Mexico High School - Pep Yearbook (Mexico, ME)

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THE 1946 PEP is . 'H PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN all. An overtime was announced and the Pintos felt the sting of Gould's superior height as the visitors won 47-45. Mexico 11 .20 36 43 45 Gould 14 33 37 43 47 OXFORD AT MEXICO FEB. 1 Mexico-In the second tight match of the week the Pintos dropped to the Oxford hoopsters at a 35-34 margin. Again the Pintos were the leaders for most of the evening and then fell through in the finals. At the end of the first period the Pintos were ahead 13-7. The game grew tense in the second period but the Pintos were holding their own , as the half sounded. In the third period the home club was still master. But the last frame went for a 35-34 win for Oxford. Mexico 13 21 31 34 Oxford ' ' 7 20 29 35 JAY AT MEXICO FEB. 5 Mexico-The Jay Tigers fell to the Mexico Pintos in a tight game at Mexico. The Tigers took a quick lead in the first frame 5-2. The second frame ended in a 13-13 deadlock. The Pintos were plugged on by Bob Whytock, young Mexico for- ward, scoring 12 points. In the stretch Jay rallied but was turned down by a Pinto crossfire. Mexico 2 13 26 33 Jay 5 13 22 30 MEXICO AT BERLIN FEB. 8 Berlin-The Pintos travelled away for a two day tour while' playing at Berlin and Gorham the weekend. They were taken down an extra peg as the Moun- taineers took a 67-34 victory. Allen scored first for the orange and black but was counteracted by swift scoring for the opponents. The Berlin club hammered Mexico at a 39-12 half time score. The Pintos were led by Sophomore Bob Why- tock with 10 points. Berlin had two high pointers-Van Kleech with 14 and Ben- ton 13. Mexico 6 12 23 34 Berlin 17 39 56 67 MEXICO AT GORHAM FEB. 9 Gorham-The Gorham courtsters drove hard to defeat the Mexico club at a 42-33 game. The Pintos took the lead in the opening period with a two point margin. The game became tight at the half with a 20 all score. As the third period started the Pintos fell, while the Gorham team scored 16 points to hold Mexico scoreless. In the final period the tide changed, and the Pintos scored 12 points to Gorham's 6, but this was not the amount needed to overthrow the long lead and the Pintos lost out 42-33. Jim Fra-ser with 13 points and Bob Whytock with 9 led the losers. Mexico 13 20 20 33 Gorham 11 20 36 42 SOUTH PARIS AT MEXICO FEB. i2 .X Mexico--The South Paris ball club'-suf- fered defeat at the hands of the Pintos when Mexico, led by Jim Fraser, opened up on the Farmers as they fell behind to be defeated 31-36. The one point leads held by Paris in the first period w'as quickly overcome when Jimmy opened up his attack. The Mexico club had a seven point margin at the half way mark and strengthened this lead in the third. Bob Leavitt, Pinto forward, scored eight' points for the winners adding to Fraser's 14. The preliminary was taken by the Mexico Girls' club. South Paris 11 13 20 31 Mexico 10 20 31 A 36 MEXICO AT GQULD FEB. 13 Gould-The Gould Academy basketball team rolled over Mexico in a wild bout at the Bethel fieldhouse. The Pintos fell be- hind early in the opening period and were drawn back to a 46-25 defeat. The Gould club scored heavily in every period but the third, when the Pintos held scores nicely. The Pintos had no high scorers except Leavitt with 3 field goals. In. the? preliminary the Mexico J. V.7s were? stopped and conquered at a 24-33 score. Mexico 4 12 3 21, 25 Gould 17 26 34 46 FARMINGTON AT MEXICO FEB. 15 ig'- Mexico--The Greyhounds travelled in Mexico to chalk up another win by a 43- 27 score. Davis and Stanley from Farm- ington, and Whytock from Mexico were the scorers with 10 points each. The Farm- ington lads took a quick 12-1 lead in the first period and maintained a good lead throughout. Mexico 1 6 1 6 27 Farmington 1 2 25 37 43

