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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - T H R E f Mustangs lose in quarterfinals to Dayton By Rick Paullus T he se co n d -ran k e d D ayton Pirated used a strong r u n n in g g a m e to b e a t th e Heppner Mustangs 26-14 in the quarterfinals o f the O SA A US Bank/Les Schwab Tires football playoffs in a rainy, w indy and s lo p p y g a m e at D a y to n on S a tu rd a y , N o v . 16. T h e M ustangs ended their season w ith a 9 and 2 record as nine seniors played their final game. B rad A dam s, D onald A dam s, Ben T urrell, C onnor K ilkenny, A dam B ergstrom , T revor R hea, D aniel Jepsen, R o b e rt W h alen and D a rre n VanC leave w ere part o f four s tr a ig h t C o lu m b ia B a s in Conference Championships, not even losing a league gam e, and a ls o advanced to th e quarterfinals, quarterfinals, semi- fin a ls a n d q u a r te r f in a ls in successive years. T h e P ira te s to o k th e opening k ic k o ff and used 12 plays to go 53 yards culminating on a B arry Johnson nine-yard run. The extra point kick was no good but the Pirates led 6-0 midway through the first quarter. The Mustangs took over at their 34-yard line on their first possession but were unable to get a first down but Brad Adam s got off a 57-yard punt that rolled dead at the Pirates four-yard line. The Pirates drove deep into M ustang territory before a fum ble was picked up by Brian H aguew ood and returned 69 yards to the seven-yard line. A dam s picked up four yards to set up a three-yard run into the end zone by C huy Elguezabal. The kick w as no good and the gam e was tied up at 6-6 early in the second quarter. The Pirates then went on a 10-play drive going 65 yards w ith C aleb K earns going four yards for the go-ahead score. The tw o-point conversion run w as stopped but the Pirates led 12-6 midway through the second quarter. T h e M u s ta n g s w e re unable to m ove the ball and the Pirates took over a N h e ir ow n 31 -yard line after a 32-yard punt by Adam s. The Pirates got a 61 - yard run from Tyler W ilson on third and long to the four-yard line where Dante Rosario took it in for the touchdow n. The two- point conversion try failed again but the Pirates led 18-6 late in the first half. The M ustangs took the second-half kickoff and failed to m ove the ball forcing another punt, w hich A dam s hit for 45 yards to the 14-yard line. The M ustangs defense then stepped up forcing the Pirates to punt for th e firs t tim e , w h ic h C h u y E lguezabal returned to the 30- yard line. A fter a m otion penalty, Kyler Lovgren ran for two yards then Elguezabal ran for six then hit Justin Botefuhr for a 22-yard gain to the Dayton 40-yard line. A fter a loss o f one, A dam s took a shovel pass from Elguezabal 26 y a rd s to th e f if te e n . T h e Brad Adams Justin Botefuhr, Brad Adams and Donald Adams make a tackle on Dayton's Dante Rosariophoto by Teresa Hughes photo by Teresa Hughes Connor Kilkenny and Donald Adams block as Chuy Elguezabal throws a pass M ustangs could get no closer though and the Pirates took over on downs. The Pirates drove deep into Mustangs territory' before the defense stiffened, taking over at their own seventeen on downs. Lovgren ran for three yards, E lguezabal broke loose for 15 yards, A dam s picked up three, Elguezabal went for six yards and on the first play o f the fourth quarter a fumble was recovered by the Pirates at the M ustangs 48-yard line. A f te r a s h o rt g a in Rosario then broke free for a 45- yard touchdown run. Kearns hit W ils o n fo r th e tw o - p o in t conversion to give the Pirates a 26-6 lead. T h e M u s ta n g s w e re unable to m ove the ball after taking the kickoff to their 22-yard line and a 47-yard punt by Adams took D ayton back to their 27- yard line. The team s traded punts w ith E lguezabal returning the Pirate punt back to the 49-yard line o f the Pirates. On third and Saturday, November 11 From 9 a.m. • 6 p.m. T R E A S U R E H U N T B E G IN SI (c o n c lu d e s D e c e m b e r 5) W IS H L IS T R E G IS T R Y B E G IN S I CH RISTM A S SPECIA LSI At ftirk y o u r c a le n d a r s fo r D e c e m b e r 5 ... ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE £ LIGHT PARADE! 676-9158 E leven o f H e p p n e r’s football players were chosen to fill positions for the C olum bia Basin Conference all-star football team s, with two other players receiving honorable mentions. Chuy Elguezabal was s e le c te d as th e f ir s t- te a m quarterback and as well as a first- team d e fe n siv e back . B rad A dam s was chosen as a first- team running back, and Tyler Boyer received an honorable mention as a running back. Justin Botefuhr was picked as a first- tea m re c e iv e r, w h ile L u k e M u rra y is a s e c o n d - te a m receiver. D onald A dam s and Luke Murray Chuy Elguezabal Ben Turrell Brian Haguewood were selected as offensive linemen, with Adams on th e f ir s t te a m a n d Haguewood on the second team. For the defensive team , Tanner Britt was chosen as a second-team m em ber and Jode C oil rec e iv e d an h o n o ra b le m en tio n . B rad an d D o n a ld A d a m s w e re s e le c te d as linebackers, w ith Brad on the first team and D onald on the second team. Rounding out the defense, Ben Turrell was selected as a first-team defensive lineman a n d C o n o r K ilk e n n y w a s selected for the second team. Tanner Britt Heppner High School 2002-03 basketball schedule as of Nov. 18 HOLIDAY OPENING 217 North Main • Heppner Hennner Donald Adams Brian Haguewood Murray’s Drug & Murray’s Country Rose ' f t M iu u u j'j D aw ) Eleven Mustangs named to CBC all-star football team Ue & & C o u n try Rogo ten A dam s took another shovel pass from Elguezabal 14 yards for a first dow n. E lguezabal picked up three yards then hit B o te fu h r w h o p itc h e d it to Lovgren on the hook-and-lateral dow n to the eig h t-y ard line. Faced w ith a fourth and goal at the eleven, Adam s took a screen pass from Elguezabal into the end zone for a touchdow n. A dam s ran in the two-point conversion to make it 26-14 late in the fourth quarter. The Mustangs attempted an onside kick that they nearly r e c o v e r e d b u t th e P ira te s recovered and ran out the clock to m ove on to the semi-finals. B ra d a n d D o n a ld A dam s, Botefuhr, Elguezabal, Jode Coil and Ben Turrell led the defense. E lguezabal rushed 10 tim e s fo r 32 y a rd s a n d completed seven o f 21 passes for 118 y ard s. A d am s h ad five rec e p tio n s for 69 y a rd s and Botefuhr caught two passes for 49 yards. H eppner 0 6 0 8-14 Dayton 6 12 0 8-26 First Quarter Dayton: Barry Johnson nine-yard run (kick failed) 6:37 Second Quarter Heppner: Chuy Elguezabal three- 9 ? m 9 ? 9 $ m 9 ? m m m m m' 9 $ m m m m 9 ? m 233 N Main * Heppner 676-9426 «ft* gjgp * >\ ; f J l iiù O i * {' j, ' J j ; ; i . v, 3 v, yard run (kick failed) 10:18 Dayton: Caleb Kearns four-yard run (run failed) 6:03 Dayton: Dante Rosario four-yard run (run failed) 1:57 Fourth Quarter Dayton: Rosario 45-yard run (Tvler Wilson pass from Kearns) 11:08 Heppner: Brad Adams 11-yard pass from Elguezabal (Adams run) 1:09 Team Statistics First Downs: Heppner 7. Dayton 17; Rushes-yards: Heppner 22- 56, Dayton 58-357: Passing yards: Heppner 118. Dayton 0; Passing: H eppner 7-22-0, Dayton 0-3-0; Penalties: Heppner 2-15, Dayton 1 -15 ; and Fumbles-recovered: Heppner 2-1, Dayton 2-1. Individual Statistics Rushing: Heppner- Chuy Elguezabal 10-32, Brad Adams 7- 15, Kyler Lovgren 4-8, Tyler Boyer 1 -1 ; Dayton- Tyler Wilson 12-124, Caleb Kearns 19-110, Dante Rosario 20-105, Barry Johnson 2-11. Zack Sullivan 4-6. Gary Sutter 101. Passing: Heppner- Elguezabal 7- 21-0 118 yards and Adams 0-1 -0 0; Dayton Kearns 0-3-0 0. Receiving: Heppner- Adams 5- 69 and Justin Botefuhr 2-49; Davton- none. Holiday Open House Saturday, November 23 Enter the Treasure Hunt! Special Holiday Prizes! Enjoy our Homemade Cookies and Punch! m s** 9*' 9 * ' m m 9 ? 