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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.
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