The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
HIGH SCHOOL QUINT
EDGE OUT BIWABIK
Locals Squirt in Final Session
to Win by Narrow Margin
of ~ to 26.

In nip and tuck contest with the
lead changing hands eleven times dur
ing the game, the Ely high school
basketball team spurted to the front in
the final quarter and then held on to
the ball with an effective Stalling game
to edge out the Biwabik high cagers
with score of 81 to 26 in game played
here last Wednesday evening.
The game was packed with thrills for
the spectators from start to finish as
first one team took the lead and then
the other. Ely was first to score when
Novak took a pass to dribble around the
Biwabik defense and dropped in field
goal. Krnichar, Ely center, followed
with a free throw to give the locals a
i3 to 0 lead The edge was short lived
however, as M. Yapuncich and Setnikar
scored field goals on rebound shots to
give Biwabik a to 3 lead. Buckley
tied the count with a free throw and
then put Ely in the lead with two more
gift shots. A neat pass from Buckley
to Novak, as the latter broke through
UiIC olWdUIh OO1C1lOCy gave LILY d 1CoO
of to but the visitors narrowed the
margin when Setnikar dropped in a
difficult one hand side shot to make
the count 8 to 6 as the first frame
ended.
Biwabik quickly tied the count as the
second period opened when Servatks
scored from close in on a fast break
ing pass play. Stukel put Ely in front
with an under the basket goal after
some nice passing by Ely. Three free
throws by Biwabik gave the visitors g
a bucket to again give the locals one
one point edge II to 10 but Perko scored
point lead. S. Yapuncich scored a free
toss and field goal for the visitors ir
the last two minutes of the first hall
| to give Biwabik Is to II lead at half
time.
Three straight field goals, Buckley!
long shot and one each by Buckley anc
Krnichar, as they intercepted Biwabil
passes to dribble half the length of the
floor for pot shots, put Ely in front 1,
to Is early in the third stanza. Biwabil
retaliated with a free throw and Buck.
ley scored a similar shot for Ely. Twt
long shots by S. Yapuncich and a goa
by Licari on rebound gave Biwabik {
three point lead, % to 10. Perko cut the
lead to one point when his side sho
swished through the net as the gun fol
the quarter sounded. Score, Biwabik %
Ely 81.
A basket by Stukel gave Ely the leac
as the fourth period opened but Biwabil
went in front soon after as Setnikal
dropped in long one Novak scored tt
give Ely the lead when he made gooe
short shot after fast pass play by the
locals. He followed with two free
throws to make the count q to "a fol
Ely. A rebound shot on a free throw
by Setnikar brought Biwabik within one
point of Ely but the locals, employing
a passing stall game, held the ball unit
the final gun. Biwabik in the last part
of the final frame missed three free
throws any one of which, if successful
would have tied up the game and two
would have won the contest.
COacn buckley USED ten men in the
game, substituting freely, and each COM
bination showed up well giving promise
that the team is well supplied with re-
serve strength for future games. Novak
and young Buckley were the leading
scorers for Ely with and 8 points
respectively. The whole team performed
we'll with Perko, Krnichar and Stuke.
each getting two field goals. For BIZ
wabik, S. Yapuncich led in the scoring
with three field goals and five free
throws for II points, while Setnikar got
points on four buckets.