Here is how the game played-out live. Congratulations to the Culver Bulldogs.

Field is dry. Wind blowing from the south goal posts toward the north goal posts.

Heppner in white shirt with blue and hold helmets and highlights. Culver in all black with orange highlights.

Heppner arrives after an 8-6 win over Lakeview last week. Culver arrives after a 27-13 win over Lost River last week.

Watch for Heppner to run and pass behind the leadership of Lane Bailey. If Culver finds a way to slow Bailey down, watch for Eckman to lead a second attack. Culver is lead by QB Nevin Lewis and RBs Austin Alley and Paul Krueger.

Heppner wins the toss and defers. Culver will received on the north end of the field.

1st Quarter

Culver starts its first drive from its own 46 following a short kickoff. Pass to Tyler Warren for 3. Krueger runs for 3. Pass INC for fourth and 4. Punt. Wind caught the punt. Flag. Illegal substitution on Culver is declined.

Heppner starts from its own 39. Lane Bailey runs for 5. Palmer caught in the backfield to set up third and 7. Eckman caught to set up fourth and 9. Punt.

Culver starts it second drive from its own 43. Alley runs for 4. Alley for 3. Lewis for 2 for fourth and 1. Krueger runs for a first down on the 39 of Heppner. Krueger runs right for a First Down on the 25 of Heppner. Alley loses one yard. Alley runs to the 16. Krueger stopped short, fourth and 1. Alley up the middle for a First Down on the 10. Alley for 1. Lewis scrambles for 3, but flags are on the field. Holding. Sets up second and 19. Pass left INC. Lewis scrambles for about 3 to set up fourth and 16. Pass in endzone is INC. Heppner ball on downs.

Heppner starts on its own 17 with 2:02 left in the first quarter.

Palmer runs for 5. Bailey for 4. Bailey get a First Down on the 33 with 0:40 left in the first quarter. False start for First and 15. Eckman fumbles and Culver's Speas recovers on the 23 as the quarter ends.

2nd Quarter

Lewis runs to the 5 but there are flags on the field...block in the back. Sets up first and 5. Time Out, Heppner. For the first quarter, Culver had 57 yards of offense compared to 14 for Heppner. Krueger has 26 yards, and Alley has 23. Bailey has 16.

Pitch right to Mancini gets a First Down on the 11. Alley gets nothing. Pitch back to Mancini to set up third and 5 on the 6. Coil sacks Lewis for fouth and 11. Lewis kicks a Field Goal. Culver-3, Heppner-0. 9:14 left in the half.

Culver was inside the 10 twice, and only got 3 points. Solid Mustang defense in the red zone so far.

Wind blows the ball off the kicking tee...twice. Holder required.

Heppner starts the next drive from their own 27 as a cold rain starts to fall. Flag, procedure, First and 15. Bailey runs for 5. Bailey for 5 more. Bailey for nothing to set up fourth and 5. Punt into the wind.

Culver starts on their own 46. Lewis gets nothing. Pass to Krueger for a First Down on the 37 of Heppner. Pass INC. Pass tipped by Elguezabal to set up third and 10. Bailey sacks Lewis to set up fourth and 19. Punt. Holland returns from the 7 to the 18.

Heppner on its own 18 with 5:00 left in the half. Eckman stopped for a loss of two. Eckman up the middle for 5. Bailey for 2 to set up fourth and 5. Punt. Fair catch by Lewis at mid-field.

Lewis scrambles for 9 from the 50. Alley for a First Down on the Heppner 37 with 2:07 left in the half. Pass INC. Pass deep is INC. Draw play stuffed for a loss to set up fourth and 13. Time Out, Culver with 0:56 left. Punt formation.

Heppner on its own 12 with 0:47 left. Bailey for 7. Bailey for a loss of 2. Half ends.

Halftime Stats

Culver has 97 yards for the half, while Heppner has only 33. Can you say DEFENSE. The fumble by Heppner giving Culver the short field that lead to the Field Goal is the story of the game so far.

Lewis is 2 of 9 for 20 yards passing. Lewis has 15 yards on 7 carries. Krueger has 26 yards on 4 carries. Alley has 25 yards on 9 carries.

For Heppner, Bailey has 32 yards on 9 carries. Heppner has not yet attempted a pass.

Time of Possession is 15:23 for Culver and 8:37 for Heppner.

3rd Quarter

Heppner receives the kickoff at the south end of the field. Wind is now swirling around the stadium, but is mostly about 10 mph from the south to the north. Cold rain continues to fall...so much for the SNOW story.

