Skowhegan High School - Lever Yearbook (Skowhegan, ME)

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Indians rolled almost at will but the score does not show their power because the introduction of fumbles into the picture proved disastrous. Smith, Dunlap, and Wise scored for the Indians. Skowhegan 012 7 o I9 Lawrence o o o o o Played To A Draw - With John Bapst . . . Indians 6 - Bapst 6 The Skowhegan Indians battled favorite Iohn Bapst on even terms today and earned them' selves a tie at Bangor's Garland Street field. The Indians were down and out in the first half because Burt King was out with a sprained ankle suffered during practice the previous week. How-- ever, in the second half it was altogether a differ- ent story. The Redskins dominated the play in the last two stanzas. Their ground attack began to perk up and they started to roll. The drive was culminated as Norm Smith drove over from the two yard line. john Bapst's forward attack clicked during the first half but it almost faded out of the picture as they were outplayed in every department during this last half. Skowhegan o o o 6 6 john Bapst o o 6 o 6 We Win The Big One - Trim Westbrook . . . Indians 7 - Westbrook 0 The Skowhegan Indians today plunged the Westbrook Blue Blazes farther into the cellar of despair by dealing them a 7-o defeat here at home. The Indians showed power-plus as they continually broke the Blazesl line wide open and drove deep into their territory only to have the drive stopped, either on a fumble or on bad breaks. The Blue Blazes began a drive of their own in the first quarter and were well on their way to six points when a fumble cut their drive short on the Indian two yard line. Then things. began to happen. Midway of the third period, the Indians put together a sustained drive which culminated when Billy Wise took it over from about-the six yard line. The extra point was successful with Fran Lafratta carrying it over. As the game ended, Westbrook had the ball on the Indian I5 yard line. About a minute before it was first down on the seven. Skowhegan o o 7 o 7 Westbrook o o o o o Armistice Effort A Failure - Lose to Madison . . . Bulldogs 6 - Indians 0 Playing the same brand of football it displayed on the opening game of the season, the Skowhe- gan football team lost a heartbreaker to arch- rivals, the Madison Bulldogs. Outplaying their opponents at every turn, the Indians threw the game away through offensive mistakes and de- fensive blunders. Outgaining, outpassing, out- playing their more aggressive opponents the visit- ors could not seem to be able to put their power- ful machine together as it was in the Winslow affair. Stinneford, Turgeon, and McKinney sparkled for the locals as Stinneford blasted his way to the tussle's only T. D. in the third period as the Indians fumbled the ball away onntheir own IS or thereabouts. I-Ie took it from about the nine. ' Madison o o 6 o 6 Skowhegan o o o o o So closed a fair season for Andy Speed's boys, many of whom as freshmen started andfor helped to start the magnificent win streak of 25' games and as seniors ended this record. ve l 37

