The Sidney herald., 1957-01-17

Weather conditions may have
been rather frigid last weekend
but not SO with the Sidney basket
ball team. On a road trip which
had everyone worried, the Glass
A kingpins swept two games to
not only increase their hold on
first place but also spoil pre-game
predictions made by some sports
writer's.
Friday night Sidney came from
behind to hand Great Falls Cen
trail their second defeat of the
campaign, 62-56. Then on Satur-
day it was all Eagles as second
division Havre felt the sting of
defeat, SAP.
Miles City, the only conference
five to stop the locals this year,
retained their hold on second
place with a ST. record. Clusters
only loss was administered by the
81 Eagles.
Although Sidney is idle this
week in conference competition,
they are certain to retain rppS-
session of the lead. A double win
by the Miles City Cowboys will
still leave them in second place.
The locals Friday night play a
return engagement with Williston
in the North Dakota city. In the
opening game of the season, Sid
ney stopped the Coyotes, STAB.
The game this weekend Is expect
ed to be more of a contest,
North Dakota teams play the
new wide free throw lane this
season which will not be seen in
Montana until next year. Sidney
has experienced it once in their
loss to Dickinson and the strange
rule may bother them.
Coach Harold Pederson's boys
are much smaller than the Eagles
who themselves are not consider
ed a tall club. Center Hughes is
their tallest starter at five feet
IL inches. Dennis, Terrell, a SEN
ior guard who did not play in the
game at Sidney, will be on hand
to increase thef strength of the
Coyotes. This experienced starter
from last year'f squad definitely
makes WillistoR a better ball club.
Coach Toby(Kangas expects to
give his bench strength as much
opportunity TO play as possible
in this nonHeague tilt. He will
probably STAY Grin Anderson and
Ron Quilting at forwards, Bob
Potts at ce4ter and Tom Quilting
and Jack Marion at the guard
Sidney, which is averaging 61.3
points per game compared to their
opponentsNn STA, are probably the
most balanced squad in the
schools history. Four players are
averaging in the double figures. !
With this potential the threat of
the opposition concentrating their
defense on n DR. two men is elm
mated. Anderson, United Press
Player of the Week, is averaging
1873 points per game, Tom Quill
ing 1870, Potts Ills, and Marion
10.
In the preliminary at Williston
he two B squads will play and
n an afternoon game the two
squads will tangle.
Sidney 81. Great Falls 56 4
Last Friday night the Sidney
overcame a 1928 halftime
leficit and went on to defeat the
Mustangs 62-56. In the torrid third
period the Eagles tailed IL points
before their hosts scored to take
40-32 lead. While scoring 18
points. to their opponents nine in
he third quarter, Sidney was Just
IS hot as they were cold in the
irst half.
Central opened the scoring and
lad a six point lead before the
Ultimate winners could fine the
ange. BY the end Of thee first
tanza a close, tight game Vas in
'rogress with Central ahead, H.
0.
In the second period the Mus
angs increased their lead one
nore bucket mostly on the shoot
ng of guard Jack Vukasin who
cored IL of his teams 20 points.
The third was all Sidney as the
yell-balanced club built Z 46-41
cad going into the fourth. A
'ressing defense in the final by
he. Mustangs just wasn't enough
, deny the Eagles a well earned
ictory.