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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 28,2005 - THREE Mustangs rout Tigers for homecoming win #41 Matt Kenny intercepts the football from the Stanfield Tigers running it within a few yards of a Mustang touchdown. Photo by Sandy Matthews. By Rick Paullus The Stanfield Tigers stayed close for a quarter, but the Heppner Mustangs got going pulling away for a 54-6 rout on homecoming night, Friday, Sept. 23, to open C o lu m b ia B asin C o n fe re n ce play. The Mustangs, (1-0 CBC) now 4 and 0, will be at Umatilla on Friday, S ept. 30 in another CBC game. The Tigers took the opening kickoff and were driving deep in H eppner territory when Matt Kenny pick ed o ff a pass and returned it 62 yards to the Stanfield 20-yard line. Matt McCabe ran for seven yards then Kenny took it in from 13 y ard s out for the touchdown. McCabe kicked the extra point to make it 7- 0 early in the game. The T ig ers then drove dow n the field answering with a touchdown of their own on a 32-yard pass. The Mustangs held on the tw o-point conversion run and still led 7-6. C aleb M aben returned the ensuing kick-off 45 yards to the Stanfield fo rty -tw o to give the M u stan g s good field position. Kenny and McCabe each ran for four yards with Casey Maben picking up two and a first down. McCabe ran twice for nine yards and M aben ran three straight times, the last for an eight- yard touchdown. McCabe’s kick w as good and the Mustangs now led 14-6 late in the first quarter. The M ustangs defense held and they took over at their seven-yard line. McCabe ran twice for eight and Kenny went twice for 25 yards and a first down out to the 40-yard line. Kenny broke free for 32 yards, M cC abe picked up tw o, Q uinn Peck went for 21 y ards to the five w here Kenny took it in for the touchdown, then ran in the tw o -p o in t co n version to m ake it 22-6 m idw ay through the second quarter. Again the defense held and the Mustangs had good field position at the Stanfield 23-yard line after a 43-yard punt return by Casey Maben. Kenny ran for 13 yards, McCabe picked up four and Kenny ran three straight times, the last time from a yard out fo r a touchdown. Peck hit Matt Van Cleave in the comer of the end zone for the two- point conversion to make it 30-6 with two minutes left in the first half. Ju stin D elv eau x kicked and recovered an o n side kick to give the Mustangs the ball again at the Tigers’ 46-yard line, but they were unable to move the ball and the first half come to an end. The Mustangs took the second half kickoff and again had good field position at the Tiger 46, after a 19- yard return by Casey Maben. McCabe broke free for 31 yards, then Kenny took it in from 15 y ard s out for another touchdow n. The conversion run failed, but the Mustangs led 36-6 with just under a minute gone in the third quarter. On the Tigers next possession, Kenny tackled a runner for a nine-yard loss to force a punt w ith the M ustangs taking over at their 22-yard line. Peck hit Rory Kilkenny fora 14-yard gain, Caleb Maben ran twice for 17 yards, Casey Maben went for four, then Delveaux broke free for a 43-yard touchdown. The conversion pass failed and the Mustangs led 42-6 midway through the third. The d efen se then took over as Kilkenny and Peter Geer combined for a sack and a loss o f six yards and T aylor H odges and Nacho Elguezabal combined for a sack and another loss of four yards to force a punt. The Mustangs were unable to move the ball and were fo rced to punt w ith the Tigers taking over all their 34-yard line. The defense stepped up again as Geer had two sacks for 13 yards in losses to force another punt with the Mustangs taking over at the Stanfield 41-yard line. Delveaux hit RJ Farrens for a 22-yard gain, Caleb Maben ran tw ice for 16 yards, Spencer Palm er went for two and a face mask penalty took it to the one where The lone Education Foundation would like to thank the following local busi nesses for their contribution to the successful annual fundraising dinner held Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005 MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS BANK OF EASTERN OREGON WHEATLAND INSURANCE ICBO SEW WHAT SUNFLOWER JUNCTION COLLIER'S MARKET DEVIN OIL COMPANY STEVE MARLATT METAL CREATIONS BENNETTO'S BYTES TAYLOR'S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE WILLOW CREST WINERY We encourage you to support these community-minded businesses wmmmmm M aben took it in for the touchdown. The conversion run was stopped short, but the Mustangs led 48-6 early in the fourth. The T ig ers w ere unable to move the ball and after Andre Rauch tackled a runner for a five-yard loss on fourth down, the Mustangs took over at their own 40- yard line. The team s then traded punts with Stanfield getting the ball late in the game. On the last play of the game, Delveaux picked off a pass in the flat and raced up the sideline 55 yards for a touchdown to make the final 54-6. D elv eau x led the defense with 19 defensive points, with Kenny adding 15 and Casey Maben, Geer, Kody Lovgren and Taylor H odges each ad d in g 14 p o in ts. M cC abe and E lg u ezab al each had 11 points and Kilkenny added 10 points. Kenny led all rushers with 122 yards on 12 carries, 107 yards in the first half. McCabe added 64 yards on nine carries and Delveaux had 47 yards on ju st two carries. Peck was three of five for 26 yards with