The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-03-06
Browning Wins Third Place
IN Northern Conference Tilt

The Browning Indians pulled
two surprising upsets over the
Northern Division conference
champions to win third place in
the Northern Division tourna.
ment held in Conrad last week.
end.
The Indians led all the way
to eliminate the favored Fairfield
Eagles 54-4l Saturday morning.
and held an amazing stall in the
final period to defeat the Conrad
Cowboys 1886 in the consolation
finals Saturday night.
The Cut Bank Wolves. who de.
feated the Indians in the open
ing game Of the tournament.
warded off a beautiful fourth
quarter rally by the Choteau
Bulldogs. to take the tournament
championship. and earn the right
to participate in the state Glass
B tournament in Billings March
Is to IS. This is the third straight
year that the Wolves have gone
to state. and they will be the de-
Tending champions.
In the Browning Cut Bank
game. the Indians found them.
selves outma,ched by the taller
Wolves. The Wolves took the
lead early in the first quarter
and held a narrow 1911 lead by
the end of the first quarter. In
the second quarter. the Indians
could no, find an effective Of
tense as the Wolves extended the
lead to PALS at half.time
The Wolves really exploded in
in the third and final periods as
they took a 1921 third period
lead and a 1894 final margin.
Glen Wheeler Of Cut Bank sank
20 points to lead the scoring. and
Leo Bird added l6. Murray Har
wood led the Indians with .
points.
OrewninS 81. Fairfield ~
Saturday morning. Coach Jerry
Toner'S Indians were an entirely
different ball club. as they met
the favored Fairfield Eagles.
Playing a very careful game of
bail control. the Indians held the
Eagles to only 2 points in the
first period. while scoring 8. The
Indians exploded in the second
period and with the sharp shoot.
ing Of Junior Murray Harwood.
took . halftime lead 2&-l3.
II was the Eagles turn to rally
in the final two periods. but they
could not narrow the extensive
lead held BY the Indians. The
Indians held . $500 third period
margin and went on TO win by
. S4l score.
Murray HARDWOOD again led the
Indians in scoring as he hit for
q points. followed by Bill Lor.
ing with IS and Rocky Douglas
with Is. Darrell Pearson was high
for the Eagles with l6 points
followed BY Bill Philips with ~.
Saturday evening the short.
handed Indians again played a
remarkable ball game. Both
teams scored well in the first
quarter. but the Indians. led by
Rocky Douglas and Murray Har.
wood. took the quarter lead 1915
and still held the lead $3.50 by
the end Of the half after q des.
perate Cowboy rally.
The Cowboys came back in the
third period and at the buzzer
had taken . +4-4l lead. The In.
dams Immediately bounced back
in the fourth. and the score was
tied several times.
With two minutes remaining.
the Indians went into . stall. and
were fouled several times. Bill
Lorins converted two free throws
with II seconds remaining to
give the Indians the $3.50 win.
ming margin.
Duane PeaSon hit 26 points to
lead the scoring for Conrad. and
Murray HARDWOOD sank Is to lead
the Indians followed by Rocky
Douglas with IS.
Scores In oil the games are as
follows: Cut Bank So Browning
-; Choteau e Sunburst 81; Fair.
field II Waller 50: Sunburst 30
Waller 46: Cut Bank s. Conrad
-: Choteau 81 Fairfield 50; Con.
rad n Sunburst 81 doSer out;
Browning 81 Fairfield II doser
OUT; Browning So Conrad IS
(Consolation). and Cut Bank ~
Choteau II championship.