The Sidney herald., 1958-02-20
Eaq|es Continue to Win;
No Games this Week End

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With two victories on their
home court last week end Sidney
cinched at least a tie for their
second class A conference crown
in a many years. A year ago
they shared the honor with Great
Falls Central and then went on
to defeat the co-leaders for the
State Glass A championship.
Only Billings Central, twice
beaten by the locals, has a chance
to share the number one spot. To
do this Sidney must lose their
last three games and the Rams
must win their remaining five.
This however, seems very un-
likely .
Sidney takes a well deserved
rest this week end as the rest of
the league catches UP in games
played. On February % and
March / the Eagles travel to
Lewistown and Laurel. Sidney
completes its regular season at
home March z when they play
host to the vastly improved Glas-
Cow Scotties.
The Central Rams, the only
team Sidney needs to be concern
ed about, must play Laurel and
Lewistown in Billings and Miles
City, Glendive and Hardin on the
road.
Conference standigs at the con-
clusion of last week ends play
was: Sidney 1910, Billings Cen
trail 1913, Miles City ga, Havre
8-6, Glasgow 7-8, Laurel CT,
Great Falls Central 6-8, Glendive
40, Hardin $40 and Lewistown
0-13.
Sidney Continues Streak
Two western Montana teams
invaded Eagle territory last week
end and for two quarters in each
game showed the local fans some
thrilling basketball.
Great Falls Central felt the
Eagles claws Friday night and
were defeated $500. The follow
ing night Havre's Blue Ponies
went to pieces in the final quar-
ter and lost 61-41.
The Mustangs kept pace with
the locals for the first two peri
DDS. Although, they never led,
the score was tied five times and
Sidney, with the exception of a
few moments in the first quarter,
was prevented from building any
big advantage. The Eagles led
1914 and 1880 at the end Of
those first two eight minute peri
DDS.
At the start of the second half
all heck broke loose. Taking six
shots without a miss Sidney grab
bed a 1882 lead and as the game
turned out that was it for the
Mustangs. At the end OF the
period Sidney led 51-42.
In the final quarter Sidney
continued its mastery the first
five minutes.
Leading 63-48 with three min
utes remaining Sidney got a scare
as the charging Mustangs closed
the gap to just five points at the
finish.
The Eagles again shot well. For
the game the winners connected
on 42% of their shots as compar-
ed to Central's 1870. Senior for
ward Ron Quilting and sopho-
more Center Bob Jensen each
had Is points to take games scor-
ing honors. Half of Jensen's points
came on free throws as he made
eight in as many tries. Junior
guard Craig Price made seven
of his teams 16 first quarter
points and finished the night with
IL. Mick Reardon with Is was
high for the losers.
In the preliminary Coach Don
Standings B team could muster
only three points in the last quar-
ter and lost 57-53 to Glass c
league leading Lambert. After
trailing 1915 and 26-25 the first
two quarters, Sidney took a 50-37
lead at the end of three. Of those
rs points made by the young
Eagles in the third period Al
Mann made nine and Richard
Rein 10. The Lions from Lam
bert came roaring back to score
20 points in the final eight min
utes for the win. Mann was high
for the losers with 20 points fol-
by Rein with is. For the
winners Jerry Williams had 18
and George Lake II.
In an afternoon game the Sid
ney frosh easily defeated the
Lambert B team, 67-49. Coach
Bob Anderson's team had quarter
leads Of 1874, 1919 and 51-31.
Top scorer for the winners was
Carl Renville with 10 followed by
Roy Bentson and Bob st. Cyr
each with nine. Gladowski and
each had eight for Lam
bert.
Havre, like the Mustangs, gave
the league leaders a game for two
and a half quarters but then fold
ed in the final minutes.
The Blue Ponies scored the OPP
field goal and then led two
other times before falling behind
'or good in the third period.
Their largest lead was 1910 with !
out 80 seconds left in the first ]
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