FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 21, 2001
Big first half carries Mustangs past Oakridge
the line o f scrim m age as they out-
Two touchdowns in the last 36 gained O akridge with 469 yards,
seconds of the second quarter helped 252 rushing and 24 first downs to
the Heppner M ustangs to a 34-7 212 yards.
The ninth-ranked Oakridge
halftime lead they earned to a 46-7
win over the Oakndge Warriors in Wamors'started out going backwards
the quarter-finals o f the OSAA State as David Norton rushed in from his
2A football cham pionships on defensive end position and tackled
the running back for a six-yard loss
Saturday, Nov. 17, in Oakridge.
The M ustangs advance to the on first down. Faced with third and
sem i-finals where they face the long, the W arriors' Uni Prenevost
number-one, three-time defending broke free and sprinted down the
state champions, the Amity Wamors, sideline for a 69-yard touchdown,
Saturday, Nov. 24, at Hare Field with the extra point m aking it 7-0
in Hillsboro. The Mustangs (10-1) Oakridge in the opening m inutes
lost to the W arriors (11-0) in their o f the game.
third game o f the year, 14-7, in . Michael M cCabe returned the
kick-off 20 yards to the 35, then
Heppner.
The Mustangs' line o f Brian Rust, earned twice for 14 yards and a first
Travis Bellamy, Brad Bowman, down. A motion penalty backed the
Leland Rill, Adam Bergstrom, Conor Mustangs up but Brad Adams picked
Kilkenny, David Norton, Kelly up the five yards. Chuy Elguezabal
Paullus and Luke Murray dominated was sacked for a eight-yard loss to
By Rick Paullus
A u c tio n b e n e fits M a th e n y fa m ily
Don Bristow is auctioneer for lon e United Church o f Christ benefit
auction for the David and Patty M athenv family.
A benefit baked goods auction
was held on Sunday, Nov. 18,
following worship service at the lone
United Church o f Christ. The event
raised $1,496 for Dave M atheny
and his family. He was critically
injured in a horse riding accident
in September.
C hurch members and friends
donated cinnamon rolls, caramel
com, homemade candy, pies, cakes,
rolls and cookies which were
auctioned offby Don Bnstow. There
weren't many bargains to be had,
with a plate of cookies fetching $15.
In addition to all o f the auction
proceeds, the lone UCC is also
donating $ 100 from the Mission and
Outreach fund and the Youth Group
is adding $200 from their summer
fund raiser.
A Youth Group m em ber said,
"We want Stefan and his family to
know how much we care about
them."
bnng up third and long. McCabe
took a screen pass from Elguezabal
31 yards to the W arriors' 28-yard
line. The W am orsjum ped offsides
and, after a short gam by McCabe,
he took it in from 21 yards out for
his first touchdown. The kick was
no good, so the W am ors still led
7-6 midway through the first quarter.
The Mustangs' defense held the
W am ors to one yard in three plays
to force a punt, taking over at their
own 35. Adams ran for three,
Elguezabal hit Stefan Matheny for
18 yards, then McCabe for 10 more
and another first down. Adams ran
twice for 11 yards to the 22 yard
line, McCabe went for six, Kyler
Lovgren for 14 yards and a first down
at the three. Adams was stopped just
short o f the end zone but McCabe
took it in for his second touchdown.
The two-point conversion attempt
was no good, but the Mustangs led
12-7 late in the first quarter.
On the M ustangs’ onside kick,
Brian Rust made a hit to jar the ball
loose which Adams recovered at
the Wamors' 47-yard line. After an
incomplete pass, Elguezabal threw
a lateral pass to M cCabe who hit
a wide open Matheny for a 43-yard
gain to the four-yard line. McCabe
took it in for his third touchdown
and Elguezabal ran in the two-point
conversion to make it 20-7 at the
end o f the first quarter.
A good return by Prenevost helped
the Wamors move the ball deep into
Mustang territory but the defense
finally held to bnng up fourth down.
Conor Kilkenny then blocked a field
goal attempt which was recovered
by Rust at the Oakndge 27-yard line.
The Mustangs were unable to move
the ball and had to punt. The defense
held and the M ustangs took over
at their own 32 after a short Warriors'
punt.
