Samuel D Hanson School - Crescent Yearbook (Buxton, ME)

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26 THE CRESCENT Ex-officio members of this committee were representatives ?rom Gorham Normal School and Biddeford High School. The final meeting of the joint committee was held at Standish High School February 14, 1940 for the selection of two teams - one from each county - for the Class B tournament and eight teams were chosen for the tournament at Gorham - schools with an enrollment of under a hundred - d for the tournament at Biddeford - schools with an enroll- ment of over a hundred. It was necessary to and York teams were sent The school participating Standish, the runner-up, hold several play-ofis. The Windham tournament at Lewiston Porter, the winner, third place, and North to the Class B at Gorham were Kennebunkport, Berwick, Alfred, Casco, Buxton, and Limington Academy. The schools playing at Biddeford were Kenncbunk, the winner, Wells the runner-up, Falmouth,third place and Scartoro, Old Orchard, Freeport, Cape Elizabeth, and Berwick Academy. Buxton's basketball team has come through again, Driving their opponents as the wind drives the raing Forever fighting - Never giving up Their fighting spirit has won the cup. Led by a star, in their captain, Harvey Wallace They fought their best throughout the race. Each doing his best - forgetting fame Just playing for Although they're Come on CITIZENS victory, in their high schoo1's name. small, they're full of vim, give 'em a GYML Raymond Brackett '42 8

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THE CRESCENT 25 BASKETBALL The Buxton boys'fbasketball team had a very successful season this year winning the Central York County League championship with a record of eight wins and two losses. Harvey Wallace the only veteran from last year's team was the individual scoring star, I We opened the season against Kennebunkport and dropped two games to them. . A summary of the scores: . Nov. 28, 1959 Buxton 21 away Kennebunkport 55 Dec. 5 Buxton ll here Kennebunkport 29 League games Dec. 8 Buxton 26 away Waterboro Dec. 12 ' Buxton 15 here Limington Dec. 15 Buxton 26 here Cornish Jan. 9 Buxton 14 away Alfred Jan. 12 Buxton 27 here Waterboro Jan. 19 Buxton 19 away Limington Jan. 26 Buxton 16 away Cornish Feb. 2 Buxton 54 here Limerick Feb. 6 Buxton 48 away Limerick Feb. 9 Buxton 20 here Alfred Our final game was with No. Berwick High School in the Gorham Normal tournament. We lost by a score of twenty-three to thirteen. TOURNAMENT ARRANGEMENTS This year the principals of York and Cumberland counties were invited to a meeting at Gorham High School November 14, 1959 for the purpose of discussing the basketball tournament situation in these two counties. Representatives from thirteen high schools, academies, Gorham Normal School and the State Depoartment of Education. At this meeting the group expressed itself in favor of two tournaments, one to be composed of eight teams from schools with an enrollment of less than one hundred, the other composed of eight teams from schools with an enrollment of more than one hundred. Also it was decided that the best team in each of the counties should enter the state Class B tournament at Lewiston. These plans were later accepted by York County which was represented by only a small group at the first meeting. A committee was chosen by them to work in conjunction with the Cumberland county committee to handle the tournaments. at .3. J

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