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JTyger1si ‘ISenior HighTrying For P14th Vietorv1 s-jM Mansfield Senibr High gets ® , a chance to boos? its stock in .tLl*the Buckeye state cage polls ( e when it goes against once- ft * beaten Portsmouth tonight t, e at the Pete Henrv Memorial w^ * bGvmnassume 1The Trojaos wdl be j-,'• slight fa'of.'fs *lt;» n*n up their4 eigbtti s'ra'ght i !rior to the h ^ Greater Ohio League Portsmouth njclinched the loop crown last week f( I*, and shows an overall record of 14^ victories and the lone defeat 1JUST TWO LOSSESIIId However, •senior High has been n beaten onlj 1 Aite in two years. at I home and could defeat Portsmouth41fc with a continuation of the tpe «f i* bail shown against Ashland la'!* week The Tvger h*ve woa 13 of ^ 18 and are working on a modeste four game winning skein at home1 ’ Portsmouth, possible the topI ,team in Ohio m regular season e .‘plat., presents an ail veteran east5 with eight men returning from w ^ 1953-54 lacking a single tall man* the Trojan? are fine ball handlers A 'with a double pout mode of at | !tack and boast the best defensiveo club m the GOL The Trojans have is permitted oftlv 48 8 points per e game while scoring 65 5.lt; i n0 GENTRY BIG GUN la■r Football star Curt Gentry is the d basketball big gun, loo Gentry Si - 510 has scored 231 points from his(nr i- guard position Jerry Higgins. 6 2 ir is is the center with Milton Parker g. s 60 and Don Frasier. 6 2. at for- elt; it ward and Billy Clifford 5 11, at ih** ti e other guard Higgins and ParkerII work the double pivot I*a Parker has counted !SW pom:s. if Higgins. JSS; Clifford. 162 and F*-a y zier, 139 Bruce Johnson. Xo 6 u d man and 6-1 junior, shows 69 1pointsf Portsmouth has now won six in a J row since dropping a 6o to 56 de- cisjon to Columbus Ea^t The Tro ^i jans hold Greater Ohio League1 i wins over Hamilton 79 to 5! and*1 66 to 49. Springfield. 65 to 49 and lr; 59 to 55; Middletown 91 to 60 and w- 56 to 41 and Lima South. 62 to 38 |tj Other wms were over Greenfield.)I . 68 to 46. Ashland. Ky . 78 to 46. *,13 [ Dayton Dunbar. 54 to 43, Lancas :- ter. 73 to 62: Cincinnati Roger Ea 23- con, 64 to 37, Iron ton*, 62 to 53 cfc- and 74 to 47 H}W!, NEED VICTORIES .■*1 The Trojans have been tabbed **'I ^one-two in the Ohio wire servicepolls but need wins over Mansfield mand at Lima Central tomorrow to sclfimaintain the rankingTvger George Swank wtfl be trv- n ing to cement his individual scoring1lead m the GOL The sjvfo »t-frv**i£j senior leads league jvcormg with a I b 19 6 average and is lops in the ovei-( j”all race with 22 0 °Reserve teams of the two schools will clash at 7 p m lodav *3OMO* HIGH SCOIIVf. *.ru«r n; t »r pi t«i *»e M1 Ororsr St»*Et 1M Ml 3ft «2 Jftt- 33 0 TF1j,1 Ttnkrv B S' (5 K 555 14 0'|p XtC*-* -l*v* »3rt' 41 * 44 U11“ ifttl f 41G»oortcni*h; v»r nTfllA»tft*2*423^n o**SK45Sft25214 0y aIS3ft33R1210 1*»a482ft351789 3322*22349*5 K34151ft3ftso4 4t544232 34•?T♦* 43•n*••O*»0ft 5•Va•f■MK1* Sfl33n3n •45444 ft*757*set4lt;'Ub* V3*25*13277if:siC WUhf Mack . * Dave Jicrtby “ J*C* Nf#l Jack Ralph I-amRonnl* 7m.hn P, Hot M*;*c*■ 2 2*7 s i* a f cJotih G***czt fl 3 3 ** 3 0?.o-hr-r* a 2 4 7 hnFox Hunters
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Mansfield News Journal
Mansfield, Ohio, US
Fri, Feb 18, 1955
Page 14
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