Big Sandy High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Big Sandy, MT)

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THE CENTENNIAL Standing:—Coach I. E. White, Hersholl Hurd, Sam Sprague, Dosia Shults, Russell Hurd, Lloyd Callison, Nat Gains, David Moe, Perle Cline. Sitting:—John Bartlett, Clifford Flatness, Ben Worstell, Capt. Earl Schilling, Alvin Jacobsen, Sig Moe, Homer Campbell.

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THE CENTENNIAL the High School mixer. There was good music and good eats so it was a success. A short time after school opened our class met and organized. Miss Stark was chosen as our sponsor. She has extended much effort to make our activities a success, which we as a class appreciated very much. We chose corn color and blue as our colors but about a month later changed them to pink and white. Our eighth grade motto, “Excuse our dust,” as well as the eighth grade class flower, the carnation were chosen again this year. Officers were elected at this meeting and new officers filled their places at the beginning of the second semester. Some of our boys and girls have taken an active part in the athletics of the year and several have taken up declamation. Our c7ass gave a St. Patrick’s party March 14 which turnel out very favorably as every one seemed to enjoy themselves. Wc expect to have a picnic at the end of the year, after which we will leave B. S. H. S. for three months vacation only to return in the fall as full fledged sophomores. Kathryn MacMillan ’27 o— ASSEMBLY

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THE CENTENNIAL FOOTBALL Fooball started out with a rush the first of school under the guidance of the same coach as the preceding year. At Coach White’s first call, the majority of the boys came out, all eager to give their best to the Purple and Gold. With the definite assurance that, Campbell, Flatness, Schilling, John Bartlett, Dosia Shults, Callison and Hershell Hurd, all regulars of the 1923 season, were to be with us again, games with the strongest teams in the district, such as Havre, Great Falls, and Lewistown were scheduled. The arrival of Sig Moe and Nat Gaines, and the splendid showing of Russell Hurd, Jacobson, Cline, and Worstell, all new men, strengthened the team, until local fans began to hope for victory over some of our ancient rivals. How the team justified their hopes was one of the bright lights of the school year. Few of the most optimistic fans held out hopes for a victory over the famed Electric City boys from Great Falls, runners up for the State Cham- pionship the preceding year. Although out-weighed some thirty pounds to the man, the Sandy boys fought like demons. On the first play, Shults, one of the standbys in the backfield was knocked out and taken from the game. The battle ranged up and down the field, with neither side scoring the first half. The second half was almost a repetition of the first, with the odds in Sandy’s favor. Towards the end of the third quarter the Sandy boys started a determined drive towards the opponents goal line, which could not be stopped and which ended in a touch down. Bartlett, the man with the educated toe, kicked a perfect goal. Score 7 to 0. The rest of the game was fought on even terms and the game ended 7 to 0 in our favor. Our old rival, Fort Benton, was our next scheduled opponent. They however, saw fit to call off the game after we had beaten the Falls. Havre next came down full of confidence, as they had beaten Chinook, 95 to 0 the preceding Saturday. The game, the first quarter was exciting, ending 6 to 0 in Sandy’s favor. The rest of the game was a track meet as far as the Big Sandy backs were concerned, as they ran up a score of 100 to 0 in our favor before the final whistle blew. This record score is not likely to be duplicated, between the two schools for some years. As we were now the strongest team in Northern Montana, we scheduled a game with Lewistowm, the strongest team in their section of the state. The game was played in a snow storm upon a muddy field. Three minutes after the opening whistle, we scored a touchdown and followed it m ten minutes with another. Lewistown in the third quarter scored the first touchdown scored on the Purple and Gold in the season. The game ended 14 to 6 in Sandy’s favor and placed us in line for the district championship. Harlowton, undefeated at this time, wras chosen as the team to meet Sandy for the district championship. Lewistown agreed to stage the contest. Excitement ran high and 2000 people assembled to view the game. Big Sandy kicked off to Harlowton and forced them to kick because of inability to make first down. The ball was carried back to Harlo s 18 yard line, where Shults broke a bone, and tore the ligaments in his leg when tackled. Perle Cline, a 14 year old sub took his place, and the team went on fighting the fight that only the wearers of the Purple and Gold know how to fight. In the second quarter, Sandy, after a drive of 50 yards pushed the ball over for the initial touchdown. Bartlett kicked goal. In the third quarter the Harlowton squad managed to make a touch- down by recovering a blocked kick. They failed to kick goal and the score stood 7 to 6 in our favor. Although both teams fought savagely the final