Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Missoula started the scoring on a basket by Borchers and continued to pile up a margin of 14 to 3 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter the Hawks scored their first field goal of the game on a flip by Nieskens. The high scorer of the Big l6 race, Wes landt, also hit for one field goal that period. Pete Rhine- hart did a fine job of holding landt down as he collected only three field goals throughout the game. Bon Borchers was the mainstay for the Spartans as he was high scorer with I2 points. Powell and Reber followed close behind with E F3 1 5 x 1 3 S if K2 Qi .. if 1? ti E MISSOULA 59-LEWIS AND CLARK 52 The Spartans had to come from behind in the last three minutes of the game to pull this one out of the fire. Lewis and Clark held a three point ,advantage at the start of the fourth period. Boy Bray hit the basket that tied it up at 48 all to start the rally. lim Powell started hitting as the Spartans outscored the team from Spokane eleven to four in the last minutes of play Powell and Bray were high for the Mis- soula team as they hit 27 and lO points respec- 10 points each. The Missoula bench was one UVGIY- again cleared of all players. W lj L if MISSOULA 62-HELENA 49 f' Helena Bengals, last year's Big l6 confer- 0 ence winner and state champions, came to Mis- soula for the first of two games, the first to be if played in Missoula and the second in Helena. gif s The Bengals started strong and outplayed the ' Spartans in the first quarter but from that time f-2 on it was nip and tuck until midway through the last period as Bob Anderson started hitting on 3455-K ' side shots. Anderson poured in ten such shots for twenty points to lead all scorers, lim Pow- ell gathered in l8 points for the Spartans and Buss Sheriff was high for the Bengals with l4,

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MISSOULA 56-GREAT FALLS 33 ln a return engagement on their home court the Spartans ran wild as they romped over the Bisons for the second time in two weeks, Mis- soula took the lead by three points at the end of the first quarter. At the end of the half the Spar- tans held a 15 point advantage and then con- tinued to increase their lead as the game grew older. Powell was tied up most of the night and was only able to make 15 points, Borchers and Anderson were hitting the bucket too as they dropped in 13 and 10 points respectively. Coach Rocheleau emptied the bench in the last period to give the subs a chance to get experience. ,. f .,,-., . QM t L. . , . , gv V r . ,i., 1 . . sw-2214 W -f . K ,,:' i f 'C so 'E .- W .r 332 MISSOULA 56-GREAT FALLS 44 V3 The Missoula Spartans played their first conference game of the 195364 season in Great Falls. The ' Purple and Gold team took the f V lead early in the first period and A were never seriously threatened from that point on. lim Powell, the nior on the starting five, poured in 26 13 J lead the team to their first victory. Roy id Pete Rhinehart were outstanding on Q defense. The Spartans showed great promise VKVV for the coming season as they ran hard all . gs through the contest and were fairly accurate on their shooting. 'S if. f blq r .,. Q sw, 'Eg ,...:' 5352?-ri.' . 51... MISSOULA 63-NORTH CENTRAL 47 ln the first game of a two-day tournament at Kalispell the Missoula Spartans defeated the North Central team for the second time this sea- son. Although these games don't count for the Big 15 championship they give the players ex' perience for the games that count. Rhinehart was again a whiz at stopping the opponents. Powell was effective in the scoring as the rest of the team bacl-:ed him up. ,Wu -, 8 YG. ' X1- :Emi ld! 'QL . x,,,-aff' W. ... fy 'gQ.....4. . ,, Y. 5 . Q if I H' wuz? wka f if if rf A at 3 lf A,

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3,5t,,.- .ygtt I fs . 4. 4 If K 75 .X I au., 'ff-'P' , 'u- 3- 'S . .t , an , llllwt M .'t..Agi J., Q -V ' ' ,. 9 X ' sms.. MISSOULA 82-BUTTE PUBLIC 57 Missoula and Butte Public take up their sports rivalry in basket- ball where they left offin football. The Spartans grabbed an early lead in the first quarter but were not able to gain much of an advan- tage throughout the period as VV1l' iq Egg' WV? -X ' ' A In liamson of Butte hooped long shots to keep the Q' 1 1, tiff' ' K Spartan advantage within easy reach. As the B.: Rf X it second quarter started the Spartans pulled ggi' , Q ahead and were never again threatened. Pow- Q if trivia :ft ell hit for 26 points before being taken from the A P Q X it game in the forth stanza to give the subs a 'K t.,, sims .su chance for more experience. Anderson Borch- MISSOULA 62-BUTTE CENTRAL 54 ers' cmd Reber gave him mem Support on the 'Q Missoula niwcia uc for the lc as lv Helena by Scoring end GS Bmy and Rhmghmt WGN? bm' i .,,. t defeating the Miiroons cl Butte Central in an, lmm OH defense' other hard tttnule with Bun Butcher: -,ttlltictirigt the most buckets of the game with QU Points 9-' if -f Although the Spartans tocilz the lead midway MISSOULA 48-HELENA 50 5 through the first quarter, the Butte Central teant . A 1 ' th l KJ t' ber d t l ln the second game of the season with the f: Wah ,Heller more Cm our L In 5 lm unl late in the last period as Mtsoula went into a Helena Bengals, the Spartans were defeated in ,-5 A stall to draw the Maroons out and Powell hit art a closely fought battle. Missoula held a four- , . , a few laytns Powell was right behind Borch point edge at the end of the first quarter but the . . . , , - ers in the scoring column with l9 to his credit Bengals tied it up at the intermission. ln the 5 . . Freebourn and Lester were the most accurate third period the Helena team outscored the Spar- V f B N C l 1 k He 1 d 1 S G U I7 a .av f so ' ' ci r fans l5 to l2. Buss Sheriff and Gilbert were the or tu G ei I I mg L L C oin s res ec ive c main factors in the Helena win with Sheriff cole D p yi E N lecting l6 tallies and Gilbert l l Powell, Andere ' LN son, and Bhinehart were hitting for the Spartans ws with Bray and Borchers the most effective on de- A -. 'i fense. V Q ' ' t A' x V - r , 1 Q sf g is ll5