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Head Coach: Art Thomas (2nd year, 20-23, 5-15 C.O.L.) Mickey Barns, Ron Briggs, George Dougherty, Bob Jones, Bob Lilienthal, Forrest Quarles, Bill Robertson, John Shafer, Paul Simpson, Dick Souers, Buddy Thomas, Bob Tingle, Ray Volz Woodsfield (W) 46-44 *Lancaster (L) 46-58 *ZANESVILLE (L) 51-58 Malta-McConnelsville (W) 59-30 NEWCOMERSTOWN (W) 65-41 Barnesville (W) 64-57 UHRICHSVILLE (W) 51-46 *Coshocton (L) 60-67 OT NEW CONCORD (W) 64-54 *DOVER (W) 43-44 *Marietta (L) 48-53 BARNESVILLE (L) 61-63 2OT *CHILLICOTHE (L) 45-58 *Newark (L) 36-69 WOODSFIELD (W) 49-47 *MARIETTA (W) 53-36 Newcomerstown (W) 46-43 #Zanesville (L) 63-86 *Dover (L) 54-72 *COSHOCTON (L) 49-54 #Note: The second Zanesville game was a non-C.O.L. game. New Philadelphia (L) 43-50 The 1950-51 season was an up-and-down season, but that was to be expected with a young and inexperienced squad. The Bobcats began the season hot, winning seven of their first 10 games. But then they hit the skids, losing four in a row before rallying with a three-game winning streak. They slumped at the end of the year, losing their final four games to finish 10-11. However, the pieces wee being put into place, and big things were being anticipated for the near future. Senior F Paul Simpson led the Bobcats in scoring for the third consecutive season with 374 points, reaching double-figures in 18 of the Cats' 21 games. His high was 29 points off the bench at Barnesville. He also scored 26 three times. Junior C Ray Volz was second with 188 points. Sophomore G Buddy Thomas was third with 124 points. Sophomore G Bob Lilienthal was fourth with 121 points. Senior F Bob Tingle was fifth with 117 points. Sophomore F Bob Jones scored only 52 points as the sixth-leading scorer. - Senior F Paul Simpson, who entered the season as the fourth-leading scorer in CHS history, passed George W. Beal and Herman Schultz to move into second place on the career scoring list with 935 points, trailing only the legendary John "Zip" Behen (1,271). - Simpson's 106 free throws for the season was the highest total in 29 years, and it was the second-highest season total in school history. William Morgan holds the single-season record with 113 in 1921-22. - Simpson's season total of 374 points is the third-highest single-season total in school history, trailing only Zip Behen's 451 points in 1917-18, and Behen's 386 points in 1916-17. - Simpson finishes his career with a CHS-record 267 free throws, breaking the former mark of 219 held by Herman Schultz. - Simpson's 334 career field goals are the second highest total in school history, trailing only Behen's record of 590 FGs. - Junior C Ray Volz (309) becomes the 18th player in school history to break the 300-point barrier for a career. He will begin his senior year only 89 points behind Arthur Morrow (398) for tenth place on the career scoring list. - Due to renovations at McMahon Gymnasium, the Bobcats played their home games at the Ohio National Guard Armory. - Senior F Paul Simpson is named First-Team All-C.O.L. - Junior C Ray Volz is named Second-Team All-C.O.L. - Ohio State junior halfback Vic Janowicz wins the Heisman. Janowicz is only the third junior to win the award -- the others are Felix "Doc" Blanchard (Army) and Doak Walker (SMU). - Ohio State head football coach Wes Fesler resigns, and six weeks later he accepts the head coaching position at Minnesota. - 38-year-old Miami University head football coach (former New Philadelphia High School head coach and Newcomerstown grad) Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes is named the new head coach at Ohio State. - 27 year-old assistant coach Ara Parseghian is promoted to head coach at Miami. 1. 1,271 John "Zip" Behen (1914-18) 2. 935 Paul Simpson (1948-51) 3. 737 Herman Schultz (1916-20) 4. 590 George W. Beal (1937-41) 5. 500 Virgil Kosokar (1938-42) 6. 444 William Morgan (1920-22) 7. 433 Bob White (1943-47) 8. 419 Jack Cochran (1947-50) 9. 405 Bob Galloway (1941-43) 10. 398 Arthur Morrow (1928-31) 1. John "Zip" Behen (1917-18) 451 2. John "Zip" Behen (1916-17) 386 3. Paul Simpson (1950-51) 374 4. George W. Beal (1940-41) 352 5. Bob Galloway (1942-43) 339 6. Willie Matthews (1946-47) 335 7. Herman Schultz (1919-20) 326 8. John "Zip" Behen (1915-16) 302 9. Paul Simpson (1949-50) 292 10. William Morgan (1921-22) 269 10. Paul Simpson (1948-49) 269 1. John "Zip" Behen 68 (Jan. 18, 1918 vs. Woodsfield) 2. John "Zip" Behen 46 (Feb. 2, 1917 vs. Granville Doane Academy) 3. John "Zip" Behen 45 (Feb. 2, 1918 vs. Carrollton) 4. John "Zip" Behen 42 (Feb. 17, 1917 vs. Martins Ferry) 5. John "Zip" Behen 40 (Feb. 23, 1918 vs. Bellaire) >6. John "Zip" Behen 36 (Mar. 3, 1917 at Granville Doane Academy) 7. Herman Schultz 35 (Dec. 19, 1919 vs. West Lafayette) 7. George W. Beal 35 (Jan. 31, 1941 vs. Lancaster) 9. John "Zip" Behen 34 (Feb. 16, 1917 vs. Uhrichsville) 10. Bob Galloway 33 (Jan. 22, 1943 at Zanesville) Head Coach: Art Thomas (3rd year, 39-26, 18-16 C.O.L.) The Bobcats were the co-champions of the COL with a 13-1 record. 1. CAMBRIDGE (13-1) 1. Newark (13-1) 3. Dover (9-5) 4. Zanesville (8-6) 5. Marietta (5-9) 6. Chillicothe (4-10) 7. Lancaster (3-11) 8. Coshocton(1-13) Mickey Barns, Bob Braun, Melvin Brown, Jim Fields, Bob Ford, Bob Jones, Bob Lilienthal, Bill Robertson, John Shafer, Wayne Stock, Buddy Thomas, Ray Volz *CHILLICOTHE (W) 58-52 Bellaire (W) 73-52 BARNESVILLE (W) 56-54 *Lancaster (W) 60-49 BELLAIRE (W) 83-55 *ZANESVILLE (W) 59-56 *Dover (W) 49-43 *Marietta (W) 54-47 *COSHOCTON (W) 57-36 *Newark (L) 42-49 SHADYSIDE (W) 57-51 *Chillicothe (W) 67-46 *DOVER (W) 62-52 Ashland (L) 42-50 *LANCASTER (W) 73-58 *Zanesville (W) 74-61 *MARIETTA (W) 81-58 *Coshocton (W) 66-41 Barnesville (W) 71-58 *NEWARK (W) 53-41 Coshocton (W) 57-51 Dover (L) 39-44 The 1951-52 season was a great one for the Bobcats, as they won a share of their first Central Ohio League title in 21 years. It was also their winningest season in 30 years. Junior C Buddy Thomas led the Bobcats with 270 points, reaching double-figures in 19 games. He scored a season-high of 21 at home vs. Bellaire. Senior F Ray Volz was second with 257 points, reaching double-figures in 15 games. He scored a season-high of 19 at home vs. Bellaire. Junior G Bob Lilienthal was third with 239 points, reaching double-figures in 14 games. He scored 20+ points twice, with a season-high of 22 at home vs. Lancaster. Junior F Mickey Barns was fourth with 222 points, reaching double-figures in 11 games. He scored 20+ points twice, with a season-high of 23 at Zanesville. Sophomore G Jim Fields was fifth with 154 points, reaching double-figures in six games. He scored a season-high of 24 at home vs. Marietta.Junior F John Shafer was sixth with 92 points. He scored a season-high of 