Garfield High School - Anim Yearbook (Hamilton, OH)

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GARFIELD 52 LIMA 60 After losing to Springfield, Garfield traveled to Lima and went down to defeat at the hands of the Spartans, 60-52. The Bartonmen played a very close game throughout the entire game. The Spartans led 29-21 at half-time, but Garfield Cut the lead 46-42 in the third quarter only to fall short in the fourth. How- ever, Dave Connell was the leading scorer with 23, while Eugene Wiggins tallied with 19. Skip Taylor 1121 goes in for a driving lay-up in the Hamilton- Tatt game, while Stanley McCloud 1221 and Dave Connell C311 follow up for the rebound. 5 GO GARFIELD GRIFFINS, GO! Both the Band and the Griffetts cheer for the mighty Griffins. Dave Connell C311 goes high to sink a hook shot in spite of the efforts of the Hamilton Taft defense to stop him.

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MWMHMTM fus- Dn e Co ell l3IJ l mps fo shoot wh le a Mom sburg player tr es 10 block fhe shof Sfnnley McCloud C221 soars hugh fo get off a sho? n splle of Lee Pu dy s effo Is to deflecl the sho! I52I GARFIELD PORTSMOUTH The Grrffuns revenged an earlrer defeat at The hands of the Trolans by upsefhng them 66 55 The Trogans were lured up and The Gnfluns found the fursf quarter hard going but led at snlermlsslon 38 30 Stanley McCloud played a very fine all around game by blocknng many shots and grabbing I6 re bounds I-lngh pounr man was Dave Connell wrth 23 ponnfs and Ted Norrl who Turned IU a line per formance wnfh 20 pornrs GARFIELD SPRINGFIELD The Barfonmen played Theur most excmng game of The season as they lost a one pounler To The Wildcats 56 57 The Grlfflns were down 39 29 at The hall :me buf Came back In the last four rnlnulex To cut The lead to one point as the last buzzer sounded Stanley McCloud was hugh wrfh I7 ponnts whrle Sparkplug Slap Taylor was second wlfh I4

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BABY GRIFFIN BASKETBALL TEAM-First Row: Harris Ladler, Benny Lawson, Mark Buckner, Dave Waller, Coach Young. Sec- ond Row: Norm Lacey, Dave Grathwohl, Bill Hill, Richard Smith, Henry Lakes. Dennis Sizemore, Lazell Shaw, and John Jordon were absent when the picture was taken. Dennis Sizemore 1231 grabs a rebound in the Taft's game. TOU RN EY PLAY Garfield 87-Lakota 65 The Griffins opened play in district tournament play by routing smaller Lakota, 87-65. Garfield 50-Little Miami 29 Although Little Miami stalled the ball, Garfield squashed them, 50-29. Garfield 75- Franklin 53 Garfield looked like a top-contender for the state champions as they overpowered a strong Franklin, 75-53. Garfield 73 -- Princeton 69 The Griffins revenged last year's defeat by downing a highly-touted Princeton team, 73-69. Garfield 59-Middleton 85 By a brilliant display of shooting, the Middies downed the Griffins, 85-59. With this game, they ended the first era in the schooI's history. Although they lost, they managed to go farther than any Hamilton team since 1954 and won the dis- trict runner-up. l54l