SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Mustangs remain undefeated with Friday Nichols places third in
tough invitational
thrashing of Tigers
Close but not close enough: A Stanfield player falls short of
stopping Mustang Logan Grieb Friday night. The Mustangs
dished out a bitter defeat to the Tigers, maintaining both their
undefeated status and their top spot in the conference. –Photo
by Sandra Putman
The Heppner Mustang
football team took con-
trol of the Columbia Basin
Conference race with a 60-6
trashing of the Stanfield
Tigers last week. With the
win, Heppner (7-0, 3-0) is
the only undefeated team in
the CBC. They are also one
of only three teams at the
2A level to be undefeated
at this point in the season.
Early in the game it was
hard-fought in the trenches.
Both teams’ lines had lots
of size and strength. On the
second drive of the game
for Heppner, they scored.
A seven-play drive ended
with a touchdown when CJ
Kindle ran the ball in from
three yards out. That gave
the Mustangs a 6-0 lead.
The next time Heppner
got the ball it took only
two plays to score again.
Receiver Logan Grieb got
behind the Tiger defense
and Kaden Clark hit him
with a long pass. The touch-
down catch and run covered
71 yards. Clark then threw
to Weston Putman for the
two-point conversion and
the Mustangs led 14-0. The
Tigers then put together a
drive that led to a touch-
down; that made the score
14-6.
The next time they
had the ball, Stanfield was
forced to punt from deep in
their own territory. Tommy
Bredfield busted through
the Tiger line and blocked
the punt. The ball rolled
into the end zone and Pat-
rick Collins fell on it for an-
other Mustang touchdown.
Clark ran the ball in for the
two-point conversion to
make the score 22-6.
The Mustang defense
forced a fumble on the
next Tiger possession. On
the very next play, Kindle
raced around the right edge
of the Mustang line and
sprinted down the sideline
for a 69-yard touchdown.
Kindle then threw a pass
to Grieb for the two-point
conversion, and that made
the score 30-6 at halftime.
Heppner scored each
time they touched the ball
in the second half. Their
first score came on the first
play of the half. Clark threw
a strike to Grieb, who ran it
in for a 60-yard touchdown.
Putman caught the two-
point conversion pass from
Clark to make the score
38-6 just 10 seconds into
the half.
The Mustang defense
forced a Tiger punt and the
offense went back to work.
A six-play drive that cov-
ered over 60 yards ended
with a seven-yard touch-
down pass from Clark to
Putman. A run by Clark for
the two-point conversion
was good and Heppner led
46-6 at this point.
The next Heppner drive
started near midfield. A pass
from Kindle to Grieb that
covered 21 yards helped set
up the score. Clark found
Grieb open again and threw
him a pass. Grieb caught
it in stride and ran for a
31-yard touchdown. Clark
carried the ball in for the
two-point conversion and
the score was 54-6 with
four minutes left in the third
quarter. The 45-point rule
would come into play at this
point and the clock would
run the rest of the game.
Kevin Murray recov-
ered a fumble the next time
Stanfield had the ball. That
gave Heppner good field
position at the Stanfield
35-yard line. A steady diet
of running plays ended in a
touchdown when Bredfield
ran the ball in from eight
yards out. That made the
final score of the game 60-6
in favor of the Mustangs.
Heppner had 14 first
downs to nine for Stanfield.
The Mustangs rushed for
187 yards and the Tigers
153. Heppner passed for
216 yards and Stanfield
nine. Total yards for the
game were Heppner 403
and Stanfield 162.
Clark finished the game
5-12 passing for 195 yards.
He threw for four touch-
downs and had one inter-
ception. Kindle completed
one pass for 21 yards.
Grieb caught four pass-
es for 183 yards and three
touchdowns. Putman had
two pass receptions for 33
yards and one score.
Kindle led the team
in rushing with 109 yards
on eight carries. He scored
two touchdowns running
the ball in the game. Clark
gained 27 yards rushing
and scored one touchdown.
Bredfield packed it seven
times and gained 23 yards
on the night. Grieb and Ca-
den Hedman each gained 14
yards rushing in the game.
The Heppner defense
was led by Bredfield and
Murray. They each had 13
tackles in the game, and
Murray also recovered two
fumbles. Putman contribut-
ed 12 tackles and a fumble
recovery. Patrick Collins
finished the game with 8
tackles and a blocked punt
touchdown. Grieb and Saul
Erickson each had six tack-
les for the Mustangs. Kolby
Currin had five tackles,
while Kindle and Tre Cim-
miyotti each recorded four.
With three tackles each in
the game were Clark, Hed-
man, Tim Jaca and Wyatt
Steagall. Clark also had
a fumble recovery for the
team. Jake Lindsay had two
tackles and Ryan Smith,
Coby Dougherty and Derek
Howard each had one.
The Mustangs will host
the Irrigon Knights on Fri-
day night at Les Payne field.
Game time is 7 p.m.
Mustang JV stomps the Vikings
The Heppner Mustang
JV football team won their
game with the Umatilla
Vikings Monday night by
a score of 38-14.
The first time the Mus-
tangs had the ball they
went on a 14-play drive to
score. Coby Dougherty ran
the ball in from three yards
out for the touchdown to
make the score 6-0. The
Heppner defense forced the
Vikings to punt and Dough-
erty returned the kick 38
yards to give the Mustangs
good field position. Kevin
Smith scored a touchdown
on a four-yard run up the
middle; that made the score
12-0 at the end of the first
quarter.
