Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 17,1999 - SEVEN
Mustangs move on to quarterfinal
Heppner's defense dominates
by Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mustangs'
defense dominated the Scio
Loggers in the first round of the
OSAA State 2A football
championships as the Mustangs
pulled away for a 33-6 win.
The Mustangs (10 and 0
overall) move on to the
quarterfinal with a game against
the defending champion Amity
Warriors. The game will be
played in Amity on Saturday,
Nov. 20 at 1 p.m.
The Loggers received the
opening kick-off and got a dose
of what to expect the rest of the
game as the Mustangs' defense
shut them down and forced a
punt. The Mustangs took over at
their own 28 after Blake
Knowles partially blocked the
punt.
The Mustangs rushing attack
went nght to work as Craig Scott
picked up 10 yards on his first
carry and Michael McCabe swept
around right end for 10 yards on
his first carry. McCabe then
went for 19, but Ryan Matteson
was sacked for a nine yard loss.
Scott caught a 14-yard pass from
Matteson but came up short of a
first down and gave the ball back
to the Loggers at the Scio 24.
The defense again came
through as Michael Schonbachler
and Knowles tackled the Scio
runner for a two yard loss to set
up another punt.
The Mustangs took over at
their own 34 but an illegal
procedure penalty took it back to
the 29. Matteson then hit
Knowles in stride on a dunker
pass over the middle and
Knowles turned on the speed and
outran everybody to the endzone
for a 71 yard touchdown.
Knowles kicked the extra point
to give the Mustangs a 7-0 lead
with 4:58 left in the first quarter.
The Loggers were pinned back
to their own 15-yard line after a
penalty on the kick off return and
again the Mustangs defense
stopped them cold.
Heppner got the ball at the Scio
39 after a short punt and went
ht to work as McCabe ran for
1? and Scott picked up 10 more.
McCabe picked up seven and
Scott ran twice for four yards and
a first down at the four. Scott ran
for two and McCabe picked up
the final two for the Mustangs'
second touchdown. The kick
was no good and the Mustangs
held a 13-0 lead after one
quarter.
After the Loggers picked up a
first down, their first of the
game, the Mustangs' defense
went to work as Knowles tackled
a Logger back for a loss then
McCabe and Jake Roy made a
tackle for a loss to set up another
punt.
The Mustangs failed to move
the ball and were forced to punt.
The Loggers took over at their
own 24 after a clipping penalty
and put together their only drive
of the first half but Stefan
Matheny read a pass perfectly,
stepping in front of the intended
receiver,
returning
the
interception 31 yards to the Scio
25-yard line.
Scott then burst up the middle
for a 25 yard touchdown rim.
Scott ran in the two-point
conversion to give the Mustangs
a 21 -0 lead.
The Loggers took over at their
own 35 and Schonbachler tackled
the running back for a loss on
first down and Scott made a
tackle for a three-yard loss to
force another Logger punt.
The Mustangs failed to move
the ball but a 47 yard punt by
Levi Geer pinned the Loggers
deep as the first half ended.
The Mustangs dominance was
evident as they outgained Scio
155 yards to 18 in the first
quarter and 194 to 73 in the half.
McCabe took the second half
kick-off back to the Scio 46 to
give the Mustangs good field
position. The Mustangs moved
the ball but a sack set up a fourth
and 23. Matteson hit Scott for 20
yards and Scio took over at their
own twelve.
The defense held forcing
another punt,
giving the
Mustangs the ball at the Scio 45.
After picking up a first down,
Matteson was sacked again to set
up a fourth and 13. The Loggers
intercepted a pass and returned it
to the 38 as the third quarter
ended.
The defense again stepped up
and forced the Loggers into a
punting situation.
The Loggers tried a fake punt
which didn't work, giving the
Mustangs back the ball at the
e r s
Scio 46.
McCabe then broke free on a
sweep for a 54-yard touchdown
run. The conversion pass failed
and the Mustangs led 27-0 early
in the fourth quarter.
Scio took over at their own 22
after the kick-off. A penalty
moved the ball back five yards
and Joe Papmeau made a tackle
for a loss to force another punt.
The Mustangs took over at the
Scio 37 and McCabe picked up
seven yards on a nice spin move
for a first down. But Scio ended
the scoring threat by picking off
a pass at their own nine yard line.
Travis Bellamy and Knowles
tackled the running back for a
four-yard loss to force yet
another punt. The Mustangs took
over at the Scio 30 and, on first
down, McCabe bounced free for
a 19-yard gain. McCabe ran for
five, Bellamy for one and
Schonbachler picked up three
more to the one. Schonbachler
then took it in for the Mustangs'
final touchdown. The conversion
run failed and the Mustangs held
a 33-0 lead.
The Loggers moved the ball 80
yards in the final three minutes
against the Mustang reserves and
got a 16-yard touchdown run
from Kyle Braa as the hom
sounded.
There was no
conversion try.
McCabe ended up with 157
yards on 14 carries and two
touchdowns. Scott had 12 carries
for 65 yards and a touchdown
and also caught two passes for
another 34 yards.
Matteson ended up five for 12
for 129 yards and a touchdown.
