Guilford High School - Rostrum Yearbook (Guilford, ME)

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THE ROSTRUM 39 Guilford C341 vs. Brewer C191 At Brewer, Dec. 28, 1943 Guilford invaded Brewer and whipped the Brewer High Wildcats by a score of 34 to 19. The game was an upset for Brewer, who had expected to win. Guil- ford opened the game fast and held an 8 to 0 lead at the end of the first period. They were out in front by 15 to 6 at the half and 24 to 7 at the end of the third quarter. Blake scored 15 of Guilfordis points, with Moore and Currie also scoring high. Leathers and Gross played a great defensive game, as did Priest who replaced Leathers after his removal on fouls. Mayo was chief scorer for Brewer with 13 points. The second team went in fO1' a few minutes at the end of the game. Guilford C431 vs. Rosary C221 At Guilford, Dec. 31, 1943 Guilford again surprised its opponents and followers when they overpowered the Rosary High team from Holyoke, Mass., by a score of 43 to 22. This game was expected to be one of the toughest contests of the season, but Guilford pushed ahead in the first quarter and kept the lead throughout the game. Cross and Blake divided the honors with 12 points each, and Moore and Currie fol- lowed with 9 and 8 respectively. Donak and Baynolds each scored 8 points for Rosary. Guilford C381 vs. Foxcroft Academy C221 At Dover, Ian. 4, 1944 Guilford invaded Central Hall at Dover-Foxcroft to win from the F oxcroft Ponies by a score of 38 to 22. Guilford, as usual, went into the lead and kept it throughout the game. Freddie Blake was the star performer for Guilford in this game and tucked away 22 points, the Ponies being unable to stop him. During the last few minutes the second team again had a chance to get in there and show their stuff. Guilford C341 vs. Sangerville C171 At Guilford, jan. 7, 1944 Still unchecked in a victory run, Guil- ford stopped Sangerville 34 to 17. San- gerville, as always, put up'a stiff fight and led the Panthers by one point at the end of the Hrst period. Then the Pan- thers drew away in the second quarter and continued lengthening the gap dur- ing the third period. The last period was more .evenly matched, but the lead which the Panthers had obtained proved more than enough. Blake again led the scorers with 14 points and Cross played a superb game, steadying the team when the going was tough. This win was our second in thc Northern Piscataquis League. Guilford C551 vs. Milo C281 At Milo, Ian. 11, 1944 After a hard fought first half at Milo the Guilford lads started to roll in their first game against Milo High. With Cross, Blake and Currie keeping a con- stant swishing of baskets, the Golden Panthers had no trouble running away with this game, 55 to 28. Cross netted 20 points, while Blake had 18 and Cur- rie 17. Houston was star for Milo, claim- ing 24 of their 28 points. Guilford C451 vs. Brownville Junction C51 At Guilford, Ian. 14, 1944 One of the easiest victories for the Panthers was their home game against Brownville Iunction, winning by a score of 45 to 5. Guilford's defensive play was so good that the Railroaders couldn't score until the last of the third period. The scorc at the half was 25 to 0. Currie was high scorer with 14 points and Leathers was outstanding with fine back- board play. The second team again played for a short time.

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THE ROSTRUM 41 Guilford 1371 vs. Higgins 1181 At Guilford, Ian. 15, 1944 The second game in two days, the Golden Panthers continued their win- ning streak, defeating Higgins by a score of 37 to 18. Guilford gaineds slowly and steadily throughout the game, lead- ing Higgins all the way. The scoring was Well divided between Currie 1101 and Blake 1121. Leathers again was the de- fensive star. Guilford 1411 vs. F oxcroft 1281 At Guilford, Jan. 19, 1944 One of the largest crowds of the sea- son was present to see the Golden Pan- thers whip the Foxcroft Ponies for a second time by a score of 411 to 28. The score doesn't tell the story, for F oxcroft came to Guilford a different team from the one that had been so badly beaten before. VVith F airbrother as coach, they had showed great improvement and the contest was expected to be close. Although Guilford led at the end of the first quarter by 10 to 2, the Ponies slowly crept up on them, trailing only by four points at the half. Halfway through the third period Foxcroft tied and passed the Panthers several times. The crowdwent wild. But as the period came to an end Guilford was again in the lead by 8 points. The last period found Guilford building up a big total. Starring for Guilford was Moore. It was his cool play and fine scoring that turned the tide in the third period and brought them through to victory. He topped the scoring with 18 points and Blake followed with 14. Robinson was high scorer for Foxcroft with 11 points. Guilford 1501 vs. Greenville 1211 At Greenville, Jan. 21, 1944 The Guilford Panthers ran away with what was expected to be one of the hard- est games of the season by topping Greenville High 50 to 21. Guilford went out in front early in the game, being 20 points ahead at the half and continuing their lead throughout the game. The Panthers riddled the man--to-man defense of the Laker team. Currie was the s-tar of this game. He whipped up 22 points, more than the total for Greenville's en- tire team. This win gave Guilford un- disputed first place in the Northern Pis- cataqnis League. Guilford 1381 vs. Brownville Junction 1171 At Junction, Ian. 25, 1944 The eleventh straight victory for Guil- ford came when they again placed Brownville Iunction and defeated the Railroaders by a score of 38 to 17. The Panthers led all the way with Currie again high scorer, sinking 13 points. Stiles was high scorer for Junction with 11 points. . Guilford 1411 vs. Dexter 1181 At Guilford, Jan. 28, 1944 Guilford continued her winning streak by whipping N. H. Fay High School 41 to 18. The Panthers went out in front early in the game but were held close during the first half. The last half was all for the Panthers. High scorers for us were Blake with 12 points and Currie with ll. Flagg netted 7 points for Dex- ter. Guilford 1311 vs. Presque Isle 1221 At Presque Isle, Feb. 1, 1944 The Golden Panthers blotted out the only black mark on their otherwise per- fect record by defeating the Presque Isle NVildcats in one of the closest games of the season. The two teams were tied at three points at the end of the Hrst period. At the half Presque Isle held a lead of 12 to 9. The third quarter evened it up 18 to 18. In the fourth quarter Guilford took the 'offensive and outscored the opponents to win 31 to 22. The scoring of Cross was the high spot of the game when in the last few min- utes to play he forged ahead with basket