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4 Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 2, 2002 - F l V f Mustangs blow past Rockets 64-18 Cardinals fly over Blue Devils 52-20 Ponies dropped by Pilot Rock By Rick Paullus The H eppner Ponies junior high football team dropped a 36-6 loss to the Pilot Rock Rockets in Pilot Rock on Friday, Sept. 27, to drop their record to 1 -1 -1 on the year. They will travel to Irrigon on Friday, Oct. 4, to play the Columbia Raiders at 3 p.m. The game against Pilot Rock started out good for the Ponies as a Lane Bailey to Casey Maben pass gained 30 yards to set up a 27-yard touchdown run by Quinn Peck made it 6-0 with bill left in the first quarter. It went downhill from there as Pilot Rock scored three touchdowns in the first quarter to take a 22-6 lead that stayed that way until halftime. The Rockets added a touchdown in the third quarter and another in the forth to coast to the win. Heppner 6 0 0 0-6 Pilot Rock 22 0 8 6-36 Photo by Debbie Radie Billy Gates makes a touchdown for the Cards in w in over Blue Devils First Quarter Brad Adams slips betweeen Pilot Rock defenders in Mustang w in last Friday By Rick Paullus Another big second half carried the Heppner Mustangs to a 64-18 win at Pilot Rock on Friday, Sept. 27, to improve their standing to 4 and 1 on the year, and 2 and 0 in the Columbia Basin Conference. The Mustangs, leading just 22-18 at halftime, outscored the Rockets 42-0 in the second half going to a ground game that tore up huge chunks of yardage, most of it by Brad Adams who finished with over 200 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns. The Rockets came out firing though, taking a quick 12-0 lead before the Mustangs knew what hit them. They got on the M ike Radie slips aw ay from Condon tackier Photo by Debbie Radie board late in the first quarter when touchdown of the game, seen in a 16-yard run by Luke Murray set Cardinals are 1-1 in the Big Sky and 4-1 overall with their the third quarter, while Rietmann up a 27-yard touchdown pass brought in the last touchdown of from Chuy Elguezabal to a diving 52-20 win over the Condon Blue the game with a four-yard run. Devils, Friday, Sept. 27. Justin Botefuhr. Rietmann led with 177 In the first quarter Mike The Mustangs scored on Radie brought in two touchdowns. yards rushing on 20 carries, Radie the first play o f the second quarter had 136 yards rushing on 11 The first touchdown was brought when Tyler Boyer broke free for carries, while Christmas was 3- in with a one-yard run and the a 49-yard romp to set up a four- 27, Nathan Rea was 3-(-2) and second on a 24-yard run. yard touchdow n by Adam s. Dan Satterly was l-(-5). Second quarter saw Elguezabal hit Murray for the Bill Gates caught three Andrew Rietmann run in two two-point conversion to give the passes for 25 yards, w hile touchdowns, one on a 28-yard run Mustangs their first lead a 14-12. Gutierrez was 1-3, Tyler Raible and the other on a 45-yard run. On the Mustangs’ next 1 -9, and Kelly Thompson 1 -20. R adie brought in his third possession Adams ran for 22 and On Friday, Oct. 4, the touchdown, fifth for the game on 14-yard gains to set up an 18-yard Cardinals will travel to Lyle for a touchdown pass from Elguezabal a four-yard run. non-league game at 7 p.m. Nick Christman has a 65- to Botefuhr. Murray again caught yard kickoff return for the six the conversion pass from Elguezabal to make it 22-12. The M ustangs w ere driving again as Botefuhr caught passes from 23 and 22-yard gains but they fumbled the ball away to By Rick Paullus The C o lts ’ defense the Rockets inside the five. The H eppner C olts stepped up the remainder of the The Rockets drove down spotted the Boardman grid kids a game keeping Boardman from the field scoring a touchdown with 7-0 lead but came back scoring sustaining any drives and even 10 seconds left to cut the halftime 14 unanswered points to take a backing them up as Day got lead to 22-18. 