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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Cardinals win Homecoming game against Echo Cougars, 62-26 Kelly Thompson packs the football at the lone Cardinals vs. Echo Cougars Homecoming football game on Oct. 17. The final score was Cardinals 62, Cougars 26. lone's next game will be Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in Arlington. Heppner Colts beat Boardman, 34-13 By Rick Paullus For the second tim e this year the H eppner Colts beat B oardm an to run their record to 5 and 0 by a score o f 3 4 -1 3 . T he C o lts play U m a tilla at H e p p n e r on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the last regular season game and with a w in w ill p la y in th e c h a m p io n s h ip g a m e in H erm iston on Saturday, Oct. 25. The Colts had the ball first and drove down the field as Wacy Coil ran for 12 yards. C hance Day ran for 11 yards and B rent Eckm an w ent for nine yards to set up Eckm an’s 11-y a r d to u c h d o w n ru n . B ryan H olland kick ed the extra point to make it 9-0 with 2:29 left in the first quarter. Ben W ood recovered a Boardman fumble to give the C olts the ball at the 48-yard line. Coil ran tw ice for 19 yards, Day ran tw ice for 11 yards and a tripping penalty took the ball to the fourteen w h e re E c k m a n h it J a re d Huddleston in the end zone for the touchdown. The kick was no good, but the Colts held a 14-0 lead. B oardm an then put together a driving move to the C o lts ten, but the defense stiffened and they took over on downs. Holland picked up 33 yards on a reverse then Eckm an threw a short pass to Coil w ho w ent 58 yards for a to u chdow n g etting a good block dow nfield from Wood. The kick was no good, but the C olts had a 20-0 lead at the half. T h e C o lts h e ld Boardm an on downs on their first possession o f the second h a lf taking over at their 37- yard line. Coil ran for eight, Jake G regory picked up six m ore and after a false start penalty, Eckman took o ff on a b o o tle g 55 y a rd s fo r a touchdow n. The kick w as no good, but the C olts led 26-0 late in the third quarter. Boardman came right back and scored on a three- yard run and ran in the extra point to get within 26-7 going into the fourth quarter. The Colts cam e right b a c k w ith a n a n s w e r as Gregory ran for 10 yards. Day w ent for 15, Coil picked up five and Holland broke free for a 3 5 - y a r d to u c h d o w n . Holland kicked the extra point to m ake it 34-7 early in the fourth quarter. Boardman came back w ith a touchdow n on a long run to get w ithin 34-13, but th a t w as as c lo se as th ey would get as the clock ran out on their next drive before they could score. T he o ffen siv e line, despite being outw eighed by a significant amount, o f Wood, M a rk M c C a b e , J o r d a n H a tfie ld , R u d y R a m ire z , D onald M atthew s and Kyle T ayloe did a g rea t jo b o f o p e n in g big h o les for the backs. The defense w as led by W ood, H a tfie ld , C o il, M cC abe, H u d d le s to n , Holland, Day, Eckm an, Nick K em pas, W illy G entry and Devin Robinson. POOL CALCUTTA BENEFIT for fire victims Terry & Lynn and Dale & Diane Sunday, October 26 at 1 p.m. at Bucknnm’s Tavern. There will also be an auction held. HELP SUPPORT THESE FAMILIES! M.C.S.0. Second Quarter C o lts - J a re d Huddleston 14-yard pass from Eckman (kick failed). Colts- Wacy Coil 58- yard pass from Eckman (kick failed). Third Quarter C olts- E ckm an 55- yard run (kick failed). B o a rd m a n - th re e - yard run (run good). Fourth Quarter C o lts- H olland 35- yard run (Holland kick). B oardm an- 58-yard run (run tailed). tur» m oii Mustang