Maynard High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Maynard, MA)

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22 THE SCREECH OWL The Leominster team was much heav- ier and taller than its opponents ; but Maynard scored first and held the lead throughout by sensational bas- ketball. A furious scoring attack in the first quarter dazzled the Leomin- ster boys and Maynard held a com- fortable lead until the final whistle. The record of the Maynard Seconds was broken when the Leominster Seconds took a 13-8 decision in a pre- liminary game. Hudson 22 — Maynard 20 The Maynard High School five, al- ready having the Midland League pennant clinched, travelled to Hudson on Washington’s Birthday to play its remaining League contest. A capacity crowd came to witness the proceed- ings, expecting an easy Maynard win. A great surprise was in store, how- ever, for in one of the fastest and most furious games of the year, Hud son took the measure of the League champs by a 22-20 score in an over- time game. Hudson, after trailing for three periods, finally overcame the lead piled up by the Maynardites, and a tie score resulted after the regular periods had been played. Pandemon- ium reigned when, eight seconds be- fore the end of the three minutes overtime, Hudson scored the winning points. This loss broke the undefeated League record of the champions from Maynard, but did not take the pen- nant from them. Midland League Champions! At last! After years of unsuccess- ful efforts, Maynard finally won its first Midland League pennant when the 1930 basketball team carried away the honors. After losing two pennants by one point last year, the Maynard boys came through this year, being undefeated in the league until the final game with Hudson. The champions outclassed all opposition this year, scoring 135 points in four league games against 74 for the op- ponents. Led by Captain Michael Zapareski, star back, the team played exceptional basketball to win the first pennant that a Maynard High team has ever won in any sport. Every player on the championship squad is a lover of the sport and it was cer- tainly a cause for jubilation when the pennant was won in three straight games. The pupils of the school and the townspeople have cause to be proud of this group of young athletes and champions, who possessed a “do or die” spirit to win that pennant this year. The regulars of the championship outfit are : Captain Michael Zapareski and Joseph Kocknowicz, guards ; Wal- ter Fairbanks and Wilho Frigard, for- wards; and Gilbert Garland, center. Substitutes of this outfit are Harold Wilcox, Olavi Warila, George Gutter- idge, Sulo Hintsa, Ahti Frigard, and Michael Sczerzen. All the regulars and two of the subs will graduate this coming June, the class of 1930 having the honor of giv- ing Maynard High its first pennant. However, this pennant is only the first, and may it not be the last! The final standing in the Midland League in 1930 : Won Lost Ave. Maynard H. S 3 1 .750 Hudson H. S 2 2 .500 Marlboro H. S 1 3 .250

