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

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RTS 1953 -54

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26 THE GATHERER BASKETBALL The boys were very glad to welcome Roger Davis ba k as their coach for the third con- eason. Although only one player, secutive Sonny G eenlaw, had been lost by gradua- tion, his absence was felt greatly. However, his position was soon filled competently. John Snowden was chosen manager. The Hrst game in which our boys partici- pated was the Round Robin Tourney at Ellsworth on November 21. In this tourney every team played a half game - each quar- different team. In our first quarter ter with 3 we met umner and our second we clashed with Mt. Desert. We emerged victorious from both by scores of 16-7 and 15-6, respec- tively. In the second game of the season we met the Ellsworth Freshmen on our home floor. Pearl, with 18 points, led the boys to a 57- 39 victory. for the fi st time. We were expecting a more difficult a , was need ess, since we won 60-43. Pearl led the scori On Drfember 5 we entertained Jonesport S me than usual but our worrying Our xt rivals Brooksville, were easily downed y a score of 78-38. Pearl racked up 22 mts and B Blodgett and Andrews of Brook ville came through with 16 and 17 points re pectively. Jonesport proved a little 'harder to defeat on their 54-38 wilf own floor, but we pulled through Pearl scoring 20 points. g with 26 points. h On D cember 17 we met our old rivals Stoningtdzn on our 'home floor. When the final whistle blew the score stood at 94-52. Fred Brewster led the Islanders with 36 points. On Jztiuary 6 at Monson we had the closest g. me of the season. This trip was slated for both 'boys and girls, but because of the bad weather and the long distance to be traveled, only the boys went. The game was tough and one the boys will long re- member. Our opponents lead us 8 to 18 at the end of the first quarter, 34 to 24 at the half, and 45 to 42 at the end of the third quarter. However, our boys came through in a blaze of glory in the last quarter, scoring 9 points to Mon'on's 4. To the relief of our players the score stood 51 to 49 for Deer Isle at the final whistle. On January 8 we returned to our league games, meeting Penobscot in the first game off the island for 'both boys and girls. Dickie and Vaughn each scraped up 18 points to lead us to a 84-52 victory. The Bangor jV's were our next opponents. They proved a little harder to subdue than the league teams, but we came out ahead by a score of 56-48. Our next two games, with Castine and Islesboro, were two of the easiest of the sea- son. The first, at Castine, was won 84-27. The score of the second, with Isles-boro, on our 'home floor, was 85-51. The Islesboro team was entertained afterward with a rec- ord dance. On January 26 we packed our sneakers and set out for Brooksville in the bus. That night Fred and Dickie were high scorers, with 17 and 16 points respectively, as we bat- tled to a 79-40 decision. On the weekend of january 29 the boys set out on an all-male expedition to Eastport and Machias. Sin-ce Eastport is Mr. Davis' hometown, this game was eagerly antici- pated. Fred set the pace for the Islanders with 19 points, as we rolled on to a 52-44 victory. Our luck was not so good the next