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« • 'v '\ ••••’ ' \-H V •. ' * > 7 ”/. Mustangs dominate Rockets, 54-14 By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustangs ended the Columbia Basin Conference season by thrashing Pilot Rock, 54-14. last Friday night. Nov. 6. at Pilot Rock. The Mustangs ended up with a five and I record in league play and six and three overall. The Mustangs finished second to Culver and w ill travel to Regis for a first round play-off game on Saturday. Nov. 14. at I p.m. at Cascade High School at Turner, which is between Salem and Stayton. The Mustangs fell behind early as Mitch Pace took o ff on the first play o f the game for a 65-yard touchdown run. Pace ran in the two-point conversion and with I I seconds gone. Pilot Rock led 8-0. The Mustangs took over at their own 28-yard line after the kick-off. Levi Geer ran for six yards and Derek Gunderson ran for three and five more and a first down. Ryan Matteson hit Jared Eckman for eight yards then Craig Scott ran for 14 yards and a first down at the Rockets 39. Matteson then hit Gunderson on a screen pass and. picking up good blocking, ran for the touchdown. Matteson hit Scott for the conversion to tie the game at 8-8 with 9:00 left in the first quarter. The Rockets were unable to move the ball and. after a short punt, the Mustangs took over at the Rockets 34-yard line. On third down and 12. Matteson hit Tim Dickenson on a 36-yard touchdown pass. Blake Knowles kicked the extra point to give the Mustangs a 15- 8 lead with 7:44 left in the first quarter. The Mustangs' defense again held the Rockets, and Heppner took over at their own 40 after the punt. Gunderson ran for seven yards on first down then Geer ran four times for 2 1 yards. A fter a fumble lost six yards, Matteson hit Gunderson for a I 7-yard gain to the 20-yard line. Gunderson ran for three yards, then Matteson hit Evans on a quick pass who took oft'dow n the sideline for a 17-yard touchdown. Knowles'kick was good to make it 22-8 with 1:37 left in the first quarter. The Mustangs began the second quarter with the ball at their own 38 after another Rocket punt. Gunderson ran for four yards. Geer for two and Matteson for six yards and a first down. Gunderson ran for I I yards and. after a penalty on the Rockets took the ball to the 18, Gunderson ran for 14 more. Geer ran for three yards to set up Michael Schonbachler’s one- yard touchdown run. The kick was no good and the Mustangs led 28-8 with 6:58 left in the first half. The Rockets were forced to punt again and Gunderson returned it 34 yards to the 30 yard line o f Pilot Rock. The Mustangs looked like they would add another score before half-time after Matteson hit Scott for a 22-yard gain. But the Rockets intercepted a pass on the next play to end the threat A Jared l.abrousse pass to Seth Christianson was good for 53 yards to get the Rockets out o f their own end. l.abrousse hit Christiansen again fora 14-yard touchdown with :07 left in the first half. The run failed, to make the score 28-14 at half time. The Mustangs took over at their own 36 after the second h alf kick-ofT. Geer ran for four yards then Matteson hit Gunderson for 25 yards, and Evans for 12 more. Geer then ran twice for nine yards and Scott picked up two and a first down. Matteson hit Evans for I I more and. after a short gain by Geer. Scott ran for 10 yards to the one. Scott ran it in for the touchdown on the next play. The kick was no good and the Mustangs led 34-14 with 6:20 left in the third quarter. Heppner took over at their own 41 after another Rocket punt and the Mustangs wasted no time in adding to their lead Matteson hit Gunderson for 29 yards and Scott for 13 more. Geer then ran for 21 yards and the touchdown. Knowles kick was good to make the score 4 1 - 14 with 4:02 left in the third. The Mustangs got the ball back at the 44 o f Pilot Rock. Scott then ran for 12 yards. Schonbachler for five. Scott for two more and Schonbachler for four yards and a first down. Gunderson then got a good pitch from Matteson and took it in for a two yard touchdown run. Knowles kick was good again to make the score 48-14 w ith 10:37 left in the game. T he teams traded possessions with the Mustangs taking over at their own 34 late in the fourth quarter. Michael McCabe ran for six yards. I ravis Bellamy for three and McCabe for nine more and a first down Stefan Matheny ran for a short gain and McCabe picked up seven more. Matheny then hit McCabe for a 39-yard touchdown as time ran out giv ing the Mustangs a 54-14 win. Levi Geer led the defense with 13 defensive points with Casey Evans and Michael Schonbachler