Elguezabal hit M cCabe for 13
yards on a third and 10, then again
for eight more yards. McCabe ran
for three yards and first down, then
ran 11 more and another first down
with 1:30 left in the first half. A
delay o f game penalty and a holding
penalty took the ball back to the 47
of Oakndge. McCabe picked up two,
then Elguezabal found M atheny
behind the W arriors' defense for a
51 -yard touchdown pass. McCabe
ran in the two-point conversion to
make it 28-7 with 36 seconds left
in the first half.
Matheny then picked off a Wamor
pass at the Mustangs' 49 and a pass
interference penalty moved it down
Ho the 36. McCabe took a pass from
Elguezabal and made a great effort
to get into the end zone to make it
34-7.
Travis Bellamy recovered another
onside kick as the first half ended.
Adam s recovered a W arriors'
onside kick at the Mustangs 48-yard
line to open the second half. McCabe
ran for 13 but a face m ask penalty
Chamber Chatter
Mustangs ran out the clock to move
into the semi-finals for the first time
since 1992 when they won the state
cham pionship over Vale.
McCabe led all rushers with 178
yards on 22 carries and five
touchdowns. He also caught six
passes for another 89 yards and a
touchdown. Adams ran eight times
for 47 yards and Lovgren four times
for 28 yards.
Matheny caught four passes for
128 yards and a touchdown as
Elguezabal hit nine o f 16 passes for
174 yards and two touchdowns and
no interceptions.
O akndge’s Prenevost ended up
with 128 yards on 11 carries.
The M ustangs' defense was led
by Adams and Elguezabal with 18
points apiece and Bellam y and
K ilkenny with 16 points each.
Matheny had 15, Rust, 14, Norton
and Lovgren, 11 each, and
Bergstrom , 10.
The M ustangs' scout team ,
consisting o f quarterback Tanner
Britt and running backs Tyler Boyer,
Jode C oil, Aaron Delveaux and
David Flynn, and ends Justin
Botefuhr and Zack Skaggs, has done
a trem endous jo b o f getting the
varsity ready for their opponents,
especially the last two games. They
will have a big jo b "being Amity"
this week. Linem en Ben Turrell,
Brian Haguewood, Darren Van
Cleave, Robert Whalen, Trevor Rhea,
Brian Smith, Judd Lem m on and
Aaron Lueck also play a big role.
Statistics
Heppner: 20 14 12 0 - 46
Oakridge: 7 0 0 0 - 7
First Quarter
Oakridge-Uni Prenevost 69 yard run
(Rodalpho Alcanter kick) 10:32; Heppner-
Michael McCabe 21 yard run (kick failed)
6:30, McCabe one yard run (pass failed) :48,
McCabe four yard run (Chuy Elguezabal run)
:03.
Second Quarter
Heppner-Stefan Matheny 51 yard pass
from Elguezabal (McCabe run) :36, McCabe
36 yard pass from Elguezabal (kick failed)
:08.
Third Quarter
Heppner-McCabe 25 yard run (kick failed)
7:23, McCabe three yard run (pass failed)
3:20.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: Heppner-McCabe 22-178, Brad
Adams 8-47, Kyler Lovgren 4-28, Tyler Boyer
2-1 Matheny 1-9, Tanner Britt 1-2, Donald
Adams 1-2, David Flynn 1-2, Aaron Delveaux
1 -0 Elguezabal 2-(-6); Oakridge-Prenevost
11-128, Michael Dibbert 6-16, Klint Rhea
2-10, Matt Zollman 1-9, Brad Smith 1-1, Jeff
McLaughlin 5-(-4), Steffan Bolin 3-(-5).
Passing: Heppner-Elguezabal 9-16-0
174 McCabe 1-1-043, Britt 0-1-0 0; Oakridge-
Bolin 3-15-3 59.
Receiving: Heppner-Matheny 4-128,
McCabe 6-89; Oakridge-Prenevost 1-27,
McLaughlin 1-25, Qfiad Robb 1-7.
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took the ball to the 23. Adams ran
for 10, then after an offsides penalty
McCabe ran for three to the five.
A hold took it back to the 20.
Elguezabal hit Matheny for 16, but
was short o f a first down, so the
W arriors took over.
Adam Bergstrom, Kilkenny and
Adams com bined to hold the
Wamors to no gain and force a punt
which McCabe returned to the 25.
McCabe took it in from there, getting
a good down field block from Kelly
Paullus for his fourth rushing
touchdown. The kick was no good,
but the Mustangs led 40-7 midway
through the third quarter.
