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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 9,2005 Mustangs start slow, finish strong to rout Huskies By Kick Paullus After falling behind 7-0 after one quarter and 10- 8 late in the second, the Heppner Mustangs rallied to beat the Sherman County H uskies 46-16 on Friday, November 4 in Moro. The M u stan g s fin ish ed the Columbia Basin Conference at 6 and 0 in winning their 48 straight league game and ended the regular season with a 9 and 0 record. The Mustangs will get a week off by w inning the conference and will play the winner of Glide and Lost River at home on Saturday, Nov. 19 in the second round of the U.S Bank/Les Schwab O SA A C lass 2A state championships. The H uskies were unable to move the ball on their first possession and the Mustangs took over at their own 41-yard line after the punt. Matt Kenny ran twice for nine yards and M att McCabe went one for a first down then Quinn Peck hit Matt VanCleave for a 20- yard gain but the drive stalled and the Huskies took over on downs at their own 30-yard line. The Huskies drove down the field and scored on a 16-yard pass and kicked the extra point for a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. The Mustangs were unable to move the ball and had to punt and back came the Huskies who drove into Heppner territory but Peck picked o ff a pass and returned it to the Mustang 30 yard line. On third and long, Peck hit VanCleave for a 13- yard gain and a first down Kenny broke free for a 31 yard gain to the Husky 23 tw enty-three and after an incomplete pass, Peck hit Kenny wide open down the side line for a touchdown. Peck ran in the two-point c o n v ersio n for an 8-7 H eppner lead m idw ay through the second quarter. The Huskies came right back to regain the lead on a 32-yard field goal after a long kick-off return. Trailing 10-8, back came the Mustangs taking over at their 38-yard line after a 28-yard return on the kickoff by McCabe. Peck hit VanCleave for 33 yards, then ran for five, Kenny went for thirteen the 6 yards to the five w here Peck took it around end and just got in the end zone fo r the touchdown. Kenny ran in the two-point conversion to give the Mustangs a 16-10 lead at the half. The Mustangs took the second half kickoff and after Kenny ran four times for 10 yards the Huskies picked o ff a pass and returned it to the fourteen. Kenny ran twice for three, M cC abe w ent for seven and first dow n, M cCabe went for three, Peck hit VanCleave for 19 yards and McCabe ran for three more to the 50-yard line. Peck then hit VanCleave down the sideline who out ran the defense to end zone for the touchdown. Peck ran on the conversion to make it 24-10. The Huskies were pinned back at their 15-yard line after a deep kickoff by McCabe and on third and long Peck picked off his third pass of the night at midfield. Kenny broke free for 25 yards then went twice more for 16 yards to the nine. M cCabe picked up three then Kenny took it in from the six for the touchdown. Kenny ran in the two-point c o n v ersio n to give the Mustangs a 32-10 at the end of the third quarter. The H u sk ies had good field position at their 40 yard line after the kickoff but T ay lo r H odges recovered a fumble at the Sherman forty four to give the Mustangs the ball back. Peck hit Rory Kilkenny for a 26 yard gain then ran for 8 yards and five more and a first down at the five. After a loss of one, McCabe took it in for the touchdown. The conversion failed but the Mustangs led 38-10 