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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Mustangs roll over Vikings photos by Teresa Hughes The H eppner Mustangs made short work of the Umatilla Vikings rolling to a 51-0 lead at halftime and coasting to a 51-7 win in Umatilla on Friday, Sept. 19, to open Colum bia Basin C o n feren ce play. The M ustangs (1-0 CBC, 3-0 overall) will host Pilot Rock on Friday, Sept. 26 for their homecoming game. The Mustangs wasted little time scoring as Kyler Lovgren gathered in a punt at the eight-yard line and went 92 yards for a touchdown then kicked the extra point for a 7- 0 lead with 9:44 left in the first quarter. On the Vikings next p o ssessio n , B rian Haguewood jum ped on a fumble at the Umatilla 43-yard line. Chuy Elguezabal ran for five yards then hit Tyler Boyer on a shovel pass for 15 yards and a first down. After an incomplete pass and a holding penalty, Lovgren took a screen pass from Elguezabal 26 yards for a first down at the nine. Aaron Delveaux ran for five yards then Elguezabal took it in for a four-yard run and Lovgren kicked the extra point for a 14-0 lead with 7:18 left in the first. The team s traded punts and the Vikings were forced to punt again with Lovgren returning it 28 yards to the Vikings 22-yard line to put the Mustangs in a good field position. Elguezabal hit Justin Botefuhr for 14 yards then hit Tanner Britt in the back o f the end zone for an eight- yard touchdown. The kick was no good but the Mustangs took a 20-0 lead into the second quarter. The Mustangs took over at their own 24-yard line after forcing another punt and put together their longest drive of the night. Elguezabal hit Britt for 28 yards, Botefuhr for 26 yards and then Cody Walton for nine. Lovgren ran for eight yards before Boyer took it in from the five for the touchdown. Lovgren kicked the extra point to make it 27- 0 with 9:23 left in the second quarter. Britt then recovered a fumble on the kickoff and on the first play Elguezabal hit Aaron Griffith for a 30-yard touchdown. Lovgren kicked the extra point to make it 34- 0 with 9:08 left in the first half. The defense held again with the Mustangs taking over at their 36-yard line after a punt. Britt hit Brandon Seitz for a 24-yard gain, but an interception on a tipped pass gave the Vikings the ball at their own eleven. A short punt gave the M ustangs the ball at the tw en ty -o n e and after scrambling around the field, Elguezabal found Britt for a 16-yard gain to the five. Boyer took it in from there for a touchdow n and Lovgren added the extra point to make it 41-0 midway through the second quarter. The Mustangs again had good field position after forcing another short punt and wasted no time in adding another score as Elguezabal hit G riffith for fifteen, then Lovgren took it in from 27 yards out and added the extra point to make it 48-0. Peter Geer recovered a fumble deep in Viking territory and after Walton ran for 14 yards and Britt went for seven, Lovgren kicked a 25- yard field goal to make it 51 - Oat the half. The second half was played with a running clock with the Mustangs clearing their bench and the Vikings having the ball most of the half. Ponies beat Vikings By Rick Paullus By Rick Paullus The Heppner Ponies jumped out to a quick lead and hung on for a 20-6 win at Umatilla on Friday, Sept. 19 to improve to 2 and 0 on the year. The Ponies w ill play at home on Friday, Sept. 26 against Pilot Rock at 3 p.m. The Ponies defense held on fourth down on the Vikings first possession taking over at the Umatilla 42-yard line. On the second play from scrimmage, Spencer Palmer broke free outside and raced 42 yards to the end zone. Eric Mustang linebacker Tyler Boyer (17) brings down a Umatilla player Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - FIVE Skaggs kicked the extra point for a quick 7-0 lead. The Ponies recovered a Viking fumble on their next possession and w asted no time in adding to their lead. Palmer ran for eight. Matt McCabe picked up seven then broke free for ten, but fumbled at the two, but it w as recovered by the Ponies’ Matt Holland for a touchdown. The kick was