FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 1,2014
Sports
Friday night victory sends
Mustangs into league play
with 4-0 record
Kaden Clark (#10) holds for Jesse Corbin (#3) du ring Fri
day's game against Waitsburg/Prescott. The Mustangs eas
ily secured a 45-7 victory over the visitors, sending them into
league play with a 4-0 overall record. -Photo by Samira Putman
The Heppner Mustang
football team concluded
their non-league schedule
with a 45-7 defeat of the
Waitsburg/Prescott Cardi
nals last Friday night. The
highly anticipated matchup
with the perennially strong
Washington school quickly
became another game in
which 1 leppner took control
early and dominated the
line of scrimmage for the
entire game.
The Mustang defense
did a good job all night
long of containing the high-
octane offense of the Car
dinals. A strong pass rush
combined with some stellar
pass coverage made it hard
for the Cardinals to move
the ball.
Dominating defensive
line and linebacker play
made running the ball al
most impossible for Waits
burg/Prescott. The Heppner
offense started out strong
again in this game by scor
ing on their first six pos
sessions.
The first time that Hep
pner got the ball they ate up
over seven minutes on an
11-play drive. That posses
sion ended when quarter
back Kaden Clark ran the
ball in from five yards out
for the score. The PAT kick
by Jesse Corbin was good
and the Mustangs led the
game 7-0.
The defense then forced
the Cardinals to punt and
that gave Heppner good
field position near midfield.
Only two plays later Clark
threw a 54-yard touchdown
pass to CJ Kindle. That
made the score 13-0 after
one quarter of play.
The Mustangs kicked
off to start the second quar-
ter and it pinned the Cardi
nals deep inside their own
territory. The Heppner pass
rush sacked the Cardinal
quarterback and he fumbled
the ball. Patrick Collins
recovered the ball at the
one-yard line.
On the very next play,
Brian Rill carried it in for
another Heppner touch
down. Now the score was
21 -0 after Kindle caught the
two-point conversion pass
from Clark. The Mustangs
then got the ball back after
a short Cardinal drive. A
Clark pass to Corbin that
covered 31 yards set up the
next Heppner score. Clark
then ran the ball in from
the one-yard line for the
touchdown. T hat made the
score 27-0 in favor of the
Mustangs.
The Heppner defense
forced another punt and
Corbin ran the ball deep
into the Cardinal side of
the field. Two plays later.
Heppner scored when Rill
ran it in from one yard out.
The extra point was missed
and the score was now 33-0.
The next kickoff was
m ishandled by the C ar
dinals and the Mustangs
recovered the ball at the
47-yard line. Clark threw a
pass to Rill, who then raced
down the right sideline for
the 47-yard touchdown.
The Mustangs led the game
39-0 at halftime.
Heppner got the ball to
start the second half. They
gained yardage on seven
straight running plays and
then scored on a 17-yard
pass from Clark to Logan
Grieb. That made the score
45-0 with only four minutes
gone in the quarter. The
game clock would con
tinually run for the rest of
the contest as the 45 point
mercy rule came into play.
W aitsb u rg /P resco tt
scored their only points
of the game on their next
possession. That made the
score 45-7.
The rest o f the h alf
went by quickly and Hep
pner was able to play the
rest of their lineup. Both
teams then traded posses
sions and the game ended
with the score 45-7.
The Mustangs had 19
first downs in the game
to nine for the Cardinals.
Heppner ran the ball for
212 yards to only nine for
W aitsburg/Prescott. The
M ustangs had 417 total
yards o f offense for the
game. Clark was 7-8 for
205 yards passing on the
night. Kindle caught three
passes for 106 yards and
a touchdown. Rill caught
two balls for 51 yards and
a score and Grieb hauled in
one pass for 17 yards and a
touchdown. Corbin had one
catch for a 31 -yard gain in
the game. Rill led the team
in rushing with 71 yards
on the night. Clark ran for
67 and Tommy Bredfield
gained 36 yards. Kindle
rushed for 20. Jesse Corbin
nine, Caden Hedman seven
and Kaden Corbin ran for
five.
On defense the Mus
tangs were led in tackles by
Weston Putman with seven.
