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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Mustangs slay Dragons, advance to state Heppner players honored in all-league quarterinals CJ Kindle rises to the challenge, snatching the ball from the air in one of four passes he caught on the night. –Photo by Sandra Putman The Heppner Mustang football team won its irst- round game of the OSAA 2A State Football Champi- onship. The team beat the Monroe Dragons by a score of 55-14 last Saturday at Les Payne ield. With the win, Heppner advances to the quarterinal round of the playoffs, in which they will play the Reedsport Braves. Heppner kicked off to start the game against the Dragons and forced a punt. A 14-play, 57-yard drive led to the first Mustang touchdown when CJ Kindle powered the ball in from one yard out. That made the score 6-0. Both teams fumbled on their next possessions. When the Mustangs got the ball back they ended up with good field posi- tion at the Dragons’ 42- yard line. Two plays later, Weston Putman got some outstanding blocking and scored from 35 yards out on a dazzling run through the Dragon defense. Put- man then ran the ball in for the two-point conversion to make the score 14-0. Logan Grieb kicked the ball off and it soared deep into Monroe territory. The Heppner coverage team tackled the Dragon return man at the nine-yard line. Two plays later, Wyatt Stea- gall recovered a fumble to give the Mustangs the ball. On the very next play, Put- in the half. Heppner then got the ball back when Put- man intercepted a Monroe pass and returned it to the 32-yard line. Two plays later Heppner scored again. Clark passed the ball to Kindle, who ran it in from 16 yards out. Grieb kicked the extra point to make the score 49-0 at halftime. The rest of the game would be played with a running clock as the Mustangs were ahead by more than 45 points. Heppner got the ball to start the second half and scored again. Kindle took a handoff and scooted down the sideline for a 44-yard touchdown run to make it 55-0. During the rest of the third quarter, Mustang coaches began to mix in many players who had not played in the game yet. The third quarter ended with score 55-0. The Dragons scored both of their touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the last one with only two seconds left in the game. The inal score was 55-14. Another outstanding performance by the Mus- tang defense was led by Tommy Bredfield, who recorded 13 tackles. Put- man and Kevin Murray followed with 10 tackles each. Tim Jaca had one of his best games of the year and finished with eight tackles in the game. Collins put pressure on the quarter- back and punter all game long and also inished with eight tackles. Kolby Currin and Steagall inished with ive tackles each and Ryan Smith had three. Having two tackles each in the game were Saul Erickson, Tre Cimmiyotti, Hedman, Coby Dougherty and Derek Howard. With one tackle each were Kindle, Grieb, Jake Lindsay, Lane Wil- helm, Tristan Moses, Dako- ta Howard, Zach Bredield, Carson Brosnan and Zavier Glover. On the offensive side of things, Clark was 9-15 passing for 132 yards and three touchdowns. Kindle caught four passes for 64 yards and one score. Grieb had one reception for 29 yards and a touchdown. Putman caught one ball for 18 yards and Lindsay had one catch for eight yards. Hedman had one catch for seven yards and a touch- down, while Smith had one catch for six yards. Putman led the team in rushing with 88 yards on nine carries. He also scored a rushing touchdown. Clark ran the ball for 54 yards on four carries and scored once. Kindle gained 53 yards on six carries and scored two touchdowns. Grieb had one carry for 10 yards and a touchdown. Dougherty carried the ball ive times for eight yards and Hedman had one carry for one yard. Heppner had 16 first downs in the game. The Mustangs had 203 yards rushing and 132 passing. Total offense in the game was 335 yards for Heppner and 208 for Monroe. The Mustangs will host the Reedsport Braves in a quarterfinal game this Saturday. The Braves (9-1, 5-0) were the first-place team from the Sunset Con- ference. They won their first-round game against the Weston-McEwen Ti- gerScots by a score of 14-0. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Les Payne Field. selections Several players on the Columbia Basin Confer- ence champion team have been selected for CBC All- League honors. On the defensive side, Logan Grieb, CJ Kindle and Kaden Clark were all named to irst team as de- fensive backs. Weston Put- man and Tommy Bredield were selected as irst team linebackers; Kolby Currin was named second team linebacker. Heppner de- fensive linemen Patrick Collins and Kevin Murray were named to irst team, while Tim Jaca was selected for second team and Wyatt Steagall received honorable mention. For the offense, re- ceivers Grieb, Putman and Kindle were all selected to irst team. Quarterback Clark also was selected for irst team. For the offensive line, Collins and Murray were both named to first team, while Currin and Saul Erickson both received honorable mentions. Run- ning back Bredfield was selected for second team. Several Irrigon players also received all-league honors. Nate Verley was named to second team de- fensive back and quarter- back; Cougar Kroske was selected