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
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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.
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