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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - FIVE Mustangs drop overtime game to Vikings By Rick Paullus The H eppner M ustang boys’ varsity couldn't hang on to a lead in the fourth quarter and lost 77-72 in overtim e to the Umatilla Vikings on Friday, Jan. 24 in Umatilla. The loss dropped their Columbia Basin Conference record to 3-2 and their overall record to 10-5 on the year. The team s played even through the first quarter as Luke Murray hit tw o free throw s and scored o ff a drive to tie it at 4-4. Brandon Seitz hit tw o baseline jum pers and C huy E lguezabal scored o ff the fast break to give the M ustangs a 10-8 lead. The Vikings cam e back w ith five straight but Josh Winters hit a 3- pointer to tie it again at 13-13, but the Vikings scored to end the first with a 15-13 lead. M urray scored tw ice and Tanner Britt hit a long jumper to give the M ustangs a 19-17 lead, then Elguezabal hit a 3- pointer. M urray com pleted a three-point play and Seitz hit a baseline ju m p e r to m ake it 28- 22, but the Vikings w ent on an 11-1 run to end the h a lf w ith a 33-29 lead. T he Vikings extended th e ir le a d to 3 9 -2 9 , b u t E lguezabal hit a 3-pointer and Brad A dam s hit a ju m p e r and com pleted a three-point play to m ake it 41-37. M urray hit a running jum per, Winters hit a 3- pointer and Justin Botefiihr made one o f tw o free throw s to give the M u stan g s a 43-42 lead. W inters then hit a jum per and a 3-pointer, while Brad Adam s hit a lo n g ju m p e r and D o n a ld A dam s hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the M ustangs a 53-46 lead after three. The Vikings cam e right back to take a 54-53 lead, but Brad Adam s hit two free throws and Elguezabal made a 3-pointer to five the M ustangs back the lead at 58-54. Elguezabal scored o ff a drive and Botefiihr hit one o f two free throws to make it 61 - 57, but the Vikings again cam e back to take a 63-62 lead w ith 2:41 left. Brian Smith made one o f tw o free th ro w s b u t the Vikings made two free throws to take a three-point lead with 1:16 left. Brad A dam s scored o ff a rebound and was fouled and m ade the free throws to tie it up w ith 51 seconds left «t 65-65. The Vikings were running out the clock for the last shot but Winters stole the ball with less than five seconds left. A fter a tim eout, Elguezabal’s running 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced o ff the rim and the gam e went to overtime. The Vikings scored first hitting a 3 -pointer and after A dam s scored o ff a rebound they w ent on a 5-0 run to m ake it 73-67. Smith hit a jum per and Elguezabal hit a long 3-pointer to get w ithin 74-72, but the Vikings scored the final three points to secure the win. E lg u e z a b a l h a d 16 points, Adams had 15 points and 10 rebounds, M urray had 14 points, two assists and two steals and W inters had 11 points and three steals. Seitz had seven rebounds and three blo ck ed s h o ts a n d S m ith h a d six rebounds. U m atilla 15 18 13 19 12-77 H eppner 13 16 24 12 7-72 U m atilla: Tony Villanueva 8 6-8 22, Brian Littrell 7 5-9 19, A ndre Pharr 6 1-3 15, Chris W yland 3 5-7 11, Daniel A dam s 3 0-0 7, Brandon Fig 0 3-4 3, Justin B issonette and Hector Olivera. Team: 27 20-31 77 3-pt.: Pharr 3 and Adam s. H eppner: C huy E lg u e z a b a l 6 0-3 16, B rad A dam s 5 5-6 15, Luke M urray 5 4-4 14, Josh Winters 4 0-2 11, Brandon Seitz 3 0-0 6, D onald A dam s 1 0-0 3, Brian Sm ith 1 1-23, Tanner Britt 1 0-0 2 and Justin B otefuhr 0 2-4 2. Team: 26 12-21 72 3-pt.: Elguezabal 4, W inters 3 and D. Adams. » C team splits two Mustang JV girls win two Mustang girls fall to Huskies By Rick Paullus By Rick Paullus After losing their second gam e o f the year to the visiting M ac-H i Pioneers, 72-58, the H eppner M ustang b o y s’ “C ” team rebounded for a 75-52 win o v e r th e G ra n t U n io n P rospectors in John Day on Thursday, Jan. 23. The Mustangs 8-2 o n th e y e a r w ill h o s t Riverside on Thursday, Jan. 30 and G rant Union