Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 21,2005 - THREE
Strong second half pulls
Mustangs past Bulldogs
#87 Rory Kilkenny stretches for the pass. Photo by Sandy Matthews.
By Rick Paullus
The
H eppner
Mustangs controlled the ball
for most of the second half
and came back from a 7-6
deficit to take a 22-7 win
over the visiting Willamina
Bulldogs on Friday, Sept. 16.
The Mustangs, 3-0 on the
year, will begin Columbia
Basin Conference play on
Friday, Sept. 23 against
S tanfield, w hich will be
Homecoming week.
The Bulldogs took
over at their own 25-yard
line a fte r the opening
kickoff, but tackles for loss
by Matt Kenny and Matt
M cC abe forced a punt,
which the M ustangs took
over at the Willamina 47-
yard line. The M ustangs
went right to work as Kenny
ran three times for 13 yards
and McCabe took a short
pass from Quinn Peck 25
yards to the ten. McCabe
went for five and after an
o ffsid e penalty, C asey
Maben took it into the end
zone for a touchdown. The
extra point kick was no
good, but the Mustangs led
6-0 midway through the first
quarter.
The Bulldogs took
over at their 30-yard line
after the kickoff and aided by
tw o
co stly
M ustang
penalties, drove down the
field scoring on a four-yard
run. The extra point kick was
good and the Bulldogs led 7-
6 late in the first quarter.
The Mustangs were
unable to move the ball and
were forced to punt with
W illamina taking over at
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their 30-yard line after a
penalty on the return. The
Mustangs got a break when
Rory Kilkenny sacked the
q u a rte rb a c k c au sin g a
fumble that Mikel Britt fell
on at the Bulldog 11-yard
line. They c o u ld n ’t take
advantage though and the
B ulld o g s took o v er on
downs at their 12-yard line.
The team s trad ed
punts then with Willamina
driving, Kenny picked off a
pass and returned it to the
Mustang 30-yard line. The
Mustangs couldn't capitalize
though and the teams traded
possessions the rest of the
quarter with the first half
coming to an end with the
Bulldogs holding on to the
7-6 lead.
The Mustangs took
over at their own 33-yard
line after the second half
kickoff and went to work.
On second and ten, McCabe
ran for three, Maben went
for nine and a first down then
ran twice more for 15 yards
and a first dow n at the
W illam ina 40 -y ard line.
Kenny ran for seven yards,
McCabe for three and a first
down. Kenny went for eight,
but a holding penalty took it
back to the 34-yard line.
M cC abe w ent for three,
Kenny for nine and on fourth
and three, Kenny went for 10
and a first down at the 13-
yard line. Kenny went for six.
M cC abe for th ree and
Maben took it in from four
yards out for the go-ahead
touchdown. Kenny ran in the
two-pointer conversion to
give the Mustangs a 14-7
lead with 4:46 left in the third
quarter.
The
M ustangs
d efen se held on to the
Bulldogs next possession,
taking over at their own 20-
yard line after a punt.
After a short gain by
Maben, Kenny went for nine
and a first down, then ran
twice for eight yards and
Maben went for four and
another first down as the
third quarter came to an end.
A fter a h o ld in g
penalty, the Mustangs were
forced to punt w ith the
Bulldogs taking over at their
own 47-yard line. With the
Bulldogs driving towards a
p o ten tial
g am e-ty in g
touchdow n, Q uinn Peck
picked off a pass at the goa
line and returned to the 18-
yard line.
Kenny ran for six,
McCabe for four more and
a first down, Kenny ran three
times for 21 yards, Maben
went for seven more and an
o ffsid e p en alty on the
Bulldogs moved the ball to
the Willamina 39-yard line.
Peck hit Kilkenny for 15
yards, McCabe ran for eight
and a face mask penalty took
the ball to the thirteen. A
hold brought it back to the
20 and after a short gain by
McCabe, Kenny broke from
for a 19-yard touchdown
run. Spencer Palmer ran in
the two point conversion to
make the score 22-7 with
just 53 seconds left.
The Bulldogs were
unable to do anything and
the game ended with the
Mustangs taking the win.
The defense was led
by McCabe with 19 points,
w ith K enny and Ju stin
G regory each adding 17
points. K ilkenny had 15
points, Maben 14 points,
Britt 13 points, Peck 12
points and Matt Van Cleave
with 10 points.
Kenny led all rushers
with 124 yards, 106 of those
in the second half, on 21
c arrie s, M cC abe had 47
yards on 14 carried and
Maben had 47 yards on nine
c a rrie s, in clu d in g tw o
touchdowns.
Willamina 7000-7
Heppner 6088-22
First Quarter
H eppner- C asey
M aben 3-yard run (kick
failed) 6:52
W illam in a- Z ack
Burdon 4-yard run (Burdon
kick) 2:00
Third Quarter
Heppner- Maben 4-
yard run (Matt Kenny run)
4:46
Fourth Quarter
Heppner- Kenny 19-
yard run (Spencer Palmer
run) :53
Individual Statistics
Rushing- Willamina-
White 11-45, Burdon 8-21,
Risseeuw 4-12, Guardiola 1 -
3, Jones 2 -(-l); Heppner-
Kenny 21-124, McCabe 14-
47, Maben 9-47 and Peck 2-
4.
Passing- Willamina-
Burdon 10-22-2 101 yards;
Heppner- Peck 3-11-0 43
yards and Lane Bailey 0-1 -0
0 yards.
R e c e i v i n g -
W illam in a- Jo n es 7-90,
Guardiola 2-20, Risseeuw 1-
(-3); Heppner- McCabe 1-
25. Rory Kilkenny 1-15 and
Kenny 1-3.