getting 12 points each. Clint Bellamy added 11 points and Tim Diekensor\ had nine. Derek Gunderson led the rushing offense with 81 yards on nine carries. Geer rushed 13 times for 68 yards and Craig Scott ran seven times for 45 yards. Ryan Matteson completed 13 o f 21 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Stefan Matheny completed two o f five passes for 51 yards including a 39 yard touchdown and one interception. Gunderson had four receptions for 120 yards. Casey Evans caught three passes for 40 yards and Scott had three receptions for 38 yards. Heppner 22-6-13-13-54 Pilot Rock 8-6-0-014 First PR - Pace 65 yard run (Pace run) 11:49 Hep - Derek Gunderson 39 yard pass from Ryan Matteson (Craig Scott pass from Matteson) Hep - Tim Dickenson 36 yard pass from Matteson ( Blake Knowles kick) 7;44 Hep - Casey Evans I 7 yard pass from Matteson (Knowles kick) 1:37 Second Hep - Michael Schonbachler one yard run (Kick failed) 6:58 PR - Christianson 14 yard pass from l.abrousse (run failed) :()7 Third Hep - Scott one yard run (kick Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner Oregon Wednesday November 11, 1998 THREE failed) 6;20 Hep - l.evi Geer 21 yard run (Knowles kick) 4:02 Auto accident results in injuries A Lexington man and his grandson were injured in a single vehicle rollover accident on Highway 207 at milepost 60 in the Buttercreek area on Friday. Nov. 6. Charlie Grabeel and his grandson. Josh Grabeel, eight, who were both injured in the accident, were transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner and then airlifted to St. C harles Medical Center in Bend. According to Charlie Grabeel's wife I ¡/. Josh, who suffered a concussion, a bruised lung and a bruised liver, was discharged from the hospital Sundav. Charlie Grabeel. who suftered a crushed right ankle, a broken left collarbone and a broken back between the l.-l and 1.-2 vertebrae, is still in the hospital She says he is doing well, but adds that he w ill be down for quite a while. l i/ (irabeel says that Charlie Fourth Hep - Gunderson 21 yard run (Knowles kick) 10:37 Hep - Michael McCabe 39 yard pass from Stefan Matheny (no attempt) Rushing Hep - Gunderson 9-81. Geer 13- 68. Scott 7-45. McCabe 5-27. Schonbachler 5-15. Travis Bellamy 1-3. Matteson 3- (-1) PR - Pace 18-127. Christianson 3-5. l.abrousse (6-(-6) Passing Hep - Matteson 13-21-1-242. Stefan Matheny 2-5-1-51 PR - l.abrousse 6-22-0-97 Receiving Hep - Gunderson 4- 120. Casey Evans 3-40. Scott 3-38. McCabe 1-39. Dickenson 1-36. David Norton 1-12. Jared Eckman 1-8 remembers nothing about the accident and it is believed that he had a diabetic reaction immediately prior to the crash The Grabeel's son. Cory, who lives in Missouri. Hew home following the accident and h in the process o f making the house wheelchair accessible. The pickup involved in the incident, a Chevy Sierra, was totalled in the wreck In another incident, two men were injured in a single vehicle accident on Sunday. Nov 8. on Highway 74 around 12 miles past Cecil According to the Morrow County SheriITs report, one male subject had a head injury and another's hand and arm were seriously injured Both men were still in the vehicle I hey were transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital No further information was available Kim's Tae-kwon-do students travel to Portland competition Five students from Kim ’s Tae- kwon-do school in Heppner traveled to Portland October 24. for the 24th annual Hong Sik Kim Invitational Tae Kwon - Karate Championships held at the Jackson Armory. Competitors from four northwestern states competed in fighting, forms, board breaking and team competitions. Local students again did well against opponents from larger cities and schools, said Gary Oherg. head instructor and owner o f Kim's Tae Kwon-Do in Heppner. Matt Browning placed second in the Brown Beh heavyweight fighting division. Lee McCarl finished third in the same division. Ben McCarl placed third in Blue Belt juniors, /achary McCarl competed in two "close and well fought matches" but did not place. Oberg said Oberg took first place in the senior division's Advanced Black Belt Heavyweight, defeating David Helig from Missoula Montana. Oberg avenged an earlier loss to Helig at the Idjihp Championships last March. Helig went on to finish second in the Advanced Black Belt open div ision. Anyone wishing to join the Tae Kwon-Do School or desiring more information is invited to call Oberg at 676-5449. Classes are held I uesdav and Thursdav at the Morrow County Fairgrounds and the public is invited to watch 1 lie children's session begins at 6 p.m. and adult> start