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of the Jo-Hi tournament,
then later losing to him at
Grant Union. Brosnan was
better prepared for this re-
match and pinned Creech
with 13 seconds left in the
first round after a series of
wild scrambles in the first
1:47.
Cunningham, a sopho-
more, gave up a tough 9-3
decision to a more experi-
enced Baker/Powder Valley
opponent in his champion-
ship match and took home
a silver medal.
Zac Brown, the teams
only freshman, finished
fifth at 126 lbs. with a 3-1
record on the day. Ty Boor
competed at 152 lbs. as a
non-scorer and also finished
fifth with a 3-1 record. Na-
than Ellsworth won sixth
place with two wins and
two losses. Saul Lopez
also wrestled for the Mus-
tangs and had one win and
two losses in an extremely
tough 145 lb. bracket.
The Mustangs will next
wrestle in Halfway at the
Pine Eagle tournament Sat-
urday as they prepare for
the district championships
in Adrian to be held Feb-
ruary 19.
182 lb. championship round with senior Conor Brosnan (Hep-
pner) vs. David Creech (Union/Cove).
Seniors (L- R) Roen Waite, Conor Brosnan, Jace Coe and
Edward Ellsworth. -Photos by Kirsti Cason.
195 lb. championship round with Adrian Allen (Baker/Powder 120 lb. round with Isic Wade (Echo) vs. senior Roen Waite
Valley) vs. Cade Cunningham (Heppner).
(Heppner).
Mustangs visit Enterprise and Union
By Blake Carter
Heppner traveled over
the mountain for their only
overnight trip of the season.
Both the girls’ and boys’
varsity teams were looking
to bounce back after a tough
weekend. Friday night Hep-
pner stepped onto the court
with the Enterprise Out-
laws, who they faced only
10 days ago. The Lady
Mustangs looked to grab a
huge victory over the Out-
laws, while the boys looked
to gain some footing.
The Lady Mustangs
ran into a buzz-saw Fri-
day night as the Outlaws
looked dominant in a 57-33
victory over the Mustangs.
Enterprise got out to the
early lead in the first quar-
ter behind hot three-point
shooting. This early lead
would only grow as the
game progressed.
The Mustang boys
worked past a shaky start
on their way to a big 71- 27
victory over the Outlaws.
The game started off very
competitively as Enter-
prise kept the game close,
Heppner only led by five
halfway through the second
quarter. At that point the
Mustangs would explode
as they throttled down on
the Outlaws. A manageable
24-19 deficit quickly turned
into a 51-19 deficit as Hep-
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pner used a 27-0 run from
the second quarter into the
third. From that point on it
was a 20-8 run to finish out
the convincing victory.
Boys stats vs Enter-
prise; Tucker Ashbeck four
points, five rebounds, one
steal; David Cribbs five
points, one assist, four re-
bounds, one steal; Trev-
or Nichols nine points,
two steals; Caden George
eight points, two assist,
one steal; Landon Mitchell
seven points, one rebound,
two steals; Derrick Smith
two points, one steal; Ka-
son Cimmiyotti six points,
three rebounds, three steals;
Blake Carter six points, one
rebound; Cody Fletcher
one rebound; Brock Hisler
five points, two rebounds,
two steals; Joe Sherman 16
points, six rebounds; Brian
Lindsay three points, three
rebounds.
Saturday the Mustangs
took the trip from Enter-
prise, over to Union for an-
other pair of pivotal games.
Union girls sit atop the
BMC Standings, while the
boys’ team is right on the
Mustangs’ tails after a mas-
sive win vs Stanfield the
previous night. The Lady
Mustangs never gained any
footing as Union erased
Heppner with a 66-19 win.
The game started off with
an early Union lead and that
lead only rose as the Mus-
tangs were left in the dust.
The Mustang boys
team fought off an incred-
ibly scrappy Bobcat squad
for a 61-49 win. This game
swung back and forth all
game, the biggest factor
of the first half was foul
trouble. Two Bobcat start-
ers found themselves with
three fouls in the first half,
keeping both players out
for much of the half. Hep-
pner got out to an early
lead; however, Union never
fell too far back. Heppner
built an eight point lead
at halftime. Late in the
game Union made a big
push to bring the game to
within one point. Heppner
continued to battle as they
drowned out the ruckus
Bobcat fans to extend the
lead back out and finish off
the game with a big win.
Boys’ stats vs Union;
Tucker Ashbeck seven
points, five rebounds; Da-
vid Cribbs five points, one
assist, four rebounds, one
steal; Trevor Nichols three
Coach Mark Lemmon and senior Jace Coe coach senior Ed-
ward Ellsworth during a match.
152 lb. round with Isaiah Lemmon (Echo) vs. senior Edward
Ellsworth (Heppner).
points, one rebound; Caden
George four points, one as-
sist, four rebounds; Landon
Mitchell 12 points, eight re-
bounds; Kason Cimmiyotti
12 points, five rebounds;
Brock Hisler six points, five
assists, 12 rebounds, two
steals, one block; Joe Sher-
man 12 points, 16 rebounds.
This weekend the Mus-
tangs will play their final
two regular season games.
The boys team currently
sits as the number one seed,
after Stanfield suffered a
second league loss. If Hep-
pner wins out, they will
take a first-round bye, and
automatically play for the
District Championship,
which also guarantees the
Mustangs a spot in the state
playoffs. After suffering
two tough defeats the Lady
Mustangs will focus on
fighting for the last spot in
districts. Heppner will play
the two other teams fighting
for the last spot and control
their own fate this weekend.
Heppner will face
Weston McEwen in Athe-
na on Friday, before hosting
Pilot Rock on Saturday.
These games -will be se-
nior night, as the girls will
honor their two seniors,
and the boys will recognize
their seven seniors. Games
begin at 3 on Friday, and 1
on Saturday, with varsity
games, and the senior night
ceremonies set before each
varsity contest.