The defense was led by
Schonbachler with 32 points.
Knowles ended up with 21 and
Clint Bellamy had 20. Scott had
14 and McCabe and Matheny
each had 11.
Playoffs
Nov 12th, 13th
Qtrs
Nov 19th, 20th
3- 2 Scio #8 (7-2)
Semi’s
Nov 26th, 27th
Finals
Dec 4th
Champion
6
Heppner #2
X Sat
7- 1 Heppner #2 (9-0)
33
2- 2 Amity #4 (8-1)
55
X
Amity #4
X Fri
4- 1 Monroe #13 (7-2)
6
6- 2 Bonanza #9 (7-2)
0
Glendale #3
X Sat
5- 1 Glendale #3 (9-0)
41
8- 2 Nyssa #15 (6-3)
34
X Sat
1- 1 Portland Christian (6-3
X
Nyssa #15
14
5- 2 Yoncalla (5-4)
6
Dayton #1
X Sat
2- 1 Dayton #1 (8-0)
34
1- 2 Vemoma (5-3)
0
X
Regis #12
X Sat
3- 1 Regis #12 (7-2)
40
7 -2 Sherman County #7 (8-1) 40
Sherman County #7
X
X Sat
8- 1 Enterprise #5 (8-1)
11
4- 2 Oakridge #6 (8-1)
38
X Sat
6- 1 Lost River #10 (7-2)
21
Oakridge #6
1). Northwest
1). Portland Christian Royals (6-4)
2). Vemonia Loggers (5-4)
5). Big Fir
1). Glendale Pirates (10-0)
2). Yoncalla Eagles (5-5)
2). West Valley
1 ). Dayton Pirates (9-0)
2). Amity Warriors (9-1
6). Southern Cascade
1). Lost River Raiders (7-3]
2). Bonanza Antlers (7-3)
3). Tri River
1)
. Regis Rams (8-2)
2)
. Scio Loggers (7-3)
4). Trico
1)
. Monroe Dragons (7-3)
2)
. Oakridge Wamors (9-1)
7). Columbia Basin
8). Wapiti
1)
. Heppner Mustangs (10-0) i ). Enterprise Savages (8-2)
2)
. Sherman County Huskies (9-1)
2). Nyssa Bulldogs (7-3)
Bottom records included playoffs games. X = Home games. # = Last poll rankings dated Thrusday Nov. 4th.
L ocal w om an does w ell
at N ational Finals
VI
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Shirley Martin on Cholla at the Senior Finals Rodeo
photo by Joyce Hughes
Mustang linebacker Clint Bellamy (58) comes after Scio running back Dennis Jackson during Heppner's
playoff game Saturday. Another Mustang defender gets blocked out.
Scio
0 0 0 6 -6
Heppner 13 8 0 12-33
Heppner student joins society
First quarter
Hep - Blake Knowles 71 yard pass
from Ryan Matteson (Knowles kick)
4:58
Hep - Michael McCabe 2 yard run
(kick failed) 1:00
Second quarter
Hep - Craig Scott 25 yard run (Scott
run) 4:37
Fourth quarter
Hep - McCabe 54 yard run (pass
failed) 10:25
Hep - Michael Schonbachler 1 yard
run (run failed) 3:04
Scio - Kyle Braa 16 yard run (no
attempt) 0:00
Individual stats
Rushing
Scio - Braa 13-62, Tyler Stillman
19-53, Todd Sibemagel 10-42,
Dennis Jackson 7-16, Kyle Childress
Eastern Oregon University's
chapter of Phi Kappa Phi
recently welcomed 28 new
student members to the
prestigious honor society.
Chung-Chin
Liu
business/economics major from
Heppner, was inducted into Phi
Kappa Phi at Eastern Oregon
University on Oct. 30.
Those elected to membership
in the honor society include the
upper five percent of last term
juniors and and the upper 10
percent of seniors, along with
outstanding graduate students,
faculty and alumni.
2 - 8 .
Heppner - McCabe 13-157, Scott 12-
65, Schonbachler 3-6, Travis
Bellamy 1-2, Levi Geer 3-1,
Matteson 5-(-13).
Passing
Scio - Childress 0-3-1-0
Heppner - Matteson 5-12-2-129
Receiving
Heppner - Scott 2-34, Knowles 1-71,
Schonbachler 1-15, Stefan Matheny
!
Established in 1897, The
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
is a century old non-profit
organization dedicated to the
recognition and promotion of
academic excellence in all
disciplines of higher education.
One of the oldest and most
respected
academic
honor
societies. Phi Kappa Phi boasts
more than 900,000 members
from across the globe and 282
chapters on university campuses
throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico
and the Philippines. The EOU
chapter, founded in 1997, is one
of the newest in the nation.
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participants from the US and
Canada, and you must be in the
top 30 point earners to qualify.
The tour goes on all year.
Martin rode her 13-year-old
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Shirley Martin of Heppner did
quite well at the recent Senior
national Finals rodeo held in
Reno.
Martin split third and fourth in
the final average in barrel racing.
The Senior finals includes
White Plate With Gold Rim • Approx. Size 8" Diameter
Black Easel Included
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