on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. The Mustangs fell behind the Pioneers, 13-11, after one despite getting four points from Rory K ilkenny and a 3-pointer from Roy Proctor and still trailed, 33-29, at the half as M ikel Britt scored nine points in the second quarter. The Pioneers extended their lead to 53-43 after three as M atthew VanCleave had seven points and M att Kenny had five p o in ts in the th ird and they continued to lead throughout the fourth despite eight more points from VanCleave and another 3- pointer from Proctor. V a n C le a v e le d th e Mustangs with 20 points with Britt a d d in g 11 a n d P ro c to r an d Kilkenny each adding six points. A t J o h n D ay, th e M ustangs trailed, 17-15, after one despite five points from Kyle Carlson, four from Kilkenny and 3-pointers from Kenny and Kory Paullus. The Mustangs outscored the P rospectors, 20-8, in the second getting four points each from Kenny and Paullus and 3- p o in te rs fro m C a rls o n a n d Proctor, to take a 35-25 halftime lead. The M ustangs extended their lead in the third getting five points from Proctor, four from Robert M cElligott and another 3-pointer from Carlson, to make it 55-41 and coasted through the fourth as Kilkenny had six more points in the quarter. C a r ls o n le d th e M ustangs w ith 14 points, w ith K ilkenny adding 12. Britt and Paullus each scored nine points, Proctor eight and VanCleave and Kenny scored seven points each. M ac-Hi 13 2 0 2 0 17-72 H eppner 11 18 14 15- 58 Mac-Hi: Gonzales 7 6- 8 2 3 , C o n le e 6 3 -4 15, M iddleton 4 5-8 14, Betencourt 1 3-7 5, Torres 1 3-4 5, Fuentes 1 2-2 4, Key 1 1-6 3, Tucholke 0 3-4 3, R ubakaba, C orona, Potter and Wolfenberger. Team: 2 1 26-44 72 3-pt.: G onzales 3 and Middleton. H eppner: M a tth e w V anC leave 6 8-12 20, M ikel B ritt 2 7-11 11, Rory K ilkenny 2 2-4 6, Roy Proctor 2 0-2 6, M a tt K e n n y 2 1-2 5, K y le Carlson 1 2-4 4, Josh Lankford 1 0-0 2, Kory Paullus 1 0-0 2, K y le H u d d le s to n 1 0 -0 2, Robert M cElligott 0 0-2 0, Dan Basile and Riley Wight. Team: 18 20-37 58 3-pt.: Proctor 2. H eppner 15 20 20 20-75 G rant Union 17 8 16 11 -52 Heppner: Carlson 5 1-2 14, Kilkenny 6 0-2 12,Bntt33-49, Paullus 40-09, Proctor 3 1-18, Kenny 3 0-0 7, VanCleave 2 3-4 7, McElligott 2 0-0 4, Huddleston 1 1-2 3, Wight I 0-3 2 and Lankford 0 0-2 0. Team: 309-20 75 3-pt.: Carlson 3, Kenny, Proctor and Paullus. Grant Union: Coxen 9 2-2 20, Page 4 8-8 16, Heiple 2 1-2 6, Ashmead 2 0-1 4, Johns 1 0-0 2, Herran 0 2-2 2, Holland 0 2-2 2, Sprouffske, Reed and Jeff. Team: 18 15-1752 3-pt.: Heiple. mm m- ##■ «***#»- Vi .M i f I L 7 , photo by Teresa Hughes #30 Laurie Murray taking a shot as she is being guarded by #30 o f Sherman By Rick Paullus A fter d o m in atin g the U m atilla V ikings, 50-24, on Friday, Jan. 24 in U m atilla the Heppner Mustang J V girls rallied to beat the visiting Sherm an C o u n ty H u sk ie s, 4 2 -3 9 , on Saturday, Jan. 25 to im prove their record to 9-5 on the year. The M ustangs will be at Pilot Rock on Friday, Jan. 31 before p lay in g C u lv e r at ho m e on Saturday, Feb. 1. The M ustangs took an 11 -5 lead over the Vikings after one, getting four points from Terra Wilson and increased it to 23-14 at the half, getting four points from Blair Keithley and three m ore from W ilson in the second quarter. A 17-0 advantage in the third, as K atie B ritt hit a 3- pointer, helped the M ustangs to a 40-14 lead after three and they coasted through the fourth getting th re e p o in ts fro m H e a th e r Yocom. W ilson had nine points and three steals, Britt had eight points and two assists, Susan Southw orth had seven points, K eithley had six points, five rebounds and two steals, Laurie M urray had nine reb o u n d s, Yocom had four steals and two assists and Linsey M itchell had four steals. A g a in s t S h e rm a n County, the Huskies led, 11-10, after one despite four points from Keithley, but the Mustangs rallied in the second getting four points from Linsey M itchell and three points from Wilson to take a 23- 21 lead at the half. The Huskies came back to