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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 5, 2014 MUSTANGS TAKE CBC TITLE Saul Erickson (#52) and Ross Cutsforth (#56) slam into TigerScot players during last Friday’s game. Both players contributed to Friday’s victory with tackle records of sis and five respectively. Photo by Sandra Putman -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE Corbin caught the ball and got the ball back when Weston Putman intercepted a pass to give the Mustangs good field position. Seven plays later. I leppner scored when quarterback Kaden Clark threw a pass to Logan Grieb in the end/one for a touchdown. The play cov ered three yards and made the score 6-6. Both teams played hard-nosed football for the rest of the half and traded possessions again but no one could score. The first half ended with the score tied 6-6. To start the second half, the Mustang defense did its job and forced a punt. Jesse Corbin returned the kick 17 yards to near mid-field. Three plays later Clark hit Corbin with a pass on a slant route over the middle. out-raced the defense for a 53-yard touchdown. Clark then threw to Putman for the two-point conversion to give the Mustangs a 14-6 lead. After the Heppner de fense forced another punt, the offense went on an 11- play drive that ate up over four minutes of game time. The third quarter ended with the score 14-6 in favor of Heppner. As the fourth q u ar ter started, the TigerScots would score again. A long pass was deflected by a Mustang defender straight up into the air. A Weston- McEwen player ran under it. caught it, and scored on a 68 yard play to make the score 14-12. Heppner would answer right back on the next drive with a score of their own. An onside kick attempt by the I igerScots was recovered near mid- field by Tom Gould. On the first Mustang play, Brian Rill would take it 41 yards to the 14-yard line. Four plays later Rill would run it in from four yards out for the touchdown. That made the score 20-12 with eight minutes left in the game. The stingy M ustang defense again forced a punt. Heppner took over with alm ost six m inutes left in the game and ran the clock out. The offensive line took control of the line of scrimmage and moved the TigerScot defense out of their way. On this drive, CJ Kindle had runs of 22 and 21 yards. Rill had runs of 12 and six yards. The Mus tangs controlled the ball and the clock. They executed a total of 12 running plays to end the game. As the final horn sounded, the M ustangs were victorious by the score of 20-12. They had com pleted an undefeated season and were CBC champions. For the game, Hep pner had 16 first downs com pared to 10 for the TigerScots. Heppner had 244 rushing yards and the TigerScots had 92. Heppner ended the game with 72 passing yards and Weston- McEwen 147. Total yards for Heppner was 316 and for the TigerScots it was 239. The Mustangs ran the ball so well that they did not need to throw it much. Clark was 4-10 passing for 72 yards and two touch downs. Corbin caught two passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. Grieb had one catch for three yards and a touchdown on the night. Kindle had one catch for two yards in the game. Rill had his second game in a row with over 200 yards rushing. He ran the ball 34 times for 210 yards in this game. Kindle carried it seven times for 52 yards. The defense was led in tackles by Patrick Col lins with seven. Gould, Putman and Saul Erickson recorded six tackles each in the game. Grieb and Ross Cutsforth both had five tackles and Kevin Murray had four. Rill and Corbin each recorded three tackles and Clark had two. The Mustangs will now host an OSAA State Football p layoff game. They will play the Myrtle Point Bobcats Saturday at 2 p.m. The Bobcats are the third-place team from the Sunset Conference and have a season record of 5-4. They ended up as the 17th- ranked team by the OSAA. NRCS accepting applications for agricultural and wetland conservation easem ents PORTLAND. OR USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is ac cepting applications for its new Agricultural Conserva tion Easements Program (ACEP). Funding is now available for the purchase of conservation easements on eligible agricultural lands and wetlands in Or egon. Applications must be submitted to Oregon NRCS by Dec. 31 to be consid ered for this year's priority funding. Applications received after Dec. 31 and before March 27, 2015 will be given secondary consider ation for funding depending on availability. The ACEP, created through the 2014 Farm Bill, funds easements for agri cultural lands and wetland reserves. ACEP has two components, one for Ag ricultural Land Easements (ALE) and one for Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE). Under the agricultural land component, funds are provided to eligible entities that can use ACEP funding to purchase agricultural land easements that pro tect the agricultural use and conservation values of eligible land. Approved ag ricultural easements would prevent productive working lands from being converted to non-agricultural uses and maximize protection o f land devoted to food and fiber production. Crop land, rangeland, grassland, pastureland and nonindus trial private forestland are eligible. Under the wetland re serve component, funding is provided directly to land- owners for the purchase of an easement and for restora- tion. Wetland reserve ease ments would restore and enhance