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FO UR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Mustangs stifle Huskies to win BMC crown Cardinals finish season with one more win By: Kick Paullus A stifling Heppner Mustang defense held a po tent Elgin offense in check all night as the Mustangs beat the Huskies 48-0 to take first place in the Blue Moun tain Conference on Friday, November 2, in Elgin. The Mustangs, 7-0 in the BMC and 7-2 overall, didn't allow a point in conference play all season pitching their seventh straight shutout. The Mustangs will be at home in the first round o f the OSAA 2A US Bank/ Les Schwab Tires state play offs against the Scio Log gers on Saturday, November 10, at 1 p.m. The H uskies took the opening kick-off and after picking up a first down were forced to punt with the Mustangs taking over at their 40 yard line. After an offside penalty, Lane Bailey ran for three yards, then Brent Eck- man went for 18 yards and a first down. Bailey went for five and after another off side penalty, Dennis Kenny caught a tipped pass on third down for 13 yards and a first down at the 12. Bailey went for seven and then on fourth down took it in from five yards out for the touchdown. Bailey ran in the two point conversion to make it 8-0 midway through the first quarter. The Mustangs' de fense held again as they took over at their own 24 after the punt. Bailey ran twice for six yards, Eckman hit Spen cer Palmer for five and a first down, and Bailey ran three times for 16 yards and a first down at the Elgin 49 as the first quarter ended. Eckman went for three then hit Bryan Holland for a 40 yard gain to the nine. After an illegal motion penalty, Palmer went for nine yards. Bailey then took it in from the five for his second touchdown o f the night. The conversion pass failed but the Mustangs led 14-0 early in the second quarter. The defense held again but the Mustangs gave it right back on a pass inter ception at the Elgin 24 yard line. The Huskies then drove inside the Heppner 15 but the Mustangs backed them up, eventually taking over on downs at the 29 yard line. Bailey went for 13 yards but a false start penalty and an Eckman sack lost another seven. Eckman then went for 23 yards and Bailey broke free for another 26 yards. Eckman went for nine and after a three yard loss Bailey took it in from 15 yards out for the touchdown. Eckman hit Palmer for the two point conversion to make it 22-0 Freshman Jordan VV right #36 of the JV Mustangs runs with the ball against the Flgin Huskies. The Mustangs heat the Huskies in their last game 34-8. The JV's completed their sea son undefeated against league competition. -Photo by Sandy Matthews at the half. The Mustangs took the second half kick-off and went back to work taking over at their 35 yard line. Palmer went for nine and after Bailey lost a yard, he broke free for 41 yards deep into Husky territory. Bailey ran twice for four yards and then Eckman hit Holland from 12 yards out for a touchdown. The two point conversion run failed but the Mustangs led 28-0 early in the third. The kick pinned the Huskies deep at their 10 yard line but they put together a drive into Heppner territory. Taylor Hodges shot through the line, making a tackle for a seven yard loss o f fourth down. The Mustangs took over at their own 41 and went back to work as Palmer picked up 14 yards and after a false start Bailey went for two. He then took a screen pass from Eckman 37 yards to the 11. Bailey took it in from there for his fourth touchdown for the game and palmer ran in the conversion to make it 36-0 with 3:01 left in the third quarter. The defen se held again and the Mustangs took over at their 28 yard line. Palmer ran for eight and on fourth and one, Bailey went for 10 and first dow n at the 47yard line. A fter a four yard loss, Eckman went for three and then hit Palmer for a 47 yard gain to the eight yard line. Eckman then took it in for the touchdown to make it 42-0 with 8:16 left in the fourth. The M ustangs got the ball back one more time at their own 20 after an Elgin punt and wasted little time in scoring their final touchdown. Eckman ran for 23 and Bailey went for 16 yards. Eckman then broke free for a 41 yard touchdown run. The two point conver sions failed but the 48-0 score kicked in the running clock and the game ended shortly. Bailey finished with 184 yards on 25 carries and give artistry teleflora's swirls of autumn bouquet ’Ü M o Whether you're invited out or having dinner at home, the experience will be a little bit lovelier w ith this stunning floral creation in the room. Radiant roses in an exquisite hand-blown, swirled art glass vase that will enchant for years. For nationwide or local delivery, call or visit our shop. four touchdowns. Eckman rushed 11 tim es for 124 yards and two touchdowns and hit six o f seven passes for 152 yards and a touch down. Palmer caught two passes for 52 yards and Hol land had two receptions for 50 yards. The defense was led by Andre Rauch with 23 defensive points. Hodges had 18 points, Wacy Coil 16 points, Kenny 14 points, and Nacho Elguezabal nine points. H eppner 8 14 14 12-48 Elgin 0 0 0 0-0 First Quarter Heppner - Lane Bai ley, five yard run (Bailey run) 5:28. Second Quarter Heppner - Bailey, five yard run (pass failed) 11:01; Bailey, 15 yard run (Spencer Palmer pass from Brent Eckman) 1:49. Third Quarter H eppner - Bryan Holland, 12 yard pass from Eckman (run failed) 9:06, Bailey, 11 yard run (Palmer run) 3:01. Fourth Quarter Heppner - Eckman, eight yard run (run failed) 8:16; Eckman, 41 yard run (run failed) 2:56. Team Statistics H eppner: 16 first downs, 42-341 rushes-yards, 152 passing yards, 6-7-1 passes, 2-0 fum bles-lost, 6-35 penalties-yards. Elgin: seven first downs, 42-120 rushes-yards, 22 passing yards, 4-15-0 passes, 1-0 fum bles-lost, 4-20 penalties-yards. Individual Statis tics Rushing: Heppner - Bailey 25-184; Eckman 11-124; Palmer 5-36; Den nis Kenny I-(-3). Elgin - Kennedy 14-60; Ludwig 14- 14; Predmore 9-39; Clark 4-(-7); Moore 