Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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The win over the Lewistown Baqles was the lBth in a row fcr . .. if , . . .Q,., nsswxxhgzglnhxw is Fig' l l 7 gf T 4 J ' Q . ., MISSOULA 61-LEWISTOWN 52 was hiah for the Hawks. MISSOULA 69-GALLATIN 54 The Gallatin Hawks qav-3 the Miscsula Spare tans a hard time durina the first three auarters of the game played in Bogeman. Borchers sparked the Spartan offense as he tallied lB points for the winnina club, lim Powell was close behind Borchers in scorina as he poured IB points through the bucket Bray and Bhine- hart were equally effective on defense. Iandt the lvftssaula Spartans. The Spar' tans were not up to par in the first I-' game ct the two dame series to be wsqavl-I playeil at the Missoula Hi ayni. -'fnfpfrl' lirn Powell was the only Spartan that could hit the bucket with any accuracy as he rana up 26 points for the niqht. The en- tire frame was marked by raaaed passing and cold shcotina Bon l-larcharik was cxztstiindinfg on offense and defense for the Eagle: Boy Bray was again the hustler cn defense fcr lvfis- soula Nfza- ti Xe: 'a ' MISSOULA 54-FLATHEAD 45 A crowd of 6400 people saw the Spartans come from behind in the last two quarters to overcome a two point edqe held by the Flat- head Braves at the end of the first quarter. lim Powell led the Missoula scorers with twenty points. Clever defense work by Bray and Rhine- hart played a major part in the Spartan win. Franklin and Tennant were the mainstays of the Brave team. Missoula played controlled ball in the last quarter and Flathead could not aet their hands on the ball enouqh to even the count. With only seconds left in the qame Frank- lin macle the most spectacular shot of the niaht as he heaved the ball from mid-court and it went through the bucket just as the final bell rang. 1 is E

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