19 at Coshocton. Senior G Bill Robertson was seventh with 71 points, reaching double-figures in two games. He twice scored a season-high of 11--at Lancaster and at Zanesville. - The Bobcats share the Central Ohio League championship with Newark. - The Cats score a school-record 1,333 points over the course of the season. - Senior F Ray Volz becomes the tenth player in CHS history to score 400 points, and the sixth player in CHS history to score 500 points. Volz finishes his career fifth on the career scoring list with 566 points. - Junior C Buddy Thomas's season total of 270 points is the tenth-highest single-season total in CHS history. - Junior C Buddy Thomas becomes the eleventh player in CHS history to score 400 points, finishing the season with exactly 400. Thomas needs only five points his senior season to tie Bob Galloway (405) for tenth place on the career scoring list. - Junior G Bob Lilienthal (380 points) needs only 20 points next season to become the 12th player in CHS history to score 400 points. - Senior F Ray Volz is named Second-Team All-Ohio, and First Team All-COL. - Junior C Buddy Thomas is named Honorable Mention All-Ohio, and Second-Team All-COL. - Junior G Bob Lilienthal is named Second-Team All-COL. - Junior F Mickey Barns and sophomore G Jim Fields are named Honorable Mention All-COL. - New York doctor and CHS graduate Dr. George T. Pack is decorated with the Order Of Merit Of High Office by President Juan Perón of Argentina for his work in cancer research. Argentina's First Lady, Eva Perón, has been diagnosed with the disease. - Allied forces cease fire in Korea. - General Doulas MacArthur is fired as commander of the Allied forces in Korea. - General Dwight D. Eisenhower reconsiders his earlier decision not to seek public office, and announces that he will run for the Presidency of the United States. - CHS fullback Ray Volz is named First-Team All-Ohio in football, and will participate in the Ohio North-South Game. - Former CHS football and basketball star Paul Simpson is playing both sports at Marietta College. - "The Giants win the Pennant! The Giants win the Pennant!" Giants CF/3B Bobby Thomson hits "The Shot Heard 'Round The World" off Dodgers P Ralph Branca to win a one-game playoff and send the Giants to the World Series. - Yankees CF Joe DiMaggio retires. - White Sox OF "Shoeless" Joe Jackson dies at age 63. Jackson was implicated in the "Black Sox Scandal" of 1919. - Captain Ted Williams, USMC, is recalled to active duty from his job as leftfielder for the Boston Red Sox. - Wellsville's basketball team is led by 6'9" Clarence "Bevo" Francis. 1. 1,271 John "Zip" Behen (1914-18) 2. 935 Paul Simpson (1948-51) 3. 737 Herman Schultz (1916-20) 4. 590 George W. Beal (1937-41) 5. 566 Ray Volz (1949-52) 6. 500 Virgil Kosokar (1938-42) 7. 444 William Morgan (1920-22) 8. 433 Bob White (1943-47) 9. 419 Jack Cochran (1947-50) 10. 405 Bob Galloway (!941-43) 1. 451 John "Zip" Behen (1917-18) 2. 386 John "Zip" Behen (1916-17) 3. 374 Paul Simpson (1950-51) 4. 352 George W. Beal (1940-41) 5. 339 Bob Galloway (1942-43) 6. 335 Willie Matthews (1946-47) 7. 326 Herman Schultz (1919-20) 8. 302 John "Zip" Behen (1915-16) 9. 292 Paul Simpson (1949-50) 10. 270 Buddy Thomas (1951-52) Head Coach: Art Thomas (4th year; 62-27, 32-16 C.O.L.) The Bobcats won the outright COL title with a perfect 14-0 record. Cambridge finished third in the state UP poll. Final UP Poll: 1. Dayton Stivers 2. Middletown 3. CAMBRIDGE 4. East Liverpool 5. Hamilton 6. Massillon 7. Akron Garfield 8. Cincinnati Roger Bacon 9. Portsmouth 10. Bellaire Mickey Barns, Bob Braun, Jim Fields, Bob Ford, Bob Jones, Bob Lilienthal, John McCreary, Dick Mitchell, John Shafer, Dick Stewart, Wayne Stock, Randy Tarrier, Buddy Thomas NEW PHILADELPHIA (W) 77-30 *Chillicothe (W) 62-50 *DOVER (W) 80-44 Barnesville (W) 78-52 *LANCASTER (W) 56-54 *Zanesville (W) 64-54 *MARIETTA (W) 82-54 *Coshocton (W) 61-47 *NEWARK (W) 56-35 *CHILLICOTHE (W) 53-49 *Dover (W) 63-46 ASHLAND (W) 72-58 UHRICHSVILLE (W) 84-50 *Lancaster (W) 58-49 *ZANESVILLE (W) 46-36 *Marietta (W) 54-37 NEWCOMERSTOWN (W) 95-30 *COSHOCTON (W) 71-51 BARNESVILLE (W) 74-57 *Newark (W) 57-43 Zanesville (W) 53-47 Dover (W) 52-35 Bridgeport (W) 68-50 Martins Ferry (L) 55-57 The 1952-53 season was undoubtedly the greatest season in Cambridge history to that point, as the Bobcats swept through both COL and non-league competition en route to a perfect 20-0 regular season and a 14-0 COL mark. The 1952-53 edition of the Bobcats was the best Cambridge had ever seen (and there are some who believe they are still the best team in school history). In the sectional the Bobcats got a bit of a challenge from Zanesville before defeating the Blue Devils by six, and then Cambridge dispatched Dover with little difficulty to head to the district. In the district semifinals, the Bobcats beat Bridgeport by 18 before falling to Martins Ferry, 57-55, in a game that the Bobcats played without the services of John Shafer, who was sidelined with the measles. (Martins Ferry was no slouch--they had defeated East Liverpool in the district semifinals.) Ironically, the Newark Wildcats, who Cambridge had defeated twice by large margins during the regular season, advanced to the state finals before losing to Middletown. Senior C Mickey Barns led the Bobcats in scoring with 355 points, reaching double-figures in 20 of the Cats' 24 games. He scored 20+ points five times, with a season-high of 23 in the district semifinals vs. Bridgeport. Senior F Buddy Thomas was second on the team with 326 points, reaching double-figures in 19 games. He scored 20+ four times, with a season-high of 26 vs. Newcomerstown. Senior G Bob Lilienthal was third with 295 points, reaching double-figures in 17 games. He scored 20+ points four times, with a season-high of 24 vs. New Philadelphia. Senior F John Shafer was fourth with 269 points, reaching double-figures in 16 games. He had a season-high of 20 at home vs. Marietta. 