Plain City High School - Plane Yearbook (Plain City, OH)

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lepicme Prctured above are the members of the Reserve Team SEATED left to rrght Dxck Slavens Dlck Fravel Bub LoveJoy Russ Nxcol Jerry Mrller John Roby and Mendel Sparks STANDING Jlm Warner Manager Leland Troyer Jlm Woods Leroy Reder John Beach Irm Spencer Don McK1nley John Woods Ross Walker Manager and Coach Straley cancun? Prctured above are the members of the Junror l-hgh Team SEATED are Don H111 Junre Thomas Ronme Wrlcox J1m Warner Drck Blshop and Ross Walker STANDING Johnnre Phelps Bobby Wrlght Jrm Weber Junror Gaa Jerry Yoder and Coach Straley 53 . Q6 for . . . U' he I I'

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l956W4ua'qf4awl2 ance 'S Opponent Varstty They Reserve Thel' Sctoto Valley Htlltards Olentangy Marysvtlle 'Canaan Dubltn 'Mt Sterlmg Grove Ctty 'Monroe Btg Walnut Mechanlcsburg Southeastern 'West Jefferson 'Madtson Northwestern London 'Farrfteld 'Mtdway Marysvllle 'South Solon 'County League Dunng thls year s basketball season Gerald Straley coached our outstandlng VARSITY SQUAD The boys were rated by some athletlc BUIIIOIIIICS as bemg one of the best teams ever produced ln the hlstory of Platn Clty Htgh School Under the able dtrectron of Mr Straley the team won etghteen straight v1ctor1es before meetlng the1r arch rlval Marysvllle The squad played the flrst place 1n the county league and then topped the Madlson County Tournament which gave them berth tn the Central D1str1ct Tournament Thts year s Dtstrtct tournament was faccordmg to the sports wrrters and coaches of central Ohtol belteved to be the toughest 1n the htstory of that event Many teams 1n the tournament had only one defeat and two were unde feated teams It was constdered that the teams whrch won the dtstrtct t1tles would probably go 1nto the State tour nament The Scottres won the1r flrst two dlstrlct meets the f1rst wtth Clarrdon and second the htghly rated Johns town team They then played Columbus St Marys for the d1str1ct tttle and met defeat ln a hard fought game The Scotttes placed three boys Bob Smtth Duane Maynard and Jlm Freeman on the all county team and also one player Bob Smtth on the all d1str1ct team The record made by thts last team to play under the name of Plain Ctty Htgh School Scotttes 1S a record to be remembered wrth prlde Coach Straley and every team member deserve a share of prarse from thetr loyal school and commumty followers The RESERVE TEAM thxs year wtth the guldance of Gerald Straley flmshed w1th a 17 2 record They won all of thexr league games whrch gave them the county champlonshlp The players on this team look like they have a brlght future ahead of them at Jonathan Alder Hxgh School The JUNIOR HIGH thrs yearwas also coached by Gerald Straley H1s team had a fme season by w1nn1ng9 games and losmg only 3 ln the county tournament they were runnerup to Monroe COUNTY TOURNAMENT CHAMPS JUNIOR HIGH SCORES They Opponent They South Solon Mtdway West Jefferson DISTRICT TOURNAME NT RU N NER UPS T hey Claridon Johnstown Columbus Satnt Marys Marysvllle Deercreek Canaan West Jefferson Htllrards Monroe Unron Local Deercreek West Jefferson Canaan Monroe Canaan TOURNAMENT Fatrfteld Mt Sterlmg Deercreek Monroe Comphments of DAIRY QUEEN 55 Wm Clagg Prop I ' 97 26 52 26 ' ' 87 57 31 37 84 62 44 37 ' 64 59 37 39 76 52 ' 71 51 45 26 . ' 85 38 39 22 ' 60 55 62 41 75 45 61 26 ' 102 53 41 23 ' 103 59 44 23 71 61 47 42 79 34 47 24 ' 87 53 50 24 79 49 49 33 79 46 41 32 ' ' 119 49 38 37 ' 101 43 56 29 ' 39 48 50 40 67 42 43 38 we ' 12 36 74 22 ' 46 55 10 41 72 , I 9 39 36 ' 16 32 27 ' 24 we 31 22 56 79 ' ' 22 57 78 , ' 17 ' 69 58 31 I 36 34