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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 26,2012 Mustangs slay Knights 46-6 In a turnaround from their last game, the Hep pner Mustang football team dished out defeat 46-6 to the Irrigon Knights during their game on Sept. 21. The Mustangs gained their first touchdown during the first quarter of the game when #7 Stephen Thomp son handed off ball at the 11 to Earl Propheter (#26), who ran the ball to the end- zone for an eight-yard gain and the score. Thompson then attem pted the PAT handing off ball at the 6 to Propheter, who again ran the ball to the endzone for a three-yard gain and two point conversion. The first quarter saw more action by the Mus tangs as Thompson dropped back to the 43 and threw a pass completion. #44 Jesse Corbin ran the ball from the 49 to the endzone. The Mustangs were up 54 yards and another touchdown. Thompson again attempted the PAT from the 6, handing off the ball to Propheter, who carried it to the endzone for a three-yard gain and another two point conver sion. The third touchdown of the first quarter occurred when Thompson handed off ball to Aidan Wright (#24), who carried the ball to the endzone for a one-yard gain and touchdown. An attempt by Thompson for the PAT ended in an incom plete pass from the 6, ending the first quarter 22-0 to the Mustangs. The M ustangs kept their momentum into the second quarter, scoring a touchdow n when Jaden Orr (#13) received the ball from Thompson at the 5 and made the touchdown with a two-yard gain. Thompson then threw a pass comple tion from the 6 to #85 JC Putman, who carried to ball to the endzone for a two point conversion. The second touchdown of the quarter came when Wright got the ball from Thomp son at the II and ran it down for an eight-yard gain and the score. Propheter then received the ball from Thompson at the six and ran it down for another two point conversion. The sec ond quarter ended with the Mustangs 38, Knights 0. M om entum slow ed during the third but the ‘Stangs still managed to shut out their Irrigon op ponents. Thom pson ran the ball from the 5 to the endzone for a two-yard gain and the touchdown. Wright attempted the PAT from the 6, running the ball to the endzone for another three yards and the two point conversion. Mustangs 46, Knights 0. The Knights rallied in the fourth quarter, keeping the Mustangs at bay but unable to turn the tide for a victory. Knight Francisco Nunez (#10) dropped back to the 38 and threw a pass completion, allowing #13 A.J. Timpy to carry the ball to the endzone for a 59-yard gain for Irrigon. Nunez then attempted the PAT, throw- ing an incomplete pass from the 6 and ending the game 46-6 to the Mustangs. Game stats are as fol lows: Heppner Mustangs: 22, 16, 8 ,0 Irrigon Knights: 0, 0, 0,6 Stat Comparison First Downs: Mustangs 22, Knights 5 First Downs: Rushing - Passing - Penalty Mustangs 20-2-0, Knights 1-4-0 Rushing Yards: Mus tangs 385, Knights 23 Passing: Completions - Attempts: Mustangs 2 / 3, Knights 6 /1 3 Passing Yards: Mus tangs 69, Knights 115 Passing: Touchdowns - Interceptions: Mustangs 1 / 0, Knights 1 / 0 Total Plays: Mustangs 53, Knights 33 Total Offense: Mus tangs 454, Knights 138 Fumbles - Lost: Mus tangs 3 /2 , Knights 2 / 1 Penalties-Yards: Mus tangs 8 / 50, Knights 5 / 40 D e fe n siv e S ack s - Yards Lost: Mustangs 5 / 30.0, Knights 0 / 0 Time o f Possession: Mustangs 30:34, Knights 17:26 3rd Down Efficiency: Mustangs 6 o f 9, Knights 2 of 8 4th Down Efficiency: Mustangs 2 of 3, Knights Oof 1 Punts - Average: Mus tangs 0 / 0 , Knights 5 / 29.8 Heppner volleyball splits home three-way On Saturday, Sept. 22, the Lady Mustangs (4-1 BMC, 14-3 overall) hosted a league three-way match with visiting Enterprise and Union. In the M ustang’s first match, they easily took down Enterprise in three sets— 25-14,25-12 and 25- 17—to end the match. In the second match of the day, Heppner faced off with the Union Bobcats (2-1 BMC, 6-4 overall). The Bobcats are a tough op ponent this year with some solid players returning from last year’s roster. The Bob cats got past the Mustangs in the first two sets, both close contests, 28-26 and 25-23. In the third set, the Mustangs seemed to lose their “will not lose” atti tude and were beaten in the match 25-11. Heppner’s first lose in league play puts them be hind the Weston-McEwen TigerScots (4-0 BMC, 11-3 overall) in the Blue Moun tain Conference. T uesday n ig h t, the Mustangs hosted Condon- Wheeler in a non-league game (results not available at press time). On Thursday, Sept. 27, they will travel to Irrigon to play the Knights. On Saturday, they travel to Weston to compete in a three-way