Collins was next with six
and Bredfield finished with
five. Corbin, Tom Gould
and Kevin Murray all re
corded three tackles on the
night. With two each were
Kindle, Rill, John Proph-
eter, Jacob Moses, Ross
Cutsforth, Saul Erickson
and Tim Jaca. Finishing
the night with one tackle
each were Jake Lindsay,
Skyler Palmer, Clyde Britt
and Ryan Smith. Numerous
other Heppner players re
corded an assist on tackles
for the game.
The next action for the
Mustangs is this Friday,
Oct. 3, as they take on
the Pilot Rock Rockets.
The game will be played
at Les Payne field. This is
the Homecoming game for
Heppner.
Farm News: USD A unveils
programs to help farmers manage risk
WASHINGTON-U.S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Secretary Tom
Vilsack last week unveiled
new programs to help farm
ers better manage risk.
Vilsack also announced
that new tools are now
available to help provide
farmers the inform ation
they need to choose the new
safety-net program that is
right for their business.
The new program s,
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Mustang volleyball dominates
week of play with solid wins
A busy week o f vol
leyball for the Heppner
M ustangs saw the team
come away with three vic
tories for their efforts. T he
Mustangs did not lose a
set in any of their matches
last week. They defeated
Irrigon 3-0, lone 3-0 and
Waitsburg/Prescott 3-0.
A gainst Irrigon the
team served well, going
62-65 on the night. In set
one, strong serving by Onna
DeLoach and Morgan Cor
rea helped the Mustangs
jump out to an 11-1 lead.
The Mustangs didn't let up
on the Knights and won by
a score of 25-11.
In set num ber two,
Heppner again served the
ball well as Kelly Wilson
had eight straight aces to
stretch the lead to 16-2.
Heppner went on to win the
set 25-11.
In the third and final
set, Fleppner played some
different lineups and did
not take the lead for good
until it was 14-13. The team
finished strong and won the
set 25-18.
For the match Paige
Grieb had 20 digs and Mad-
die Lindsay totaled 16.
Lindsay had 10 kills on the
night followed by Wilson
with five and DeLoach with
four. Sophie Grant led the
team in assists with nine
and Wilson tallied seven.
The strong serving was led
by Correa who was 26-27
with eight aces. Wilson was
13-14 and had nine aces and
DeLoach served 10-10.
In the match with the
lone Cardinals, the Mus
tangs won by scores of 25-
8, 25-12 and 26-24. Once
again, Heppner served well
going 61 -66. Jessica Kemp-
kin went 17-17 with three
aces. Wilson was 11-13
and DeLoach 10-12. Grant
and Correa both served
8-8 on the night. Lindsay
was also perfect going 5-5.
DeLoach led the team in
digs with 16, Grieb 15 and
Lindsay had 11. Lindsay
was also a strong hitter as
she totaled 11 kills in the
match. Wilson had seven
kills and Kempkin finished
with five. Grant once again
led the team in assists with
14. Wilson was next with
eight and Sydney Maben
had two.
H eppner w elcom ed
an out-of-state team to
town when the Waitsburg/
Prescott Cardinals came to
play on Friday. The Mus
tangs played a strong match
from start to finish and
defeated the Cardinals by
scores of 25-12, 25-7 and
25-14. In the first set the
M ustangs showed their
power at the net. Lindsay
recorded five kills, Kemp
kin four and Wilson three.
Grant had seven o f the
assists on those kills and
Wilson five.
In the second set, De
Loach served the first eight
points for the Mustangs.
Lindsay then ripped off 11
straight service winners to
seal the victory.
The third set was closer
and was tied at 12-12. Cor
rea then served the next six
points to give the Mustangs
the lead for good. Heppner
served 65-69 in the match.
Lindsay was 15-16, Correa
15-15 and DeLoach was 14-
16 with seven aces. Wilson
had a hot hand going 11-12
with four aces, and Kemp
kin was 7-7 from the service
line. Grieb and Lindsay
both had 12 digs for the
Mustangs and Wilson had
six. Grant and Wilson both
had 13 assists on the night
and Maben totaled five.
Lindsay led the team with
13 kills. Kempkin followed
at eight and Wilson tallied
seven. Correa and Kempkin
also had two blocks in the
match.
Heppner has an overall
record of 10-4 for the year.
The team hits the road this
week as they travel to Pilot
Rock on Thursday night
and then go to Stanfield on
Saturday.
