The Sidney herald., 1956-10-18
Custer to be Here Friday;
Eagles Suffer First Loss

who sat out the Glendive game
with the exception of two plays
will see some action. Minor bruis-
es to other key players may con-
tlnue to hamper the Eagle attack.
In this final home game for
the Eagles is seniors will play
their last high school game on
Swanson field. They are Jerry
Christensen, Tyler Jensen, Clar-
ence Helm, Bob Potts, Tom Quill
ling, Jack Marion, Gene Sattler,
Don Herman, Thor K~ristiansen,
George Murray, Bob Franz, Gary
Bracken, Lorenzo Simonson, Lee
Anderson and Jack Martin. Two
other seniors Grin Anderson and
Terry Whitaker dropped earlier
this season due to injuries.
Glendive 81, Sidney 7
With homecoming festivities
providing a great deal of added
color the Glendive Red Devils
upset the Sidney Eagles last Sat-
urday night Alt. With Dawson
playing their best game Of the
season Sidney took their first loss
of the campaign. Three long runs
by Glendive backs all resulting in
touchdowns meant the big differ
ence in this one.
Glendive received the opening
Helten kick and Immediately gave
notice of things to come. Start
ing on their own 81 they drove
to the Sidney %. Three plays
later Sidney's Ron Quilting in
tercepted a Hubbard pass and the
Eagles took over on their own
10.
With backs Tyler Jensen, Doyle
Dotson, Tom Quilting and Dick
Helten moving the ball well, Sid
ney pushed all the way to Glen
dives two yard line before being
stopped. Featured in this drive
was a % yard gallop by Dotson
which carried from the "a to
Glendive's ii yard line. On 4th
down with two yards to go to
pay dirt Dick Helten was stop
ped for no gain.
Dawson moved quickly to their
own 81. Then fullback Duane Pc
terson broke through the middle
of the Sidney line and raced all
the way TO Sidney's 4 before Jack
Marion caught him from behind.
In three plays the Eagles de-
fensive wall had netted Dawson
minus one yard. Then on fourth
down quarterback Hubbard fad
ed to his right and tossed to end
Ed Schaugh in the end zone. On
this play Brent Potts just missed
hitting the passer before he got
his toss away. Schlaugh's kick
was good.
After another Sidney attack
failed Glendive took over on the
Eagles As. Two plays later Peter
son running the same play that
set up their first tally raced
the distance to score. Schlaugh
again kicked the point. So at
halftime Sidney was down 14-O.
1t was a mad and determined
Sidney outfit that came out in
the third but two fumbles stop
ped the Eagles from getting back
in the game.
The locals started on their own
80 and in four plays were on
Glendive's 20. Three of these
plays ate up 35 yards by Doyle
Dotson who was outstanding both
extensively and defensiveIy for
Sidney. An end around by Ron
Quilting picked up seven yards
and Jensen moved to the nine.
Then a tumble was recovered
by the Red Devils on the 10.
The Sidney line held and Glen
dive was forced to kick. Four
plays later and another tumble
and Glendive once again ecov-
cred this time on their II.
In the fourth after intercepting
a Tom Quilting pass Glendive
was on Sidney's Al. On the next
play Galen McKibben went the
distance to score. Schlaugh made
t a perfect night on extra point
zicks and his team led 81 t O 0.
Then the Eagles starting on
heir w 40 with plenty of of
power remaining went
he distance in just 10 plays.
Tyler Jensen scored
rom IA yards out going through
he center of Glendive's line.
tyler also ran for the point.
Great defensive action by the
sidney line kept Glendive from
in the closing seconds.
he Red Devils were on the n
yhen the gun sounded.
Of the 200 net rushing yard
ge gained by the Eagles three
acks, Jensen, Helten and Dotson
cceunted for EOS. Doyle aver
ged 8.8 yards per try, Tyler
a and Dick 40. This was the
Irst game in the backfield for
STATISTICS
Sidney Glendive
lrSt downs ---------- IA 10
ards rush. ...--- 200 333
arts pass. --------- ~ D
ass. Attempt. - z
ass. compl. ....--.- 2 l
ass. intercept. -.-.- !
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