West Muskingum High School - Tornado Yearbook (Zanesville, OH)

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Jeff Murrey 4143 tries to block a Maysville shot, while Mike McD aniel C323 looks on blankly. Cagw I-lava AFL-Awami 'wa Whether it was stuffing an opponent, jumping at center, fast-breaking, or even dunking the ball the Cagers showed the District that they were capable of doing everything. West was known for a good solid defense and a fast-break offense and they were the very best in their business. Coach Ankrum kept the boys in good physical shape the season long and the boys proved it on the week-end ap- pearances they made. B-M Paul McLoughlin and Ex-Coach Chuck What has Super Hank been feeding 5'5 Winland to make him jump this high? Ric the shortest man around and still he has no trouble at all with dunking the basketball. Rick k is 5 sl

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71 Q-3 if 71 V1 QA S F3 l 0 Q O 1 O O 9.251 Q O o'o' 91' f .529 5 .,.v,P fr -?'3'9' vo , O 4 .A . T Plow iw MALL. The 1967-68 Tornadoes opened their bid for the M. V. L. crown with a 69-59 win over the Maysville Panthers on the visi- tor's floor. Since all victories over Maysville have that extra spark, the Tornadoes were mentally ready for a winning season. This was followed by a 71-45 victory over New Lexington on the home floor. Next was an easy 104-79 win over the Roseville Ramblers. This set the stage for the game of the year. On Fri- day, December 16, the Muskies of John Glenn came to the Tor- nado torn country. In a hard fought game, that West led most of the way, the Muskies pulled out a 51-49 decision over the Tornadoes. This was followed by eight wins, including an 84- 69 win over previously unbeaton Crooksville. With the record at 11-1, the Tornadoes packed up their ability and traveled to New Concord for a chance at revenge. The Tornadoes hit their cold- est night from the field hitting on 31070 of their shots. With their record now at 11-2, the Tornadoes ripped by Philo, Sheridan, and Tri-Valley before losing 77-66 to Crooksville on the rematch With a victory over Morgan the final regular season record stood at 15-3, which placed the cagers second in the M. V. L. behind New Concord. This was only the start of things as the Tornadoes went on to win their fourth District title in as many years. SCORES West Opponents 68 Maysville 59 71 New Lexington 45 104 Roseville 79 49 John Glenn 51 80 Tri-Valley 60 76 Philo 52 65 Sheridan 43 84 Crooksville 69 84 Morgan 44 73 Maysville 63 85 New Lexington 70 1 03 Roseville 57 H 60 John Glenn 78 70 Tri-Valley 43 91 Philo 70 70 Sheridan 56 66 Crooksville 77 78 Morgan 67 4-.

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the reserve game with much interest. Mike Riggle 1443 pulls down a big rebound against the tough Tri-Valley squad, while Dave fBomberp Beitzel 4245 looks on as if he were heartbroken that he didn't get the rebound himself. A good way to start any game is with a friendly handshake with the enemy. Here is West and Morgan. Qpowtsmms ' Plus Husdn Wm Games In any sport one of the most important factors that a team must have is sportsmanship. The Tornadoes didn't look upon an opponent as a deadly enemy, but as a group of boys out to get the same glories as themselves. When this was achieved, the boys added a little bit of hustle to make the odds a little more in their favor. Games cannot be won without a little hustle and they knew it. To win, the short have to jump a little higher and the tall must run a lit- tle faster. That extra effort is what made West a success. Paul McLoughlin goes high to pull off a re- bound among a group of tall opponents.