JVs end season with win over Tigerscots By Rick Paullus The H eppner M ustangs JV s ended their season w ith a 20-6 w in over th e W e s to n -M c E w e n T igerscots on M onday, Oct. 20 in Heppner. ITte Mustangs ended the season w ith a 4 and 3 record winning their last two games. The M ustangs got on the board in the first quarter on a 30-yard pass from Justin D elveaux to Kody Lovgren and clung to a 6-0 lead at the half. They added to it late in the third quarter on a five- yard pass from Quinn Peck to K ory P a u llu s w ith C a se y M aben running in the tw o- point conversion to m ake it 14-0. O n th e T ig e rs c o ts n e x t p o s s e s s io n , P a u llu s picked o ff a pass at his forty- five and went all the way for a touchdow n to m ake it 20-0. The Tigerscots scored with about five minutes left to m ake the final 20-6. H eppner 6 0 14 0-20 W eston-M cEwen 0 0 First Quarter LEXINGTON, OREGON 1 - 800 - 452-7396 • 989-8221 WASCO, OREGON 1 - 800 - 824-7185 www.mcgg.net SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING: * PROPANE SALES AND SERVICE * FARM EQUIPMENT SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE * ATV SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE * FERTILIZER AND FARM CHEMICAL SERVICE * FARM SUPPLIES AND LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT H ep p n er- K ody Lovgren 30-yard pass from Justin Delveaux (run failed). Third Quarter H e p p n e r- K o ry Paullus five-yard pass from Q uinn Peck (C asey M aben run). Heppner- Paullus 55- yard interception return (pass failed). Fourth Quarter W e sto n -M c E w e n - three-yard pass (run failed). * DIESEL AND GAS SALES tu First Quarter Colts- Brent Eckman 11-yard run (B ryan H olland kick). 0 6-6 Morrow County[6rain Growers i« c a s e C olts 8 12 6 8-34 Boardm an 0 0 7 6-13 ■ K aw asaki Let thp good times roll Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - FIVE Ponies defeat Columbia to end season By Rick Paullus The H eppner Ponies ended their season with a 24- 6 w in o v e r th e v is itin g C olum bia Raiders on Friday, O ct. 17. The Ponies ended their season w ith a perfect 6 and 0 record, outscoring their opponents 176-35, giving up j u s t tw o to u c h d o w n on defense. The Ponies took over on downs on their 40-yard line a n d w e n t to w ork on the ground as S pencer Palm er rushed four times for 34 yards. Sean M urray picked up eight m ore, M att M cCabe rushed tw ice for 15 yards and Lane Bailey went the final five yards for the touchdow n. The two- point conversion failed, but the Ponies led 6-0. J a k e Van D o o m recovered a fum ble on the e n su in g k ic k -o ff, b ut th e P o n ie s c o u l d n ’t ta k e advantage as their 6-0 lead held up until the half. The Ponies took the second half kick-off and drove down the field getting 18 yards o n th re e c a r r ie s fro m M cC abe, Palm er picked up seven m ore and B ailey hit M cC abe for a 17-yard gain, but penalties killed the drive w ith the Raiders taking over on downs. T h e R a id e rs w e re forced to punt and the Ponies g o t a b reak w hen N athan VanCleave tackled the punter b ack at the 12-yard line. Bailey hit Murray for an eight- yard gain and Palm er took it in for the touchdow n. The c o n v ersio n failed, but the Ponies led 12-0. C olum bia got their touchdow n on the first play after the kick-off'on a 57-yard run. The Raiders got the ball back on a fumble on the kick return, but the Ponies held on dow ns at their ow n 31-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Palmer broke free on a 69-yard touchdow n, but a clipping penalty brought it back to the Raiders 46-yard line. The Ponies didn’t let that bother them as they drove