Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner, Oregon
Cards win one, lose one in weekend play
A “terrific win” fol
lowed by a “tough loss” was
the road the lone Cardinals
traveled last weekend, tak
ing an overtim e victory
over the visiting Sherman
County Huskies on Friday
and losing a heartbreaker
on the road against Central
C hristian on Saturday in
Prineville. The w eekend
games moved the Cardinals’
league mark to 3-1 w ith their
season record at 5-7.
The Cards got right
with the program Friday
night, answering Sherman’s
first score o f the game w ith
10 unanswered points. Clay
Morter put up nine points
and Matt Hams had seven in
the period as the Cardinals
took a 20-12 first quarter
advantage. The Cardinals
built their lead to as much as
13 but Sherman had a 10-2
run including back to back
threes to close the gap at the
half to 33-27.
Matt Hams scored
the Cardinals first six points
o f the third quarter but Sher
man connected on three
more three-pointers includ
ing one near the buzzer
to pull within one, 48-47.
The fourth quarter was fast
and furious with five lead
changes and two ties. Zac
Orem was whistled for his
fifth personal foul with 1:29
remaining and had to sit.
With 30 seconds left in the
game, Matt Hams hit the
first o f two free throws to
build the lead to 62-59. But
Sherman’s hot three point
shooters had the answer,
nailing one with 19 seconds
left. The Cards called time
out with eight seconds to
go and got a shot off but it
did not connect, sending the
game to overtime with the
score tied 62-62.
In the extra period,
the first score didn’t happen
until Clay M orter hit the
first o f a pair o f free throws
with 2:19 on the clock. Sher-
r
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game last Friday night in lone. -Photo by Theresa Crawford
man answ ered with their
tenth three-pointer o f the
game one minute later. Matt
Hams drove the ball inside
and was fouled. Hitting two
clutch free throws tied the
score again at 65 with 59
seconds left on the clock.
Sherman brought the ball
down court and was work
ing it in when Clay Morter
came up with a huge steal,
taking ball coast to coast for
the lay-in. Sherman tuned
the ball over on their next
possession and Cory Pe
terson ended up at the line
shooting two. Hitting the
second gave the Cards that
familiar three point margin.
With 10 seconds left on the
clock, the Cardinals held
tough and the Huskies last
second shot was not good.
The final score was 68-65
in favor of lone.
“ This was one o f
the big wins we had to have
from the other side o f the
league,” said Coach Dennis
Stefani. He noted that Clay
Morter had a “huge game”
with a great stat line o f 13
points, 15 rebounds, seven
steals and six assists “but I
really think it was the team
effort that finally got this
one down the stretch.”
Matt Hams led the
team in scoring w ith 26
points, shooting a sizzling
53% from the floor. Zac
Mustangs take win over Union
By Cody O rr
Last Friday night
the M ustangs traveled to
Union to fight off the Union
Bobcats. The Mustangs put
up an outstanding 93 points
while holding the Bobcats
to just 58.
A fter Chris Lien's
technical foul, the B ob
cats went on a 6 to 0 run.
The Mustangs got a little
fired up after that and com
pletely took over the game.
In the first quarter alone
Jared Huddleston scored 15
points.
The Mustangs first
quarter score was 23 to 16.
The second q u arter was
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a balanced battle, and the
Bobcats were able to keep
the game within reach. Go
ing into halftime the Mus
tangs had the lead 39 to 31.
A fter halftim e the
M ustangs seem ed like a
totally different team, they
clearly had the momentum.
In the third quarter Heppner
just pulled away with the
game. Entering the fourth
quarter, the Mustangs went
ahead 64 to 49. Heppner
dominated the fourth quarter
and won 93 to 58.
Jared H uddleston
was the game high scorer
with 29 points.
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Orem added 14 and Clay
M orter had 13. The team
shot 42% from the tloor
compared to 35% for Sher
man. A coach’s favorite stat
was that the Cardinals had
just ten turnovers compared
to 24 for the opponent.
Saturday morning
the Cards lamented the short
night and boarded the bus
bound for Prineville and
Central Christian. The Car
dinals looked a little road
weary in the early going,
clawing back from an 8-2
deficit to tie the game be
fore the Warriors finished
the quarter with back to
back buckets and the lead,
16-12.
Playing without Zac
Orem who missed the game
for a family funeral, the
Cards noticed the absence
of the freshman scorer. In
the second quarter, they
never got closer than three
but ended the half trailing
by six, 32-26. Matt Hams
got some help scoring in
the third quarter with back
to back buckets by Cory
Peterson and six points from
freshm an, Adam C ollin.
Collin put back on offensive
rebound and mixed it up
underneath a couple more
The lone Lady Cards
hung tough with state-ranked
Nixyaawii, leading after the
first quarter but were bar-
raged by the Golden Eagles
sharp shooters in the third
quarter when the game got
away. The Lady Cards fell
35-57 in the game held at
the Nixyawii home gym in
Mission.
With 1:12 left in the
first quarter, Beth Morter hit
a shot from the top o f the
key to put lone up 8-6. A Nix
free throw made the score
7-8. In the second, Brenna
Rietmann made the most
of a blocked shot w hen she
picked it and sunk the bas
ket. Hayley Arbogast made
a pair of free throws to put
lone up 12-7.
Nix made up the def
icit and when they hit a pair
of free throw s w ith just over
four minutes on the clock,
they ran their lead to three,
17-14. The Lady Cardinals
had a 5-0 run to retake the
lead. The Lady Eagles hit a
three before Briana Peterson
made a free throw. With time
running out, Nix hit a basket
to go up 22-20 at the half.
