Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 3,2007 - SEVEN
Mustangs boys go 3-2 in non-league play
Bv Rick Paullus
Haguewood. Brendan McEllig-
ott, A.J. Rauch. 17 9-11 48
Three-pointers: Huddleston 3.
Bailey 2.
The 2006-07 Hepp
ner Mustang varsity boys,
coached once again by For
est McKinnis, got off to a 3-
win, 2-loss start in non
league play.
In their first game,
they got off to a slow start
against a hot Riverside Pi
rates team in Boardman, los
ing 75-48 on Dec. 5. The
P irates led 14-0 before
Nathan Van Cleave scored
the first point of the year for
the Mustangs, hitting one of
two free throws. Nacho El-
guezabal scored six points
inside, but the Pirates led 29-
7 after one.
Jared H uddleston
and Lane Bailey hit three-
pointers early in the second
but the Pirates continued
their onslaught, extending
their lead to 49-13, eventu
ally taking a 54-19 lead into
halftime.
B ailey scored 11
points for the Mustangs in
the third. Matt McCabe got
a steal and lay-in and Hud
dleston hit a three-pointer,
but the Pirates still led 61-
35 after three.
Nine straight points
by the Pirates to open the
fourth put to bed any come
back hopes as they cruised
to the easy win.
Bailey finished with
18 points, three assists and
three steals. Elguezabal had
14 points and four rebounds.
Huddleston had 11 points.
Farrens had five assists and
two steals, and McCabe had
three steals.
On the next night,
the Mustangs fell behind 15-
2 after one and couldn't re
cover as they lost to the Har
risburg Eagles, 47-32, in the
championship game.
Elguezabal led the
Mustangs with 10 points and
four rebounds. Bailey added
seven points, four steals and
two assists. Farrens had four
assists and two steals, and
Rauch had three steals.
Heppner 7 12 16 1 3-48
Riverside 29 25 7 14 - 75
Heppner: Lane Bailey 6 4-5
18. Nacho Elguezabal 7 0-0 14.
Jared Huddleston 3 2-2 11, Matt
McCabe 1 0-0 2. Daulton Well
man 0 2-2 2, Nathan Van Cleave
0 1-2 1. R.J. Farrens, Aaron All-
stott, Justin D elveaux, Tony
Heppner 2 S 8 14 - 32
Harrisburg 15 11 5 1 5 -4 7
Heppner: Elguezabal 5 0-3
10. Bailey 3 0-0 7. Huddleston 2
0-0 5. Rauch 2 0-0 4. Delveaux 1
0-0 3, McCabe 1 0-0 2, Farrens
0 1-2 1, Allstott. McElligott, Van
Cleave. 14 1-5 32. Three-point
ers: Bailey, D elveaux, H ud
The Mustangs then
traveled to Harrisburg for a
tournament and had a huge
second half to beat the War-
renton Warriors, 59-42, on
Dec. 8. The Warriors held a
24-17 lead at the half, but the
Mustangs came out in the
third and outscored them,
18-4, in the quarter to take
the lead and never looked
back, outscoring them 24-14
in the fourth to take the win.
Rauch led the way with 13
points and five rebounds.
Bailey had 11 points, five
rebounds and three steals.
Elguezabal had 10 points
and nine rebounds. Farrens
had five rebounds, five as
sists and three steals. Mc
Cabe had six assists and
three steals.
Heppner 6 11 18 24 - 59
Warrenton 10 14 4 14 - 42
Heppner: Rauch 5 3-3 13,
Bailey 2 6-6 11. Elguezabal 5 0-
1 10. Farrens 2 3-4 7, McCabe 3
0-0 6, H uddleston 2 0-0 5.
Delveaux 1 0-0 3. Allstott 1 0-0
2, Van Cleave 0 2-2 2, Wellman.
21 14-16 59. Three-pointers:
Bailey. Delveaux. Huddleston.
TO HIDE
YOUR
GAMBLING?
dleston.
The M ustangs re
turned home and took a 61 -
57 overtime win against the
Grant Union Prospectors on
Dec. 19. The Mustangs built
a 9-2 lead to open the game,
getting a three-pointer from
Farrens, a running jum per
from Bailey and two baskets
inside from R auch. The
Prospectors came back to
take a 12-11 lead after one.
The Prospectors in
creased their lead to 18-13
early in the second, but the
M ustangs cam e back as
Delveaux hit a short jumper,
Farrens scored twice, then
Delveaux hit a three-pointer
to give the Mustangs a 22-
18 lead. The team traded
baskets the rest o f the way,
with the Mustangs taking a
28-25 lead into the locker
room.