Umatilla scored a
touchdown early in the
second period. Beau Wolt-
ers flew over the Viking line
and blocked the point-after
attempt. The score at this
point was 12-6. Another
long drive by the Mustangs,
this one eight-plays, ended
when Smith passed the ball
to Wolters for a touchdown.
That score stretched the
lead to 18-6 in favor of
the Mustangs. The teams
traded possessions and then
Tristan Moses intercepted a
pass to stop a Viking drive.
The score at halftime was
18-6.
Heppner got the ball
to start the second half and
went on one of their long
scoring drives. This was a
10-play drive that ended
with a touchdown when
Kaden Corbin punched it
in from nine yards out. The
two-point conversion was
scored by Mads Meltofte
to make the score 26-6. The
Mustang defense forced a
three-and-out by the Vi-
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kings and Heppner got the
ball back in good field posi-
tion. Eight straight running
plays led to a touchdown
when Dougherty scored on
a one-yard run. That made
the score 32-6 at the end of
the third quarter.
When the Mustangs got
the ball early in the fourth
quarter, they scored again.
Another eight-play drive
ended when Dougherty
scored from nine yards
out to make the score 38-
6. Umatilla scored again
with only seconds left in
the game. They then suc-
cessfully executed an on-
side kick. That threat was
stopped when Smith inter-
cepted a Viking pass. He
then took a knee on the very
next play to end the game
and give the Mustangs the
win by the score of 38-14.
Corbin led the Mus-
tangs in rushing with 142
yards on 14 carries and
a touchdown. Dougherty
packed the ball 21 times for
131 yards and three touch-
downs. Smith had eight
MILES &
carries for 21 yards and one
touchdown. Hunter Nichols
gained nine yards on three
carries and Zach Bredfield
rushed for five yards on two
carries.
Smith was 4-13 passing
the ball for 74 yards and one
touchdown in the game.
Wolters caught two balls for
34 yards and a touchdown
on the night. Dougherty had
one reception for 28 yards
and Peyton Lehman caught
one pass for 12.
The defense was led
by Wolters with 14 tack-
les. Derek Howard was
next with eight tackles and
Bredfield had seven. Corbin
followed with six tackles
and Nichols had four. Mo-
ses also finished with four
tackles and had one inter-
ception. With three tackles
each were Lehman, Dakota
Howard, Ethan Akers, Ja-
cob Wallace and Keegan
Gibbs. Having two tackles
each were Cason Mitchell
and Zavier Glover. Smith
had one tackle and one in-
terception for the Mustangs.
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The Heppner Day Care
recently received a boost in
nutrition and expansion in
the form of several grants.
A grant from the Good
Shepherd Community
Health Foundation will aid
in providing fresh and local
produce to day care and pre-
school children attending
the center. The stated mis-
sion of the Good Shepherd
Community Health Foun-
dation is to enhance the
quality of life and general
health of residents living
in west Umatilla and Mor-
row County. Resources are
provided to worthy projects
best illustrating foundation
ideals and fulfilling the
health needs of our region.
The center board and
staff say they are excited
about this opportunity, as
they say the nutrition that
each child receives is im-
portant to staff and board
members. With this grant,
they “look forward to help-
ing the children explore
healthier food options and
embrace a healthier life-
style,” the day care stated
in a release.
Heppner Day Care
was also a recipient of the
Willow Creek Valley Eco-
nomic Development Group
Community and Public
Enhancement Grant. Day
care staff say this grant is
especially valuable to the
center as it ensured that
enough funds were secured
to move forward with the
opening of a toddler/infant
center.
Morrow County Grain
Growers and the Bank of
Eastern Oregon also pro-
vided match money to a
previously-awarded Wild-
horse Foundation grant
to update the play area
behind the center. Plans
are in place to update bas-
ketball hoops, outdoor play
equipment and recreate a
play area where the swings
once were. Due to safety
concerns the swings had to
be removed and left a large
empty space. A commit-
tee of board members and
staff are looking at options
to maximize the potential
of the space by providing
an appealing play area for
all ages.
New public meetings to
discuss Blue Mountains
Forest Plan Revision
The Forest Service has
scheduled new public meet-
ings to discuss the Blue
Mountains Forest Plan Re-
vision.
A meeting regarding
livestock grazing will be
held in Heppner City Hall
Wednesday, Nov. 4, from
6-9 p.m. Doors open at
5:30. An additional meeting
on the topic will be held
at the N. Fork John Day
Ranger District in Ukiah
from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday,
Nov. 10.
Nov. 2, a meeting on
access and wilderness will
take place at the La Grande
Armory from 6-9 p.m. A
meeting on pace and scale
of restoration will take
place at the same location
Nov. 12 from 6-9 p.m.
A facilitator will ensure
that everyone in attendance
has time to speak, listen and
propose solutions.
Morrow County Health
District is again offering free
Medicare Part D assistance
during open enrollment.
(Reservations Required/Limited supply)
Open 8am-11am
Closed Sunday 11am-12pm for cleaning
Day care receives
grant funds
Medicare Part D
Open Enrollment
Free Assistance!
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Heppner seventh-grader Madelyn Nichols placed third out
of 135 middle school girls at the Wildhorse Invitational cross
country meet last Thursday with a time of 12.05. –Contributed
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