Mustang JV loses quarterback
to injury, sees close loss to
Wildcats Monday night
The Heppner Mustang
JV Football team lost a
close game to the Union/
Cove Wildcats by a score
o f 12-6. The game was
played at the Pilot Rock
High School field on Mon
day night.
Both teams traded pos
sessions with each other in
the first quarter. The Wild
cats threatened to score, but
the Mustangs held them on
downs at the five-yard line.
Heppner then took over and
went on a 13-play, 95-yard
drive to score their only
touchdown of the game. A
pass play from quarterback
Kevin Smith to wide out
Ryan Smith covered 28
yards. Then four consecu
tive running plays picked
up big yardage. Smith then
connected with Smith again
for another 19 yards and a
first down at the Wildcat 16-
yard line. Smith completed
a pass to Coby Dougherty
for a gain of five yards on
the next play.
The Mustangs scored
on the very next play as
Smith threw a strike to
Skyler Palmer fora 12-yard
touchdown. The extra point
try failed and the Mustangs
led 6-0.
After the Heppner kick
off the Wildcats turned the
ball over on downs. Hep
pner then threw an intercep
tion to give the Wildcats
good field position. The
Mustang defense came up
big and stopped a Wildcat
drive at the 26-yard line
with only six seconds left
in the half. Heppner took
over and Smith took a knee
to end the first half with the
Mustangs ahead 6-0.
Jake Lindsay took the
opening kickoff of the sec
ond half back 19 yards to
give Heppner good field po
sition. Just two plays later,
Kevin Smith was tackled
hard and injured. He was
on the turf for over half an
hour until the ambulance
crew got him loaded up. He
was taken to the hospital in
Pendleton and they x-rayed
his back. The test were
negative, but the doctor said
he will need to get some rest
in order to recover from
the trauma he experienced.
Lindsay stepped in to take
over at quarterback for the
team. Heppner then turned
the ball over to the Wildcats
and they were on the move.
The Mustang defense stiff
ened and stopped their drive
at the two-yard line. A few
plays later U nion/Cove
picked off a pass and ran
the ball back to the Mustang
11-yard line. The Wildcats
then ran the ball in for a
touchdown to tie the score
at 6-6.
As the fourth quarter
started, Heppner was on
the move again when Lind
say found Palmer for an
eight-yard pass com ple
tion. The drive stalled and
the Wildcats took over on
the Heppner 40-yard line.
An eight-play drive ended
when the Wildcats scored
with only seconds left in the
game. That made the final
score 12-6 in favor of the
Union/Cove Wildcats.
Lindsay led the team in
rushing with 17 yards. Ca
den Hedman ran hard and
gained 10 yards and Coby
Dougherty scampered for
six. Kevin Smith completed
four passes for a total of
64 yards and a touchdown.
Lindsay had one comple
tion for eight yards. Lead
ing the Mustangs in receiv
ing was Ryan Smith with
two receptions for 47 yards
on the night. Palmer caught
two balls for 20 yards and a
touchdown. Dougherty had
one catch for five yards in
the game.
On defense for the
Mustangs, Kolby Currin led
the team in tackles with 11.
Saul Erickson tallied nine,
Clyde Britt and Hedman
had eight each. Palmer. Wy
att Steagall and Beau Wolt-
er all had five tackles in the
game. Len Hauermeier and
Lindsay had four stops each
for the Mustangs. Dough
erty and Lane W ilhelm
both recorded two tackles
for the night. Having one
tackle each in the game
were Ryan Smith, Tristan
Moses, Kaden Corbin, Ri
ley Gorham and Peyton
Lehman.
The next scheduled
game for the JV Mustangs
is Oct. 13 in Stanfield.
make the best decision on
which choice is right for
them. We are very grateful
to our partners for their phe
nomenal work in develop
ing these new tools within
a very short time frame.”
Starting this past Mon-
day, Sept. 29, farm owners
may begin visiting their
local Farm Service Agency
(FSA) offices if they want
to update their yield his
tory and/or reallocate base
acres, the first step before
choosing which new pro
gram best serves their risk
management needs.
Letters sent this sum
mer enabled farm owners
and producers to analyze
their crop planting history
in order to decide whether
to keep their base acres or
reallocate them according
to recent plantings.
The next step in US-
DA’s safety net implemen
tation is scheduled for this
winter when all producers
on a farm begin making
their election, which will
remain in effect for 2014-
2018 crop years between
the options offered by ARC
and PLC.
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