6'3" junior G Randy Tarrier was fifth with 152 points, reaching double-figures five times. He had a season-high of 16 in the sectional semifinal vs. Zanesville. Senior G Bob Jones was sixth with 94 points, with a season-high of 10 at home vs. Marietta. - Cambridge wins its second consecutive Central Ohio League basketball championship with a 14-0 record. The Bobcats are 27-1 in the COL in the last two years. - Cambridge's 23 wins are the second-highest season total in school history, trailing only the 24 wins by the 1920-21 team under head coach Vincent Ferguson (24-5). Arthur Ward was the leading scorer on that team with 228 points. - Cambridge's .958 winning percentage is the highest in school history. - The Bobcats scored a school-record 1,571 points for the season, shattering the previous record of 1,333 set in 1951-52. - Cambridge also won the C.O.L. football championship, becoming only the second school ever to win the football and basketball titles in the same school year. (Newark had done it twice before.) - Senior F Buddy Thomas becomes the fourth player in CHS history to score 700 points. Thomas finishes his career fourth on the career scoring list with 726 points. - Senior G Bob Lilienthal becomes the fifth player in CHS history to score 600 points. Lilienthal finishes his career fifth on the career scoring list with 675 points. - Senior C Mickey Barns becomes the ninth player in CHS history to score 500 points. Barns finishes his career seventh on the career scoring list with 577 points. Barns's season total of 355 points is the fourth-highest single-season total in CHS history. - Thomas's season total of 326 points ties him with Herman Schultz (1919-20) for the eighth-highest single-season total in CHS history. - Mickey Barns (355) and Buddy Thomas (326) become the first duo in CHS history to score 300 points in the same season. - Senior F John Shafer (404) becomes the 14th player in CHS history to score 400 points. - Senior C Mickey Barns and senior F Buddy Thomas are named First-Team All-COL. - Senior G Bob Lilienthal and senior F John Shafer are named Second-Team All-COL. - Junior G Randy Tarrier and senior G Bob Jones are named Honorable Mention All-COL. - On February 6, 1953, the Bobcats hosted the Zanesville Blue Devils on "Zip Behen Night", as legendary Cambridge hoopster John "Zip" Behen was honored during a pregame ceremony. - General Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected the 34th President of the United States. - Soviet Premier Josef Stalin dies. - Red Sox LF Capt. Ted Williams, USMC, goes to Korea to fly jet fighters. - Rio Grande freshman Clarence "Bevo" Francis takes the college basketball world by storm. Bevo scores 72 in a 105-73 win over California (PA), 76 in a 102-62 win of Lees College (KY), and an incredible 116 in a 150-85 win over Ashland JC (KY)! - Ohio State head football coach Woody Hayes is the featured speaker at the Cambridge Athletic Banquet. - Cambridge finishes 11th in the final UP football poll. - Cambridge head football coach Paul Keltner is presented with a new Hudson Hornet automobile by the Boosters for winning the COL. - Seven CHS players are named First-Team All-COL: senior QB Bob Lilienthal (unanimous choice), senior HB Buddy Thomas, senior E Bob Ford, senior G Bob Curtis, senior C/DE Dick Stewart (named to both offense and defense), senior DT Mickey Barns, and sophomore LB Bob Henderson. - C Dick Stewart is named First-Team All-Ohio on offense. QB Bob Lilienthal is named Second-Team All-Ohio. Stewart and Lilienthal are named to the South squad for the Ohio North-South Game. Lilienthal is one of only two QBs named to the South squad--the other is Gerry Faust of Dayton Chaminade. - Thomas, Ford, Curtis, and Barns are named as alternates to the North-South Game. 1. 1,271 John "Zip" Behen (1914-18) 2. 935 Paul Simpson (1948-51) 3. 737 Herman Schultz (1916-20) 4. 726 Buddy Thomas (1949-53) 5. 675 Bob Lilienthal (1949-53) 6. 590 George W. Beal (1937-41) 7. 577 Mickey Barns (1950-53) 8. 566 Ray Volz (1949-52) 9. 500 Virgil Kosokar (1938-42) 10. 444 William Morgan (1920-22) 1. 454 John "Zip" Behen (1917-18) 2. 386 John "Zip" Behen (1916-17) 3. 374 Paul Simpson (1950-51) 4. 355 Mickey Barns (1952-53) 5. 352 George W. Beal (1940-41) 6. 339 Bob Galloway (1942-43) 7. 335 Willie Matthews (1946-47) 8. 326 Herman Schultz (1919-20) 8. 326 Buddy Thomas (1952-53) 10. 302 John "Zip" Behen (1915-16) Head Coach: Art Thomas (5th year; 75-33, 42-20 C.O.L.) The Bobcats finished tied with Lancaster for second in the COL with a 10-4 record. Chillicothe won the COL with a 13-1 record. The Bobcats finished 20th in the final UP poll. 1. Middletown (15) 2. Hamilton (4) 3. Dayton Roosevelt (3) 4. Niles McKinley (2) 5. Columbus North 6. Ashland 7. Lockland Wayne 8. Columbus South (1) 9. Tecumseh 10. Gallipolis Gallia Academy 11. Canton McKinley 12. Greenfield McClain 13. Dayton Stivers 14. Chillicothe 15. Toronto 16. Bellaire 17. Cleveland St. Ignatius 18. Cincinnati St. Xavier 19. Mansfield Senior 20. CAMBRIDGE Jim Bennett, Larry Dupler, Dick Frisbee, Bob Henderson, Kenny Lake, John McCreary, Dick Mitchell, Ralph Morrow, Don Price, Dick Roscoe, Paul Sarchet, Randy Tarrier, Delbert "Deb" Thatcher EAST LIVERPOOL (W) 52-48 *NEWARK (W) 62-49 New Philadelphia (L) 45-52 *CHILLICOTHE (L) 51-56 *Dover (W) 65-46 *Lancaster (W) 62-56 *ZANESVILLE (W) 68-48 *Marietta (L) 47-48 *COSHOCTON (W) 52-47 *Newark (L) 46-47 OT *Chillicothe (L) 59-72 *DOVER (W) 86-42 *LANCASTER (W) 81-58 *Zanesville (W) 53-52 BARNESVILLE (W) 48-47 Newcomerstown (W) 111-44 *MARIETTA (W) 76-68 *Coshocton (W) 78-63 Zanesville (L) 55-65 The Bobcats had another successful campaign in 1953-54, as they enjoyed a seven-game winning streak to close the regular season en route to a fine 13-6 record and a COL mark of 10-4. Cambridge is 37-5 in the COL during the last three years. 6'5" senior C Randy Tarrier led the Bobcats in scoring with an incredible 414 points, the second-highest season total in CHS history. He reached double-figures in all 19 games. He scored 20+ points 11 times, and he scored 30+ points three times, with a season-high of 35 at Coshocton. Junior G Kenny Lake was second on the team with 164 points, reaching double-figures in six games. He had a season-high of 21 at home vs. Marietta. Juniors Jim Bennett and Larry Dupler tied for third on the team with 116 points each. Bennett reached double-figures in six games, with a season-high of 14 at Newcomerstown. Dupler also reached double-figures in six games, with a season-high of 16 at home vs. Lancaster. - The Bobcats' 86-42 victory at home against Dover on January 29, 1954 is the 500th win in CHS history. The win occurs eight years to the day after the 400th victory in school history, a 50-30 win at Dennison on January 29, 1946. Senior C Randy Tarrier becomes the tenth player in CHS history to score 500 career points. - Tarrier finishes is career tied for eighth with Ray Volz with 566 points. Tarrier also becomes only the second player in CHS history to score 400 points in a single season. He finishes with 414 points, the second-highest total in CHS history. Only the legendary John "Zip" Behen (454 points in 1917-18) has ever scored more points in a single season. - Tarrier's 35 points at Coshocton tie him with Herman Schultz and George W. Beal for the eighth-highest single-game scoring total in CHS history. - The Bobcats break a 36-year-old school record by scoring 111 points at Newcomerstown on February 16, 1954. Six players reach double-figures for the game, led by Kenny Lake with 17 points. Randy Tarrier adds 16, Jim Bennett has 14, and