A Century of Ashland
Arrow Basketball
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1953-54 |
Record 20 - 2 |
Independent |
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Standing left to right: Jim Dilgard, Larry Brewer, Tom Enck, Ken Sidle, Max Messner,
Jack Miller, Head Coach Cloyce E. Taylor.
Kneeling: Mgr Larry Warstler, Jim Runyon, John Harpster, Rick Linton, Dave Grindle,Mgr. Larry Slabie.
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Independent 1953-54 Season |
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AHS |
80 |
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CLEVELAND LINCOLN |
39 |
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AHS |
98 |
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PORT CLINTON |
44 |
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AHS |
69 |
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BELLEVUE |
58 |
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AHS |
60 |
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East Liverpool |
70 |
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AHS |
89 |
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TOLEDO DEVILBISS |
54 |
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AHS |
69 |
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WOOSTER |
54 |
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AHS |
73 |
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GALION |
55 |
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AHS |
80 |
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COLUMBUS AQUINAS |
63 |
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AHS |
80 |
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MASSILLON |
46 |
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AHS |
62 |
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MANSFIELD |
60 |
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AHS |
78 |
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MARION HARDING |
55 |
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AHS |
71 |
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LIMA CENTRAL |
61 |
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AHS |
83 |
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COLUMBUS CENTRAL |
63 |
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AHS |
66 |
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CULVER - Indiana |
52 |
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AHS |
74 |
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MANSFIELD |
55 |
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AHS |
81 |
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NEW PHILLY |
45 |
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AHS |
72 |
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LORAIN |
66 |
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AHS |
53 |
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CRESTLINE |
45 |
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AHS |
73 |
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TOLEDO LIBBEY |
52 |
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AHS |
76 |
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GALION |
54 |
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AHS |
75 |
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ELYRIA |
68 |
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AHS |
62 |
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Shelby |
68 |
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The all-time record setting team opened with 12 consecutives wins and finished with the best record (20-2). Ken Sidle, the lanky center with the famous hook shot, made first-team All-Ohio in all three polls, and set the season record with 510 points. The team averaged 73.8 ppg and shot 42.4 percent from the field and 75.3 from the foul line. They scored 98 points against Port Clinton, second highest AHS total to that time. While the Arrows were ranked as high as 3rd in the State, the season ended with an improbable upset by Shelby in the Marion Sectional. The Whippets had lost 23-straight games to AHS dating back to 1938. Sidle led the scoring parade that included: Jim Dilgard (337 pts), Larry Brewer (238 pts), Max Messner (225 pts), Jack Miller (109 pts), Tom Enck (86 pts), and Jim Runyon (81 pts). Ken Sidle went on to play at Ohio State in the steps of Earl Thomas and Ted Jacobs. The team is in the Ashland County Hall of Fame. It was Cloyce Taylor’s 9th and final season, and he coached two Sectional titles with a 157-33 record. |
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