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Head Coach: Vincent Ferguson (3rd year; 64-13 .831) The 24 victories set the school single-season record, breaking the previous mark of 23 wins set the previous year, 1919-1920. Ferguson also became the school's all-time career victory leader with 64 wins, eclipsing the previous mark of 42 by Harry Pine (1910-1911 through 1914-1915). Wilmer Fleming, Russ Forsythe, Edwin Gander, Clyde Jenkins, William Kirby, Arthur Lewis, William Morgan, Ed Riley, Ben Swartz, Arthur Ward DENNISON (W) 20-14 COLUMBUS NORTH (W) 29-14 CROOKSVILLE (W) 32-18 Mt. Vernon (L) 17-29 MARIETTA (W) 32-11 AKRON CENTRAL (W) 16-15 OT EAST LIVERPOOL (W) 34-13 LANCASTER (W) 37-13 Marietta (L) 17-21 HAMILTON (W) 23-16 TOLEDO WAITE (W) 35-19 ZANESVILLE (W) 44-23 PITTSBURGH, PA SOUTH HILLS (W) 24-16 SPRINGFIELD (W) 47-24 WHEELING, WV (W) 30-11 BELLAIRE (W) 37-10 New Martinsville, WV Magnolia (W) 25-7 Bellaire (W) 24-16 Smithfield (W) 23-17 Clarksburg, WV (L) 17-19 Washington Court House (W) 26-4 Covington (W) 35-0 Tipp City (W) 29-7 Greenfield (W) 14-11 Dayton Steele (L) 3-22 Canton McKinley (W) 22-21 Bellaire (L) 11-14 NORWALK (W) 21-10 MARION HARDING (W) 36-32 Cambridge advanced to the "Elite Eight" before being eliminated by Dayton Steele. The Final Four for 1920-1921 was Dayton Steele, Dayton Stivers, Mt. Vernon, and Toledo Woodward. Stivers defeated Steele 13-11, and Woodward beat Mt. Vernon 19-14. Stivers defeated Woodward 24-19 for the championship. Cambridge junior F William Morgan was named All-Southern Ohio, while senior G Arthur Ward was named Honorable Mention All-Southern Ohio. Cambridge finished second at the Ohio Valley Tournament, held at Marietta College. Ward was named First-Team All-Tourney, while junior G Arthur Lewis was named to the Second Team. Ward led the team in scoring with 228 points. Morgan, who spent most of the season as the sixth-man, was the second-leading scorer with 175 points. Senior forward and team captain Ed Riley was third in scoring with 128 points. Head Coach: Sid Jenkins (1st year; 19-3 864) Jenkins was a former Cambridge standout, playing from 1912-1914. Parker Burge, Kenny Corbin, George Dugan, Edwin Gander, Chet Hannahs, Albert Headley, Byron Hunt, Clyde Jenkins, Jim Kiddie, Arthur Lewis, William Morgan, Jim Riley, Edgell Shafer, Ben Swartz, Ernie Ward ROSEVILLE (W) 47-8 DENNISON (W) 39-5 COLUMBUS NORTH (W) 33-18 COLUMBUS EAST (W) 44-14 Marietta (L) 10-14 DOVER (W) 22-18 CANTON McKINLEY (W) 17-16 MARIETTA (W) 2-0 Forfeit DAYTON STIVERS (W) 22-18 MT. VERNON (W) 27-24 Lancaster (W) 33-13 MARION HARDING (W) 33-13 Zanesville (W) 43-18 HAMILTON (W) 38-21 Findlay (W) 27-21 BELLAIRE (W) 28-17 WASHINGTON, PA (W) 20-17 Sidney (W) 25-5 Dayton Steele (W) 16-13 Piqua (L) 15-23 NEW PHILADELPHIA (W) 34-23 Bellaire (L) 14-25 Cambridge was forced to play three tournament games on the SAME DAY! At the time, playing two in one day was not uncommon, but three was unheard of. The final four consisted of Delaware defeating Greenfield 34-20, and Mt. Vernon downing Fostoria 34-19. Mt. Vernon took the title with a convincing 33-17 win over Delaware. Senior F William Morgan was named Second Team All-Ohio. Morgan led the squad in scoring with 269 points, and finished his career with 444 points, making him the third player in