Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
WILDCATS DEFEAT.
NASHUA CAGERS
in GAME FRIDAY
LOCALS STAGE RALLY IN LAST
HALF TO SINK VISITORS
23 10 10

The Plentywood Wildcats STAGED a
thrilling rally in the last half Fri
day night to defeat a clever Nashua
team by a score of % TO 10. Nashua
led 1916 al The half and ran the
count @ l4-6 before the Cats found
their stride and started registering
IRON the field.
Dionne. Plentywood center. hit
the hoop for Q points in the second
half to lead his team in one of the
most thrilling comebacks ever made
by and Wildcat team. Kjelstrup
started the scoring with a free
throw and Christianson followed it
with a lay-in shot to give the locals
a 3 point lead. Envy and Farmer of
Nashua hit the nets for two quick
counters TO put their team in the
lead and Mitchell registered another
as the quarter ended TO give his
team a 6-3 advantage. The Wildcats
missed several opportunities TO score
but were closely covered by the eff
fective Nashua defense. Nashua's
clever passing and floor work
seemed to much for the Wildcats
but the locals fought %stubbornly to
keep the purple and gold-clad war
riors in check. On a clever screen
play, c. Envy broke loose to cage A
shot from the side but Fiske retail
lated with a tip-in shot to make the
score 8 to 5 for Nashua. Dionne
fouled Farmer on a pivot shot and
the Nashua center made good on
p. Envy was left open and tossed in
another basket to bring the Nashua
total to II. Farmer fouled Dionne
as the half ended and Dionne
swished the net on one of his tries
to give his team a total of 6 points
for the half. 1t was clearly Nashua's
anne the first half but the contest
was playde at a furious pace and the
speed was beginning to tell on both
teams.
Nashua opened the second half
with another pivot shot by Farmer.
Dionne came back with another bas-
ket to bring the count IA to 8. The
third quarter was some OF the
speediest basketball ever seen on the
local court. The Wildcats had finally
found their stride and the Nashua
team battled v~aliantly to stem the
basket barrage by the Cats. Chris
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few seconds later followed it with a
shot from enter that brought the
fans to their feet. Dionne tied the
count ON another pivot play at IA
IA and Nashua took their fifth time
out. Kjelstrup missed the free throw
on the technical foul but came back
with a side swisher to pul his team
in the lead again.
Hannah made a free throw to
give the Cats a three-point advan-
tage but Farmer cut it to n on
another one-hand shot. Christensen
and Dionne each registered a free
throw and Dionne followed il up
with a field goal to give the Cats
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half to go. P. Envy snatched a loose
ball and travelled the length of the
floor to score the final basket OF the
game.
Fans We're unanimous in declaring
the Nashua team n of the best
ever to appear on the local floor and
the Wildcat victory was a fine
achievement for a fighting squad
that would not admit defeat after
being clearly outplayed in the first
half.
Plentywood's added heighth and
capable reserve material were prob
ably the deciding factors as both
teams seemed evenly mtched in de-
fensive work. Dionne at center was
the outstanding man on the floor as
he ably controlled the tip, contrib
uted heavily in the scoring and held
his opponent, the burly Farmer, well
in check. The work of Fiske and
Kjelstrup on defense in holding the
fiashy Nashua forwards to a total Of
s points was a fine evenings work.
Those who played for P~lentywood
were Parker, Christianson, Dionne
Fiske, Kjelstrup, Oswald, Hannah
and Stenehjem.
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