Biddeford High School - Olympian Yearbook (Biddeford, ME)

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THE OLYMPIAN 7I tussle. Led by Johnson, South Port- land tallied thrice to cop the game. For Biddeford, Crosbie and Bean played brilliantly. Biddeford-0 Lewiston-0 A record crowd attended this grid- iron contest with the Rhuland-coached eleven primed for battle. The play was even throughout the tussle and Biddeford nearly scored with a field goal by Fleisher's educated goe, but missed by inches. Coach Rhuland's pet play, the double spinner, worked like a charm and penetrated Lewiston's sec- ondary several times. Biddeford-0 Sanford-l 2 On Armistice Day afternoon, Bidde- ford and Sanford met in their annual classic at the Alumni field in Biddeford in a thrilling game. Biddeford threat- ened several times but failed to con- vert, and Sanford scored on two long runs which caught the Orange and Black off guard. Duranceau and Chen- ard played good ball for Biddeford: Nutter stood out for the Sanfordians. Biddeford-6 Thornton-6 On Thanksgiving morning, Novem- ber 25, I937, the Orange and Black of Biddeford and the Maroon and Gold of Thornton met on a snappy Fall day for their annual gridiron classic. The larg- est crowd of the season was present and the fans had no choice of teams, as B. H. S.-T. A. tussle may always be called even. The Biddeford eleven tallied in the first quarter and led until the last quarter when Thornton tatled on a lucky pass, which, thrown by McSwee- ney, ricocheted off the Biddeford's safety man's hands and was caught by A. I-ladiaris for a goal for Thornton. The Hnal score was Biddeford 6, Thornton 6, a tie score with the cham- pions of Maine. THE B. H. S. BASKETBALL TEAM. Captain Alec Droggitis. Peter Vassill. Robert Jones. Murray Stebbins. Ernest Lausier. joseph Hickey. Charles Nanos. Peter Farley. Emile Amnotte Harry Scott. Eugene McNabb. Biddeford-34 Wells-24 After four weeks of practice, drib- bling, passing, offenses and defenses, the Orange and Black opened the court season with a victory over Wells by a count of 34-24. Captain Droggitis and Stebbins starred for Biddeford, while McClellan played well for the visitors. Biddeford-1 6 Westbrook-3 If Ken McKiniry's speedy quintet ap- peared tired on Westbrook's polished surface and threatened to take the lead only once. The final score was 31-16 Westbrook. Vassill and Nanos ap- peared to be the only spark plugs on the Biddeford team and played a good defensive game while Wright starred for Westbrook. Biddeford-37 St. Louis-9 A large crowd attended this game between two Biddeford high schools. The Orange and Black of Biddeford literally massacred the St. Louis boys by a score of 37-9. Biddeford's speedy quintet worked as a unit and rapidly tallied several times. Scott played a wonderful game on the floor and Am- notte played well offensively for B. H. S. while Cordeau played well for St. Louis. Biddeford- l 6 Sanford-28 The rival rooters of the two schools look forward to this game a year in

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72 THE OLYMPIAN advance as it always is a scrappy con- test. Biddeford led at the close of the first quarter but lost this lead to San- ford who held it throughout the re- mainder of the contest. McNabb and Farley played well for Biddeford while Sanford had no outstanding player. Biddeford- l 8 Cheverus-3 3 It appears that the Orange and Black quintet can't beat the jinx of playing a Portland cluster and losing. The Fighting Irish outscored Biddeford by a 33-I8 margin. Led by Jones and Droggittis, the Biddies came near clos- ing the score in the 3rd quarter by an I8-I6 tally, but they lost their speed after that. Biddeford--25 Westbrook-l I The fast breaking Biddeford quintet turned the tables on the highly favored Westbrook outfit by giving them a 25-I I trouncing. The score at the half was I3-l in the Biddies' favor. Biddeford-2 5 Thornton-3 I This inter-city contest was the most spectacular and thrilling of the season. A record breaking crowd attended this tussle. The score at the first quarter was 6-6, and the end of the half was I3-6 in favor of Thornton. The final score stood with Thornton on the long end of a 31-25 score. The Mill city quintet balanced the score in the final minutes of play but collapsed and dropped behind. Biddeford-2 4 Thornton-2 6 ln a return battle on Thornton's pol- ished surface, the Orange and Black, seeking revenge opened up with a quick offense which put them in the lead, but Thornton rallied and began to creep up to tie Biddefords score. The score at the half was l 7-I4 in favor of Thornton. Led by Vassill, the Biddies recuperated to within two points of Thornton's score. The final score was 26-24. Biddeford-2 7 Sanford-4 7 At the Sanford High Gymnasium the Biddeford team was never in place to keep up with Sanford. The Hoor is twice as small as the Bidclies' surface and this handicapped them. The count at the half was I8-I I and at the final whistle it was 47-27 in favor of San- ford. R. Jones and Amnotte played well offensively for the Mill city while Nutter stood out for the Plushtown- ers. Biddeford-2 8 Alumni-2 3 The Biddeford High School, Basket- ball cluster closed their season with a 28-23 win over the Graduates. Hickey and Farley played well for the high school while Jim Callahan showed that he could still hit the hoop for the Alumni.