14-7 win on Wednesday, Sept. 25. another sack good for a 10-yard In the third quarter on in Boardman to up their record to loss and Matt Holland had a sack their second possession, the 2 and 0 on the year. The Colts of his own for a 10-yard loss on Mustangs used a 37-yard punt will play their first home game on fourth down. return from Elguezabal and seven Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. Heppner 6 2 6 0-14 straight rushes by Adams for 27 After Boardman scored yards. Murray gained eight yards Boardman 7 0 0 0-7 on th eir first play from with Adams taking it the final six First Q uarter scrimmage, the Colts came back yards for a touchdown and then Boardman- Uley Ceja 60-yard getting a 50-yard run from Brian punching in the tw o-point run (Ceja run) H olland to set up a Spencer conversion to make it 30-18. Heppner- Spencer Palmer 4- Palmer four-yard touchdown run. yard run (kick failed) The M ustangs got the The extra point kick was no good ball back after the defense held Second Quarter so the Colts still trailed 7-6. and went back to work on the Heppner- Safety- Chance Day Boardm an came back ground, getting 22 yards from tackled runner in end zone and drove deep into Colt territory Adams. Elguezabal went for 11, Third Quarter but Matt Holland sacked the Adams went for 15 then six, Heppner- Dalton Wellman 24- Boardman quarterback on fourth Elguezabal, nine, and Adams took yard run (kick failed) down to turn the ball over. it in from one yard out. Adams The Colts began a drive ran in the two-point conversion to of their own getting a Palmer 36- make it 38-18 with 6:02 left in the yard run to get them out of a hold. third quarter. Brent Eckman ran for 12, Wacy The defense held again Coil for eight. Palmer twice more and it was back to work on the for 13 yards and Dalton Wellman ground as Adams ran for 23 and took it to the two-yard line but 24 yards. Elguezabal picked up Boardman took over on downs. nine, Adams ran for 18 then 17 The Colts took the lead yards to set up a three-yard run on the first place as Chance Day by D onald A dam s. K yler sacked the quarterback for a Lovgren kicked the extra point to safety to make it 8-7 at halftime. make it 45-18. The Colts added to their Elguezabal intercepted a lead on their first possession of Rocket pass to give the ball right the third quarter, getting 12 yards back to the Mustangs and they from Palmer. Wellman took off went back to work getting 14, for an apparent 48-yard then nine yard gains from Cody touchdown but it was called back W alton. B oyer went for I I , by a penalty. It d idn't matter Elguezabal picked up 15 more, though as Palmer rushed tw ice for and then Boyer three more to set 16 yards and Wellman took it in up Donald Adam s second from 24 yards out for the touchdown on a one-yard run. touchdown. Hie extra point kick Lovgren kicked the extra point to was just short but the Colts led make it 52-18 with 9:06 left. 14-7. Tanner Britt picked off a pass to give the Mustangs back Colts rally for 14-7 win over Boardman « the ball and put together another drive as Walton rushed four times for 22 yards, Eric Torres three times for 18 yards before Aaron Griffith caught an 18-yard pass for a touchdow n from M atthew VanC leave. The M u stan g s’ final score came when Adam Wight scooped up a fumble and ran 45 yards to the tw elve. A aron Delveaux ran for seven then five more for the touchdown with :01 left in the game. Adams finished with 225 yards rushing on 20 carries with Boyer rushing five times for 68 yards, Elguezabal seven for 46 and Walton picked up another 48 yards on six carries as the Mustangs racked up over 400 yards on the ground. Elguezabal was four for four for 90 yards and two touchdowns all of them going to Botefuhr. The defense was led by Elguezabal with 17 defensive points with C onor K ilkenny getting 15 points and Brad and Donald Adams each getting 14 points, Jode Coil had 13 points with Murray adding nine. The Mustangs have next week off and will be at home against the W eston-M cEwen Tigerscots on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. Heppner 6 16 16 26-64 Pilot Rock 12 6 0 0-18 First Quarter Pilot Rock- Eric Stelk 19-yard run (pass failed) 9:40 Pilot Rock- Eric Howard 9-yard pass from Stelk (pass failed) 3:49 Heppner- Justin Botefuhr 27-yard pass from Chuy Elguezabal (kick failed) 2:28 Second Quarter Heppner- Brad Adams 3-yard run (Luke Murray pass from Elguezabal) 11:57 Heppner- Botefuhr 19-yard pass from Elguezabal (Murray pass from Elguezabal) 9:53 Pilot Rock- Stelk 7-yard run (pass failed): 10 Third Quarter Heppner- B. Adams 6-yard run (B. Adams run) 8:37 Heppner- B. Adams 1-yard run (B. Adams run) 6:02 Fourth Quarter Heppner- Donald Adams 3-yard run (Kyler Lovgren kick) 11:58 Heppner- D. Adams 1 -yard run (Lovgren kick) 9:06 Heppner-Aaron Griffith 18-yard pass from Matthew VanCleave (run failed) 3:00 Heppner- Aaron Delveaux 5-yard run (no attempt) :01 Individual Statistics: Rushing: Heppner- B. Adams 20- 225, Tyler Boyer 5-68, Elguezabal 7- 46. Cody Walton 6-4X. Murray 4-26. Eric Torres 3-18.1) Adams 2-4, Delveaux 2-12, and Kyle Carlson 1- (-2). Pilot Rock- Stelk 7-7, Howard 4-25 and Phillip Pemne 4-16. Pawing: Heppner- Elguezabal 4-4-0 90, and VanCleave 1-2-0 18 Pilot Rock- Stelk 21-40-2 212 Receiving: Heppner- Botefuhr 4-90 and