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SIX • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 6,1999 Cold Mustangs lose to The Mustangs moved to 5-4 on Umatilla the year and will begin Columbia By Rick Paullus A cold shooting Heppner Mus tang boys’ varsity basketball team lost to the Umatilla Vikings, 64-42 on Saturday, Jan. 3, at Umatilla. The Mustangs shot just 22 per cent from the field for the game and couldn’t keep up with the Vi kings. The Mustangs trailed 14- 10 at the end of the first quarter. Heppner trailed by just two late in the second quarter, but a late run by the Vikings pushed their lead to 32-22 at halftime. The Mustangs’ Jared Eckman scored 10 o f his team-high 12 points in the first half. The Vikings outscored Hepp ner 15-12 in the third quarter, and 17-8 in the fourth quarter to make the final score 64-42. “The boys played a good game and had a lot of good shots, but wejust couldn’t get them to drop,” coach Chuck Matteson said after the game. “We rebounded well and Casey Evans played great defense on C.J. Savage.” Eckman grabbed seven re bounds to go with his 12 points. Evans had nine points and five rebounds. Tim Dickenson had eight rebounds, four steals and six points. Derek Gunderson and Ryan Matteson each handed out two assists. Ben Rohde led Umatilla with a game-high 17 points. Basin Conference play, hosting Pilot Rock on Friday, Jan. 8. Statistics Heppner 10-12-12442. UmaMa: 14-18-15-17-64. Heppner Eckman 5 2-212, Evans 41-29, Dickenson 2 2-2 6, Bias Elguezabai 2 1 -2 5 , Crag ScotM 1-23, Maoeson 1003, Gunderson 1 6 0 2, Joe Papmeau 0 2-2 2, Shane Malheny, Blake Knorfes, RteyTngue. 169-1242. Three- Dointer Matteson Umatilla. Rohde 7 3-317, Shannon 7 2-3 16, Savage 51-214, Cleaver 3 2-5 8, Mclver 3 0 4 7, Kely 1 0 0 2, Salas 00-10.268-1464. Three-pointers: Savage 3, Mclver. Mustangs beat Cardinals By Rick Paullus The lone Cardinals traveled to Heppner on Tuesday, Dec. 8 and were beaten again by the Mus tangs, 62-27. Jared Eckman got the Mus tangs going with an early steal and lay-in and the Mustangs never looked back, running out to an 11 - 0 lead after one quarter. Patrick Davidson scored four C straight points for the Cardinals to cut the lead to 11-4, but Tim Dickenson and Derek Gunderson matched to push the lead back to 15-4. Another Davidson field goal was followed by baskets by Casey Evans, Dickenson and Eckman to give the Mustangs a 21-6 lead. Both teams traded baskets and the Mustangs led 26-10 at halftime. Heppner came out in the third Copy • Copy • Copy • Copy • Copy • Copy • Copy g et your copies made at the gazette-lim es ) quarter on fire, outsconng the C ardin als 11*1 w ith Ryan Matteson hitting a three-pointer and G underson sco rin g tw o straight field goals. Davidson scored another basket to cut the lead to 3 7- 1 3 before a Craig Scott three-pointer fueled a 9-0 run to give the Mustangs a 46-13 lead, lone’s Allan Gribskov scored two straight baskets before Eckman closed out the scoring, giving Heppner a 48-17 lead after three quarters. The fourth quarter was back and forth as the M ustangs outscored lone 14-10 to make the final score 62-29. The Mustangs had four play ers in double figures, led by D ick en so n w ith 16 p oints. G underson, Eckman and Matteson each scored 10 points. Eckm an w as the leading rebounder with seven, followed by Dickenson with six. Riley Tingue came o ff the bench to grab five rebounds. Scott had three assists and tied Gunderson with four steals. Statistics lone: 0-10-7-10-27 Heppner 11-15-22-14-62 tone: Davidson 4 0-2 8; Gribskov 4 0 4 8; Bumght2044; Ferguison 11-33; Morgan 10- 2 2; Haguewood 1 0 4 2.131-7 27. Heppner Dickenson 56-1116; Gunderson 5 0 -1 10;Eckm an50410;Matteson32410; Soott30-17; Evans 3 0 4 6; Tingue 11-23.25 9-19 62. Three-pointers: Matteson 2, Scott Pilot Rock nips Lady Cardinals In girls' varsity action, Pilot Rock overcame the lone Lady Cardinals 49-46 in a nip and tuck game that resulted in overtime. Brandi Brantley was the first to score for the Cardinals, two minutes into the game. Both teams bottled each point as the score was tied 8-8 at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Cardinals were behind 20-21 with eight seconds left in the first half but Senior Niki Sullivan was fouled and made the free throw that tied the game at 21 points by halftime. Pilot Rock gained a few points over the Cardinals, leading 31- 27 at the end of the third quarter, but the Lady Cardinals pulled in more baskets than the Rockets the fourth quarter and again tied the score at 41. Charissa Gates took possession of the tip off in overtime, ran the ball down the court and scored two for lone. Pilot Rock's Debbie Thompson sank three buckets and one free throw in overtime. Tiffany Copeland and Rachel Green each made one basket at the free throw line, ending the game with the Rockets three points over the Lady Cardinals. Nikki McElligott was the leading scorer for the Cardinals with 18 points, followed by Brandi Brantley with nine points. Nikki McElligott played tough, leading lone in rebounds assists and steals. Niki Sullivan, refused four of the shots the Rockets^ttempted to launch. C Som etim es one is greater than two. As is the case with Regence BlueCross B lueShield o f O regon (R egen ce B C BSO ) and Klamath Medical Service Bureau (KMSB). 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