FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 14, 2001
Knowles picked for Shrine
Second-half run carries Mustangs to win over TigerScots
team, Craig Scott alternate
Blake Knowles, Heppner
High School senior, has been
selected
as
the
school's
representative to the 2001
Shr ner's Hospital Oregon East-
West All Star Football Game.
Craig Scott, also a senior
at Heppner High School, was
selected as alternate.
Knowles, a 6’3", 200 lb.
tight end/defensive end, is the
son o f Butch and Mary Knowles,
Buttercreek.
Scott, a 5'10”, 185 lb.
running back/lmebacker, is the
son o f Alan and Debbie Scott,
Heppner.
The complete East team is
as follows: 1A teams: District 3-
Ben M om s, 6'5", 185 lb. WR/S,
Dufur; Chris Marcum, 5’10", 210
lb RB/LB, Echo; District 4-Kiel
Gekeler, 6’, 225 lb. G/T Cove;
Eli Bingham, 6', 153 lb. WR/S,
North Powder; 2A teams:
District 5-Scott McNair, 5'11",
160 lb., WR/LB, Gold Beach;
Cameron Causey, 6'3", 230 lb.
FB/LB, Glendale; District 6-
Brad Hadley, 5'9", 160 lb.
RB/DB, Bonanza; Eric Beasly.
5'10", 175 lbs. QB/S. Lost River;
Brian Edwards, 6'3", 235 lb.
FB/DT,
Cascade
Christian;
District 7-Knowles, Heppner;
Cheyenne Langston, 5'11 ”, 185
lb. RB/S, Sherman County;
David Salas, 5'9", 205 lb. FB/LB.
Umatilla;
District
8-Jake
Holcomb, 6’3" 195 lb. QB/DE,
Nyssa; Jake Stockoff. 5 '1 1”, 185
lb. T/LB, Union; Clmt Stein, 6'6"
230 lb. TE/DE, Joseph; Joby
Sciarrano, 5'11", 195 lb. T/LB.
Pine-Eagle; 3A teams: District
5-Tim Crawley, 6', 200 lb.
RB/DB, M an st; David Rossiter,
(no info available) RB/LB,
Pleasant Hill; Chris Miles, 6'2",
225 lb. OL/DL, Junction City;
District 6-Joey Leroy, 5TO" 215
lb.
G/LB,
Henley;
Josh
Blake Knowles
Craig Scott
Hagemeyer, 6'4", 247 lb. C/LB,
Hidden Valley; Brendan Guirke,
6’, 165 lb. QB/S, Mazama;
Brandon Glasscock, 5'9", 242 lb.
C/LB. Rogue River; District 7-
Kelley Gillgore, 5'8". 155 lb.
WR/DB. Bums; Tyler Shafer. 6'.
175 lb. WR/DB, Vale; Aaron
Mathews, 5'8", 170 lb. RB/DB,
Grant Union; District 8-Jeff
Charleston, 6'3" 230 lb. TE/LB,
Central; Andy Ellis, 6', 245 lb.
FB/LB, Sweet Home; Ross
Hayes. 5'9", 167 lb. WR/DB,
Sisters; Darin Dalke, 6'3", 170
lb. QB/DB, Cascade.
lone varsity boys destroy Echo
lone Cardinal varsity men totally
devoured Echo on Saturday, Feb.
10, handing the Cougars a 54-28
loss.
5 L~ --
The gUme appeared to be a close
one, withilone leadingby one point,
17-16, at the end of the first quarter.
The Cardinals came out in the
second quarter and continued to
raise havoc, scoring an additional
22 points and holding Echo to eight
additional points, widening the lead
to 17 points by the half.
Brad Burright was the leading
point producer, scoring 10 o f his
18 total points in the second quarter.
Burright also captured eight
rebounds, delivered one assist and
apprehended four steals. Aaron
Brown scored 13 points, delivered
two assists, captured 13 rebounds
and seized two steals from his
former teammates. Korey Morgan
added 11 points, rendered four
assists, captured one rebound and
seized two steals for the Cardinals.
Cory Bennetto scored six points,
handed out three assists, seized eight
rebounds and four steals. Zac Fabian
added two rockets, launched from
three-point territory for a total of
six points. Brooks Rea scored four
points, dished out one assists,
captured two rebounds and snared
one steal.
