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Landon Mitchell catching some air and scoring for the
Mustangs - Photo by Tylynn Cimmiyotti
The Heppner High
School boys’ varsity bas-
ketball team won two of
their first three games of
the new season. The Mus-
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of a season last year that
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nals at the OSAA 2A State
Basketball Tournament.
That team brought home
some hardware from the
state tournament as they
won the highly coveted
sportsmanship award and
added the 5th place trophy
to the Mustang trophy case.
Heppner lost several key
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returned a few players that
saw considerable playing
time last year.
The Mustangs started
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the Wasco County Redsides
by the score of 57-20.
Heppner jumped out to
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quarter and never looked
back. The Mustangs led
41-9 at halftime and 55-
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quarter. The fourth quarter
was played with a running
clock because the Mustangs
were ahead by more than
30 points. Reserves played
most of the quickly played
fourth quarter and the
Mustangs won the game
by the score of 57-20.
Landon Mitchell and
Mason Orem led the team
in scoring with 12 points
each. Mitchell also had 6
rebounds and 4 assists in the
game. With 10 points each
were Thomas Bales and
Caden George. Bales also
hauled down 7 rebounds
and George recorded 4
assists and 4 steals for
the team. Keaton Coiner
contributed 6 points, Marty
Medina had 5 and Cameron
Proudfoot scored 2.
The team then traveled
to Milton-Freewater to
take on the McLoughlin
Pioneers. Heppner lost the
close game by the score of
49-47. The Mustang led
the game at the end of the
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24 at halftime. The game
tightened up in the third
quarter, but the Mustangs
still led by the score of
35-33. McLoughlin scored
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fourth quarter to take their
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The game stayed close for
the rest of the quarter and
then the Mustangs missed
some key free throws down
the stretch. Heppner coach
Jeremy Rosenbalm called a
time out with only seconds
left in the game and set up a
play for the winning score.
The team ran the play well
and got a good look on a
three-point shot that hit the
back of the rim and bounced
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49-47 win.
Mitchell once again
led the team with 14 points,
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Caden George battled foul
trouble all night but still
managed to score 11 points
in the game. Cameron
Proudfoot scored 9 points
and had 5 rebounds for the
Mustangs. Bales and Orem
pitched in 5 points each and
Keaton Coiner scored 3.
The next game was a
home contest with the Dufur
Rangers. The Mustangs
won that hard fought game
by the score of 52-35.
Heppner jumped out to a
14-5 lead after one quarter
and led 22-15 at halftime.
A close third quarter saw
the Mustangs still lead the
game by the score of 33-27.
The Mustangs took total
control in the fourth quarter
and outscored the Rangers
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win 52-35.
Mitchell had a good
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and 4 steals. Caden George
pitched in with 12 points,
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steals. Orem scored 9 points
for the Mustangs and with 4
points each were Cameron
Proudfoot and Bales. Caleb
George contributed 3 points
and with 1 point each were
Medina and Keaton Coiner.
The Mustangs have
a busy week ahead of
themselves this week as
they travel on Tuesday to
take on the Union Bobcats.
They will then attend the
Columbia River Clash
Tournament in Umatilla
on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday. The Mustangs’
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will be against the Ontario
Tigers. It will be Thursday
night at 5:30 in the junior
high school gym.
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The Heppner varsi-
ty basketball teams are
playing with a 35-second
shot clock this season.
In September 2022, the
Oregon School Activities
Association approved the
implementation of a shot
clock rule, bringing Oregon
in line with neighboring
states like Washington and
California. Despite this
change, Ione Athletic Di-
rector Ryan Rudolf, who
also coaches the girls’ bas-
ketball team, believes that
the shot clock will not sig-
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performance according to
a statement he gave to the
Hermiston Herald.
In addition to the shot
clock, there has been a
modification to the free-
throw rule. The one-and-
one free throw system,
previously used after seven
team fouls, has been elim-
inated. Instead, a common
foul will now result in the
awarding of two free throws
starting from the team’s
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the end of each quarter, the
foul count will reset. This
change aims to reduce the
risk of injuries and instanc-
es of rough play during
rebounding opportunities,
as stated by BMBOA com-
missioner Brian Freels. He
also emphasized that these
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in a single year and that it
will take time for everyone
to adapt and understand
them.
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pertains to the uniform
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the undershirts worn under
jerseys. The new rule al-
lows visiting teams, who
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ing colors, to wear black
undershirts, while home
teams will wear white. This
ensures a better visual dis-
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tion of players.
Although the number
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has increased slightly this
season, with 55 officials
currently enlisted, it still
falls short of the desired
number. Last year, the BM-
BOA assigned a total of
1,756 games to officials,
encompassing both varsity
and junior varsity levels.
They anticipate a similar
workload for the current
season.
Overall, these changes
in Oregon high school bas-
ketball rules aim to bring
the state in line with neigh-
boring states, prioritize
player safety, and address
uniform color coordination
challenges.
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