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The Witches Ride Again - Indians Victims . . . Brewer 21 - Indians 0 Brewer's Witches rode their jet propelled, broomsticks in on a rain swept field tonight at Brewer to defeat the Indians, 21-o. Timmy Q'Connor, Brewer halfback, ran the visitors ragged in the first stanza as he took off like streaked lightning to set up two T. D.'s. He sprained an ankle in the second frame. Brewer picked up two points in the second chapter on a safety. Gray, Dean and Miller scored the touch- downs as Hooper rushed the lone extra point. The Indians V.'s made a good showing by pushing the Brewer seconds and part of the first all over the field in the last period, but their drive petered out on the Brewer 22 yard linc. Burt King played a brilliant game on defense. Billy Wise performed brilliantly on offense as quarterback. Brewer I3 2 6 o 21 'Skowhegan o o o o o One More - This One To Gardiner . . Gardiner 14 - Indians 0 The Gardiner Tigers today clawed their way to a I4 to o victory over the Skowhegan Indians but the locals did not give up until the final whistle. Repeatedly they pushed their way down the field into scoring position only to lose the ball. The Indians led in everything but. the score. Fumbles in very crucial spots proved their undoing. Both T. D.'s came about as a result of passes, one from the five yard line and the other from the 15. The timers robbed the ln- dians of a tally when they ended the half with the ball on the Tiger five yard line. Billy Wise and Burt King displayed brilliant offensive and defensive play. Gardiner 7 o o 7 I4 Skowhegan o o o o o On The Victory Trail Once Again! . . . Indians 33. - Old Town 6 The Indians of Skowhegan gained their first victory of the season as they virtually submerged the Indians of Old Town under a barrage of 36 offensive maneuvers unknown to high school circles. Using the Split T, used by only a few large colleges, the Indians displayed brilliant offensive techniques with Billy Wise generaling the team. Billy scored the first T. D. on a line plunge. Ronnie Bedard scored the third on a short pass over center from Wise. Lafratta scored the fourth and King picked up the last on a plunge from seven yards out. Barrieault converted two extra points and King passed for the third. Lafratta uncorked a 55 yard run only to be tripped up by a fallen O. T. man on the zo yard line. Bedard also played a fine offensive game. Skowhegan I3 6 6 7 33 Old Town o o o o o Indians Pull An Upset - This One Over Winslow . . . Indians 7 - Winslow 6 Winslow High School met up with one of the most inspired teams in the state tonight and was pushed all over the field in the first half by the Indians of Skowhegan, losing 7-6. Few fans will remember when they have seen such a ground attack on the Winslow field. Like a Swiss watch the Indians moved down the field into pay dirt the first time they got the ball-71 yards to pay dirt climaxed by Burt King, sparkplug of the outfit, who dove over from about the five. Fran- ny Lafratta and King were the main thorns in the side of the Winslow team during this drive. Credit goes to Billy Wise on his sequence of plays for this scoring drive. King rushed the- extra point which proved fatal to the Raider cause. jimmy Lizotte scooted 30 yards for the lone Winslow T. D. On the last play of the game, Bill Wise -.opened the line on a quarter- back sneak and got away on a 40 yard run when the whistle blew. Skowhegan 7 o o o 7 Winslow o o 6 o 6 We're Still Rolling - Lawrence The Victim . . . Indians 19 - Lawrence 0 The Skowhegan Indians dealt the Lawrence Bulldogs their sixth straight loss today, 19-o. The Bulldogs offered little opposition and the

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BASKETB LL... Winslow 69 - Indians 37 The Indians lost their first game of the season to the Black Raiders of Winslow, 69-37. Wins- low, rebounding from an early season loss to Ellsworth, displayed brilliant form as they romped at will. Paradis, Huard, and Paquette racked up most of the points for Winslow, while Bilodeau was high man for the Indians. Gardiner 54 - Indians 35 The Gardiner Tigers, under a full head of steam, chugged to a 54-35 win over Skovvhegan. The taller Tigers controlled everything as the Indians, losing their second game in a row this season without a Win, couldnit find range. Peter Hinds, an old hand with a basketball, spelled disaster for the home crew. Waterville 67 - Indians 54 A hard-fighting tribe of Indians from up the Kennebec lost still another ball game, this time to the Purple Panthers of Waterville, 67-54. The Indians, vastly improved, couldn't keep the pace with the Panthers and wound up on the short end of the score. Brewer 65 - Indians 42 The Indians bowed to a good Brewer quintet to the tune of 65-42. Speed and shooting accu- racy were the determining factors in the Vvitches' victory. A top contender for Eastern tournament recognition snapped the ball with comparative ease as Dean canned 16 and the rest of the scoring was divided evenly. Smith was tops for the Indians with II. Cony 61 - Indians 59 The Indians were edged out by a fighting Cony crew 61-59. Fighting desperately to win their first battle of the season, Danny Ribbons boys were two points short when the final gun sounded. The Indians led throughout the con- test only to lose it in the final stages. 38 Madison 58 - Indians 44 Arch-rivals Madison High trimmed the Indi- ans for the first time in four years on their home court by a 58-44 score. Arsenault picked up I9 points for the Bulldogs from up river, Dore, 16 for the Indians. Brewer 76 - Indians 52 The Brewer Witches defeated the Indians the second turn around this season, this time 76-52. For the superior Brewer crew, VViles was tops with 21 points. Dore canned I9 for the Indians. Lawrence 61 - Indians 47 A surprising Lawrence quintet upset a favored Indian team, 61-47. Dore had 16 for the Indians while Nadeau had I4 for Lawrence. Pouring it on, the Bulldogs led all the way for their first victory of the season. For the Indians, it was their ninth straight loss. Indians 53 - Williams 49 The Indians won their first game of the season after seven straight defeats, whipping Williams fsligh of Oakland to the merry tune of 53-49. Displaying superior basketball for the first time this season, team play was the deciding factor in the contest. I