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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Mustangs use 2nd quarter to down Eagles Rick Paullus A 15-6 ru n in the second q u a rte r h elp ed the H e p p n e r M u sta n g s co m e b a c k to b e a t th e J o s e p h Eagles 57-44 on Thursday, Feb. 26 in Heppner in the first r o u n d o f th e O S A A -U S Bank-Les Schwab Tires 2004 Class 2A basketball state play- offs. The Mustangs improved to 21 and 3 on the year and advanced to the second-round to play at Regis on Saturday, F e b . 28 fo r th e r ig h t to a d v a n c e to th e s ta te cham pionships in Pendleton. T h e M u s ta n g s b e a t th e defending cham pion and top- ranked Regis 51 -50 in the first gam e o f the season for both teams on Dec. 5 at the Santiam Christian Tournament. Brian Sm ith got the M ustangs on the board first w ith a rebound basket as the team s traded baskets m ost o f the first quarter. The Mustangs to o k t w o - p o in t le a d s as B ra n d o n S eitz hit a sh o rt ju m p e r, C h u y E lg u e za b a l sc o re d o f f a re b o u n d and Sm ith scored o ff a pass from Justin Botefuhr and hit a short jum per. Seitz scored o ff a drive to tie the gam e at 12-12, but the Eagles scored to end the first with a 14-12 lead. E lguezabal tied the gam e to open the second, the E ag les sc o re d to go back ahead, then Seitz hit a long jum per and Elguezabal scored o ff a pass from G us Torres to give the M ustangs an 18-16 lead. A fter the E agles tied it again, Aaron Griffith scored off a pass from Elguezabal, Torres scored o ff a steal, Elguezabal hit a ru n n in g ju m p e r and B otefuhr scored o f f a pass from Torres to m ake it 26-18. A f te r a n E a g le b a s k e t, Elguezabal hit one o f two free throws to give the Mustangs a 27-20 lead at the half. T h e E a g le s s c o re d tw ice to open the third, but Seitz scored four straight to push th em b ack to 31-24. A fter four straight from the E a g le s , E lg u e z a b a l h it a running jum per, Torres fed M urray and Seitz for lay-ins and M urray scored o ff a drive to m ake it 39-28. The Eagles scored to end the third with the M ustangs leading 39-30. The Eagles scored to open the fourth, but M urray and E lguezabal scored o ff drives to m ake it 43-32. After a Joseph score, Seitz hit a ru n n in g ju m p e r, th e n the Eagles scored again; M urray scored o ff a pass from Torres and hit one o f two free throws, Seitz hit three o f four free th r o w s a n d E lg u e z a b a l com pleted a three-point play to m ake it 54-36 w ith 2:32 left. M urray scored o ff a drive to make it 56-38 with 1:12 left and Zach Skaggs hit one o f two free throw s and the Eagles hit tw o 3-pointers late to m ake the final 57-44. By Seitz led the Mustangs w ith 17 points, six rebounds a n d tw o b lo c k e d s h o ts . E lguezabal added 16 points and two assists. Murray added 11 points and four rebounds, Torres had five assists and four steals, Smith had six rebounds and three blocked shots and Botefuhr had three assists and two steals. H e p p n e r 12 15 12 18-57 Joseph 14 6 10 14- 44 H ep p n e r- B randon S e itz 7 3 -4 17, C h u y E lguezabal 7 2-3 16, Luke Murray 5 1-3 11, Brian Smith 3 0-0 6, A aron G riffith 1 0-0 2, Justin Botefuhr 1 0-0 2, Gus Torres 1 0-0 2, Zach Skaggs 0 1-21, K yler Lovgren, Matt VanC leave, Brian Haguewood and C ody W alton. Team: 25 7-12 57. 3-pts: none. Joseph- C o le L a th ro p 8 0-4 16, C o re y O tten 3 2-2 8, D erek Layton 2 2-3 7, Tristan Patton 3 0-0 6, Malte Siever 2 0-0 4, Kyle Hook 1 0-0 3, Andy Hayes, Lane Bailey, C had Dotson, Justin Bird, Joe D aw son and Tristan Gorsline. Team: 144- 9 4 4 . 