Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - THREE
lone boys take win, Lady
lone boys defeat Joseph,
Cards lose against Pilot Rock fall to Enterprise
K e v in L a R u e (J V ) blocks a shot. -Photo by Teresa Crawford
The lone boys var-
sity put on a show in the
first quarter at Pilot Rock but
foul trouble sat a few players
down and Pilot Rock rolled
to a 81-52 victory in a game
played Tuesday, December
9, in Pilot Rock.
The offense was “a
beautiful thing to watch” in
the first quarter in the words
o f Coach Dennis Stefani as
the Cardinals made shreds
o f the Rocket press on their
way to scoring 24 points.
The Cards had their biggest
lead o f the game at 29-21
early in the second after
Matt Hams canned a three
and Clay M orter hit two
free throws with just under
a minute gone.
But Matt Hams was
w histled for foul num ber
three with 1:14 left in the
h a lf and C ory P eterso n
picked up his third shortly
thereafter. With both play-
ers having to sit, Pilot Rock
went on a 20-3 run that put
them up 41-32 at the half.
Foul trouble con-
tinued to be a factor as
C lay M orter w as called
for fouls three and four in
the third quarter and Matt
Hams fouled out early in
the fourth. W ith all five
Pilot Rock starters scoring
in double figures and foul
trouble taking its toll, the
Cardinals couldn’t maintain
their early pace,
Matt Hams led the
team in scoring w ith 26
points. Zac Orem added 11
and Alex Fetterhoff had six.
The Cards shot a respectable
33.9% on 20 o f 59 from the
field. They went to the line
just nine times, hitting six
while the Rockets shot 22
free throws and made 13.
Clay Morter led the
team with 12 rebounds and
Cory Peterson had five as-
sists in the game,
The Lady Cardinals
found themselves at a sig-
nificant height disadvantage
ag ain st P ilo t Rock. The
Lady Rockets’ starting five
boasted two girls 5’11 and
above who could play. The
Rockets jumped out to 20-7
first quarter lead and held a
20 point advantage at half
time, 34-14. The Rockets
won the game 63-37.
Beth Morter led the
Cardinals with 17 points,
Tyree Svetich had seven,
including a three pointer,
and Tiana Camarillo added
four,
“We had a mismatch
inside,” said Coach Mike
Garrett. “Once we switched
to a 2/3 zone defense, we
played re a lly w ell w ith
them.”
Wedding Tables
Sarah Jean Echman
& Shane David Matheny
S a tu rday, D ecem ber
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St. Patrick s Catholic
Church
H eppn er
ig
Mustang wrestlers bring
home first place trophy
Seth Palmer was the son, Matt Holland and Justin
only M ustang to appear Yocom. Every win and ev
on the individual placer ery team point was vital to
podium , finishing as the the Mustangs bringing home
consolation champion at 112 the 2 A/1A first place trophy.
pounds.
Freshman Cody Nelson won
Jarreid M iller lost his first varsity match repre
his first match at 135 pounds senting the Mustangs at 119
to Conner White from La pounds. He was trailing his
Grande. He battled back to opponent from Baker by a
win his next three matches score o f 3-0 with just 10 sec
a g ain st The D alles Wa- onds remaining in the match
tonka, Barlow and Mac Hi when he rolled a five-point
wrestlers to advance to the granby move that won the
consolation championship match 5-3 as time ran out.
where he again faced White
Also competing for
from La Grande. Despite the M ustangs were Zach
improving on his first match. Yocom, Andrew Bara, Dil
Miller could not prevail.
lon Lutcher, Conner Pappas,
H ep p n er go t key Garrett Gibbs, Alex Fuentes
Z a c h O re m shoots a th ree-p o in ter. -Photo by Teresa Crawford
wins from Cody N elson, and Zach Hintz.
Five Cardinals put starting five over 6’0” and
John Nelson, Tyler Robin
points on the board in the a 6 ’7” player in the middle.
first quarter as lone defeated Clay Morter led the effort Lady Cards lose two games during
Joseph for their first win of with nine rebounds and Alex
the season. The Cards took Fetterhoff had six. The Cards Winter Classic Tournament
an 11-9 lead on a Zac Orem also racked up an amazing
three pointer and never re 24 steals to ju st four for
linquished it, downing the Joseph. “They would drive
taller Eagles 55-44 in the in and try to dump the ball
Winter Classic Tournament off'and we stole the ball a lot
at Enterprise.
in the middle.” Matt Hams
Matt Hams put up and Clay Morter had seven
10 points in the first frame steals each and Zac Orem
to lead the Cards to a 20- added six. Orem also paced
13 first quarter lead. Clay the team with six assists.