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PAGE TWENTY-SIX MEXICO -LIVERMORE FALLS JAN. 8 Livermore Falls-Mexico took its sec- ond beating at this time to the tune of 70-44 by the Livermore Falls basketball team. Bob Leavitt was out of the line up with Bob Whytock replacing him. Jim Fraser was high man for the visitors. In the preliminary Bob Whytock and Pat Vienneau scored heavily to drive the young Pintos to a victory at a 46-35 margin. Livermore 17 36 ' 52 70 Mexico 1 1 1 7 3 1 44 MEXICO AT SOUTH PARIS JAN. 9 South Paris-The South Paris Farm- ers stooped to the Pintos as they rolled on to another victory. The Pintos took a lead in the opening period and kept the Farmers on the under side throughout the game. At the half the Mexico club had a 17-20 margin over the South Paris team, 'and as the game lengthened, the margin became larger. The Pintos came through to win.35-28. Jim Fraser scored for the Pintos with 17 points. In the preliminary game the South Paris girls were the vic- tors by a 35-24 margin. Paris 8 7 17 22 ' 27 Mexico 10 20 . 24 35 MEXICO AT OXFORD JAN. 15 Oxford4-The Pintos travelled away Tuesday and were taken by a 44-29 tilt at the Oxford auditorium. The boys took a slight lead in the first period, but were counteracted at the half time. Two Pinto stars were not present in this tangle, Jim Fraser and Bob Leavitt. Aime DesRoches sparked at Fraser's position, while Bob Whytock substituted for Leavitt. The three point lead held by Oxford at the half was strengthened tremendously in theithird frame and slightly more before the gun. I Mexico 9 13 17 25 Oxford 8 16 31 43 RUMFORD AT MEXICO J-AN. 18 glVIexico-The first PINTO-PANTHER clash came Friday evening, Jan. 18, at the Mexico auditorium. The bearers of the orange and black took an early lead and drove through to the half. The game proved nipand tuck for a full half, the Pintos ahead one point at the first period and two points at the half. At the half THE 1946 PEP the score was 21-19. In the third frame the Red and White gained tremendously to an eleven point lead. In the final period we saw much action, for the Pintos of Mexico were not going to let Rumford walk away with the tilt. Baskets were dropped from all points on the fioor for the remainder of the game. The Pintos were held for time as they saw the Pan- thers win by a score of 37-40. Rumford 10 19 37 40 Mexico 11 21 26 37 BERLIN AT MEXICO JAN. 22 Mexico--The Mountaineers of Berlin travelled to Mexico on Tuesday evening to take the Pintos down the river at a 70-29 score. The Berlin club wasted no time. They scored heavily in every period. The Pintos were no match for this fast moving team. In one period the home team rallied with the help of Allen's 7 ringers but were held down by time. In the preliminary the Junior Varsity were taken to their knees at a 38-16 score Berlin 16 35 55 70 Mexico 1 11 20 29 MEXICO AT WILTON JAN. 26 Wilton-The Mexico basketeers trav- elled to Wilton to win the second bout of the year with the club at a 38-34 final. The game was a close one owing to the shoot- ing of both teams, with the Pintos on the 'upper side most of the way. When they came to the stretch the Eagles gave a lit- tle trouble but were laid down in perfect order. Bob Leavitt was high point man for the Pintos with a neat 16 points. ' Mexico 12 17 31 38 Wilton 6 15 24 34 GOULD AT MEXICO JAN. 30 Mexico-The Gould squad went to Mexico Wednesday and found the Pintos a stubborn opposition. The Bethel team had toppled seven teams to one defeat. The Pintos started with a heavy 'attack as they outscored their opponents in the opening period. At the half the Gould club was still under the spell of the Mex- ico basketeers. Early in the third period the visitors rallied and took the lead. This was counteracted, however, by a quick Pinto flash. In the final movements of the bout John Whytock, steady Pinto guard, set a looper to tie up the tilt at 43

