Greenville High School - Chrysalis Yearbook (Greenville, ME)

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30 THE CHRYSALIS If I should win, let this be the code: With my faith and my honor held high. And if I should lose let me stand by the road And cheer as the winners go by. FOOTBALL 1946 Football practice got underway the first of September with about 30 can- didates reporting to Coach Russ Knox. Among the candidates were seven vet- erans. Harry Genest, who had played llircc years previously, headed this list and was elected captain. The oth- ers were Glen Smith, Deke Genest, Bob Diehl, Bob MacFadden, Tom Ry- an, and Kip Tremblay. Others who had seen action under the blue and white banner were Bill Hathaway, Keith Davis, Dick Hamlin, Bob Bud- den, Benny Sheehan, and Gerald De- veau. Games had been arranged with Brewer, Stearns fMi1linocketJ Madi- son, and Skowhegan. This was an un- usually hard schedule, for all of the schools to be played were larger than our own and four of them were clast A schools with student bodies ol' three hundred or more. We played our first game of the season on September 2fl against r powerful Brewer eleven. The lineup for this game was as follows: Harry Genest, fullbackg Glen Smith, center: Bob Diehl and Bill Hathaway, guardsg Deke Genest, and Porky MacFadde1 at tacklesg and Keith Davis and Dick Hamlin on the ends. The teams batt- led on even terms and were in a 13-13 deadlock at the beginning of the fourth period, but in this period Brew- er pushed over a touchdown and won by a score of 19-13. The following week G.H.S. faced a powerful and speedy Stearns eleven.

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'THE -CHRYSALIS 731 The first period -ended scoreless, but in the second, Stearns found our weak- ness, a lack of defense, and cut loose with a devastating pass attack. They went on to win by a score of 41 to 7. On Oct. 5, Greenville journeyed tc Foxcroft to play for the County cham- pionship. Greenville opened strong by scoring a touchdown, Sheehan going over from the eight yard line. In the sec- ond period Greenville scored again, to go out in front by the score of 12-O. ln the second half Foxcroft came back with determination and after a long drive they pushed over a touchdov. and converted. But Greenville nipped this threat in a last period touch down to win 19-7. On Oct. 12, Greenville journeyed tc Dexter to meet powerful N. H. Fay. Greenville scored early in the fir: period but Dexter went ahead just be- fore the half 7-6. In the fourth per- iod G.H.S. scored and converted. How- ever during the final minutes of thc game Dexter again scored, but the ex- tra point was smothered behind thc line, and the game -ended in a 13-13 deadlock. The next week G.H.S. faced Bucks- port High. This game was a thriller all the way, but Greenville came out on top by a score of 20-13. On the 26th. the Lakers eleven fac- ed Madison High, but was .out-classed all the way. G.H.S. lost the game b, the score of'33-0. The last game of the season founf' Greenville, with three first string backs out of action, facing Skowhe- gan. The Steam was ,shuffled around and the lineu-p found Dana Genest at fullback, -Ryder and :Sheehan at half- back positions, Deveaux at quarter- back, Hamilton and Davis at the ends, Church and Hill at tackles, Diehl and Hathaway at guards, and Smith at center. The field was covered with snow and mud and although the Greenville eleven fought hard they were defeat- ed by the heavier Skowhegan team. The Scores: 13-Brewer 19. A Greenville 7-Sterns 41. Greenville 19-Foxcroft 7 Greenville 13-Dexter 13. 20-Bucksport 13. 0-Madison 33. Greenville Greenville Greenville Greenville 0-Skowhegan 32. The Squad: Harry Genest, Dana Genest, Glen Smith, Robert Diehl, Clifford Trem- blay, Thomas Ryan, Robert MacFad- den, Arthur Hathaway, Harold Shee- han, Richard Hamlin, Keith Davis, George Hill, Carroll Arey, Claii Church, Winnie Ryder, Tony Bartley, Robert Budden, Lawrence Pratt, Phil- lip Collins, Gerald Deveaux, David Muzzey, Harry Diehl, William Burns, Phillip Church. BASKETBALL 46-47 Great difficulties arose as the bas- ketball season approached. Greenville lacked a coach. No practices were held until late in December. At that time Mr. William Webber, former Caribou mentor, arrived and took over the basketball team. Practices were held during the Christmas vacation and 12 boys were picked to stay oi the squad. They were: Tom Ryan Harry Genest, Keith Davis, Harold Sheehan, Winn Ryder, Dick Hamlin, Glen Smith, Gerald Deveaux, Dana Genest, Clifford Tremblay, Robert Dickinson and George Hill.