Houlton High School - North Star Yearbook (Houlton, ME)

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downs. The points after the touchdowns were made on a pass from Donovan to Bell, and a line rush by Donovan. Through graduation, Houlton will lose Paul Ayotte, Captain Leighton Bell, Tom Donovan, Harold Helms. Harold Hoskin, Jim Madigan, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. The Scores Houlton Mattanawcook Houlton Stearns Houlton Dexter Houlton Orono Houlton points Opponents mg BOYS' BASKETBALL Front row: Logan, Stockson, Nason. Back row: Fortier fMgr.l, Wolhaupter, Donovan, Coach Peabody, Bell, Stoton fCapt.l, Myshrall 1Asst. Mgr.l. Boys' Basketball The 1939-1940 edition of Houlton High Hoopsters turned out an excellent perform- ance in winning 14 out of 19 games which featured plenty of tough opposition, and finishing second in the county league. The stars of this year's team were Carl Wolhaupter, who could be depended upon to pop one when it was most neededg Earl Stoton, center, a good rebounder who scored a good part of the team's basketsg Buck Logan, who showed the fans some speedy dribbling and line shootingg Phil Mason, a clever ballhandler and dead shot, and Leigh- ton Bell, a fast, hardworking, all-round man who was a constant headache to the oppos- ing coach. Houlton loses E. Stoton, C. Wolhaupter, L. Bell, W. Stockson, and T, Donovan through

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FOOTBALL llcft to right: tbacky Asst. Coach Dobbins, Berman, Wood, Taylor, Berry, Fowler. Henry, Edwards, Russell, Logan, Lambert, Al Bell, Coach Smith: tfrontl Hawkins, Madigan, Do11ovan, Ayotte, Captain L. Bell and Manager Fortier, Mason, Fitzpatrick, Lakin Hoskin. Football, 1939 With six lettermen from last year's foot- ball squad returning, Coaches Smith and Dobbins built up a team of which they may well be proud. The boys who carried the brunt of the battles last fall were Paul Ayotte, not only an excellent line smasher. but also a fine pass throwerg Buck Logan, a speedy broken field runner: Phil Mason. the best ball-carrying back the local fans have seen in years, Tom Donovan, whose work at passing was commended by sports writers: and Capt. Bell. a fine blocker and strong defensive man. The team played a four-game schedule. im- proving with every game, and finished the season by beating Orono to the tune ot' 20 to 0. In the opener. against Mattanawcook Academy, the boys dropped the game by 6 to 2. However, in the remaining three games, they made every opening count and bewildered the opposition by their tricky ballhandling. They trounced Stearns by 13 to 6. ln the third game, behind good interference, the boys scored 26 points in the first half against Dexter. In the first four minutes of play, Houlton scored two touchdowns. In the Orono game, with consistent gains by Ayotte, Mason, and Logan behind expert blocking, Mason scored all three touch-

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With Gerry Kearney as the only veteran graduation: but with such a squad of re- serves as we now have, Houlton should turn out another good team next year. The Season's Record Houlton 32 Oakfield 8 Houlton 54 Merrill 16 Houlton 42 Patten 19 Houlton 22 Stearns 19 Houlton 46 Mattanawcook 14 Houlton 29 Stearns 3-I Houlton 33 A. C. I. 21 Houlton 26 Fort Fairfield 23 from last year's Aroostook Championship team, Coach Wood had the tough assignment of building up a strong girls' team, but he camo through as he always does. Houlton no Old Town 30 dei Houlton 34 Washburn 21 Houlton 35 Caribou 26 Houlton 14 Presque Isle 43 Houlton 34 Lincoln 35 Houlton 36 A. C. I. 26 Houlton 40 Old Town 28 Houlton 38 Fort Fairfield 22 Houlton 41 Washburn 2:2 Houlton 37 Caribou 39 Houlton 27 Presque Isle 47 Total 653 points Total 494 Girl's Basketball At the beginning of the season, Coach Wood discovered Elsa Bostrom, a lanky six- footer who during the 1939-1940 season dropped the ball through the net for a total of 170 points, high total for county league. GIRLS' BASKETBALL Left to right: ffront rowy Watson, Kelley, Kearney, Donovan, Mooers. Stephens: fbzuck row! Hovey, Gartley, Bostrom, Coach Wood. Anderson, Rossignol.