Ashley High School - Ashlian Yearbook (Ashley, OH)

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lST ROW: W. Gale, Bartlett, Martin, Kipp, Hershey, D. Gale, Cummins. ZND ROW: Murray, Pendleton, D. Redd, Boring, Davis QCJ, McGrath, Masters, Cole, Coach lhnat. BRD ROW: Manager Bennett, Gardner, Jackson, Maples. V. Redd, Reid, Howard, Manager Cummins. ,,.. s Cheerleaders Wheeler, Carper, Powers and CAPTAIN DAVIS Selanders honor Dave's camera. Z0

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SOME HIGH LIGHTS OF THE PAST SEASON The Mt. Gilead game- In this contest the Aces handed their cocky visitors a defeat, but not by much. The Ashlians were hard put to win it by a single point, the final score being 46-45. This game stands out because in it the Aces proved that they could win against a man-to-man defense. The Marengo game- Also a non-league game and also a one point victoryg the Aces matched the Wildcat sharpshooters bucket for bucket to win 57-56. At Marengo Hershey proved that there was more than one set shot artist on the team by plunking in several longs. The second Cardington game- Ah, sweet revenge! The Blackies proved that their earlier defeat at the hands of Cardington was a mistake by swamping the Morrow Countians, 62-40. Davis racked up Z5 points in this contest via the fast break and Bartlett bagged 19, mostly with his set shots. The Sunbury game- Ashley traveled to Sunbury to hand the Wildcats a 55-50 defeat in a wild and Wooly battle which saw one Ashlian and three opponents leave the game via the personal foul route. Dick Cummins went out early in the fourth quarter when the issue was still in doubt, but the Aces pulled this one out of the fire without their high- riding center. The Radnor game- Ronnie Murray, laid low by illness, didn't start this game, but Dick Boring filled in to hold the fort. The home team was hepped up in a big way for this game, but the Aces proved to be too much for Radnor. lt was a hard fought contest in the first half, with Radnor leaving the floor in the lead, ZZ-21. However, the Aces boomed back and won going away, 69-49. TOURNAMENT GAMES The Ostrander game- The Pirates, paced by Forward Smart, made a real game of it for two quarters, but the Ashlians woke up in the second half and left the floor with a 55-36 victory under their belts. The Galena game- This tilt was virtually the same story as the Ostrander game. The Aces again had trouble getting started, but once the Ashley machine began turning over smoothly, it rolled up a 58-36 score. The Orange game- The boys from Lewis Center c0uldn't find the basket in this contest, and the Aces took advantage of it to win 59-37. One outstanding fact to be gathered from Ashley's tournament play is that the Aces have no one star who makes all the points, but over five. The Hyatts game- It couldn't last forever, and the night of the finals the Aces play- ed shaky ball in losing to Hyatts, 36-34. Neither team could find the basket with regularity, but the margin of victory proved to be the inaccuracy of the Aces at the foul line. Making only 4 out of 17 tries, the Ashlians lost the game in this manner rather than by field goals. In spite of the loss to Hyatts, Ashley retained claim on second place, which is somewhat better than Ashley teams have done in recent years. 19

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FOOTBALL Hampered by lack of weight and experience, the '48 edition of the Aces staggered through their eight game schedule with but a lone victory over Butler and a hard fought near miss against Cardington in the season's finale. Despite a saddening deficiency of scoring punch, the Aces, led by Fullback Davis, maintained a stubborn defense for the greater part of the season, limiting the enemy to an average of three touchdowns per game, as compared with a ten point offensive average. However, the outstanding characteristic of the Ashlians was not their stubborn defense, but their high morale, which, thanks mainly to the efforts of Coach Ihnat, was kept at a high level throughout the season. This team spirit prevented many a defeat from becoming a rout. Individual stars are hard to pick out, but Ashley fans will long remember the running of Murray and Davis, the excellent defensive work of Dale and Wayne Gale, and the sticky fingers of Dick Cummins. The team spirit and stubborn will of the Aces prevailed through the many setbacks and came to a head when the Aces met Cardington. In this game Halfback Gardner came through with some of his speed and Cummins was again Boring's favorite target as the Aces fought down to the wire to lose a close one, 14-13. The Scores of other games are as follows: Ashley 0 Mt. Gilead Z0 Ashley 6 J' ohnstown Z7 Ashley 0 Bellville 46 Ashley 6 Fredricktown 19 Ashley 38 Butler 0 Ashley 0 Sunbury 19 Ashley 6 Centerburg 26 Ashley 13 Cardington 14 Next year Ashley's opponents will meet a heavier, more experienced team than took the field last year. With the loss of only three lettermen, the Aces will promise many an enemy a rough tussle. The only backfield loss is Quarterback Boring and the line remains in one piece except for Ends Gale and Cummins. In the up-and-coming class of Freshmen many hopefuls will spar with the more seasoned upper classmen for the vacant posts. Coach Ihnat's starting lineup was as follows: L. End - W. Gale L. Tackle - Bartlett Q. Back - Boring L. Guard - Martin L. Half - Gardner Center - Kipp R. Half - Murray R. Guard - Hershey F. Back - Davis R. Tackle - D. Gale H. Back - Cole Qdefensej R. End - Cummins 21