FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Tailgate dinners
planned before home
football games
M ustangs crush O utlaws for 3-0 season
record
The Heppner Mustang
football team took the long
bus ride to Enterprise and
made short work of the Out
laws last Friday. Heppner
dominated both sides of
the ball and won by a score
o f 52-3. After a fumble
on the opening drive, the
Mustangs scored on their
next seven possessions.
The defense played a great
game and held the Outlaws
to a total o f only three
yards. The only Enterprise
score came after a fumbled
punt gave them good field
position to attempt the field
goal.
The first score came af
ter Jesse Corbin intercepted
a pass and returned it to
midfield. Brian Rill started
the game at quarterback,
replacing Kaden Clark, who
felt ill. An II-play drive
ended when Rill scored
from one yard out. Rill ran
in the two-point conversion
to make the score 8-0.
The next tim e the
Mustangs got the ball they
scored when Rill scrambled
and then threw a 13 yard
touchdown pass to Logan
Grieb. A Rill-to-Corbin
pass play scored the two-
point conversion and the
Mustangs now led 16-3.
The Heppner defense then
forced a fumble that gave
the ball back to the offense
at the Enterprise 34-yard
line. Heppner then scored
when CJ Kindle pounded
the ball in from five yards
out. Corbin ran in the con
version to make the score
24-3. Clark then entered
the game with a little under
three minutes to go in the
half and led the team on
scoring drive. After pass
completions to Rill for 27
yards, Corbin for 20 yards
and Grieb for 11, Clark
threw a touchdown pass
to Tommy Bredfield that
Heppner junior high football players and their fami
lies will host a tailgate dinner on Sept. 26 at the Heppnei
High School varsity football home game. The meal will
include spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread, dessert anc
drink for $5.
During Homecoming on Oct. 3, Colt Football will
sponsor the tailgate dinner at the Morrow County Fair
grounds Annex building before the game. Dinner that
night will feature soup, warm breadsticks, dessert anc
a drink.
rhe dinners will run from 5:30 until game time or the
food is gone, whichever comes first.
The Mustang lineup formed an imposing line against Enterprise on the Outlaws' home turf
last Friday. The Mustangs trampled the Outlaws and trotted away with a 52-3 victory. - Photo
by Sandra Putman
covered five yards. Kindle
then ran the ball in for the
conversion and that then
made the score of the game
32-3 at halftime.
The first time that Hep
pner got the ball in the sec
ond half they scored when
Clark threw an eight-yard
strike to Grieb in the back
of the end zone. Clark then
threw to Corbin for the
conversion, and that made
the score 40-3. On the next
Outlaw possession, Kevin
Murray intercepted a pass
and gave the offense good
field position at the 15-yard
line. Clark then threw a
touchdown pass to Corbin
that covered 14 yards. That
made the score 46-3. The
defense then got the ball
right back after three plays.
The offense only needed
five plays to score again.
Bredfield ran the ball in
from 23 yards out to reach
pay dirt. The score was now
52-3 with over nine minutes
left in the game. Many of
the younger Mustangs were
rotated in and did a great
job of not letting the Out-
laws score. They were also
able to run the ball and eat
up time on the clock. The
game ended with the Mus
tangs getting the victory by
the score of 52-3.
For the game the Mus
tangs had 23 first downs to
only four for Enterprise.
Heppner rushed for 208
yards and held the Outlaws
to only one. The Mustangs
had 213 passing yards to
only two for Enterprise.
The total yardage for Hep
pner was 421 compared to
only three for Enterprise.
Clark was 11-16 passing
in the game for 157 yards.
Rill filled in well and was
5-6 for 56 yards. Rill also
caught three passes for 71
yards and Kindle caught
five balls for 60. Corbin
hauled in three catches
for 45 yards and a touch
down. Grieb also caught
three balls for 32 yards and
two touchdowns. Bredfield
caught one pass for five
yards and a touchdown.
Many players ran the
ball in the game for the
Mustangs. They were led by
Bredfield with 73 yards on
11 attempts. Kindle had 59
yards rushing, and Caden
Hedman was next with 31.
Rill ran for 19 yards and
Joergan Anderson had 17.
Riley Gorham recorded
eight yards rushing and
Peyton Lehmen had five.
On the defensive side
of the ball the Mustangs
were led in tackles by
Weston Putman with seven.
Bredfield followed with six,
and then Patrick Collins and
John Propheter each had
four. Tom Gould, Kindle
and Murray each had three
on the night. Jacob Moses,
RossCutsforth, Saul Erick
son and Len Hauermeier all
recorded two tackles each.
Ryan Smith. Jesse Boyd,
Jake Lindsay, Tim Jaca,
Kolby Currin, Beau Walters
and Grieb all had a tackle in
the game.
Up next for the Mus
tangs is a home game with
W aitsburg/Prescott this
Friday night at Les Payne
Field. Game time is 7 p.m.
M ustang JV takes down O utlaw s 16-8
The Heppner Mustang
Junior Varsity football team
travelled to Pilot Rock to
meet the Enterprise Out
laws on Monday night. It
was a closely contested
game from start to finish
and saw the Mustangs come
away with a 16-8 victory.
The Mustang offense
started with the ball and was
on the move with a 28 yard
pass completion from Kev
in Smith to Skyler Palmer.
But just like in the varsity
game with Enterprise on
Friday night, the Mustangs
fumbled the ball away on
their first possession. The
defense held and the next
time Heppner got the ball
Jake Lindsay had a big run
up the middle for 19 yards.
That drive stalled and the
score of the game after one
quarter was 0-0.
