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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 21,2007 Mustangs blank Bobcats 34-0 to advance to semifinals By Kick Paullus The Heppner Mus tangs' defense rose to the occasion big time against the visiting Nestucca Bob cats, shutting them out 34-0 on Saturday, November 17. The Mustangs scored three touchdowns in the last five minutes o f the game to seal the win. The quarterfinal win in the US Bank/Les Schwab OSAA C lass 2A football playoffs advanced the Mustangs, now 9 and 2 on the year, to the semi-final round against the Lakeview Honkers. The game will be played on Saturday, N o vember 24 in Salem at Wil lamette University at noon. The other semi-final game will be between Lost River and Culver at 5 p.m. at the same location. Both Heppner and N e stu cca w ere h eld on downs on their first posses sions but Jake VanDoorn jumped on a fumble on the Bobcats’ second possession at the Nestucca 32 yard line. Lane Bailey ran twice for 16 yards and a first down. He then ran twice more for nine and Brent Eckman kept it for four yards and a first down at the three. Bailey then took it in for the touchdown and ran in the two point conver sion for an 8-0 lead midway through the first quarter. The Bobcats again went for it on fourth down but Jordan Hatfield knocked down the pass to give the Mustangs the ball at their own 44 yard line. Bailey ran twice for 11 yards, Spencer Palmer picked up three and Bailey ran twice for eight more and a first down at the Nestucca 34 yard line as the first quarter ended. Bailey ran twice for 13 yards and two offside penalties moved Bryan Holland makes a run for the endione during the Mus tang’s game on Saturday. Nacho Elguezabal scored his first ever touchdown during Satur day’s game against the Nestucca Bobcats. the ball to the 11. Bailey ran three times, the last from two yards out, for the touch down. Bryan Holland ran in the two point conversion to make it 16-0 with 9:40 left in the second quarter. N eith er team was able to move the ball the rem ainder o f the quarter and the first half ended with Heppner leading 16-0. The M ustangs had good field position to open the second half at their ow n 48. B ailey ran tw ice for 11 yards and a first down. P alm er pick ed up three and Bailey went for eight Bank of Eastern Oregon Part-time Teller lone Branch Bank o f Eastern Oregon is now accepting applications for a Part-time Teller to work 24 hours a week. We are looking for an applicant with outstanding customer service skills, a genuine interest in helping our customers with their financial needs; possess a high degree o f professionalism, and ability to work as part o f a great team. The successful candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Final candidate must pass a criminal background, credit check, and drug screening. Competitive salary and benefit package available. 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The drive stalled there, though, and Nestucca took over on downs at their own 25 yard line. The defen se held again and the M ustangs took over at the Nestucca 42 after a short punt and Bailey ran three times for 30 yards and a first down at the 12. Again, the Bobcats defense stiffened and they took over on downs at the five yard line. The d efen se held with the Mustangs taking over at the Bobcats' 48 af ter a punt. Eckman broke free for a 22 yard gain but the Bobcats jum ped on a loose ball at their own 30 yard line. The Bobcats put to gether a drive into Mustang territory but Dalton Well man jumped on a fumble at the Heppner 37 yard line. Bailey went for 10 and a first down and after an illegal motion penalty broke free for 37 yards and a first down at the 21 yard line. After two plays, lost yards, and a penalty, Holland picked up 13 yards. But it was short of a first down and the Bobcats took over on their own 21 yard line. The defense took the scoring into their own hands as Wellman picked off a de flected pass and rambled 30 yards for a touchdown. The two point conversion failed but the Mustangs led 22-0 with 4:50 left in the game. T hey d id n 't q u it there, though, as on the Bob cats’ first play, following the kickoff, N acho Elgueza- bal scooped up a fumble and sprinted 41 yards for a touchdown. The two point conversion failed but the Mustangs had a comfortable 28-0 lead. On the Bobcats’ next possession, Hatfield picked off a screen pass and ran 60 yards for a touchdown to end the scoring at 34-0 with the Mustangs picking up their eighth shutout o f the year. The defense was led by Wellman w ith 20 defen sive points. Dennis Kenny picked up 17 points, Wacy Coil had 14 points, Elgueza- bal had 13 points, Sam King had 11 points, Hatfield and Holland each had 10 points, and VanDoorn had eight points. Bailey proved to be the offensive w orkhorse, rushing 32 times for 194 yards with Eckman running seven times for 34 yards. T h e g a m e a ls o marked the final home game for seniors Bailey, Elgueza- bal, Kenny, VanDoorn, An dre Rauch, Sean