Wells River High School - Chatterbox Yearbook (Wells River, VT)

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL This year the boys’ basketball team did very well consider- ing the number that went out for the game. It was a very light team, yet they seemed to get around very well. The organization of the team was the best the school has had for two or three years. There were only eight boys out for basketball and those were: Captain, Scott Rowden; Harvey and John Goodell, Ben- jamin Hanson, Robert Winship. Clayton Forehan, Frederick George and Perley Knighton. Schedule of Games — with Results W.R. Opp. Mclndoes Academy—T 18 71 Groton High School—T 13 22 Groton—H 34 9 Peacham Academy—T 19 33 Newburv High School—T 25 36

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THE CH TTERBOX where we enjoyed the hospitality of the Bradford Academy students. We played a return game with Groton December 3rd which, was nearly a repetition of the former except that we piled up a bigger score than we should have in the interest of a suc- cessful game, the final score being 44-21 in our favor. At Peacham, December 10th, we staged one of the poorest games we had ever played, fouling and fumbling and careless shooting ran riot on both teams, but we all learned something from it. The game ended in our favor, 38-10. ( n December 13 we went to meet our dreaded foes (or so we thought) at Newbury, but we were greatly surprised at a fairly close game during the first half, then the Wells River girls went into the lead and the winner was never in doubt. I he game ended with the score 45-26 and another victory for us. January 11th Peacham visited us and we played another slow, careless game, but good sportsmanship was displayed and after a feed the Peacham girls were sent home defeated 53-7. The Alumni game was played December 29th and we were kept very busy with them as they were once all good players, but we had the advantage of practice over them and won 39-23. The Concord girls came down January 7th and we played a very listless game of ball. As they were all quite inexperienced we thought this would be a chance to give our Junior High girls some experience, so they played for a quarter of the game, but the Concord girls were optimistic and played hard just the same. The final score was 53-13. Our schedule ended with a return game with Newbury which was the best game of the season although a little rough as both teams were fighting to win, but we came out on top with a score of 35-28. e wish to express our appreciation to the townspeople foi use Oi then cars for transportation, especiallv Mr. Porehan, D. Brock. K George, Mrs. Armstrong and R. Rowell. Also we thank R. Rowell for managing our games. We were expertly refereed by Emerson Carlson and Pat Hill.

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24 THE CHATTERBOX Alumni—H Concord High School—H Peacham—H Newbury High School—H 19 28 41 27 23 22 33 39 The team is losing only one regular player, by graduation, this year, but unfortunately one of its best. Scott Rowden, who started playing his junior year and made the team that same year. Next year, with a year’s experience behind us, we are hop- ing for a better, stronger and more successful team, and with continued cooperation and good sportsmanship this hope should surely materialize. —Frederick George ’40 SKIING For the third successive year W. R. H. S. has sponsored a ski team for boys and girls and this year, believing that ski- ing is a more healthful sport and allows more universal partici- pation. we commenced our basketball schedule shortly before Thanksgiving and completed it at Mid-years. The plan has worked out satisfactorily for all concerned. Our first meet was the S. F. O. C. meet at Woodsville, N. H., in which we took fourth place. A large number of our boys and girls took part and enjoyed it. The dual meet with Mclndoes Academy at Monroe, N. IT, was more satisfactory. e won the meet through Harvey Good- ell's first in cross country. Scott Rowden’s first in the ski dash, John Goodell’s first in slalom, and Benjamin Hanson’s two firsts in snowshoe events. Others placing were. Wheatleigh Wheelock, Raymond Johnson, and Donald Bidwell. At Bradford no team score was published. We placed well and enjoyed the meet. Reginald Rowell and Harvey Good- eil took firsts in their specialties, jumping and cross country. The climax of our season was at the State Interscholastics at Stowe. Nine boys took the two-day trip and we placed eighth among twenty-five schools entering. Highlights of the meet were: our pleasant stay at Ranch Camp out on the side of Mans-