early in the fourth quarter. The Huskies again had good field position after the kickoff taking over at midfield and drove to the five before the drive stalled with the Mustangs taking over at the nine yard line. Kenny went for 23 yards then Justin D elveaux broke sev eral tackles on the way to a 68- yard touchdown run. Josh Shank ran in the conversion for a 46-10 with 5:50 left in the game. The H uskies were unable to move the ball and the Mustangs took over on downs but an interception was returned 56 yards for a touchdown. The kick was no good and the Mustangs led 46-16 led in the game. The M ustangs got the kickoff and were able to run out the clock as Kody Lovgren ran three times for 12 yards and Eddie Waddell ran twice for six yards. The defense was led by M cC abe w ith 25 defensive points with Peck adding 23 points and three interceptions, Kilkenny and Kyle Carlson each had 19 points, D elveaux had 14 points, Kenny 13 points, Hodges 12 points and Peter Geer and Robbie Smith each getting 9 points. K enny ru sh ed 22 times for 155 yards as the Mustangs rushed for nearly 300 yards as a team. Peck was 7 of 13 for 184 y ard s and tw o touchdowns with VanCleave catching 5 passes for 135 yards. Heppner 1 4 -4 6 Sherman - 16 M cC abe 7-22, Kody Lovgren 4-18, Delveaux 1- 68, Edtiie W addell 2-6. Sherman: Wood 6-23, El. Kaseberg 11-19, Moore 10- 12, Thompson 3-(-10). Passing - Heppner: Peck 7-13-1 184 yard s. D alton W ellman 0-1-1 0 yards. Sherman: Moore 0- 19-3 122 y ard s. Ev. Kaseberg 1-2-0 122 yards. R eceiving Heppner: VanCleave 5-135, Rory Kilkenny 1-26, Kenny 1-23. Sherman: Wood 4-58. Ev. K aseberg 3-3 0 , El Kaseberg 2-60, Meyers 1- 11 . First quarter honors announced for lone Community School students Special recognition goes to Beth Morter, Ale* 0 16 16 Carlson, Sarah Stillman, Tianna Camarillo, Justin Archer Emily Rietmann, Amy Jepsen, and Kristal Temple whc 7 3 0 6 earned a 4.0 GPA for the first 9 weeks of the 2005-200f school year. Grades 6-8 Honor Roll (GPA 3.5-4.0) Team Statistics First Quarter S h erm an - Ev. Kaseberg 16 yard pass from Moore (Wood kick) 3:02 Second Quarter H ep p n er - M att Kenny 23 yard pass from Quinn Peck (Peck run) 7:11 Sherman - Wood 32 yard pass from Quinn Peck (Peck run) 7:11 Sherm an - Wood 32yard field goal 3:54 H eppner - Peck 5 yard run (Kenny run) 2:54 Third Quarter H ep p n er - M att VanCleave 50 yard pass from Peck (Peck run 3:56 Heppner - Kenny 6 yard run (Kenny run) 1:10 Fourth Quarter H ep p n er - M att M cCabe 6 yard run (run failed) 9:18 H ep p n er - Ju stin Delveaux 68 yard run (Josh Shank run) 5:50 Sherm an - M .S im an tel 56 yard interception return (kick failed) 2:46 Zach Orem, Jordan Peterson, Makenna Ramos Christine Raible, Mary Rietmann, Adam Collin, Stever Holland, Micah Stillman, Tanner Rietmann, Mikey Raible RJ Ramos, Tyree Svetich, Stefanie Archer, and Heathei Wiggers. Grades 6-8 Honorable Mention (GPA3.0-3.49) Jerem y C o lem an , Jo A n n a P atto n , M ason H aguew ood, D aisy R obertson, O m ar Juarez, Alex Rietmann, Shelby Wiggers, Thomas Holland, Mary Gates, Marco Juarez and Brianna Peterson. Grades 9-12 Honor Roll (GPA 3.5-4.0) Matt Coleman, Brenna Rietmann, Alan Rietmann, Kaylee Palmateer, Julianna VandenBrink, Mason Bradfield, Stephanie Holland, Kayla LaRue, Brittnee DesBouillons, Megan Tollefson, Kyle Palmateer, Michael Mayer, Jenny Griffith, Nick Kamp, Priscilla Tellez, and Ashly Grams. Grades 9-12 Honorable Mention (GPA 3.0-3.49) Luke Bradfield, Tori Heagy, Clay Morter, Kip Krebs, Josie Miller, Teonna