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! « snst : SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 14.1998 Local teen shoots 4X4 buck Bulldogs drop Mustangs By R ic k Paulies The Heppner Mustangs traveled to Culver on Saturday, Oct. 10, and were beaten by the Bulldogs, 32-22. The Bulldogs jumped out to an 8-0 lead on their first possession on a 26-, and touchdown run by quarterback Ryan Overcash. Overcash passed to Jeremy Benningfield for the two-point conversion. The two teams then traded pants before the Mustangs took over on their own 26- yard line. The Mustangs then began driving the ball, picking up three first downs getting to the 4 1 of Culver. A lateral pass was fumbled on the next play and Benningfield picked up the loose ball and ran 55 yards for the touchdown. The two point conversion was good, giving Culver a 16-0 lead 2:12 left in the first quarter. The Mustangs then recovered an unsuccessful onside kick at their own 49. Heppner then drove down to the Culver three yard line before a fumble on a handotT gave the ball back to the Bulldogs. The Mustangs’ defense held and go the ball back at their own 42- yard line. Heppner’s’ third fumble of the first half gave the ball back to the Bulldogs at the 50 yard line. The Mustangs took over on their own 35- yard line on the second half kick-off. A 30- yard run on a sweep around left end b, Derek Gunderson took the ball down to the 23- yard line. Ryan Matteson then hit Tim Dickenson for a 23-, and touchdown pass to put the Mustangs on the board. The pass on the conversion attempt was now good to make the score 16-6 with 9:12 left in the third quarter. On Culver's next possession, Gunderson intercepted a pass, giving the Mustangs the ball at their own 33- yard line. But the Mustangs gave the ball right back on their fourth fumble of the game. The Bulldogs moved the bell down to the six- yard line where Seth Boyer ran it in for the touchdown. Overcash passed to Alex Carlson for the two-point conversion to increase the bulldog lead to 24-6 with 5:37 left. The Mustangs started at their own 22-yard line and drove down to the Culver six with the aid of a 29- yard run by Craig Scott. The Bulldog defense held and took over on downs. The defense held as Blake Knowles and Clint Bellamy sacked Overcast for a nine-yard loss to bring up fourth down. The Mustangs took over at the Bulldog 30-yard line after the short punt. A couple of short runs and a 14- yard pick-up by Gunderson set up a 13-yard run for a touchdown by Gunderson. Matteson passed to Scott for the two-point conversion to close the score to 24-14 with 9:04 left in the game. The Bulldogs then drove down the field and scored another touchdown on a sic-yard Overcash pass to Benningfield. Overcash passed to Carlson for the two-point conversion to make the score 32-14 with 3:24 left. The Mustangs took over at their own 35 after the kick-off sailed out of bounds. Gunderson picked up seven yards on a pass from Matteson, followed by a 21-yard pass to Jared Eckman. Matteson hit Eckman for a 39-yard touchdown pass and then hit Casey Evans for the two-point conversion to make the score 32- 22 with 2:12 left. The Mustangs got the ball right back and a 26-yard catch by Evans took the ball down to the 30- yard line of the Bulldogs. Overcash then intercepted a pass and took the ball back to midfield to kill the drive. The Mustangs defense held and forced a punt, taking over at their own 31 yard line. The game ended, however, on a 26 yard pass to Eckman. Ryan Matteson ended up completing 11 o f 18 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Jared Eckman was the leading receiver with five catches for 91 yards and a touchdown. Derek Gunderson had two receptions for 26 yards and Tim Dickenson caught one pass for 23 yards and a touchdown. Gunderson rushed nine times for 