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THE SCREECH OWL 21 League schedule on January 25th in an auspicious manner by trouncing Hudson High by the overwhelming score of 43-13. Hudson showed great strength in holding Maynard to a 14-7 score in the first half; but oh man, that last half. Maynard came out in this period to give its best demon- stration of basketball of the year, scoring twenty-nine points and show- ing wonderful team work. Hudson was never in the running, while the home team gave promise of being league champs this year. A large crowd witnessed this game, which was played at Waltham St. Hall. In a preliminary game the Hudson Seconds took a 20-14 beating from the Maynard Seconds. Northboro 29 — Maynard 26 Maynard showed a complete re- versal of form at Northboro High. Northboro took a commanding lead early in the first period, and although at times Maynard flashed, they were unable to make up that big difference of the first period. During the last part of the game, the play became faster, with North- boro’s lead threatened; but the final score read Northboro 29-Maynard 26. Maynard 38 — Marlboro 20 Marlboro came to Waltham St. Hall on February 1st to give the Maynard High School quintet its second Mid- land League test of the year. A large crowd was on hand to witness this game, which was closer than the score indicates. Maynard found it hard to get “going”, and the score at the half was 16-10 in favor of the home team. At the beginning of the third quarter Marlboro almost tied the game by putting on a rally. The locals showed their real greatness in the last quarter, however, when they “stepped on it” and walked away with their opponents. The final score was 38-20 in Maynard’s favor and put the winners into first place in the league standing, with two victories and no defeats to their credit. Northboro 21 — Maynard 17 Maynard High School suffered its first defeat on a home floor since the 1928 season, when it lost 21-17 deci- sion to Northboro High at the High School gymnasium on February 8th. A 11-9 lead in the first half for May- nard was lost when the locals were unable to cope with the attack of the visitors in the final stanzas. The lack of space in the gym made the game rougher than usual, and in one scrim- mage one of the Northboro players was knocked unconscious. In a preliminary game, the unde- feated Maynard Seconds won over the Northboro Seconds. Maynard 34 — Marlboro 19 The Maynard High School quintet assured itself of at least a tie for first place in the Midland League by de- feating Marlboro at Marlboro on Feb- ruary 14th by the score of 34 to 19. Again Maynard won by one of its spectacular finishes, for the score at half time was only 16-12 in favor of the winners. In the last half, Marl- boro proved to be no match for May- nard, and the locals scored often to win the first game that a Maynard team has ever won on the Marlboro floor. This win eventually brought the League pennant to Maynard, for Marlboro and Hudson each defeated the other on their home floors, thus putting both out of the running with two defeats apiece. The Maynard Seconds continued their undefeated record at the ex- pense of the Marlboro Seconds by winning a 24-11 game in a prelimin- ary to the main game. Maynard 24 — Leominster 16 Maynard sprung another surprise on February 18th by defeating the strong Leominster High quintet at Leominster by the margins of 24-16.

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THE SCREECH OWL 23 Our Basketball PENNANT WINNERS Capt. “MikE” Zapareski “PiNg” Fairbanks “Gil” GarlaNd “Horse” FrigArd “Butch” KochNowicz “Sulo” HinTsa Asst. Coach “Al” LeRer Coach DonAld Lent Mgr. Howard King By two of “ ’SO”. GIRLS’ ATHLETICS After several weeks of strenuous practice, the Maynard girls opened their 1930 basketball season at Clin- ton on January 24th by defeating the Clinton girls by the close score of 18- 17. The Maynard team piled up a commanding lead in the first half, Which enabled them to eke out a vic- tory in spite of a Clinton rally in the last half. Despite the fact that it was the first game of the year for May- nard, the game was fast and was cleanly played. Maynard 18 — Hudson 15 The Maynard girls opened their home season at the Waltham Street Hall on February 1st by taking the measure of the Hudson girls in a thrilling game. Again it was a big lead in the first half which won the game for Maynard; for the Hudson co-eds came back strong in the last half to tie the score in the fourth quarter. However, Maynard was not to be denied, and they scored the win- ning points shortly before the final whistle. Maynard 45 — Marlboro 19 In their next game the fair wearers of the Orange and Black ran wild in the Marlboro High School gymnas- ium, trouncing the Marlboro girls by the overwhelming score of 45-19. From the very beginning it could be seen that Maynard knew too much basketball for their opponents, and they romped away with the easiest victory of the year. The Maynard girls’ second team also took an easy win from the Marl- boro Seconds in a one-sided game. Maynard 40 — Marlboro 18 The Maynard girls defeated the Marlboro girls for the second time this year, when they trounced their opponents by the score of 40-18 in a listless game at the high school gym- nasium in a return game. This was only a repetition of the first game be- tween these rivals; for Maynard scored at will throughout, and it was only a matter of how high the girls could bring their number of points. Hudson 14 — Maynard 13 In a preliminary game to the boys’ game at Hudson on Washington’s Birthday, the Maynard girls suffered their first defeat of the year in a game that was replete with thrills. Imagine a game with forty-five fouls, twenty-four for one team and twenty- one for the other, and you will have a good picture of this contest. Of the points tallied by both sides, Hudson scored only two floor baskets and Maynard one, all the rest of the