Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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MISSOULA-27, ANACONDA-7 ln the curtain raiser of the 1953 football season for Mis- soula, the Spartans and the Copperheads fought their annual battle with the Spartans ending up on the bright side of the game. The Spartans started the scoring in the first quarter and then hit pay dirt in each of the succeeding periods. lim Pickens was one of the main reasons for the Spartan Win, as he was di- rectly responsible for -twenty points. Bray and 'Vtfeishaar also played a big part in the fray. Anaconda's lone tally came in the third period. Roy Bray AP AlleState First Team Quarterback Bob Scott Stu Nicholson AP All-State AP Alkstqte First Team Center Honorable Mention Tackle F1 lim Pickens MISSOULA-6, TWIN FALLS-6 AP All-State ' tb k With the Spartans capitalizing on a Plrsl Team HG1 GC Bruin fumble in the first period, they moved the ball to -the two-yard line, with lim Pickens carrying the pigskin over for the score. The try for the extra point failed. Neither team was able to score until the last few seconds of the game, when the Bruins tried a despera- tion pass that was good for eightyeeight yards and a touchdown. The attempted kick for the extra point was low and wide. There was only enough time left in the game for Twin Falls to kick off before the final gun sounded. Pickens and lohnson played outstand- ing ball for the Spartans. 96