Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-19
WON ONE GAME AND LOST TWO
High School Basketball Team Returns
From Montana Trip.


The Bonners Ferry high school bas-
ketball team returned Sunday from
its Montana trip with one victory and
two defeats credited to it. The boys
first met with defeat at Eureka with
the Lincoln county high school, los
ing by score of 90 TO IL. The fol-
lowing evening they were again de-
feated at Kalispell, losing by score
of 35 to IL. Saturday evening they
scored victory against the Columbia
Falls high scool team, winning by a
score of 29 to IL.
The defeat of the Bonners team at
Eureka was a surprise both to the
Bonners Ferry boys and the Eureka
fans The local players were conf
dent of victory but soon realized that
they must play ball when at the end
of the first half the score stood II to
boys were fighting hard while the To-
Gals had taken things too easy. The
second half was exciting with the
local team gradually closing in on
Eureka's lead. But Eureka stub
born defense together with IA point
lead was too much for the Bonners
Ferry quintette and the game ended
% to II in favor of Eureka.
The Eureka fans were well inn
pressed with the sportsmanship dis
played by the local boys while on the
floor and after the game.
AT Kalispell, the following night,
the Bonners Ferry team ran into an
exceptionally strong team. They
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were unable to stand up on the slip
perry dance floor. At critical mo-
ments of the game the Bonners Ferry
defense was broken by Kalispell and
openings were given for clear shots
at the basket. at close range, due to
the failure of the local boys to stand
on their feet.
An article in the Kalispell Daily
Inter-Lake, states.
"Kalispell played an exceptionally
fine game against the strong North
Idaho team and the score was no in
dication of the closeness Of the game
as both teams seemed evenly matched.
The Bonners Ferry high school team
is one of the cleanest and smooth
working teams that has ever appeared
on the local floor. The spirit of
these visitors is especially commend
able. They fought hard for victory,
they lost and took their defeat like
real sportsmen."
With the bitter taste of two de-
feats with them the Bonners Ferry
boys moved on to play the Talbot
High at Columbia Falls. This team
had been defeated the night before by
Kalispell by only 10 points so every
member of the Bonners Ferry team
went into the game determined to
win and as result played the finest
game of the season. Welch, Rohlf
and Melin, as guards, stopped every
thing that came down the hall, while
Twitchell, Boileau and Kent, sifted
through the defense at speed bewild-
ering to the Columbia Falls boys and
the first half ended with the score II
to in favor of Bonners Ferry. This
lead was increased in the second part
of the game the final score being 29
to 12. The Talbot team made but
two field goals the other eight scores
being made on fouls.
The local basketball players report
splendid treatment at all places they
visited. Those who made the trfT
were: Coach Campbell, Kent, Captain
Boileau, Twitchell, Rohlf, Welch, Me-
lin, Plato and Davis.
This week Bonners Ferry will play
at Standpoint on Friday night and al
Rathdrum on Saturday night. Sand
point has much stronger team thar
the one that played here this season
while the Rathdrum team is strong
contender for the North Idaho cham
pionship.