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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 19,2014
Cold, snow don’t slow Mustangs in
quarterfinals victory
CJ Kindle (#24) braces to catch a pass from quarterback Kaden
Clark (#10). Clark was 9-16 passing the ball for 225 yards,
while Kindle caught five balls for 131 yards and a touchdown
and led the team in rushing. - Photo by Sand}’ Matthews
The Heppner Mustang
football team won their
OSAA State Championship
Quarterfinal game against
the Central Linn Cobras by
a score of 45-8.
Large piles o f snow
could be seen all around
Les Payne field on game
day. Many local volunteers
worked for several hours
to blade, rake and blow
snow off o f the field. Their
efforts helped ensure that
the teams would be able to
safely play on the home turf
of the Mustangs.
Central Linn kicked off
to start the game and the
Mustangs got great field
position at midfield. After
six hard-fought running
plays, Heppner scored on
a 25-yard touchdown pass
from Kaden Clark to CJ
Kindle. Brian Rill ran in
the two-point conversion to
give Heppner the lead 8-0.
The teams then battled
up and down the field but
neither of them could score.
They traded possessions
four tim es before H ep
pner would score again.
A six-play drive that fea
tured a 31-yard pass play
from Clark to Kindle ended
when Clark ran the baft in
from three yards out for
the touchdown. Clark then
threw to Logan Grieb for
the PAT and the Mustangs
led the game 16-0.
On the next Cobra pos-
session, Weston Putman
forced a fumble that Patrick
Collins recovered at the
Central Linn 30-yard line.
Just three plays later, Clark
would score a touchdown
on a run of one yard. He
then threw to Jesse Corbin
for the two-point conver
sion to give the Mustangs
the lead 24-0. The next Co
bra drive was stopped when
Corbin intercepted a pass to
give the Mustangs the ball
back. They could not score
on their final drive o f the
half and went to the locker
room with a 24-0 lead.
On the first C obra
possession of the second
half, Clark intercepted a
pass to give the Mustangs
good field position. Put
man scored four plays later
when he caught a 26-yard
p a s s from Clark. That made
the score 30-0 in favor of
the Mustangs. After a brief
drive by the Cobras, the
Heppner defense forced
them to punt. On the very
first play, Kindle got some
great blocking and he ran
74 yards for a score. Grieb
caught the two-point con
version pass from Clark to
make the score 38-0 with
three minutes left in the
third quarter. Hie Mustang
defense again held strong
and forced another Cobra
punt to give the offense the
ball at midfield.
On the very next play,
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and the first play o f the
fourth quarter, Heppner
scored again. Clark found
G rieb open acro ss the
middle of the field and hit
him in stride. Grieb then
outraced a Cobra defender
for a 50-yard scoring play.
Corbin made the PAT kick
to make the score 45-0.
As has happened many
times this year, the 45-point
mercy rule would take over
and the clock would run
for the rest o f the game.
Many of the younger Mus
tang players rotated into
the game to gain valuable
playoff" experience. Central
Linn would score their only
touchdown on a long run
with 11 minutes left in the
game. Central Linn would
also block a Mustang punt
into the end zone. A Hep
pner player then fell on the
ball and the Cobras scored a
two-point safety. The teams
then traded possessions
again. Hie Heppner offense
held the ball as the game
ended. The Mustangs had
won by the score of 45-8.
The Mustangs had 12
first downs in the game and
Central Linn 10. Heppner
rushed for 129 yards and
the Cobras had 152. The
Mustangs had 225 passing
yards and Central Linn had
0. Total yards in the game
for Heppner was 354 and
Central Linn had 152.
Kindle led the team
in rushing with 95 yards.
Rill, who left early in the
game with an ankle injury,
was next with 20 yards.
Clark ran for 16 and Pey
ton Lehman had one yard
rushing.
Clark was 9-16 pass
ing the ball for 225 yards.
Kindle caught five balls for
131 yards and a touchdown.
