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

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lllSWORlH After practicing for several weeks the Orono grid team journeyed to Ells- worth to open the '53 campaign against a powerful Eagle eleven. A Scott fumble late in the first period gave Orono the ball on the Eagle 35 yeard line. Seconds later Art Treadwell crashed through the right side of the line to put Orono out in front. Parlin fed Busching in the flat 'K ' lil for the extra point. In the second Canto , ' Parlin, after a sustained drive, scored through the left side standing up to in- crease the margin. Coming back in the second half the Orono gridders held pg. the Ellsworth team to one lone score, 8 straight with a 13-6 win. , and Orono extended their win streak to l . J lm BlllASl Orono returned home to entertain Crosby High of Belfast for the first home game of the year. Orono got off to a fast start racking up a quick lead the first quarter on a Dall to Busching pass. This same play connected again early in the Q second for the tally. Belfast defenses broke wide open and i Parlin scored on a power play through the middle with Treadwell following with a score a few minutes later. In g the second half Beyer ran wild while racking up 3 touchdowns while a Busching to Dall pass was good for the final tally of the afternoon. Busching tallied 4 extra pts. and Parlin also it p p tallied one. Orono went on to win by the one-sided margin of 536

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i Lettermen this year were Bill Busching, Dick Witter, Tom Gibbs, Jim Treadwell, Frank Simpson, John Dall, Dudley LaPointe Art Parlin, Frank Beyer, Art Treadwell, Gary Goodin, Ron LeClair, Ray Baker, Ron St, Louis, Richard Brockway, Dick Jenness, Ray Savoy, Roger Clapp, and Manager Ross Wyman. This year's efforts nearly gained us our second consecutive state championship. And with a few breaks at certain crucial times, we easily might have done so. The team, although ham- pered by inexperience, proved to be powerful in all departments. This is a tribute to Coach Emerson's untiring efforts. He will lose eight seniors, but should have the nucleus for an excellent team next year. This outstanding season increased Coach Emerson's enviable six year record at Orono to 30 Wins, 12 losses, and 5 ties. This page sponsored by Treworpzys', Main St.. Orono Your Variety Store Vldeo Engineering, Mill St., Ornno The Clmlvt, Bill Gavt-tt. Propr. 43

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lillll Vllll ln the third game of the season, the Riots entertained a powerful Greenville eleven. This game ended the ten game winning streak of the Riots, continuing over from the previous State Champion's team of last year. After receiving the opening kickoff Orono quickly pushed to the Greenville Zl. Here the drive stalled and after being pushed back to the 43, the Riots were forced to punt. At this point Greenville showed its offensive power, and in thirteen plays, covered the sixty- nine yards that gained the only score of the first half. Roderick's attempt at the point by placement was good. After receiving the ball in the third quarter, Greenville opened a sustained scoring drive highlighted by long runs by Roderick and Champion, with Dean scoring from the six inch line. Captain Art Parlin sparked a fourth period drive from the Riots Z0 which resulted in Orono's only score of the game. Ron L.eClair set up the score with an 18 yard run to the one inch line and then crashed over on the same play. A handoff from Parlin to Beyer gave Orono the extra point and the game ended 13-7. This page sponsored by Qteven Studi