Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Spring 2015 | Page 21

Speaking of TA
basketball greats...

Girls Basketball Makes History
With Epic Win Over McAuley
For the first time in MPA-sanctioned program
history, the girls basketball team won the
Western Class A Championship and advanced
to the state championship. During their run, the
Trojans knocked off Scarborough, Gorham, and
four-time defending state champion McAuley on
their way to the Augusta Civic Center. Though
the girls lost to Lawrence in a closely-contested
game, it proved to be a banner year for TA
basketball. Among many accolades, several
players made it to the SMAA all-star team - Alex
Hart ‘18 (1st team), Katie McCrum ‘15 (1st
team), Victoria Lux ‘15 (2nd team) and Ashley
Howe ‘16 (2nd team). Lux was named a finalist
for Miss Maine Basketball.
You can watch several games, including the
championship win against McAuley by visiting
the TATVSaco YouTube channel www.youtube.
com/tatvsaco

Did You Know?
Rules for girls basketball used to be so different
that, in the 1960s, the six players per team
could not cross the center line (three forwards
played on the team’s frontcourt and three guards
remained on the backcourt). Not until 1971-72
could players dribble continously (beyond more
than three dribbles). To learn more about the
evolution of girls basketball at Thornton, skip
to the ninth minute of the 2014 Hall of Fame
video on our YouTube channel. On behalf of the
teams from 1965-67, captain Elise Shevenell ‘65
explains how the game has changed.
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