Paris High School - Chronicle Yearbook (South Paris, ME)

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THE CHRONICLE 61 17, and Huotari, with 16, carried the load fo-r Paris with Day also hitting the double digits. Paris 76-Livermore 77 A last quarter rally by the Andies dumped the local boys by a single point. The loss of Seely and Day in the early part of the game was heavi- ly felt. King C323 led the Cards in scoring, though he was fouled out in the final minutes 0-f play. Paris 71-Livermore 64 Paris spurted past Livermore in the last quarter to avenge the previous night's defeat. Seely led Paris to the victory by playing one of his best games. Handling the ball very well, he tossed in thirty points. Paris 63-Norway 58 Paris gained a victory over their arch-rivals, Norway High, with all the Seniors being able to play a good por- tion of the game. Huotari C153 and King C131 led the scoring for the Cardinals, with Moorehead and Seely also in fine form. Paris 63-Gould 44 Paris High rolled over Gould Aca- demy to end in a tie for first place in the Western Division of the Sun- Journal League with Bridgton High. It was a team victory with Neit, Day, King, and Seely hitting double digits and Huotari falling just shy of the mark. Paris 59-Bridgton 53 Coach Brigg's charges downed Bridgton in a play-off game to win the Western Division championship in the Sun-Journal League. King, Seely, and Huotari led the victors in scoring. Preliminaries For Western Maine Class M Tournaments Paris 54-Bridgton 43 Paris downed Bridgton again to- get into the finals of the Region Four preliminaries. This gave three out of four against Bridgton for the year. Seely, King, and Day were the lead- ing scorers. Paris 64-Mechanic Falls 39 Paris High rolled to a berth in the Western Maine To-urnaments by trouncing McFalls. It was Paris all the way with Ray Huotari and Jim Seely hitting for seventeen each. Western Maine Tournaments In Lewiston Paris 56-St. Ignatius 44 Paris High won over highly rated St. Ignatius of Sanford who were seeded fourth while Paris was seeded fifth. King poured in a big 25 with Huotari follo-wing with 15. Day had 9 and did a great rebounding job. Paris 66-J ay 75 Jay High ousted defending cham- pion Paris in a thrilling game in which the score was tied nine times and the lead changed hands eleven times. King 1201, Edwards C15D, and Day C143 led the Cards in scoring. SUN-JOURNAL LEAGUE PLAY-OF F Paris 57-Jay 85 A below par Paris team went down in defeat at the hands of Jay, giving the Tigers the Sun-Journal title. Pa- ris's three Senior big guns were un- der par physically as the percentages showed. King C183 and Huotari C167 led the Cardinals.

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60 'TH E CHRONICLE Paris 57-Norway 44 Paris opened its defense of the Sun- Journal League title by trouncing Norway High. Leading all the way by a comfortable margin, Paris clean- ed the bench and used twelve men. Big John King dunked twelve points from in close and Jim Seely sailed twelve points through the hoop from his guard position. Paris 49-Gould 48 Paris High squeezed by Gould Aca- demy after losing a four point half- time lead. It was a see-saw battle the first half with Seely tossing in the winning basket. Seely 1131, King 1121, and Huotari 1111 led the way for Paris, while Knight 1221 led Gould. Paris 64-Mexico 51 After breaking a 12 to 12 first period deadlock, Paris raced on to- down Mexico by thirteen points. Seely led with twenty points, while Ed- wards and Merrill had sixteen apiece. Paris 47-Lisbon 58 Paris met their first defeat at the hands of a strong Lisbon five. After leading the first half, Paris fell be- hind, the loss of four starters on fouls the last quarter being a big factor leading to defeat. Seely 1131 and Huotari 1121 led Paris with Kinney being the high man for Lisbon. Paris 63-Freeport 87 Again the defending Western Maine champs went down in defeat. It was strictly an offensive game as two Free- port men hit the thirty point mark. Seely and Huotari were the high men for the Cardinals. Paris 58-Windham 63 Paris plunged to their third straight loss. Windham took the game from Paris, the game being held in our Junior High Gym. Seely led the scoring parade with twenty points. Paris 61-Mexico 25 Paris went to town on Mexico- to end a three game losing streak. Pull- ing out in front at the start, Paris continued stretching the lead. Merrill 1161, Day 1121, and Edwards 1111 led the way. Paris 68--Bridgton 34 Paris played a fine defensive and offensive game to beat Bridgton. No Bridgton man hit double figures. Paris sco-ring was led by Huotari, Seely, and Merrill who all wound up with double digits. Day displayed his usual finesse throughout the game. Paris 58--Lisbon 49 Cutting down Lisbon, Paris squared the season with the Greyhounds. Play- ing a hard, fine game, Paris really showed their power with Huotari pouring in 18 po-ints. King and Merrill also hit double digits with 12 and 11 apiece respectively. Paris 81-Freeport 63 Paris avenged Freeport's early vic- tory by pulling away in the second half to win by eighteen points. Big John King 1261 and Merrill 1241 led the Paris scoring with Seely also in his usual fine form. Paris 60-Bridgton 64 The Cards bo-wed to the Black Hawks on their home court in Bridgton by four points. This game left South Paris and Bridgton tied for first place in the Western Division of the Sun-Journal League. Seely, with

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