blocked but the Ponies led 13-0. The defense again forced a punt with the Ponies taking over at their own seven where McCabe broke free Colts win first game of the season By Rick Paullus Heppner running back Cody Walton heads up field with Umatilla player close behind. See more Umatilla sports pictures at www.heppner.net. Mikel Britt recovered a fumble for the M ustangs but the Vikings had the only score on a 15-yard run late in the fourth quarter. The defense was led by Boyer with 19 defensive points, with Botefuhr adding 16 points. Haguewood had 14 points, withiTanner Britt and Mikel Britt each adding 12 points. Elguezabal was 11 for 20 passing for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Britt caught three passes for 56 yards, Griffith had two receptions for 45 yards, Botefuhr had two receptions for 38 yards and Lovgren caught tw o passes for 28 yards. Lovgren hit six of seven extra points and added a field goal. Heppner 20 31 0 0- F umbles-Lost: Heppner- 0-0, Umatilla- 7-4. Penal t i es- yards : Heppner- 4-44, Umatilla- 3- 20 . I ndi vi dual Statistics: Rushing: Heppner- Lovgren 2-35, Boyer 3-18, Britt 2-15, Elguezabal 2-9, Francisco Escalante 4-6, Aaron Delveaux 1-5, Cody Walton 1-14, Quinn Peck 1- 4, and Casey Maben 1-0; Umatilla- Bursell 15-67, Cody Ford 7-48, Beteran 5-21, Brian Lord 3-3, Trevor Jensen 1 -(-6), and Austin Borden 1 - ( - 1 ). The Heppner Colts opened their season with a 30- 7 win over Simplot in Heppner on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The Colts will be at Boardman on Thursday, Sept. 26 before retu rn in g home to play H endon C onstruction o f Hermiston on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Simplot opened the game with the ball, but turned it over to the Colts on downs at their own 40-yard line. It took no time for the Colts to strike as Brent Eckman hit a wide-open Bryan Holland in stride and he carried it to the end zone for the first ofhis four touchdowns. Rudy Ramirez kicked the extra point to make it 8-0. The defense held again with the Colts taking over at their own twenty-five and went to work on the ground as Chance Day ran for 15 yards and Eckman picked up eight then hit Jake Gregory for a six-yard gain. The drive stalled at midfield, but on the last play of the first half, Holland took the ball on a reverse and outran everyone to the end zone for a touchdown. The kick was no good, but the Colts led 14-0 at the half. Holland recovered a Simplot fumble on the first play o f the second half then broke free for a 36-yard touchdown run. Martinez’s kick was good and it was 22- 0 early in the third quarter. The team s traded possession the rest of the third quarter then early in the fourth, Willy Gentry picked off a pass and returned it 35 yards to Simplot’s 43-yard line. After a loss, Eckman hit Holland for a 49-yard touchdown pass. Martinez kicked the extra point to put the C olts comfortably in front at 30-0. S im plot scored a touchdown in the final seconds for the final margin o f 30-7. Passing: Heppner- Elguezabal 11-20-0 191 yards and Britt 2-9-2 35 yards; Umatilla- Jensen 3-13-0 27 yards. Receiving: 51 Heppner- Britt 3-56, Griffith Umatilla 0 0 0 7-7 2-35, Justin Botefuhr 2-38, First Quarter Lovgren 2-28, Brandon Seitz H eppner: K yler 1 -24, Boyer 1-15, Elguezabal Lovgren 92-yard punt return 1-11 and W alton 1-9; (Lovgren kick) 9:44 Umatilla- Hector Olvera 2-16 H eppner: C huy and Irving Macias 1-11. Elguezabal four-yard run (Lovgren kick) 7:18 Heppner: Tanner Britt seven-yard pass from Elguezabal (kick failed) 2:20 i t Second Quarter Fundraising Dinner Heppner: Tyler Boyer fo r the Benefit of five-yard run (Lovgren kick) 9:23 the lone Education Foundation H eppner: A aron Saturday, September 27th Griffith 30-yard pass from at the lone Legion Hall Elguezabal (Lovgren kick) Social Hour at 6 p.m. • Dinner at 7 p.m. 9:08 Heppner: Boyer five- T h e e i’enittg u n it in clu d e L iv e M u sic, yard run (Lovgren kick) 5:15 A u c tio n Item s a n d R a ffle D raiving. Heppner: Lovgren M e n u in c lu d e s P r im e R ib , C r a b , S b riin p , 27-yard run (Lovgren kick) S a l a d , H alv e d P o t a t o , B r e a d a n d D e s s e r t . 