Larry Dupler scores 11, while Ralph Morrow and Paul Sarchet come off the bench to chip in with 15 and 13, respectively. The previous record of 100 was set on January 18, 1918 vs. Woodsfield, and is better known as the game in which Zip Behen scored a school-record 68 points. - The Ohio High School Athletic Association goes to an 18-game regular-season basketball schedule, beginning in the 1953-54 season. - Former Martins Ferry standout Al "Zip" Joseph is in his first year as an assistant coach under Art Thomas at Cambridge. - Senior C Randy Tarrier is named First-Team All-COL, and Third-Team All-Ohio. - Junior G Kenny Lake is named Second-Team All-COL. - Senior C Randy Tarrier is awarded a basketball scholarship at the University of Michigan. - Major John H. Glenn, Jr., USMC, returns home from the conflict in Korea decorated with 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 8 Air Medals. - Local businessman William Lilienthal dies at age 85. - The new Pontiacs are in! The V8-powered Pontiac 8 has a sticker price of $2293.72!! - A young Memphis truck driver named Elvis Presley walks into Sun Records recording studio in Memphis and records "That's All Right", with a rockabilly version of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" on the flip side. It becomes a local sensation, and a glimpse of things to come! - Three CHS football players are named First-Team All-COL: senior DE Randy Tarrier, senior NG John McCreary, and junior LB Bob Henderson. It is the second time Henderson has been named to the First Team. - Senior DE Randy Tarrier is named Second-Team All-Ohio. - Senior E Delbert "Deb" Thatcher is named to the South squad for the Ohio North-South Game. - Former CHS football and basketball standout Bob Lilienthal is a freshman QB at Ohio State. - Thomas Moore Harp, a Cambridge native, was appointed coach of the Massillon Tigers, perennially the top team in Ohio high school football. - Indians 3B Al Rosen is named AL MVP. - Rio Grande sophomore Bevo Francis is at it again, scoring 82 in a 116-71 win over Bluffton College (NY), and 113 in a 134-91 win over Hillsdale College (MI)! But possibly his biggest and best performance is when he is "held" to 32 points in a 67-65 win at Wake Forest. 1. 1,271 John "Zip" Behen (1914-18) 2. 935 Paul Simpson (1948-51) 3. 737 Herman Schultz (1916-20) 4. 726 Buddy Thomas (1949-53) 5. 675 Bob Lilienthal (1949-53) 6. 590 George W. Beal (1937-41) 7. 577 Mickey Barns (1950-53) 8. 566 Ray Volz (1949-52) 8. 566 Randy Tarrier (1952-54) 10. 500 Virgil Kosokar (1938-42) 1. 454 John "Zip" Behen (1917-18) 2. 414 Randy Tarrier (1953-54) 3. 386 John "Zip" Behen (1916-17) 4. 374 Paul Simpson (1950-51) 5. 355 Mickey Barns (1952-53) 6. 352 George W. Beal (1940-41) 7. 339 Bob Galloway (1942-43) 8. 335 Willie Matthews (1946-47) 9. 326 Herman Schultz (1919-20) 9. 326 Buddy Thomas (1952-53) 1. 68 John "Zip" Behen (Jan. 18, 1918 vs. Woodsfield) 2. 53 John "Zip" Behen (Feb. 16, 1918 at Wheeling) 3. 46 John "Zip" Behen (Feb. 2, 1917 vs. Granville Doane Academy) 4. 45 John "Zip" Behen (Feb. 2, 1918 vs. Carrollton) 5. 42 John "Zip" Behen (Feb. 17, 1917 vs. Martins Ferry) 6. 40 John "Zip" Behen (Feb. 23, 1918 vs. Bellaire) 7. 36 John "Zip" Behen (Mar. 3, 1917 at Granville Doane Academy) 8. 35 Herman Schultz (Dec. 19, 1919 vs. West Lafayette) 8. 35 George W. Beal (Jan. 31, 1941 vs. Lancaster) 8. 35 Randy Tarrier (Feb. 26, 1954 at Coshocton) 1. 111-44 at Newcomerstown -- Feb. 16, 1954 2. 100-9 vs Woodsfield -- Jan. 18, 1918 3. 95-30 vs Newcomerstown -- Feb. 10, 1953 4. 86-42 vs. Dover -- Jan. 29, 1954 5. 84-50 vs Uhrichsville -- Jan. 27, 1953 6. 83-55 vs Bellaire -- Dec. 22, 1951 7. 82-54 vs Marietta -- Jan. 2, 1953 8. 81-52 vs Lancaster -- Feb. 22, 1947 8. 81-56 vs Chillicothe -- Feb. 5, 1949 8. 81-58 vs Marietta -- Feb. 15, 1952 8. 81-58 vs Lancaster -- Feb. 5, 1954 Head Coach: Carlton Antoine (1st year; 9-12, 6-8 C.O.L.) The Bobcats finished tied with Coshocton for fourth in the C.O.L. with a 6-8 record. Zanesville won the C.O.L. with a 13-1 record. Jim Bennett, Bill Bricker, Larry Dupler, Paul Fields, Dick Frisbee, Bob Henderson, Kenny Lake, Tom Moorhead, Don Petko, Van Rigby, Paul Sarchet East Liverpool (L) 55-60 *Newark (L) 42-54 NEW PHILADELPHIA (W) 64-52 *Chillicothe (L) 50-59 *DOVER (W) 64-59 *LANCASTER (L) 53-56 *Zanesville (L) 52-54 *MARIETTA (W) 77-57 *Coshocton (W) 63-62 *NEWARK (W) 63-47 *CHILLICOTHE (W) 65-62 *Dover (L) 59-62 COLUMBUS CENTRAL (L) 56-61 *Lancaster (L) 49-66 *ZANESVILLE (L) 49-56 Barnesville (L) 64-68 *Marietta (W) 72-69 *COSHOCTON (L) 50-75 Coshocton (W) 73-55 Dover (W) 56-51 Zanesville (L) 50-78 The Bobcats had an up-and-down season under new head coach Carlton Antoine. The Cats lost five of their first seven, then embarked on a four-game winning streak before losing five in a row, and six of their last seven, including an embarrassing 25-point loss at home to Coshocton in the season finale. The Bobcats then won two sectional games, avenging themselves with an 18-point win over Coshocton in their first tourney game, before losing in the sectional finals to eventual state champion Zanesville. Senior F Larry Dupler led the Bobcats in scoring with 241 points, reaching double-figures in 15 games. He had a season-high of 20 in the sectional win over Coshocton. Senior G/F Jim Bennett was second with 231 points, reaching double-figures in 10 games. He scored 20+ points twice, with a season-high of 26 in the sectional win over Coshocton. Senior G Paul Sarchet was third with 212 points, reaching double-figures in 10 games. He scored 20+ points three times, with a season-high of 23 at home vs. Chillicothe. 5'8" senior G Kenny Lake was fourth with 186 points, reaching double-figures in nine games. He had a season-high of 21 at home vs. Marietta. Senior F/C Bob Henderson was fifth with 167 points, reaching double-figures in eight games. He had a season-high of 18 at Coshocton. Senior F/sixth man Dick Frisbee was sixth with 132 points, reaching double-figures five times. He had a season-high of 13 off the bench at home vs. Newark. - The Bobcats are a senior-laden team, as every player on the roster is a senior, with the exception of sophomores Van Rigby and Paul Fields. The Bobcats graduate 99.1% of their scoring -- Rigby (7 points) and Fields (4 points) are the only ones who will return! - In the Bobcats' 73-55 sectional win over Coshocton, the Redskins actually outscored the Cats from the floor (19-18 in FGs). But the Bobcats were 37 of 48 from the free throw line for an incredible 77%! Coshocton also shot well from the line, going 17 of 25 for 68%, but the Bobcats' ability to get to line was the difference in the game. - Senior F Larry Dupler is named Second-Team All-COL. - Senior F/C Bob Henderson is named Honorable Mention All-COL. - Long-time