76 yards and a touchdown. Levi Geer rushed 12 times for 44 yards and Craig Scott ran the ball seven times for 39 yards. Dickenson led the defense with 24 defensive points and a fumble recovery. Geer ended with 16 points. Eckman had 14 points along with Casey Evans who also had a fumble recovery. Gunderson had 13 points and two interceptions. Clint Bellamy had 13 points and Scott added 10 points. The Mustangs dropped to three and three on the year and two and one in the Columbia Basin Conference. Sherman County will come to Heppner this Friday, Oct. 16, in the last regular season home game of the year. Heppner 0-0-6-16-22 Culver 16-0-8-8-32 h a l iq w e e h i Cmm S ooh I S aturday * O ct . Ftllv (O S ld M tS • DCCOWliOtvS (AivW * (lin s • (M S MllOOtvS • n o w t ü s • W M >US ?m sdpputs B O SSE S'D A Y-F riday, October 16th Sw e e te st 2 ) a y ' 7 ' aturdau, October 17tL First Cul- Overcash 26 yard run (Overcash pass to Benningfield) 10:46 David Piper with four-point Cul - Benningfield 55 yard David Piper, 15, of Heppner fumble return (Dix run) 2:12 shot a four-point in the Third Columbia Basin Unit on the Hep - Tim Dickenson 23 yard second day of deer season The pass from Ryan Matteson (pass buck is unusual because the failed) 9:12 Cul - Boyer 6 yard run (Carlson pass from Overcash) 5:37 Fourth Hep - Derek Gunderson ! 3 yard run (Craig Scott pass from Matteson) 9:04 Cul - Benningfield 6 yard pass By Molly Rhea from Overcash (Carlson pass On Thursday, October 1, all from Overcash) 3:24 three Heppner volleyball teams Hep - Jared Eckman 39 yard traveled to Stanfield to tangle pass from Matteson (Casey with the Tigers. The Mustangs Evans pass from Matteson) 2:12 left them chasing their tails as Rushing the Heppner teams made it into Hep- Gunderson 9-76, Geer 12- another sweep. 44, Scott 7-39, Michael Heppner's varsity got off to a Schonbachler 2-9, Matteson 2- slow start in the first game, as (-5),. their 8-4 lead changed to a 8-13 Cul - Dix 8-40, Overcash 13-31, deficit. The Mustangs finally Boyer 16-69. were able to grab up the reins Passing and pull out the 15-13 win. Hep - Matteson 11-18-1-198, The second game also started Gunderson 0 -1 -0 out slowly as it took the Cul Overcash 8-15-2-111 Mustangs more than a full Receiving rotation to pull ahead, 7-5. At Hep - Eckman 5-91, Gunderson that point Casey Ingraham went - 2-26, Dickenson 1 -23, Evans back and served points eight 1- 26, Dickenson 1-23, Geer 1- through 15 to win the game, 15- 19, Scott 1-13. 5, and take the match. Cul -Boyer 3-32, Benningfield Heppner's junior varsity took 2- 22, Carlson 2-24, Dix 1-33. their match 15-9, 15-4. The Mustangs led the first game 11-0 and i 13-2, before the Tigers *7A+(?0*4*ilUpfodS 2 1 7 North M a in Heppner Stainless tangle with Tigers pounced back to within four points, 13-9. Heppner needed four more serve rotations before they were able to take the win. In game two the Mustangs quickly took control of the game and just refused to allow the Tigers to score. As a team the JVs posted a dismal 71 percent (37/52) service success. 100 percent serving was contributed by Leah Denton (6/6), Ashley Ropp (4/4) and Amy Drake (3/3). The Heppner Cs won their match 15-5, 15-11. The Mustangs jumped all over them in game one as Heppner quickly established an 11-1 lead, then sustained their edge to take the win. In game two the Mustangs were down 3-9 when Shelley Rietmann went back to deliver points four through 12 to t^ke a lead which the Mustangs ne\er relinquished. J-!J* 20 Piece sets sale (Good through Oct. 25, 1998) Buy hw 5 -piece ylace settings , get two 5-yiece ylacc settings FREE Available in Golden Accents , Heirloom Community & Deluxe Patterns Ml Ml • P e r s o n ’s By Molly Rhea The Heppner Cs went down to lone on Friday, October 2, and needed only two of the available three games to pluck the Cardinals, 15-13, 15-10. The teams exchanged the lead several times in game one, then, with the Mustangs down 9-12, Jenni Patton went back to score By Rick Paullus VB game time changed Upcom ing Meaning Matches Thursday. Oct 15. Weston-McEwen. at Heppner . 