Beth Morter hit the
first score o f the second half
but a 13-0 run by Nixyawii
proved to be the Lady Car
dinals undoing. After being
outscored 20-4 in the quar
ter, the Lady Cards went
into the final frame down
42-24. Pressure defense by
Nixyaawii rattled the Lady
Cards a bit but they kept
scrapping.
“We played a great
first half with one o f the
best team s in the state,"
said Coach Mike Garrett.
“They shoot the ball real
well from the outside and
have the height advantage
on the inside. It was good
for the girls to see that we
can play at their level for our
next meeting.”
lo n e -8 12 4 11-35
Nix- 7 15 19 16-57
lone- Morter 13, Peterson
6. Archer 6, Camarillo 4,
B Rietmann 2, Arbogast 2,
Svetich 2
N ix- Withers 11 , Rash
Rash 9. Watchman 8
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The lone boys’ varsity came away with a convinc
ing 79-51 win against Nixyaawii on Tuesday, January 6
but it wasn't easy and it w asn’t sure until late in the game.
The game was played at Nixyaawii Community School
in Mission.
The Cardinals did not have their act together at
the start, falling behind 8-0 to the hard-charging Golden
Eagles. Dow n 10-4, the Cardinals went on a scoring spree.
Clay Morter got the ball rolling w ith a bucket under the
basket. Then freshman, Zac Orem went to town w ith two
steals in a row leading to two shots from right under the
basket. The next trip down the court, Orem sank his first
three o f the game and w ith just over three minutes gone,
the Cardinals were on top 13-10.
At the end o f one quarter o f play, the Cardinals
trailed by one, 23-24. In the second quarter, the Cards
tuned up the defensive pressure on the Eagles while going
on a well-rounded scoring spree. Six players scored as the
team combined to outscore Nixyaawii 20-8.
Nix came out playing a more deliberate game in
the third quarter and scored the first eight points o f the
quarter. The Cardinals first score didn't come until four
minutes were gone but they made the most of the last
four minutes hanging a 14-3 run on the Eagles, ending
the quarter up 57-43.
With the Golden Eagles looking to shoot threes,
the Cards didn't feel like their lead was secure. With 5:46
on the clock, Nix hit a three and narrowed the lead to 11.
But the Cardinals finished strong, steadily increasing their
lead on the tiring Eagles to as much 25 w ith just under tw o
minutes remaining.
Zac Orem led all scorers with 24 points. Matt Hams
added 22 and Cory Peterson scored 10.
The Cards had a good shooting night, making 32 of
62 shots for 52% from the field. The Golden Eagles shot
32% from the field but struggled from the outside, mak
ing just two o f 28 three-point attempts. Clay Morter’s 14
boards led the team to a decisive 43-30 rebounding edge.
Matt Hams added nine.
“This was a huge win,” said Coach Dennis Stefani.
“N ixyaawii is alw ays a hard place to play and to get of there
with this kind of win was great. I really though the differ
ence came when we switched our defense to the 1 -3-1 zone.
The kids all did a great job with their responsibilities.”
lone Middle School girls’
basketball season has begun
At every home high school girls' basketball game, the middle
school girls' team sits directly behind the varsity bench to learn
the ropes and cheer on the Lady Cardinals. Pictured are (back
row L-R): Shadow Kendrick and Lacey Thompson, and bottom
row(L-R): Lauren Garrett, Jaqueline Juarez, and Emily Holland.
Not pictured are Alisha Taylor, Emily Ruiz and Stacee Halvorsen.
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The lone Middle Sehool girls’ basketball team is
off to a running start with games and tournaments. There
are seven girls on the team and all of them are contributing
to the success o f the team.
With three eighth-graders, three seventh-graders
and one sixth-grader, everyone is working hard and im
proving their skills.
"I'm really proud o f the way the news players of
our team are stepping up and playing hard,” said coach,
Erin Heideman. “ I'm especially please though with the
way the more experienced members of our crew and so
encouraging and patient. It makes my job so enjoyable."
For a more detailed sports schedule, log onto the
lone Community School website at www.ione.kl2.or.us.
HHS cheerleaders to hold dessert auction
Heppner High School cheerleaders will hold the
9"' annual dessert auction on Friday, January 16. at HHS.
The auction will be held during halftime of the boys' and
girls' games against Enterprise.
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tim es, capitalizing on all
four o f his free throw at
tempts. Central hit three free
throws to end the quarter
leading 52-46. Matt Hams
took over in the fourth quar
ter scoring 17 points and
finally putting lone in the
lead on a jumper with 42.9
seconds remaining. Gunner
Jessen went to the line and
knocked down two with
36 seconds on the clock,
putting lone up 72-69. But
Central answered with just
their third three pointer o f
the day to tie game at 72.
The Cards brought
the ball down court but
the shot rimmed out and
with 3.8 seconds rem ain
ing, the Warriors went to the
line and connected on two
free throws. The Cards in-
bounded the ball and Cory
Peterson laid in the game
tying shot but it was waved
off by the referee, ending
the game w ith Central as the
victors 74-72.
Matt Hams had an
amazing game, scoring 41
points w ith 25 coming in the
second half. Cory Peterson
w as the only other Cardinal
in double figures with 11.
Clay Morter led the team
to a 36-29 rebounding edge
with 14 boards and added
five blocked shots and three
steals. Gunner Jessen also
had three steals. Cory Pe
terson paced the team with
six assists.
“The kids showed a
ton o f character getting back
into this game and taking
the lead down the stretch,”
said Coach Dennis Stefani.
“ Matt had a terrific game
on the offensive end but on
this night, it wasn't enough.
Maybe a break here or there
and it would have ended dif
ferently.”
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