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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - THREE Mustangs hold off Honkers 8-6 to advance to championship By Rick Paullus A fter three score less quarters, the Heppner Mustangs finally got into the endzone and got a big two point conv ersion. They then held on to beat the Lakeview Honkers 8-6 on Saturday, November 24, in the semi finals o f the U S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires OSAA Class 2A state football play-offs. The Mustangs, 10-2 on the year, will go for the state championship on Saturday, December 1, at Hillsboro Stadium against the Culver B ulldogs, who beat Lost River 27-13, at 2:15 p.m. The Mustangs will be the second game o f a triple-header as Imbler and Mohawk will play for the 1A championship at 11 a.m. and Vale and Gold Beach will play for the 3A champion ship at 5:30 p.m. The M ustangs de fense held the Honkers on their first possession forcing a punt which was downed at the 13 yard line. Lane Bailey went for 11 yards and a first dow n but the Honkers picked off a deep pass at the 49 yard line. The defense held again, forcing a punt which was downed at the three yard line, pin ning the Mustangs deep in their own territory. Bailey ran three straight times for 10 yards and a first down. But the drive stalled and the Honkers got the ball back at their 33 after a 46 yard punt by Bailey. The d efen se held again and the M ustangs took over at their 23 after a punt and put together their best drive o f the game so far as Bailey ran twice for 12 yards and first down. He then broke free for 17 yards and another first down at the Lakeview 49 yard line early in the second quarter. But a fumble was recovered by the Honkers at their 44 yard line to end the drive. The defense stepped up again, helped by a Sam King sack, and the Mustangs took over at the Lakeview 43 after a short punt and a 15 yard return by Bryan Holland. Spencer Palm er ran for six yards and Brent Eckman went for 11 yards and first down at the 26 yard line. Bailey ran for two, Palmer picked up six, and after an incomplete pass, Bailey picked up four yards on fourth down for a first down at the 14. Bailey went for three, Eckman for three more, and then Bailey went for six more and a first down at the two. The Mustangs first half misfor tunes continued though as a fumble was recovered by the Honkers at the three. The Honkers drove out to midfield before the Mustangs defense stiffened, forcing a punt and they took over at their 21 yard line late in the first half. Bailey went for four, Eckman for seven and a first down, and Bailey picked up eight more. Eck man then broke free for 19 yards and another first down but the half ended before the Mustangs could run another play. Holland took the sec ond half kick-off 22 yards to the 42 to give the Mustangs good field position to open the third quarter. B ailey broke free for 18 yards then ran five straight times for 25 yards and a first down at the Lakeview 15 yard line. The Mustangs bogged down though, coming up inches Congratulations Heppner Mustangs’ Football Team From the Heppner Gazette-Times and Rapid Print S ta ff - COMMUNITY ART SHOW - "No Room At The Inn,” A Sharing of Nativity Art at the Boardman Sr. Center, 100 Tatone St., Boardman, OR FREE Exhibit Hours: Saturday, Dec. 8th 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9th 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. FREE Admission - A non-perishable food item for community food baskets greatly appreciated. Exhibit Opening & Gala Reception: Friday, Dec. 7th, 7-9 p.m. Candlelight Appetizers by Sharon’s Sweet Treats Entertainment by Rebecca Jepsen, Harpist Tickets: purchased before December 1st: $15.00 purchased at the door: $20.00 Tickets available at Boardman Chamber of Commerce: 200 N. Main St. - Boardman 541-481-3014 Sponsor: North Morrow Community Foundation Proceeds from reception ticket sales will be used for “Arts Impact Youth” programs Information: 541-481-4761; 541-922-2344 Advertising funded by Morrow Co. Court Tippage Fees Sam King catches a pass in the endzone for the Mustangs’ only touchdown during Saturday's semi-final game. -Photo by Sandy Matthews Heppner's defense bears down on Lakeview’s quarterback. -Photo by Sandy Matthews short on fourth down and the Honkers took over deep in their own territory. The defense stepped up again as Taylor Hodges shot through and made a tackle for a six yard loss on third down and the M us tangs took over at their 36 yard line after the punt. Bailey ran three times for 15 yards and then hit Hol land for a seven yard gain. A personal foul facemask penalty took the ball to the Lakeview 27 yard line. After an illegal motion penalty, Bailey ran for seven and another facemask penalty tacked on another five yards as the third quarter came to an end. Palmer went for five and a first down at the 15 but a hold penalty brought the ball back to the 26 yard line. Holland went for eight and then Eckman took a hand-off to the right, pulled up and hit a wide open King in the endzone and the Mus tangs finally broke the ice. Two senior busses will be going to the state cham pionship football game on