Murray, and Taylor Hodges. Nestucca 0 0 0 0-0 Heppner 8 8 0 18- 34 First Quarter Heppner: Lane Bai ley, three yard run (Bailey run) 5:45. Second Quarter H ep p n er: B ailey, two yard run (Bryan Hol land run) 9:40. Fourth Quarter H e p p n er: D alto n Wellman, 30 yard intercep tion return (run failed) 4:50. Nacho Elguezabal, 41 yard fumble return (run failed) 4:37. Jordan Hatfield, 60 yard interception return (run failed) 1:20. Team Statistics H eppner: 12 first downs, 47-238 rushes-yards, 0 passing yards, 0-3-0 pass es, 4-2 fumbles-lost, 5-26 penalties-yards. Nestucca: five first downs, 38-108 rushes-yards, 15 passing yards, 3-14-2 passes, 3-3 fum bles-lost, 4-20 penalties-yards. Individual Statis tics Rushing: Nestucca -A d am Sigle 17-54, Jordan Landingham 10-27, Alex Sigle 2-10, Brian Mendoza 2-5, Phillip Sigle 2-2, Char lie Sutton 1-3. H eppner - Bailey 32-194, Brent Eck man 7-34, Spencer Palmer 4-5, Holland 1-13, Willy Gentry 1-2. Passing: Nestucca - Richwine, 3-13-2, 15 yards; Landingham 0-1-0. Hepp ner - Eckman 0-1 -0; Bailey 0-1 -0; Gentry 0-1 -0. R e c e iv in g : N e s tucca - Sutton 2-9, Keifer Beaudet 1-6. G-T Deadline Mondays at 5 p.m. pan a u t o GROUP Heppner Junior Mustang Basketball High Boys/Girls November 29 - Mac Basketball Schedule Hi at Milton Freewater, 3 p.m. November 26 - Pilot Rock at Pilot Rock (B-A/B) at 5 p.m. N o v e m b e r 29 - Pendleton at Heppner (B- A/B) at 4 p.m. November 30 - The D alles at The D alles (B- A/B) at 10 a.m. D ecem b er 7, 8 - Mount Vernon at 9 a.m. December 10 - Pilot Rock at Heppner (B-A/B) at 5 p.m. D ecem ber 13 - at Sunridge (B-A/B) at 4 p.m. December 15 - Hep pner Tourney (B-A/B) at 9 a.m. November 30 - lr- rigon JV B/G at Irrigon, 3 p.m. D ecem ber 1 - Ir rigon JV B/G at Irrigon, 3 p.m. December 4 - Con don at Heppner, 3 p.m. December 7 - Weston Me JV at Athena, 3 p.m. D ecem ber 6,7,8 - Col River Classic at Uma tilla, TBA. December 1 4 - Pilot Rock at Heppner, 3 p.m. D e c e m b e r 15 - Union at Union, 1 p.m. Heppner FFA selling food product line Heppner FFA is currently selling a line o f food products from a company specializing in delicious, healthy ingredients primarily from the Pacific Northwest. Buck- board Provisioning of Sisters emphasizes “Our suppliers are family-owned businesses committed to organic ingre dients, sustainable production and fair trade practices.” The items include 10 different bread type mixes, such as zucchini bread, molasses cookies and blueberry flapjacks, fruit spreads make from organic Willamette Val ley berries, healthy snacks such as trail mix, dried fruit mix and beef and buffalo strips. There is also a line o f premium teas, coffees and hot cocoa mix. FFA students will be contacting some people di rectly, however, a convenient on-line catalog and order form are available. FFA members would also appreciate people passing on this information to anyone out o f the area and the FFA will still get credit for the order. Our dedicated web page can be found at \v\v\v.huckboard-provisioning. com/campaigns/heppnerffa. Orders will be taken through December 4 with delivery around December 13. Please contact Heppner High School FFA at 676-9138 or Roberta Lutcher at 676- 8954. Heppner Little League to meet Heppner Little League will hold a little league meeting on Monday, November 26, at 7 p.m. at the Hep pner Neighborhood Center. HHS honor roll announced Heppner High School announces its first quarter honor roll for the 2007-2008 school year. Seventh Grade: Bryce Fowler 4.0, Jacob Moore 4.0, Kellie Nelson 4.0, Earl Propheter 4.0, Cidney Coster, Austin Gutierrez, Maggie Collins, Larissa Gray, Kyle Har rison, Garrett Robinson, and Celeste Owen. Eighth Grade: Zechariah Hintz 4.0, Seth Palmer 4.0, Justin Pranger 4.0, Trent Cannon, Jared Gorham, Car rie Haguewood, Cody Orr, Joanna Patton, Natalie Rauch, Camron Day, Mayci Garrett, Courtney George, Garrett Gibbs, Conner Pappas, Sephanie Schuler-Inskeep, Justin Bailey, and Cassidee Day. Ninth Grade: Joseph Armato 4.0, Willy Gentry 4.0, Justin Gutierrez 4.0, Brett Harrison 4.0, Victoria Lankford 4.0, Donald Matthews 4.0, Julia Meyer 4.0, Ian Murray 4.0, Devin Robinson 4.0, Kelsi Putman, Lindsay Cutsforth, Keshawna Talamantes, Daisy Victorio, Kolleen Chapa, Amber Gray, Jarreid Miller, and Eric Chick. Tenth Grade: Jodessa Chapa 4.0, Jared Huddleston 4.0, Jessica Hughes 4.0, Keenan Jack 4.0, Andrew Johnson 4.0, Cherisse Lemmon 4.0, Christopher Lien 4.0, Frank Meyer 4.0, Erin Price 4.0, Brynna Rust 4.0, Emily Thomp son 4.0, Lacie Wagoner 4.0, Ashley WollY4.0, Lane Wright 4.0, Jordan Hatfield, Catherine McElligott, Thanaphan Sathitkhun, Curtis Harper, Brent Eckman, Bryan Holland, Kylie VanArsdale, and Heather Wiggers. Eleventh Grade: Maggie Armato 4.0, Sarah Bal lard 4.0, Quinn Chick 4.0, Spencer Palmer 4.0, Sherilyn Peck 4.0, Jordan Shepherd 4.0, Kathryn Moore, Stephanie Rill, Pongvit Chotvijit, Joseph Pranger, Joshua Shank, Luke Young, Stephanie Cutsforth, Kaylee Helfrecht, and Grant Smith. 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