Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
HEBRON FAILS TO HOLD TO LEAD
and kENTS HILL COPS BY 44-35


quarter after having been shaded
slightly in the first three frames, the
Kents Hill quintet piled up lead OF
nine points Friday evening at city
hall defeating the Big Green of He
bron by a 44-35 score. The game
was a real battle from the opening
whistle with both teams putting
everything they had into it in an en-
deavor to defeat the others.
The Hill Toppers for the first half
seemed to be playing in tough luck
with all of the breaks going to He
bron. Kents Hill trimmed the basket
time after time on shots by Barry
and Flynn, but the leather would not
slide through and the Hebron play
fashion that the Kents Hill boys
were unable to follow up their shots.
This same punching forced the Red
and Gray to take long shots because
any Kents Hill man that got through
under the basket was so closely
guarded that he had little opportuni-
ty to shoot.
Hebron scored several times on
long shots by Small, who in the first
quarter piled up the entire Hebron
score on four pretty ones. Small,
however, was unable to net the pill
after that and his whole scoring
record was annexed in the opening
round. Wass, who piled UP the lars-
est score for the Hebron outfit, was
the smallest member of the team but
he made it all up in speed. He was
a constant menace to the Hill Top
pers, who could not afford to leave
him uncovered for a moment, else
he would flash through with the
leather and either take shot or
get the ball into q position to allow
some other member of the team to
| shoot.
The score at the end of the first
quarter was Hebron 8, kents Hill
kent's Hill flashed ahead for mo-
ment in the second quarter but He.
, bron regained it's advantage and the
| half ended y III a score of Is to IL
! with Hebron still to the fore. Tap
! ley of Kent's Hill tied the score in
{ the opening moments of the third
J and in a see-Saw battle Hebron forg-
ed ahead again on one by Foley, only
to have Barry tie it up for Kent :
: Hill and Casper put them ahead by
! one basket a moment later. Wass
! of Hebron then annexed a point on
! foul and moment later placed
| Hebron ahead again with one from
. the floor. the quarter ending with
! Hebron leading by one lone point
| the score being 1922.
In the final quarter both teams
| went at it like whirlwinds and the
! ball got the ride of its life. Barry
| of Kents Hill tied the score with
a foul, but moment later Hebron
| was again ahead with baskets b.
! Wass and Lamb. Then with tive
more by Barry and a foul by Flynn
kent's Hill went into the lead. Flynn
next added another foul and a bas-
! ket to this sec =, putting the Hill
Toppers on the long emo of ii &c
% score. Kent's Hill was never
| headed after that and before the end
| of the quarter they had tailed three
| more through the work of Barry and
| two and a foul by Flynn. In the
| same time Wass of Hebron got three
| by the foul route and Foley two
| baskets and a foul. In the fina
| quarter Casper went out on fouls
| but he had played well for his team
| and Kent's Hill heartened by thu
| lead which they had secured con-
| tinued to score on the bewildered
| Hebron team.
| The SummarV: