Zanesville High School - Comus Yearbok (Zanesville, OH)

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Jim Davis, 6-5 ZHS center, shoots a hook-shot high over a Newark opponents head as Ed Lynum (42), Delbert Ken- nedy (44), Ron Tibbs (50), and the whole of Newark’s team move in for a possible rebound. Highlights of Basketball Season 1. Varsity Coach Don Stahl seems to be concentrating on what he might say next during a pep assembly. 2. Re- serve Coach Bill Damsel here introduces members of his Blue Imp team as a student looks on. 3. Jim Davis and Don Hissam receive their varsity uni- forms from senior manager Dave Shaeffer. 4. Ed Lynum, leading Blue Devil scorer with 259 points, was named on the all-COL first team.

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ROW 1: Manager Dave Shaeffer, Ron Tibbs, Gene Kin- nan, Monte Curtis. Ron Bucci, Jon Labaki, and manager Jack McDonald. ROW 2: Head Coach Don Stahl, Larry Varsity Cagers Win Review The Zanesville Blue Devils, under the skilled guidance of Coach Don Stahl, finished the season with fourteen wins and seven losses. ZHS courtmen finished second in the Central Ohio League behind Marietta. The Devils scored 1202 points overall to their opponents’ 1010. They hit their top form in mid-season, winning consecutive victories over Coshocton, Cambridge, Newark, Chilli- cothe, Dayton Roth, and Lancaster. After regular season play the Blue Devils entered the Sectional Tournament at New Con- cord, which they won with three straight vic- tories, defeating Warren Local, Maysville, and New Concord. However, this streak ended as they were beaten in the District Tournament at Martins Ferry by the Purple Raiders of Mar- tins Ferry. Seniors retiring from the squad were Ed Lynum, Jim Davis, Monte Curtis. Ronnie Bucci, Roy Palmer, Terry Daniel, and Don Hissam. Dickerson, Delbert Kennedy, Roy Palmer, Don Hissam, Jim Davis, Ed Lynum, and Terry Daniel. Sectional Tourney Scores ZHS OPP. 44 Martins Ferry 66 58 Columbus West 46 76 Lancaster 49 50 Marietta 28 45 New Philadelphia 49 47 Mansfield 55 66 Coshocton 50 81 Cambridge 41 50 Newark 41 47 Chillicothe 42 65 Dayton Roth 51 76 Lancaster 49 44 Marietta 53 68 Columbus Central 72 43 Coshocton 41 32 Newark 34 69 Chillicothe 55 SECTIONAL 70 Warren Local 48 49 Maysville 26 56 New Concord 42 DISTRICT 66 Martins Ferry 72

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Above, left: Reserve eager Gary Mayle battles for re- board, reserve cagers Mike Jackson and Jim Downing battle bound with Newark Reserve player as other members of the strenuously to get ball from Newark courtmen. teams look on. Above, right: As ball comes off the back- Choice Bits of Hardwood History Monte Curtis, missing the first team by a hair, was named to the A 11-COL second team; he was second leading scorer for the Blue and White with 211 points for the season, and 106 in COL play. Varsity cheerleaders steam up the student body at a pep assembly just before the varsity left for Martins Ferry and the district tournament. They were a few pounds short of the needed pressure. 29