Huntington High School - Legend Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH)

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90939411 HUNTINGTON VARSITY BASKETBALL 1954-55 After getting off to a slow start in pre-season play, the boys adjusted themselves to their positions quickly. Using a very fast press and fast break, the league season proved the most successful in years. The team ended with a 4 won, 5 lost record. This was surprisingly good considering the impact of five injuries. ln this respect, we set a state record for sprained ankles and injuries from non-basketball accidents. Neil was out two games and half of another. Because of this, he ended second in county scoring by 20 points. He could well have been first under more fortunate conditions. His total was 200. The year before he had won it with 229. Jim Brown came from Southeastern during Christmas and helped us immeasurably. Sprained 'ankles went to Taylor, Brown. Davidson and Uhrig. This crippled what was becoming a whale of a season. To top it off, Mendenhall cut his hand severely in a school accident and missed two games and played with plastic reinforce- ment in the tournament. After leading Bainbridge for three quarters, one time by nine points, fouls removed key players and inexperience showed against a press. This ended the season, successful at that, and with five Juniors returning next year, having much promise for the future. Seniors Taylor, Uhrig and Grubb deserve a big hand for their fine contribution in play and reliability all the way through school. We will miss them next year. The team averaged 63 points per game - 46070 fouls and 31070 shooting. Neil made all county. Davidson made the second team. The Seniors, along with Edgington and Mendenhall, also played fine team ball. The Squad follows: QI, N. Uhrig .... .... F E. Taylor ......... C N I. Brown .... .... F N. Edgington ...... G L. Uhrig .... .... F M. Mendenhall .... G , T. DePugh ........ F R. Grubb ......... G y N M. Davidson ...... C T. Leedom ....... G jjjj ' 1 0 'N -v 1, ef: ' .S l f t 94 J 47

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JU IOR HIGH CHEERLEADER Mary Kay Chaney, Beulah Lamb, Sharon Kauffman, Marguerite McQuay, Shirley Colvin, Sharon Gregg, Zelda Blair. A TEAM First Row: George Locklear, Richard Coppock, Larry Workman, Wayne Haines, Donald Attwood. Standing: Robert Bowles-Manager, Timmy Diehl, Carl Cochenour, Alan Cox, Emmitt Howk, Larry Oates, Larry Schock. Compliments of STIFFLER'S in downtown, Waverly, Ohio ED FRYLING of Leedom, Realtor, 100 Market Street, Waverly, Ohio ALLEN'S PURE OIL STATION and RESTURANT, Phone 9356, Waverly, Ohio 46

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OFTBALL lst Row: Terry Leedom, Neil Uhrig, Nate Edgington, Larry Uhrig, Donald Gregg. 2nd Row: Chet Hurd, Coach: Marvin Coppock, Dick Grubb, Everett Taylor, Tom Depugh, George Salyers. RESERVE SQUAD FOR 1954-55 This years aggregation proved to be a taller squad with six foot, Tom Depugh, Terry Leedom and Fred Ray being the workhorses on rebounds. And to this trio a dash of speed and ball-handling ability in guards, Lonnie Chaney and Larry Edgington and a good reserve team begins to take shape. The final ingredients of marksman- ship, poise, and know how were added in forwards Marvin Coppock and Ronald Uhrig. This Huntington edition of reserve basketball for 1954-55 was served with a liberal sprinkling of substitutes in 15 games and the results were 9 wins and 6 losses. Most of the games played by the team were quite close and often times had the nerves of spectators shattered before the main event started. By looking at the scores given below it can be seen that quite a few thrillers occurred during the season. Probably games which will be remembered best by both players and spectators were games with Buckskin and Catholic Central. In the Buckskin contest, undefeated Buckskin barely squeaked by the Huntsman 45-44. However, the once-beaten Catholic Central group was not so lucky as they fell before the Huntsman 40-37. All was not rosy during the season though, as we can lean back and say What happened in the Clarksburg. game? In summing up the season we can say, first that it was the best season we have had for several years in reserve competition and the third place ranking in league play seems to substantiate this claim. Second, as long as material is developing on our reserve team as fast as it did this year, we here at Huntington need not worry about theacaliber of our future varsity.