3 - p ts : H o o k a n d Layton. photos by Teresa Hughes Mustangs end season at Regis By Rick Paullus A v e ry s u c c e s s fu l seaso n cam e to a disappointing end in the fourth q u a rte r, at R e g is, for the H eppner M ustangs as they lost 66-52 on Saturday, Feb. 28 in the O SA A /U S Bank/ Les Schw ab Tires State 2A b a s k e tb a ll p la y o f f s . T h e M ustangs, 21 and 4 on the year, battled the Ram s for three plus quarters, but w ent cold in the fourth, were forced to foul and the Ram s made 12 o f 13 free throws in the fourth to pull away for the win. The game marked the final g a m e in a M u sta n g u niform for se n io rs Luke M urray, C huy E lguezabal, B ria n S m ith , B ria n Haguewood, K yler Lovgren, Aaron Griffith, Justin Botefuhr. Z ach Skaggs and C ody W alton. The rest o f the team w ere ju n io rs B randon Seitz a n d G u s T o rre s a n d sophom ore M att VanCleave and were coached by Forrest M c K in n is a n d C h u c k Matteson. S e itz o p e n e d th e game by hitting a short jum per but the Ram s w ent on a 6-1 run to take a 6-3 lead. Seitz s c o re d o f f a p a s s fro m Elguezabal and Botefuhr hit a lo n g ju m p e r to g iv e th e M ustangs a 7-6 lead and after again, but the Rams scored to end the third with a 43-41 lead. Regis scored first to open the fourth. Sm ith hit a short jumper, the Rams scored four straight and after Seitz hit two free throws, they pushed their lead to 54-45. Elguezabal got a steal and lay-in, the Rams hit two free throws and Torres scored o ff a drive to m ake it 56-49. A fter tw o m ore free throws, Torres hit one o f two with 2:20 left to m ake it 58- 50 but the Rams hit six o f six in the next m inute to put the g a m e aw ay . H a g u e w o o d scored inside o ff a pass from Torres for the M ustangs last points o f the year with about a minute left. Seitz had 13 points and tw o blocked shots with Torres adding 10 points, two a s s is ts a n d tw o s te a ls . Elguezabal had a good all- around game with eight points, s e v e n a s s is ts a n d s e v e n rebounds. Sm ith had nine rebounds, M urray had four rebounds and two assists and Botefuhr had four rebounds. H ep p n er 13 17 11 11-52 Regis 19 11 13 23-66 H eppner- B randon Seitz 5 3-4 13, G us Torres 4 1-2 10, Chuy Elguezabal 3 0- 0 8, Zach Skaggs 3 0-0 6, Justin Botefuhr 2 1-2 5, Luke M urray 2 0-0 4, Brian Smith 2 0-0 4, Brian H aguew ood 1 0-0 2, Kyler Lovgren, Aaron G riffith and C ody W alton. T eam : 22 5-8 52. 3 -p ts : Elguezabal 2 and Torres. R e g is : B la k e M usscardin 9 4-6 24, Tyler Lulay 5 6-8 18, Drew Church 2 8-8 13, N athan Keudell 4 0-0 8, Ricky B rentano 2 1 -2 5, B rian K eohnke, A ustin M o o th a rt, R u ssell L ulay, L aw rence Silbernagel and Ryan Butler. Team: 22 18-24 66. 3 - p ts ; T. L u la y .j^ j Musscardin 2 and Church. J the Rams came back with five straight, Botefuhr hit another long jum per and Smith scored o ff a drive to tie it at 11-11. Regis scored eight straight until Seitz scored o ff a pass from E lguezabal to end the first quarter trailing 19-13. After a Ram basket to open the second, Torres hit a 3-pointer, but Regis pushed their lead to 24-16, but back c a m e th e M u sta n g s w ith M urray hitting a ju m p er and Torres feeding Seitz for a lay- in. A Ram 3-pointer m ade it 27-20, but S kaggs scored three straight lay-ins on passes from Elguezabal, Lovgren and M urray, then M urray scored o ff a rebound and Torres got a steal and a lay-in to make it 30-27. Regis tied it at the half at 30-30 on a late 3-pointer after a scram ble for a loose ball. The Rams opened the third w ith a basket to take the lead, but E lguezabal hit a 3- pointer and Seitz made one of two free throws to make