Mustang JVs and Ponies win
over weekend
#90 Kody Lovgren makes the tackle, against Willamina on
Sept. 16, with #51 Nachu Elguezahal close by. The Mustang
JVs won the game 14-0. Photo by Sandy Matthews.
#30 Bryan Holland runs the hall with #13 Willy Gentry
blocking at the junior high football game in Irrigon on
Friday, Sept. 16. The Heppner Ponies won their first game of
the year 26-6 against the Irrigon knights. Photo hy Sandy
Matthews.
Mustangs lose one, win one in
volleyball play
Barbara J. Collin, 50,
lone, Violation of the Basic
Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph
zone, fine $108.
Aftan Betsinger and Laurie Murray go up for a block. Photo hy
Sandy Matthews.
The Heppner Mustang volleyball team took on
DEADLINE FOR
Willamina on Friday. Sept. 16 and fell in four games. The
ALL NEWS
Mustangs came back Saturday. Sept. 17 in Stanfield,
and ADVERTISING: winning the tournament with their play against Helix. Imbler
MONDAYS AT 5 P.M. and Pilot Rock.
DA’s Report
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N o tic e
The
C ard in al
B o o ster C lub m et on
M onday, Aug. 29 at the
school library. N ineteen
members were present.
M em bers learn ed
that the track recognition
sign is finished. The Club will
pay fo r the po sts and
material needed to put it up
by the track practice area and
the shop class will do the
work.
L aurel C annon is
g a th erin g b irth d ay s and
anniversaries for the 2006
co m m u n ity
calen d ar.
A nyone w an tin g to add
names or make a correction
should call her. D ean
Robinson will be putting
together the sport schedule
poster, w hich w ill be
available in November.
Superintendent Bryn
Browning announced to the
members that she is looking
for volunteers to read to
stu d en ts in g rad es K-3
through the SMART (Start
M aking a R eader Today)
program. Volunteers should
be willing to devote one hour
a w eek to the p ro g ram ,
which she hopes to kick off
in October.
T eresa
D um ler
volunteered to serve on the
lone Site Council. Parents
will vote on that position at
the fall potluck.
The c h ee rle a d ers
w ill reim b u rse the club
$ 1500, which they borrowed
to cover their expenses for
the 2004-05 school year. The
summer league tournament
made $460, the 4Ih of July
shirts $726 and the raft trip
netted $400.
Booster Club family
m em b ersh ip s
can
be
p u rch ased fo r $50. The
membership includes names
on d is tric t to u rn am en t
p ro g ram s and the sp o rt
poster and inclusion in all
district and state newspaper
ads if lone teams qualify.
Businesses may purchase
memberships for $100 and,
along w ith nam es in
program s and new spaper
ads, will receive ads on the
sport poster and community
calendar.
The next meeting of
the Cardinal Booster Club
will be Monday, Oct. 3 at 7
p.m ., in the lone School
Library.
Space available
in Beginning
Golf class
Justice
Court
Electric Co-Op to test utility poles in area
C olum bia Basin E lectric C o-O p, and their
subcontractors, will be conducting their annual pole testing
operation throughout parts of the service territory during
the next two months. Periodic testing of poles is required
by REA and RUS, and helps reduce failure rates and power
outages. Crews visually inspect each pole unit for damage
and bore a test hole in the pole to inspect for soundness. All
poles in the service territory are inspected on a 10-year
rotation basis.
Specific areas to be tested this fall include the cities of
Heppner and Lexington. Clarks Canyon. East Baseline area.
Willow Creek up to Cutsforth Park. Blakes Ranch and
Shobe Canyon lines. Vehicles should be marked with
“National Wood Treating Company” or “Columbia Basin
Electric Co-Op" signage. Crews will be operating 4-
wheelers while traveling from pole to pole along the power
lines.
Any comments, concerns or questions about the
inspection crews or program may be made to Slater Mitchell
at (541) 676-9146 or slater@columbiabasin.cc.
Cardinal
Booster Club
news
BURNING
BAN
The Burn Ban for the City of Heppner
will no longer be in effect beginning
Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. A 5-day burn
ing permit is required for all open
(out of container) fires and may be
purchased for $ 1.00 at Heppner
City Hall, 111 North Main Street.
Rusty Estes, Fire Chief
D avid
W ayne
Eklrigc was convicted of
Assault 4, Section 3, a Class
C felony. He was sentenced
to three years supervised
probation, 90 days in jail and
payment of $666 in fines and
fees.
James Ray Steelman
was convicted of Failure to
Register Misdemeanor Sex
Offender,
a
(lass
a
m isdem eanor. He was
sentenced to 180 suspended
days in jail, two years bench
p ro b atio n .
40
hours
co m m u n ity serv ice and
payment of $626 in fines and
fees.
I
S pace
is
still
a v ailab le in the Blue
M ountain
C om m unity
C ollege B eginning G o lf
class, scheduled to begin
Thursday, Sept. 22 at Willow
Creek Country Club. BMCC
and WCCC will offer this
six-week class from 5:30-7
p.m., each Thursday night.
C raig H o llan d is the
instructor.
The class is intended
for people with little or no
golfing experience. It will
cover the rules, play and
e tiq u e tte o f the gam e.
Putting, chipping, pitching,
approaching, fairway shots
and teeing off will also be
covered.
Tuition for the class
is $35. In addition, n on
members of Willow Creek
C o u n try C lub w ill be
req u ired to p u rch ase a
temporary membership for
$20. T h is w ill allow
u n lim ited play fo r the
duration of the class.
Please contact Anne
Morter, BMCC coordinator,
at 422-7040 if interested.