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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 26,2005 - THREE Mustangs dominate Tigerscots, 47-0 By Rick Paullus Using a mix of ball control offense and a stifling d efen se, the H eppner M ustangs dom inated the Weston-McEwen Tigerscots 47-0 on Friday, Oct 21, in Athena in Columbia Basin C o n feren ce play. A fter taking a 29-0 lead at halftime the Mustangs controlled the ball almost the entire second half as the Tigerscots had the ball for just nine plays. The Mustangs, 4 and 0 in the CBC and 7 and 0 overall, will host Culver on Friday, Oct. 28, for first place in the CBC as the Bulldogs come into the game also undefeated at 4 and 0. The M ustangs jum ped on the Tigerscots early as the defense forced a punt which Casey Maben took 68 yards for a touchdow n. Q uinn Peck kicked the extra point for a 7-0 lead. The defense held again and the Mustangs took over at their own 30 yard line after the punt. Matt McCabe picked up 8 yards, Maben ran for 21 yards then Matt Kenny went twice for 15 yards and a first down at the 26 yard line. Maben went for three and Peck went for 7 yards and a first down at the sixteen. McCabe went for six Kenny went twice for six and a first down at the four where Maben took it in for the touchdown. Peck kicked the extra point for a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter. The d efen se held again with the M ustangs taking over at their own 49 yard line after holding on downs. They were unable to move the ball and had to punt but they got the ball back at their 36 after forcing a Tigerscots punt. McCabe picked up 14 yards. Kenny went for nine. Peck picked up four and a first down at the 37 yard line where Kenny broke free and took it to the end zone for the touchdown. Peck kicked the extra point to make it 21-0 midway through the second quarter. The Tigerscots gave the ball right back to the Mustangs as Kenny jumped on a fumble at the 31 yard line. Kenny went for 13 yards, McCabe picked up seven then battled to the end zone from all yards out for a touchdown. R.J. Farrens hit Kenny on a shovel pass for a two point conversion to make it 29-0 at the half. The Mustangs took over at their 20 yard line after the second half kickoff went into the end zone. Kenny went twice for 20 The Heppner Mustangs walked all over Weston McEwen Tiger-Scots 47-0. Casey maben takes the ball in for a touchdown on Heppner's first possession. yards, McCabe picked up two, the Tigerscots were offside, Kenny picked up four and McCabe picked up two more and a first down at the 33 yard line. After a motion penalty and a short run by M cC abe, K enny broke free for 19 yards and a first down at the 30 yard line. Maben picked up five but and illegal block took it back to the 35 but Kenny went for 18 yards and a first down at the 17 yard line. Peck then hit Rory Kilkenny in the end zone fo r a touchdown. The two point run failed but the Mustangs led 35-0 midway through the third period. The Tigerscots put together their only drive of the night on th e ir next possession but the defense stiffened and the Mustangs took over on downs at their 23 yard line. McCabe went for 12 yards, Caleb Maben ran for seven but two motion penalties in a row took the ball back to the 32 yard line. Maben ran twice for 16 yards and a first down, Spencer P alm er w ent for seven, Maben went for 14 yards and a first down at the 30 yard line. Justin Delveaux went for seven, Maben picked up eig h t and a first dow n, Palmer went twice for nine, and Maben picked up six and first down just short of the goal line. A fter another m otion perralty, M att VanCleave hit Maben in the end zone for a touchdown. The run failed on the conversion for a touchdown. The run failed on the c o n v ersio n try but the Mustangs led 41 -0 with 9:23 left. The defen se held again forcin g an o th er T ig ersco ts p unt, w hich Casey Maben took back for a touchdown but an illegal block brought it back, and We find solutions. Celebrate the spirit of your hometown! B ankof TsriSi E astern O regon lone’s Neiffer named top athlete at Beloit As the 2005 fall athletic seasons begin to wind down, Beloit College finds itself in the athletic spotlight as two Buccaneers currently are ranked No. 1 in the country in NCAA D iv isio n III s ta tistic a l categ o ries. Senior Adam Neiffer, lone, and junior K era M aure, E lk h art, Indiana, top the charts in football tackles per game and in volleyball digs per game, respectively. Neiffer has piled up 98 tackles in Beloit’s seven games for a 14 tackles-per- game average. The latest ran k in g the N C A A has com piled was for gam es th ro u g h O ct. 15, w hen Neiffer had 87 tackles in six games for a 14.5 average. He led the nation by two tenths of a point (14.5 to 14.3) b efo re B e lo it’s 38-0 th u m p in g o f K nox on Saturday. On Saturday, he recorded 11 tackles to give him 98 on the season. Maure led all NCAA The Varsity