Vandever, Kylee Svetich, Tereza Sintakova, Amber Patton, Tony Bolin, William Bergstrom, Kelly Thompson, John Walton, Tyler Brown, and James Acock. Behavioral Health receives grant for veterans and families. Morrow/Wheeler Behavioral Health has received a grant for veterans and their families. This grant provides funding for counseling services for veterans and families of veterans. Additionally, the funding can be used to purchase fuel, meals and lodging for individuals to access services at the Veterans’ Hospital. Individual Statistics Please contact Kimberly Lindsay at 541-676-9161 Rushing - Heppner: for additional information. Kenny 22-155, Peck 7-23, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HEPPNER MUSTANGS! Heppner Mustangs Football: Second Round State Playoffs Heppner Mustangs vs. lost River or Glide li * «1 tiHé * / . / J Heppner Mustangs Varsity Football Team: top row (L-R)-James Van Liew, Quinn Peck, Kyle Carlson, Tony Haguewood, Peter Geer: third row (L-R)-Nathan Van Cleave, Mikel Britt, Andre Rauch, Tayler Hodges, Lane Bailey, Travis Richards, Kody Lovgren, Matt Kenny, Nacho Elguezabal, Rory Kilkenny, Matt Van Cleave; second row (L-R)-Zach Kurtz, Aaron Allstott, Justin Gregory, Eddie Waddell, Josh Shank, Colton Hanson, Matt McCabe, Casey Maben, Robbie Smith, Braden Britt, Justin Delveaux; bottom row (L-R)-Caleb Maben, R.J. Farrens, Spencer Palmer, Assistant Coach Kevin Payne, Head Coach Greg Grant, Assistant Coach Les Payne, Manager Jim Fichter, Grant Smith, Dalton Wellman, Rick Martin. Not pictured: Assistant Coaches Shane Matheny, Kelly Fox, Josh Coiner, Rick Paullus and John McCabe. Saturday, Nov. 19th at 1:00 pju . at the MC Fairgrounds in Heppner GO MUSTANGS! These businesses and individuals congratulate the Heppner Mustangs ’ football team on their winning season and say Good Luck in State! Stor-4-U • Central Red Apple • Murray Drugs, Inc., John and Ann • Tim, Shannon, Brian, Brooke, and Brynna Rust • Columbia Basin Electric Co- Op • Phil, Kathy, Jodie and Kyle Carlson • Heppner Gazette-Times, David and April Sykes • W illow Creek Realty, Talk-n-Tops, and Jerry’s Barbershop - Jerry and JoyceKay • Miller and Sons Excavating • Lexington Auto Body and Towing • Shamrock Lanes and Pot o ’ Gold Cafe, Terry Lupinacci and Lyn Brewer • Jay, Kelly-Jo, Blair, Sloan and Baillie Keithley • John, Diane, Conor, Rory and Katie Kilkenny • Louis and Betty Carlson • Morrow County Grain Growers • Lott’s Electric, Kit and Shirley • Wheatland Insurance Center, Inc. • Sherrell Insurance Agency, Brenda Sherrell • The Kelwayne Haguewood Family • Columbia River Title Co., LLC, Pam Neal • Devin Oil, Heppner and FoodMart • Wayne, Lori, Regi and Brandon Seitz • Bank o f Eastern Oregon, Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender • Pat, Bobette, Kody, Torn, Hanna and Ali Lovgren • Heppner Garbage Disposal, David and Candy • Jack. Renee, Heather, Justin and Zachary Yocom • Les Schwab Tire Center, Heppner • Keith, Angie, Stefanie and Colton Hanson • John, Kelly, Brooke and Tyler Boyer • Ken, Kaedene, Meghan, Madison and Lane Bailey • Dale and Linda Conklin • Rick, Shelli, Mikel and Braden Britt • The Elguezabal Family • Bucknum’s Catering and The Video Store • Tim, Myma, Darren, Kristen, Daniel and Bethany Van Cleave • Jeff, Christal, Sheena, Josh and Hailey Shank • Heppner Hardware, Cliff, Peggy, Bev and John • Joe, Linda, Matt and Christy Kenny, and Bret and Katie Elithorp • Chris, Kathy. Andre and Natalie Rauch • David, Patti. Blake and Aaron Allstott V i V
