FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 11,2006
H eppner basketball
Ione JV boys take two solid wins
The lone boys’ JV
team collected two solid
w ins ov er the w eekend,
defeating Helix on the road
Friday, Jan. 6, and downing
Central Christian at home on
Saturday, Jan. 7.
Five
C ard in als
recorded double figures and
all players but one got in the
scorebook at Helix as the
team roared to a 78-36
victory. The Cards opened a
15-2 lead after one and kept
it coming, scoring 22 in the
second, 23 in the third and
18 in the fourth quarter for
the final margin of victory.
Leading the Cardinal
scorers was Derek Davidson
with 14, followed by Cory
P eterson w ith 13, C lay
Morter and Kevin Fowler
with 11, Justin Archer with
10, William Bergstrom with
six. M att C olem an and
William Wehrli with four
each, Kyle Palmateer and
Dan Long with two each and
Dalton with one.
Archer led the team
in assists w ith three but
Michael Mayer, a German
e x ch an g e stu d en t and
relative new com er to the
game, brought the crowd to
life with his two assists.
P eterson g rab b ed seven
rebounds to lead the team,
and he and M orter each
nabbed six steals to lead that
category. Wehrli had two
blocked shots.
Coach Jim Swanson
was pleased with team effort.
“All of them played with a
lot of unselfishness. They ran
the floor well and rebounded
great,” said Swanson. He
noted that Cory Peterson
had a fine all-around game
and
played
w ith
a
trem en d o u s am ount o f
hustle.
Playing at home for
the first time in a month, the
JVs picked up where they
left off the night before,
jumping out to a 24-5 point
first q u a rte r lead over
visiting Central Christian.
The pace cooled a bit in the
photos by Sandy Matthews
second quarter but the Cards
still m aintained a 32-10
halftime lead. lone came out
smoking again in the third
p erio d , o u tsco rin g the
o p p onent 17-9, before
coasting home with the 56-
34 victory.
B alan ced sco rin g
was the order of the day.
Justin Archer led the team
with 10 points followed by
Morter and Long with nine
each, Davidson with eight,
Fowler with six, Coleman
with five, Peterson with four,
and Campbell with three.
Dan Long dished out
four assists while he and
Peterson each had four steals
and Morter grabbed seven
rebounds to lead the team.
Coach Swanson said
he was pleased with the
outing, praising the team’s
defense, fast breaks and
"great teamwork.”. He also
noted that Derek Davidson
and Justin A rcher had a.
good showing pressuring the
backcourt.
Sherilyn Peck is fouled by the Umatilla Vikings. The Vikings win 53-51 in a last minute free-
throw Friday night.
Lady Cards win two over weekend
The lone Lady
Cardinals got their league
season off to a good start,
winning two games over the
weekend. The wins bring
their overall record to 5-4.
Playing in the packed
Helix gym on Friday night,
Jan u ary 6, the Lady
Cardinals and the Grizzlies
were locked in a tight game
until lone finally put them
away in the fourth quarter.
H elix led 16-13
after one quarter but the
Cards took a slim 28-26 lead
lone boys number one in poll
The lone High School boys' basketball team is
ranked the number one team in the OACA/OBCA poll as
of January 9. Following is the team ranking:
Rank Team
pts 1st pi votes
week
91
(5)
1 lone
2 Damascus Chr 80
(2)
77
3 Mohawk
(1)
4 Joseph
67
(1)
5 SVVCo
62
(1)
48
6 McKenzie
7 Imbler
33
8 Columbia Chr 19
18
9 Crow
15
10 NCC
ranking last
1
3
2
4
5
6
7
8
10
N.R.
Others receiving votes were: Spray, 14; Country
Christian, 8; Crane, UVC, 4; Nixyaawii, 2, Days Creek,
Dufur, Perrydale, 1.
to the locker room at the
half. In the third quarter,
lone stretched out to a 10-
point lead but watched it slip
back to six at the end of the
period, 48-42. But it was the
stretch run that made the
difference as lone poured in
17 points to Helix’s four in
the fourth quarter to make
the final score 65-46.
Ashly Grams scored
28 points and Jenny Griffith
added 22 to lead the team.
