LOOKING BACKWARD IN AHS BASKETBALL
The 98th AHS Basketball Season 2005-2006
The 2005-2006 Season is the 98th year of AHS Basketball and the third season in the Ohio Cardinal Conference, which is their fourth league affiliation. The Orange and Black have won 1103 games and lost 696 times (based on Sid Boyd’s records). AHS teams won the Northern Central Ohio League 11 times in 26 seasons with the best record of 145 wins and 66 losses for a 68.7 percentage. The Arrows won the Cardinal Conference 10 times in 27 seasons with the second best record of 166 wins and 120 losses for 58 percent. In 16 years of the Ohio Heartland Conference AHS won it twice with 67 victories and 69 loses for 49.3 percent, which was the 4th best record. All three leagues can be found on the web site at: www.3lhloh.com. After two years in the OCC the Arrows have a record of 9 wins and 17 losses. In tournament play they have won the Sectional or District 19 times, and four times they have advanced to State. In 1932, 1936, 1937, and 1941 the State was the Sweet Sixteen.
5 Years Ago 2000-2001
Coach Chris Stokes led his quintet to the Sectional and District crowns for the first time since 1947. The MVP’s were Matt Hess (the OHC Player of the Year), Jerome Anderson (the career assist record of 447), and Matt Schlingman (the highest FG percentage in AHS history). Matt Hess was the first 4-year letterman since Max Messner in 1956 and only the fourth in AHS history after Earl Thomas, Bob Howell, Dick and Max Messner.
15 Years Ago 1990-1991
Thirteen was the Arrows lucky number. The 13 wins was the first winning
season in 13 years. Coach Walt Harrop had the twice-injured Rod Mitchell
as leading scorer with 381 pts and junior Chad Honaker with 352 pts.
30 Years Ago 1975-76
Coach Jim Barr got a second straight Sectional championship at AC.
John Smith scored 33 pts in a losing effort at the BG District against
Findlay. However, Big John closed his big career with 814 points and 599
rebounds.
35 Years Ago 1970-71 Season
Under former OSU basketball player Doug McDonald the Arrows captured their
third straight Cardinal Conference championship. Led by Co-Capts. Dave Honaker
(378 pts) and Gary Baum (299 pts) the A's marched to the District Finals at Bowling Green. Mark Hamilton set the school record with 176 assists. Celina ended the tourney trail.
40 Years Ago 1965-66 Season
Coach Sam Marchio, who introduced Arry Arrow to AHS basketball, came up with a 13-7 team. Tom Roberts led in rebounds with 207. Roosevelt Robinson finished with 936 career points 4th best at the time.
50 Years Ago 1955-56 Season
Coach George Valentine's high scoring quintet set a McDowell Auditorium
record with 107 points against Lima Central. Max Messner earned his fourth
varsity letter, and finished with the second highest career point total
with 1,012, and broke the single game record with 40 pts against Wooster.
55 Years Ago 1950-51 Season
The A's finished 16 and 2 against everyone except Mansfield. The Tyger
nemesis won all three contests against Cloyce Taylor's roundballers.
Bill Rogers set school records with 35 points in one game and he broke
Ted Jacobs' season mark with 441 points.
60 Years Ago 1945-46 Season
The A's were listed as 35th in the final state poll, while losing twice
to Sandusky. Tournament tickets sold out in 3 hours at Ganyard's Toggery.
The season scoring totals were: Dick Messner (226), Bob Miller (199),
Bud Strine (163), Dick Denbow (140), and Gary Cooper (126).
65 Years Ago 1940-41
It was the last AHS team to make the State Tournament. After a 4th place NCO
5-5 record, Coach A.L. Buckner's team caught fire in the Sandusky District.
The A's won four straight against Bellevue, Mansfield, Tiffin, and Fremont.
A tall Springfield Township team defeated them 38-33 in Columbus. Pete
Risser, Dean Duffey, Bob Howell (4 year letterman and All-NCO), and Phil
Stentz all scored over 100 points for the season. Bob Brownson, Jim
Puglisi, and Ben Davis saw playing time, too.
70 Years Ago 1935-36 Season
NCO co-champs, Sandusky District champs, and the State Sweet-16 tournament
were all achieved in this 18-victory season. Akron South ended the dream.
Bob Sprague (167), Bus Hockensmith (134), Bud Plank (94), and Ken Gongwer
(93) were the leading scorers. While only 6'4 Virg Scobey, Edgar Koehl Jr,
and Glenn Zercher played in all 21 games.
80 Years Ago 1925-26 Season
The first double-champions team in AHS basketball history won the North
Central Ohio League (6-0) and were the Northeast District champs defeating
Cleveland Central at Cleveland's Public Hall. The Query brothers William
(123 pts) and Dave (118 pts) led the A's in scoring. The other starters
were: Ray Miller, Don McEntire, Hayden Fouts, and Lewie Vermillion.
85 Years Ago 1920-21 Season Ashland 75, Medina 11
The A’s made 37 fields goals and no free throws in all-time widest margin of victory in AHS history. Five players scored in the double-figures: Fred McClintock (15), Clarence Cook (14), Clarence Cordell (12), Harry Moser (12), and Arthur Frentz (10). This team, also, scored 66 points against the highly respected Tiffin Junior Order team.
