Grant Union's Brady Burch (7) and Quinton Bullock (72) take on a Heppner ball carrier in Friday's game, Zack Dieter (3) running in from the back.

HEPPNER – The Grant Union Prospectors endured a 14-47 thumping by the Heppner Mustangs in nonleague football action last Friday.

The Mustangs seemed adept at finding the holes in the Prospector defense for touchdowns – rushing and passing.

Despite facing a 0-47 deficit at halftime, Grant Union kept fighting hard.

With the mercy rule in place and the clock ticking down, the Prospectors worked to keep the Mustangs at bay and find the goal line.

In the third quarter, Hayden Young caught a 10-yard pass from freshman quarterback Wade Reimers, and gained a total of 61 yards.

A few plays later, Leonard Radinovich rushed the ball in for Grant Union’s first touchdown.

Young added 2 points with a successful conversion.

In the fourth quarter, Young scored Grant Union’s final touchdown of the game.

The Prospectors went 2 of 10 on passes for 66 yards, had 26 rushes for 125 yards, and had four sacks in the game.

Commenting on Heppner’s performance, head coach Jason Miller said, “They’re a great team, good athletes, good line play – their quarterback is stellar.”

“We kept fighting even when it was ugly – I think we learned some things,” he added.

The team is preparing to host Stanfield at Three Flags Field at 7 p.m. Friday.

“We’ll just keep trying to perfect our blocking, tackling and execution,” Miller said.