3:39 Two b e v e r a g e s i n c l u d e d w i t b m e a l Heppner: Lovgren - c b o o s e f r o m b e e r , w i n e o r s o f t d rin lv s - 25-yard field goal :50 Ticket price: Fourth Quarter $25.00 for adults. Umatilla: Jose Beteran $10.00 for children 12 years and under. 14-yard run (Fay Bursell kick) Children 6 and under free. The defense was led by Holland, Eckman, Day, Wacy Coil, Jordan Hatfield, Gentry, Devin Robinson, Mark McCabe, Tomas Elguezabal, Ben Wood and Jared Hedman, with all making good plays during the game. Heppner 8 6 8 8-30 Simplot 0 0 0 7-7 First Quarter Colts- Bryan Holland 40-yard pass from Brent Eckman (Rudy Ramirez kick). Second Quarter Colts- Holland 47- yard run (kick failed). Third Quarter Colts- Holland 36- yard run (Ramirez kick). Fourth Quarter Colts- Holland 49- yard pass from Eckman (Martinez kick). Simplot- 23-yard run (pass good). lone JVs take win over Heppner C team outrunning everyone until he was tripped up at the four- yard line. The Ponies were unable to score though and the Vikings took over at their three. The Ponies held but fumbled the punt back to the Vikings who broke free for a long touchdown that was called back by a clip. The Vikings drove inside the Ponies five-yard line, but the defense held taking over on downs as the first half ended. The team s traded punts in the third until Palmer returned a punt 25 yards to give the Ponies good field position to begin the fourth quarter. Palmer ran for eight, then twelve, McCabe went for seven, P alm er six then McCabe took it 28 yards for a touchdown. Skaggs kicked the extra point to make it 20- 0. The defense held with the Ponies taking over on downs at the Vikings’ thirty- three late in the fourth quarter. Palmer ran for four then 20 yards, but an intercepted pass was brought back 61 yards for a touchdown w ith 30 seconds left. The conversion run was stopped so the Ponies still led 20 - 6 . Sean Murray ran for 12 yards as the clock ran out. Heppner 13 0 0 7-20 U m atilla0006-6 First Quarter Heppner- Spencer Palmer 42-yard run (Eric Skaggs kick). H eppner- M att Holland fumble recovery in end zone (kick failed). Fourth Quarter H eppner- M att McCabe 28-yard run (Skaggs kick). U m atilla- 61-yard interception return (run failed). Order Your lone’s junior varsity team hosted Heppner “C” team on Friday, Sept. 19. lone walked away with a victory, winning three consecutive games, 25-18,25-20,25-13. Ashly Grams led the Cardinal team with 16 points, 11 set assists, and tw o spikes. Kayla LaRue scored six points and delivered seven passes. Abby Key scored five points, set eight assists and delivered two hits. Missy Baker scored four points as did team member, Tina Tuzarova. Kim Morris and Alyssa Rietmann scored three points each. Rietmann also led her team with six hits. Jenny Griffith scored tw o points and delivered three hits. LETTERMAN JACKET before 10/31/03 for December delivery X 4» C m ariliier’s Men’s Wear 193 N. M ain Street • H eppner ( 541 ) 676-9218 • 800 - 304-8442 Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. % Cool New Metal Com bining the brilliance of silver and the strength of platinum. R. Johns, L td * 2:20 First Downs: Heppner- 10, Umatilla- 7. R ushes yards: Heppner- 17-112, Umatilla- 32-125. P assing yards: Heppner- 228, Umatilla- 27. Passing: Heppner- 13-29-2, Umatilla-3-13. Punts-Ave.: Heppner- 2-35, Umatilla- 6- 29. Tickets are available at the Bank of Eastern Oregon, lone Branch or contact Lynn Dee Ramos at 422-7559. Tickets also available at the door. lonr ^duration Foundation will be kicking off sales of memorial bricks to be placed at the plaza to be built as part of the new school playground. Visit us today to see the hottest new features! P lea se join us in su p p o r t o f th e lo n e S ch o o l a n il celebrate an historic p ea r in th e life o f o u r c o m m u n ity. The Ion« Education Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit corporation. Contributions to tha Foundation ars tax-deductible tl Jw l«r» o f Amorfe«. Inc Peterson's % u 7 Heppner J 3 f i J ew elers/ 676-9200 \\v m inni it ir ti ii i/viiw ’(i li li l i li li li 1/ li li li