Saturday, December 1. The busses will be leav ing at 8 :15 a.m. from the Senior Center and can carry a total of 34 people. A donation o f $20 per person is requested. All ages are welcome. For reserv ations or more information call 676-5813. If additional room is needed, a school bus is also available. -Take I-84 W - 144 miles. -Take the exit onto I-5S toward Beaverton/Salem - 1.5 miles. -Take the exit on the left onto I405N toward Beaver- ton/US-26/City Center - l mile. -Take exit ID to merge onto Sunset Hwy/US-26W toward Beaverton - 11.7 miles. -Take exit 62A for Cornelius Pass Rd S - .3 miles. -Merge onto NW Cornelius Pass Rd. - .4 miles. -Turn right at NW Imbrie Drive - .4 miles. -Turn right at NW Evergreen Parkway - .1 miles. -Turn right at NW 229th Avenue - .2 miles. -End at 4450 NW 229th Avenue. 4-H enrollments due Friday 4-H enrollments are due in the Extension office this Friday, November 30, by 4:30 p.m. Late registrations will incur a $ 10 late penalty making the total fees $ 15. Forms are available at the Extension office or on the website at http://extcnsion.orcgonstatc.edu/morrow/4h.php. 2007-2008 Mustang Basketball Schedule M U I E R N R A Y H O U ’ S S E Thursday, Nov. 29 from 9 a.m.-7p.m. I T reasu re Hunt W ish List: Thursday - S a tu rd a y Fill out a wish list - if we draw your name, you win! £■ fro m 1Z • 7 p.m . HottiUu/ G ift Drawing for Li a 5 f t tall snowman Citizen starts Nov. 29 Eco-Drive - drawing on t bracelet deiiyn arfa- U t u n J t . c j c . n u d 27 c o m ~P< jt L Dec. 19! We have a large selection of beautiful poinsettias complimented with a diamond embellished case H 4 I ^ MlUMUj'i DjUU) J e w tere of A merica Inc. Peterson's H eppner 676-9200 0® 217 North Main • Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving the Willow Creek Valley Heppner, Lexington. & lone November 29 - Mac Hi at Milton Freewater, 3 p.m. November 30 - Ir- rigon JV B/G at Irrigon, 3 p.m. D ecem ber l - 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. Heppner Junior High Boys/Girls Basketball Schedule 77T y t J c / c c í í « m Watch with a contemporary '§ r T H V & I S A T , MOV. 29™ ¿ F R O M 12 - 7 F .M . | * Hourly Door jd lg jtt "PafiaxLc. ItaJiLA. a t 6 / I j m . Prizes PETERSON’S OPEN HOUSE L on the g round w ith 163 yards on 33 carries with Eckman gaining 65 yards on 10 carries. Lakev iew 0 0 0 6-6 Heppner 0 0 0 8-8 Fourth Quarter Heppner: Sam King, 18 yard pass from Brent Eckman (Lane Bailey run) 10 : 12 . Lakev iew: Cole Da muth, 25 yard pass from Kasey Clemons (pass failed) 6:47. Team Statistics Lakeview: 10 first downs, 18-26 rushes-yards, 194 passing yards, 16-24-0 passes, 5-34.4 punts, 2-1 fumbles-lost, 5-43 penalties- yards, 22:20 time o f posses sion, 1-9 third down con versions, 2-3 fourth down conversions. H eppner: 17 first d o w n s, 4 9 -2 5 4 ru s h e s- yards, 25 passing yards, 2-6-1 passes, 2-39.5 punts, 2-2 fumbles-lost, 6-42 pen- alties-yards, 25:40 time o f possession, 4-9 third down c o n v e rsio n s, 1-3 fo u rth down conversions. Individual Statistics Rushing: Lakeview Matt Clemons 4-14, An thony Cobian 2-13, Colton Kamp 2-5, Kyle Eversole 2 -(-l). H eppner - Bailey 3 3 -1 6 3 , E ckm an 10-65, Spencer Palmer 4-20, Bryan Holland 1-8). Passing: Lakeview - K . Clemons 16-24-0, 194 yards. H eppner - Bailey 1-2-0, seven yards; Eckman 1-3-1, 18 yards. Receiving: Lakev iew - M. C lem ons 6-63, Damuth 4-60, Grant Potter 4-57, Harold Down 2-14. Heppner - King 1-18, Hol land 1-7. Spots open on buses going to state championship game Directions to Hillsboro Stadium O fi Bailey pulled his way across the line for the important tw o point conversion to make it 8-0 w ith 10:12 left in the game. The Honkers came right back, though, scor ing on a 25 yard pass from K asey C lem ons to C ole Damuth. They failed to tie it though as Nacho Elgueza- bal knocked down the two point conversion pass and the Mustangs clung to an 8-6 lead with 6:47 left in the game. The Mustangs took over on their 33 after the kick-off and went to work as Eckman ran for 10 yards and a first down. But a loss and a motion penalty forced them to punt and the Honk ers took over at their 23 w ith 3:30 left. The M ustangs thought they had them held but the Honkers converted on a fourth and 12, getting a first down at the Heppner 47 yard line. The M ustangs got their big break though as King picked up a fumble and took it all the way inside the 10 before getting run down. But a block in the back brought the ball back to the Lakev iew 32 yard line. After the Honkers called two time outs, the M ustangs were able to run out the clock and set off their celebration. The defense was led by King w ith seven total tackles, in cluding a sack and a tackle for a loss. Elguezabal had five unassisted tackles, one sack, and two tackles for a loss. Dalton Wellman had six tackles, Dennis Kenny and Andre Rauch had five each, and Bailey and Van- Doom had three each. Bailey led the way Christmas centerpieces startine at $30 N o v e m b e r 29 - Pendleton at Heppner (B- A/B) at 4 p.m. November 30 - The Dalles at The Dalles (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 Sunridgc (B-A/B) at 4 p.m. December 15 - Hep pner Tourney (B-A/B) at 9 a.m.
