Mexico High School - Pep Yearbook (Mexico, ME)

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THE 1944 PEP PAGE TWENTY-THREE February 18, 1944 Livermore Falls watches us lick the Jay five to the tune of 35 to 17. February 24, 1944 Our last game of the season is plaged at home against the mighty Gould, who jump on with a score of 33 to 18. A Squad .boys receiving letters are: B. Mott, G. Fogarty, R. Burns, J. Fraser, lil. Ferland, G. Worthley, A. Downs, R. Allen, and Mgr. L .A11en. - A SQUAD BASKETBALL Back row, left to right: Cobb, coach: Fraser, Jami- son, Worthley. Middle row, left to right: Sinclair, Fogarty. Waite, Ferland. ' Front row, left to right: Mott, Cant., Downs, R. ' Allen, R. Burns. A B SQUAD Although the Junior Varsity Team didr.'t have a very successful year they proved that they could play a good game of basketball. 16 Farmington 13 Mexico 15 Rumford 53 - . 28 Farmington 27 25 Rumford 64 11 Gould 15 I B SQUAD BASKETBALL Back row, left to right: Sedgeley, mgr.g Howard, Leavitt, J. Burns, Swett, Cobb, coach. Second row, left to right: Dyer, Stafford, Poirier, Packard. - Front row, left to right: A David Allen, Scott, J. O'Leary, P, Perry, J. Buc- cina. Mexico 22 Gould 20 28 West Paris 32 19 West Paris 21 Those boys receiving their J. V.'s are: J. Buccina, N. Waite, L. Jamison, R. Hodgkins, I. Howard, N. Dyer, J. Stafford, J. Burns, J. O'Leary, E. Scott, J. Swett, P. Perry, E. P01-ier. A. Judkins, D. Allen, E. Packard, and R. Sedgeley. W I !....w-..-v.

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P i P . L Qfx I S l 5- P E 4 if E r i . l S L. PAGE TWENTY-TWO THE 1944 PEP Both teams played a fast, hard game of foot- ball, making this game the contest of the year from the standpoint of the spectators. South Paris, October 28 To the pleasant surprise of the Pinto rooters the Mexico gridders proved beyond a doubt that they have an offense as they shellacked the South Paris Cardinals 32 to 0. After being denied a touchdown for the first two quarters the Mexico backs suddenly ran beserk with Mott, Downs, Buotte, and Martin smashing the South Paris line to bits. ' The Mexico linemen again played their fine defensive game and received much, well earned praise for their excellent blockwork and tackling. ' . ' Berlin, Octo-ber 30 A greatly improved Mexico football team scored in every period today as it smeared the Berlin Mountaineers, 39 to 0. The rout started soon after the opening kick- off and continued until the final whistle was blown. Only occasionally were the Berlin backs able to gain consistently against the Pinto's forward wall. The Mexico offensive which has shown a constant improvement in recent games proved that it has nearly reached its peak and gave warning that it will be hard to stop in the future. Gould, November 6 The Orange and Black representatives of Mexico High played a hard but unsuccessful igme gt Gould Academy, the final scoring being to . - The Pintos were faced with many diiiiculties. the main one was obviously Gould's well coached reserve strength. Another factor which played an important part in Mexico's defeat was the muddy field which proved very detrimental to Mexico's fast cutting backs. During the first five minutes of the contest Mexico took the kickoff and after four plays a Mott to Gautreau pass was completed for the Pintos only tally. The second quarter was action packed but both teams failed to score. The second half was dominated by Bob Scott's boys who scored twice in the last quarter. All attempted conversions failed due to a wet and elusive ball. p Rumford, November 11 The Pintos wound up a most successful sea- son in a blaze ofglory by outfanning and out- playing a heavier Rumford eleven in the Annual Armistice Day Classic as they defeated the Panthers 7 to 0. The Orange and Black inaugurated the only sustained offensive of the afternoon in traveling 85 yards in 11 plays. After Bill Mott had returned a Bulger boot to the 30, the Pinto backs clicked off three first downs in a row, shoving the ball up to the Panther thirty. After two incomplete passes, Clarence Buotte came from nowhere to grab a Mott toss and run twenty yards for a touchdown. From there on it was merely a resumption of the Hrst period play with neither side showing any clean-cut superiority. In licking the Panthers twice in. a row for the first time in nearly two decades the Pintos functioned like a well oiled machine, displaying a brand of ball typical of Mexico's proud ath- letic history. The following were awarded letters: Albert Downs, William Mott, Edward Martin, Clarence Buotte, George Fogarty, Robert Allen, James Fraser, George Worthley, John Crosby, Elwin. Scott, James Gautreau, Earl Kidder, Rae Burns, David Allen, Lee Starbird, Paul Michaud, and Robert Hargreaves. ' BASKETBALL ' The first week of December the 1943-44 boys' varsity basketball team turned out for their first practice. Coach Cobb started the season with a number of experienced players. December 10, 1943 The Pintos' opening game took place in the Orange and Black Gym, but with not-too-pleas- ing results. The Grayhounds took the game. 35-21. December 15, 1943 This date found the.team at Livermore Falls. The boys lost after a good showing for Mexico, 32 to 33. January 7, 1944- Our first game with the school across the river was a total defeat of the boys' Varsity with a score of 44 to 11. ' January 11, 1944 The Pintos really seem to be jinxed. At Farmington we are taken over 48 to 18. January 13, 1944 A turn of the tide! On our own floor we walk off with the score 48 to Jay's 18. January 14, 1944 We are really improving! The Pintos show their stuff in this game at home with Oxford. The score: Mexico, 415 Oxford, 14. January 20, 1944 At home again, the team of the Orange and Black stages a great fight against Livermore Falls. Score: Livermore, 21: Mexico, 20. January 21, 1944 At Wilton we face the High Scorer Dyke and are taken over 59 to 21. February 1, 1944 At Rumford the Pintos take a walloping from the Panthers, who carry the game 38 to 24. February 4, 1944 We bow to Wilton again in the M. H. S. gym 56 to 23. February 11, 1944 At Oxford we come into the limelight again at 37 to 23. February 15, 1944 The Pintos fight a tough game with Gould to come out the underdog with a score of 33-26. LX.

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