Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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THE PHILLIPIAN 17 T. THlff, 'ri c i lI',i' 4 'Q' I H I I - FOOTBALL I-IEN school opened last fall it found a group of anxious boys waiting for their chance at the old pigskin. Before the season had gone far it was plain to be seen that the squad had suHered heavily by the graduation of the class of 1940. With but two first string men returning to the grid- iron the boys began to develop an entirely new combination of players. The season's opener was played at Strong and a real thriller it was. Both teams played very good ball considering the extent of their experience and practice. lt was anyoneis game till the final gun, Strong edging us out by one point. Before the season had progressed very far a number of injuries came to disrupt our team and seemed to haunt us throughout most of the season. Spin Morgan, a very promising backfieldman, suffered a broken arm during one of the early practices and was out for the remainder of the season. Bunny Blanchard and Morton Burnham were two others whose loss was felt heavily for some time. The boys had a tough season but now have the experience to net them a good squad for the coming year. The team should not suffer too heavily this year because of grad- uation it loses only one mang but it should gain considerable from the entering fresh- man class. Looking to the future, we expect to find a good squad on the field in answer to the call next fall. We have a stiff schedule fae- ing us and also a very anxious group of boys ready to meet it. It is also our hope that the townspeople will support us a little more at our games. nzws Every additional cheer means a great deal to the players. Frksr 'l'r:AM SECOND TEAM Eustis R. E. Masterman E. White L. E. C. Smith E. Lovett C. XV. Hinds C. Burnham F. B. B. Parker B. C. Blanchard H. B. S. Morgan B. Toothaker Q. B. Summary of games played: Phillips 20 Strong '21 Phillips 18 Dixfield 49 Phillips 18 Dixfield 53 Phillips 0 Strong 33 Phillips 29 Rangeley 4-L Phillips 42 Rangeley I9 Phillips 6 Albion 33 Phillips 36 Albion 31 BOYS, BASKETBALL HE boys' basketball team had a good season this year under the able coach- ing of Col. Mitchell. The old gymnasium in the Community House served for the practice sessions until after Christmas when we were able to use our new gym in the Community Center. Then the hoys really felt they had some- thing to work for, and after a few weeks practice showed marked improvement. The completion of the new hall for basketball meant a great deal of sacrifice on the part of many of our townspeople to whom we are greatly indebted. The boys of the team are looking forward to the next season when they will have most of the first string back with them. By hav- ing the use of the new gym for a complete season, the team of next year should enjoy a remarkable record.

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IS 'l'IIIi l'Illl.l.lI'l.fXN lfroiit row: XY. llinds, Cf lilzuiehard, M. llurnhaui. l'. Smith. R. Parker Seeoml i-ou : ll. l.oxett. N. Morfzm, li. liustis, 'lf fllasternizm ls Huck row: ll. lYoocl. N. lll00lllIlkE1' The highlights ol' the past season were undoubtedly the two games with liinglield. lloth teams were very evenly matched, King- lield taking the game at liinglield hy a score ol 3-il-,ll and our boys winning over here with a score ot Z5-ln. Both games were well played and provided a great deal ol exciting play. The North Franklin County Tournament olliered many thrill-packed games and it can truthfully be said that the games in which our boys ligured were among the best. Phil- lips drew Kinglield for the first game lost by the narrow margin ol' two points. The teams showed themselves to be very evenly matched and it was anybody's game till the final gun: even then it was rather dif- ficult for us to realize we had lost. Satur- day morning we faced Strong as our oppo- nent and won over them. This victory placed us in the finals for the consolation cup with Wilton as our opponent. Although the Wilton boys had beaten us twice before, our boys got an early lead which they kept throughout the game. The team merely re- peated its record ot last year when they came from the tournament gym with the Conso- lation Cup. Sllllllllllfy of QLIITICSI Pliillips IR Wilton 35 l'l1illips 738 Stratton 721 Phillips New Slmron Phillips lYilton Phillips lflagstall' Phillips Strong Phillips lfarmington Res Phillips Flagstall' lfliillips liingtield Phillips Raugzeley Phillips lfarmington Res Phillips Rangeley Phillips Kingfield Phillips Stratton Phillips New Sharon