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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 24, 1999 Mustangs fall to Warriors, 42-22, end season 10-1 By Rick Paullus T he M o rro w C o u n ty M useum The Heppner Mustangs' football season came to an end on Saturday, November 20, at the home of the defending 2A champions, the Amity Warriors, by a score of 42-22. The Mustangs ended their successful A J u r ie d T raveling F iber A rts Show season with a 10 and one record, f r o m The W eaving G uilds o f O regon reaching the quarter-finals. The end also marked the last D e c e m b e r 4 th ~ 2 4 th football game for Mustang seniors: Jake Roy, Michael Open House Schonbachler, Levi Geer, Josh Hill, Clint Bellamy, Corey Saturday, December 18, from 11 a.m.-3p.m Miller, Jeff Curnn, Mitch Mathews, Matt Van Liew and 52 fiber art w orks by 42 artists Chris Bridgmon. including fiber artist The Mustangs fell into an early 14-0 hole in the first quarter Sandra Van Liew o f H eppner before getting first down on a Michael Schonbachler eight-yard run and a Ryan Matteson two- yard run. Schonbachler picked up ■e». •<3- ►A3» • e»- »<3- ■ nine more and Michael McCabe Join u s fo r a n h o u r o f f u n C h ristm a s m u sic ran for a 35-yard gain, but a clipping penalty brought it back to k ic k o f f y o u r h o lid a y s e a s o n ! and the Mustangs were forced to S outh M orrow C om m unity C hoir punt. and the S entim entalists present their annual Amity came back to score H O L ID A Y C O N C E R T another touchdown and the Mustangs appeared to be moving Sunday, D ecem ber 5, at 3 p.m . the ball, but another penalty in the old H eppner Ju n io r High auditorium brought back a 35-yard gain on a SE E YO U THERE! pass from Matteson to Blake Tin* ad funded ty th e M orrow C o u n ty U nified R ecreation D istrict Knowles. The Mustangs were an d sponsored hy th e M orrow C o u n ty A rts C ouncil c* forced to punt again and the &-£31 * < 31 - ■ «3 . ► «3- ¡><31 S, <3 Warriors marched down the field « i for a touchdown and a 28-0 lead late in the second quarter. The Mustangs took over at their own 25 and, after the kick-off at the MC Fairgrounds and a short pass from Matteson is now available for to Craig Scott, McCabe took a screen pass from Matteson down the sideline for 67 yards to the five-yard line of Amity. A four- $5.00 p er hour plus lights yard run by Scott set up a one- Call 676-9474 to make arrangements yard touchdown by Schonbachler. The two-point Gift Certificates Availaile conversion run failed and Amity p r e s e n ts "l&t But *>h O'ltfior.” % ? o >s> Wilkinson Arena Open Riding : led, 28-6. The Mustangs got the ball back on a fumble recovery by Matteson just before halftime, but were unable to move the ball. Heppner came out fired up in the third quarter and, after Schonbachler tackled a Warrior runner for a six-yard loss, Amity had to punt for the first time. The Mustangs couldn't move the ball, however, and were forced to punt. Knowles tackled a Warrior runner for a five-yard loss to set up a fourth and long as the Mustangs held and took over at their own 19. 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Call for availability. I t Amity at mid-field on downs. • Hie Mustangs’ defense again played tough as Jake Roy, Schonbachler and Joe Papine&u combined to tackle an Amity runner for a five-yard loss, then Knowles, Schonbachler and Papineau combined to sack the Warriors’ quarterback for a nine- yard loss to force a punt. Scott returned the punt 30 yards to the Warrior 30-yard line. Scott then made a great catch on a pass from Matteson for an 11 - yard gain. Matteson then hit Stefan Matheny for a 19-yard touchdown pass. McCabe then took a pass from Matteson for the two-point conversion to cut the lead to 28-14 late in the third quarter. Amity then put the game out of reach, marching the ball for two consecutive touchdowns to take a 42-14 lead. The Mustangs wouldn't quit as they took over at their own 28 for their final drive of the season. Scott ran three times for 13 yards, then took a hand-off and threw a pass back to Matteson good for 15 yards. On a double hand-off pitch back to Matteson, Matteson, just as he was getting hit, launched a pass to Knowles good for 41 yards. Scott ran for one, setting up Schonbachler's second touchdown of the game on a one-yard run. McCabe ran in the conversion to make the final score 42-22. The defense was again led by Schonbachler and Clint Bellamy with 32 and 21 points respectfully. Knowles ended up with 19 and Scott had 14. McCabe and Matheny each photo by Joyce Hughes ended up with 11 points. Scott had 10 cames for 38 yards and McCabe had five carries for 32 yards. Schonbachler rushed seven times for 24 yards and two touchdowns. Matteson ended up completing six of 17 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown. McCabe had two receptions for 62 yards and Scott had two receptions for 24 yards. Heppner 0 6 8 8-22 Amity 14 14 0 14-42 First Quarter A-Andrew Haley 18-yard run (Mike Berkey kick) 8:59 A-Justin Hubbard 11-yard pass from Ryan Mullins (Berkey kick) 4:46 Second Quarter A-Tim Isenberg seven-yard pass from Mullins (Berkey kick) 10:28 A-Hubbard three-yard run (Berkey kick) 5:34 Hep-Michael Schonbachler one-yard run (run failed) 4:22 Third Quarter Hep-Stefan Matheny 19-yard pass from Ryan Matteson (Michael McCabe pass from Matteson) 1:36 Fourth Quarter A-Hawley three-yard run (Berkey kick) 7:16 A-Hubbard 83-yard run (Berkey kick) 5:43 Hep-Schonbachler one-yard run (McCabe run) 58.9 Individual Statistics Rushing Hep-Craig Scott 10-38, McCabe 5-32, Schonbachler 7-24, Matteson 5-(-7). A-Hubbard 22-135, Hawley 17-82, Morris 3-12, Imlah 1-1, Fertello 3-(- 1), Mullins 3-(-4), C. Walker 1-(-5). Passing: Hep-Matteson 6-17-1-141, Scott 1-1-0-15. A-Mullins 10-12-0-120, Hubbard 1-2- 0- 19. Receiving: Hep-McCabe 2-62, Scott 2-24, Blake Knowles 1-41, Matheny 1- 19, Matteson 1-15. 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