Morter found his touch in
On Saturday night,
the second, dumping in eight the Cards struggled in the
points to widen the lead to early going against the fast-
ten at the half 34-24.
m oving E nterprise team
Hot Joseph shooting and were never really in the
in the third quarter and a gam e, losing 35-60. The M a k e n n a Ram os passes the ball to Tyree Svetich. Photo by Teresa
stretch of eight unanswered Outlaws created a number Crawford
points put the Eagles back o f fast-break opportunities
The lone Lady Car ted lone against a very moti
in contention at 37-39 with with a sticky press that the dinals dropped two games vated Enterprise squad. The
just over three minutes to go Cards had trouble handling. over the w eekend at the O utlaw s were looking to
in the third but the Cardinals Along with the turnovers, Winter Classic Tournament chalk up their coach's 300th
responded with and 8-0 run the Cardinals had trouble in Enterprise but found some career victory and came out
to pull away. The Cards getting shots to fall.
encouraging signs.
gunning. Enterprise put up
held Joseph to ju st three
“ E n te rp r is e is a
Taking on the d e 17 points in the first two
points in the final quarter to good basketball team,” said fending state cham pion, quarters on their way to a
take the 55-44 win.
Coach Dennis Stefani. “ We Joseph, in Friday's matchup, 34-13 halftime lead and ran
Matt Hams led all played with them but just the Lady Cards didn’t look away with the 53-21 win.
scorers with 23 points. Clay couldn’t get the ball to go intimidated in the early go
“We had the same
Morter added 16 and Zac in the hole.”
ing taking a 9-6 first quarter problem as the night be
Orem had seven. The Cards
Matt Hams led the lead. The Eagles woke up fore,” said Coach Mike Gar
had one o f their best shoot team in scoring with 13. in the second quarter out- rett. “We started off the first
ing n ights o f the young Alex Fetterhoff added six scoring lone 14-2 to take a quarter pretty well but shot
season making 24 of their 57 and Zac Orem had five. 20-11 halftime lead. Joseph 1-9 in the second quarter
attempts for 42%. Neither Coach Stefani found a bright continued to build their lead and 1 -17 in the third quarter
team shot many free throws, spot in the rebounding stats but never really trounced which hurt.”
lone was 5 o f 8 from the line where the C ardinals out- the Cards, taking the win
Mary Rietmann had
rebounded Enterprise 42-37. 43-23.
while Joseph was 3-4.
six points to lead the team.
“The kids played Clay Morter had a “monster
Stefanie Archer and Tyree Svetich and Beth
g re a t,” said C oach D en game” w ith 14 rebounds and Beth Morter both had six M orter added four each.
nis Stefani. “By far, it was Zac Orem added eight.
points for the Lady Cardi Beth Morter was the lead
D e sp ite the lo ss, nals. Tiana Camarillo added ing rebounder with seven
our best perform ance o f
the year.” He noted that Coach Stefani was not dis four. Stefanie Archer also while Tiana Camarillo and
the team really took care pleased with the effort. “We led the team with nine re Stefanie Archer each had
o f the ball. “ We had a few got inside and were doing bounds and had four steals. a team leading three steals.
turnovers but they were ag things right. It was just our Beth Morter had four assists Briana Peterson had three
shots were not falling.”
gressive turnovers.”
assists.
in the contest.
“Overall the whole
“The most impres
“Overall, we com
“As a team, w e’re
sive thing about the game is weekend was a pretty good starting to find out we can peted really well and played
that we out-rebounded them, positive,” said Stefani. “ I play at a fairly high level,” some really tough teams,”
34-21,” said Coach Stefani. think we showed that com said Coach Mike Garrett. said Coach Garrett. “We're
“ We were on the boards ing into league, we can be “We ju st have to keep it looking forw ard to this
hard.” Joseph was a much competitive.”
up in the second, third and w eekend w hen we start
taller team with four o f their
fourth quarters. Field goal league play.”
The C ardinals are
and free throw percentages
scheduled
to take on league
were the tale o f the game,"
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