Higgins Classical Institute - Scroll Yearbook (Charleston, ME)

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H.C.I.SCROLL 59 . '-Hr-' F 'Li .xilskffv Q1 gg V 1: J --ve-w , xffv' ,z- AX I. Y. BASKETBALL SQUAD Back IKOXV-Wlilllllill' Crass, Mr. Keith, llzlrold Hzuison. 7 Second Row--I.cslic Lam-, Karl lvtersoii, Artllur Foss, llowilrd Foley, Plll'llCu llurv, Carleton Lowery. Front Row-Leigh McFadden, Xvlulillll Nilltljlllllllll, N0l'lllilll Cummings, Brudl'o1'cl Brown, Paul A1'L'IlC1', Douglas Dunnvtt. VARSITY BASKETBALL Soon after the close of the football season, Coach Fotter held the first basketball prac- tice. This early practice was started in order to ready the team for the two games that were to be played before Christmas.. Mem- bers of the varsity were: Captain Richard Watson, Lester Stevens, Vance Fc-ss, Mario DiFredericc-, Walter Allen, Neile Soule, Le- land Lowery, Fred Lucci, Kenneth Masse, Calvin Stinson, Carl Young, Reginald Brown. John Keith and Lester Parkhurst iManagerJ. Although Higgins got off to a poor start they finished the season with a fair record. The seasons record stacks up six wins against seven losses. RESUME OF THE GAMES Higgins 20 John Bapst 31 On December 5 at Bangor, Higgins. lost. ts- John Bapst in a good game for the first one of the season. It was close all the way and the Higgins team showed great promise. Stevens got c-ff to a good start with six baskets. Higgins 38 Leen's Lectrics 41 Higgins bowed to the fast and clever pass- ing Leenfs Lectrics in a game played at Cfnarleston on December 11. Stevens contin- ued to be high scorer with twenty-one points. Higgins 30 Guilford 49 The improving Higgins team went down to defeat at the hands of a strong Guilford quintet on January 6, at Guilford. Guilford led throughout the game, but the margin of victory was rolled up in the second period. Foss helped the Higgins cause with nine points. Higgins 26 Coburn 32 In a game played at the Colby Field House, Higgins lost. to their Coburn rivals. The game was close and the lead see-sawed back and forth until Coburn clinched the verdict in the final frame. Stevens was the c-ut- standing piayer for Higgins. Higgins 45 Fc-xcroft 33 Finally breaking their jinx. the Higgins team defeated the favored Foxcroft Academy five to the tune of 45-33. With good co-oper- ation and without the aid of substitutes, in

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QUAD S RLS' BASKETBALL CI Estcy, Moocrs, Miss urriet H Brown, lice Lou A Colson, rjoric Ma Buck Row 11 Green. Sylvi af o ra T1 Z 5s f- .-1 ... Z C 5 vi F 2' T rl ,- .- 'II v1 llen, Marilyn nA H ggins, jezl orothy D Smith ..-4 Ruth Stinson Second Row-Eva l. Trask, Violet Cal Shirley Powers, ibby, yL Osgood, Doroth Phyllis Front Row-Colleen Snow, Marion Stanhope.