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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 5,2007 lone boys win one, lose one Mustangs dropped by Bulldogs in championship B> Kick Paullus I he Heppner Mus tangs could not overcome a 10-0 deficit in the third quarter as they lost to the C ulver Bulldogs 10-6 on Saturday, December 1, in the U S. Bank Les Schwab l ire OSAA Class 2A state cham pionship game. The Mustangs, w ho ended a very successful year at 10-3, had three costly turnovers that led to all 10 points for the Bulldogs, who did not have any turnovers. I he Mustangs also said goodbye to seniors Lane Bailey. Sean Murray, Andre Rauch, Nacho Elguezabal, .lake V anD oorn, D ennis Kenny. Taylor Hodges, and Nathan Van Cleave, who played their final game in the blue and gold. I he team s traded punts in their first two pos sessions. Culver then drove inside the Mustang 10 be fore the defense stiffened and they took over on downs at the 17 yard line. Spencer Palmer ran for five yards and then Bailey ran twice for 11 yards and a first down at the 33 yard line. After a false start, a fumble was recovered by the Bulldogs at the 25 yard line as the first quarter came to an end. The Bulldogs moved to the Mustang five yard line but Sam King had a sack for a five yard loss and Culver had to settle for a 28 yard field goal by Nevin Lewis. T he te a m s th e n traded punts the rest o f the quarter as both defenses wouldn’t budge and yards w ere hard to come by. The Mustangs took the second half kick-off at the 33 yard line and looked to get their offense going. Bailey ran for seven yards and after a loss o f one, Brent Brent Eckman runs the ball in for a touchdown in Saturday’s state championship game. -Photo by Sandy Matthews. A Heppner Mustang pushes past a Culver player. -Photo by Sandy Matthews Eckman ran for four and a first down. After a short run by Bailey, Palmer took an option pitch 12 yards and a first down to the Culver 41 yard line. That’s when the wheels came off as a fumble was picked up by a Bulldog at midfield and took it to the one where Wacy Coil ran him down from behind. Lewis then ran it in and kicked the extra point for a 10-0 lead with 7:58 left in the third quarter. The teams then trad ed punts with the Mustangs taking over in good field position at the Culver 40 after a short punt. After an incomplete pass, Eckman ran for six yards then Bailey picked up eight more and a first down at the 26 yard line. 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M ain St., Heppner, O R 97836 * 541-676-9127 email: rnnirliu a nnalaa.com For mi appuintment in >our area, call Bank of KaMern Oregon. it all the way to the endzone for the touchdown. The pass attem pt on the two point conversion fell incomplete but the Mustangs had cut the lead to 10-6 with 2:20 left in the third. The defen se held forcing a punt with the Mus tangs taking over at their own 46 as the third quarter came to an end. Eckman ran twice for seven yards then Bailey ran twice for seven yards and a first down at the Culver 40. The drive ended, however, as a pass was intercepted and was brought back to the Culver 45 yard line. The defen se held forcing a punt with the Mus tangs taking over at their own 20 yard line. Eckman ran for six yards then on third down ran for six more and a first down at the 32 yard line. Bailey ran for nine yards and Eckman went for six more but a holding pen alty brought it back to the 31 yard line. After two short gains facing a fourth and 12 they had to go for it but a long pass was batted down 2007-2008 Mustang Basketball D ecem ber 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 1 5 Union at Union, 1 p.m. December 21, 22 - Joseph Tourney, 3 p.m. December 27 - Riv erside at Heppner, 1 p.m. December 28, 29 - Heppner Tourney, TBA. it*. Treasure Hunt Wish List WINNERS: Adult - Merilee McDowell Child - Maddie George HE Tcç. c J c f c c t t O T t N We have a large selection of beautiful poinsettias! trfjT T / a # t A c c a s t x L Z?a«ut ~PtrwL C n m ^ /r » A Drawing for Try our eggnog latte! a 5 ft. fall tnowman starts Nov. 29 - drawing on Dec. 19! ^ ft . , . - Christmas centerpieces . — _ ftartin? at »30 m and the Bulldogs took over w ith 3:21 left and were able to run out the clock to secure the championship. Bailey led all rushes with 69 yards on 21 carries with Eckm an rushing 14 times for 49 yards. The defense was led by Rauch with 16 defen sive points, Bailey having 13 points and VanDoorn and Coil having 12 points each. King had 11 points, Elguezabal and Kenny each had nine points, and Jordan Hatfield had eight points. Heppner 0 0 6 0-6 Culver 0 3 7 0-10 Second Quarter C u lv e r - N e v in Lewis, 28 yard field goal 9:14. Third Quarter Culver - Lewis, one yard run (Lewis kick) 7:58. H e p p n er - B ren t Eckman, 26 yard run (pass failed) 2:29. Team Statistics H e p p n e r: s e v e n first downs; 40-133 rushes- yards; 0 passing yards; 133 total yards; 0-3-1 passes; 4-2 fumbles-lost; 4-25 penalties- yards; 23:00, time o f posses sion; 4-11 third down con versions; 1-2 fourth down conversions. Culver: seven first downs; 38-107 rushes-yards; 16 passing yards; 123 total yards; 3-10-0 passes; 1-0 fumbles-lost; 4-42 penalties- yards; 25:00, time o f posses sion; 0-11 third down con versions; 