Holbrook High School - Echo Yearbook (Holbrook, MA)

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THE ECHO 23 when he popped two from the middle of the floor. We couldn’t get enough, however, to make up for the lead the Stetson boys got in the first half. The game ended 27-17 in favor of Sfetson. Monday, January 26, our freshman and sophomore boys played Stetson’s freshmen and sophomores. It was a lively game, and the teams were pretty well matched. John- ny Johnston gave us the victory when he shot a basket in the last few minutes of play. Sumner won by one point, 15-14. Friday, January 30, a club of basketeers came over from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brockton. One of the boys on the team is a former student of Sumner High. This was a good game. Mr. Walsh kept practically the same club in during the entire game. True to form. Hooker went out on four personal fouls. In the first half, St. Paul had us 10 — 4. In the second quarter, the score was raised to 12 — 9, and it looked as if Sumner had a chance to catch up. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the opposing team scored four or five baskets in quick succession. This was soon stopped and our boys got to work. During this quarter we scored nine more baskets, raising the score to 25-18 which proved to be the final score. February 3, Stetson came over for a game. It proved to be much slower and not so rough as the game we played at Ran- dolph. None of our boys broke any shooting records that night. The high scorer, Harold Walsh, only put in two baskets. Hooker was close behind him with three foul shots. (He also managed to keep his record of four personal fouls.) The score was kept down lower than in previous games. The game ended with a score of 22 — 15 in favor of Stetson. Carol Etleman was referee. Two games in two days don’t work very well for Sumner’s boys. The fourth of Feb- ruary, the day after the Stetson game, wound up with the crushing defeat of 41-5 from Stoughton. Nobody got more than one basket. Somebody must have left his rab- bit’s foot at home. The boys were pretty much disheartened by two defeats in two days. Better luck next time! L. Lynch was referee. Hooker didn’t get put out on fouls. On February 10, we played the Alumni. What a difference in the way the Alumni play and the way the other teams play! Johnny Johnston, our freshman forward, showed some good playing that night. He sank three field goals and one foul shot. Callahan was second in the scoring line with two field goals and two foul shots. Nobody was put out on fouls. Eddie Mc- Carthy refereed. The final score was 22 — 18 in favor of the High School. One week and a day after the Alumni game, February 18, Pembroke came over for a game. This proved to be a good game. The score was about the same as usual, our boys getting beat by 28 — 15. Johnston again came out with two field goals. The boys had a two weeks’ rest between the Pembroke game and the game with Stoughton, at Stoughton, March 3. Many interesting things happened at this game. First Stoughton put in the second team for the first quarter, and our boys did a good job on them. In the second quarter, Stough- ton put in the first team and kept it in dur- ing the rest of the game except for one substitution when they put the second team center in for the last quarter. The first team was too much for Sumner, and by the end of the game, Stoughton had the lead by 37 — 26. One of Stoughton’s boys got • playful and decided that he wanted Mike Moran’s pocket, during the last quarter. Poor Mike, minus that part of his suit where the pocket was, had to walk the whole length of the floor for a place to sit down. Friday of the same week, March 6, we went to West Bridgewater. (And Mike’s pants were at the tailor’s). West Bridge- water h as remodeled her gym so we played there instead of at the Town Hall as in former years. The gym ceiling is only about four feet above the baskets so that long shots are taboo. That’s where we lost out. Howard beat us to the tune of 36 — 6. So the scheduled season ended with but few victories to our credit. Don’t despair. Remember our squad is made up of new men, and this is their first year. In the next two years, watch their progress under the able supervision of Mr. Walsh, our coach. As it was impossible to start baseball at the close of the basketball season, Mr. Walsh had us play some inter-class games and also, a few games with next year’s teams of West Bridgewater and Stoughton. On Friday, the thirteenth (where’s your rabbit’s foot?) the freshmen played the S ' eniors, and the Sophs played the Juniors. Johnny Johnston starred for the Fresh- men as they beat the Seniors 22 — 21. For the seniors, Bruce Grindle suddenlv came to life. Used to playing guard, and being shifted to forward, he got lost and pre- sented the Freshmen with a basket. To prove that he was good, he immediately made a goal for the Seniors. He made four field goals and a foul shot. In the Sophomore-Junior game, Johnny Watkins was the high scorer for the Juniors. It’s rather surprising to see a lad. who never plays except during gym period once a week, out score the regular player. Johnny Sullivan was second high scorer. For the Sophs, MacKay was the high scorer. The Juniors won by two or three baskets, but our scorer and assistant manager. Porter Jr., didn’t feel inclined to write th ' final score in the score book. The first game of the practice series was played at West Bridgewater, March 18. Our boys won the game by about 12 — 8, but Mr. Walsh had us play two overtime periods. The final score was 23 — 22 in fa- vor of West Bridgewater. The West Bridge- water coach, Mr. Frellick. refereed. The following Friday, March 20, Howard came over here. Our team beat them 10 — 8. During the game both coaches gave advice and instructions, by various means, while they were playing. Mr. Walsh refereed. Emorv H. Mann, Sports Editor.

