EIGHT- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Mustangs slaughter Rams in
semiinals, aim for state title
Weston Putman (#20) dashes through an opening made by
the Mustang offensive line last Saturday. The Mustang of-
fense dominated the game, while the defensive line held the
Rams to three points. -Photo by Sandra Putman
-From PAGE ONE line. Just ive plays later, the
The Heppner Mustang
football team will be play-
ing in the last game of the
season for the second year
in a row. The Mustangs
earned the right to play
again for the OSAA 2A
State Championship by
defeating the Regis Rams
26-3 in a semiinal game
last Saturday. With the win,
Heppner will now play the
Kennedy Trojans for the ti-
tle of the “Best of the Best,”
champions of 2A football in
the state of Oregon.
The game against Re-
gis was played in front of
a large and loud group of
Mustang fans at Liberty
High School in Hillsboro. It
was a cool and sunny day,
which made for good and
fast footing on the artiicial
turf ield.
Both teams spent the
irst quarter trying to gain
ield position on the other.
Penalties and two turnovers
by the Mustangs stalled
their irst three possessions.
The Heppner defense did
not let Regis get anywhere
near to scoring, and the
quarter ended 0-0.
As the second quarter
started, the Rams put to-
gether a drive that led to a
25-yard ield goal that gave
Regis the lead 3-0. The next
time Heppner had the ball
they were forced to punt.
Logan Grieb punted the ball
deep to the Regis 15 yard
Mustangs forced a fumble
that Tommy Bredield re-
covered at the 27-yard line.
This would set up the irst
score for the Mustangs. An
eight-play drive ended in a
touchdown when CJ Kindle
powered his way in from
one yard out. That made the
score 6-3 in favor of Hep-
pner at halftime.
Heppner got the ball to
start the second half. The
Mustangs looked more fo-
cused and energized as they
started a drive at their own
29-yard line. The Heppner
offensive line took control
of game and blew open
holes for the backs to run
through. A 17-play drive,
in which there were 14 run-
ning plays, led to another
touchdown. Kindle scored
again from one yard out and
Heppner led the game 12-3.
The Rams were unable
to move the ball on their
next drive and were forced
to punt. Heppner took over
on their own 34-yard line
and started another scoring
drive. After five straight
running plays by Kindle
and Weston Putman, the
Mustangs scored again.
Grieb took the handoff and
slashed through a hole up
the middle and out-raced
the defense for a 30-yard
touchdown. Quarterback
Kaden Clark then passed
the ball to Putman for the
two-point conversion to
make the score 20-3.
As the fourth quarter
started, the powerful Mus-
tang defense forced another
Regis punt. Heppner took
over and started a long
scoring drive. Kindle got
it going by rushing for 38
yards to move the ball to
the Regis 30-yard line.
Nine plays later the Mus-
tangs scored when Putman
blasted through the line for
a one-yard touchdown. That
made the score 26-3 in fa-
vor of Heppner as time was
running down in the game.
Grieb intercepted the
Rams’ quarterback on the
next Regis possession. Hep-
pner then punted the ball
back to Regis, but once
again they were intercepted.
Jake Lindsay stepped in
front of a pass and picked it
off. Another Heppner punt
gave Regis the ball back.
A big 14-yard quarterback
sack by Bredied forced the
Rams into even worse ield
position. A long pass at-
tempt was then intercepted
by Caden Hedman to secure
the victory. Clark took a
knee on the last play of the
game to give the Mustang
a 26-3 win.
Heppner dominated the
game on the stat sheet as
well. The Mustangs had 20
irst downs to seven for Re-
gis. Heppner had 297 yards
rushing to only 45 for the
Rams. The Mustangs had
357 total yards in the game
to 95 for Regis.
Mustang fans invited
to special practice
Kindle led the team in
rushing with 195 yards and
two touchdowns on 28 car-
ries. Grieb followed with 64
yards and one score on eight
carries. Putman finished
with 44 yards rushing and
one touchdown on 12 tries.
Clark was 6-11 for 60
yards passing in the game.
Putman caught four of those
for 32 yards. Kindle had
one catch for 15 yards and
Grieb caught one ball for
13.
Another great team de-
fensive effort was led by
Bredield with nine tackles
and a sack. Kindle had
seven tackles in the game
and Clark finished with
four. Putman, Patrick Col-
lins and Wyatt Steagall each
had three. Grieb had two
tackles and one intercep-
tion for the team. Kevin
Murray and Tim Jaca also
recorded two tackles each.
Hedman had one tackle and
one interception while Ryan
Smith and Tre Cimmiyotti
each also had one tackle.
Lindsay inished the game
with an interception.
The state champion-
ship game will played this
Saturday, Nov. 28, on Ken-
nison Field at Hermiston
High School. The game is
scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
The game will be
broadcast live at http://
www.osaa.org/radio-net-
work/2407 and AM 1360
KOHU Hermiston.
Heppner’s head football coach Greg Grant takes a moment
to coach Mustang Jake Lindsay on the sidelines. Being on
crutches hasn’t kept Grant from coaching his team through
the playoffs and toward the 2A inals. -Photo by Sandra Put-
man
-Continued from PAGE ONE things correctly,” she ex- teaching students about ing that the focus is “to be
plains, drawing a com-
parison with posting—or
borrowing—media online.