In the third. Rauch
and Bailey each scored four
points and Huddleston hit
two three-pointers as the
Mustangs took a 42-32 lead
after three. Farrens hit a
three-pointer early in the
fourth to make it 45-34. but
the Prospectors came back
to get within 47-44 before
Elguezabal scored inside off
a drive. The Prospectors
closed to within one point,
but B ailey hit tw o free
throw s with 1:06 left to
make it 53-50. The Prospec
tors came back to tie it up
and send it to overtime.
Bailey scored off a
lay -in and hit tw o free
throws to give the Mustangs
a 57-53 lead with 1:34 left.
The Prospectors scored with
1:15 left but Bailey and Far
rens each hit two free throws
in the final 30 seconds to seal
the win.
Bailey hit nine of 10
free throws and finished with
17 points, six steals and two
assists. Farrens scored 14
points, getting six assists and
three steals. Rauch had 12
steals, with Bailey adding 11
points. Elguezabal had eight By Rick Paullus
After
a
great
second-
points and five rebounds.
rebounds and McCabe had
half comeback to beat the McCabe was also in double
three steals.
Grant Union 12 137 2 1 4 - Umatilla Vikings, 56-50, on figures with 10 points and
Friday, Dec. 29, the Hepp two assists, Rauch had nine
57
Heppner II 17 14 1 1 8 - 6 1 ner Mustang boys couldn't points and six rebounds and
Grant Union: Dicker 8 2-5 catch up to the Harrisburg
Farrens had nine rebounds,
18. Roberts 6 1-1 13. Kreger 3 0-
Eagles and lost, 47-29, in the six assists and four steals.
1 6. Oliver 3 0-0 6, Ferguson 1
Umatilla 12 14 13 11-50
3-4 5. Rawlins 1 2-5 4. Myers 2 championship game of the
Heppner 8 7 19 22-56
0-0 4. Smith 0 1-2 1.24 9-18 57. South Morrow County Bas
Heppner-Nacho Elguezabal
Three-pointers: none.
ketball tournam ent. The
Heppner: Bailey 4 9-10 17, Mustangs, 5-4 overall and 1 - 7 2-3 16. Lane Bailey 4 1-211.
Farrens 4 4-8 14. Rauch 6 0-1 12, 1 in Blue Mountain Confer M att M cCabe 4 2-5 10, A.J
Rauch 4 1-1 9, Nathan Van
Huddleston 2 0-2 6. Delveaux 2
ence, get back into BMC Cleave 2 1-1 5, Justin Delveaux
0-0 5, Elguezabal 2 0-0 4, Van
Cleave 1 0-0 2. McCabe 0 1-21, play with games at Enter 0 2-2 2, Jared Huddleston I 0-0
Allstott 0 0-2 0. 21 14-25 61 prise and Elgin on Friday and 2, RJ Farrens 0 1-2 1. Aaron All
Three-pointers: Farrens 2, Hud Saturday, Jan. 5-6, and will stott, Brendan McElligott, Dal
ton Wellman. Brent Eckman. 22
dleston 2, Delveaux.
have a non-league make-up
The Mustangs were game at home against Mac- 10-16 56, 3 point-Bailey 2.
On the fo llo w in g
supposed to travel to Con Hi on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
night, the Harrisburg Eagles
don for a tournam ent on
On Friday against
jumped
out to a 9-0 lead be
Dec. 21. but icy roads forced Umatilla, the Mustangs fell
fore
Delveaux
hit a three-
the cancellation of the games behind, 12-8, after one with
pointer,
but
the
Mustangs
that day. They went to Con Nacho Elguezabal scoring
don on Dec. 22 and took a twice inside, then fell behind trailed 15-5 after one when
52-42 win over the Condon- 26- 10, until late in the sec Elguezabal got a tip-in at the
buzzer.
Wheeler Knights.
ond w hen N athan Van
The Eagles lead 18-
The Mustangs took Cleave scored inside on a
a 28-17 lead at the half, get pass from RJ Farrens, then 8 midway through the sec
ting eight points from Elgu completed a three-point play ond before Van C leave
ezabal. Van Cleave had four to end the first half with the scored off a pass from Brent
points in the third and Elgu Vikings holding a 26-15 Eckman. Dalton Wellman hit
a short jumper and Elgueza
ezabal had eight points in the lead.
bal hit three o f four free
fourth as they held on for the
The Mustangs came
throws to close out the sec
win.
out on fire in the second half,
ond
with the Eagles leading.
