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
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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.
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