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FOUR • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 15,2006 Mustangs knocked out of playoffs in heartbreaker H\ Kick Paullus The 2006 football seaso n cam e to a heartbreaking end as the Lost River Raiders kicked a 43-yard field goal as time ran out to beat the H eppner M u stan g s, 16-13, on Saturday, Nov. 11, in the first round of the US Bank/Les Schw ab OSAA C lass 2A State Championships. The Mustangs, who finished 8-3 on the year, said goodbye to seniors Aaron A llsto tt, R obbie Sm ith. Quinn Feck, Colton Hanson, Casey and Caleb M aben, Ju stin D elv eau x , Ju stin G regory, Kody Lovgren. Tony Haguewood and Zach Kurtz. The Mustangs took the opening kickoff and, starting from their 29-yard line. Lane Bailey ran twice for 20 yards. Matt McCabe ran twice more for 14 yards and a first dow n at the Raiders’ 37-yard line, but a fumbled snap was recovered by Lost River to end the drive. The defense held and the Mustangs took over at the R aiders’ 46-yard line after a short punt. McCabe ran tw ic e for four yards, Casey Maben broke free for 19 yards and a first down at the Lost River 23-yard line, but the Raiders held and took over on downs at their own 13-yard line. The M u sta n g s’ defense held again and they took over at their 46-yard line following a punt and went back to work. Maben ran for four, McCabe for five and Bailey went for two and a first dow n as the first q u arter cam e to an end. McCabe ran twice for seven yards, Maben went for three and another first down, after another first down after an o ffsid e penalty on the Raiders. McCabe ran twice for seven yards and a first down at the 21-yard line. Bailey ran twice for five then took a pass from Quinn Peck nine yards and a first down at the seven. Maben then took it in on his fourth straight rush, the last from the one-inch line for the to u ch d o w n . Tim H auer kicked the extra point to give the M ustangs a 7-0 lead midway through the second quarter. The defense held again and the Mustangs went back to work on offense from th eir 40-yard line. McCabe broke free for an 18-yard gain, then Peck hit Maben for a 13-yard gain. A fumbled pitch was recovered Heppner Mustang No. 51 Nacho hlgue/ahal goes after a fumbled ball. Photo by Sandy Matthews Heppner Mustang No. 1 Lane Bailev takes control of the ball for the Mustangs. Photo by Sandy Matthews by McCabe for a six-yard loss to the 34. Peck hit Bailey for a 14-yard gain and, on fourth and short, Maben went for four and a first down at the 16-yard line. A fter an incom plete pass, Caleb Maben took it all the way to the end zone on a double reverse. The kick was w ide to the left and the Mustangs took a 13-0 lead into the locker room at the half. The Raiders took the third quarter kickoff and drove dow n the field, scoring on a 19-yard run, but they missed the extra point and the Mustangs still led 13- 6 . The team s traded punts for the rest of the third quarter, then Peck recovered a Lost River fumble at the Heppner 40-yard line to end a R aid er d riv e. The Mustangs returned the favor though as the Raiders’ Omar Baldez picked up a loose ball and went 62 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was good to tie it at 13-13 with 10:30 left in the fourth quarter. The Mustangs took over at their own 20 after the kickoff sailed through the end zone and picked up one first down, but were held and had to punt with the Raiders taking over at their 32-yard line. The defense held and. after an attempted fake punt failed, the M ustangs had good field position at the Lost River 48-yard line. O ne fo urth and short, a fumbled snap gave the Raiders one last chance and the ball at their own 40- yard line with 1:30 left in the game. Two