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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Mustangs extend winning streak to 21 Mustangs have won 21 games in a row dating back to 2019 season By Blake Carter Heppner football con- tinues to turn heads as the Mustangs gained their 21 st win in a row, 14-0, Fri- day night vs the Stanfield Tigers. Led by their de- fense, Heppner was able to keep the Tigers to just 87 yards, and seven first downs across the game. The two teams would trade stops to begin the contest, however Heppner was able to open up the scoring on their second drive of the game as Jace Coe took a 56-yard run to the end zone, putting Heppner on top 6-0. Hep- pner and Stanfield would continue to trade punts, leaving the Mustangs with 6-0 lead at halftime. Heppner started the sec- ond half with a quick stop, which they followed up with a four-yard touchdown run from Landon Mitchell, who would also add on the two-point conversion to extend the Mustang lead to 14-0. This score stuck as the Mustangs improved to 3-0 on the season headed into next weekend’s clash with Kennedy, who was the last team that beat Heppner all the way back in 2018. Defensively the Mus- tangs continued to impress holding Stanfield to 87 yards. The Mustangs were led in tackles by Kason Cimmiyotti who had 10, NEW HOMELESS FACILITY -Continued from PAGE ONE Jace Coe runs the ball in the first quarter with Derrick Smith blocking for him. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. while Brock Hisler, Conor Brosnan, Jake Lentz and Toby Nation added six tackles each. Heppner continued to emphasize the run game as Brock Hisler ran for 127 yards, averaging 6.6 yards per carry. Landon Mitchell and Jace Coe brought in a touchdown each, while Caden George added 37 yards. Heppner gained 260 yards on the ground. Heppner will battle with the top ranked Kenne- dy Trojans (3-0) in Mount Angel on Friday, September 24, at 7 p.m. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2019’s Landon Mitchell scores a touchdown in the third quarter. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. title game where Heppner was victorious 12-7. Statistics for the game had Derrick Smith with two tackles, Kason Cimmiyotti, 10 tackles, Jace Coe, five tackles, Ty Boor, one tackle, Brock Hisler, six tackles, Blaine Mahoney, two tack- les, Cade Cunningham, two tackles, Conor Brosnan, six tackles, Kegan Stegall, one tackle, Cody Fletcher, five tackles, Jake Lentz, six tackles, Toby Nation, six tackles and Tucker Ash- beck, three tackles. In rushing, Landon Mitchell had nine attempts, 33 yards and one touch- down. Jace Coe had five attempts, 53 yards and one touchdown. Caden George had five attempts and 37 yards. Brock Hisler had 19 attempts and 127 yards. In passing, Landon Mitchell had 6/11 for 21 yards. Jace Coe had five receptions for 15 yards and Caden George had one re- ception for six yards. Kason Cimmiyotti tackles a Stanfield runner in the fourth quarter. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. Heppner’s new sidewalks going in passed an ordinance last year banning the shelters within 1,000 feet of parks and schools, along with a requirement the shelters not be located on its own property but co-used with industrial property, they had to look for a location outside the city limits. The location they are looking at is county-owned with a granite company currently using it for storage. She said the site is out of the way from the cities where the homeless normally con- gregate. “How are we going to entice people to come to this place that is a little out of the way? And let them know what we provide is positive helpful and human place. That will be a chal- lenge,” Lloyd said. Lloyd told the commis- sioners that following the resolution of a 2019 court case on homelessness, cities and counties are now obli- gated to take care of home- less people. Martin v. Boise was a 2018 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in response to a 2009 lawsuit brought by six homeless plaintiffs against the city of Boise regarding that city’s anti-camping ordinance. The ruling held that cities cannot enforce an- ti-camping ordinances if they do not have enough homeless shelter beds avail- able for their homeless population. The decision was based on the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual pun- ishment. In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the case, leaving the precedent intact in the nine western states under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit. In 2021, Boise settled the lawsuit by agreeing to spend $1.3 million for additional shelter spaces, $435,000 for the plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees, and agreed to amend ordinances on public sleeping as well as to train their police not to arrest individuals or issue citations when there is no shelter space available. Persons who are offered appropriate available shel- ter space, but refuse to go could still be cited, under the settlement. Following Stepping Stones’ presentation last week, the Morrow Coun- ty commissioners were receptive to the idea of helping fund the homeless facility but did not make a monetary commitment at the meeting. “I encourage you to reach out to Mor- row County Health De- partment,” Commissioner Don Russell told the group. “West Umatilla and north Morrow County are tied at the hip with 25 miles of road between Hermiston, Umatilla and Boardman with Irrigon in the middle,” he pointed out. Russell said, however, the commission would “need to know what the ask is and come up with the money.” Commissioner Melissa Lindsay said any funding should go through the county budgeting pro- cess. She recommended Stepping Stones represen- tatives first sit down with the county’s public safety council, which includes city, chief of police and sheriff representatives and talk over their request. Morrow County students named to BMCC honor roll Several Morrow Coun- ty students have been named to the summer term 2021-2022 honor roll. Full- time students with a 3.75 – 4.0 GPA earn recognition on the President’s List and students with a 3.5 – 3.74 GPA on the Vice-Presi- dent’s List. President’s List stu- dents included Aramis Cor- pus, Chad Doherty, Michael Mason, Carlos Meza, Ka- tie Mosqueda, Jose Puer- ta-Calvillo and Katelynn Sowa. Vice President’s List students were Yazeli Ayala, Vanessa Calvillo, Isabella Dilley and Noah Reaves. Hunter’s Night The crew putting in Heppner’s new curbs and sidewalks was back in town and on the job last week. They started at the north end of Gale Street (right) and also did work on Willow (left). The company had been gone for a week waiting for preparation work to be completed before they could start pouring concrete. “They move pretty fast,” said city manager Kraig Cutsforth commenting on the progress. The curbs and sidewalks are part of the bigger street renovation going on in Heppner, and when sidewalks are completed the pavers will then be coming in to complete the renovation. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Thursday, September 30th Dinner at 6pm Lodge at 8pm. Raffle Items. Elks Members and Guest. HEPPNER ELKS 358 "WHERE FRIENDS MEET" 541-676-9181 142 N MAIN ST
