Sentinel High School - Bitterroot Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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HAVRE A ninth conference triumph from Havre, 49-43 there, regained the top position in the conference for the Spartans. Livingston is tied with the locals for the lead. The Havre Blue Ponies matched the home team basket for basket until the half when the Spartans went into action with their usual third quarter spurt. ANACONDA The worst jinx in the state for the Spartans was proven again when they traveled to Anaconda to battle the always dangerous Copperheads who were waiting for revenge. Missoula has not won a basketball game on the Anaconda court since 1940. Missoula had previously given Anaconda its first defeat of the season. Anaconda poured on everything it had and when the final sounded the Missoula team was on the very short end of a 50 to 27 score. HELENA Missoula bounced back into second place after a convincing win from the Helena Bengals on the latter's home court. Missoula led at half time 29-7. The Bengals came back the third quarter with renewed vigor and at the end of that period were'trailing only by five points but the rally was not sustained the final quarter as Spartan hoopsters nit the cords for twenty points making the final score 57-45. The fourth quarter was marred by frequent fouls, with eight players leaving the game. See Supplement for remaining games of the season. Missoula vs. Kalispell

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BUTTE CENTRAL Missoula Spartans clung to their top position in the Big Sixteen by dropping the Butte Central Maroons here 42-39. This was one of the closest games of the season with no one knowing the victor until the final buzzer sound. HELENA With little more than a minute to play, the locals were coasting to what seemed to be an easy victory over the Helena Bengals. Bengals then began to move, and within seconds had cut the Spartan ten point lead to three points. When the final sounded Missoula was on top 50 to 47. GREAT FALLS A strong last quarter finish gave Missoula’s Spartans a hard fought for victory over the small but speedy Great Falls Bisons here 67-58. Both Missoula and Great Falls fans claimed this game as one of the fastest, most thrilling, free scoring games of the season. GREAT FALLS Bisons, eager for revenge, netted three baskets in the last minute of play to drop Missoula there 56-50 in the local's first in a series of six away from home games.

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Front row: Nicol, Corr, Sayler, Bryant, Paul Back row: Kaiser, Reynolds, Dandrea, Smart, Criswell, Graham, York and Coach Griffin Bombers 57 Butte Reds 36 37 DeMolays Kalispell B 44 42 36 42 St. Regis 36 45 St. Regis 29 42 Hamilton Broncs 66 40 Hamilton Broncs 42 33 Kalispell B ' 45 44 Anaconda B 32 63 Butte Central B” 36 39 Helena B 36 56 Great Falls B 39 59 Great Falls B 43 40 Stevensville 47 37 Havre B 50 40 Anaconda B 39 19 Helena B 37 C SQUAD Freshmen and Sophomores comprised the C squad. Some of these boys also played in several of the Bomber games in which they wer.e given a chance to show their talents. The boys practiced each night after school. Of the games played, the C squad has won two from Hamilton Colts, 45-35 and 48-30, and lost one to Corvallis 48-39. B BOMBERS The B Bombers had a successful season year under their new coach, Walter Griffin. As the Bitter Root went to press the schedule had not quite been completed but at that time their record was 10 wins and 7 losses. The team was made up of juniors, sophomores and a few freshmen who had shown promise of becoming future A squad members. Regular practice and frequent game experience afforded these boys the opportunity to develop the prowess necessary to building successful Spartan teams. In addition to a schedule of local ames the Bombers traveled with the partans on several weekends, playing in the preliminary games on each occasion. The B Bomber record shows that in the future MHS can look forward to more Spartan teams of championship caliber. Front row: Hove, Taylor, Jensen, Lovell, Davis, Martin, Delaney, Malcolm Back row: Coach Griffin, Baldwin, York, Osborn, Graham, Sipes. Rissmann