Putman hauled in two pass
es for 41 yards and a touch
down. Grieb had one catch
for 50 yards and a score in
the game. Corbin had one
catch for three yards.
On the defensive side
o f the ball, Putman led
the team in tackles with
13. Kindle contributed 12
and Tom Gould had eight.
Saul Erickson and Kolby
Currin had seven tackles
each in the game and Ross
C utsforth had six. C ol
lins was next with five
tackles and Corbin and
Grieb each had four. Next
with three tackles on the
day were Caden Hedman,
Clyde Britt and Tim Jaca.
With two tackles each in the
game were Clark and John
Propheter. Finishing the
game with one tackle each
were Rill, Jacob Moses and
Skyler Palmer.
With the win, the Mus
tangs now move on to the
OSAA State Championship
Semifinals, where they will
face the Knappa Loggers.
The game will be played
on Saturday, Nov. 22, at
Liberty High School in
Hillsboro. Game time is set
for noon.
On Friday, Nov. 21, Jim
Kindle will escort the play
ers’ bus out of town with
a fire truck. The boys are
expected to depart around 8
a.m.; community members
are invited to step outside
and see them off on their
way to the state semifinals.
- FIVE
Snow, bitter cold doesn 7
slow down Mustang
supporters
Chad Doherty (top) operates a four-wheeler, plowing snow
off Les Payne Field in preparation for the football game last
Saturday, while Ken Grieb (bottom) shovels snow to make
life easier for the fans. These two and many more volunteers
helped clear the way for a crushing Mustang victory Saturday
afternoon. -Photos by Sandv Matthews
CHRISTM AS IN HEPPNER
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE
some great prizes that have
been donated by merchants.
Thursday, Dec. 4, will
start Christmas Festivities
in Heppner. The Heppner
Christmas Activity Com
mittee says it is planning
hard already to make this
year even better than last
year. The day will be filled
with a time for the local
merchants to show their
customer appreciation, with
activities going all day
long.
At 5:30 p.m., local chil
dren will decorate the tree
by the post office with their
homemade ornaments, and
everyone is invited to par
ticipate in caroling around
the tree.
At 6 p.m., Pioneer Me
morial Hospice will hold its
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM
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BANK OF EASTERN OREGON
W h e n it c o m e s to a g r ic u lt u r e , y o u c a n b a n k o n o u r e x p e rie n c e .
G e t y o u r a g lo a n s & d o y o u r in v e s t in g w ith u s.
Lights of Hope ceremony at
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
(see stopry PAGE THREE).
Santa will be set up in
side Heppner Family Foods
for pictures from 6-7 p.m.,
so bring your camera and
take a picture or two. Hep
pner Family Foods also will
be providing a candy cane
and hot chocolate. Shoppers
will also want to remem-
ber to take advantage of
extended evening hours to
purchase Christmas gifts
and get rewards cards for
purchases.
The Celebrate H ep
pner Christmas commu
nity event will be held on
Thursday, Dec. 18, starting
at 6 p.m. at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds. The
evening will begin with a
dinner prepared and served
by C ornerstone G allery
for purchase for the whole
family; pictures with Santa
and drawing of the rewards
cards, raffle and penny
board winners will wrap
up the evening. Rumor
has it that Scrooge is also
planning on stopping by to
spend the evening.
Choice Program will affect veterans
in outlying areas
Many veterans now
have the option to receive
non-VA health care rather
than waiting for a VA ap
pointment or traveling to a
VA facility.
As ofNov. 5,2014, the
new Choice Program began
to cover non-VA care for
eligible veterans enrolled
in VA healthcare. Every
veteran will receive a let
ter and a Choice Card in
the mail with details about
the program. Veterans will
be eligible for the program
and receive cards in three
phases:
-Veterans who may live
more than 40 miles from a
VA facility;
-Veterans who are cur
rently waiting for an ap
pointment longer than 30
days;
-All remaining veterans
enrolled for VA healthcare
who may be eligible for the
Choice Program.
To set up an appoint
ment with a non-VA pro
vider, call the VA at 866-
606-8198.
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