The Sidney herald., 1956-03-08
Miles City, Sidney, LewStown, Great
Falls Central Win State AA-A Berths

The Cowboys from Custer
county high school at Miles City
stopped the determined Sidney
Eagles last Saturday night ano
took first place honors in the
State Glass A Tournament. Fina.
score was $3.50.
In the consolation champion
ship Lewistown defeated the
scrappy Great Falls Central Mus
tangs for third place.
These four clubs will compete
March 1917 at Butte in the State
Glass AA-A Tournament. The top
four clubs from the AA tourney
in Helena in the order they placed
are Great Falls Public, Anaconda,
Butte Central and Butte Public.
In the state tourney Sidney will
play Butte Central in their OPEN
ing game and the winner o. loser
of the Great Falls = Great Falls
Central contest the second day.
Saturday night Miles City
caught the Eagles on one of Sid
ney's coolest nights of the year
and went on to a comparatively
easy victory.
The Cowboys opened the scor-
ing and intact had IL points be-
fore Sidney could get on the
board. Two free throws, by the
games high scorer, Tom Gull,
ling, with half the first period
gone finally got Sidney started.
During the first half the locals
managed only IA points, eight in
the first quarter and six in the
second. Miles led 30-14 at half
time.
The Eagles employing a full
court press tried desperately to
get back into the game during the
final two periods outscoring the
Cowboys 1926, but that wasn't
enough.
In the final period Sidney's
steady fight narrowed the gap
to $751; with 1:46 minutes re-
manning, but that was the clos
est they were to come.
The Eagles losing four players
via the foul route had 20 infrac-
tions against them while Custer
had 10. The Eagles made 10 out
of 16 free throw attempts and
Miles City made rs out of "A. Sid
ney outscored the Cowboys in
field goals 1920.
Tom Quilting, Sidney guard,
led both teams in scoring 20
points. He was the only Eagle
in the double figures. Charles
Hood and Tom Peterson each had
Is for the champions.
Miles City advanced to Satur-
day nights tussle by stopping
Lewistown 58-57 and Billings
Central 1888. Sidney brushed by
Great Falls Central 67-51 and
Havre in the tournament
1916.
In the consolation finals Great
Falls Central scored the opening
bucket but Fergus of Lewistown
Immediately took a lead they
we're to relinquish only once be-
fore wrapping up a 1888 win.
Quarter scores with the Fergus
in the lead yer 1911,
1929 and 50-43.
With 1:50 remaining in the game
Don Stemple of the Mustangs
lropped a long set to give his
mates a brief 57-56 lead. Lewis
own Immediately regained it as
Don Alweis made a lay in.
Rich Burleigh led the winners
With II and four Mustangs tied
With IL each.
Fourteen games, twelve in the
ournament, gave the fans four
of thrilling basketball.
In the elimination contest We'd
night Laurel edged win
ess Glasgow 1882 and Glendive
queezed by Hardin 60-54.
The opening game Thursday
'fternoon gave the fans an ex-
mple of what they were to wit
!ess throughout the tournament. 1
Billings Central squeaked by ]
,ewiStown 58-57 on a last sec {
nd lay-in by substitute Jerry 4,
'eldman. Fergus led most of the
,ay but seldom by more than
wo to four points. Lewistown had
one point margin with II sec
nds remaining before Feldman's ]
not.
Miles City led all the way in
owning Laurel 64-51. The Loco {
lotives closed it up to 51-46 /
18th $40 remaining in the fourth a
ut the Cowboys poured on the q
cam and won going away. Laur- t
was hurt when their center
tan Cross received four fouls in t
lie first period and played little v
hereafter. o
Thursday night the Havre Blue c
onies got a taste of what was c
ct to come as they edged a game I
lendive squad TICS. Ii