"Once you're in one, it's tough to get out." "We've isolated the Indian with reservations," Lodge Grass Athletic Director Rocky Eggart said. He is the rules rather than the exceptions, and coaches and community leaders on and off the reservation admit frustration. He attended Sheridan Community College in Wyoming, but dropped out. Jonathan Takes Enemy, a 1984 Hardin High graduate, was recruited by virtually every college in Montana. A few try college, only to wind up back on the reservation. Once the glory days of high school end, the players fade away, most never to be heard from again.
It often dominates Montana prep ranks this season Indian teams won two of four state class titles.īut its star players seldom use the game as a route to an education and a brighter future. "You have to go out and just do it for yourself." "There's not much here for me on the reservation," Pretty On Top said. He's been accepted by Western Montana College, eligible for an academic scholarship. "I want to set a good example by doing good in classes and playing ball." "I want to study psychology," said Pretty On Top, who like Old Bull has a traditional Crow name.
Real Bird says he hopes Old Bull might attend college - but it doesn't look promising.Īnd another Indian legend may stop at the high school level.Įdgar Pretty On Top played in Old Bull's shadow on the reservation, averaging 12 points. Old Bull holds 16 school records and led Lodge Grass to three consecutive state Class B titles, winning tournament MVP each time.īut his teachers say too many missed classes threaten Old Bull's graduation. "In my 13 years of coaching, there's been nobody better than Elvis, anywhere," Lodge Grass Coach Gordon Real Bird said. Old Bull, a high school senior on the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana, scored 1,948 points in four seasons, almost 20 a game. Elvis Old Bull is a legend in Montana basketball circles.
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