5 p.m.. Saturday. Oct 15, Sherman County, at Moro, noon; Tuesday, Oct 20, at Pilot Rock. 5 p.m. Thursday. Oct 22 Stanfield at Heppner. The Heppner Mustang volleyball games versus Sherman County at Moro will get underway at noon Saturday, Oct. 17, with Jvs and C teams playing at the same time. The varsity games will follow. The matches were initially set to start at I p.m. The 28th Annual P.E.O. Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7 ,9 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sunday, Nov. 8 ,9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Hawthorne Elementary School Multipurpose Room at 1308 SW Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. Antiques, collectibles, photographs, jewelry, homemade crafts along with many miscellaneous items will be offered by dealers. Admission is free. DEALERS: res erv e your ta b le s b y Thursday, O c t. 15th Saturday and Sunday- two day fee, $25 per table Saturday only, $15 per table Send fees to P.E.O. Flea Market Karoiyn McMillan, Treasurer 1609 SW 22nd, Pendleton, OR. 97801 Chaptor EM. PEO » sponsor tor Ihe fle e Marker P E.0 a a pM anthm pic o d u e tto n e organa »ton proceed* used tor s cM a n h p s tor high tchool and cottage students and tot woman rdtumrng to the eorfcforce For more inform ation. calK arolyn U cU M tn S41-276-4M 0 i points 10 through 14, and Mustangs held on to take the win, 15-13. In game two the Cs struggled to get things going and were down 3-5 before they were able to charge back and take a commanding 10-5 lead. The young Mustangs held onto the lead to take the game and the match. 4769200 1 2* % Colts beat Irrigon 8-0 The Heppner Colts scored an early touchdown to take an 8-0 lead and hung on to defeat Irrigon on Wed., Oct 7, at Heppner. On Irrigon's first series, Jode Coil intercepted a pass and returned it to the 30-yard line of Irrigon. Coil capped the drive with a five-yard run around end for the touchdown. David Flynn kicked the extra point, giving the Colts an 8-0 lead. The Colts played good defense _______ C B C V olleyball___ Through October 10 Eastern Division League Heppner 5 0 Weston-McEwen 3 3 'Stanfield * I 4 Pilot Rock 0 6 Western Division League Sherman County 5 0 Culver 3 1 Wahtonka I 4 Jewelers Heppner Heppner Cs down Cardinals Greg Grant and Les Payne stayed at the top of the heap this week, remaining tied for first place in the Heppner Gazette football contest. Grant and Payne both have identical records of 27 correct picks against nine incorrect. As the contest enters its fourth week George Koffler held on to sole pocession of second place, with a record of 26-10, and Chris Sykes, Larry Mills and Stef Jensen are not far behind in the third spot, all sharing a record of 25 correct and 11 wrong picks. 676-9158 ONEIDA Mustangs victorious in Football contest enters fourth week ■ 07«M INC . horns are totally in velvet. Piper has been hunting in the area since he was 12 years old. He is the son of Pam and David Piper. the rest of the way to hold on for the win. Facing a third down with less than a minute left, Tyler Boyer broke free around right end for a 40-yard gain to give the Colts a first down. The Colts then ran out the clock to improve to 5 and 0 on the year. The colts face Stanfield there next Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 in their final regular season game. l hom e s,nb jb L W 3L> 6 # • A u to Coast to Coast Irrigon 0-0-0-0-0 Colts 8-0-0-0-8 H tffm ; Colts - Jode Coil 5 yard run (David Flynn Kick) w t CAN M U r YOU iH - tM l *T *. 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