3-4 fourth down conversions. Individual Statistics Rushing: H eppner- Lane Bailey 21 -69, Eckman 14-49, Spencer Palmer 5-15. C ulver-Paul Krueger 9-46, Austin Alley 12-34, Lewis 14-24, Kyle Mancini 3-6, Team 1 -( -3 ). Passing: H eppner - Eckman 0-3-1, 0 yards. Culver - Lewis 3-10-0, 16 yards. Receiving: Culver: Krueger 1-17, Tyler Warren 1-3, Alley I-(-4). M umuj ' j D aw ) 217 North Main • Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving the Willow Creek Valley Heppner Lexington. & lone January 4 - Enter prise at Heppner, 3 p.m. January 5 - Elgin at Heppner, I p.m. January 11 - Stan field at Heppner, 3 p.m. January 12 - Irrigon at Irrigon, 1 p.m. January 18 - Pilot Rock at Pilot Rock, 3 p.m. January 19-W eston M cE w en at H ep p n er, 1 p.m. January 25 - Enter prise at Enterprise, 3 p.m. January 26 - Elgin at Elgin, I p.m. February 1 - Union at Heppner, 3 p.m. February 2 - Weston McEwen at Athena, 1 p.m. February 5 - Irrigon at Heppner, 3 p.m. February 8 - Stan field at Stanfield, 3 p.m. February 15, 16 - District at Pendleton, TBA. An lone player looks for someone to pass the basketball off to during one of their recent games. -Photo by Theresa Crawford The lone Boys’ var sity split their games at the lone Basketball Bonanza November 30 and December 1, dropping a close one to Riverside on Friday and run ning away from Enterprise on Saturday. T he C a rd in a ls m atched the 3A P irates score for score in the first half, leading 12-11 at the end o f one and 27-26 at the half. But a four-point third quarter let Riverside start to slip away and get away for good when they connected on 10 o f 12 free throws in the fourth quarter to win 55-45. The C ards pulled w ithin four in the late going but could never get closer. Bryce D oherty o f R iverside led all scorers with 21 points. Paul Flams led the Cardinals in scoring with 13 points including two three pointers. Matt Hams added 11, also knocking down two treys. The Cards were out-rebounded 32-41 by the taller Pirates. Kip Krebs led the effort under the basket w ith eleven. Paul Hams led the team with five assists and Paul and Matt Hams both had three steals. The C ards were a little rusty in the shooting departm ent, hitting 18 o f 71 from the field and just 4 o f 12 from the line. The Pirates hit 13 o f 17 from the free throw line and 18 of 47 from the floor. “ I thought the kids played well for the first game of the season. Take away our poor third quarter and the game was ours to w in," said Coach Dennis Stefani. “All in all, I was pleased with our performance against a school that is two classifica tions above us.’’ On Saturday after noon, the Cardinals struggled through an error and foul- plagued first half against Enterprise before getting it together for a 72-50 win. Twenty first half turnovers and a six point first quarter could have spelled disaster for the Cards but despite the scattered play on the floor, lone scored 25 points in the second quarter and scrapped to a 31-30 halftime lead. The team started to roll in the A re you h a p p y w ith y o u r c u rre n t M e d ic a re P a rt D Plan? Do you want LOCAL SERVICE with someone who can answer your pharmacy questions? Medicare’s Open Enrollment period is Nov. 15 through Dec. 31. You can now change your current plan. Stop in and visit with us; we’d be glad to help! , John and Ann Murray RPHs Murray’s Drug Heppner 676-9158 Condon 384-2801 i third quarter. Cory Peterson came oft'the bench to hit a big three followed by two more buckets to ignite the team. They Cards stretched out to a 53-42 lead and cruised to the win. S ix ty - th r e e fre e throws were shot between the two teams with Enter prise going to the line 39 times. They connected on 21 while lone hit 11 o f their 24 attempts. Five Cardinals finished the game with four fouls. Matt Hams led all scorers with 15 points fol lowed by Kip Krebs with 12. Seven more Cardinals got in the scorebook. Justin Archer added nine w hile Kevin Fowler and Paul Hams had eight each. Clay Morter and Cory Peterson had seven each while Alan Rietmann and Matt Coleman each had three. The C ards out-re- bounded the O utlaw s by the same margin they were outdone the night before, 41-32. Clay Morter led the charge with 11 boards fol lowed by Kip Krebs with nine. The Cards racked up 14 assists led by Paul Hams w ith six, Alan Rietm ann with five and Justin Archer with four. “We started out slow but finally started to look like the team I expect to see in the second half," said Coach Stefani. “Cory Peter son came into the game in the third quarter and gave us a lot o f energy. In return, the w hole team responded.” He also noted that Alan Riet mann did a great job o f run ning the offense when Paul Hams got into foul trouble. “This was a good game to start to build from.” The Cardinals travel to the Enterprise this week end. Heppner Ju nior High Boys/ Girls Basketball Schedule 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. January 4 - Pilot Rock at Pilot Rock (G-A/B) at 5 p.m. January 5 - Condon Tourney (G /B -A /B ) at 9 a.m. January 10 - The Dalles at Heppner (G-A/B) at 4 p.m. January 11 - Echo Girls (Cove also) at Echo (G-A/B) at 9 a.m. January 12 - lone Tournament (B/G-A/B) at 9 a.m. January 12 - lone, Sherm an at H eppner (B- A/B) at 9 a.m.