school history to eclipse the 400 point plateau. "Zip" Behen (1,271) and "Heinie" Schultz were the other two to surpass the 400 point mark. Morgan's 73% from the free-throw line set the single-season mark, breaking the mark of 67% set by Herman "Heinie" Schultz in the 1917-1918 season. Junior F Clyde Jenkins, the younger brother of Head Coach Sid Jenkins, was the second-leading scorer with 99 points. Junior G Jim Riley was third in scoring with 86 points. On January 14, 1922 Marietta forfeited to Cambridge, and the score was officially recorded as 2-0. Cambridge led 22-5 with 4:00 remaining in the first half when a foul was called on Hanna, Marietta's captain. Hanna argued the call and in the process put his hands on referee Long, who then called another foul on Hanna. Marietta coach Sutton then went to his team captain and conferred briefly before approaching the official to argue his case, but Sutton had neglected to request time out before stepping on the court. Referee Long informed coach Sutton that he had violated the rules by not getting permission before coming onto the floor, and that he would have to assess another foul. Sutton then instructed his Marietta squad to pack up their gear. Marietta left the floor, not to return. After the requisite time elapsed, Long awarded the game to Cambridge. Cambridge coach Jenkins, Manager (roughly the same as Athletic Director) Hobson and Principal, Harry Pine were very displeased at the course of this action, and issued a statement that Cambridge would no longer compete wth Marietta in any sport as long as Sutton was coaching for Marietta. 1. 1,271 John "Zip" Behen (1914-1918) 2. 737 Herman "Heinie" Schultz (1916-1920) 3. 444 William Morgan (1920-1922) 4. 390 William Booth (1914-1917) 5. 350 Arthur Ward (1919-1921) 6. 266 Sid Jenkins (1912-1914) 7. 260 Ed Riley (1918-1921) 8. 246 Willard Forsythe (1916-1919) 9. 235 Ernest Sheehan (1912-1914) 10. 152 Halton Suitt (1913-1915) Head Coach: Vincent Ferguson (4th year; 78-18 .813) Robert Addison, Lou Boyd, Kenny Corbin, Russ Forsythe, Edwin Gander, Russ Glenn, Chet Hannahs, Joe Hayfer, Byron Hunt, Clyde Jenkins, Walter Linkhorn, Isadore Melsher, Stewart Ornsdorf, Edgell Shafer Cambridge finished the year with a mark of 14-5 under head coach (career leader in wins) Vincent Ferguson, who returned for his second stint as coach after previous head coach Sid Jenkins left to take an assistant coaching position at Dennison College. Ferguson, whose 14-5 record was the worst of his career, now had a career mark of 78-18. UHRICHSVILLE (W) 25-9 DENNISON (W) 42-9 COLUMBUS NORTH (W) 20-12 Dover (W) 22-11 Canton McKinley (L) 16-34 EAST LIVERPOOL (W) 30-18 DOVER (W) 28-14 Mt. Vernon (L) 19-26 Marietta (L) 15-25 CHESTER, WV (W) 56-16 ZANESVILLE (W) 35-12 WASHINGTON, PA (W) 37-14 Hamilton (L) 20-25 BELLAIRE (W) 27-22 MARIETTA (W) 35-12 Coshocton (W) 41-22 Marietta (L) 15-26 COLUMBUS EAST (W) 23-21 Bellaire (W) 28-26 The 1922-1923 season was the first year for the OHSAA-sanctioned tournament. Schools were divided into two classes, Class A, those schools with an enrollment of 250 or more boys, and Class B, those schools with an enrollment of less than 250 boys. Cambridge played in the six-team Class A sectional held at the YMCA in Zanesville. The field included Coshocton, East