SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Mustangs beat out Huskies, Prospectors
to dominate week of play
different. Heppner jumped
out to a 14-7 lead after one
quarter and still led 24-18 at
halftime. A back-and-forth
second half saw the Pan-
thers take the lead and get
the win by a score of 47-45.
The Mustangs had a shot at
the end of the game to send
it into overtime but the ball
bounced off the rim.
Collins had a big night
for the team as he scored
27 points and grabbed 10
rebounds. He also had 1
assist and a steal. Putman
finished with 9 points, 9
rebounds and 2 steals. Kin-
dled chipped in 5 points,
2 rebounds, 2 steals and 8
assists in the game. Mur-
ray and Currin each scored
2 points for the Mustangs.
Murray also had 4 rebounds
and Currin 2. Lindsay had
2 steals while Hedman and
Kaden Clark had 1 rebound
each.
The Grant Union Pros-
pectors provided another
tough and close game for
the Mustangs. Heppner
led after one quarter 14-13
and 20-17 at the half. Both
teams scored 23 points in
the second half and the
Mustangs won the game by
a score of 43-40.
Kindle had another
great all-around game for
the Mustangs as he scored
21 points, had 6 rebounds, 2
assists and 4 steals. Putman
had 7 points, 6 rebounds
and some strong defensive
play on the night. Collins
chipped in 6 points and 6
rebounds and also had a
steal. Lindsay hit a three-
pointer and had 4 rebounds,
1 assist and 1 steal for the
Mustangs. Hedman, Mur-
ray and Currin each contir-
buted 2 points. Murray also
had 5 rebounds and Currin
2. Hedman inished with 2
assists and a steal. Clark
finished with 2 rebounds
and a steal.
A Sherman player’s best attempts couldn’t keep Heppner’s
Patrick Collins away from the rim when the Mustangs stomped
the Huskies last week. –Photo by Sandra Putman
The Heppner Mustang
boys’ basketball team won
two of their three games this
past week. They beat the
Sherman County Huskies
64-54, lost to the Imbler
Panthers 47-45 and then
defeated the Grant Union
Prospectors by a score of
43-40. Overall it was a
good week of tough non-
conference games in which
the Mustangs learned a lot
about themselves as they
prepare for conference play.
The game with the Hus-
kies started out at a fast
pace with the score 16-15
in favor of Heppner at the
end of the irst quarter. A
big second period in which
Sherman outscored the
Mustangs 20-9 gave them
a 35- 25 lead at the break.
Heppner fought back in the
third and scored 24 points to
only eight for the Huskies.
Heppner led at the end of
three quarters 49-43. The
Mustangs won the fourth
quarter 15-11 to get the win
64-54. This was a good win
for the Mustangs as Sher-
man County is a quality
team that should go far in
the 1A playoffs.
Weston Putman led the
Mustangs with 25 points.
He also had 16 rebounds.
Patrick Collins also hauled
down 16 boards and scored
16 points in the game. CJ
Kindle scored 16 points and
had 6 rebounds, 6 assists
and 1 steal. Kevin Mur-
ray contributed 2 points,
8 rebounds and an assist.
Caden Hedman finished
with 2 points and 1 assist
while Jake Lindsay scored
2 points and had 1 rebound
and a steal. Kolby Currin
scored 1 point and had 1
rebound for the team.
Imbler High School is
always a tough place to go
into and win. Heppner has
played in many close con- Mustang Kolby Currin battles an Imbler player for the ball
tests in that gym over the during the contest with the Panthers last week. –Photo by
years and this game was no Sandra Putman
Heppner players
dominate all-state
team list
Several Heppner play-
ers were named to the 2015
2A All State Football Team.
Receiving special recogni-
tion were CJ Kindle, Of-
fensive Player of the Year,
Patrick Collins, Defensive
Player of the Year, and
Heppner coach Greg Grant,
Coach of the Year.
For offense, irst team
honors went to quarterback
Kaden Clark, running back
CJ Kindle, wide receiver
Logan Grieb, tight end
Weston Putman, and of-
fensive linemen Patrick
Collins and Kevin Murray.
On the defensive side,
named to the irst team were
defensive linemen Patrick
Collins and Kevin Murray,
linebackers Weston Put-
man and Tommy Bredield,
and defensive backs Logan
Grieb and CJ Kindle.
Mustang alumni
game set for Dec. 26
The ifth annual Heppner Mustang alumni basketball
game is set to tip off on Saturday, Dec. 26. Heppner alumni
are invited to play in the game and reconnect with old
friends and teammates. Many of the past years’ games
have been high-scoring and illed with lots of action and
excitement.
The game will have both a men’s and women’s divi-
sion. The cost to play is $25 and will include a Mustang
t-shirt. The event is a fundraiser for the HHS boys’ bas-
ketball team.