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THE ECHO 25 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM Back row, left to right: Miss Richardson, coach; Florence Tibbetts and Lillian George, managers. Second row: Helen Kelley, Eleanor Wood, Marieta Regan, Carolyn Jervey, Carol Coulter. Front row: Annie Johnston, captain. Howard High vs. Holbrook The first game of the season with Howard High of West Bridgewater was a set-back for Holbrook. Both teams showed splendid passwork, but Howard showed efficiency in sinking baskets, baffling the Holbrook guards. Holbroook girls had very good passwork all through the game, but Howard won by 35-23. This did not dis- courage Holbrook as they felt they would give them a good return game. Holbrook vs. Foxboro A bad start, but a good ending. This seems to be the way with the girls, but as Foxboro is a much larger and faster team Holbrook showed promising work under their coach. Miss Richardson. Foxboro and Holbrook played a good game, but Foxboro won with a score of 41 to 21. Holbrook vs. Randolph The most exciting game of the season for Holbrook was when they were playing their rivals, the Randolph sextette. It was exciting from start to finish, both teams trying to beat the other. The Holbrook for- wards, Carol Coulter and Annie Johnston, held their own with the Randolph guards, while Eleanor Wood and Helen Kelley, both did excellent work as guards against Randolph’s forwards who were very fast. The game was close all through, but Ran- dolph got ahead with one basket, and the final score was 45 to 47. Holbrook vs. Sharon Holbrook girls came through with their first win against the Sharon girls. The Hol- brook sextette got a good lead in the first half and kept it to the finish with a final score of 20 to 15, this victory giving the Holbrook girls courage so that th ey were ready for a return game. Holbrook vs. Randolph This was the game to which the Holbrook girls were looking forward. It was the l)ctter team of the two as they swam})ed the Randolph girls. The guards of Ran- dolph could do nothing against the on- slaught of Coulter and Johnston as they sank basket after basket. Both the center, Caroline Jervey and side center, Marieta Regan, showed their worth on the team, while Helen Kelly and Eleanor Wood kept the Randolph forwards to nine baskets dur- ing the whole game. The scorer for Ran- dolph was Alice Murphy who did very good work. The final score was 45 to 18. Holbrook vs. Stoughton The Holbrook girls tried to beat the fast team of Stoughton High School but with little success. The Stoughton girls had very good passwork, and the Holbrook girls tried to break it up but with little success. The final score was Holbrook, 18; Stoughton, 38. Holbrook vs. Stoughton The Holbrook girls tried once more in a return game with the Stoughton girls to take the Stoughton girls by storm, but the fast team outdid the Holbrook girls by a score of 57 — 32. The Holbrook girls broke the pass work of the Stoughton sextette, but it wasn’t strong enough to pull through. The high scorer for Stoughton was Laura Clement, and for Holbrook Annie Johnston. Holbrook vs. Howard The Holbrook troop basketeers traveled to West Bridgewater. Rumors were flying around that Holbrook was going to get beat. When the Howard rooters saw our team working out before the game, they quickly changed their minds. In the first and second half Holbrook girls were lead- ing, and they held this lead almost to the finish, but one of our guards was put out on fouls. This gave the Howard girls a “break”. They evened up the score to that of the Holbrook girls and finally won by a score of 37 to 38. Of course, there was plenty of cheering for Howard, but the Holbrook gilds received their share of tlm honor too. Holbrook vs. Sharon This game was played in the afternoon