Liverepool, Marietta, New Philadelphia and Zanesville. Meanwhile, Cambridge's McMahon Gymnasium hosted the 16-team Class B sectional. The innaugural state champions were Lorain in Class A and Plattsburg in Class B. Senior G/F Clyde Jenkins was the leading scorer with 243 points. Clyde, or "Butts" as he was affectionately known, finished his career in 5th place on the career scoring list with 368 points. Senior F Byron Hunt was second in scoring with 126 points. Junior F Joe Hayfer was third with 85 points, despite not playing until until the seventh game, and not making his first start until the tenth game. 1. 1,271 John "Zip" Behen (1914-1918) 2. 737 Herman "Heinie" Schultz (1916-1920) 3. 444 William Morgan (1920-1922) 4. 390 William Booth (1914-1917) 5. 368 Clyde "Butts" Jenkins (1920-1923) 6. 350 Arhur Ward (1919-1921) 7. 266 Sid Jenkins (1912-1914) 8. 260 Ed Riley (1918-1921) 9. 246 Willard Forsythe (1916-1919) 10. 235 Ernest Sheehan (1912-1914) Head Coach: Ralph Brown (1st year; 10-11 .476) Cass Cesner, Earl Claggett, Bill Grant, Joe Hayfer, Donald Heckard, Ronald Heckard, Edwin Johnson, Jim Knox, John Reynolds, Alphonse Schaefer, William Sears, Edgell Shafer, Gerald Spears, Cliff Staats, Bill Wiley, Robert Young This season's record of 10-11 was the first sub-500 season at Brown High School since the 1909-1910 season, when the Brownies went 3-9. Brown High School was 10-10 in 1915-1916. DENNISON (W) 19-13 UHRICHSVILLE (W) 24-8 WELLSVILLE (L) 14-30 CANTON McKINLEY (L) 17-31 Dayton Stivers (L) 20-39 COLUMBUS TRADE (W) 29-19 East Liverpool (L) 17-22 Wellsville (W) 23-17 HAMILTON (L) 20-26 ZANESVILLE (W) 22-17 Marietta (L) 24-28 Zanesville (L) 12-36 MARION HARDING (W) 17-14 BELLAIRE (W) 15-6 Uhrichsville (L) 16-19 Malta-McConnelsville (W) 27-19 Marietta (L) 9-16 MARIETTA (W) 33-13 CARROLLTON (W) 24-22 OT Bellaire (L) 22-30 GRANVILLE ALL-STARS (L) 16-25 Offense was not a strong suit for Cambridge. Senior F and team captain Joe Hayfer led the team in scoring with 147 points. Hayfer, who finished his career with 232 points, three shy of making the Top 10 carer scoring list, was the lone returning letterman from the 1922-1923 season. Senior F John Reynolds was next with 135 points. To put into perspective just how woeful the offnse was this season, junior G Edgell Shafer was the third leading-scorer with 38 points. Junior G Jim Knox became the first African-American player in the history of Cambridge basketball. Knox played in all 21 games (18 starts), and he scored 29 points on the season. Knox was considered an outstanding defensive player. - February 29, 1924: The sectional win over Malta-McConnelsville is the 200th win in school history. Head Coach: Ralph Brown (2nd year; 22-19 .537) Cass Cesner, Charlie Cesner, Earl Claggett, Carl Devore, Dwight Ferbrache, Bill Grant, Herb Hackenberg, Charles Hinton, Bill Knox, Jim Knox, Arthur McCracken, Edgell Shafer, Bill Wiley, Jim Wilson, Robert Young CALDWELL (W) 29-8 DENNISON (W) 13-9 Marietta (W) 17-8 Cantn McKinley (L) 25-29 Coshocton (W) 28-18 EAST LIVERPOOL (W) 22-20 MARIETTA (L) 17-31 ZANESVILLE (L) 12-14 MALTA-MCCONNELSVILLE (W) 25-13 Hamilton (L) 10-13 COSHOCTON (W) 29-17 Dennison (W) 28-4 CARROLLTON (L) 18-20 Dover (L) 17-31 Zanesville (L) 21-22 OT DOVER (W) 41-24 BARNESVILLE (W) 34-10 GRANVILLE DOANE ACADEMY (W) 26-14 