Deer Isle High School - Gatherer Yearbook (Deer Isle, ME)

Page 31 text:

Tl., HALL UIHS DPP HITDIHN 5 'l 5 I HAHELL G AME BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM Seated, left to right: N. Greenlaw, P. Hall, M. Barbour, W. Wm-od, llutuhinson, anal G. Haskell. Standing: Mr. Elkhorn, R. Poitras, R. Colwell, V. Joyce, R. Haskell, P. Eaton, B. Weed, and B. Spollord, GIRLS BASKETBALL TEANI First row, loft to right: Mr. Elkhorn, B. Perez, R. Conary, N. Gray, B. Eaton, R. Billings, and Eaton. Second row: B. Joyce, M. Hardy, S. Howard, P. Knight, R. Haskell, J. Haskcll C. Woodman, and L. Poitras.

Page 30 text:

BOYS' BASKETBALL For the second straight year Deer Isle High School basketball team enjoyed being coached by Eldridge Elkhorn. Having only three veterans back from the preceding year, Murray Barbour, Philip Hall, and ,Ierauld Hutchinson, each with only one year's experience, the outlook at the begin- ning of the season wasn't too good. Only a lot of hard practice could provide this team with a winning season. , Our schedule began with Deer Isle losing to Islesboro and Castine. Phil Hall and Jerry Hutchinson were high scorers in the Castine game with 12 and 15 points respectively. The next game was played with Brooklin at Deer Isle. We came back determined to get into the win column. Deer Isle was ahead at the third quarter 39-26, with three of Brooklin's six players fouled out. The Brook- lin coach chose to forfeit the game. Inspired by our First win we 'Lcaught fire and defeated Penobscot, Islesboro, Brooks- ville, and the Bucksport Future Farmers. The Bucksport game ranks as the best that we played. We won 56-42. Hutchinson was high scorer with 24 points, Hall was next with 17. We placed our five game winning streak on the line at Stonington. The game was a thriller all the way. At the end of the first period Deer Isle held a 13-10 lead, but Ston- ington came back to tie 19-19 at the hall. The score was tied most of the last half un- til Stonington, with seconds to play, finally won 34-33 on a foul shot by Donald McKay. Hutchinson and Hall were high scorers for Deer Isle with 16 and 14 points respectively. McKay was high for Stonington with 11 points. Deer Isle suffered its fourth defeat of the season in the next game with Penobscot. Penobscot with a determination to get even could not be stopped, and they went on to win 47-32. Hutchinson was high scorer for Deer Isle with 16 points and Ed Flannery was tops for Penobscot with 21 points. In the next two games Brooksville and Vinal Haven were easily beaten by the re- spective scores 63-52 and 71-21. The next game with Brooklin found a battle between two tight zones, which resulted in our 29-19 victory. Jerry Hutchinson was high scorer with 14 points, and George Haskell came in next with 10. Tyler was high for Brooklin with 14 points. Again this year we enjoyed having the Islesboro team visit us. In that game we retaliated by defeating them 55-25. The night of January 30, 1951, is one which will never be forgotten by those who went on the trip to Castine. The defeat of Deer Isle, the breaking down of the bus, and the freezing temperature of 18 degrees below zero, were the highlights of that trip. We were rescued by the Castine bus and arrived home around 3 o'clock the next morning. The second game with Stonington, which was played at Deer Isle, was just as exciting as the one played at Stonington. The first half was Deer Isle's by a very decisive margin. Stonington came back strong in the third quarter, and with a minute to play closed the gap to 34-33, but Hall, Hutchinson, and Weed dunked two pointers to fire a seven point rally which stopped them short. The Final score was 49-44 with Deer Isle on top. High scorer with 23 points was Jerry Hutch- inson who played the last half with a sprained

Page 32 text:

30 THE GATHERER ankle. Phil Hall hit for Stonington were Brake, and Wallace each. the nets for 12. High Sidney Gross, Robert Webb with 10 points season Deer Isle and for first place in the was no play-off both teams received a championship trophy. At the end of the Stonington were tied league g because there Deer Isle, having lost both of its previous games with Castine, was figuring on a tough game in the opening round of the tourna- ment. The Hrst period of play ended 8-6 in favor of Castine, but Deer Isle came back strong and at the end of the first half led 21-11. Castine threatened again in the last few minutes, but the game ended with Deer Isle winning its first tournament game in many years, by a 37-33 score. The semi-finals found us stacked against Sullivan, defending league champions. The first period of play was close, the score being 8-7 in Sullivan's favor. In the second period Sullivan's strength and height began to pay off, and the score at the half was 21-11 with Sullivan on top. Deer Isle never threatened again, and went down to defeat 50-29. High scorer for Sullivan was Donnell with 21 points. Hutchinson was high for Deer Isle with 21 points. Through the hard work that was required of us, and the owning of a will to win, we turned in many sparkling performances while compiling an impressive 10-6, won and lost record, for the 1950-51 basketball season. SEASON'S SCORES IN BASKETBALL Brooklin 25 Deer Isle 39 Castine 63 Deer Isle 46 'Islesboro 35 Deer Isle 27 Penobscot 51 Deer Isle 57 Brooksville 38 Deer Isle 49 Bucksport 42 1Stonington 34 4fPenobscot 47 Brooksville 52 Vinal Haven 21 Islesboro 25 fBrooklin 19 Castine 28 Stonington 44 1lICastine 33 ISullivan 50 'l'Game away 56 Deer Isle Deer Isle 33 32 Deer Isle Deer Isle 63 Deer Isle 71 Deer Isle Deer Isle 55 29 Deer Isle 1 7 49 39 29 Deer Isle Deer Isle Deer Isle 2ljTournament game SEASON'S SCORING FG F PTS AVS Hutchinson 141 41 323 20 Hall 63 36 162 l 0 Barbour 31 17 79 Greenlaw 22 12 56 Haskell 20 8 48 Weed 6 15 27 Team 283 129 695 43.5 FOUL SHOOTING FA FM PCT. Hall 62 36 58.6 Greenlaw 18 10 55.5 Hutchinson 94 45 47.8 Haskell 27 8 29.6 Weed 56 15 26.7 Barbour 63 16 25 Team 320 130 40.6 PERSONAL F OULS Hutchinson 40 Weed 40 Hall 3 1 Barbour 28 Greenlaw 26 Haskell 21 Joyce 1