For more information call coach Jeremy Rosenbalm
at 541-256-0515.
Mustang girls face
rough week of play
Heppner JV tames Panthers 45-31
The Heppner Mustang
boys’ junior varsity team
split its games this week.
The team lost to the Sher-
man County Huskies 53-49
and then beat the Imbler
Panthers 45-31.
Against the Huskies,
Heppner trailed after one
quarter 17-9. The Mustangs
fought back and only trailed
at halftime by a score of
28-24. Both teams scored
25 points in the second half
and the Mustangs lost by a
score of 53-49.
Derek Howard led the
team in scoring with 13.
Coby Dougherty was close
behind as he scored 12
points in the game. Wyatt
Steagall had 9 points, Kevin
Smith inished with 7 and
Gibson McCurry chipped
in 3 points. Dakota Howard
and Trent Smith each had
2 points in the game and
Hunter Nichols 1.
Heppner took the lead
early in their game at Im-
bler and never looked back.
They led 18-7 after one
quarter and then 26-15 at
halftime. They then out-
scored Imbler 19-16 in the
second half to get the win
45-31. This was a good
win for the team and every-
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one got to play signiicant
minutes and gain valuable
experience.
A balanced scoring
attack was led by Kevin
Smith with 10. Derek How-
ard inished with 8 points
and Dakota Howard had 6.
Kolby Currin also scored
6 points for the Mustangs.
With 4 points each were
Steagall and Beau Wolters.
Dougherty finished with
3 and Nichols and Jake
Lindsay contributed 2 each.
Heppner boys shoot
down Cougars in
JV, varsity games
Both of the Heppner
Mustang boys’ basketball
teams came away with
victories against the Echo
Cougars on Monday night.
The Heppner JV boys
won their game by a score
of 51-15 and the varsity
team won 52-39.
The Mustang JV team
raced out to a 17-4 lead
after one quarter and never
looked back. They led the
game 25-7 at halftime.
A big 20-point third
quarter pushed the lead to
45-10 and a close fourth
quarter led to the Mustangs
getting the win by a score
of 51-15.
Every member of the
Heppner team scored in the
game. Coby Dougherty led
with 14 points and Trent
Smith had 6. Finishing the
game with 4 points each
were Kevin Smith, Wyatt
Steagall, Gibson McCurry
and Derek Howard. Peyton
Lehman scored 3, and with
2 points each were Hunter
Nichols, Keegan Gibbs,
Kaden Corbin, Beau Wolt-
ers, Cason Mitchell and
Dakota Howard.
In the varsity game,
both teams started out
struggling to score. The
first quarter ended with
Echo leading 8-7.
In the second quarter
Heppner shooters continued
to miss many of their shots.
A strong defensive ef-
fort by the Mustangs lim-
ited the Echo team points
also. The Cougars led at
halftime 18-16.
The third quarter was a
big one for the Mustangs as
they scored 17 points. They
held Echo to 12 and took
control of the game and led
33-30 at this point.
Heppner stretched their
lead out in the fourth as they
scored 19 points to only 9
for Echo.
The Mustangs made
some clutch free throws in
the quarter and inished the
game going 10-10 for the
foul line.
Weston Putman had
a big scoring night as he
netted 31 points. He also
hauled down 8 rebounds in
the game. Caden Hedman
was next with 8 points, 2
assists and 3 rebounds. CJ
Kindle had an outstand-
ing game as he scored 6
Top: Heppner’s Riane Dompier tussles with some Prospectors
during last week’s game. Bottom: Josey Evans moves the ball
up the court during the game versus Grant Union. The Hep-
pner girls’ varsity basketball team came out strong against
Sherman last week, winning the irst of three contests for the
week with a score of 49-32. Their momentum faltered though,
when they faced back-to-back losses, irst to Imbler on Friday
by 21-54 and then to Grant Union on Saturday with a score
of 20-50. The girls will wrap up non-league play in a Pendle-
ton tournament next week before facing Irrigon in their irst
league game of the season Friday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. –Photos
by Sandra Putman
points, ripped down 12
rebounds, had 5 assists
and 4 steals. Kevin Mur-
ray did a good job in the
game with 4 points and
6 rebounds. Kaden Clark
scored 3 points and had 2
steals and 1 rebound. Jake
Lindsay played some tough
defense and also contrib-
uted a rebound and had a
steal. Wyatt Steagall had 2
rebounds for the team.
Both teams have the
rest of the week off. On
Monday and Tuesday, Dec.
28 and 29, they both play in
Pendleton at the Conven-
tion Center.
On Wednesday, Dec.
30, the varsity team will
travel to Portland to play the
Sherman Co. Huskies at the
Moda Center.
The time of that game
is 1:30 p.m.