The Sidney herald., 1955-11-10
Eagles ROut
Hardin Bulldogs
In Final Game

The Sidney Eagles gained I'M
disputed possession of fourth
place in the Montana Class A
conference last Friday night as
they trounced the Bulldogs from
Hardin $50.
The visitors were without the
services of most of their first
string players but that wouldn't
have made much difference to
the locals. Although Sidney's
defense was lax at times they held
when it counted and the offense
down to the last man on the
bench was fired up for four
quarters.
Coach Don Shading used 80
players, including some B squad
ers who nOne-the-less were very
effective, in wrapping up the
fifth conference win and sixth
for the season as against only
two losses.
The Bulldogs showing poten-
tial for future years as they
used mostly sophomore and
freshmen never got closer than
the % yard line to the Sidney
goal.
For the locals nine seniors
played their last football in a
Sidney high school suit. These
boys, Scotty Jarvis, jim Sattler,
Dick Thompson, Flip Mischief,
jerry Smith, Augustine Minjares,
Darrell Dahl, Dick Goldsmith and
jim Skillen played some of their
best ball in their young careers
Friday night giving the Sidney
coaching staff just one more
reason why they will be hard to
replace come 1856. Out of the
268 yards Sidney gained by rush
ing the four senior backs gained
2O4.
Hardin received the opening
kick and after three plays netted
8 yards. Sidney took over on their
own % after the punt. On runs
by Smith, Jarvis, Mischief and
Dahl, Sidney moved relentlessly
to the Hardin z only to lose the
ball on a tumble. Included in
this series of IL plays was a II
yard scamper by Smith as Dahl
made the key block taking out
two wOuld-be tacklers.
The young Bulldogs took con-
troll and Immediately gave notice
that they could also move that
ball. On mostly straight hand-off
plays the visitors moved to the
Sidney ~ before their attack
begged down. After a fine punt
Sidney had the ball on their own
10.
After Jarvis picked up 8 yards
Tom Quilting lost 10 as he was
stopped on an attempted pass.
Smith picked up a first down
on the Fl to set the stage for the
longest Sidney pass play of the
year. On a play that has been
most successful for the Eagles
all season Quilting took a pitchout
from Smith and heaved a long
one dOwnfield that apparently
was intended for Marion. Scotty
and a Hardin defender bobbled
the ball which Potts grabbed and
raced the remaining distance to
the goal. The play was good for
70 yards. Tyler Jensen ran for
the point and Sidney led TO.
Late in the second quarter Sid
ney gained control in Hardin's
IS.
Smith lost 4 and Jarvis gained
6. Then on fourth down after an
incomplete pass the Eagles sue
ceSSfully gambled as Quilting
again connected with Potts on a
pass that put the ball on the
Hardin Is. With just seconds re-
naming Jensen moved to the IL.
There Smith went around his
own right end to score as the gun
went off. Try for point was no
good and Sidney led at halftime
1870.
Late in the third Sidney took
over on the Hardin 38.
On some fine running by Jen-
sen, Quilting and Smith the Ea-
giles moved to the 8. There Jarvis
going off tackle went the final
distance to score. Jensen again
ran for the point.
Hardin took the next kick on
their 46 and in four plays moved
to the Sidney % only to lose the
ball on a tumble. This proved to
be their deepest penetration of
the night.
In just four plays Sidney was
on the Bulldogs 30. There on a
quick opener through the line
Mischief went the distance to
score. The try for point was no
good and the Eagles led 300.
One minute later the Eagles
again gained control as Dahl in
tercepted a Hardin pass on the
visitors SO. Then Mischief threw
a touchdown pass to Jack Mar
ron but the play was called back
when Sidney was detected of
holding.
Late in the game Sidney again
took over this time on the Har-
din 80. With all second and third
stringers in the lineup a pass
play was incomplete. Then fresh
man quarterback Craig Price
handed off to Lee Anderson who