Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - THREE
Heppner advances to second round of state playoffs
Mustangs turn defensive in shut-out of Bulldogs, 34-0
By Rick Paullus
Earning their fourth
shut-o u t in a row, the
Heppner Mustangs defense
carried them to a 34-0 win
over the v isiting N yssa
B ulldogs, in the second
round o f the US Bank/Les
Schw ab/O SA A 2A state
playoffs on Saturday, Nov.
20 .
The Mustangs, 7 and
3 on the year, won their
seventh straight game and
advanced to the quarterfinals
for the sixth straight year
They will have another home
game on Saturday, Nov 27
at 1 p.m against the Lost
River Raiders, who beat
defending champion Amity
17-0 on Saturday.
After allowing a long
pass on N y ssa ’s first
possession, the M ustangs
took over on downs at their
ow n 28-yard line, but
couldn’t move the ball and Heppner coach Greg Grant with son kellen celebrate
were forced to punt. Matt Mustang victory on sidelines
Kenny had a sack o f the
The defense, which
quarterback on third down end zone for the touchdown
McCabe
kicked
the
extra
held
the
Bulldogs to 37 yards
and the Mustangs took over
point
to
give
the
Mustangs
rushing
for
the game, was led
at midfield after a short punt
by Seitz with 21 defensive
and went to work Kenny ran a 21-0 lead at the half.
B
oyer
to
o
k
the
points, with Kilkenny adding
for four, Tyler Boyer picked
20
points and Maben getting
second
half
kick-off
45
yards
up eight and a first down,
19
points. Boyer and Geer
to
the
Nyssa
38-yard
line
to
Kenny went for three and
give
the
Mustangs
great
field
each
had 18 points, Kenny
after a tw o -y ard loss,
M atthew V anC leave hit position VanCleave hit Jode had 17, Kyle Carlson 14,
Brandon Seitz in stride down Coil for a 24-yard gain, then Coil 11 and Paullus had 10
the sideline for a 37-yard on fo urth and long, hit points
Boyer led the way on
touchdown. Matt McCabe K enny for a 10-yard
touchdown,
but
a
holding
the
ground
rushing 15 times
kicked the extra point to give
penalty
took
it
back
o
the
25-
for 73 yards, with Kenny
the Mustangs a 7-0 lead late
yard
line
with
Nyssa
taking
adding 42 y ard s on 15
in the first quarter
over
at
their
40-yard
line,
rushes
The M ustangs got
after
a
penalty
on
fourth
VanCleave hit six o f
the ball back at their 38-yard
down.
12
passes
for 122 yards and
line a fte r holding the
The
M
ustangs
two
touchdowns,
with Coil
Bulldogs on downs and went
back to work as Boyer broke defense held again, with catching two passes for 28
free for 20 yards, Kenny ran Peter G eer recovering a yards
Nyssa 0 0 0 0-0
twice for nine yards and on fumble on fourth down at the
Bulldog
48-yard
line
The
Heppner 7 14 7 6-34
fourth and short, VanCleave
Bulldogs
picked
off
a
deep
First
Quarter:
went for three and a first
Heppner- Brandon
dow n. On third and 14, pass and brought it back to
VanCleave hit Kenny for a their 47-yard line, but Seitz Seitz 37-yard pass from
12-yard gain then got the returned the favor by picking Matthew VanCleave (Matt
Bulldogs to jump offsides on o ff a screen pass and McCabe kick) 110
fourth dow n to give the returned it 54 yards to the Second Quarter:
H eppner-
M att
Mustangs a first down at the 13-yard line Kenny ran for
o n e-y ard
run
16-yard line Boyer ran for eight yards, then VanCleave K enny
ran
three
times
for
six
yards,
(McCabe
kick).
5:03
15 yards to the one, where
H eppner-
Tyler
on third down, Kenny took the last one from one-yard
o
ut,
for
a
touchdow
n
Boyer
29-yard
pass
from
it in for the touchdow n.