at ’’ p.m. BEO offers Christmas cash ! he Bank o f Eastern Oregon w ill be offering its Christmas Cash program again this year, offering no interest loans tor people who shop locally. This is the second year o f the program I he program w ill encourage residents to shop at home for Christmas purchases, says Darrell Raver, loan officer at the bank. The program w ill offer up to S I.000 per family in no interest loans. Borrowers w ill have up to 10 months to repay the loan. and the only stipulation is that the money be spent at participating merchants There w ill be a minimum o f S200 on the loans, and the loans w ill be available at all ol the bank's branches. Ihe money w ill be issued in the form o f script checks good only at participating businesses Anyone wishing to apply tor one o f the no interest, no fee loans can contact the Bank ot Eastern Oregon Genealogy fall gathering slated Everyone is invited to jo in in at the Morrow County Museum for the second annual Genealogy Fall (lathering on Saturday. November 14. at 1:30 p.m. • jThe gathering begins with time to look over the new genealogy materials acquired by the museum. At 2 p.m those attending w ill gather in the main exhibit hall for a workshop on writing a proper letter to request information and submitting queries. T hose attending are asked tc bring copies o f letters they have written requesting family information, telling about the success or failure they had with their correspondence. IMMEDIATE C A M b '/ O For U.S. & Foreign Silver & Gold Coins Pocketwafches, Jewelry, Scrap Gold & Silver and Vintage Fountain Pens U.S. SILVER COINS - 1964 and Before GOLD COINS 1838 - 1933 $100 Dollar Gold $2 1/2 Dollar Gold $3 Dollar Gold $5 Dollar Gold $10 D ollar Gold $20 Dollar Gold (¿old WE WE WE WE WE WE cockj PAY PAY PAY PAY PAY PAY $80 to $2,000 $100 to $2,000 $375 to $1,200 $125 to $800 $225 to $2,000 $435 to $1,500 Dimes, Quarters & Halves 4 times face value on amounts over $250 3.85 times face value on amounts from $100 to $250 3.7 times face value on amounts under $100 Canadian Silver Dimes. Quarters and Haloes. 1966 and before. nuoti de ‘Vvuf "pine a*td defter {¡or adooe firicee U.S. SILVER DOLLARS Morgan/Peace Dollars 1878 to 1935 Trade Dollars 1973 to 1885 Liberty Seated Dollars 1840 to 1873 other dollars 1795 to 1839 Ü.S. 1/2 Dollars 1916 to 1947 Ü.S. 1/2 Dollars 1892 to 1916 Ü.S. 1/2 Dollars 1839 to 1891 U.S. 1/2 Dollars 1807 to 1839 $8.50 each and up $50 to $300 $75 to $10,000 $250 to $25,000 $1.85 to $5.000 $3 to $1,000 $10 and up $20 to $2,500 U.S. DIMES Barber Dimes 1892 to 1916 Liberty Seated Dimes 1837 tc y 1891 Bust Dimes 1809 to 1837 Bust Dimes 1796 to 1807 to to to to $2.000 $2,000 $2.500 $5.000 U .S. NICKELS Buffalo 5C 1913 to 1938 Liberty or V Nickels 1883 to 1912 Shield Nickels 1866 to 1883 30C to $2,000 50C to $500 $6 to $800 U.S. PENNIES U.S. QUARTERS $1.25 to $5,000 $1.50 to $7,500 $7.50 to $10,000 $24 to $2,000 $100 to $10,000 Standing Liberty Quarters 1916 to 1930 Barber Quarters 1892 to 1916 Liberty Seated Q uarters 1838 to 1891 Bust Quarters 1815 to 1838 Bust Quarters 1807 and before 60C $500 $10 $200 'THESE ARE THE PRICES WE RE PAYING AS WE GO TO PRESS, BASED ON $5.05 SILVER AND S294.00 GOLD. THESE PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. YOUR COINS SHOULD HAVE FULL RIMS AND NOT BE SCRATCHED. HOLED. CORRODED, ETC. 2C to $1,000 1 1/2C to $5 75C to $1.000 $6 to $5,000 Lincoln Pennies 1909 to 1933 Lincoln Pennies 1934 to 1958 Indian Pennies 1859 to 1909 Large C 1857 and before All other coins U.S. & Foreign, bring in for our immediate cash offer. W/e pay all tokens good f o r __ C in trade. We buy «Id poekat witch«« and torn« man't writtwatekat, working or not. Wa do not buy guart: or Tima* wateboi. Wo buy all items marked Starling • wa atpoeially naad starling flatwara serving pieces. Many patterns/pioeos, wo pay mora than silver value. Wa buy anything mad« of gold, marked or not, including jawelry, dental yellow taetb and bridgai, eoim, ate. Ma buy old vintage fountain pons. - Wa buy old U.S. eurraney. We atpoeially need national currency and bank notes with local town bank names. HOURS 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EACH DAY ONLY AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 in HEPPNER YAW'S RESTAURANT • 176 N. Main 676-9489 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 in HERMISTON ECONOMY INN • 835 N. 1st (HWY 395) 567-5516 ext. 133 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 in PENDLETON VAGABOND INN • 201 S.W. COURT 276-5252 ext. 128 Our home office is in Welle Welle. Permenent phone: 5 0 9 - 5 2 2 - 8 6 6 3 . \