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. I ,,,v' 8 PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT THE 1-946 PEP MEXICO AT RUMFORD FEB. 19 Rumford-The Panthers found the Pin- tos a stubborn opponent for the second riot of the season. The Pintos were the first to score in the opening period but were counteracted by two Stephens' ring- ers. The Black jerseys held the lead to a hard fighting Panther club. The under- dogs were sparked by lanky Jim Fraser, who dragged out seven points by the half. The Pintos' rally lasted three full periods. The Pintos were fighting furiously at the three quarter mark but when three of MeXico's regulars left the game on per- sonal fouls the Panthers scored freely on fouls with a total of 17 to Mexico's three. The game was a 50-34 decision for the Red and White courtsters across the way. Dave Allen scored openly with 11 points for the losers while Clark scored 19 points for Rumford I ' Mexico 9 19 31 34 Rumford g 7 19 33 50 MEXICO AT JAY FEB. 26 Jay-The Pintos staved off a desperate attempt to rally in the final frame of a thriller at Jay. The first period tended tight with a two point lead for the vis- itors. The Pinto teamsters fought to win the last game of their season with five teammates leaving in June. Allen and Fraser led the victors with 10 and 8 points respectively. Mexico P 6 8 19 25 Jay 4 6 1 2 23 ELECT 1947 BASKETBALL CAPTAIN The Pinto Lettermen for 46 held their annual election for the leader for the following year. From the many po- tential candidates Robert fBobJ- Whytock was announced captain for '47. Bob was only a sophomore this year but was found to be a very dependable ball handler. In the course of a year he scored 112 points. Not bad! Good Luck, Cap! BOYS' INTERSCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP SOPHOMORES RATTLE FROSH-36-10 1 The Pinto interclass games got under- way with a one-sided affair between the Frosh and Sophies. The opening frame found the Frosh led by that ace, Ray- mond Gallant, better known as Dead-eye Gallant, stunned by a heavy attack. The upperclassmen strengthened their mar- gin in every frame. Hatch led the frosh scoring with 4 points while Ed Fournier held up the winners with 12 points. FRESHMEN Q 105 G FG A Total Worthley RF 0 0 0 M. Martineau RF 0 0 0 B. Weeks RF 0 0 0 P. Buckingham LF 0 0 0 N. Millett LF 0 0 0 J. Kenney LF 0 0 0 R. Vienneau C 0 1 1 E. Grant C 0 0 0 J. Hickey C 0 0 0 G. Burns RG 0 0 0 R. Hughes RG 1 0 2 E. Worcester RG 0 0 0 F. Gotto RG 0 0 0 C. Hatch LG 2 0 4 R. Gallant LG 1 0 2 E. Caliendo LG 0 0 0 E. Buckingham LG 0 1 1 K. McPherson LG 0 0 0 G. Lyons LG 0 0 0 2 6 10 SOPHOMORES C365 G FG Total E. Fournier RF 5 2 12 A. Cayer RF 1 0 2 R. Fournier LF 1 0 2 E. Swan LF 1 2 4 J. Roy C 2 0 4 P. Vienneau LF 4 0 8 H. Farnum RG 0 0 0 T. Beedy RG 0 1 1 B. Millett RG 0 0 0 J. DeRoehn LG ' 0 0 0 A. Jamison LG 1 8 1 3 A R. Gaulin LG 0 0 0 E Z R Freshmen 1 3 6 10 Sophomores 11 15 30 36 JUNIORS OVERPOWER SENIORS IN 22-11 TILT A The Juniors won over the Seniors by a 22-11 score to enter the finals with the Sophomores. In the starting period the Juniors, sparked by Norman Arsenault, took a 6-0 lead. The half time saw.a 14-4 Junior margin. The Juniors' triple- threat man, Leslie Biggar, kept the Senior scoring well in hand. Arsenault led with