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
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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.
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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-
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Dayton: Caleb Kearns four-yard
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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.
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