Cambridge High School Principal (and former CHS basketball player) Paul Lyne resigns his position in November to assume his new position as President of Rio Grande College. Cambridge High School faculty member (and CHS graduate) Cecil J. McFarland is named the new Principal. - The new Chevrolet Bel-Air is introduced for 1955. The new Ford Thunderbird is introduced for 1955. - Famous jazz trumpet player Louis Armstrong performs at the Cambridge Elks BPOE #448. - Price of a 12-oz. can of Spam: $0.39 - Senior C Bob Henderson is named First-Team All-Ohio in football. Henderson is named to the South squad for the Ohio North-South Game. CHS head football coach Paul Keltner is named an assistant coach to the South squad for the Ohio North-South Game. - Senior C Bob Henderson is awarded a football scholarship at the University of Illinois. - Two CHS players are named First-Team All-C.O.L. in football: C/LB Bob Henderson (both offense and defense) and CB Bill Harper. - The Cleveland Indians win an American League-record 111 games en route to the AL pennant, but are swept in the World Series by the New York Giants. CF Willie Mays makes "The Catch" on a dead run with his back to the plate at the Polo Grounds to haul in a 460' blast and rob Indians 1B Vic Wertz of extra bases. - British track star Roger Bannister runs the first sub-4:00 mile, finishing at 3:59.4. - The Cleveland Browns win the NFL Championship by defeating the defending champ Detroit Lions 56-10 in the title game. Browns QB Otto Graham is 9/12 passing for 163 yards and 3 TDs, and also rushes for 3 TDs in the win. - Professional wrestling champion "Nature Boy" Buddy Rodgers wrestles at the Armory. Head Coach: Carlton Antoine (2nd year; 13-27, 8-20 C.O.L.) The Bobcats finished 2-12 in the COL. 1. Newark (13-1) 2. Chillicothe (9-5) 3. Dover (8-6) 4. Coshocton (7-7) 4. Lancaster (7-7) 6. Marietta (5-9) 6. Zanesville (5-9) 8. Cambridge (2-12) John Bates, Bob Betts, Henry Cross, Dave DeSelm, Tom Fair, Paul Fields, Ed Gill, Edmund "Sandy" Mahoney, Don McConaha, Dick Nicholson, Van Rigby, Monte Tipton NEWCOMERSTOWN (W) 73-45 *Coshocton (L) 47-52 New Philadelphia (L) 76-77 *NEWARK (L) 55-76 *CHILLICOTHE (L) 56-73 *Dover (L) 64-84 *Lancaster (L) 56-67 *ZANESVILLE (L) 54-76 *Marietta (L) 65-76 COLUMBUS CENTRAL (L) 64-105 *COSHOCTON (W) 83-71 *Newark (L) 54-73 *Chillicothe (L) 54-73 *DOVER (L) 51-60 *LANCASTER (W) 68-66 *Zanesville (L) 52-70 BARNESVILLE (W) 59-56 *MARIETTA (L) 59-66 Carrollton (L) 44-56 The Bobcats suffered through a disastrous season under second-year head coach Carlton Antoine. The 1955-56 edition of the Bobcats was an extremely inexperienced bunch, as they had graduated 99.1% of the previous season's offense. Juniors Paul Fields and Van Rigby were the only holdovers from the 1954-55 season, and they had combined to score only 11 points! The season started well, as the Cats dispatched the Newcomerstown Trojans 73-45 to open the campaign, but then the Cats suffered through a nine-game losing streak from which they never really recovered. The culminating embarrassment was the ninth consecutive loss, a 105-64 thrashing at home to Columbus Central, a game in which the Bobcats set an unwanted record for most points allowed in a game. It marked the first time in school history that CHS had allowed its opponent to score 100+ points in a game! Senior C Bob Betts led the Bobcats in scoring with 324 points, reaching double-figures in 17 of the Cats' 19 games. The 6'3" Betts, who had played on the reserve team as a junior, scored 20+ points eight times, with a season-high of 25 at home vs. Coshocton. Junior F John Bates was second with 305 points, reaching double-figures in 16 games. He scored 20+ points eight times, with a season-high of 27 at home vs. Zanesville. Sophomore F Henry Cross was third with 161 points, reaching double-figures in nine games. He twice had a season-high of 15, at Marietta and at home vs. Coshocton. Junior G Paul Fields and junior G Ed Gill tied for fourth on the team with 88 points each. Fields reached double-figures three times, with a season-high of 12 at New Philadelphia. Gill reached double-figures four times, with a season-high of 16 at Dover. Junior forwards Van Rigby and Dick Nicholson tied for sixth with 62 points each. Rigby reached double-figures once, scoring a season-high 12 at New Philadelphia. Nicholson, who did not join the varsity until the tenth game of the season, reached double-figures twice, scoring a season-high 14 at Chillicothe. - Senior C Bob Betts scores 324 points, the eleventh-highest single-season total in CHS history. Betts falls only two points short of tying Herman Schultz and Buddy Thomas (326) for ninth place on the single-season list. - Senior C Bob Betts (324) and junior F John Bates (305) become the second duo in CHS history to each score 300+ points in the same season. The first pair was Mickey Barns (355) and Buddy Thomas (326) in 1952-53. - The 83 points scored in the Bobcats' 83-71 win at home over Coshocton is the sixth-highest single-game point total in CHS history. - Senior C Bob Betts is named Second-Team All-COL. - Junior F John Bates is named Honorable Mantion All-COL. - Long-time Cambridge Junior High School Principal and former CHS head basketball coach Harry Kirke retires. - Cambridge High School votes to remain a member of the Central Ohio League. - Senior C Bob Betts is awarded a basketball scholarship at Western Kentucky. - The University of Alabama admits its first black student. - In Montgomery, AL, Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man. - The comic strip "Beetle Bailey" makes its first appearance in the Jeffersonian. - Indians Hall of Fame P Denton True "Cy" Young dies in Newcomerstown at age 88. - Pirates Hall of Fame SS Honus Wagner dies in Carnegie, PA at age 81. - Former Philadelphia Athletics owner/manager and Hall-of-Famer Connie Mack dies in Philadelphia at age 94. - Ohio State HB Howard "Hopalong" Cassady wins the Heisman Trophy. - Indians P Herb Score is named AL Rookie of the Year. - Miami University head football coach Ara Parseghian is named the new head coach at Northwestern. - Former Tigers 1B (and current Indians general manager) Hank Greenberg and former Red Sox SS (and current BoSox GM) Joe Cronin are inducted into the Hall Of Fame. - 6'7" sophomore Jerry Lucas of state-champion Middletown is named the 1955-56 Ohio Class A Player of the Year. Lucas scores 53 points in the state semifinal vs. Cleveland East Tech, and 44 in the state championship vs. Canton McKinley. - Two CHS players are named First-Team All-COL in football: DE Walt Jackson and DT Clyde Lucas. 1. 111-44 at Newcomerstown -- Feb. 16, 1954 2. 100-9 vs. Woodsfield -- Jan. 18, 1918 3. 95-30 vs. Newcomerstown -- Feb. 10, 1953 4. 86-42 vs. Dover -- Jan. 29, 1954 5. 