North Hagerstown High School - Heiskelite Yearbook (Hagerstown, MD)

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959-960 Basketball Season ln the first CVAL tilt of the season the Hubs got off to a good start by defeating Allegany 47- 38. North High made its debut with last year's number two team starting. Next on December 12 the Hubmen travelled to Cumberland where they tumbled the Fort Hill quint by a 48-39. The Hubs led by 13 points at half-time and kept this edge throughout the game. The Hub five received their first setback when they were defeated by Waynes- boro 46-31. North High outplayed their opponents but were unable to close the gap of the early score. Our crosstown opponents got off to an early start and overthrew the Hubs 55-43 on December 16. It was the first victory for the Rebels after two successive years of North High triumphs, Bounc- ing back into the victory column, the Hubs tri- umphed over Westminster 48-33. North High after a strenuous effort pulled away in the last quarter to win easily. On December 22 North High coasted to a one- sided victory over Boonsboro with a 71-29 score, the Hub reserves played nearly three-fourths of the game. A week later the North High quint was overcome by the Waynesboro Indians 49-36. Out- scored from the field, the Hubs bowed in defeat. For the first time in many years the varsity Hub- men were defeated by the Alumni 48-42 on the following day. When they travelled to Frederick January 8, the Hubs dropped a one-sided 54-30 decision. This defeat put the Hubs into fourth place in CVAL. Our North High team was upset by an overpowering Martinsburg team 70-49. Play- ing well the first-half, the Hubs managed to stay within three points of a Martinsburg powerhouse. lt was sweet revenge for the North High cagers on January 12 when they defeated the St. Maria Goretti team by a 41-31 score. The Saints last year spoiled our 20 game winning streak. Boonsboro wasn't up to defeating the Hubs who won an easy 52-33 victory. North has now divided its first dozen games, pushing its record to the .500 mark. After defeating the Fort Hill Sentinels in an over- time game on January 27, North High moved into a tie for second place in the CVAL race. With three seconds to go, Riser's one-handed shot brought the game to a stalemate. Downing the Owls for the second time this season, the Hubs wrapped up another triumph with a 49-44 score.

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Westminster never got close to the Hubs who held a lead all through the game. On February 5 Hub hopes were down until the third quarter when North High caught fire and bottled up the Cadets with a full court press. After waging this uphill battle, they upset Frederick 54-47. By edg- ing the Rebs 38-36 North High made a City Championship playoff a necessity and got revenge for the setback handed them by South High earlier in the season. This furious comeback was no doubt inspired by the red attire of the student body. February i2 found the Hubs on the State Armory floor where they took the lead in the city title race by defeating the Gaels 4O-34. In this see- saw game the score was tied on seven occasions. Five days later in a disheartening clash with the league leading Martinsburg, the Hubs fired up efforts were in vain. Ahead the entire game, North High faded in the final minutes and bowed to the victors 58-54. February 20 was a red letter day for the Hubs when they triumphed over the Rebels 46-42. This victory clinched the Washington County Class A and City Championships for North High. Senior Tom Hawkins, strong at the foul line and on the floor, sunk 23 of the 46 points. This triumph marks the third consecutive year that North has retained the city crown. Ignoring superstition, the Hubs grabbed victory number l3 overwhelming the Campers 55-46. North High closed out its regular season on February 24 and ended up in a tie for second place in CVAL competition. After Coach Henry found the winning combi- nation, the slow starting Yankee team came out from behind to finish with a l3-7 record. North High and Allegany emerged with identical 6-4 records in a tie for second place notch in the Cumberland Valley Athletic League, Of course, this good record was the result of the efforts of the whole team but outstanding among the Hubmen were seniors Tom Hawkins and Bob O'Brien and two promising juniors, Richie Hawkins and Jim Riser. Now the Hubs have won the right to play the Allegany Campers in the Maryland State Dis- trict l Tournament for the third straight year. l l