Grafton High School - Graftonian Yearbook (Grafton, OH)

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RESUME The Grafton High School Basketball Team of 1947 under the leader- ship of their new coach John Doktor, produced a Sectional Represent- ative and a seasons record of 7 wins and 9 defeats, and a tournament record of 2 wins and 3 defeats. The Comets had a schedule of 16 ames for the 1947 Card, the openin same on Nov. 26th with Henrietta. Grafton entered the season as the defending, champs of the Southeast Division. Grafton inaugurated the 1946 season by whipping Henrietta 51-31 in the curtain raiser. The second game wao with Brighton, and it was a thriller but the Comets went down to defeat,35-53. In another non-league tilt Grafton was handed their second defeat at the hands of Avon Lake by the score of 37-27. The Comets then traveled to Eaton and were given a beating 30-58. Grafton then opened their league season with Columbia and were handed their first league loss 32-61, and also the Comets 4th loss in 5 games. The next game with Penfield was another league tilt, but the Comets came out on top in a torrid battle 43-41. The Comets then traveled to La Grange to be handed their second league setback 48-38. Camden came venturing to Grafton but were sent back on the run by the Comets 40-32. Grafton then played Belden, and in a torrid, hard- fought game went down to defeat 41-46. The Comets then turned in a surprising victory by edging Avon Lake 33-32 to 6air revenge for an earlier loss to them. The 'p’aton Bombers came to Grafton confident of a victory, but the Comets played heads-up basketball and turned in one of their uosets of the season 43-38, for another revenge. The Comets then went to Columbia and played a hard-fought game but to go down to defeat 38-48. Penfield then were Grafton's next opponents, and they surprised the Comets by beatin0 them 43-34. .. Grafton and La Grange met for the second time, La Grange winning bbe game but in a hard-fought scrap; Graf ton succeeded in edging them 44-42. 66 , f8 011 then played Belden and put up a good fight in the flrat half, but went down to defeat, 74-57. -irst Grafton closed the 1947 season with a victory over Brighton 42- 40, in a nip and tuck battle. Grafton showed up well in the Tournament plav at Lorain Thev succeeded in turning in the big upset of the year by beating Columbia7 the Champs of the Southeastern Division 41-40. This victorv nut Grafton in play against Brighton with Grafton winning 42-35. The victory for Grafton put them in play for the county championship and becoming a Sectional Representative. Grafton then played Eaton and were beaten 58-42, to put them out of the race for championship. In a consolation same against South Amherst, Grafton was badly beaten 58-42 Grafton being without the services of its two regulars, Bill Carmeli’ and Johnny Rozga, both of whom were ill. In the Sectional, Chatham Champions of Medina County, ended Grafton's Basketball season 60-29. The Grafton Reserve setbacks. record for the 1947 season was 7 wins and 9

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VARSITY CHEERLEADERS Left to right: Nelda Lawson, Dee Lee Martin, Dorothe Burke, Dolores Jantz. RESERVE BASKETBALL TEAM First row: Jim Rozga; Harold Tablett; Jim Anderson: Theron Snyder Myron Grott. Standing: Lawrence Byczynski, manager; Bill Schworer; Marvin Rader; Mr. John Doktor, coach; Dick Edwards; John Guyeska; Eugene Kubuske Chuck Knechtges.