84-50 vs. Uhrichsville -- Jan. 27, 1953 6. 83-55 vs. Bellaire -- Dec. 22, 1951 6. 83-71 vs. Coshocton -- Jan. 20, 1956 8. 82-54 vs. Marietta -- Jan. 2, 1953 9. 81-52 vs. Lancaster -- Feb. 22, 1947 9. 81-56 vs. Chillicothe -- Feb. 5, 1949 9. 81-58 vs. Marietta -- Feb. 15, 1952 9. 81 vs. Lancaster -- Feb. 5, 1954 Head Coach: Raymond "Tommy" Thompson (3rd year; 17-42, 11-29 C.O.L.) Cambridge was 4-15 under Raymond "Tommy" Thompson, who returned in his first year of his second stint (and his third year overall) as head coach. The Bobcats were 3-11 in the C.O.L. John Bates, Henry Cross, Dave DeSelm, Paul Fields, Ed Gill, Tom Leonard, Don McConaha, Saul "Barney" McCoy, Van Rigby, Tom Russell, Chuck Simpson, Monte Tipton, Bill Trischler NEWCOMERSTOWN (W) 74-50 *COSHOCTON (W) 64-58 NEW PHILADELPHIA (L) 55-80 *Newark (L) 29-64 *Chillicothe (L) 50-63 *DOVER (L) 65-69 *Zanesville (L) 28-79 COLUMBUS CENTRAL (L) 67-80 *MARIETTA (W) 86-73 *Coshocton (L) 59-61 *NEWARK (W) 60-58 *CHILLICOTHE (L) 65-87 *Dover (L) 62-73 *Lancaster (L) 66-85 *ZANESVILLE (L) 53-94 Barnesville (L) 54-71 *Marietta (L) 61-74 *LANCASTER (L) 70-80 Zanesville Rosecrans (L) 54-60 Cambridge suffered through another less than spectacular season in 1956-57. Longtime CHS teacher, baseball coach, and former head basketball coach Tommy Thompson returned to the Bobcat bench after a 12-year absence for his second stint as head coach after Carlton Antoine resigned to enter the private sector. The Bobcats got out of the gate quickly with a pair of home wins over the Newcomerstown Trojans and the Coshocton Redskins, but then the Cats hit the skids with a six-game losing streak, with three of the losses coming by margins of 35, 35, and 51 points! The Bobcats then rebounded to win two of their next three, with the highlight of the season coming in a 60-58 victory at home over Newark, avenging the 35-point defeat at Newark earlier in the season. However, that would be the last time the Bobcats would taste victory. They would finish the season with an eight-game losing streak, culminating with a 60-54 loss to the Rosecrans Bishops in their first sectional game. Senior F John Bates led the Bobcats with 387 points, reaching double-figures in 18 of the Cats' 19 games. He scored 20+ points twelve times, and he twice had a season-high of 28, both at home vs. Newcomerstown and Zanesville. Junior C Henry Cross was second with 225 points, reaching double-figures in 13 games. He had a season-high of 21 at Barnesville. Senior F Ed Gill was third with 123 points, reaching double-figures in six games. He had a season-high of 28 at home vs. Marietta. Senior G Paul Fields was fourth with 111 points, reaching double-figures in four games. He had a season-high of 21 at home vs. Chillicothe. - Senior F John Bates becomes the eleventh player in CHS history to score 500 points, and the sixth player to score 600 points for a career. - Bates finishes his career fifth on the career scoring list with 692 points. Bates's season total of 387 points is third-highest single-season total in CHS history. Only the legendary Zip Behen (454 points in 1917-18) and Randy Tarrier (414 in 1953-54) had ever scored more in a season. - Bates (305 points in 1955-56, 387 in 1956-57) becomes only the second player in CHS history to have two 300+ point seasons. The other player was Zip Behen, who actually had three! (302 in 1915-16, 386 in 1916-17, and 454 in 1917-18) - The 86 points scored in the Bobcats' 86-73 win at home over Marietta is the fourth-highest single-game point total in CHS history. - Senior F John Bates is named First-Team All-C.O.L. - The OHSAA renames the two basketball classifications from "A" (big school) and "B" (small school), to "AA" (big school) and "A" (small school). - Cambridge High School votes to withdraw from the Central Ohio League following the 1957-58 school year. - Dover High School votes to withdraw from the Central Ohio League following the 1956-57 school year. - The Montgomery bus boycott, started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, is declared over by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. - The classic Studebaker Golden Hawk is introduced for 1957. - CHS senior DB Paul Fields is named First-Team All-Ohio. Fields is named to the South squad in the Ohio North-South Game. - Two CHS players are named First-Team All-C.O.L. in football: senior HB/DB Paul Fields (both offense and defense), and junior C Don McConaha. - Reds LF Frank Robinson is the unanimous choice for NL Rookie Of The Year. - Yankees P Don Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series. - Indians P Bob Feller and 3B Al Rosen retire. - The Ohio State Buckeyes begin the 1956-57 basketball season in the new St. John Arena. The high school state tournament will also be played in St. John Arena. - The Cleveland Browns select Syracuse HB Jim Brown in the first round. Head coach Paul Brown thinks Jim Brown could be considered a possible successor to Marion Motley. - Former CHS football and basketball standout Ray Volz is drafted by the Chicago Cardinals. - Kansas 7'1" sophomore Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points and hauls down 31 rebounds in his first game as a Jayhawk, leading Kansas to a 87-69 victory over Northwestern. - The Harlem Globetrotters play at the Cambridge Armory. 1. 1,271 John "Zip" Behen (1914-18) 2. 935 Paul Simpson (1948-51) 3. 737 Herman Schultz (1916-20) 4. 726 Buddy Thomas (1949-53) 5. 692 John Bates (1955-57) 6. 675 Bob Lilienthal (1949-53) 7. 590 George W. Beal (1937-41) 8. 577 Mickey Barns (1950-53) 9. 566 Ray Volz (1949-52) 9. 566 Randy Tarrier (1952-54) 1. 454 John "Zip" Behen (1917-18) 2. 414 Randy Tarrier (1953-54) 3. 387 John Bates (1956-57) 4. 386 John "Zip" Behen (1916-17) 5. 374 Paul Simpson (1950-51) 6. 355 Mickey Barns (1952-53) 7. 352 George W. Beal (1940-41) 8. 339 Bob Galloway (1942-43) 9. 335 Willie Matthews (1946-47) 10. 326 Herman Schultz (1919-20) 10. 326 Buddy Thomas (1952-53) 1. 111-44 at Newcomerstown -- Feb. 16, 1954 2. 100-9 vs. Woodsfield -- Jan. 18, 1918 3. 95-30 vs. Newcomerstown -- Feb. 10, 1953 4. 86-42 vs. Dover -- Jan. 29, 1954 4. 86-73 vs. Marietta -- Jan. 11, 1957 6. 84-50 vs. Uhrichsville -- Jan. 27, 1953 7. 83-55 vs. Bellaire -- Dec. 22, 1951 7. 83-71 vs. Coshocton -- Jan. 20, 1956 9. 82-54 vs. Marietta -- Jan. 2, 1953 10. 81-52 vs. Lancaster -- Feb. 22, 1947 10. 81-56 vs. Chillicothe -- Feb. 5, 1949 10. 81-58 vs. Marietta -- Feb. 15, 1952 10. 