East Liverpool (W) 31-19 Bellaire (L) 20-25 For the second year in a row, the Cambridge basketball team (a.k.a. the "Blue and White", or the "Brownies") struggled offensively. Junior F Charles Hinton led the team in scoring with just 106 points. Hinton was followed closely in scoring by senior C Bill Grant, who was second with 103 points. Senior G Cass Cesner was third with 99 points. Senior G and team captain Edgell Shafer was fourth with 53 points. On a tragic note, junior Ronald Heckard, who had been projected as a starter as one of the forwards during the pre-season, died Tuesday morning, December 16, 1924, after an illness of a few weeks. He had developed jaundice, and was taken to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus. He had five different blood transfusions, with his parents and twin brother Donald as donors, but to no avail. He was sent home Sunday, December 14, and died te following Tuesday, three days after the opening of basketball season. Donald Heckard had been projected as the starter at the other forward spot, but decided not to play basketball. It was a tragic year at Cambridge. In addition to Ronald Heckard, there were two other deaths this year - a sophomore girl and a faculty member. Head Coach: Ralph Brown (3rd year; 32-27 .542) Bernard Armstrong, Charles Carr, Earl Claggett, Carl Devore, Dwight Ferbrache, Herb Hackenberg, Harold Hutchison, Bill Knox, Arthur McCracken, Preston Sutton, Jim Wilson, Robert Young DENNISON (W) 28-15 CALDWELL (W) 24-15 COLUMBUS EAST (L) 15-40 Newark (W) 18-10 CANTON MCKINLEY (L) 8-28 Coshocton (W) 27-12 NEWARK (L) 23-28 Zanesville (L) 24-35 CARROLLTON (L) 20-21 Marietta (W) 34-32 COSHOCTON (W) 34-8 MT. VERNON (W) 29-25 HAMILTON (W) 27-23 MARIETTA (L) 16-44 Westerville (W) 29-23 ZANESVILLE (L) 20-26 Barnesville (W) 26-19 Dover (L) 12-23 The Cambridge offense sputtered for the third consecutive year. Sophomore captain and C Jim Wilson was the team's leading scorer with 120 points. Junior F Earl Claggett, who was a bench player to begin the season and didn't join the starting lineup until the tenth game, was second with 92 points. Junior F Charles Carr, who didn't crack the starting lineup until the seventh game was third with 79 points. Head Coach: Harry Kirke (1st year; 9-5 .643) Taft Abood, Bernard Armstrong, Charles Carr, Earl Claggett, Bill Denny, Joe Farley, Bob Hutchison, Bill Jackson, Bernard Jordan, Bill Knox, Ray McCoy, John McCracken, Burton Shafer, Preston Sutton, Jim Wilson The Brownies were 4-2 in their first year competing in the Central Ohio League. BYESVILLE (W) 35-20 Dover (L) 16-26 COLUMBUS EAST (W) 25-19 *NEWARK (W) 18-16 *Mt. Vernon (W) 27-26 OT MARIETTA (L) 21-26 *Zanesville (L) 25-27 Marietta (W) 28-24 MT. VERNON (W) 17-16 *Westerville (L) 21-28 *LANCASTER (W) 27-25 OT ZANESVILLE (W) 33-26 *COSHOCTON (W) 29-11 Dover (L) 19-21 1. Lancaster 5-1 2. Cambridge 4-2 2. Zanesville 4-2 4. Mt. Vernon 3-3 5. Newark 2-4 5. Westerville 2-4 7. Coshocton 1-5 NOTE: The second games with Mt. Vernon and Zanesville did not count in the C.O.L. standings. They were considered non-league games. After the C.O.L. gave each school their six-game league schedule, the schools could complete the rest of their schedule as they saw fit--even with other C.O.L. members. Senior F Earl Claggett was the leading