McCabe’s
kick
was
perfect
VanCleave
(McCabe
kick).
M cC abe’s kick was good
and the Mustangs led 14-0 and the Mustangs had a 28- 1:23
Third Quarter:
with 5:03 left in the second 0 lead with 4:49 left in the
third
quarter
Heppner- VanCleave
quarter
Neither
team
could
o
n
e-y
ard
run (M cC abe
On the B u lld o g s’
kick).
4:49
move
the
ball
the
rest
o
f
the
next p o ssessio n , R ory
Fourth Quarter:
Kilkenny had consecutive game as they traded punts,
until
Casey
Maben
picked
off
H
eppner- C asey
quarterback backs on second
Maben
27-yad
interception
a
pass
and
returned
it
27
and third down, good for 14
yards
for
a
touchdown
The
return
(pass
failed)
2:26
yards in losses to force a
two-point
conversion
pass
I
n
d
i
v
i
d
u a l
punt, which the Mustangs
Statistics:
failed,
but
the
Mustangs
34-
took in at their 35-yard line.
R ushing: N yssa-
Boyer ran three straight 0 late in the game
On
the
Bulldogs
next
Greg
Kurtz
8-12, Paul Jones
times for 21 yards, Kenny
possession,
Andre
Rauch
8-32,
Frank
Skeen 7-(-8),
ran for two, VanCleave hit
sacked
the
quarterback
for
Nick
Hartley
3-3,
Tino Rios
Kory Paullus for 12 yards
an
eight-yard
loss,
then
1-3
and
Jacob
May
l-(-6),
and a first dow n at the
twenty-nine, where Boyer jumped on a fumble at the H eppner- B oyer 15-73,
to o k in a pass from Bulldog 32-yard line and the Kenny 15-42, VanCleave 5-
VanCleave and took it to the Mustangs ran out the clock. 8, Jode Coil 2-4, Francisco
Tyler Boyer is wrapped up by Nyssa defender
Matt McCabe on a kickoff, with #40- Francisco Escalante, # 23 - Matt McCabe, #81- Kory
Paullus, #52- Kyle Carlson and #41- Matt Kenny.
Photo by Kathy Carlson
Photo by Kathy Carlson
The Mustangs offense in the third quarter with Heppner ahead 28-0: Matt Kenny, Matthew
VanCleave, Aaron Allstott, Kyle Carlson, Tony Haguewood and Brandon Seitz.
Escalante 2-0, McCabe 1-6 Heppner- VanCleave 6-12-1 2-26, Zach McDowell 1-35
and Lane Bailey 2-(-2)
122 yards, Bailey 0-1-1 0 and Hartley 1-7; Heppner-
Pa ssing: N yssa- yards and Coil 0-1-0 0 yards Coil 2-28, Seitz 1-37, Boyer
Jones 6-16-0 100 yards and
Receiving: Nyssa- 1-29, Kenny 1-12 and Kory
Skeen 1-10-2 26 yards; Marshall Ackley 3-58, Rios Paullus 1-12.
Heppner players named to all-star team
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2004 All-Conference football member»: (Back Row L-R): Jode Coil, Brandon Seitz, Peter Geer
and Kyle Carlmn; and (Front Ron L-R): Tyler Boyer, Kory Paullus, Rory Kilkenny and Matt
Kenny.
Eight Heppner High
School football players were
named to the C olum bia
B asin C o n feren ce a ll­
conference team
On the first team are
Kory Paullus and Jode Coil-
defensive backs; Tyler Boyer
and M att Kenny- line
backers. Rory Kilkenny and
Brandon Seitz- defensive
linemen, Seitz- receiver,
Kilkenny and Kyle Carlson-
offensive line, and Boyer-
running back
P eter G eer was
chosen as an offensive line
for the second team
C arlson and G eer
I
received honorable mentions
as defensive linemen and
Kenny received an honorable
mention as a running back
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