81-58 vs. Lancaster -- Feb. 5, 1954 Head Coach: Al "Zip" Joseph (1st year; 8-12, 3-9 C.O.L.) The Bobcats finished 3-9 in their final season in the C.O.L. Ed Alexander, Larry Bowers, Ron Combs, Henry Cross, Dave DeSelm, Boyd Huff, Jim Murgatroyd, Ted Nestor, Van Olnhausen, Gene Patterson, Tom Russell, Chuck Simpson, Bill Trischler, Bill Van Camp *MARIETTA (W) 58-53 *Coshocton (W) 63-57 New Philadelphia (L) 57-66 *NEWARK (L) 51-55 *CHILLICOTHE (L) 63-77 *Lancaster (L) 57-63 *ZANESVILLE (L) 39-57 Dover (L) 46-76 Malta-McConnelsville (W) 54-40 *Marietta (L) 48-54 NEWCOMERSTOWN (W) 70-58 *COSHOCTON (W) 65-44 *Newark (L) 47-65 *Chillicothe (L) 47-83 DOVER (W) 60-58 *LANCASTER (L) 71-74 BARNESVILLE (W) 77-61 *Zanesville (L) 46-75 Roseville (W) 70-50 Zanesville (L) 23-55 Cambridge had a mediocre season in 1957-58, but it was a definite improvement over the previous two seasons, as the Bobcats mustered eight victories under new coach Al "Zip" Joseph. The Bobcats won their first two games under Joseph, a 58-53 win at home over the Marietta Tigers and a 63-57 victory at Coshocton. The Cats then stumbled, losing six in a row, but then recovered to play .500 ball the rest of the season. The biggest win of the season was a 60-58 nail-biter at home over the Dover Tornadoes, avenging a 30-point loss at Dover earlier in the season. The Bobcats also won their first tournament game in three years, defeating the Roseville Ramblers 70-50, before bowing out to eventual regional champion Zanesville. Senior F Bill Trischler led the Bobcats with 222 points, reaching double-figures in nine games. He scored 20+ points three times, with a season-high of 29 at home vs. Newcomerstown. Senior G Bill Van Camp was second with 215 points, reaching double-figures in 13 games. He twice had a season-high of 20, at Malta-McConnelsville and at home vs. Dover. Senior G Dave DeSelm was third with 211 points, reaching double-figures in 10 games. He scored 20+ points three times, with a season-high of 26 at home vs. Coshocton. Senior F Henry Cross was fourth with 134 points, reaching double-figures in seven games. Cross, who missed the first five games of the season with a football injury, had a season-high of 16 at Malta-McConnelsville. - Cambridge finishes 3-9 in their final season as a member of the Central Ohio League. - Senior F Henry Cross becomes the 12th player in CHS history to score 500 career points. Cross finishes his career 11th on the career scoring list with 520 points. - Senior G Bill Van Camp is named Second-Team All-C.O.L. - Senior G Dave DeSelm is named Honorable Mention All-C.O.L. - The Soviet Union shocks American scientific and military leaders by successfully launching Sputnik I into space. The USSR goes one step further by then launching Sputnik II into space. Sputnik II has a much heavier payload--a dog named Laika, the first living thing launched from Earth into space. - Washington Elementary School opens, replacing Ninth Street Elementary School. - Ohio State win the national championship, finishing #1 in the polls and defeating Oregon 10-7 in the Rose Bowl. - Ohio State head football coach Woody Hayes is named National Coach Of The Year. - Ohio University head football coach Carroll Widdoes resigns to assume fulltime athletic director duties. - Ohio State offensive line coach Bill Hess is named the new head coach at Ohio University. - The University of Alabama hires alumnus and current Texas A&M head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant to be it next head coach. - Cleveland Browns head coach Paul Brown is named NFL Coach Of The Year. - The Detroit Lions upset the Cleveland Browns 59-14 in the NFL Championship Game. - The NCAA adopts the two-point conversion rule for the 1958 season. Michigan athletic director Fritz Crisler is the author of the rule. - The OHSAA votes to adopt the NCAA two-point conversion rule for the 1958 season. - Northwestern assistant football coach Edward "Bo" Schembechler resigns to accept an assistant coaching position at Ohio State. - The West Virginia University basketball team is led by sophomore guard Jerry West. - The University of Cincinnati basketball team is led by 6'5" sophomore guard Oscar Robertson. - Dolph Schayes passes George Mikan to become the all-time leading scorer in NBA history. - Middletown 6'9" senior Jerry Lucas breaks the national high school scoring record formerly held by Kansas Jayhawk star Wilt Chamberlain. - The Harlem Globetrotters play the House of David, a travelling Jewish professional team, at the Cambridge Armory. Head Coach: Al "Zip" Joseph (2nd year; 22-19, 3-9 C.O.L.) Cambridge was 14-7 under second-year head coach Al "Zip" Joseph. Ed Alexander, Larry Bowers, Jim Chambers, Ron Combs, Bob Davis, Dale Dickson, Tom Hollins, Boyd Huff, Tim Merrill, Jim Murgatroyd, Eddie Robertson, Jerry Trott NEW PHILADELPHIA (L) 51-71 Coshocton (W) 54-31 MARIETTA (W) 80-78 Woodsfield (W) 54-42 Bellaire (L) 56-60 New Concord (W) 77-58 COSHOCTON (W) 65-35 St. Clairsville (W) 58-43 DOVER (L) 58-59 MALTA-McCONNELSVILLE (W) 68-47 NEW CONCORD (W) 65-54 Marietta (L) 49-69 Martins Ferry (L) 55-60 BELLAIRE (W) 49-45 Dover (L) 74-77 OT Malta-McConnelsville (W) 75-73 Barnesville (W) 72-66 WOODSFIELD (W) 71-63 Coshocton (W) 67-48 Zanesville Rosecrans (W) 59-46 New Philadelphia (L) 46-63 Cambridge showed a lot of improvement in 1958-59, their first season as an independent after leaving the Central Ohio League. The Bobcats' 14 victories marked their winningest season since the 1952-53 team won 23 games. The Cats also won their first sectional title since the 1952-53 season, defeating Coshocton and Rosecrans in the sectional, before losing to New Philadelphia in the district semifinals. Junior G Ed Alexander led the Bobcats with 266 points, reaching double-figures in 15 games. He had a season-high of 20 at Malta-McConnelsville. Senior F Ron Combs was second with 263 points, reaching double-figures in 12 games. He scored 20+ points three times, and in back-to-back games he scored a season-high of 26--at home vs. Woodsfield, and in the sectional win vs. Coshocton. Junior F Jim Murgatroyd was third with 261 points, reaching double-figures in 13 games. He scored 20+ points three times, with a season-high of 25 at home vs. Marietta. Junior G Larry Bowers was fourth with 238 points, reaching double-figures in 13 games. He had a season-high of 20 at New Concord. Senior C Boyd Huff was fifth with 165 points, reaching double-figures in seven games. He twice had a season-high of 16, at New Concord and in the sectional championship vs. Rosecrans. - The Class of 1959 is the final graduating class for the old Central High School building. The new high school building on Clairmont Avenue will open to begin the 1959-60 school year. - On January 6, 1959, fire destroys McMahon Gymnasium. The game vs. Bellaire, scheduled for that night, is postponed until February 5. The remainder of the Bobcats' home schedule is played at the Armory. - The Bobcats win their first sectional championship since 1952-53. - Senior F Ron Combs is named Special Mention All-Ohio. - The Dover Basketeers, a group of elementary and junior