Heppner Mustangs beat the Stanfield Tigers in 4 Division III performers in games to clinch the third place spot. Heather Rill blocks a shot digs per game with 8.37 in with Laurie Murray assisting. matches played through Oct. 16. Maure has recorded 737 digs so far this fall and currently has an 8.19 per- game average after Beloit’s four m atch es o v er the w eekend. In the O ct. 16 national rankings, Maure led her closest com petitor by 0.42 digs per match. Beloit College is a re sid e n tia l, lib eral arts college offering more than 40 m ajors to its 1,250 students. Located about 90 miles northwest of Chicago, Beloit is one of the nation’s most international colleges, drawing students from 41 n atio n s and 49 states, according to a college news release. the Mustangs took over at the W eston-M cE w en 45 yard line. Palmer went for two, a false start cost them five yards, and Palmer ran three times for 16 yards and a first down at the 32 yard line. Palmer ran three more times for 17 yards and a first down at the 16 yard line. Dalton Wellman went for nine, went for two, Josh Shank picked up two more and Palmer took it in the end zone from the two. The pass failed but the Mustangs led 477-0 with 1:08 left and the clock ran out due to the 45- point rule. The defense was led by Kenny a McCabe with 15 points each, Andre Rauch had 11 points, Casey Maben 10 points and Kilkenny had 6 points. The defense held the Tigerscots to 80 total yards for the game. Kenny ran 15 times for 147 yards, McCabe ran 11 times for 61 yards. Palmer went 12 times for 58 yards and Caleb Maben ran six times for 51 yards as the M ustangs rushed for 376 yards as a team. Statistics: Heppner: 14 15 6 12 -4 7 Weston-McEwen: 0 000-0 F irst q u arter: Heppner-Casey Maben 68 yard punt return (Q uinn Peck kick) 9:35; Maben 4 yard run (Peck kick) 3:30. S econd Q uarter: H eppner-M att Kenny 37 The .1V Volleyball girls won in 3 games over the Imbler Panthers. yard run (Peck kick) 7:23; Jenna Bowman makes an additional point to finish out the season. Matt McCabe 11 yard run (K enny pass from R.J. Farrens) 6:36. T h ird Q uarter: Heppner-Rory Kilkenny 17 yard pass from Peck (run failed) 7:33 F ourth Q u arter: H eppner-C aleb M aben 5 yard pass from M att VanCleave (run failed) 9:23; Spencer Palmer 2 yard run (pass failed) 1:08. Heppner JVs beat Imbler Colt team takes win Individual Sometimes we may make a suggestion that is somewhat different than your initial loan request. We look for a way to honor your loan request that makes sense for both sides of the fence. We don’t just hand down a decision from “ON HIGH" that doesn’t consider all the options. Varsity Heppner Mustangs beat the Stanfield Tigers in 4 games Annual Book Harvest is near Fall is upon us and with the changing of the trees and the cooler weather it is time again to announce the th ird annual book exchange. Eastern Oregon R eading Foundation has been accepting books all year and with a donation from McNary Elementary in Umatilla, the foundation has received over 2,000 books. Most of these books have been distributed to various organizations throughout the two county area and with the req u ests fo r books increasing there is always a need of more. So, the foundation advises, “clean out your c lo sets, garages, storage units, etc. and send your gently used or new books to the Eastern Oregon Reading Foundation c/o Umatilla-Morrow ESD, 2001 S.W. Nye, Pendleton.’’ All donations will receiv e a slip for tax p u rp o ses. For m ore inform ation, contact Kay Dallman, executive director o f the E astern O regon Reading Foundation at 541 - 9 6 6 -3 1 6 0 or kay.dallman@umesd.k 12.or.us. Statistics; Rushing - Heppner: Matt Kenny 15-147, Matt M cC abe 11-61, Spencer Palmer 12-58, Caleb Maben 4-33, Quinn Peck 3-6, Josh Shank 2-2, Delton Wellman 1-9, Justin Delveaux 1-7. Weston-McEwen: Eastwood 9-40, Froese 8- 26, Todd 2-4, McGee 8-26. Passing - Heppner: Peck 1-5-1 17 yards. Matt United Methodist VanCleave 1-1-0 5 yards. Weston-McEwen: Todd 3-8- Church plans fall 0- 15 yards. Huntsman 0-1- celebration 0 0 yards. The H ep p n er R eceivin g United Methodist Church Heppner: Rory Kilkenny 1- Shane Smith readies the Colt Football team to win over the will hold its second annual 17, C aleb M aben 1-5. fall celebration, including a Weston-McEwen: Arteaga Hermiston Buccaneers 18-13. h ay rid e, ch ili feed and 1- 12, Duke 1-5, Fox l-(-2). Learn about new Medicare changes “ Apple Squeezin' Good Time,” at the ranch home of Magnetic An informational meeting about the upcoming Jack and Jo M elig an , Door Signs changes in the M edicare program will be held on located on Willow Creek Wednesday, November 2, during the noon senior mealsite HERE Road. Activities will begin at St. Patrick’s Senior Center in Heppner. Marty Ward with Saturday, October 29, at 10 H eppner G azette-T im es Wheatland Financial Services will provide information. a.m. and continue into the 676-9228 afternoon.