Adam Neiffer added four points,
delivered one assist, brought down
four rebounds, snagged three steals
and blocked one Cougar shot
attempt. Dustin Haguewood scored
two points, handed out two assists,
grabbed seven rebounds and nabbed
two steals for the Cardinals.
Sophomore Karl Morgan also added
two points to the lone scoreboard.
This was the final game for the
six seniors who led the lone team.
All seniors added their touch, each
scoring in their final game.
lone men shot 81 percent at the
foul line and 41 percent from the
field, lone out-rebounded Echo, 44-
17.
By Kick Paullus
A 26-6 run in the third quarter
broke open a close game and earned
the Heppner Mustang varsity boys
to a 74-44 win over the visiting
Weston-McEwen TigerScots on
Fnday, Feb. 9, in a Columbia Basin
Conference game. I he win improv ed
the second place Mustangs' record
to 9 and 2 in the CBC and 14 and
5 overall.
The Mustangs jum ped out to a
10-2 lead as Ryan Matteson made
three o f four free throws, Blake
Knowles hit a three-pointer and two
free throws and Craig Scott hit a
jumper. The TigerScots came back
to get within 10-6. David Piper then
hit a short jumper o ff an inbounds
pass to give the M ustangs a 12-6
lead after one.
Michael McCabe hit a short
jumper and Stefan Matheny hit two
to give the Mustangs an 18-8 lead,
but the TigerScots came back to
get within 18-15. Scott scored off
a rebound, then Weston-McEwen
got to within 20-19 before McCabe
converted a three-point play. He
then got a steal and a lay-in to make
it 25-19. McCabe hit Matteson for
a lay-in but the TigerScots narrowed
the lead to 27-23 at halftime.
Scott made a steal and lay-in,
but the TigerScots tied the game
at 29-29 early in the third before
the Mustangs made their run. Scott
hit a baseline jumper. Matheny made
a free throw, Knowles scored on
a rebound. Matteson hit a three-
pointer, McCabe fed Knowles for
a lay-in and Matteson hit another
three to make it 42-29.
The TigerScots scored four
straight points, but Matheny came
back with a three-pointer and
the W heeler Falcons, on Friday,
February Feb. 9, throwing up the
shots but the ball did not want to
fall in the lone bucket. To add pain
to misery, Wheeler played one of
their best games the entire season
to defeat lone, 43-26.
Amellia Peck led the lone
scoring with 11 points. Peck also
apprehended five rebounds, handed
out one assist and seized one Falcon
possession. Natalie McElligott
Statistics
Weston-McEwen: 6 17 1 2 9 - 4 4
Heppner: 12 15 28 19 - 74
Weston-McEwen (44): Perrine 50-010,
Jorgensen 40-08, Ueuallen 21-26, Langford
2 1-2 6, Johnson 2 2-2 6, Peterson 2 0-0
4, Monaco 2 0-0 4, Delph, Quaempts,
McClouth, Tucker. 194-644. Three-pointers:
Lieuallen, Langford.
Heppner (74): Ryan Matteson 7 3-521,
Craig Scott 6 0-0 12. Blake Knowles 4 3-3
12, Michael McCabe 41-19, Stefan Matheny
3 1-2 8. Chip Piper 1 2-2 4. Joe Papineau
2 04) 4, Bnan Rust 0 2-2 2, Chuy Elguezabal
1 0-0 2, Sam Van Liew, Brad Adams. 28
12-15 74 Three-pointers: Matteson (4),
Knowles, Matheny
lone varsity girls defeated
lone Cardinal varsity women
were unable to recoup their losses
from the evening before and
succumbed to the Echo Cougars,
31-26, on Saturday, Feb. 10.
Again, lone had a difficult time
getting their shots to fall. The game
was pretty physical and resulted
injunior Salli McElligott colliding
with Echo's largest player, causing
her to get a concussion in the third
quarter.
Amellia Peck led the lone team
with eight points. Peck captured
one rebound, four steals and
delivered two assists. Salli
McElligott added six points and
one rebound before her untimely
Lady Cards lose to Wheeler
lone Cardinal varsity women
tried extremely hard to overcome
Matteson scored on a nice pass from
McCabe to make it 47-33. Matteson
hit another three-pointer and scored
o ff a rebound and Knowles
converted a three-point play with
one second left to give the Mustangs
a 55-35 lead going into the fourth.