Griffith 1-18 Pilot Rock- Troy Sampson 8-86, Jake Perry 7-69, Howard 3-27, Josh Wallis 2-23 and Saul Christensen 1-7 We Print Business Cards Heppner G a ie tte -Tim es photo by Teresa Hughes Heppner- Quinn Peck 27-yard run (run failed) 6:11 Pilot Rock- 40-yard run (run good) 6:03 Mustang JVs run past Cardinals 42- 12 Pilot Rock- 16-yard run (run good) 3:10 By Rick Paullus Third Quarter The Heppner Mustang JV football team raced out to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter to run past the visiting lone Cardinals, 42-12, in an eight-man game on M onday, Sept. 30. The win improves the Mustangs’ record to 3 and 0 on the year. The Mustangs will host the Hermiston Frosh on a Monday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. The Mustangs’ first score came on a Brandon Seitz seven- yard pass from M atthew VanCleave that that was set up by a 20-yard by Cody Walton. W alton ran in the tw o-point conversion to make it 8-0. A fumbled snap on fourth down by the Cardinals punter gave the Mustangs the ball again deep in lone territory. Aaron Delveaux ran for 12 yards and Walton took it in from nine yards out with Delveaux running in the conversion to make it 16-0. The Mustangs again held on defense but a long punt pinned them back at their own five-yard line. Walton broke free fora long touchdown but it was called back by a penalty. On the next play Delveaux took it around and ran 95 yards for the touchdown. The conversion try was no good but the Mustangs led 22-0 with 2:30 left in the first quarter. Peter Geer recovered a fumble on the ensuing kick-off and on the first play Eric Torrez scored on a 50-yard run and after the conversion failed the Mustangs led 28-0. The Cardinals got on the board on a three-yard run just before halftime, to make it 28-6 at the break. The Cardinals closed to within 28-12 midway through the third, but the Mustangs came back with a touchdown of their own as VanCleave hit Seitz for a 20-yard gain to set up a 56-yard touchdown run by Walton to make it 34-12 after three quarters. The M ustangs scored their final touchdown in the fourth quarter on a Delveaux 43-yard run. Josh Lankford hit Seitz for the two-point conversion to make the final 42-12. lone 0 6 6 0-12 Heppner 28 0 6 8-42 First Quarter Heppner- Brandon Seitz seven- vard pass from Matthew VanCleave (Cody Walton run) 8 19 Heppner- Walton nine-yard run (Aaron Delveaux run) 5 47 Heppner- Delveaux 95-yard run (pass failed) 2 30 Heppner- Eric Torrez 50-yard run (run failed) 2 11 Second Quarter lone- N Rea three-yard run (run failed) 31 Third Quarter lone- N Rea five-yard run Ipass failed) 3 51 Heppner- Walton 56-yard run (run failed) I 53 Fourth Quarter Heppner- Delveaux 43-yard run (Seitz pass from Josh Lankford) 4 28 Pilot Rock- 75-yard run (pass failed) 0:00 Pilot Rock- 27-yard run (run good) 3:31 Fourth Quarter Pilot Rock- 22-yard run (run failed) 4:54 Limousin Junior Cow (B eef): M akayla A nderson, Boardman, CH, B. Simmental Junior Calf (Heifer) (Beef): Brynna L. Rust, Echo, CH, B. Beef Showmanship, Beginner (Beef): Rudi Ramirez, Heppner, CH, B; Jessica M. Hughes, Heppner, RC, B; Ashley N. A nderson, Boardm an, B; Bry nna L. Rust, Echo, B. Beef Showmanship, Junior (Beef): Andre Rauch, L exington, CH, B; Emily Rietmann, lone, RC, B; Makayla Anderson, Boardman, B; Lane Bailey, H eppner, B; Eddie Ramirez, Heppner, B, B; Justin Archer, lone, B. Cattle, Showmanship Intermediate (Beef): Shanna Rietmann, Heppner, CH, B; Sara Peck, Lexington, RC, B; Michelle Terry, Boardman, B; Francisco Escalante, Heppner, B; Colton H elfrecht, Heppner, B; Amy Jepsen, Heppner, B; Regina Seitz, Heppner, B. Beef Cattle, Showmanship Senior (Beef): Amellia Peck, Lexington, CH, B; Shelley Rietmann, Heppner, RC, B; Chelsea Mason, Boardman, B; Brian Haguewood, Heppner, B; Natalie McElligott, lone, B; Amy Baumgart, Irrigon, B; Molly D aniels, Irrigon, B; Becki McNamee,, Irrigon, B; Sarah McNamee,, Irrigon, B. Herdsmanship Contest, Club, Beef (Beef): C olum bia Junior R anchers, Boardm an, P; Colum bia Rio L ivestock, Boardm an, P; R iverside C ritter F itters, B oardm an, P; N orth Lex Livestock - Beef, Lexington, P; Oregon Trail Livestock. Heppner, 1 . Pullet, APA and ABA Standard Bred - Bantam (Poultry): C harlene M. Houweling, Heppner, R. Hen, APA and ABA Standard Bred - Bantam (Poultry): Em ily Unruh, Heppner, B. Poultry Showmanship, Interm ediate (Poultry): C harlene M. H ouw eling, Heppner, CH. B with a special aw ard for Champion Intermediate Poultry Showman. Poultry Showmanship, Senior (Poultry): Emily Unruh, CH. B with special awards for C ham pion S enior Poultry Showman and Champion Poultry Showman.