In the second quarter
the Mustangs fumbled the
ball away again on one of
their drives. The Heppner
defense had a “bend but
don't break” mentality all
night long and did a good
job of holding the Outlaws
out of the end zone in the
first half. When the horn
sounded for halftime the
score was tied 0-0.
The teams traded pos
sessions in the third quarter
and it looked as if Enter
prise would finally score.
With the Mustang defen
sive line putting some big
pressure on the Outlaw
quarterback, he threw the
ball up for grabs and it
was intercepted by Jake
Lindsay near the goal line.
That ended the Enterprise
scoring threat and at the end
of three quarters of play the
score was still 0-0.
Enterprise got the ball
back and scored early in
the fourth quarter from
five yards out. They made
the two-point conversion
and led the game 8-0 at
this point. On the ensu
ing Outlaw kickoff, Coby
Dougherty ran the ball back
18 yards to midfield. A few
plays later Kevin Smith
passed to Ryan Smith for
a 47-yard catch and run
touchdow n. Smith then
threw the ball to Smith for
the two-point conversion.
That tied the score at 8-8
with just over seven min
utes left in the game. The
very next time that Heppner
got the ball Caden Hedman
broke loose on a counter
play. He then outran the En
terprise defense down the
left sideline for a 46-yard
touchdown. Once again,
Kevin Smith passed the ball
to Ryan Smith to score the
two-point conversion. That
made the score of the game
16-8 in favor of Heppner
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with 4:36 left to go in the
game.
On the Heppner kick
off, Enterprise was called
for holding and the ball
was placed at the Outlaw
eight-yard line. On the next
play Jake Lindsay timed his
attack perfectly and hit the
Outlaw receiver just as the
ball got there. The ball fell
to the ground incomplete.
A few plays later Nathan
Putman intercepted a pass
and it seemed that the game
would be over. A roughing
the quarterback call gave
the ball back to the Outlaws
at the 40-yard line. A big
sack by Clyde Britt for a
loss of eight yards looked
as if it would seal the win.
But then Enterprise was
able to move the ball to the
Mustang 40-yard line with
1:34 to go in tlje game.
The Heppner defense then
tightened up and sacked
the Enterprise quarterback
again to stop the scoring
threat. The Mustangs got
possession of the football
and Kevin Smith took a
knee on three straight plays
to end the contest. The
Mustangs won the game by
Senior citizens to use
BMC league passes
until new sport event
passes are available
“ W ith c o n fe re n c e
league name changes, Hep
pner High School would
like to apologize for the
delay of new Columbia Ba
sin League Senior Citizen
Passes,” said HHS Athletic
Director Greg Grant.
Grant said that senior
citizens should continue
to use their Blue Mountain
Conference senior pass to
attend games. New C o
lumbia Basin Conference
passes will be available
soon.
To be eligible for a
senior citizen pass, your
birthdate must be before
June 1, 1952. League Con
test Senior Citizen Passes
are for any league games
within the league. Anyone
who has questions or con
cerns, contact Tracie Bunch
at HHS, 676-9138.
“ We appreciate your
support for all of our high
school activities and look
forward to seeing you this
year,” finished Grant.
Mustangs edged out
in hard-fought
volleyball match
The H eppner M us
tang volleyball team lost
a tough home match with
the Weston-McEwen Ti-
gerScots by a score of 3-0
last Tuesday night. It was
the first Columbia Basin
Conference match of the
season for the Mustangs.
The first set was close
all the way. Both teams had
the lead at one time or the
other. In the end, Heppner
had too many unforced er
rors that cost the team and
they lost by the score of
21-25. Heppner trailed all
of set number two and lost
that set 18-25. An exciting
third set saw several ties
and lead changes. In the
end the Mustangs came up
a little short and lost this set
by a score of 23-25.
In the match the Mus
tangs served the ball very
well, going 56-59. Onna
DeLoach led the team with
four aces. Maddie Lind
say, Paige Grieb, Kelly
Wilson and Sophie Grant
also recorded one ace each.
Grieb led the team in digs
with a total o f 31 in the
match. Lindsay followed
w ith 26, DeLoach 21, Grant
11 and Wilson six. Wilson
had 12 assists on the night
and G rant nine. Taking
advantage o f those sets
was Lindsay with 14 kills,
while DeLoach had three,
Jessica Kempkin followed
with two, and Wilson and
Morgan Correa had one
each. Lindsay, Kempkin
and Correa also had a block
each on the night.
The Mustangs have a
busy week ahead of them
as they play three matches.
They were at Irrigon on
Tuesday night and then
play at lone on Thursday.
Both of those matches are
set for 5 p.m. They then
host Waitsburg/Prescott on
Friday at 3 p.m.
a score of 16-8.
Leading the way in
rushing for the game was
Caden Hedman with 63
yards. Jake Lindsay raced
for 33 on the night.
On the defensive side
of the ball Tim Jaca was in
on or made 13 tackles to
lead the Mustangs. Beau
Wolters was busy in the
game as he helped on 10
stops. Wyatt Steagall was
in on nien tackles and Clyde
Britt, Skyler Palmer and
Caden Hedman helped on
eight stops. Kolby Currin
and Lindsay were involved
in seven tackles and Len
Hauermeier five. Partici
pating in four tackles each
were Ryan Smith and Saul
Erickson. Riley Gorham,
Coby Dougherty and Lane
Wilhelm were in on three
stops of the Outlaws. Get
ting in on two tackles for
the game were Tristan Mo
ses and Joergan Anderson.
The next game for the
JV Mustangs will be on
Monday, Sept. 29, when
they again travel to Pilot
Rock. This time the op
ponent will be the Union/
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