After a squib-kick, Heppner starts on its own 36. Bailey runs up the middle for 7. Eckman runs left for a loss of one. Eckman up the middle to the stick for a measurement. First Down on the 46. Bailey runs for 1. Pitch right to Palmer for a First Down on the 41 of Culver. Bailey for no gain. Flags. Delay of Game to set up second and 15. Fumble, scooped up and returned by Culver's Barany to the 1 yard line. Coil injured a bit on the TD-saving tackle.

Culver on the 1. Time-out, Heppner.

Lewis scores the 1 yard TD, and Lewis kicks the PAT to make the score Culver-10, Heppner-0.

Can you say DEFENSE?

Heppner starts the next drive on their own 40 following a 23 yard return by Holland. Bailey runs for 5. Eckman for 2. Pitch right to Palmer for a loss of 1 to set up fourth and 4. Punt formation. Fair catch by Lewis at the 22.

Culver starts their next drive on their own 22. Pitch right to Mancini for a loss of 5. Lewis runs left for 8 to set up third and 7. Lewis sacked by Sam King, and Andre Rauch. PUNT.

Heppner starts on the 40 of Culver. Best field position for Heppner all game. Pass INC. Eckman runs for 5. Bailey runs for a First Down on the 26. Eckman scrambles for a TD with 2:29 in the third. The PAT conversion pass was INC. Heppner-6, Culver-10.

Culver starts the next drive on the 35 following a kickoff that went out of bounds.

Alley runs for 6. Krueger runs for about 10, with flags on the field. Holding sets up second and 15. Screen pass completed to Alley for a loss, tackled by Elguezabal. Time Out Heppner with 1:24 left in the quarter. Lewis up the middle for a couple to set up fourth and about 17. Punt formation. Fair catch by Holland at the Heppner 45.

Heppner from their own 45 with 0:48 to go. Fumbled snap, Eckman runs up the middle for 5. Run left by Eckman for about 2 to end the 3rd quarter.

Bailey gets a First Down on the 40 of Culver. Eckman for 1 yard. Time Out, Heppner. That was their last time out. Bailey gets 1 for third and 8. Pass Intercepted by Culver's Speas.

Culver First Down on their own 45. Krueger runs for 7. Alley runs for 8, with flags on the field. Holding will set up second and 12. Krueger runs left for 6. Lewis right for 3 to set up fourth and 3. Punt formation. Punts into end zone.

With 7:16 left in the game, Heppner has First Down on its own 20. Eckman runs left for 5. Bailey for no gain. Eckman runs left for a First Down on the 32 with 6:01 left in the game. Bailey runs up the middle to the stick for a measurement. About 2 inches short. Eckmand runs for First Down, but flags everywhere. Holding to set up second and 11. Fumbled exchange get Bailey caught in the backfield by Culver's Krueger to set up third and 13. Bailey scrambles and then caught after gaining about 2 yards. Fourth and 11. Pass INC. Culver ball on downs.

Culver ball on the Heppner 30. Krueger to the 25 with 2:50 left in the game. Remember Heppner has not time outs left. Alley runs to the 22. Krueger to the stick, but short for fourth and less than 1. Culver tries to get Heppner to jump off sides, then calls a time out. Going for it. Lewis dives for the First Down on the 19 with 1:15 to go. Snap fumbled, but Alley recovers it. 0:35 to go. Lewis takes a knee. Game Over.

Culver-10, Heppner-6. Congratulations to the Culver Bulldogs!

Post Game

Culver had only 123 total yards of offense (97 in the first half), compared to 133 for Heppner. Time of possession ended up 23:00 for Heppner, and 25:00 for Culver. Credit Culver's defense for preserving the win in the second half.

Quest Players of the game were Nacho Elguezabal for Heppner, and Austin Alley for Culver.

Krueger finished with 46 yards on 8 carries, Alley with 34 yards on 12 carries, and Lewis with 24 yards and 14 carries. Lewis was 3 of 10 passing for only 16 yards.

Heppner's Bailey had 69 yards on 21 carries. Eckman had 49 yards on 14 carries. Eckman was 0-3 passing with one INT. Palmer had 15 yards on 5 carries.

Both teams were penalized 4 times. 42 yards for Culver, and 25 yards for Heppner.

The two lost fumbles and the INT perhaps made the difference in the game, so salute to Culver's defense for coming up with the turnovers.

Congratulations Culver Bulldogs.