with the Tiger- Scots and the Pilot Rock Rockets; play begins at noon. Junior Mustangs shut out Prospectors On Friday, Sept. 21, the Heppner Jr. High Mustangs traveled to John Day and defeated the Grant Union Prospectors 32-0. This.w as the second shutout in a row for the ju nior Mustangs. The defense held the Prospectors to a total o f only two first downs for the entire game. Lead ing the defensive charge was Kevin Murray with six tackles and two fumble re coveries. Logan Grieb also had six tackles and a forced fumble. Caden Hedman was next with five tackles, and Kolby Currin and Tim Jaca had four each. Clyde Britt had three tackles and also intercepted a pass. Jake Lindsay and Colton Evans also had three tack les for the day. Eight other Mustang players also had tackles for the game. The Mustang offense scored early and often. On their second possession of the day, Mustang quarter back Logan Grieb scored on a 34-yard run around the right side. Currin scored the point after touchdown. The next time they touched the ball, Grieb scored on an eight-yard run up the mid dle. Caden Corbin scored the PAT. Jake Lindsay took over at quarterback and led the team down the field, where they scored on a 16- yard run by Hedman. The PAT was run in by Grieb, making the score 24-0 at halftime. After a good return of 16 yards by Hedman on the kickoff to open the sec ond half, a four-play drive ended with Hedman scoring on a 30-yard run around the right end. Coby Dougherty scored the PAT to end the scoring for the day. Kevin Smith took over as quarter back and the team moved the ball on three more drives but didn’t score. Grieb took a knee on the last play of the game, making the final score 32-0. Leading rushers for the game were Hedman with 70 yards, Murray for 67 and Grieb with 57. Kevin Smith ran the ball for 25 and Jake Lindsay, 22. This week, the team plays in Stanfield on Thurs day, Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. Congratulations to Corey Sweeney, MCGG Employee of the Quarter We are proud to have Corey as an employee at MCGG. He has been with MCGG for over 12 years where he has worked in the propane department. Corey goes out of his way to help people and does above and beyond what is expected. Good Job Coreyll L e x in g t o n 989 -8 2 2 1 • 1 -8 0 0 -4 5 2 -7 3 9 6 - FIVE lone takes down Condon/ Wheeler lone handed Condon/ Wheeler a healthy dose of defeat in the league opener at home on Sept. 21. The Cardinals won the contest 70-20. Stats are as fol lows: Offense Rushing: Rietmann, 11x177 yards, 5 T.D; Pe terson, 9x87 yards, 1 T.D.; Barnett, 9x57 yards. Passing: Jobes, 3x5 91 yards, 2 T.D., 1 int. Receiving: B. Hague- wood, 1x49, 1 T.D.; Ri etmann, lx 28; Peterson, 1x24, 1 T.D. Scoring: R ietm ann, 5 T.D., 1 pat, 32 pts.; B. Haguewood, 2 T.D., 1 pat, 14 pts.; Peterson, 2 T.D., 1 pat, 14 pts.; Jobes, 1 T.D., 6 pts.; K. Haguewood, 2 pat, 4 pts. Defense Kirk Haguewood: 10 tackles, 5 assists, 2 fumble recoveries Tre Neil: 7 tackles, 1 assist Joe Doherty: 5 tackles, 1 assist This year's Cardinal cheering squad shares some team spirit during halftime at the Cardinal game on Sept. 21. The cheer ing squad consists of girls of all ages and experience levels; regardless of skill, everyone can tell they sure do enjoy cheering the Cardinals on. The girls are coached by Misti Stefani and kept in line by team helper/member Larissa Jones, who was a cheerleader last year. Because there is no formal high school cheering squad this year, Jones has volunteered to help the younger set. -Photo by Paula Emmel Jason Vuarez: 5 tackles, 5 assists Bailey Haguewood: 3 tackles, 2 assists, 2 inter ceptions, 1 returned for a T.D. Luke Jobes: fumble recovery for a T.D., 1 inter ception Evan Rietmann: 3 tack les, 1 assist, 1 interception S kyler H endrick: 3 tackles, 1 assist, 1 fumble recovery “The defense did an outstanding job,” said Car dinal coach Stan Weiper. “We played together and we played hard. We are continuing to improve.” Cardinal volleyball opens league play with split By Ann Morter The lone Lady Cardi nals opened league play with a split this past week and threw in a non-league match with Stanfield for good measure. lone’s sea son record now stands at 5-7, 1-1 in league action. On Tuesday, Sept. 18, the Lady Cardinals hosted Stanfield. A ccording to Coach Dawn Eynetich, the team “just didn’t play up to our potential” and lost the match in four games, 22-25, 16-25,25-20 and 14-25. rhe Lady Cards opened their league schedule at Helix on Thursday, Sept. 20. Lacey Thompson was missing from the lineup due to injury, and starting setter Stacee Halvorsen was down with illness. How ever, the Cards persevered with Emily Rea