Sentinel High School - Bitterroot Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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 B BOMBERS'' Top Row— Coach Buzzetti, Small, Mourar, Olson, Blair, Gray, O'Loughlin, Reynolds, Tucker, Marceau, Fremou, Smart. Middle—Fruit, Chandler, Beebe, Chaffey, Behner, Boyd, Cusker, Dutton, Holtgard, Logan. Bottom—Simon, McDaniel, Billingsley, Tweto, Beaver, Driscoll, Trady, Baldwin, Malcolm, Sand, Herrington. Besides having the head mentor job for the A basketball squad and teaching a full day's schedule of U. S. History, and Economics, Buzz is in charge of B and C football squads. Mr. Buzzetti stated thaf although the Bombers did not have a very successful season, championship teams have developed in the past from just such seasons. Joe Stark, a cadet teacher majoring in physical education at M. S. U., helped Mr. Buzzetti by coaching the O' squad, thus gaining practical coaching experience. The B” Bombers, under Coach Ed Buzzetti, played a tough schedule and completed the season with one win, two ties and four defeats. The team was composed of promising freshmen, sophomores and a few juniors. These boys, who are the nucleus of future Spartan teams, gained plenty of valuable experience. Outstanding Bomber was Joe O’Laughlin who made the A squad near the end of the season. Bombers Butte 26 6 Hamilton 31 18 Hamilton 27 0 Butte Reds 0 0 Ronan 6 6 Stevensville 0 6 Whitefish 31 13 The C squad was comprised of eager, young freshmen and sophomores. These boys learned the fundamentals of football through hard work and were given a chance to display their skill in frequent scrimmages and also in several games. Last season the C team played Corvallis and Ronan, suffering defeats both games by 37-6 and 19-0 scores. Buzzetti and Stark

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Disney Crosses Butte Goal Line BILLINGS GAME The Billings' Jinx held true, and Missoula's hopes for a fifth straight championship were crushed by the Broncs 26-9. Early in the second quarter Nash took a pass in the end zone good for six. The first half ran out on the Spartans and with just enough time remaining, Jensen kicked o field goal from the 20, putting Spartans ahead 9-6. In the second half Missoula could not get rolling. Billings backs baffled our line, racking up three touchdowns on off tackle and end run plays. The second half was all Billings, while Missoula dominated first half play. GONZAGA GAME The Spartans traveled to Spokane for their last game of the season, losing by a 26 to 0 score. Gonzaga was eager for revenge for the defeats suffered in the last two years. A Missoula fumble on the three-yard marker cost the Spartans a touchdown. The Spartans battled for first downs, but the backs could not get away for any long qains. COACH GRIFFIN Head mentor for the Spartans is Coach Walter Griffin or 'Griff as he is more commonly known. Griff is a graduate of Roundup High School and Montana State University. In '37 he joined the Billings coaching staff where he coached until '45. He came to Missoula from California where he did graduate work at U. S. C. This is his second year at MHS. In '46 he coached the fifth consecutive championship Spartan team. Last season his team won four, lost four, and placed fourth in the conference. COACH DRATZ John Dratz, returned army veteran and a graduate of Montana State University, took over the position vacated by Monte Reynolds as line coach for the Spartans. This is Mr. Dratz's first assignment of high school coaching, although he has had two years of coaching experience at M. S. U. His other duties include the instruction of general science and the direction of the intramural basketball tournament.

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C SQUAD Back Row— Coach Buzzetti, Dean, McDonald, Baldwin, Worden, Ruppel, Lombardi, Whipple. Karlovich, Martello, Coach Stark. Middle—Evans, Harvey, Lindsay, Henes, Delaney, Davis, Lovell, Jensen, Hove, Alkire, Conway. Front—Martin, Wolschlager, Wilson, Haines. Taylor, Burns. Joseph, Lockwood, Morrison, Fessenden. Dressing Room Beauties Kalispell, Here We Come! Coach Griffin Post Season Detail