Forest High School - Leaves Yearbook (Forest, OH)

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aniforri Clair Wetherill, Herman Musgrave C2045 Julia I-Iinebaugh Blanche Burdett riuerd Adrian Peart, Bill Hamilton, Mr. Becker, Herman Musgrave, Morris Burk, Minnie Peart, Thelma Burk.

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STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Tommie Rigsby, Vernon Hemmerly, Richard Stewart, Harry Thompson, Bill Holtzmuller, LeRoy Merriman, Ronald Horn, Mr. Gordon. SITTING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Raymond Woolley, Harold Wederrz, Elmer Seymour, Bi11Parse11, Vincent Cramer, Jim Johnson, Raymond Musgrave. The Rangers started the 1952-1953 basketball season with five returning lettermen. We played our first game at home with Mt. Victor and won after a see-saw battle, 5,1 to 73. The same week we invaded Marseilles on our court. The bulldo s had us tied at the half, but the speesy Rangers staged a tremendous fourth quarter and went on to win 86 to 70. On the next Friday we played host to Roundhead. Our height was too much for the inexperienced Indians. The final score was 68 to 35. The next game was with the Ada Bulldogs. The game was again close at the half, but another big fourth quarter won the game for the Rangers 73-57. And then we played our bitter rivals Hardin-Northern. Leading throughout the game we were victorious by 61-51 score. During Christmas vacation we played Morral in the Marion Colosseum. After a slow first half the Rangers won 47 to 42. Trailing at the half the Rangers came back strong to defeat a very strong Mc- Guffey team 68 to 57. Victory number eight was Al er by a close 7 to 68. On the foqlowing night the Rangers ventured to Arlington and defeated the experienced Red Devils 67 to 65. Then the Rangers lost their first game of the year. The Salem Cornhuskers were too much and the final score was Salen 69, Forest 61. Next the Rangers played a Strong Hardin-Northern team and were defeated 52 to 51. On Saturday the nearby Wharton team defeated the Rangers 62 to 52. Finally the Ran ers were back on the victory trail. Tiey met the defeated Ridgeway 69 to 64. On the next night the Rangers entertained the Sycamore team. The final outcome was 61 to 58, favor of Sycamore, Next week the Rangers played a return game with McGuffey and were again victorious 76 to 64. Then came the county tournament, After drawin a first round bye, the Rangers playeg Alger. After trailing by a considerably large margin, the Rangers came back and won 7 to 69. In the Championship game, the Ridgeway Tigers could not quite cope with the speed of our boys and we were Hardin County Champions by a 62 to 61 score. And then came the District Tourna- ment at Celina. The Rangers drew a stron Beaverdam team and were de- featezf77 to 73. The Forest Rangers completed a successful season winning 13 games and losing 5.

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