She also says they brought
in a speaker from Morrow
County Sheriff’s Ofice to
speak about some of the
laws involved.
“There’s also a lesson
about how to be safe in a
chat room, what to look for
if someone is saying they’re
someone they’re not,” says
Payne.
This week, the class
is learning the warning
signs for online scams and
schemes. Payne says they
will also be covering the
“trillion-dollar footprint,”
Mid-Columbia Bus,
MCGG help get
Heppner football team
back on the road
The Heppner Mus-
tang team was able to get
back on the road to victory
thanks to “quick and helpful
action” by Mid-Columbia
Bus Company and Morrow
Country Grain Growers last
Friday.
The Mustangs were
headed to Hillsboro Nov.
20 when a heater hose blew
on the bus. The antifreeze
soaked much of the team’s
equipment, including hel-
mets and jerseys.
“The employees at
MCGG came out immedi-
ately and assisted in rinsing
clothes, providing bags
for equipment, and were
everywhere helping,” said
Heppner Coach Greg Grant.
“It shows once again the
quality of the people and
businesses in our commu-
nity.”
Mid-Columbia bus
scrambled up another bus
quickly and called ahead
to the motel to arrange for
laundry and replacement of
any damaged gear.
“John Grace went out
of his way to help,” said
Grant. “It was nice to have
everything laundered and
ready to go the next day.”
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s ofice has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
November 20, 2015: -Charles William Ferguson, 45,
of Lexington and Jodi Fae Ferguson, 42, of Lexington.
Sheriff’s Report
ONLINE CITIZENSHIP
that good citizenship isn’t
just here in Heppner. It’s in
the state. It’s online,” she
says. “We want them to be
good people in all aspects
of their lives, and we want
them to be safe and respon-
sible.
So, Payne says, the fo-
cus is on digital citizenship,
teaching students both their
rights and their responsi-
bilities in navigating the
online world, both so they
don’t get in trouble and so
no one takes advantage of
them.
“It’s like when a stu-
dent writes something and
doesn’t know how to cite
To show their appreciation for all the local support
they receive, the Heppner High School football team and
coaching staff invite parents, family, fans and friends to
stop by Thursday, Nov. 26, for the team’s Thanksgiving
Day practice. The Mustangs will be practicing at Les
Payne Field from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Booster club will
be serving hot chocolate and coffee.
their own online “footprint”
and the impact it can have
on their lives.
“What you put online
stays online,” she says,
adding that students need
to be aware of that as they
move beyond high school to
college and the work force.
“People can look at that
footprint, and they can ind
out what kind of person you
are when you’re online.”
She also said they cov-
ered a little on cyber-bul-
lying, but that wasn’t the
main focus.
“We don’t talk about
sexting. We don’t talk about
harassment,” she says, add-
safe, to recognize when
something has crossed
the line. To recognize the
signs—what are those sig-
nals and signs that some-
thing’s a red lag?”
“We just want them to
be safe and responsible.”
Three weeks into the
class, Payne says she is
optimistic about the impact
she’s having on students’
lives, though she says she
continues to try to improve
the course.
“It’s a new thing. It’s
evolving,” she says. “I think
we’ve already made some
differences.”
September 29 (cont.):
-A subject in Irrigon re-
quested contact regarding
a stolen vehicle.
-MCSO received re-
quest for contact regarding
a possible assault that took
place between two students
at an Irrigon school.
-A female in Irrigon
advised MCSO that her
boyfriend was beating her
up; he hit her with a stick
with a fork in it. MCSO ar-
rested Ashley Doris Ondina
Pantoja, 23, on Umatilla
County warrants.
-MCSO was advised
by a subject in Irrigon that
his brother was out of con-
trol. MCSO arrested Skyler
Zachary William Clements,
20, on charges of Assault IV
Misdemeanor and Menac-
ing.
-A woman in Heppner
advised MCSO that her
nine-year-old daughter saw
a male in a trench coat, car-
rying a gun. She advised it
scared her daughter.
-MCSO was called to
assist in a Umatilla 911 call
concerning a male passed
out on the stoop with a 9
mm in his hand.
-MCSO was advised of
a large amount of carrots on
the road at Rhea Creek Rd./
Hwy. 74. The caller advised
it was slick there. ODOT
was advised.
September 30: -A per-
son in Boardman reported
a violation of a No Contact
Order. Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office arrested
Louis Anthony Mendoza
Sanchez, 24, for Violation
of No Contact Order X3.
Subject was lodged at Uma-
tilla County Jail.
-MCSO reported mak-
ing contact with a subject
and trespassing him from a
property in Boardman.
-A female in Irrigon
advised that her52-year-old
brother was yelling at his
eight-year-old daughter.
She advised that she did
not know if he had any
weapons. MCSO responded
and made contact with the
juvenile and male subject.
-Umatilla County Sher-
iff’s Ofice advised MCSO
of the arrest of Carlos An-
otonio Ramirez, 24, on an
MCSO warrant for Failure
to Appear on Disorder-
ly Conduct. Subject was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail.
-A female in Irrigon
reported that someone stole
her service dog, a two-year-
old pug/Chihuahua/shih tzu
mix male named trouble,
wearing a service vest and
tags. MCSO responded and
determined the dog to be
missing.