Scott got a steal and lay-in and
Piper hit two free throws to make
it 49-40. The Mustangs then put
together another run as Joe Papineau
hit a rebound basket, Scott scored
o ff a Know les' steal, McCabe fed
Papineau fora lay-in and Matteson
hit a three-pointer to make it 68-40.
McCabe hit a spinning jum p shot
from the middle o f the key, Brian
Rust hit two free throws and Chuy
Elguezabal made a lay-in as the
Mustangs took the lopsided win.
Matteson led the Mustangs with
21 points, hitting six o f seven shots
in the second half and pulled down
five rebounds. Scott hit six o f nine
shots for 12 points, had four steals,
four rebounds and two assists.
Knowles had 12 points and six
rebounds. McCabe hit four of seven
shots for nine points, five assists
and four steals. Matheny had eight
points and three assists. Papineau
pulled down seven rebounds. The
Mustangs hit 12 o f 15 free throws
for the game.
scored four points, brought down
four rebounds, grabbed two steals
and delivered one assist. Salli
McElligott added four points and
four rebounds to her team's attempt.
Kristina Powell scored four points,
captured five rebounds and one steal.
Cyndi Heagy added three points,
snared six rebounds and one steal.
Diana McElligott captured seven
rebounds, two steals and delivered
two assists.
lone shot 22 percent from the
field and 31 percent from the foul
line.
injury. Natalie McElligott scored
five points, seized four rebounds,
two steals and blocked one shot
attempt.
Shelby Krebs scored three points,
brought down one rebound and
seized two steals. Cyndi Heagy
added two points, five rebounds,
two steals and one blocked shot to
her team's effort. Kristina Powell
scored two points, led the Cardinals
on the boards with 12 rebounds,
blocked one shot, nabbed three steals
and delivered one assist.
The Lady Cardinals again had
a difficult time at the free throw
line, shooting only 33 percent.
Blake Knowles starts his drive to the basket.
fC* team boys win again
By Rick Paullus
For the third time this year, the
Heppner Mustang 'C' team boys
beat the Umatilla Vikings in a close
game, coming from behind to win
50-44 in Umatilla on Tuesday, Feb.
6. The win kept the Mustangs
undefeated at 9 and 0 on the year.
Conor Kilkenny scored four
points and Aaron Griffith hit a three-
pointer in the first quarter, but the
Mustangs trailed 9-7 after one. Kiel
N aim s scored three points in the
second but the Mustangs fell behind,
21-17, at halftime.
Josh Winters scored five points,'
Brian Smith, four, Justin Botefur
hit four o f four free throws and
Griffith hit another three-pointer
to help the Mustangs to a 36-32 lead
a total o f three points and graBbed
two rebounds.
Johnny Collin scored two points
and apprehended one rebound.
Curtis Thompson scored two points
and captured five rebounds. Jeff
Hunt added two points and seized
one rebound Paul Neiffer scored
two points, captured eight rebounds,
delivered two assists and seized one
steal Mike Radie contributed two
points and apprehended six
rebounds. Aiding the lone team on
the boards were Til Tullis with three
rebounds and Tim Doherty with
one rebound.
Coach Jim Swanson was pleased
with the level o f play his team
displayed. "They played 10 times
better than the last time we played
Spray. All o f the team members
have improved and are playing with
great confidence."
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Statistics
Heppner: 7 10 19 14 - 50
Umatilla: 9 12 11 1 2 - 4 4
Heppner (50): Aaron Griffith 3 0-2 8, Conor
Kilkenny 3 1-3 7, Brian Smith 2 3-6 7, Justin
Botefur 0 6-8 6, Doug Orwick 1 1-13, Kiel
Naims 1 1-2 3, Zack Skaggs 1 1-2 3, Ben
Turrell 0 2-2 2, Darin Skaggs 0 2-2 2, Josh
Winters 1 3-7 5, Judd Shepherd 1 0-0 2,
Adam Wight 1 0-0 2, Kyler Lovgren, Matt
Young. 14 20-25 50. Three-pointers: Griffith
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Mustang ?C? team boys
beat Cardinals
By Kick Paullus
The Heppner Mustang boys' "C"
team stayed unbeaten by defeating
the visiting lone Cardinals, 56-48,
on Monday, Feb. 12. running their
record to 10-0 on the year.