1-14. Passing: Heppner - Eckman 6-7-1, 152 yards. Elgin - Ludwig 4-15-0, 22 yards. R eceiving: H epp ner - Palmer 2-52; Holland 2-50; Bailey 1-37; Kenny 1-13. E lg in -C lark 4-22. The lone Cardinals finished their 2007 cam paign on a high note, de feating Sherm an C ounty in Moro last Friday night 50-18. The win positioned the C ards in 4lh place in the Big Sky League with a 4-3 record and gave lone a winning season with a 6-4 record overall. Both team s cam e into the contest with identi cal league records and with no playoff spot on the line; they could have phoned this one in. But there was just a little bit o f pride on the line and the determination to fin ish with a w inning record. Sherman kicked off and immediately recovered their own onside kick. How ever, the fired up Cardinal defense pushed them back three tim es in a row and forced the Huskies to punt. The reconfigured lone of fense then took the field and proved they were ready to go themselves. With Paul Hams out with a concus sion, Justin Archer moved from the quarterback spot to tailback and RJ Ramos took over at quarterback. The first two touches resulted in first downs and then RJ Ramos connected with Clay Morter on a nice pass to put the Cards on the nine yard line. Justin Archer punched in from nine yards out for his first of three touchdowns on the night with just under five minutes gone in the first quarter. Sherman responded in short order, moving down the field with a long runback on the kickoff. An inoppor tune pass interference call helped them further along and with 4:10 left in the first quarter, they connected for a touchdown pass, tying the score at 6-6. Kevin Fowler was ready for the next on side kick, scooping it up and scooting to the Husky 35 before being brought down. On the first play in that series, again Justin Ar cher got loose for a 35 yard touchdown run and followed up by catching a pass from RJ Ramos for the two point conversion, putting lone up 14-6. On the C ard in als kickoff, Sherman bobbled the kickoff, chasing it down inside the 10 yard line. Un fortunately for the Huskies, Clay Morter arrived at the same time and recovered the loose ball on the four yard line. Just 25 seconds after the previous score, the Cards were in the endzone again, this time courtesy of Alan Rietmann on a four yard scamper. Again lone kicked o ff and Sherman juggled the return. Sherman picked the ball up and looked like he might get away when FOR SALE 2001 Chevrolet Venture Extended Minivan 4D V6 3.4 liter, FWD, automatic, 103,303K miles, LS, AC, PS, PW, tilt wheel, CC, AM/FM CD player and roof rack. Looks and runs good. $5,500. Please call (541) 676-8469 lone beat Sherman County to take 4th place in the Big Sky League. -Photo by Teresa Crawford RJ Kamos runs the hall while lone defense blocks. -Photo by- Teresa Crawford the Cards knocked the ball loose. And again, the Car dinals recovered. A late hit penalty on the Huskies got the Cardinals 15 yards clos er to the goal line, starting this drive on the Sherman 22 yard line. That drive was capped with a five yard RJ Ramos to Clay Morter TD pass with 2:29 remaining in the first quarter. Ramos and Matt Hams connected for the extra point, putting the Cardinals in front 28-6. The ball changed hands a couple o f times in the second quarter before lone hit pay dirt once again. Starting on their own 26, the Cards drove downfield and with l:59 remaining in the half, Alan Rietmann scored on a nine yard run, his sec ond o f three touchdowns in the outing. The Cards led 34-6 at the half. In the third, Sher man ran almost six minutes off the clock before finish ing up the drive with a 22 yard touchdown run. But the C ardinals responded with touchdowns on their next two possessions to put the game completely out of reach. Alan Rietmann ran in from 36 yards out and Justin Archer followed up with a 63 yard score. Sher man scored once more in the fourth quarter for the final margin, 5 0 -18. The Cards chalked up 358 yards o f total of fense, 294 on the ground and 64 in the air. Justin Ar cher departed the Cardinal football team in grand style. carrying the ball 16 times for 160 yards. Alan Rietmann also had a fine effort, gain ing 119 yards on just eight carries. RJ Ramos was calm and controlled in the quar terback position completing eight o f 13 attempts for 64 yards, one interception and one touchdown. Clay Mort er caught four passes for 50 yards and Matt Hams had 19 yards on two carries. D efen siv e ly , Kip Krebs had a monster game with 23 tackles including 10 solo, one tackle for<a loss and two quarterback sacks. Matt Coleman gave the Sherman offense fits, w ith 16 tackles including six solo, three tackles for losses and two quarterback sacks. Other big tacklers were Alan Rietmann w ith 13 (two solo) and Eric Jepsen w ith 11 (two solo.) "Kip had an amazing game— he was all over the field,” said Coach Stefani. "He also got the rest o f the defense fired up. Everyone was Hying around m ak ing good hits and creating fumbles.” "I was pleased with the w ay we came out to play. We wanted to go out with a victory,” said Coach Dennis Stefani. “ It was one our bet ter defensive and offensive games o f the season.” He also noted that the season was a vast im provem ent over last year where the Cardinals managed just one win. “Overall l was happy with what the kids did this season. The excitem ent’s there for next year.” Mt. Hood Community College to hold softball hitting clinic in Heppner Coach M eadow M cW horter from Mt. Hood Community College and coaching staff will be coming to Heppner Sunday, November 18, to instruct a softball hitting clinic. A session will be held for 3-7,h graders from 9:30 a.m. to noon and will cost $20. An afternoon session from l -4 p.m. for 8-12th graders and will cost $25. Checks should be made payable to Meadow McWhorter. Those attending are asked to bring your own bats if you have one. For more information contact Petra Payne at 676- 9138 or paynep@morrow.kl2.or.us. 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