The Mustangs’ defense held again
and Elguezabal made a tackle on
a fake punt to give the M ustangs
the ball at the Wamors’ 32-yard line.
Adams went for five, McCabe, 11,
and Matheny on an end-around for
nine more. After a delay penalty,
McCabe went for five, Elguezabal
for two and McCabe took it in from
three yards out for his fifth rushing
touchdown o f the game. The extra
point pass failed and the Mustangs
led 46-7 late in the third.
The Wamors moved the ball until
Kilkenny had a sack for a four-yard
loss. Bellamy made a tackle for a
another four-yard loss, then another
for a six and loss on fourth down.
The Mustangs gave the ball nght
back on a fumble, their only turnover
o f the game, at the Oakndge 45. The
W arriors drove to the five, but
Elguezabal intercepted a pass in the
end zone to end the drive.
Lovgren ran for three, McCabe
for five, then three more and a first
down. He broke free for 17 yards
and 20 more to move the ball down
into Oakridge temtory. Tyler Boyer
ran for one, Donald Adams, two,
Lovgren, six, and Tanner Britt for
two and a first down. A personal
foul penalty on the W arriors took
it down to die 11. David Flynn ran
for two, but the W arriors held and
took over on downs.
Elguezabal picked o ff another
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David Norton makes tackle on Oakridge player during Mustang victory Saturday
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Volunteers, you are top notch.
The fog rolled in, it was mitten
weather and there you all were
putting the lights on the trees. Some
of you were probably thinking, "Why
did I ever buy a tree," or "Some gift
this was." Well, if it weren't for you,
it wouldn't be "beginning to look
a lot like Christmas". You make the
difference as each o f you gave a
positive "yes" when Pat Edmundson
makes her annual calls asking you
to light your trees or those o f others.
You are one o f the many things we
have to be thankful for this holiday
season.
Congratulation Mustangs. You
put Heppner on the map in a positive
way, win or lose, and you won. The
Chamber wishes you the best in the
weekend game. It is hoped our team
will be part T)f the annual Light
Parade on Thursday, Nov. 29, when
Heppner businesses roll out the red
carpet with open houses, goodies
and drawings during Stroll Heppner.
There’s plenty o f time to put together
a light parade entry. Prizes will be
$ 150, $ 100, $50, with a special Kris
Kringle award.
Looking for historians to respond
to a Chamber e-mail correspondence
A gentleman recently acquired an
early 50's Danelectro guitar amplifier
and the stamped date code matches
up to a m id -1953 "Heppner". He
was w ondering if it was made in
Heppner, so if anyone has a clue,
give the Cham ber a call. We aim
to please.
Next week the Chamber program
will be the video "Klamath Crisis
Update" at John's O ther Place at
noon.
W ishing you a wonderful
Thanksgiving with gratitude for our
freedoms, family and friends, this
community and the many blessings
that abound.
HEPPNER’S Fifth Annual
PARADE O F LIGHTS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 9 , a t 6 p.m .
BUSINESSES & INDIVIDUALS CAN ENTER
There w ill be cash prizes awarded fo r first, second and th ird place
with a special Kris Kringle aw ard fo r fourth place
ENTER NOW and b e in th e PARADE OF LIGHTS
Entry forms available at Heppner Chamber, BE0, Central Market and the G-T
F H E P P N E R ’S D O W N TO W N C H R IS T M A S PARADE O F L IG H T S
2 0 0 1 E N T R Y FO R M
I NAME OF E N TR Y:___________________________________________________
Name of Entry Sponsor (if different):
Address: ___________________________________________________
Phone Number: (_______ )___________________________________________
ENTRY RULES:
1. All motorized entries must be OPERATED BY A LICENSED DRIVER
2. Due to danger and Insurance issues, no entrants under 16 are allowed Children are allowed to ride on adult floats
3. NO persons will be allowed to ride on the outside of autos or wagons
4 ALL entrants, by entering the parade, agree to maintain suitable insurance which will respond on their behalf and
on behalf of the Parade sponsors, for any injury or damage caused by the entrant.
5 The entrant also agrees they are participating in the parade at their own risk and agrees to hold the City harmless
for any Injury or damage which occurs
6 NO candy is to be thrown from vehicles during the parade
7 NO GO CARTS allowed
8 Line up at Green Feed and Seed at 5 p m.
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