Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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THE BASKETBALL TEAM

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THE PHILLIPIAN 29 10 Q X xv' 1930- BAJSKETBALL - 1931 E had a very successful season con- sidering it was only our second year of playing and won 11 out of 18 games. There were 12 men on the squad and at least 10 men were used in the ma- jority of the games. The credit of having such a successful season goes to Coaohi Lester Gattrell, Ass't Coach Willard Cur- tis, and several other men :who braved the wind and storm to take us to the different games. The eight league games are as follows: Nov. 7. We easily beat Strat-ton on our floor 27 to 6 using the whole squad. Stinchlield was hiigh scorer with. 10 points. Nov. 21. We found Stratton to be able to play much better on their own floor and they beat us 15 to 11. Field scored seven points. DEC. 6. We walloped Kingfield 33 to 6 on our floor allowing them to score only one basket. The outstanding players and high scorers were Leavitt and Rowe with eight and six points respectively. DEC. 11. This was one of the league's most exciting games. The second team started and did excellent work. At the half the score was: R. H. S. 14. P. H. S. 11. Then the locals began to climb and, with but a minute and a half left to play, Raymond, Rangeley's star, made good a N foul and there was no more scoring, the game ending 28 to 27 for Rangeley. Ray- mond lvvas high with 12 points. Field was high for the locals with 10. DEC. 17. Although Strong beat us in this game 37 to 24 we gave them quite a bit of opposition. They led us 25 to 9 at the half but in the third quarter we came up within a few points of them, only to slip back again. The stars of the game were Stinchlield, who was high scorer with 14 points, and White whose guarding was spectacular. JAN. 21. Wliien Strong High came to town so did most of the inhabitants of Strong and when the game started there was scarcely enough space to play on. Led by Badger, who scored 11 points in the first half, we shot baskets from all angles and distances to lead 22 to 10 at the half. However, in the second half we lost White, who had been sticking to Norris fStrong's starj like a Hy sticks to fly- paper, via the foul route and we then went to pieces to be nosed out 28-27, as Norris went wild to score 12 points. FEB. 10. At Rangeley we had a close game for three quarters but in the last they surged ahead to win 23 to 19. Prescott of R. H. S. was high with 11 points while Stinchfield chalked up nine for us. FEB. 16. We went to Kingfield to make

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THE PHILLIPIAN 31 them suffer their first defeat in their new hall. Using 11 men we easily beat them 30-21. Field was high scorer with 141 points. The results of the non-league games are much better as we lost only one of these, although the teams played 'were just as diliicult. The games were as follows: NOV. 15. Phillips 38, Andover 11. Leavitt was outstanding player. LESTER GATTRELL Basketball Coach JAN. 16. Wilton 28, Phillips 15, Stinchfield tallied six points for us. JAN. 31. Phillips 24, Anson 20. Field was high scorer with 13 points. It should also be added that this was the first time in two years that Anson Academy had been beaten on its own floor. FEB. 4. Phillips 25, No. New Portland 18. Field got 13 points. FEB. 7. Phillips 28, Wilton 26. Badger stored away eight points for us. FEB. 12. Phillips 36, No. New Portland 12. Stinchfield was high with 10. FEB. 13. Phillips 27, F. S. N. S. Re- serves 17. Stinchfield was high with 12. The game at Kingfield completed our schedule until the tournament at F. S. N. s., Feb. 27-Qs. The inter-class games took place Feb. 28. In the first game the Sophomores easily beat the Seniors 65-16. Then, in an overtime period, the Freshmen nosecl out the Juniors 22-20 by scoring a basket in the last few seconds of play. Then the Freshies came back strong in the nnal game to nearly upset the dope and beat the Sophs, lwho were the strong favor- ites. However after a hard, even battle the Sophs finally won 31-30. F. S. N. S. SECOND ANNUAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ln the first game we were matched against our most bitter rival, Strong, who, with the amazing record of having won 15 straight games, was strongly favored to win the tourney. But our team fhaving been firmly impressed that our lives would not be worth a plugged cent if we returned unviictoriousj cooperated so well that we outplayed S. H. S. throughout to win 30- 21. Our guards White and Fairbanks not only guarded perfectly but shot baskets at will. Stinchfield, :who was playing after a week's illness, and Fairbanks were high scorers with 8 points apiece. To quote some of the papers- The Lefwisfon. Sim-Plzillips High 15 Farmington Surprise. The sensational Strong team, winner of 15 straight games, was eliminated in the first round by the mite team from Phillips. The Strong out- Ht had previous-ly defeated the Phillips team twice but today the little band of warriors from the town of Phillips showed superiority in all departments of the game.