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Dillon Tribune (Dillon, Mont.), 28 Nov. 1989, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/2015269516/1989-11-28/ed-1/seq-12/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
T h e L a s t N o t s i n c e 1 9 4 6 h a v e t h e B e a v e r h e a d C o u n t y H i g h S c h o o l B e a v e r s c a p t u r e d a n a t h l e t i c s t a t e c h a m p i o n s h i p . B u t t h a t w a s a y e a r t o r e m e m b e r . . . The Champs, 1946-style Pictured left to right: (Front Row) Ariey McLaren, Bob Wolf, Chuck Davis, Jack Porter, Stewart Burwell; (Back Row) Coach D. L \Clancy\ Johnson, Bill Harrison, John Osborne, Ted Hazelbaker, John Patton, Jim Bateman and Manager Joe Shaw. M a n y c a m e c l o s e , n o n e e q u a l l e d t h e ' 4 6 B e a v e r s S T A T E C H A M P S ! By Kevin Whitworth Wiy%qnii>iy The first state champion boys' team was crowned in 1921. First row (left to right): Andy Smith, Wyman Smith; second row: Frank Ryburn, Carter Emger; third row: Frank Hatfield, Coach Knutson, George Hildreth. Chuck Davis jumps center in a 1946 tilt. 1946. It's been a lorig dry spell since the last state championship at Beaverhead County High School. Like a parched man crawling through the desert in search of water, he finds an oasis, only to realize it's a mirage. So as time goes by the feat of the 1946 BCHS basketball team is burned into the memoiy of Dillon sports fans who hunger for the next state championship. This team was special in a lot of ways. Incredibly, t h ^ l)qd.rio' players over six foot, but a run- and-gun offensive philosophy, by Head Coach D.L. “Clancy” Johnson paved tiie way to success. Clancy guided the team to the District 16 crown for ttfe fourth straight year, the divisional championship for the third year in a row, and the State Class B Championship. It was the Beavers third state basketball championship, their first since 1936. Dillon won their initial state championship in 1921. Five of the 10 players on the ”46 squad, Ariey McLaren, Bob Wolf, Chuck Davis, Bill Harrison, and Ted Hazelbaker, still reside in Dillon. John Osborne now lives in Phoenix, Ariz., John Patton in Sheridan, Wyo., and team manager Joe Shaw lives in California. Jack Porter, a very underrated player, according to players on the team, was killed in 1950 when the B-29 plane he was in crashed. Porter flew 50 missions over Korea during his mflitaiy stay. Stewart Burwell, Jim Bateman, and Clancy Johnson have also left us recently due to various illnesses. The starting lineup for the Beavers included Davis and Wolf at the forwards, Porter at center, and Burwell and McLaren in the backcourt The Beavers defeated Glendive 46-38 in their first game of the state tournament, lost to eventual Class A champ Missoula, 80-53, in the second round, polished off Columbus 51-39 for the Class B crown, then were turned back 54-51 by Livingston in the consola tion finals. In those days Class B schools and Class A schools paired off against each other in the state tourney. It was a true state championship format. The Beavers finished the season with a 24-6 record, with the six setbacks coming at the hands of Class A schools. Davis scored 21 points per game in the magical season, but saved his best for last at the state tourney. Davis scored 101 points in four games and was named the outstanding player of the tournament He was also an All-State first team selection for the third consecu tive year. “We knew that we had to run,” noted Davis. “We were one ofthe best fast breaking teams in the state and we did not turn the ball over much.\ “I remember that we only had three basketballs and two were very lopsided,\ said Davis. “We would get the good ball for warm ups and use the same ball in the game.” Wolf averaged just over eight points per game and was the third leading scorer behind Davis and Porter. “I remember we had problems with gas and tire rationing,” noted Wolf. \The shoes we wore were donated by the college because they could not field a team because of the war. MoBt of tiie trophies we won Were made of wood because we could not get metal to make the trophies.” “We played against some great talent that year,” added Wolf. “Bob Cope, Dick Carstenson, and Chuck Darling all went on to have highly successful careers at mqjor colleges.” . Continued on page 13 H o w th e y lo o k to d a y ... (Left to right): Ariey McLaren, Bob Wolf, Chuck Davis, Bill Har rison, and Ted Hazebaker.