it 34- 32. After the Rams tied it again, E lg u e z a b a l hit a long 3- poionter only to see the Rams com e back to take a 39-37 lead. Torres tied it with a drive and lay-in, the Ram s went ahead and Seitz scored o ff a pass from M urray to tie it Mustang head coach Forrest McKinnis paces the sidelines Heppner fans cheer on the team HHS announces March schedule Gus Torres guards a Regis player Chuy Elguezabal goes up for a layin against Regis EWU announces Dean’s List lone Lady Cardinals fall in first round A shley C arm ack, o f lone, was listed on Eastern By Marie Key Washington University’s Fall Quarter 2003 Dean’s List. To be listed, a student m ust carry at least 12 credits and achieve a T h e lo n e L a d y grade point average o f 3.5 (4.0 scale) or above, w hich is C ardinals lost to the C rane equivalent to the letter grade “A.” M ustangs, 35-40, in the first round o f state playoffs on Feb. 28 at lone. The Lady C ardinals’ offense struggled from the beginning o f the gam e, but their defense kept Crane from the basket until the final few minutes o f the fourth quarter. T h e f ir s t q u a r te r ended with lone behind one p o in t, 7-8. In the seco n d quarter, lone scored eight points to Crane's seven points. The third quarter ended with lone in the lead, 25-23. In the fourth quarter the Lady Cards had 10 points, and Crane had 18 points. Natalie McElligott led $9.95 / Seniors: $8.95 \ the Lady C ardinals with 23 $6.95 / 5 and under, $1.95 a points, including four three- p o in t fie ld g o a ls . O th e rs contributing w ere Sara Peck w ith four p o in ts; B arbara H olland w ith three; A m ber Patton and Eva C hitty with two points each; and Em ily Key with one point. J O H N ’S P L A C E ALL YOU CAN EAT MEXICAN BUFFET SATURDAY, MARCH 6 th fro m 11 a .m . to 9 p.m . FAJITAS • ENCHILADAS • TACOS SPANISH RICE • REFRIED BEANS ALL YOUR FAVORITES! Adults: Kids: 6-12, Wednesday, March 3, 2004 - THREE r JOHN S PLACE ^ HAIN STREET, HEPPNER Patton led w ith five re b o u n d s . K ey h a d fo u r r e b o u n d s a n d o n e s te a l; M c E llig o tt h a d th re e rebounds, four steals and four blocked shots; H olland had three rebounds; Peck had two reb o u n d s and tw o ste a ls; Chitty had two rebounds, two steals, three assists and one b lo c k e d sh o t; a n d A sh ly Gram s had one rebound. H e p p n e r J u n io r / Senior High will be holding S p rin g B re a k M a rc h 22 through March 26. The M orrow County School Board will m eet at 7 p.m ., M onday, M arch 8, at A.C. Houghton in Boardman. T h e H H S W in te r S p o rts D e s s e rt w ill be Tuesday, M arch 9 at 7 p.m. The HHS S ite Council will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10 and the HHS Booster Club will meet at 7 p.m. On Friday, M arch 12 the OSEA Fiddlers will be at th e H e p p n e r E le m e n ta ry School gym at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. There will also be a Lads and Lassies D ance from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. T h e C o m m u n ity E ducation C om m ittee will m eet on M onday, M arch 15 at 7 p.m . at HES. Also remember, wear g re e n on S t. P a t ’s D ay , W ednesday, M arch 17. T here w ill also be num erous baseball and track events beginning this month. I CeCe6rate St. Patricks (Day! Mi imfA D mi ) 676-9158 Your St. Patrick's P a rty Store Gifts, Irish Products and Much More! Open until 7 p.m. on Friday. March 12 O pen from 8 a.m .-6 p.m. on Saturday, M arch 13 See all the Greens 7 676-9426 Full Service Espresso Bar and Gourmet Speciality Drinks Flowers, Balloons, Gifts, Wine “ Don’t miss the annual St. Patrick's Auction Friday. March 12 at the Elks Club starting at 7 p.m. \