Also scoring for lone were
A m ber Patton with five,
Kylee Svetich and Emily
Rietmann with three each,
and Stephanie Holland and
Kayla LaRue with two each.
“This was a good
way to start our league play,”
said coach Ryan Rudolf.
“ Ashly and Jenny really
played well tonight. 1 though
we played good defense and
really out-ran them in the
second half, particularly in
the fourth quarter.”
The Lady Cardinals
hosted Central Christian on
Saturday, easily running
away from their opponents,
60-19. The Cards strung
together quarters of 13, 14,
22 and 11 points, using the
opportunity to spread out
playing time.
Jenny Griffith led the
team in scoring w ith 15
points. She also had five
rebounds, two assists and
four steals. Ashly Grams had
11 points, nine steals, six
rebounds, and four assists
and Kayla LaRue recorded
a double-double with 11
points and 11 rebounds.
Amber Patton had 10 points,
seven b o ard s and th ree
steals. Stephanie Holland
had 13 rebounds in the game
as well as two points. Emily
Rietmann didn’t score but
had eight rebounds, eight
assists and five steals.
“We had four girls in
double figures and everyone
got to play, especially my
y o u n g er p la y e rs ,” said
Coach Ryan Rudolf. Central
Christian only had six girls
so it was a good game to
work on things for next
week.”
A Good Deal Starts with People
Who Listen.
Please stop
and meet
our new
Service
Manager
Tom
Troxell
That is exactly what we do. You can count on us at
your G M Goodw rench dealer for expert service for
your G M vehicle and peace of mind for you.
It’s good to know it’s Goodwrench.
SHIMtELL CHEVROLET
The M ost Trusted S am e h t The C ar Business
269 East Main, Hermiston, OR 97838
541- 567-6487 • 1-800-567-6488
Quality Sarvica • GM Part* • We Only Repair What la Needed
I
GM
G o o d w re n c h
Lady Cards
take 1st & 2nd
league wins
T he lo n e Lady
C ardinals took their first
league victory over the Helix
G rizzlies, 65-46, Friday
January, 6, in Helix.
The Grizzlies led at
the end of the first quarter,
but the Lady C ard in als
fought back to take the lead
by two at the half. The Lady
Cardinals continued to lead
in the third quarter, and
really pulled away in the
fourth.
A shly G ram s and
Jenny Griffith combined for
50 points, Grams with 28
and Griffith with 22. Also
chipping in for the Lady
C ard in als w ere A m ber
Patton w ith five points,
Emily Rietmann with three,
Stephanie Holland with two,
and Kayla LaRue with two.
The Lady C ards
took their second league
victory Saturday, January 7,
60-19, o v er the C entral
Christian W hite Tigers in
lone. The Lady Cardinals
had the lead the whole game.
Jenny Griffith lead all
scorers with 15 points, Ashly
G ram s and Kayla LaRue
both added 11; A m ber
P atto n had 10, Teonna
Vandever had five, and Juli
V andenB rink, Stephanie
Holland, Kaylee Palmateer,
and K ylee S v etich all
Mike! Britt makes the shut in an outstanding game against the
chipped in two.
Umatilla Vikings. The Mustangs bench the Vikings 79-44
Friday night.
No 1 ranked
Cards win 2
By Luke Bradfield
On Friday, January
6, the number-one ranked
lone Cardinals traveled to
Helix to play the Grizzlies
for their first league game
and defeated the Grizzlies,
49-30.
The
C ard in als
started out rough, letting the
Grizzlies stay close. Coming
out a fte r h a lftim e , the
C ard in als p u lled things
together with Tyler Brown
h aving a g am e-h ig h 20
points. K elly Thom pson
pitched in 13 points, Paul
Hams had 10, Tony Bolin,
four, Nick Kamp one, and
John Walton, one.
On
S aturday,
Jan u ary 7, the C ards
d e fe ate d
the C entral
Christian Warriors, 84-59.
The Cardinals’ offense was
clicking, and they played
tough d efen se. K elly
Thompson had 24 points,
Tony Bolin had 20, Tyler
The Heppner Mustangs suffer their first conference loss
Brown had 15, and Paul against the Sherman Co. Huskies. Matt VanCleave led the
Hams added 10 points.
Mustangs with 22 points in the game.