Josh Winters scored five points
and Aaron Griffith hit a three-pointer
in the first as the M ustangs took
a 15-10 lead after one. Griffith
scored five and Zack Skaggs, four,
in the second, as the Mustangs took
a 28-21 lead at halftime.
lone rallied in the third, getting
to within 40-36 after three, despite
Winters scoring seven points in the
quarter, lone took a 41 -40 lead on
a Bnan Gutierrez three-pointer with
five minutes left in the fourth.
Doug Orwick hit a free throw
to tie and Kyler Lovgren hit a
jumper and a free throw to give the
Mustangs a 44-41 lead with 3:48
left. The Cardinals scored to get
The lone "C" team took on the
Heppner M ustangs on Monday
evening, Feb. 12. Heppner outscored
lone, 56-49.
Aaron Tworek was on fire,
dumping in 16 points for lone.
Tworek connected with four buckets
from the three-point territory.
Tworek also captured three
rebounds, delivered one assist and
seized five steals.
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within 45-43, but W inters hit a
jum per ^nd Skaggs converted a
three-point play to make it 50-43.
Winters hit a three-pointer with 2:00
left and Skaggs scored on a nice
pass from Griffith to put the game
away.
Winters led the Mustangs with
17 points, including two three-
pointers, followed by Skaggs with
14. Gnffith finished with nine points
and Lovgren added five.
Statistics
lone: 10 11 15 12 - 48
Heppner, 15 13 12 16 - 56
lone (48): Tworek 7 0-0 19, Gutierrez
3 2-7 9, Radie 3 1-2 7, Hunt 1 2-2 4, Krebs
2 0-0 4, Neiffer 2 0-0 4, Collin 0 1 -2 1 ,
Thompson, Campbell, Bergstrom, Doherty
18 6-13 48. Three-pointers: Tworek (5),
Gutierrez.
Heppner (56): Josh Winters 7 1-1 17,
Zack Skaggs 6 2-7 14, Aaron Griffith 2 4-6
9, Kyler Lovgren 2 1-4 5, Justin Botefur 2
0- 1 4. Ben Turrell 1 0-0 2, Doug Orwick 0
2-4 2, Adam Wight 0 1-41, Brian Smith 0
1- 21, Conor Kilkenny 01-21, Christian Moller
0 CM 0. Kiel Naims, Judd Shepherd 2013-35
56 Three-pointers: Winters (2), Griffith.
Ione 'C team loses to Heppner
lone fCf team boys lose to spray
lone "C" team men put forth a
noble effort against Spray before
being defeated, 49-37. lone had
excellent play the first three quarters
o f their game with the third quarter
ending with each team having 30
points. The Eagles added 19 points
to their score and lone men had a
difficult time getting their shots to
fall.
Aaron Tworek led the lone score
with nine points. Tworek also
grabbed one rebound and seized
six steals. Brian Gutierrez aided
Tworek with nine points and was
also one of the leaders on the boards,
capturing 12 rebounds for his team.
Gutierrez also delivered three assists
and apprehended six steals. Cayle
Krebs scored six points, led the team
with 13 rebounds and handed out
two assists. Cody Bergstrom
connected with a missile launched
from the three-point territory for
after three quarters. Doug Orwick
converted a three-point play as the
Mustangs held on in the fourth to
take the win.
The Mustangs hit 20 o f 35 free
throws for the game, with Botefur
hitting six o f eight.
Griffith led the Mustangs with
eight points, followed by Kilkenny
and Smith with seven points each.
Mike Radie had an outstanding
night, throwing in 10 points, one
from the three-point range. Radie
also apprehended five rebounds,
delivered two assists and seized two
steals. Brian Gutierrez scored nine
points, one ball connecting for a
three-pomt shot. Gutierrez was also
responsible for four rebounds, two
assists and four steals. Paul Neiffer
added five points, captured eight
rebounds, handed out two assists
and gabbed three steals.
Cayle Krebs scored four points,
apprehended eight rebounds,
delivered three assists and robbed
three Mustang possessions. Jeff Hunt
scored four points and was the leader
on the boards with nine rebounds.
Also helping out on the boards were
the following-Til Tullis with four
rebounds, Derek Campbell with
two rebounds, Cody Bergstrom with
one rebound and Johnny Collin with
two rebounds. Collin also made one
free throw to aid his team on the
scoreboard.
The Cardinals shot 35 percent
from the field and 50 percent from
the free throw line.
Coach Jim Swanson commented,
"We lost this game with some silly
turnovers and fouls. They went to
the line 33 times to our 12. This
was a game we could have won and
it was a good feeling knowing that.”