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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 27,2010 Mustangs ground Rockets 40-0 Heppner loses tight one to Pilot Rock, but stays in playoff hunt By Laurence Kill It took the Heppner Mustangs Varsity Football team almost six minutes to get rolling Friday night against rivals Pilot Rock, but once they did, they wouldn't be denied. Hep pner took an 8-0 lead with 6:45 left in the first quarter, and never looked in their rearview. The Mustangs jumped out to the lead on a 12 yard rumble by ju nior running back Drew Brannon. It only took the M ustangs another m in ute to score their second touchdown on an eight yard scamper by senior Alex Pickles. P ic k le s , w ho rushed for 152 yards in the first half credited his offen sive line for the productive day. “The decisions were made up front, and I just followed the line,” said Pickles. “Anyone can do what I do, it’s really the line that does it all.” Hep pner's ground attack was so diverse that Pickles finished the game with only 161 yards after his remarkable first half. Pickles tallied his second touchdown on a 28 yard sweep off the right side in the second quarter. Brannon finished By Laurence Rill The Heppner High School v arsity v o lle y ball team lost a tight fight against Columbia Basin Conference rival Pilot Rock on Thursday in Heppner. Heppner jumped out to an early lead with a 25-18 win in the first game, powered by senior middle-blocker Taighler Dougherty. H eppner trialed early in the second game and couldn’t overcome the deficit in the end losing the second game 25-21. Good serving led the way in the third game as Heppner flipped the script with a 25- 21 reversal of fortune. Pilot Rock once again fought back in the next game tak ing an early lead and push ing the match to a fifth and final game with a 25-18 victory. The final gam e was dominated by a Pilot Rock team that seemed to find their momentum. The Rockets jumped out to a 13-6 lead and went on to score the last two points to take the win from Hep pner. “Momentum is a funny thing,” said Heppner coach Pam Dowdy after the game. “We are going to get back in the gym tomorrow and take the next couple games one at a time.” When asked about the seating for the district tournam ent, Dowdy responded, “The seating is going to be what it is. We have Enterprise and Elgin this weekend and Stanfield on Tuesday and then we will see where we stand.” D o u g h erty was honored before the game Ian Murray #67 and Drew Brannon #39 open up a hole for Earl I’ropheter #26 to gain yardage during the Mustang versus Pilot Rock 40-0 win in Heppner. Photo by Sandy Matthews Murray got his name in the score book by pounding a four yard run in to start the fourth quarter which would end Heppner’s scoring for the night. Despite not being able to capitalize, the Rock ets had their moments run ning their option against the stubborn Mustang defense. Pilot Rock’s Logan Thoume finished the game with 68 yards on 12 carries. Heppner continues to try to keep their clean re cord in the Columbia Basin Conference against other ranked opponent Weston McEwen on Friday night in Heppner. the first half punching in a short run in with 1:23 left. Brannon finished the night with 69 yards of rushing and two touchdowns. Hep pner's Devin Robinson also pounded for 82 yards of rushing on four carries. Heppner’s passing game was delivered by Willie Gentry and brought in by Cody Orr who hooked up twice for 80 yards which included Orr hauling in a 20 yard pass for a touchdown with almost nine minutes left in the third quarter. Heppner turned back to its ground game at that point and kept the clock run ning. Offensive lineman lan Lady Cards defeat Echo and Arlington The lone Lady Car dinals closed out the regular season of volleyball play with two convincing wins last week, defeating Echo on the lone home court on Thursday night and easily putting away Arlington on the road on Friday night. In rolling through the last two league matches, the Cardinal ladies finished one of the most successful volleyball seasons in re cent history, losing just one league match and not drop ping a single game in all their other league contests. Due to the early-season loss to Condon/Wheeler, lone finished the season tied for first place in the Big Sky East. On Thursday, Oc tober 21, the C ardinals hosted their final east side - FIVE opponent Echo in a not very hospitable manner taking the match 25-16,25-11,25- 12. Joanna Patton continued her strong play at the net, leading the team with 11 kills. Shadow Kendrick and Siren Endresen each added eight. Joanna Patton also served 19-19 with three aces. “ T h e y p la y e d with intensity in all three games,” said head Coach Dawn Eynetich. “It was a good team effort.” The team travele.d to Arlington on Friday, Oc tober 22 wh6re they ratch eted up the intensity in each game, taking the match 25-13,25-12,25-11. Joanna Patton had another 11 kills while Shadow Kendrick had six kills and served 9-9 with one ace. Makenna Ramos was 20-20 at the service line with 6ne ace and both Mary Rietmann and Collette Cason tallied three aces each. T he te am now looks towards the district tournament, scheduled for O ctober 30 at U m atilla High School. Due to the first place tie with Condon/ Wheeler, the teams will play off in Arlington for the number one spot on Tuesday, October 26, at 6 p.m. The winner advances to Saturday play as the number one ranked team ‘ from the east side o f the Big Sky. The loser will host the number three team from the Big Sky West at home on Thursday to see who progresses on to the district tournament. By Laurence Rill Pasta feed planned for Friday There are many important OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE parts that wear out in your BRAKE S Y M P TO M S TO WATCH FOR: brake system. This is why we don't ju st replace your PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS brake pads and shoes. It ’s also why we can stand Ooiyour brakes squeal when you step on the pedal? 40 seconds remaining on the clock, when Tommy Bredfield rumbled down the field for a 52 yard sprint. Heppner ran out of time on the 25 yard line, just shy of tying up the score, losing 12 - 6 . “ It was a tough loss, but we fought the whole time and didn’t quit,” Heppner coach Chad Do herty said of his young team after the loss. “We are a young team and we are get ting better every game. I’m really proud of the kids.” Heppner has had a rough road to their finally coming up on Tuesday, October 26, against Dufer. “We have lost all our games, and had one tie, but we have gotten better every single game,” said Doherty. “All our skill positions are seventh grad ers, so we are still learning and improving.” RIGHT NOW AT LES SCHWAB BUY 3 GET ONE FREE! □ an & Do you hear a grinding noise when you step on the brakes? with the best brake warranty. PREMIUM QUALITY PARTS celebrated Breast Cancer awareness month by honor- ing almost 20 breast cancer survivors who were invited to attend by the team. 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