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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 11,2006 M ustangs get defensive in showdown with Rockets #52 Justin Delveaux, #17 Dennis Kenny and #3 RJ Farrens stop Pilot Rock’s Kyle Humphreys from gaining yardage at the Friday night fbothal! game in Pilot Rock. Photo by Sandy Matthews. #24 Casey Mähen runs tough against the Pilot Rock defense. Photo by Sandy Matthews. By Rick Paullus With a share of first place on the line, the Heppner Mustangs turned on the defense in gaining their third shut-out in a row, beating the p rev io u sly u n d efeated P ilot Rock Rockets, 15-0, on Friday, Oct. 6 in Blue M ountain C onference play in Pilot Rock. The Mustangs, 3-0 in the BMC and 4-2 overall, allowed the Rockets just 60 yards on the ground and 110 yards overall. The Mustangs will be at Irrigon on Friday, O ct. 13 in BMC play, beginning at 3 p.m. The R ockets took the ball on the opening kick off and after the defense held, the M ustangs took over at their own 17-yard line after a punt. Casey M aben ran tw ice for 11 yards, after a short gain by Lane Bailey, Quinn Peck went for eight and M att M cCabe picked up four more and a first down at the 42-yard line. B ailey ran twice for 13 yards, Maben went for six, Bailey three and Maben for 11 more and a first down at the Rockets’ 25-yard line. Maben went for four. Zach Kurtz for five, but McCabe was tackled in the backfield for a three-yard loss and on fourth down, a pass into the end zone fell incomplete and the Rockets took over on their 19-yard line. On th ird dow n, Aaron Allstott and Maben co m b in ed to tack le the Rocket running back for a five-yard loss and force a punt w ith the M ustangs taking over in good field position at their own 45-yard line. After a short gain from Maben, McCabe went for 10 and a 15-yard face mask penalty gave the Mustangs a first down at the 18-yard line. After an offside penalty, McCabe went for seven to the six, where Maben took it in for a touchdown. After an offside penalty on the extra point. Maben ran in the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead, w ith ju st 45 seconds left in the first quarter. The second quarter was all about defense and punts as neither team could get anything going and the Mustangs held on to the 8-0 lead. The Mustangs took over at their 41-yard line HEPPNER BOOSTER CLUB STEAK FEED and AUCTION Saturday, O ctober 14th Heppner Elks Club Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Auction: 8:00 p.m. Dinner cost is $10 each. Menu is steak, potato, salad, dessert and bread. Dinner will be prepared by Lee Ansotegui and crew. Dinner tickets may be purchased at Hollomon’s and MCGG. Auctioneer Ken G rieb will preside over the main auction. There will be a silent auction, penny board a n d raffle. A few of the items to be auctioned inc lude U of O and OSII sports tickets, Brooks and Dunn concert tickets, Seahawks vs. Chargers tickets, one dumptruck load of crushed rock, WCCC 2007 individual club membership and much, much more! after the second half kickoff and McCabe went for three and Bailey for four, but a fumble on third down forced a punt w ith the Rockets taking over at their 21-yard line. Maben made another tackle for a loss on second down and forced another punt w ith the M ustangs taking over at their 26-yard line. Maben went for five, Bailey for one and Peck went for nine yards and a first down, but on third and long the Rockets picked off a pass at their own 39-yard line. The Rockets then went on their best drive of the game, but the Mustangs stiffened and on fourth and short, Maben came through again with a tackle for a two- yard loss and the Mustangs took over at their own 25- yard line late in the third quarter. After a short gain by Bailey, Maben went for five and on the first play of the fo u rth q u a rte r w ent for seven and a first dow n. Maben then broke free for 33 yards, then for 16 more to the 14-yard line. Maben ran for six more then took it in to the end zone for the to u ch d o w n . Tim H auer kicked the extra point to make it 15-0 early in the fourth quarter. On the Rockets next possession, McCabe had a tackle for a loss to force an o th er punt w ith the M ustangs taking over at their own 36-yard line. They couldn't move the ball and were forced to punt with the Rockets getting the ball at their 24-yard line with five minutes left in the game. With the Rockets driving, Bailey sacked the Rocket quarterback for a 14-yard loss then made a one-handed interception and returned it 24 yards to the Pilot Rock 37-yard line with 2:09 left. The Mustangs were unable to pick up a first down and the Rockets got the ball back at their 32-yard line, with just over a minute left. They were unable to move the ball as Bailey again made a tackle for a big loss and the Mustangs took over on downs as time expired. M aben led the defensive effort with 20 defensive points including five tackles for loss with McCabe adding 17 points. Justin Delveaux, Allstott and Bailey each had 15 points. Maben finished with 119 yards rushing on 15 c a rrie s, w ith M cC abe rushing 10 tim es for 59 yards. Heppner 8 0 0 7-15 Pilot Rock 0 0 0 0-0 First Q uarter: Heppner- Casey Maben six-yard run (Maben run) :45 Fourth Q uarter: Heppner- Maben eight- yard run (Tim Hauer kick) 10:40 Team Statistics: First downs- Heppner 11, Pilot Rock 