consecutive pass interference penalties on the Mustangs gave the Raiders a shot at the game-winning field goal and they took advantage of it, winning the game. Don’t forget Murray’s new lunch menu! Soup and Z Breadsticks for $3 (Two different soups per day) Monday and Thursday: Cook’s Choice Tuesday: Chicken and Dumplings Wednesday: Clam Chowder Friday: Cream of Broccoli w/Cheddar Cinnamon Rolls on Tuesday and Thursday! Try our Pumpkin Spice or Eggnog Latte’ or Fr&ppe’ drinks NOVEMBER WINE SPECIALS Just in time for Thanksgiving! W illamette Valle) Riesling • Oregon Blossom T ie D onne Raiiiera • Tanias Harlieia Maiyllill Cabernet Franc Rose^O°^° ^ Saracco Moscato D ’Asti 0*F Made m ()regon’s N()(. (NOG m a d e w ith w ine, c ra n b erry a n d r a sp b e rry ju ic e s a n d serv ed c h ille d o r w arm , The defense was led by M cC abe w ith 15 defensive points, with Nacho Elguezabal getting 10 points and Dennis Kenny getting nine points. Aaron Allstott had eight points and Peck, Caleb Maben, Casey Maben and Andre Rauch each had six points. M cC abe had 66 yards on 18 carries, with Casey Maben and Bailey each adding 43 yards. Peck hit on 7 of 9 passes for 58 yards and no interceptions, with Casey Maben having four catches for 37 yards and Bailey catching three passes for 21 yards. Lost River 0 0 6 10 - 16 Heppner 0 13 0 0 - 13 Second Quarter H e p p n e r-C a se y Maben one yard run (Tim Hauer kick), 6:32; Caleb Maben 16 yard run (kick failed), :46. Third Quarter Lost River-Cert Cox 19 yard run (kick failed), 7:59. Fourth Quarter Lost R iver-O m ar Baldez 62 yard fumble return (Nathan Hernandez kick), 10:30; Hernandez 43 yard field goal, 0:00. Team Statistics F irst d o w n s-L o st R iver 6, H eppner 12; Rushes-yards-Lost River 36- 114, H ep p n er 4 6 -1 6 4 ; Passing yards-Lost River 24, Heppner 58; Total yards- Lost River 138, Heppner 222; Passes-Lost River 3-4- 0, Heppner 7-9-0; Fumbles lost-Lost River 3-1. Heppner 5-2; Penalties-yards-L ost River 7-40, Heppner 3-35. Chris Heskins 1-3, Eusebio Alonzo 5-(-12); Heppner- Matt McCabe 18-66, Casey Maben 14-43. Lane Bailey 11-43, Caleb Maben 1-16, Quinn Peck 2-(-4). Passing: Lost River-Cox 3-4-0 24 yards; Heppner-Peck 7-9-0 58 yards. Receiving: Lost R tver-C arlos Ruiz 1-14, Heskins 1-6, Hernandez 1- 4. Heppner-Casey Maben 4- 37. Bailey 3-21. No. 23 .Matt McCabe hits a wall of Lost River defense at the Mustang game Saturday. The Heppner Mustangs came up short with a loss of 13-ih to the Raiders when a field goal ended the game with no time left on the clock. Photo by Sandy Matthews Veterans honored at HHS ceremony Area veterans assemble in the HHS gym for a group photo Area veterans were p re sen ta tio n s by the honored at an afternoon Heppner High School band, ceremony at Heppner High including “Excalibur," "The School Monday. November Star Spangled Banner’’ and 13. “Am erica the B eautiful” , The ceremony was d irected by te ac h e r Joe a tten d ed by around 70 Lindsay. The H eppner v eteran s, th e ir fam ily Elem entary kindergarten members, the high school class sang "It’s a Grand Old student body and members Flag” and the HHS Choir, of the public. The afternoon sang "Blue Moon’’. Army featured the entrance of the Lieutenant David Melville, Color Guard by members of who served in Afghanistan the American Legion, band and who is also a teacher at HHS. was the guest speaker. A video p re se n ta tio n featured photos of many of the v eteran s. M orrow C ounty School D istrict A ssistant Superintendent Wade Smith gave a roll call o f v eteran s, w hich was followed by a moment of silence and "Taps” by Tom Bedortha. Following closing remarks by HHS Principal Daye Stone, the colors were retired. 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