take a 32-29 lead after three, despite a 3-pointer from Britt, but the M ustangs rallied in the fourth getting four points from Murray and Mitchell hit three o f four free throws down the stretch to help the M ustangs to the narrow w in. K e ith le y le d th e M ustangs with nine points, 15 Sport Shoes: Skechers - Nike - New Balance Socks 25% off - Purses 40% off SM-£ Work Boots: Rhino - Red Wing - Green Trait Hikers: Hi-Tech - Nike Women’s Dress & Casual 40% off ^ - $■■1 . ■s» CLOSING SALES! ALL STOCK ON SALE! Aerosoles A ' Clarks - Azaleia - Mootsie Tootsie ■ Easy Street - Deer Stag Fabric - Notions - DMC - Crochet Thread - Yarn Ribbons - Buttons - Hooks ft Needles - ALL 50% OFF « U STOCK MUST GO - WATCH FOB FALLING PRICES! SHOE BOX • FABRIC’S ETC. 143 N. Main S treet • H eppner • 676-5241 3BE£[ T re b o u n d s and th re e a ssists. M urray added eight points and 13 rebounds, Mitchell had seven points, seven rebounds and two assists, with Britt adding six points, six rebounds, tw o steals and two assists. Tiffany Piper had six points and W ilson had five rebounds and two assists. H eppner 11 12 17 10- 50 Um atilla 5 9 0 10-24 Heppner: Terra Wilson 3 3-6 9, K atie B ritt 2 3-4 8, S u san S o u th w o rth 3 1-3 7, T iffany P iper 3 0-0 6, B lair Keithley 3 0-0 6, Heather Yocom 0 4-6 4, Laurie M urray 1 1-2 3, Linsey Mitchell 1 0-02,C helsey Betsinger 1 0-0 2, Krystal Naims 1 0-0 2, Lynan B ingham 0 1-2 1, A m y J e p s e n a n d K rista H endricks. Team: 18 13-23 50 3-pt.: Britt. Umatilla: H enry 4 0-0 8, Panky 3 0-2 7, V illanueva 1 5-6 7, Adam s 0 2-3 2, Bellinger, D ahlin, A m es, Landover and Parish. Team 8 7-11 24 3-pt.: Panky. H eppner 10 13 6 13-42 Sherm an County 11 10 11 7-39 Heppner: Keithley 3 3- 11 9, M urray 3 2-4 8, Mitchell 0 7-12 7, Piper 3 0-0 6, Britt 2 1- 6 6, W ilson 2 1-6 5, N aim s 0 1 - 4 1, Yocom 0 0-2 0, Bingham 0 0-2 0, B etsinger, Jepsen and H endricks. Team: 13 15-47 42 3-pt.: Britt. Sherm an C ounty: N ogle 3 4-6 10, K asberg 3 3-7 9, Sharp 4 0-2 8, Funkhow ser 1 3-4 5, C ardona 2 0-0 4, Bibby 1 0-0 2, Hill 0 1 -4 1, W eedman 0 0-1 0, B urnette, M abe, G ray and King. Team : 14 11 -24 39 3 - pt.: none. Cardinal boys’ JV lose to South Wasco County Silly mistakes amounted to 31 turnovers by the lone boys’ JV team in their game against the South W asco County b o y s’ JV as they lost 59-31, Saturday, Jan. 25. Tyler Raible and Curtis Thom pson com bined inside for 22 p o in ts , w ith 12 a n d 10 respectively. Dan Satterly and A rthur Ekstrom each had six points. G ene Ball added two points and Tim Doherty chipped in one. Order Magnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner Gazette-Times The H eppner M ustang girls’ varsity fell behind early to the visiting Sherm an C ounty Huskies and got all the way back, finally losing 61 -43 on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Mustangs Columbia Basin Conference record fell to 4-2 w ith their overall record dropping to 8-8 on the year. The M ustangs will be at Pilot Rock on Friday, Jan. 31 and will be at home against Culver on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Huskies jum ped out to a 12-4 lead in the first with the M ustangs’ points com ing from Tylynn Sm ith inside on passes from N ikki S isk and L acey Matteson. M atteson hit two free throw s and Susan Southw orth scored on an assist from Chelsea Britt but the Huskies took a 22- 8 lead after one. M atteson fed B rooke Rust for a lay-in and Britt scored off a rebound to open the second. Madison Bailey made one o f two free throws and scored off a drive and Smith scored o ff a rebound to get the M ustangs w ithin 24- 17. Sm ith scored o f a rebound to end the half with the Mustangs trailing 28-21. Stefanie Hanson scored o f f a r e b o u n d , B a ile y fed M atteson for a rebound and Smith scored twice inside to get the M ustangs w ithin 34-29 but the Huskies scored the final six points o f the quarter to take a 40- 29 lead into the fourth. M atteson scored o ff a rebound to open the fourth, but the H uskies w ent on a 10-1 run before Britt hit tw o free throw s