Oak Hill High School - Inflight Yearbook (Converse, IN)

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L 1 I X I 35 'g fi is In a 75-71 sectional victory over Marion's Giants, Gary Dedaker and Lynn Anthony tie the score. Scoring 34 points against Marion, Monte Towe cuts the championship nets. Q ' . i- ' - 2 Galen Smith speculates his team's rebounding against Marion. Jay Hayes drives for a bucket during Oak Hill's Sectional victory. sectional 72a

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During the Grant County Tourney, Oak Hill's Head Coach, Mr. Galen Smith questions the referee's call. The next minute finds Monte Towe, nicknamed the Flea, driving for a lay-up against Bennett. f M..-f.-es-sexi!-f VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: Front Row: Lynn Anthony, Mike Tribbett, Brad Shellen, Dave Shellen, Tim Moorman, Gary Dedaker, and Monte Towe. Back Row: Ken Groom, Iay Hayes, Steve Berry, lack Hunt, Terry Berger, Dennis Gray, Assistant Coach jack Keefer, and Head Coach Galen Smith. 72 varsity basketball eagles conquer bruins T 76-72 to win TOURNEY TITLE Oak Hill started the season with a 68 -55 victory over the Eastbrook Panth- ers. The Eagles were dealt their first loss by Alexandria 76-79. ' Breaking into the three figure cate- gory, Mississinewa downed the Eagles 75-71 the following week. Wabash Apaches fell prey to the Golden Eagles 77-71, followed by the Northfield Norsemen 72-61. Three more victories followed for the Eagle men. They trounced Manchester 76-63, rolled over Eastern 84-81, and conquered Cass 77-75. County Tourney action followed. Again the Eagles broke the century mark, 101-76 over the Norsemen from Northfield. Saturday afternoon the Ea- gles met Bennett. After two nerve rack- ing overtimes, Eagle fans went wild as Oak Hill edged the Trojans 73-70. Sat- urday night, Ianuary 9, the Oak Hill Golden Eagles captured the tourney crown by defeating Blackford 76-72. Madison Grant became the next vic- tim of the clawing Eagles, as Coach Smith's team soared over the Argylls 85 -58 on January 15. Having won ten straight games, the Varsity Eagles continued by smashing the Maconaquah Braves 99-46. Two more victories followed with Oak Hill bombing Northwestern 86-60 and defeating Southern Wells 82-72. Finally, the twelve game winning streak was broken by the Peru Tigers as they trimmed Oak Hill 69-67. The Golden Eagles also downed Southwood 71-50, Tri-Central 87-80, Western 64 -59, and Caston 76-69. On Saturday, February 27 while over 7,000 fans looked on, the Oak Hill Golden Eagles trimmed the nets at the Marion Arena after capturing the sec- tional crown. The Eagles downed Ben- nett 69-54 and Madison Grant 76-63. The climax came when the Giants of Marion fell prey to the claws of the Oak Hill Golden Eagles 75-71. To the tune of Sweet Sixteen , for the first time in the history of Oak Hill, the Eagles cinched the regional title by defeating Bellmont 70-63 and Logans- port 73-72. Journeying to Ft. Wayne, the Eagles met their match as they val- iantly played only to be eliminated by Elkhart Blazers 73-62.

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Despair crosses the faces of Kim Richardson, Kathy Perry and Jann Buroker at Fort Wayne. 72b semi-state This is a story of twelve boys and a man who combined to create an amazing team. They were men, dedicated to their goal, giving up many pleasures to rep- resent Oak Hill. Ten players from junior high to graduation devoted themselves to team- work. These men were as one with only their dedication separating them. Who had the most? Who could tell? All, dedicated to a cause, felt that they as a team could conquer all. This team cap- tured a county, sectional, and a regional crown. Gallaritly battling the Elkhart Blazers at Fort Wayne to a 63-74 loss, these thirteen men even in defeat were a team. One student summarized the feelings by saying, It was depressing to lose but the amazing thing was that we were all so proud, so happy that God gave us the opportunity to compete in such an event. We owe him a great deal of thanks for giving us a group of men who showed us what a little dedication can do and what can happen if we be- lieve in a cause and work at it. The ending of an era, but we have the memories of one of the finest teams to ever come out of Oak Hill. , , , In saga, ii:QF,a,k.1:Q ., , ggmfgq K . J, K ,fs 7 V I 5' . There he goes! Guard Monte Towe drives in for two against Elkhart in the Semi-State 6-74.