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FO UR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 3,2010 Cardinals advance to state tournament The lone Cardinals finished a wild week of playoff basketball with the wins they needed to earn a trip to the 1A State Basket ball Tournament in Baker City, the first such trip for an lone team since 2005. The Cards shook off some post-district blahs on W ednesday night to defeat visiting Hosanna Christian in a first round state playoff game before traveling to the high desert w here they took a hard fought win over Jordan Valley. The Cardinals will kick off state tourney play on Thursday, March 4, at 8:15 p.m. against Mohawk of Marcola. A packed house provided an electric playoff atmosphere at the lone gym when the Cardinals hosted Hosanna Christian of Kla math Falls on Wednesday, February 25. The partisan crowd waited patiently for the Cards to get rolling. The wait was a little longer than expected as the teams played even through the first half. The half time score showed the visitors up by one, 23-22. The teams swapped scores early in the third be fore lone went on a 12-2 run to crack open the game. Matt Hams provided a 10 point spark and the Cards scored 19 points in the peri od, just three less than they scored in the whole first half. By the time the fourth quarter rolled around, the Cardinals were looking to extend their lead, shooting 6-10 free throws, hitting a couple buckets and holding the Lions to just four points, taking the win 54-36. Matt Hams led all scorers with 24 points. Zac Orem was the only other Cardinal in double figures with 10. Tanner Rietmann it h u .L A Top Photo: #11 Matt Hams shoots and scores against Jordan Valley. Bottom Photo: Gunner Jessen throws Coach Dennis Stefani in the air after the teams' win over Jordan Valley. -Photos by Theresa Crawford pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the team to a 43-37 edge on the boards. The W ednesday night win put the Cardinals on the road to Jordan Valley on Saturday for a match up with the champs of the High Desert League, Jordan Valley. The word on the Mustangs included their height and the fact that they finished league play with out a league loss. As the game started, both teams looked tight and maybe a little nervous. The score differential was never more than seven points in a hotly contested game that saw num erous ties and lead changes. Zac Orem hit a three pointer with 1:25 left in the first quarter to put the Cardinals up 13-12 af ter one. The teams played even in the second, sending lone in at the half with just that same one point mar gin, 26-25. The Cardinals returned to the court in the third with renewed inten sity but it was matched by exponential improvement in the Mustang’s outside shooting. Freshman Kade Eiguren knocked down six three-pointers in the second half and collectively, the Mustangs hit seven. In the third quarter alone, the lead changed hands six times and the score was tied on four occasions. Jordan Val ley went up by three early in the fourth but when Matt Hams laid in a left-handed layin with 6:05 remaining in the game, the Cardinals took a lead they would not relinquish. Hitting seven of 12 free throws down the stretch helped seal the 60- 54 win. Matt Hams had a sensational night, leading the team with 31 points on 15-26 shooting from the field and scoring all 13 of the C ardinals’ points in the second quarter. But a super effort on the boards from Tanner Rietmann and RJ Ramos in the second half was a big difference maker in the game. In the first half, Jordan Valley used its height advantage to collect 11 offensive boards to just two for lone. The Cardinal rebounders came out swinging in the second half, though and held the Mustangs to zero offensive rebounds and just six on the defensive end. Tanner Riet mann led the Cardinal effort on the boards with 13,10 of those in the second half. RJ Ramos added 12. “It came down to two things,” said Coach Dennis Stefani, “pushing the tempo to get them tired, and our second half re bounding.” “I think we wanted it more,” said senior stand out, Matt Hams. “We talked at half time that we had 16 more minutes to play and we didn’t want our season to end yet. We went out and picked up the intensity in the second half.” “They are really peaking at the right time,” noted Coach Stefani. “Part of it is believing in what they can do.” Stefani was pleased with the team’s effort and most notably his seniors. “Matt just took over. He played possessed and RJ (Ramos) just hustled like crazy.” The Cardinals shot 48% for the game while Jordan Valley connected on just 15 of 40 for 38%. Zac Orem added 15 points for lone including two needed three pointers. L a d y M u sta n g s co m p etin g in sta te to u r n a m en t #32 Torri Lovgren goes up for a shot against Kiddle. -Con tributed Photo The Heppner Girls Basketball team traveled nearly 400 miles to Riddle to take on the number two seed from the Mountain View Conference. Despite the long journey, the Mus tangs came out on top 66- 38. Heppner will take on No. 1 ranked Portland Christian at 6:30 p.m. to night, Wednesday, at the Pendleton Convention Cen ter in the quarterfinals of the state tournament. Lindsay Cutsforth had a b re a k o u t gam e against Riddle to score 17 points in a game that was lopsided from midway through the second quarter to the end. Heppner had a 30-21 lead at halftime and extended it to 47-31 at the Alumni Softball Game to be held St. Patrick’s Day weekend The 2010 Heppner High School softball pro gram will be holding an Alumni Softball Game during St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The game will be played on Friday, March 12, at 4 p.m. on the Bob Kilkenny Field. Any female alumni from Heppner High School, having played softball or not, are welcome to play. Anyone interested in participating, or for more information, contact Petra Payne at (541) 676-9138 ext.2518, or email: Petra.Payne@morrow.kl2.or.us. • {» J I one vs . M ohawk T hursday , M arch 4 , at 8:15 p m THESE B v SINESS & INDIVIDUALS W ISH Les Schwab Tire Center Lexington Auto Body & Towing Lexington Pump Mark Bruno Construction Mike s Mobile Slaughter & Processing Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Morrow County Grain Growers Morrow County Recreation District Murray's Drug and Country Rose Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo P2L Excavating, LLC Pea Ridge Embroidery i Signs Inc. Pendleton Grain Growers, Inc. Peterson's Jewelers Pettyjohn's Farm & Builder's Supply Ramos Brothers Ranches, Inc. Seitz Aviation Sherrell Chevrolet The Stable of Youth 2Morrow Energy Allstott Construction, LLC BPOE #358 Elks Lodge Bank of Eastern Oregon Boardman Foods, Inc. Columbia Basin Electric Coopera tive, Inc. 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