Elguezabal had 18 though, as Lane Bailey hit a
21-15.
points and 14 rebounds, with three-pointer, Elguezabal
Bailey opened the
Farrens adding eight points, scored twice inside and An
11 assists and three steals. dre R auch sco red five third scoring off a lay-in,
Van Cleave had eight points straight points to give them then Rauch scored twice to
and Bailey had three steals 27- 26 lead. After a three- cut the lead to 24-21 but the
Eagles went on a run, tak
and two assists.
pointer by the Vikings, the
ing a 36-23 lead after three.
Heppner 13 15 12 12 - 52
teams traded baskets with
Condon-Wheeler 7 10 10 15
Elguezabal scored off a re
Matt McCabe scoring five
- 42
bound early in the fourth, but.
Heppner: Elguezabal 8 2-2 points and Jared Huddleston the Eagles went on another
18. Farrens 3 0-1 8. Van Cleave scoring off a drive, but the
run, increasing their lead to
4 0-0 X. Delveaux 2 0-04. Bailey Vikings took a 39-34 lead
43-25 before Brendan McEl
2 0-0 4. Rauch 2 0-0 4, McCabe into the fourth.
ligott hit a baseline jumper.
1 0-0 3, Huddleston 1 0-0 3. 23
H u d d lesto n hit a
3-4 52. Three-pointers: Farrens
W ellman hit a jum per to
long jumper and Elguezabal
2. Huddleston, McCabe
close out the scoring for the
Condon-Wheeler: Barnett 7 scored an assist from Farrens
Mustangs.
3-6 17. Standiford 5 5-5 15. Th to cut the lead to one, then
Elguezabal led the
ompson 3 2-2 8. Moore 1 0-0 2. McCabe completed a three-
way with nine points and
16 10-13 42. Three-pointers:
point play and Ju stin
four rebounds with Farrens
none.
Delveaux hit two free throws
adding three assists and two
to give the Mustangs a 43-
steals.
41 lead. Bailey hit a three-
Heppner 5 10 8 6-29
pointer. Rauch scored off a
Harrisburg 15 6 15 11-47
rebound, then Elguezabal
Heppner- Elguezabal 3 3-7
scored four points to give the 9. Rauch 2 0-2 4. Wellman 2 0-2
Mustangs a 52-46 lead. The 4. Delveaux 1 0-0 3, Bailey I 0-0
Vikings got to within 53-50 2. McElligott I 0-2 2. McCabe 0
2- 2 2. Van Cleave 1 0-0 2. Alls
with 38 seconds left, but tott 0 1-21. Farrens. Huddleston.
Bailey hit a short jumper and Eckman. 11 6-17 29 3-point-
McCabe hit one of two free Delveaux.
Harrisburg-Smucker 3 4-4
throws to close out the scor
13, Sauers 4 1-2 12. Blakely 4 4-
ing.
7 12, Buhler 1 4-5 7. Oakes 1 0-
Elguezabal lead the 0 2, James I 0-1 2. 14 13-19 46.
Mustangs with 16 points, 3- point-Sauers 3, Buhler. Smuck-
eight rebounds and two er.
M ustang varsity girls win two
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mustang girls christened the new
bleachers with a 57-32 win over the visiting Grant Union
Prospectors on Dec. 19. then traveled to Condon and beat
the Condon-Wheeler Knights, 52-34 on December 22 in
non-league action.
The Mustangs jumped out to a 17-4 lead over the
Prospectors in the first and still lead 27-14 at the half. Regi
Seitz had six points in the third as they increased their lead
to 40-24 after three and a three-point play by Sarah Price
to open the fourth made it 43.24. Seitz hit a jumper and
Megan Orr and Price scored inside to make it 49-28 mid
way through the fourth and put the game away.
Seitz lead three Mustangs in double figures with
14 points with Orr and Aftan Betsinger each adding 11
points.
In Condon, the Mustangs got four points each from
Amber Patton, Lyndi Patton and Orr as they took a 15-9
lead after one and Price had nine second quarter points as
they stretched their lead to 32-18 at the half. Orr had six
points in the third and Sherilyn Peck had five points in the
fourth as they coasted to the win.
Orr finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds, six as
sists and five steals with Price adding II points, 10 re
bounds and two steals. Peck finished with nine points, five
rebounds and three steals. Amber Patton had five rebounds
and three steals. Lyndi Patton had two assists and two steals.
Betsinger had seven rebounds and Seitz had three steals.
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