FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 25,2006
Mustangs move into first with win over Tigerscots
Heppner Mustang Nacho Klguezahal (#51) stops the Weston-
McEwen Tigerscots. Photo by Sa idy Matthews.
With a 42-7 win over
the
W eston-M cE w en
Tigerscots and Pilot Rock’s
win over Elgin, the Heppner
M ustangs took over sole
possession of first place in
the
Blue
M ountain
Conference on Friday, Oct.
20. The Mustangs, 5-0 in the
BMC and 6-2 overall, will be
at Enterprise on Friday. Oct.
27 before com pleting the
regular season with a home
gam e ag ain st Elgin on
Friday, Nov. 3.
The first q u a rte r
didn't start out as planned as
the Mustangs couldn't move
the ball on their first series
and had to punt after they
held and the ensuing punt
was muffed and recovered
by the T ig ersco ts at the
Heppner 45-yard line. The
Tigerscots then drove down
the field and scored on a one-
yard run and took a 7-0 lead
with 3:08 left in the first
quarter.
The
M ustangs
responded though and after
taking over at their 45-yard
line following the kickoff as
Matt McCabe ran for three,
Casey Maben went for six
and on fourth and short, the
Tigerscots lined up offsides
to give them a first down.
Lane Bailey ran for two,
Quinn Peck went for five,
Maben picked up two and on
fourth down he went for 11
yards a first down at the
twenty. Maben then ran three
times for 19 yards where
McCabe took it in from the
one. Tim Hauer kicked the
extra point to tie it at 7-7
early in the second quarter.
The
M ustangs
defense held again and took
over at their own 40-yard
line following a punt at the
offense went back to work.
Caleb Maben ran for three,
Casey Maben then took over
as he went six straight times,
the last one from 16 yards,
to the end zone. H auer’s
kick was perfect and the
Mustangs led 14-7 midway
through the second quarter.
The Tigerscots took
over at their own 21-yard
line following the kickoff and
Caleb Maben got the ball
back for the Mustangs by
picking off a pass at the
W eston-M cEwen 37-yard
line. They wasted no times
in picking up another score
as McCabe went for five,
then Peck hit Kody Lovgren
in strid e for a 32 -y ard
yard touchdow n. H auer
kicked the extra point to
make it 42-7 early in the
fourth quarter.
The Tigerscots took
over at their own 34-yard
line after the kickoff and
turned the ball over again as
Bryan Holland jarred the ball
loose and Lovgren jumped
on the fumble at the Mustang
39- yard line.
The Mustangs were
unable to move the ball and
were forced to punt and it
was nearly brought back but
Hauer made a touchdown
saving tackle at the Heppner
42-yard line. The Tigerscots
were driving but they turner
the ball over again as
Holland deflected a pass that
L ovgren picked o ff and
returned to the 16-yard line.
Josh Shank ran for six and
Eddie Waddell went for five
and first down. The drive
stalled there though and the
Tigerscots took over at their
40- yard line and drove inside
the Mustangs five before the
defense held and they took
over own downs as the game
ended.
The defense was led
by L ovgren w ith 13
d efen siv e p o in ts, w ith
Elguezabal adding 12 points.
Delveaux and Aaron Allstott
each added 11 points, Andre
Rauch had 10 points, Caleb
Maben had nine points and
D ennis Kenny had eight
points.
Casey Maben had 13
carries for 77 yards with
Bailey adding 41 yards on
eight carries.
Peck was a perfect
four of four passing for 88
yards and three touchdow ns
w ith no in te rc e p tio n s.
Lovgren had two receptions,
both for touchdow ns, for 45
yards.
touchdown. H auer’s kick
gave the Mustangs a 21-7
lead at the half.
The Tigerscots took
over at their 20-yard line
after Hauer kicked the ball
through the end zone to start
the th ird q u arter. The
d efen se held and the
Mustangs took over at their
44-yard line after the punt.
Caleb Maben ran twice for
seven yards and after a false
start penalty. Peck hit Casey
Maben for 10 yards and a
first down at the Tigerscots’
44-yard line. Caleb Maben
ran twice for seven yards
then Bailey ran four times for
24 yards before Lovgren
made a diving catch in the
back of the end zone of a 13-
yard pass from Peck for the
touchdown. Hauer kicked
the e x tra point into the
middle of the parking lot to
make it 28-7 with 3:26 left
in the third quarter.
The Tigerscots gave
the ball right back as Nacho
Elguezabal jum ped on a
fumble on their first play to
give the M ustangs a first
down at the 29-yard line.
Justin Delveaux ran twice for
20 yards then Caleb Maben
ran twice, the last time from
one-yard out, to the end
zone. Hauer booted the extra
point to give the Mustangs
a 35-7 lead late in the third
quarter
The
M ustangs
d efen se held again as
Elguezabal made a good
play on an attempted screen
pass tackling the receiver for
a six -y ard loss on third
down. The Mustangs took
over at the Tigerscots’ 44-
yard line following the punt.
D elv eau x ran for tw o,
Spencer Palmer went for 10
yard s then Peck hit RJ
Farrens in stride for a 33- 0-7
Heppner 0 21 14 7-42
First Quarter:
W eston-M cE w en-
Tanner Froese one-yard run
(Travis Eastwood kick) 3:08
Second Quarter:
Heppner-
Matt
McCabe one-yard run (Tim
Hauer kick) 10:08
Heppner-
Casey
Maben 16-yard run (Hauer
kick) 5:30
Heppner-
Kody
Lovgren 32-yard pass from
Quinn Peck (Hauer kick) 2:13
Third Quarter:
Heppner- Lovgren 13-
yard pass from Peck (Hauer
kick) 3:26
Heppner-
Caleb
Maben one-yard run (Hauer
kick) 1:29
Fourth Quarter:
Heppner- RJ Farrens
33-yard pass from Peck (Hauer
kick) 10:43
Team Statistics: First
Downs- Weston-McEwen 7,
Heppner 11; Rushes-yards-
Weston-McEwen
32-68,
Heppner 46-210; Passing
yards- Weston-McEwen 67,
Heppner 88; Total yards-
Weston-McEwen
135,
Heppner 298; Passes- Weston-
McEwen 5-18-2, Heppner 4-5-
0; Fumbles-lost- Weston-
McEwen 2-2, Heppner 2-1;
and Penalties-yards- Weston-
McEwen 7-55, Heppner 5-40.