dow n the field with Palm er capping the drive w ith a six- yard run for the touchdow n. The Ponies led 18-6 after the conversion try failed. M cCabe recovered a fumble on the ensuing kick-off and the Ponies went to work again as B ailey ran for 12 y a rd s , M c C a b e fo r fiv e , Palm er w ent for 15 yards, M urray picked up four and Grant Sm ith ran twice for six yards, but the Raiders took over on downs at the five-yard line. M urray then picked o ff a pass and returned it 14 yards for the final touchdown to m ake it 24-6. The Ponies beat the W eston Panthers the w eek before at Weston 44-0 racing out to a 22-0 lead after one quarter and a 36-0 lead at the half. McCabe, Palmer, Bailey and Dalton Wellman, all scored touchdown for the Ponies. The Ponies consisted o f e ig h th g r a d e r s , S e a n Murray, Andre Rauch, Nacho Elguezabal. M att M cCabe, Lane Bailey, Jake Van Doom, N a th a n V a n C le a v e , B en M cCarl, Jason H ouw eling, Ja so n W ain w rig h t, E ddie Ramirez, Taylor Hodges, Jotge Montes, Eric Skaggs, Michael W ellm an and C hase M onda and seventh graders, Spencer Palm er, M att H olland, Bo F o s te r, D a lto n W ellm an , B raden Britt, Luke Young, E ddie W addell and G rant Sm ith. C oaches w ere Chris R a u c h , J a k e R oy, L a rry Palmer and Rick Paullus. H e p p n e r 6 0 6 12-24 C olum bia 0 0 6 0-6 First Quarter Heppner- Lane Bailey five-yard run (run failed). Third Quarter H e p p n e r- S p e n c e r Palm er four-yard run (pass failed). C olum bia- D oherty 57-yard run (pass failed). Fourth Quarter Heppner- Palmer six- yard run (pass failed). H e p p n e r- Sean M urray 14-yard interception return (pass failed). Mustangs use big plays to beat Bulldogs By Rick Paullus The H eppner Mustangs only ran 33 offensive plays, but that was more than enough as they beat the visiting C u lv e r B u lld o g s 55-6 on Friday, Oct. 17 in C olum bia Basin C onference play. The M ustangs, now 5 and 0 in the CBC and 7 and 0 overall, will be at Sherm an County, also 5 and 0 in the CB C, in a key league gam e w ith the winner having the inside track at the CBC championship. The M ustangs took the opening kick-off and went to work on what would be one o f their longest drives in terms o f tim e o f p o s s e s s io n , beginning at their 31 -yard line. K yler Lovgren ran tw ice for 21 yards, Tyler Boyer picked up three, Chuy Elguezabal lost three yards, but hit Tanner Britt for a 17-yard gain, then broke free around end for a 31-yard touchdow n. Boyer c a u g h t th e tw o - p o in t c o n v e r s io n p a s s fro m Elguezabal to make it 8-0 early in the game. The M ustangs took over on their own 35-yard line after a Bulldog punt and went right to work as Elguezabal hit Britt for a 19-yard gain, ran for three yards, hit Lovgren tw ice for six yards, then hit Justin Botefuhr for 34 yards to the one-yard line. Lovgren to o k it in from th ere and Elguezabal hit Britt for the two- point conversion to m ake it 16-0 after one quarter o f play. T h e te a m s tra d e d punts and after the M ustangs forced another punt they took over at their ow n 47 after Lovgren returned it 16 yards. A fte r an in c o m p le te pass Lovgren took a short pass from Elguezabal and took it all the w ay to the end zone for a 53-yard touchdown. Lovgren kicked the extra point to make it 23-0 early in the second quarter. T h e B u lld o g s p u t together a drive on their next possession getting inside the M ustangs 25-yard line, but Zack Skaggs picked oft'a pass and returned it 76 yards to the B u lld o g s 1 2 -y a rd lin e . Lovgren took It in from there for the touchdow n and even though the c o n v ersio n try failed the M ustangs took a 