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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H. O. I. SCROLL ri? 61 31 l il the game at Guilford, the Higgins team es- tablished and held an early lead. Soule and Allen, who until this game were substitutes, showed great promise for the remainder of the season. Higgins 38 M. C. I. 22 Higgins continued on the victory trail with a decisive defeat over M. C. I. in a game played at Charleston on January 26. The M. C. I. defense was not functioning properly and the Higgins players were repeatedly in the clear under the basket. Stevens again led the scoring for H. C. I. with 24 points. Higgins 48 Foxcroft 34 Winning their third game in a row, the black and orange tripped the Academy boys at Charleston. In the third period the Dover players staged a comeback, but the Higgins boys remained in front by a comfortable margin. Stevens and Foss teamed up to score 32 points. Higgins 24 Stearns 31 Losing a hard fought battle to a fast Stearns quintet, H. C. I. vainly tried to make it four in a row. The Higgins boys tired quickly being unaccustomed to a floor as large as the o-ne at Millinocket. Pacing the Higgins att-ack, Stevens and Allen tallied eight points apiece. Higgins 37 C'oburn 29 In a game at Charleston that was very evenly matched, Higgins set back a strong Coburn team 37-29. Good ball handling and clever passing were displayed by both teams. Allen scored 15 points, to become high scor- er fc-r the first time while Stevens scored 14. Higgins 30 Stearns 28 In a very fast and exciting game at Charleston, the Higgins team defeated the Stearns' Minutemen, 30-28. Coming from be- hind in the third peri:-d, Higgins climbed within one point of their pace-setting rivals. Working smoothly together, the Higgins boys made their set plays pay dividends. In a nip and tuck fourth period which was not decid- ed until Stevens sunk a rebound shot in the clcsing seconds, the lead see-sawed back and forth. A packed gymnasium saw Stevens end his season in a blaze of gl-ory. Stevens, Allen and DiFrederico scored 22 points for the Higgins cause. Higgins 29 Guilford 44 In a one-sided contest, at Charleston, Guilford defeated the Higgins team, which was without the services of Stevens. The up- state team made it two in a row over Higgins, who didn't give up without a fight. Allen was high scorer for H. C. I. with fifteen points. Higgins 29 M. C. I. 36 On February 23 at Pittsfield, Higgins lost a hotly contested game to M. C. I. After battling evenly for three quarters, M. C. I. finally pulled ahead ts- clinch the verdict. Higgins' high man for the night was Foss. Higgins 40 John Bapst 23 The last game of the season resulted in the first Higgins victory since the depar- ture of Stevens, Higgins showed great im- provement in toppling John Bapst who had a place in the Eastern Maine tourney. At no time did Bapst threaten to take the lead. The H. C. I. score was evenly divided among their starting lineup. However, Foss and DiFrederico shared top honors with ten points apiece. J. W. A. '45 JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL The Higgins' J. V.'s had a good seas:-n, winning six of their ten games. Although the J. V.'s were outclassed in s:-me of their games, they won their share. Dunnett was high scorer for the season with 89 points, Archer came in second with 70, and Mac- Fadden third with 69 paints. Scheduled results: Higgins J. V.'s 17 John Bapst J. V.'s 21 Hgiins J. V.'s 42 Foxcroft A. J. V.'s 16 Higgins J. V.'s 42 M. C. I. J. V.'s 29 Higgins J. V.'s 30 Bangor J. V.'s 36 Higgins J V.'s 50 E. C. A. 34 Higgins J V.'s 17 Higgins 2nd. 33 Higgins J. V.'s 36 Milo High S. 59 Higgins J V.'s 51 M. C. I. J. V.'s' 15 Higgins J. V.'s 27 John Bapst J. V.'s 22 Higgins J. V.'s 38 E. C. A. 16 Higgins J V.'s 50 E. C. A. 34 In a game at Charleston, the Higgins team romped over the East Corinth quintet while every member of the H. C. I. squad saw action. The pre-game gossip expected a much closer game than it turned out to be. Archer was high man for Higgins with 14 points. Higgins J. V.'s 27 John Bapst J. V.'s 22 Higgins, using three of their second string defeated Bapst in a hotly contested game at Charleston. Bapst had been winning most cf their games and everyone expected them tc- have little trouble in downing the H. C. I. J. V.'s . After the first quart-er Higgins grab- bed the lead and managed to hold it until the end. Leading his team with 13 points, MacFadden held top honors. Higgins J. V.'s 38 E. C. A. 16 In the final game of the season, and their second straight victory over E. C. A., the Higgins J. V.'s closed their season in grand style. The game at Cc-rinth was easily taken by Higgins who made the best of their scoring opportunities. Dunnett was high man in this important game, scoring 15 points. In a preliminary game the second string J. V.,s nosed out E. C. A. 23-22. H. Hanson '46 GIRLS' SPORTS GIRLS' BASKETBALL The girls' basketball squad was organized shortly after Thanksgiving vacation, with Miss Evelyn Estey as Coach. Althc-ugh they did not have as successful a year as some, their time was well spent. They had a great deal of fun in practice and showed good school spirit. With the careful coaching of Miss Estey