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

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HAY-HHS -'ffl Mun In the first round of Eastern Maine, class M , district two play-offs, held at Dexter, Orono had little trouble eliminating a strong Milo High School quintet. The Riots immediately broke the game wide open and led at the first period 18-6. Coach Folsom sent in the reserves half-way through the second period, and the half ended with the Riots out in front 24-17. Orono widened the margin in the third period and went on to win easily, 58-39. Captain Bill Busching was the big gun for the Riots, dropping in Z1 points while John Dall followed with 15. Art Parlin played an excellent floor game with Tread- well and Witter strong on the boards for the winners. In the second round of the class M play-offs the Riots subdued a stubborn Dover club and gained a coveted berth in the Eastern Maine M Tournament. The talented Orono quintet broke away to a 11-7 first period lead and, led by Busch- ing and Treadwell, increased this to a Z1-15 advantage at halftime. In the third period Busching broke loose on a spectacular scoring spree and kept the Riots out in front by a score of 36-31. In the final canto Orono tallied 17 markers to ice the game. Busching led this 53-44 victory with an amazing Z7 point total. Parlin and Treadwell set up many key plays while Witter, Busching, and Dall led the board play.

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This page sponsored by The Oronnkn Food y0u'll re ber C t g t ,a erin At first glance this may not seem to be an outstanding record. You must be informed that two of the losses were to Old Town, a school many times the size of Orono. I I1 one of these encounters Orono stayed within four points until the last minute of play. The final score stood, Old Town 72 and Orono 64. That still leaves two losses unac- counted for. They were in the first three games of the season. Orono could blame these on the fact that Coach Folsom had not firmly imbedded his methods in the team but Bar Harbor and Lincoln earned the wins. first three games Orono rolled on unheeded with the exception of Old Town. For the full twenty games six Riots end- ed up with 90 points or better. Captain Bill Busching led all scorers with a total of 350 points. Sophomore John Dall was second with 269. Seniors Isaac Witter and Art Parlin had 161 and 147 respectively. Juniors Ottie Waddell and Jim Treadwell added 107 and 90 points to the total, The Riots scored a total of 1196 points to 1084 for the opposition. This gives Orono 5 points more per game, on the average, than their opponents, partlvs a lb fl t 1' nsumers 0ll, Im-. Bangor, Main 54 After the Q

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EASTER MAI I HIUR ANlll QUARTER FINALS ORONO vs LINCOLN In the first round, or quarter finals, of the Eastern Maine class M tournament, Orono edged out a strong quintet from Mattanawcook Academy, 60 - 53. The first quarter featured a cautious brand of ball with both teams feeling out their op- ponent's defense. Paced by Parlin and Busching, the Riots eked out a slender one point margin at the end of the first period and led 13 - 12. In the second period Lincoln pulled a- way to a 27 - 21 halftime advantage as the Riots seemed to have trouble working the ball in close for the easy ones. In the third canto the Grono five, led by John Dall and Billy Busching, came back strong offensively and led 41 - 40 at the gun. Orono poured it on in the final period and won going away 60 - 53. High scorer for the Riots was Bill Busching with 2.1 points and was followed closely by John Dall with 19. Jim Treadwell and Art Parlin starred as playrnakers while the tall trio of Busching, Dall, and Witter kept the boards clean through- , out the game. ORONO Q60l LINCOLN f53j G F TP G F TP Vitter, f Z 1 5 Libby, f Z 5 9 . Dall, f 7 5 19 Grant, f 0 2. Z Busching, c 8 5 Z1 Bowers, f 0 0 O 'arlin, g 4 1 9 Gilpatrick 10 5 25 Treadwell, g 2 1 5 Danforth, g 4 l 9 Vaddell, g O 1 1 Jordan, g 2 4 8 iotais Z3 14 60 Totals FTE' 'his page sponsored by hnwnnd Tenny pm and Paddles Orono. Maine Eota-Anderson Grocery, O 56