Plainville High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Mariemont, OH)

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The Blue Devils started the season with only three Iettermen. On the original first team, not a player exceeded the six-toot mark. Things begun to look bright, however, after the first few games. St. Bernard, always a tough team, was defeated by 13 points. Next came Ander- son, Withrow, and Greenhills, bringing our winning streak to four games. During the next few weeks the Plainsmen won from several Class A teams and lost to only two Class B teams in 11 games. The team 05 c1 whole played a scrapping, hard fighting game. Always will- lng to mix it up, they outscored many toiler, more experienced boys. The ball hawking of the forwards and the under-the-busket defense of the guards and center combined a formidable zone defense. During the fourth quarter the Devils sometimes employed the practice of switching to a man-to-man defense. En Doc Kusel's fastbreaking offense, the for- wurds made c1 large percentage of the points. However, When the defense was too good, the guards could be ceunted on for long shots. Sonny Tiberghein was captain and high scorer. He is cm all around team player. Al- though iust six feet tell he is an excellent re- bounder and makes many points by out- reboundlng the opponents under our basket. le is adept at stealing the ball from the guards and racing down the tioor to score two points. Gerry Storch, a senior, specializes in long- shots and is usually third or fourth highest Scorer in each game. A guard, he is fourth in team scoring and is one of the valuable links 74 in the zone defense. Next year's team will miss the aIl-uround play of this first stringer. Bill Stein gained c: first string position midway during our season because of his fighting spirit and excellent rebounding Biil never misses an opportunity to dive for the ball. The other high Scorer of the team was Don Geiger. He played forward, opposite Tiber- ghein, and was high-point man in more than half of our games. Besides being one of the youngest players on the team, Don is also the shortest, iust five feet, eight inches tall. Bob Summers is playing his first year at high school basketball. Although lacking experience, he learned quickly and was playing first string after the first few games. Bob used his six foot, three inch frame to take the rebounds and score the third highest number of points of the squad. Stan McCracken is the other letterman on the team. He played forward, and did c1 tine iob of replacing both Geiger and Tiberghein. George Baker is a good shot, and was always counted on for several points in every game. He is also a good ball handler and dribbler. The second team is composed mostly of juniors who will replace the seniors leaving this year. Jim Jordan, fast running guard, will fit into next year's team. Dick Frey, sure-shot for- ward, will also break into the lineup. Glen Horne and Bill Adkins, both seniors playing their first year, will be lost to the team next year. Bill Anthony, six foot center, came out after midseason but filled in well in our last few games.

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1. DON FERNS 2. DUANE DeWEESE 3. GERRY STORCH 4. BEN FITE 5. GENE BAUER 6. STAN McCRACKEN DON GEIGER TOM MARX 9. JIM JORDAN 10. JOHN GILBERT H. JERRY ROBERTS 12. BILL STEIN

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i STAN McCRACKEN GERRY STORCH DON GEIGER SONNY TIBERGHEIN EOB SUMMERS GEORGE BAKER