Franklin Monroe High School - Echo Yearbook (Pitsburg, OH)

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Coach JACK OLIVER Phillipsburg Newton Miami Central Bradford Gettysburg New Madison Monroe Lewisburg Jackson Versailles Ansonia Covington Union City Arcanum Westmont Verona They 50 56 51 39 47 53 '72 49 54 57 62 42 34 53 52 61 LARRY ALTIC BOB FEITSHANS DICK RI-IOADES EDDIE BROWN

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yzvgufe fo ffe 1956 1957 j3GSAQf6dH Umm In th1s sports year of 1956 57 Franklrn Monroe has achreved many honors But the sport that has contubuted most to these honors IS basketball The basketball team of 1956 57 won more games and had a better won and lost record than any other team rn the hrstory of the school The frrst half of the season saw the Jets wrnmng seven and losrng two games these two losses berng to Gettysburg by three points rn a tnple overtrme and by eleven pornts to Monroe Preble The second half of the season was even more success ful By wrnmng therr last srx games the team ended the sea son wrth a 15 3 record The thrrd loss was by two pornts to New Pans Jefferson rn the frnals of the Hohday Tournament The hrghhght of the season was the wrn over Arcanum 56 53 Thrs wrn helped to make these two teams Co Champrons ofthe league In tournament play the Jets placed second rn the county and were defeated by Bradford tn the semr frnals of the drstrrct by two last second free throws To the school to the team, and to the coach we of the Echo Staff wrsh to salute you for your great efforts and achreve ments and rf next year s team uses thrs one as an example there wrll be a need for a new trophy case .f - ' - . . - N -1 9 . - . - 1 - v a ' o I n fl ll ' ' - , , . 1 1 f

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ffx JERRY ALTIC JACK LUTZ. RODNEY RHOADES DENNY SHULTZ. Managers DALE MCNELLY JACOB DOTY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT They New Madison 60 New Paris 55 DARKE COUNTY TOURNAMENT Jackson 46 New Madison 37 Ansonia 54 Westmont 40 Jackson 57 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Anna 58 Huntsville 45 Bradford 49