Individual Statistics:
Rushing: Weston-
McEwen- Froese 10-27,
Eastwood 4-14, Huntsman 9-
6. Broncheau 4-4, Watts 2-5,
McGee 2-2 and Reitz 1-10;
Heppner- Casey Maben 13-77,
Lane Bailey 8-41, Caleb
Maben 7-26, Justin Delveaux
3-22, Josh Shank 6-18. Matt
McCabe 3-7, Quinn Peck 3-5,
Spencer Palmer 1-10, Eddie
Waddell 1 -5 and Brent Eckman
l-(-l).
Passing: Weston-
McEwen-Huntsman 3-11-1 11
yards and Watts 2-7-1 56
yards; Heppner- Peck 4-4-0 88
yard and Eckman 0-1 -0 0.
Receiving: Weston-
McEwen- Schroeder 2-20,
Reitz 1-40. Giger 1-12 and
Froese l-(-5); Heppner- Kody
Lovgren 2-45, RJ Farrens 1-
33 and Casey Maben 1-10.
October Chamber Chatter
Heppner businesses
show ed their H allow een
spirit this month by creating
scarecrow s to greet their
employees and customers.
There was quite an array of
different scarecrows, many
weren't traditional, but all
spruced up the streets and
created a wonderful fall feel.
In school news, the
Booster Club auction was
held on Oct. 15 and was very
successful. The high school
also has a new storage unit
for the track. The elementary
school held its annual
C anned
Food
D rive,
collecting 2,061 pounds of
food for the com m unity
Weston-McEwen 7 0 0 center, beating last year’s
weight by 500 pounds.
Ip fo rest serv ice
new s, th ere w as a rule
instated involving the OHV
Park, stating there is to be
no open road riding. The
Forest Service is planning
and making changes about
that rule at this time.
With hunting season
among us, there was a new
dumpster put in by the city
at the City Park. Heppner
residents were and still are
advised that the dumpster is
strictly for hunters and no
animal parts are allowed.
The chamber wishes
everyone a Happy Fall, but
would like to remind them
that the holiday season is
coming up and are looking
for v o lu n te e rs fo r the
Christmas Light Parade and
tree auction.
Fire season terminated on private
northeast Oregon lands
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As of Oct. 20, 2006,
fire season was officially
terminated for forestlands
p ro te c ted by O regon
D epartm ent o f Forestry,
Northeast Oregon District.
This includes private, state,
county, municipal and tribal
lands in seven counties:
U nion, Baker, W allow a,
Umatilla, and small portions
o f G ran t, M alheur and
M orrow .
W ith
the
termination of fire season,
re q u ire m e n ts such as
p ro v id in g fire -fig h tin g
equipment at logging sites or
obtaining a burning permit
for bum barrels are no longer
in effect. However, the act
of terminating fire season
does not relieve landowners
or logging operators of any
law ful re s p o n sib ilitie s
concerning the safe burning
of any debris or slash. “The
combination of precipitation,
low er te m p e ratu res and
increased humidity recovery
has reduced the fire danger
to the point that allows us to
terminate fire season,” says
Andy White, Unit Forester
for the W allowa Unit o f
O regon D ep artm en t o f
Forestry. He goes on to
reiterate the need for being
cautious regarding burning
practices. Some counties and
rural fire protection districts
have separate regulations
regarding burning due to the
smoke intrusion it may cause
for certain cities, like La
Grande.
S p ecific
Sm oke
Management/Burning
Advisory Information:
Unless you are in a
rural or city fire department
protection area, bum permits
for burn barrels and small
amounts of yard debris are
not req u ired . If you are
under the protection o f a
rural or city fire department,
please call and ask what their
burning restrictions are.
Before burning in
Union County, it is important
to check weather conditions
re la ted
to
sm oke
m an ag em en t. For slash
burning, call (541) 963-
8059. For all other burning,
please call (541 ) 963-4040
to check the sm oke
management forecast and to
also acquire permits from
fire protection districts.
In Umatilla County,
please call (800) 305-2876
to check the sm oke
management forecast before
any type of open burning.
For slash burning smoke
management and permits,
call Oregon Department of
Forestry- Pendleton Unit, at
(541)
2 7 6 -3 4 9 1 .
On
w eek en d s,
sm oke
management forecasts can
be obtained by calling (541 )
963-8059.
Permits are required
for burning of slash from
either logging or thinning.
You can acquire these from
your
local
O regon
D ep artm en t o f F o restry
office. Before burning slash
in Northeast Oregon, please
call (541) 963-8059 for the
smoke management forecast
or go to the sm oke
m anagem ent
fo recast
w eb site
at-
e g o v .o re g o n .g o v /O D F /
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For
furt her
information, contact Oregon
Department of Forestry at
th ese local o ffice s: La
G rande Unit- 963 -3 1 6 8 ,
Baker City Sub-Unit- 523-
5831; Wallowa Unit- 886-
2881: Pendleton Unit- 276-
3491. To report a fire , call
9-1-1.