scorer with 103 points. Senior F Charles Carr was second with 74 points. Junior C Jim Wilson, who led the "Blue and White" in scoring the previous season, suffered through an injury-plagued season and managed to score just 44 points. Wilson suffered a knee injury in the next-to-last football game, a 14-7 win at Lancaster, and saw only limited action at the beginning of the season. The season opener against Byesville marked the first time Cambridge and Byesville had met since the 1912-1913 season. A 45-22 Cambridge win. Cambridge's first-round sectional loss was to the eventual Class A State Champion - Dover. Cecil J. McFarland was a member of the class of 1927. Head Coach: Harry Kirke (2nd year: 16-14 .533) Taft Abood, Charles Brill, Earl Conaway, Bill Denny, Joe Farley, Bob Hutchison, Bill Knox, Ed Knox, Junior McConnell, Ray McCoy, John McCracken, Milton Stewart, Jim Wilson BYESVILLE (W) 54-11 COLUMBUS CENTRAL (W) 19-18 Zanesville (L) 15-27 DOVER (W) 25-13 *Newark (L) 13-19 DENNISON (W) 53-11 *MT. VERNON (L) 22-23 MARIETTA (W) 37-27 *Lancaster (L) 17-28 Marietta (L) 32-33 *WESTERVILLE (W) 43-22 *ZANESVILLE (W) 23-22 *Coshocton (L) 20-23 COLUMBUS EAST (L) 32-34 East Liverpool (L) 27-34 East Liverpool (L) 27-32 Cambridge had a rough time on the road, going 0-6 and 0-1 on a neutral floor, for a miserable 0-7 away from McMahon Gym. They were, however, 7-2 at home. Overall, a disappointing year for the Brownies, as they had come into the season deeper than they had been in years. They did not have a standout player, but they were a very balanced, senior-laden team with good talent throughout the lineup. They also had a solid bench, routinely going eight deep. Six different players scored in double-figures in at least one game. Senior F Joe Farley led the team with 101 points. Senior G Bill Knox was second in scoring with 88 points. Knox was selected to the Second-Team All-C.O.L squad. Junior C Junior McConnell was third with 73 points. Senior G/F Ray McCoy was fourth with 61 points. Senior C Jim Wilson, who led the Brownies in scoring two years before, was fifth with 59 points. Wilson's 2 points in the sectional game moved him past Ernest Sheehan and into tenth place on the career scoring list. Wilson never fully regained his form after the knee injury suffered during his junior year of football. 1927-28 was the first season that Cambridge fielded a reserve team. One of the players on that reserve team was a sophomore G named Earl Conaway. That's right, well known local Dr. Earl Conaway. 1. 1,271 John "Zip" Behen (1914-1918) 2. 737 Herman "Heinie" Schultz (1916-1920) 3. 444 William Morgan (1920-1922) 4. 390 William Booth (1914-1917) 5. 368 Clyde "Butts" Jenkins (1920-1923) 6. 350 Arthur Ward (1919-1921) 7. 266 Sid Jenkins (1912-1914) 8. 260 Ed Riley (1918-1921) 9. 246 Willard Forsythe (1916-1919) 10. 