Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

Page 16 text:

'llhe 1V1liiSUl11K1 51-111111119 t'111f10d 11111 S-L3111'11,111 111 1llIt' S1lf,1lt+' as they tied lor the 11l'l l1ct11111'11.111c1f 1111111 VVl11l 15111111 11ll1'1lLj w1l11 11111 '1,x VVlIIlT 'lll11 Iwo 11111: 111111 1111 doloats 111 1110 regular season, 111 IlOIl'COIl1GIGllCE' qa111es the Spartans Won one from AHOCOIldG Gltd tied two with teams 11o1'11 ldaho Pour members ot the Spartan tea111 placed on the A P All-State 111st 19CII1l wh1le a number of others placed on the second team and on the honorable-mention co1um11. This is the second stra1aht year that the Spartans have won the state championship after a few years that they did not do so well. Pete P1h1neha1t was chosen 1or'tT'1'5 second st1a1qht year as end tor the 11rst team Al14State, as well as the A. P All Star squad 111 the 11at1on The Spartans outscored 111911 opponents 167 to 51 ln all qames they played durmq the year SPARTAN SUMMARY

Page 15 text:

L 1 is hu Il 4 JAd 7- Bbw mg M vmky vim 'f vpn, .A A ...S ,IN ' ' . 1 4 I ' , ,g 9-sf' L. 5 First row: Linn. Lucey. C. Gibson. Mclnlyre. F. Bethke, Davis. Bauer. Russell. Luchau, N. Lowe. L. Gibson, Weikel. Sayer Schmitz. Manager Salierlee. Second row: Smith. Linden, Mathew. Tag. Collins. Wemple. Simmert. I. Iohnson, Curran. Polan check. MacGregor. Shelon. Daniels. Third row: Coach Mayte. Midqetl. Rocene, Norgaard. Presyler. Slominski. Coiiee Nooney. Daisopoulos. Biorklund. Weishaar. Lemmer. Malt. Iohnson. Stephens. Burklund. Gus Nash. assisiant coach. .292 M Frosh 48 . , , Hamilton B U Frosh 20 .,,,., .,,, , Butte Fresh 27 Frosh 28 . Polson B 6 Coach Carol Mayte

Page 17 text:

MISSOULA-14 BUTTE-0 The first half of the championship game was a fairly even defensive battle with the Missoula Spartans getting the best of it. During the first quar- ter the playing was con- fined to midfield with neither team being able to gain. lt was in the last few minutes of this period that the Bulldogs got their only first down of the game. ln the second quarter the Spartans started rolling as Pickens and Weishaar drove to the Bulldogs' l2-yard line, where they lost the ball on downs. Butte fumbled on their own 13 where Bob Scott recovered for Mis' soula. This drive ended as Park of Butte in- tercepted a pass in the end zone Butte was forced to kick and the Spartans passed again with Stack intercepting on lVflSSOlllCI'S 33. Lgrjrgfig flir-2 '.-.' 1 4.',' it li-iii lu 121.26 flfifrt ',-.'- i ro in. complete near the Spartan goal line. Stu Nicholson intercepted a short pass on his own 37 as the half ended. Butte received the open- ing kickoff of the second half but was forced to kick Pickens and Weishaar again drove down the field but were stopped by a penalty as they reached the 15-yard line. Butte was unable to gain and was forced to kick. Mis- soula started its first scoring drive as Pickens, Weishaar, and Sellars brutally burst through the right side of the Butte line, The tally came in the first few minutes of the last stanza with Pickens rolling the final two yards. Butte car- ried the kickoff to its own 39, but was -forced ta kick as it couldnt gain against the strong Missoula defense. The Spartans punted to the Bulldogs' l2 where lohnson recovered a fume ble The drive was stapped cn the Butte three .V ti, trwizif 31 fmt, r.sQeessW. ff it-is mit cq , . ., , F- --Y. - ---.,--..,,. -. ...S Mc.. cf. downs. Butte started passing but Bray inter- cepted and ran to the five. Pour plays later he went over for the final score. lack Lovell came into kick his second extra point of the night There was only time for the kickoff as the game ended. Both the defensive and of- fensive teams were outstanding, ' .-.f ith a second consecutive state title to boast. lO9