stepping in as setter, winning the match in straight sets. 25- 21,25-22, 25-12. Eynetich was pleased to see improve ment in the serving game, in which the team missed a total of two serves in the match. She also noted that a couple of freshmen were stepping up when needed. “ Rachel Holland and Jessie Flynn are doing a great job as freshmen, stepping up to that varsity level,” Eynetich said. On Friday, Sept. 21, Condon/Wheeler/Arlington came to town in what prom ised to be a hard-fought match. The Knights took the first game 25-19 but the Cards responded with a second game win, 25- 21. In game three, Jackie Juarez suffered a head in jury that rattled the rest of the team to the core. The Cards fell in that game, 25- 10. The lone ladies pulled it together in game four but couldn't quite overcome the Knights, losing the fourth game 25-22. “The girls came out and played strong this match,” said Coach Eynetich. “ In the third game Jackie Juarez got injured and we didn’t recover from that very well. We are still battling injuries and illness, and that is tak ing its toll on the team, but the younger players are really doing a great job in stepping up and filling the spots.” The Lady Cards look forward to another busy week o f volleyball, travel ing to Riverside on Tues day, South Wasco County on Friday and hosting Helix at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Heppner High news By Jordan Ann Jones This is a busy week for our athletes. The Heppner football boys have a game at En terprise on Friday, Sept. 28, starting at 7 p.m. The junior high football has an away game at Stanfield on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 5:30 p.m. Heppner Volleyball girls have a game at Ath ena on Saturday, Sept. 29, starting at noon; the vol leyball game is a three-way between Heppner, Weston- McEwen, and Pilot Rock. The girls will travel for another volleyball game on Monday, Oct. I, in Arling ton starting at 5:30 p.m. Homecoming week is next week, Oct. l-5. The Homecoming dress-up days are as follows: Monday is Western Day, Tuesday is Twin Day, Wednesday is Celebrity Day, Thursday is Blue & Gold Day, and Friday is the Homecoming football game. At the end of each day, there will be a pep assembly to celebrate Homecoming week. The noise parade is on Wednes day, and Homecoming king and queen will be crowned at halftime on Friday. The 2012 junior royalty is Samm Lemmon and JC Putman, and Kayla Kindle and Jeff Dowdy; the 2 0 12 senior royalty is Baily Bennett and Stephen Thompson, Emma Osmin and Aidan Wright, and Tessa Gould and Bryce Fowler. Now to get to know our seniors. Tessa Gould is a senior at Heppner High; her par ents are John and Ashley Gould and she has three siblings: Tayllor Gould, Tom Gould and Tim Gould. Tessa participates in soft- ball, and when she’s not playing softball she enjoys getting slushies with Samm Lemmon. If you can’t find her hanging with Samm, you can find her at Mur ray’s making coffee or at Les Schwab fixing tires. Tessa’s favorite colors are purple and turquoise; her favorite food is kiwi fruit. After high school, Tessa wants to become an inter preter, and she may want to attend college at Mt. Hood Community College. Maggie Collins is an other senior at Heppner High. Her parents are Tim and Jeannie Collins, and she has two siblings: Patrick Collins and Roy Collins. Maggie participates in bas ketball and softball. Along with sports, she is also the senior class president and the Morrow County Rodeo Queen. When Maggie isn’t playing sports or riding her horse, she enjoys hang ing out with her family. Maggie's favorite color is green; her favorite food is apples and peanut butter. After Maggie graduates, she would like to attend Montana State to become a veterinarian. After she gets a degree,, she would like to travel the world. M ARK YOUR C A L E N D A R S FOR A FAIR WRAP-UP POTLUCK DINNER We will also be planning the Centennial Fair (next year). OCTOBER 3, 2012 A T 6:00 P M at the Morrow County Fairgrounds POT LUCK=last name A-L bring a salad, M -Z bring a dessert. * This is a meeting to discuss and/or complain about fair. It's also a chance to get to know everybody involved in the Fair Please RSVP by September 21 by 11:00 a.m. @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 4 7 4 MORROW COUNTY FAIR BOARD SEEKS MEMBERS■ Board member requirements include attending monthly meetings, working during fair time and going to convention, if possible, in addition to other times of the year when members may be asked to volunteer or help out. The term is for three years. To become a member just send a letter indicating such to the Morrow County Court. RO. Box 788. Heppner. O R 9 7 8 3 6 . «