237 Jim Wilson (1924-1928) Head Coach: Harry Kirke (3rd year: 28-19 .596, 10-8 C.O.L. .556) Taft Abood, Earl Conaway, Bill Denny, Jim Gallagher, Gerald Jackson, Don Jirles, Ed Knox, John McCracken, Arthur Morrow, Larry Nicholson, Elby Sims, Milton Stewart The Brownies finished third in the Central Ohio League, with a 4-2 record. Zanesville (6-0) and Mt. Vernon (5-1) were ahead of the Brownies. BYESVILLE (W) 28-11 DENNISON (W) 69-6 SENECAVILLE (W) 37-9 ZANESVILLE (L) 8-20 COLUMBUS EAST (W) 24-21 OT Marietta (W) 27-26 *LANCASTER (W) 28-12 *NEWARK (W) 21-18 *Westerville (W) 35-24 NEW CONCORD (W) 28-15 *Zanesville (L) 23-39 *COSHOCTON (W) 22-18 3OT MARIETTA (W) 35-21 *Mt. Vernon (L) 27-38 East Liverpool (L) 25-59 Martins Ferry (W) 23-19 Zanesville (L) 19-27 Cambridge rebounded from a subpar 1927-28 campaign with a fine season in 1928-29, winning 9 of their first 10, and 11 of 13 games. They were especially tough in close games, going 5-0 in games decided by fewer than 5 points. Senior F Jim Gallagher led the team in scoring with 128 points. Senior C Ed Knox and sophomore G Arthur Morrow were tied for second with 110 points each. Senior F John McCracken contributed 50 points. - Cambridge's 28-15 victory over New Concord (formerly Muskingum Academy) was the first meeting between the two schools. - Cambridge's 22-18 triple-overtime win over Coshocton was the longest game in school history, and the first multiple overtime game. - Cambridge improved their all-time record in overtime games to 7-2. Head Coach: Harry Kirke (4th year: 38-27 .585, 11-11 C.O.L. .500) Dana Betts, Fred Betts, Conrad Bowers, Earl Conaway, Steve Finney, Vernon Gable, John Grant, Don Jirles, Lawrence Mercer, Arthur Morrow, Bob Patton, Albert Slingluff, Milton Stewart, Carl Warden Cambridge only played four COL games due to both Westerville and Zanesville dropping out prior to the season, leaving Cambridge, Coshocton, Lancaster, Newark and Mt. Vernon as members. BYESVILLE (W) 25-23 Marietta (L) 18-22 COLUMBUS EAST (W) 37-15 COLUMBUS CENTRAL (L) 17-28 *Lancaster (L) 15-17 3OT *Newark (W) 32-25 NEW CONCORD (W) 21-10 BELLE VALLEY (W) 28-24 ZANESVILLE (L) 25-27 MARIETTA (W) 23-14 *Coshocton (L) 22-28 Zanesville (L) 20-35 *MT. VERNON (L) 11-14 NEW PHILADELPHIA (W) 42-34 SENECAVILLE (W) 42-18 St. Clairsville (W) 41-26 Coshocton (W) 21-18 Dover (L) 24-26 Cambridge was largely inexperienced, with only two returning starters (Arthur Morrow and Milton Stewart), and only one other player having any real experience (Don Jirles). To complicate matters, Stewart was unavailable at the beginning of the season due to a tetanus infection (lockjaw) that he had contracted during the latter part of football season. When Stewart returned, he shared the guard position with senior classmate Earl Conaway. Junior G Arthur Morrow led the Brownies with 127 points. Morrow's 2 points in the district loss to Dover moved him into a tie for tenth place on the career scoring list with Jim Wilson (237). Junior F Don Jirles was third with 104 on the season. - 1929-30 was the first year for basketball at St. Benedict's High School - As of 1929-30, Cambridge was 8-3 all-time in overtime games. The triple overtime loss to Lancaster matched the record for longest game, tying the 3 overtime win over Coshocton during the 1928-29 season. 1. Vincent Ferguson 38-10 .792 (1920/21, 1922/23) 1. Harry Kirke 38-27 .585 (1926/27-1929/30) 3. Ralph Brown 32-27 .542 (1923/24-1925/26) 4. Sid Jenkins 19-3 .864 (1921/22) 1. Harry Kirke 11-11 .500 (1926/27-1929/30) 1. William Morgan 2nd Team All-Ohio (1921/22) 1. William Morgan All-Southern Ohio (1920/21) 2. Arthur Ward Honorable Mention All-Southern Ohio (1920/21) 1. Bill Knox 2nd Team All-C.O.L. (1927/28) |
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