to m ake it 50-34. M atteso n scored o ff a rebound and fed Rust for a lay-in to m ake it 54- 38. The Huskies then went on a 7-1 run, while Southworth hit a short jum per and Rust made two free th ro w s to close out the scoring. Smith led the M ustangs with 12 points and nine rebounds w ith Matteson adding 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Rust added seven points and Britt had five points and 11 rebounds. Sherm an County 22 8 12 21-61 H eppner 8 13 8 14-43 S h e rm a n C o u n ty : Laura O lsen 5 5-6 15, Britney M acN ab 5 2-4 13, M arci Bird 2 2-2 6, Kristi D anielson 2 2-2 6, Marissa Reiten 3 0-16, Suzee Fritts 0 4-6 4, C odie Stroud 2 0- 0 4 , Sellah Hill 1 1-8 3, Anna M oore 1 0-0 2, Kayci Sharp 0 1- 2 1 , Henna Kaseberg and Erin Funkhowser. Team: 21 17-31 60 3-pt.: M acNab. H eppner: Tylynn Smith 6 0-1 12, Lacey M atteson 3 4- 6 10, B rooke R ust 2 3-4 7, C helsea Britt 1 3-5 5, Susan Southw orth 2 0-1 4, M adison Bailey 1 1-2 3, Stefanie Hanson 1 0 -0 2, N ik k i S is k , J e ss e Kem pas and Linsey M itchell. Team: 16 11-1943 3-pt.: none Mustang boys hold on to beat Huskies /, By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustangs Chuy Elguezabal made three o f four free throws in the final forty seconds to hold o ff the visiting Sherm an C ounty H uskies, to win 55-51 on Saturday, Jan. 25. W ith the w in the M ustangs improved their Columbia Basin C onference record to 4-2 and their overall record to 11 -5. The Mustangs will be at Pilot Rock on Friday, Jan. 31 and at hom e against Culver on Saturday, Feb. 1. The M ustangs took an early 8-5 lead, getting jum pers fro m B ra d A d a m s , J o s h W inters, L uke M u rray and Tanner Britt. After the Huskies tied it, M urray scored o ff a pass from Elguezabal and Adams hit a lo n g ju m p e rto m a k e it 12-8. The Huskies cut the lead to one but Elguezabal scored twice off lay-ins to make it 16-11 and the Mustangs would eventually lead 16-12 after one. Elguezabal hit one o f two free throw s and Adam s hit a long jum per to make it 19-12 and A dam s hit tw o free throw s and scored o ff a baseline drive to m ake it 23-17. W inters hit a 3-pointer and Justin B otefuhr scored o ff a drive to make it 28- 20 with the Mustangs eventually taking a 29-21 lead at halftime. A d am s sco red o f f a pass from Britt and M urray hit a ju m p er and one o f tw o free throw s but the Huskies cut the M u s ta n g s le a d to o n e . Elguezabal, then made two free throw s, A dam s scored o ff a drive, Murray hit one o f two free throw s and W inters hit tw o to m ake it 41-33. A dam s m ade one o f two free throws to make it 42-35 after three. The M u s ta n g s increased their lead to 13 as A d am s h it a sh o rt ju m p e r. Elguezabal got a steal and lay- in and B otefuhr hit tw o free throw s but the H uskies cam e b a c k to g e t w ith in 4 8 -4 2 . Adams hit two free throw s and M urray scored o ff a drive but the H uskies cam e back to get within one with 1:05 left before Elguezabal hit the free throws to seal the win. Adams hit seven o f nine from the field and finished with 19 p o in ts a n d h a d e ig h t rebounds. Elguezabal added 12 points and two assists. M urray had 10 points and three steals, Winters had eight points and five „1 #5 Josh Winters goes up for the lay-in as a Husky guards him. photo by Teresa Hughes rebounds and Botefuhr had four rebounds and three steals. H eppner 16 13 13 13- 55 Sherm an C ounty 12 9 14 16-51 Heppner: Brad Adam s 7 5-8 19, Chuy Elguezabal 3 6- 10 12, Luke M urray 4 2-5 10, Josh W inters 2 3-4 8, Justin Botefuhr 1 2-3 4, Tanner Britt 1 0- 0 2, Brandon Seitz 0 0-1 0, Donald A dam s, D oug O rw iek, B ria n S m ith a n d B ria n Haguewood. Team: 18 18-31 55 3-pt.: Winters. Sherman County: Jeff Hall 3 4-7 12, C had King 5 2-2 12, Jose Sanchez 4 0-0 9, Bryce O lsen 1 5-7 7, Kit Kill 1 3-4 5, Keegan Kock 0 3-5 3, W illy Reeves 1 0-0 2, Je ff Yourchek 0 1- 2 1, Brett Brow n and Matt Kaseberg. Team: 15 18-24 51 3-pt.: Hall 2 and Sanchez. WE PRINT COMPUTER FORMS Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228
