Orono High School - Crimson Crier Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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OLD TOWN 12 14 SPORTS Extra points was the deciding factor ln this game as Old Town won th1S hotly contested battle by a two polnt margin 14 12 Orono scored first White found a small path of dayllght ln the left slde of the yq lme and high talled It to the Promised Land out racing the Indlan secondarles Vla a pass 1. ,,.,.f'W and a conversion Old Town left J 'fx 5'1- the field with a 7 6 adv antage at +P half tlme The thlrd per1od was M M' evenly played and in the fourth period the Indians again scored on a pass and a conversion to take the lead The Rlots came back strong and added a second tally to close the gap to two points Orono was on Old Towns ten yard stripe and rapidly nearing pay dirt when the clock spoiled all hopes by runnlng out of time DEXTER 6 32 The Dexter Tigers showed plenty of class 1n routing the Red Rlots by a 32 6 margin and neared the L1ttle Ten Championship Both teams scored the first tlme they got pos session of the ball and the score was knotted 6 6 w1th1n thx ee minutes of the start Dex ter wlth its sparklmg brand of ball scored twice in the second frame and at the half time Orono was on the short end of an 18 6 scoie Both teams threatened in the third period with the Riots moving to the Dexter 35 befoze an interception stopped their drlve It wasn t untll the fourth pe11od howevel that the score was changed Wlth Dex ter adding two more counters via a pass and a shoit run to end the one sided contest ELLSWORTH 0 6 The Eagles banged over for a touchdown in the foulth period to shade the Orono Red R10tS in their last game of the season Aftel playing through three scoreless periods the Eagles countered the game s lone score w1th the a1d of a blocked punt 1n the fourth period when trymg to kick out of danger The Eagles broke through the light Orono llne and blocked the kick A series of runmng plays put the ball in pay dlrt. Deerlng with h1s superb passing, tried to equal the score by filllng the air wlth passes, completlng one on the Ellsworth's ten, but the Eagles front wall stiffened and held for the remaining few Forty ezght seconds. . -, 1 Y - . ZS , ' il 'X ' I X-. 5 l : 1 fe - L 1 . . . A -lx N' A, ,K-, .1 'Q 4- ' Y., ' . . . . Q F T f .I Y . lv . . , , , ' ' ' . 5 ' I ' ,K ..n-.- v . y , , , ,.,.. .s E J 1 -', - , ' NP? , ' ' 4 g' v.. U , al , A . . I -, ' v , '. 'f 11 7 A ',' . Y - ' I-N n Q'-5'u. ' -I ' . - ad'-,f' ,Qvs ' , ,A , ,- ' -.,, . ggi . u . ,, 32' A e i ' ffpji H-.fat rig ' -hi., 3 ' ' V ' , . , . . '. . . ' r . . . N b . 1 a ' . , . . .. ' . O , - Y . ' . I I ' , , . . .

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SPORTS 71.4 eww, ew slders 30 yard l1ne as the half ended The R1OtS fought to Bar Harbor s 9 yard llne early 1n the third frame but lost the ball on downs and shortly before the per1od ended the Seaslders took an 18-12 lead on a 42 yard run for the converslon The de termlned Rlots fought back desperately but txme ran out Wlth Orono 1n possession of the ball on Bar Harbor s 10-yard lme BUCKSPORT 0 21 The R1OtS Just couldn t get started on a very wet and muddy field as they went down 1n defeat at the hands of the Bucksport team Orono klcked off to start the game and after an exchange of punts Bucksport V13 left end scored a touchdown and an extra polnt shortly before the per1od ended The Bucks agaln got possesslon ln the second per1od and scored leavlng the Rlots on the short end of a 12 0 score as the half -ended In the thlrd per1od Orono held 1ts own defensxvely but couldnt get a scormg dr1ve started The Bucks rolled agaln ln the last frame thxs tlme convertlng after a score and trappmg a Rlot back ln the end zone for two polnts The closlng mmutes saw Orono presentlng 1ts major threat w1th Lounsbury catchlng a 20 yard pass from Deering This put Orono on the Bucks 10-yard marker but tlme ran out before they could score Forty seven . . Q , 1 4 I . , . . - . r Y . . s - I l - - 'ci -' . . . , . 1 . . , . . , - 7 9 ! 7 . 1 ' ' . . . . , . . , 1 1 x , ' , . . . . . . , . 9 .

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SPORTS 71141: eaundon efuen Forty mne