7; Rushes-yards- Heppner 48- 240, Pilot Rock 32-60; Passing yards- Heppner 0, Pilot Rock 50; Total yards- Heppner 240, Pilot Rock 110; Passes- Heppner 0-3- I, Pilot Rock 6-15-1; Fumbles- lost- Heppner 1-0, Pilot Rock 2- 0; Penalties- Heppner 4-20, Pilot Rock 9-58. Individual Statistics: R u sh in g : H eppner- C asey M aben 15-119, Matt McCabe 10-59, Lane Bailey 15- 37, Quinn Peck 5-19. Zach Kurtz 1-5 and Caleb Maben 1-1; Pilot Rock- Humphreys 21 -77, Doss 6- 14. King l-(-7) and Bandy 4-(- 29). Passing: Heppner- Peck 0-3-1 0 yards; Pilot Rock 6-16-1 50 yards. Receiving: Pilot Rock- Humphreys 2-29, Copeland 2-20, Snodgrass 1-2 and Bronson l-(- 1 ). Junior high team des with Umatilla * Heppner Booster Club to elect new officers H eppner B ooster Club will meet Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Heppner High School home ec room. This will be a regular m eeting with election of o ffice rs and class representatives for seventh through twelfth grades. Those interested in being a booster club member Daniel Jeffreys makes a touchdown against Umatilla Friday. The or on the board of directors H eppner Junior High Football team tied 6-6 with Umatilla. Photo are invited to attend. by Sandy Matthews. lon e students tour M ount St. H elen’s area (Front Row1 L-R): Irina Chekmezova, Kevin Fowler, F:mily Rietmann, Kipp Krebs, Josie Miller, Stephanie Holland, Megan Gaines and Kayla LaRue; (Back Row L-R): Julie VandenBrink, Aimee Heagy, Max Trahan, Justin Archer, Alan Rietmann. M ark Davidson, Paul Hams. R ichard Bohna, Kylee Svetich and Kaylee Palmateer. Erin Heideman and D ale H o lla n d ’s w ild life management and geology c lasses had the unique opportunity to spend three days camping and hiking around Mount St. Helens. Due to the fin an cial generosity of Dr. Michael C um m ings, G eology D ep artm en t C h air for Portland State University, students from lone High School traveled along the blown volcanic destruction that occurred in the early 1980s. Dr. Cummings also served as a tour guide during one entire day even going so far as to have lunch with the stu d en ts sittin g on the ground in a parking lot. The journey started w ith a c o ld -w a ter hike through Oneonta Gorge just east of M ultnomah Falls gradually working towards the Ape Caves and Lava Canyon. Each student was responsible for bringing their own camping gear and was put into groups to bring their own food for three days. On day two. Dr. Cummings led the group through Johnson R idge O b serv ato ry and several other obscure hiking trails that brought everyone closer to the mountain and u n d erstan d in g o f the geological points of what each was seeing and how if affected the a re a ’s ecosystem. The third day saw the group at the Oregon Zoo and the Cascade Locks fish hatchery before finally landing home that afternoon. “ It w as a tremendous opportunity for junior and seniors in high school to spend quality one- on-one time with a noted college professor,” said lone w ild life m an ag em en t teacher, Erin H eidem an. “ S pen d in g th ree days immersed in the history and environment of Mount St. Helens was wonderful and having Dr. Cummings as our tour guide m ade it so exciting.” BM CC classes set A calligraphy class has been rescheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 23 in Heppner. The class will meet from 6-7:30 p.m., on four c o n se c u tiv e M ondays. Students will learn the basics of italic lettering, which is great for scrap b o o k in g , handmade cards and more. Cost of the class is $25 plus a $5 supply fee. Interested students are urged to call Anne Morter, coordinator, at 4 2 2 -7 0 4 0 , as soon as possible. Excel for Ag Producers will meet twice, on Oct. 24 and Nov. 7, from 5-8 p.m., each time. Taught by Jon F arquaharson of B M C C ’s Farm B usiness Management program, the class w ill c o v er Excel sp read sh eet o p e ra tio n s during the first session and then work with existing spreadsheets to manipulate data d u rin g the second meeting. Although the focus is on ag ric u ltu ra l uses, anyone wishing to become more proficient at Excel could benefit from the class. Cost of the class is $45 and students must pre-register. C arol Frink o f BM C C 's Small Business Development Center will offer two customer service workshops in Heppner on Oct. 24 and Nov. 14. Both are scheduled to meet from 1-4 p.m. The first session focuses on the fundamentals o f p ro v id in g serv ice to customers that will meet or exceed their expectations. The second session deals w ith h an d lin g unhappy customers with the ultimate goal of turning them back into a loyal customer. Cost of each session is $45. Pre registration is required. Frink will also offer B usiness S tart Up on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 6-9 p.m., at the Morrow County E x ten sio n O ffice . T his course is designed to offer basic information to begin p lan n in g a su ccessfu l business start up. Cost of the course is $45 and p re registration is required. S tu d en ts may register for classes online at www.bluecc.edu. For more information, contact Anne Morter at 422-7040. WHEATLAND INSURANCE INVITES YOU TO OUR OPEN HOUSE October 20, 2006 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. £ o in ub fox xefcebhmentb a n d a to u t o f out. now office. <W e hope, to bee you. th a t* / 294 N. Main Street • Heppner ♦
