Century of Ashland Arrow Football

A Century of Ashland Arrow Basketball


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	NCO Years 1919-1944


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	Ohio Heartland 1987 - 2002


	OCC 2003 - 2023

1937-38

Record 4 - 14

N C O L Record 2 - 8

5th Place

Standing: mgr Joe Puglisi, Lyle Shull, D Dever, B Bear, Eugene Burns, Darrell Ritter,
Head Coach John H. Longley.
Seated: Phil Smith, Vince Barr, Bob Glasener, Capt. Ed Snook, Bob Howell, D Witt, Jim Puglisi.

NCO 1937-38 Season

AHS	32	NORWALK	31	AHS	39	Bucyrus	41
AHS	32	Wooster	49	AHS	33	Marion Harding	39
AHS	25	Bucyrus	34	AHS	24	Mansfield	28
AHS	22	Marion Harding	42	AHS	19	Galion	43
AHS	29	Wooster	47	AHS	27	Shelby	28
AHS	23	GALION	17	AHS	30	Sandusky	43
AHS	25	Mansfield	34	AHS	39	Mt. Vernon	41
AHS	47	SHELBY	22	AHS	42	SHELBY	16	*
AHS	26	Mt. Vernon	49	AHS	29	Sandusky	32	*

Coach Tony Lonero moved on to Ashland College and nine players on the State tournament team graduated. Coach Lonero finished with two NCO titles, two State tournament teams and 35-6 record, which was the best percentage of any AHS coach (84.5%). New Head Coach John Longley inherited an in-experienced squad with a single returning letterman Ed Snook. He led the team in scoring with 129 points, but Phil Smith had the best single game high with 16 points against Mt. Vernon. Freshman Bob Howell would earn 4-letters, and sophomore Vince Barr would set the school's career scoring record before they were graduated. Two of the four wins were huge victories over Shelby. It was the first season without the center jump. The new era made basket ball (still called by two words) more appealing to the spectators. It was more demanding on the players for stamina and on the coaches for substitutions, but the games were still refereed by one official. The OHSAA, also, changed to the molded ball without seams.