first team line- backer and second team offensive line; Fredy Vera was named second team linebacker and first team running back; and Parker Miller was selected sec- ond team offensive line. Chosen for honorable men- tions were Colby Krogh, defensive lineman; Colten Seelye, offensive line; and Carlos Zacarias, running back. man ran the ball in for the touchdown. Once again, Putman scored the two- -Continued from PAGE ONE employment/promotions/ point conversion. He caught working on reunification transfers-Venesa Lopez- a pass from quarterback plans within the district’s Nazarro, transfer to SBE Kaden Clark that made the safety plan and working ed assistant, Mitch Thomp- score 22-0 at the end of the with students who are tru- son, transfer to IJSHS part- irst quarter. ant. He said that George time ed assistant; extra Heppner punted on Shimer also has been hired duty contracts-David Boor, their next possession. They as a student resource oficer RJSHS junior high head got the ball right back when wrestling coach, Jon Dom- for Boardman. Clark forced the Monroe In other business, the pier, HJSHS assistant high return man to fumble. Pat- school girls’ basketball board: rick Collins hustled down -received the follow- coach, Juan Reyna, RJSHS and dove on the ball to give ing enrollment report: A.C. junior high assistant boys’ the Mustangs great field Houghton Elementary, kin- basketball coach, Matthew position. Clark then found dergarten through grade Summers-Johnson, RJSHS Grieb open over the middle three, Irrigon-272; Sam assistant junior high boys’ of the ield and threw him Boardman Elementary, basketball coach, Robert touchdown pass that cov- K-three, Boardman-336; Wilson, HJSHS head high ered 29 yards. That made Heppner Elementary, K- school girls’ basketball the score of the game 28-0. six-163; Irrigon Elemen- coach. The Mustang defense -approved the first tary, four-six-195; Windy got the ball right back for River Elementary, Board- reading of policies on: a the offense and they quickly man, four-six-217; Heppner local wellness program scored again. Clark found Junior/Senior High, sev- concerning childhood obe- Caden Hedman open in en-12-154; Irrigon Junior/ sity, nutrition guidelines, the end zone and hit him Senior High, seven-12-385; physical activity and school with a seven-yard pass for Riverside Junior/Senior meals, and hazing, harass- the touchdown. Clark then High, seven-12-404; Mor- ment and intimidation, to threw the ball to Kindle for row Education Center, Ir- include teen dating violence the two-point conversion to and domestic violence. rigon-38; total-2164. make the score 36-0. -adopted new, revised -approved the follow- Monroe then put to- ing employment action: or rescinded policies on gether an eight-play drive resignations/non-renewals- reimbursable school meals that ended when they turned Anna Browne, RJSHS ju- and milk program, fed- it over on downs. After a nior high head girls’ basket- eral family and medical 35-yard run by Putman and ball coach, Clair Costello, leave, request for family a 23-yard pass reception RJSHS high school head and medical leave, Family by Kindle, the Mustangs volleyball coach, Neil Liv- and Medical Leave Act/ scored again. Grieb took a ingston, RJSHS assistant Oregon Family Leave Act, handoff and swept around high school football coach; local wellness program. the left end of the line to -heard the following Michelle Morgan, IJSHS score from 10 yards out. That made it 42-0 with just Mustang Logan Grieb runs the ball with a Dragon in hot junior high head girls’ announcements: Veteran’s basketball coach, Steve Day holiday, Nov. 11, Or- under three minutes to play pursuit. –Photo by Sandra Putman Sheller, IJSHS assistant egon School Board As- high school girls’ basket- sociation annual conven- ball coach; retirements- tion, Portland, Nov. 12-15, 22, Lexington, was found 35, Benton City, WA, was -Leonard Leroy Searls Terri Gentry, as of Oct. 31, Thanksgiving break, Nov. guilty of Violation of the found guilty of Failure to Jr., Eagle Creek, OR, was 2015, however. will inish 25-29; next board meeting, Basic Rule, 75 mph in a 55 Immediately Validate Big found guilty of Hunting the 2015-16 school year; HJSHS, Dec. 14. Game Tag, $110 ine. mph zone, $160 ine. from or across Highway, -Jason Bowles, Hep- $110 ine. -Christopher D. Lar- son, 30, Terrebonne, OR, pner, 40, was found guilty -Timothy J. Schmidt, was found guilty of Off of Driving While Suspend- 37, Cambridge, ID, was Road Vehicle on Highway/ ed-Violation, $260 ine. found guilty of Operating -Brent A. Eckman, 24, without Proper Fenders or Railroad, and Operating an This Thursday, Nov. 12, the Holly Rebekah Lodge ATV without Permit and Heppner, was found guilty Mudguards and was ined will host a Bunco party at the lodge hall in Lexington. of Failure to Drive within $160. Decal, $200 ine. Play starts at 7 p.m.; cost is $5. -David M. Peruski, Lane, $260 ine. SCHOOL DISTRICT Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following Justice Court report: -Jonathan Joshua Uan- no, 20, Happy Valley, OR, was found guilty of No Operator’s License, Driv- ing Uninsured and Failure to Register Vehicle and was ined $630. -Lacey Shay Davidson, HEPPNER LES SCHWAB SENDS GOOD LUCK WISHES TO OUR MUSTANG FOOTBALL TEAM. 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