Kenny catching two passes for 12 yards. Stanfield 6000-6 Heppner 14 16 12 12-54 First Quarter H ep p n er- M att Kenny 13-yard run (Matt McCabe kick) 8:52 Stanfield- Flemmer 32-yard pass from Gabriel (run failed) 6:47 H ep p n er- C asey M aben e ig h t-y a rd run (McCabe kick) 1:53 Second Quarter: H ep p n er- K enny five-yard run (Kenny run) Winners Mustang volleyballers drop two, pick up one in John Day announced for Chuckwagon Café Dutch Oven Cookoff Heather Y'ocom receives the serve. The Heppner Mustangs played in John Day, Saturday, Sept. 24, losing to Grant Union and Enterprise and winning against Dayville. Photo by Sandy Matthews. Ponies win first home game of the year m . #40 Drew Johnson escapes the tackle against Stanfield. The Heppner Ponies won their first home game of the year on Friday, Sept. 23. Photo by Sandy Matthews. Colts drop one to Hermiston 6:22 H ep p n er- K enny o n e-y ard run (M att Van C leave pass from Quinn Peck) 2:00 Third Quarter Heppner- Kenny 15- yard run (run failed) 11:10 H ep p n er- Ju stin Delveaux 43-yard run (pass failed) 6:10 Fourth Quarter H ep p n er- C aleb Maben one-yard run (run failed) 11:47 Heppner- Delveaux 55-yard interception return (no attempt). 0:00 Cody Orr of the Heppner Colts blocks for Ryan Bennett. The Individual Stats: Heppner Colts came out behind, losing to Hermiston. Photo by Rushing- Stanfield, Sandy Matthews. Baros 11-64, Mills 11-37, Gabriel 9-1, Challis 3-(-4), Sashuba 1-0 and Watson l-(- 9); Heppner, Kenny 12-122, McCabe 9-64, Caleb Maben 7- 38, Casey Maben 7-26, The Morrow SWCD 192.640(2) M eetings o f the Delveaux 2-47, Peck 2-14, Weed Advisory Board has a Josh Shank 3-5 and Spencer m eeting sch ed u led for Morrow SWCD are open to Palmer5-(-4). Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m. at the public. Passing- Stanfield, the Pettyjohn Office Building Gabriel 4-13-1 91 yards, Ellis in Heppner. Agenda items 0- 1-1 0 yards; Heppner, Peck include: m in u tes o f the 3-5 -0 26 yards, Delveaux 1- S ep tem b er m eeting, 1- 0 22 yards; and Dalton treasurer's report, written Wellman 0-2-0 0 yards. staff report, building update, Receiving- Stanfield. grant update. RC&D report, Denton 1-44, Flemmer 1-32, Alex C onley, W atershed Challis 1-9 and Mills 1-6; Council Coordinator report Heppner, Kenny 2-12, Rory and partner agency reports. Kilkenny 1-14 and RJ Farrens Prospect of an Executive Heppner session according to ORS 1 22 Morrow SWCD/Weed Advisory board meeting to be held We P rin t Envelopes - . G a z e tte HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 " H h m f'rirndi M rrl" 142 North Main 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 Five D utch oven cooks earned prestigious awards and valuable prizes during the second annual Chuckw agon Café Dutch O ven C o o k o ff held Saturday, Sept. 24 at the café, which is two m iles north of Hermiston on Hwy. 395. The large parking lot behind the café bustled from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with boy scouts, fiddlers, d o g g ers, gospel singers, Dutch oven cooks and judges. The boy sco u ts sold D utch oven huckleberry co b b ler and b iscu its and gravy. The dancers sold hot dogs and fountain drinks. The crowd of spectators watched and waited their turn to taste Dutch oven fare prepared by a group of cooks ranging from novice first-tim e competitors to a seasoned scoutmaster, The w inner o f the P e o p le ’s C h o ice A w ard ($ 1 0 0 cash ) was S c o u tm a ster N athan Thompson, of Hermiston, for his Shepherd’s Pie. Three experienced D utch oven cooks tackled the difficult jo b o f ju d g in g - S haron Harvey, Hermiston; Terry Valentine, Pendleton; and M att G inter, H erm iston. They selected this roster of winners: Main Dish: 1st Place- Gerald Creech, Plymouth, WA, for Enchilada Casserole and 2nd- Nathan Thompson for Shepherd’s Pie. Side Dish: l sl- John N ich o ls, U m a tilla , fo r Sunburst Potatoes and 2nd- Creech for Jelly Beans. Breads and R olls: l sl- Cathy Creech, Plymouth, WA, for Horse Biscuits. Desserts: 1M- Nathan Thompson for Huckleberry Cinnamon Cobbler and 2nd- John N ich o ls fo r Peace Crisp. Ju d g e ’s S p ecial Award: Brianna N ichols, Stanfield, received special recognition as “The Most E nthusiastic and H elpful Cook.” The biggest winners were the Boy Scouts and V alkyrie D an cers of Umatilla. Their efforts netted a total of $1000 from the g en ero u s crow d via an auction. C olum bia R iver A u ctio n , o f H erm isto n , volunteered to auction 30 items in 30 minutes. The scout troop and dance team each bro u g h t 15 item s donated by civic-m inded local businesses. The C h u ck w ag o n C afé m arked its 3 5 lh anniversary at the event. O w ners D orothy Beason and Cathy Stolz sponsored and hosted the event. The annual Chuckwagon Café Dutch Oven Cookoff is open to any Dutch oven cook. N ext y e a r’s c o o k o ff is already simmering on the back of the grate. Marriage Licenses Sept. 21: G eorge Fredrick Lear, 58, Orofino. ID and JoA nn B u eck er Tingue, 56, Heppner. Thursday. Septem ber 2$th III N T E R ’S N IC H T D ra w in g f o r a H 'inchenter2 7 0 short m ag, p in s m a n y m ore p riz e s ! HUNTER'S BREAKFAST TAYLOR 5 RESTAURANT i { \ Saturday and Sunday October 1 st and 2nd ► 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. ? BnrixMiie Ribs Dinner sta rt s at (I p.m. HIGHWAY 74, IONE For corrosi U kt moot hors and oot-of-towo j wests > \