9 * ' 9*' 9 ? 9 ? m 9 ? 9*' 9# 9? s 9E Free gift wrapping • Layaway for Christmas 9? m Gardners Men’s M e a _ _ r* ££ (541) 676-9218 • 193 N. Main Street • Heppner 33Z 45© Tues., Dec. 3: lone at Fri., Feb. 7: W eston- lone, 6 p.m. - VG, VB Fri., Dec. 6: Condon at C ondon, 3 p.m. - JV G JVB, VG, VB Tués., Déc. 10: W alla Walla Academy at Heppner, 5:30 p .m .-J V B , VB Fri., Dec. 13: Riverside at Heppner, 3 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB Sat. Dec. 14: M ac-Hi at M ilton-Freew ater, 1 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB M cEwen at Heppner, 3 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB Sat, Feb. 8: Stanfield at Stanfield, 1 p .m ..- JV G JVB, V G VB" • i " ,f o n n tn ir.... Fri., Feb. 14: Um atilla at Heppner, 3 p.m. - JV G JVB, VGVB Sat., Feb. 15: Sherman Co. at M oro, 1 p.m . - J V G JVB, V G V B Tues., Feb. 18: Pilot Rock at Heppner, 3 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB Fri., Feb. 21: Wahtonka at The Dalles, 3 p.m . - JV G JVB, V G VB Sat., Feb. 22: M akeup/ Playoff Date Mon., Feb 24: P layoff Date T he fo llo w in g is the H e p p n e r 2 0 0 2 -0 3 C T eam basketball schedule for as o f Nov. 18: M on. 16: S at., Dec. 21: S. Morrow Toum. at Heppner, TBA - V G VB Sat., Dec. 28: H ood River at Hood River, 1 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB (JV and Varsity in tw o separate gyms) Fri., Jan. 3: Riverside at Boardman, 3 p.m . - JV G JVB, V G VB S at., Jan. 4: H o o d River Valley at Heppner, 1 p.m. - J V B , VB M on., Jan. 6: Hermiston at Heppner, 5:30 p.m. - J V G VG Fri., Jan. 10: W eston- M cEw en at Athena, 3 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB Sat., Jan. 11: Stanfield at Heppner, 1 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB Fri., Jan. 17: Wahtonka at Heppner, 3 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB Sat., Jan. 18: Culver at Culver, 1 p .m .-J V G JVB, V G VB Fri., Jan. 24: Umatilla at Umatilla, 3 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB Sat., Jan 25: Sherm an Co. at Heppner, 1 p.m . - JV G JVB. V G VB Fri, Jan. 31 : Pilot Rock at Pilot Rock. 3 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB Sat., Feb. 1: C ulver at Heppner, 1 p.m. - JV G JVB, V G VB T hurs., i Dec. 5: Umatilla at Umatilla, 5:30 p.m. - GB Tues., Dec. 10: W eston-M cEw en at Heppner, 5 : 3 0 p .m .- G B Thurs., Dec. 12: M ac- Hi at M ilton-Freew ater, 5 p.m. -G B M on., Dec. 16: Stanfield at Heppner, 5:30 p.m. -G B Thurs., Dec. 19: Pilot Rock at Heppner, 6 p . m . - G B Tues., Jan. 7: Stanfield at Stanfield, 5:30 p .m .- G B M on., Jan. 13: Stanfield at Heppner, 5:30 p.m. -B T h u rs., Jan. 16: Um atilla at Heppner, 5:30 p.m. -G B Tues., Jan. 21 : M ac-Hi at Heppner, 5:30 p . m . - G B Thurs., Jan. 23: Grant Union at G rant Union, 6 p.m. - GB Mon. Jan. 27: Stanfield at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m. - G B T h u rs., Jan. 30: Riverside at Heppner, 6 p.m. - GB Thurs., Feb. 6: G rant Union at Heppner. T B A - G B M on., Feb. 10: Riverside at Boardm an. 6 p.m. -G B continued page 5 'm9£'9*'9*'9*'9*'9*'9*'9P9P9P9*'9P9P9?9P9P9P9è' 1 Dec. 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