hold its 30 year re
union this Homecoming weekend.
Sept. 25-26.
The reunion kicks off with the
Friday night football game on
Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
There will be golf and a get-
together at Willow Creek Coun
try Club on Saturday afternoon.
Sept. 26 at 1 p.m.. Activities will
end with dinner at 6:30 p.m. at
Corbin’s Bowl and Diner.
For more information, call Su
san Johnston, 676-5562.
Students and teachers Jannie Allen and Sherry Matteson "Fall into a Good Book", a reading program at,
Heppner Elementary School
Open house at Heppner
Elementary School will take on
a new look this year.
First of all, everyone who
hasn't had the opportunity to
really visit the new addition will
get that chance at the annual fall
open house on Thursday, Oct. 1,
at 7 p.m. The staff and students
are very proud of their new
building and are anxious to show
it off to visitors that evening.
Extra plans have been made,
combining the open house with
a night of books entitled "Fall
Into A Good Book."
The
Parents' Club, staff members
and teachers have been busy
preparing for this event with
many special activities and
displays.
The popular Scholastic Book
Fair will be open during the
evening, organized and hosted
by Parents' Club. There will
also be a "book swap" where
kids can choose a book. from
books donated by schoolmates
and community members. If you
have any children's books
around the house that you'd like
to donate, drop them by the
school.
Classrooms and hallways will
be showing off the theme "Fall
Into A Good Book" with autumn
displays and a wide variety of
literature selections for children.
Many Heppner High students
will be on hand to supervise the
displays, allowing teachers and
parents to spend more time with
the kids.
A special treat is a bat cave
created by teachers Mary
Haguewood and Cara Osmin.
Also be sure to visit the library
where there will be a
presentation
about
the
accelerated reading program.
This is a computer program that
encourages young people to
read, tests their comprehension
and even does the bookkeeping.
Author and illustrator Rebecca
Dickenson will have a book
signing at the reading night.
Copies of her book, "The 13
Nights of Halloween", will be on
sale.
"Plan to attend this exciting
evening
at
Heppner
Elementary," said a school
spokesperson. "It is sure to be a
very positive way to begin the
school year and hopefully will
help all readers, young and old,
fall into a good book."
St. Patrick's/St. W illia m 's begin classes
St. Patrick's Parish has begun
its fall religion classes.
Classes for students in
kindergarten through eighth
grade will be held each Sunday
from 9:30-10:45 a.m. in the
Parish Hall. Joyce Graff will
teach first grade. The subject
will be: "Jesus Loves Us".
Mike Armato will teach a
sacramental program to second
graders. Mark Miller will teach
third and fourth grade how
"Jesus Walks With Us". Bill
Kuhn will teach how "Jesus Is
The Promise" to the fifth and
sixth grade. Kathy Cutsforth and
Nova Sweeney will teach junior
high that "Jesus Sets Us Free".
The Young Patrician High
School Group will meet each
Wednesday from 7:30-8.30 p.m.
in the Parish Hall. They will
study the basics of Catholicism
which will be taught by Kathy
Cutsforth and Fr.
Gerry
Condon. This week will be
Parents' Night, an evening of
p a r e n t - s t u d e n
communication, followed by
a pizza party. Any high
school student who wishes to
attend is welcome to do so.
Religion classes are in
progress at St. William’s,
lone, and begin each Sunday
morning at 9.30 a.m.
This year Lucy Tworek and
Marlene Pointer will teach
grades K-4; Jen McElligott
and Anita Orem will teach
grades 5-8; and Jim and
Eileen McElligott will teach
the high school students.
Everyone is welcome to
attend.
Country Club
work day
changed
The work day at Willow
Creek Country Club has been
changed to Sunday, Oct. 11,
beginning at 8 a.m.
Lunch will be served.
Legion, Auxiliary
to hold meeting
The American Legion and Aux
iliary will meet Monday, Sept. 28
at 6:30 p.m. in the United Meth
odist Church basement for a pot-
luck with the meeting to follow.
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