high boys from Dover, perform at halftime of the Woodsfield-Cambridge game at the Armory. - Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th States of the United States. - Rebel leader Fidel Castro leads a successful revolt in Cuba. - Actor Carl Switzer, better known as Alfalfa from the "Our Gang" movies, is shot and killed in an argument over a $50 debt. - February 3, 1959 is referred to as "The Day The Music Died", as 22-year-old Buddy Holly of Lubbock, TX, 28-year-old J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson of Beaumont, TX, and 17-year-old Ritchie Valens of Los Angeles, CA are killed in a plane crash outside of Clear Lake, IA. Also killed in the crash is the pilot, 21-year-old Roger Peterson of Clear Lake, IA. - Indians P Bob Lemon retires. - The Green Bay Packers promote backfield coach Vince Lombardi to be their new head coach. Head Coach: Al "Zip" Joseph (3rd year; 38-26, 3-9 C.O.L.) Cambridge was 16-7 under third-year head coach Al "Zip" Joseph. Ed Alexander, Larry Bowers, Bob Davis, Dale Dickson, Bill Hollins, Tom Hollins, Denny James, Gene Joseph, John Loos, Tim Merrill, Jim Murgatroyd, Tom Ricketts, Jon Rogovin, Jess Rose, Merle Whitis COSHOCTON (W) 62-42 Marietta (L) 62-74 New Philadelphia (W) 52-46 BELLAIRE (L) 41-44 NEW CONCORD (W) 81-45 ST. CLAIRSVILLE (W) 60-56 Dover (L) 54-56 BARNESVILLE (W) 71-54 Coshocton (W) 85-49 St. Clairsville (W) 72-50 MARIETTA (L) 78-82 New Concord (W) 66-58 MARTINS FERRY (L) 54-58 Bellaire (L) 72-77 DOVER (W) 68-45 Barnesville (W) 57-56 Cadiz (W) 73-62 UNION LOCAL (W) 95-57 Philo (W) 56-33 Zanesville Maysville (W) 81-47 Zanesville Rosecrans (W) 57-39 Cadiz (W) 74-59 Steubenville (L) 52-71 Cambridge continued their winning ways in 1959-60, their first season in the current CHS gym. They won 16 games, bettering the previous season's total by two. The Bobcats also won their second consecutive sectional title, defeating Philo, Maysville, and Rosecrans. They finished as district runner-up, losing in the district championship to Steubenville Big Red, coached by Andy Vaccaro. Senior G Larry Bowers led the Bobcats in scoring with 365 points, reaching double-figures in 20 games. He scored 20+ points eight times, and he twice had a season-high of 26--at Coshocton, and at home vs. Union Local. Senior G Ed Alexander was second with 326 points, reaching double-figures in 19 games. He scored 20+ points four times, with a season-high of 26 at Dover. Junior F Bob Davis was third with 192 points, reaching double-figures in eight games. He had a season-high of 22 at Cadiz. Freshman C Gene Joseph was fourth with 189 points, reaching double-figures in eight games. He scored 20+ points three times, with a season-high of 26 at home vs. Marietta. Senior F Jim Murgatroyd was fifth with 164 points. Murgatroyd, who missed all but a handful of minutes in the first seven games because of an injury, reached double-figures in nine games, with a season-high of 22 at St. Clairsville. Junior G Dale Dickson was sixth with 128 points, reaching double-figures in four games. He had a season-high of 18 at home vs. New Concord. Senior C Tom Hollins was seventh with 103 points. He twice had a season-high of 9, at Marietta and at home vs. Barnesville. - Students and faculty move into the new Cambridge High School on Clairmont Avenue to begin the new school year. - The football team plays its home games at the new stadium behind the high school. - The basketball team plays its first game in the current CHS gym on December 4, 1959--a 62-42 win over the Coshocton Redskins, coached by John Kachilla. Senior G Larry Bowers scores the first points in the new gym. - Senior G Ed Alexander becomes the thirteenth player in CHS history to score 500 points in his career. Alexander finishes his career eighth on the career scoring list with 595 points. - Senior G Larry Bowers becomes the fourteenth player in CHS history to score 500 points, and the seventh player to score 600 points in his career. Bowers finishes his career seventh on the career scoring list with 619 points. - Bowers's season total of 365 points is the sixth-highest single-season total in CHS history. - Senior guards Larry Bowers (365 points) and Ed Alexander (326) become the third duo in CHS history to each score 300 points in the same season. The previous pairs to accomplish the feat: Mickey Barns (355) and Buddy Thomas (326) in 1952-53, and Bob Betts (324) and John Bates (305) in 1955-56. - For the first time in CHS history, seven players score at least 100 points in a season. - The 95 points scored in the Bobcats' 95-57 win at home over Union Local is the third-highest single-game point total in CHS history. - The 85 points scored in the Bobcats' 85-49 win at Coshocton is the seventh-highest single-game point total in CHS history. - Senior G Larry Bowers is named Honorable Mention All-Ohio. - Cambridge High School applies for membership into the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference. - The United States Marine Corps Band, a.k.a "The President's Own", performs at a concert in Cambridge. - Ohio State, led by head coach Fred Taylor and star players Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, wins the NCAA National Championship. - The following players are collegiate First-Team All-Americans: Jerry West, West Virginia; Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati; Darrell Imhoff, California; Dave DeBusschere, Detroit; Jerry Lucas, Ohio State - CHS senior Tom Ricketts will play football at Purdue University. 1. 1,271 John "Zip" Behen (1914-18) 2. 935 Paul Simpson (1948-51) 3. 737 Herman Schultz (1916-20) 4. 726 Buddy Thomas (1949-53) 5. 692 John Bates (1955-57) 6. 675 Bob Lilienthal (1949-53) 7. 619 Larry Bowers (1957-60) 8. 595 Ed Alexander (1957-60) 9. 590 George W. Beal (1937-41) 10. 577 Mickey Barns (1950-53) 1. 454 John "Zip" Behen (1917-18) 2. 414 Randy Tarrier (1953-54) 3. 387 John Bates (1956-57) 4. 386 John "Zip" Behen (1916-17) 5. 374 Paul Simpson (1950-51) 6. 365 Larry Bowers (1959-60) 7. 355 Mickey Barns (1952-53) 8. 352 George W. Beal (1940-41) 9. 339 Bob Galloway (1942-43) 10. 335 Willie Matthews (1946-47) 1. 111-44 at Newcomerstown -- Feb. 16, 1954 2. 100-9 vs. Woodsfield -- Jan. 18, 1918 3. 95-30 vs. Newcomerstown -- Feb. 10, 1953 3. 95-57 vs. Union Local -- Feb. 26, 1960 5. 86-42 vs. Dover -- Jan. 29, 1954 5. 86-73 vs. Marietta -- Jan. 11, 1957 7. 85-49 at Coshocton -- Jan. 16, 1960 8. 84-50 vs. Uhrichsville -- Jan. 27, 1953 9. 83-55 vs. Bellaire -- Dec. 22, 1951 9. 83-71 vs. Coshocton -- Jan. 20, 1956 120-89 (.574), 53-53 (.500) C.O.L. 1. Art Thomas 65-21 .756, (1950-54) 2. Al "Zip" Joseph 38-26 .594, (1957-60) 3. Carlton Antoine 13-27 .325 (1954-56) 4. Raymond "Tommy" Thompson 4-15 .211 (1956/57) 1. 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