29- 0 led w ith 3:45 left in the second quarter. On the Bulldogs next possession, Elguezabal picked o f f a d e fle c te d p a ss and returned it for a touchdow n, but a pass interference penalty b r o u g h t it b a c k . B ria n H aguew ood m ade tw o sacks for a loss o f 25 yards qnd forced a punt late in the half to give the M ustangs one m ore chance to score. Starting at their ow n 32-yard line, Lovgren took a shovel pass from Elguezabal 61 yards to the seven with eight seconds left. After spiking the ball to kill the clo ck , Elguezabal hit Britt in the end z o n e fo r a to u c h d o w n . Elguezabal hit Botefuhr for the two-point conversion to give the M ustangs a 37-0 lead at the half. The M u s ta n g s defense forced a punt on the B u lld o g s first p o sse ssio n taking over at their ow n 30- yard line. O n third and ten, C ody W alton took o ff on a reverse and raced to the end zone m aking two nice cuts to g e t th e to u c h d o w n . T h e con v ersio n failed, but the Mustangs led 43-0 early in the third quarter. E l g u e z a b a l intercepted a deep pass on the Bulldogs next possession at the Mustangs 23-yard line. Boyer then broke free for a gain o f 72 yards getting a crushing block on the sideline from Skaggs along the way. Boyer went four yards to the one then took it in to make it 49-0 with 4:33 left. T h e d e fe n s e h e ld again forcing a Bulldog punt w hich W alton took 45 yards for a touchdown again making several nice m oves to get to the end zone. The conversion failed, but the M ustangs led 55-0 late in the third. The Bulldogs held the ball most o f the fourth quarter finally getting into the end zone late in the game. The M ustangs got a 26-yard gain on a pass from Ju stin D elv eau x to Ju stin Gregory as time ran out. T he d e fe n se ag a in p lay e d g o o d , h o ld in g the Bulldogs to 25 yards rushing on 31 carries and they w ere led by Elguezabal and Boyer w ith 12 p o in ts e a c h . H aguew ood and Britt each added 11 points, with Lovgren adding 10 points. Elguezabal completed eight o f 12 passes for 197 yards and tw o touchdow ns. Lovgren had four receptions for 120 yards and ran for an o th er 60 yards on eight carries and Britt caught three passes for 43 yards. The Mustangs gained 468 yards on their 33 plays on offense. Heppner 00 0 6-6 Heppner 1621 18 0-55 First Quarter H eppner- Chuy Elguezabal 31-yard run (Tyler Boyer pass from Elguezabal) 9:30 Heppner- Kyler Lovgren one-yard run (Tanner Britt pass from Elguezabal) 4:17 Second Quarter Heppner- Lovgren 53- yard pass from Elguezabal (Lovgren kick) 10:41 Heppner- Lovgren 12- yard run (pass failed) 3:45 Heppner- Britt seven- yard pass from Elguezabal (Justin Botefuhr pass from Elguezabal) :04 Third Quarter Heppner- Cody Walton 70-yard run (pass failed) 8:03 Heppner- Boyer one- yard run (run failed) 4:33 Heppner- Walton 45- yard punt return (run failed) 1:41 Fourth Quarter Culver- Brian Stills one- yard run (pass failed) 3:01 First Downs- Heppner 8. C ulver 10; R ushes-yards: Heppner 20-245, Culver 31-25; Passing yards: Heppner 223, Culver 152; Passes: Heppner 9- 13-0, Culver 11-20-2; Fumbles- lost: Heppner 1-1, Culver 1-0; Penalties-yards: Heppner 6-52, Culver 4-25. Individual Statistics: Rushing: H eppner- Boyer 8-84, Walton 1 -70, Lovgren 8-60, Elguezabal 3-31 and Brendan McElligott l-(-3);Culver-Michael Williams 15-30, Stills 9-21 and Kyle Blood 7-(-26). Passing: H eppner- Elguezabal 8-12-0 197 yards and Justin Delveaux 1-1-0 26 yards. Culver- Blood 11 -20-2 152 yards Receiving: Heppner- Lov gren 4-120. Britt 3-43, Botefuhr 1- 34 and Justin Gregory 1-26; Culver- Nate Lewis 7-117. William 2- 24, Chris Cooper 1 -7 and Jared Rolen 1-4.