wetlands and im prove habitat. Restoration funds are used to restore and enhance wetlands, to improve habitat for migra tory birds and other wild life, improve water quality, reduce flood damage, and encourage outdoor educa tion and recreation. Eligible lands include farmed or converted wetlands that can be successfully and cost- effectively restored. Applications are avail able at local USDA Service Centers and on the Oregon NRCS Website at www. or.nrcs.usda.gov. The ACEP combines NRCS' former Farm and Ranch Lands Protection, G rassland R eserve and ACEP and other Farm Bill W etlands R eserve p ro program s at w w w .nrcs. grams. Learn more about usda.gov/farmbill. ‘Fight for Jeremy Miller’ benefit concert planned in Pendleton PENDLETON, OR— The Friends of Jeremy Mill er are excited to announce that nationally-touring art ists The Coats will be re turning to Pendleton to perform at The Vert Audi torium this Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. The Coats are one of the Pacific N orthw est’s premiere a cappella groups and have shared the stage with The Beach Boys, Jay Leno, Trisha Yearwood and many more. The Pendleton High School Choir will kick off this night of music under the direction of Emily Cal lender. Also performing a few crowd favorites will be Pendleton’s very own a cappella group, Absolutely Nobody. Joe Lindsay, Tom Phelan, Rick Pullen, Cory 8:30am - 4:00pm Pioneer Memorial Clinic Dêinforrriçtl beproadò'c' beAssured 130 N. Thompson Street Heppner OR 97836 V- MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT E x c e ll e n c e In H e a l t h c a r e As the nation s leading mobile mammography provider, we employ dedicated breast imaging radiologists, technologists and medical assistants that partner together to bring you the early detection saves lives. professional, personalized care you deservel Call to schedule your appointment: 541 . 676.2948 TT Mustang Brian Kill was naim'd player of the week for his per formance in the game versus the Irrigon Knights. -Photo by Sandra Putman Heppner Mustang Bri an Rill, #28, was named the MaxPreps/Oregon Ath letic Coaches Association (OACA) 2014 Oregon high school football playei of the week Oct. 28. M ax P rep s and the OACA select the top foot ball perform ance in the state each week. Only play- ers with stats on MaxPreps are eligible. Rill rushed for 289 yards on 26 attempts, scor ing five touchdowns and leading Heppner to a 46-12 victory over Irrigon. He also caught four passes for 65 yards as the Mustangs improved their season re cord to 8-0. Youth get lesson in Spanish culture Members of the Hep pner High School Spanish IV class came down to Hep pner Elementary School to do a lesson on El Dia de Los Muertos (All Souls Day) recently. The p ri mary grade students learned some Spanish vocabulary, culture, cuisine and art in their quick session. Caitlynn Bailey opened the class with an introduc tion about the special holi day. Maddie Lindsay gave a vocabulary lesson (Carson Angell was delighted to see that his last name was the partly the same in Spanish “Angelito...little angel” ). Paige Grieb talked about the customs that are prac ticed in Mexico for this celebration. Jasmine Garcia taught the students how to sing "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes” in Span ish. As a finale, the group went outside to enjoy some Mexican Sweet Bread, or "Pan Dulce.” leta Masterson, Carson Angell, Caitlynn Bailey and Maddie Lindsay. -Contributedphoto Thursday, November 20,h ‘digit al [mammography lit» » « Cooley and Jeremy Miller will share the stage again. This concert will ben efit A bsolutely Nobody member Jeremy Miller who was diagnosed in Novem ber 2013 with incurable pancreatic cancer. Jeremy is 36 years old. He is married to Hope Miller, and they have two young sons, Ryan, 8, and Tyler, 4. Tickets can be pur chased for $10 at Murray’s Drug in Heppner, Armchair Bookstore, 39 SW Dorion Ave. Pendleton, or New Hope Community Church, 1350 S. HWY 395, Hermis- ton. Checks should be made to Stacy Cooley (Benefit Coordinator). Anyone wishing to be a sponsor or for more infor Pictured in the first row (L-R) are Jasmine Garcia, Maya mation call Janet Runnion Payne, Owen Guerra, Ceil Walters and Adrian Negrette. In the second row (L-R) are Paige Grieb, Kadie Hendricks, Za- Koch at 541-377-0584. Get Your Yearly Mammogram! iredimaaina^ Rill named state player o f the week it’s i t s that mai NUT simple. Heppner FBLA taking orders for homemade pie sale The Heppner FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) is once again taking orders for Thanksgiving homemade pies for the community. Pies will be frozen and then delivered the week of Nov. 25-27. The pies available arc: apple, pecan, cherry, pumpkin, berry, peach and Oreo. Each pie will be $15. To order, contact Mrs. Collins at 541-676-9138. Pre-orders are requested no later than Nov. 18. Ag students take over greens workshop The Heppner Ag Sci ence students have picked up the mantle of the Greens Workshop previously put on by the Heppner Garden Club. The students have been able to take over the yearly workshop due to the generosity of the donation of the tools and equipment by the HGC. Heppner agricultural students and FFA members will be creating wreaths, swags, candy canes and centerpieces for purchase during the week of Dec.8- 11. Pre-orders are available by contacting Heppner FFA at 541-676-9138 or email ing Beth Dickenson at dick- ene(2)morrow.kl 2.or.us.
