Trucker Basketball Surges Past Sailors 80 56
Vermilion High Trucker basketball under new coach Leonard Hardman roared to an 80 56 victory over the Ver Milion Sailors. Hardman praised the offense while noting too many fouls could cost close games and a key player. Bill Minkowski’s reserve squad won 44 23.
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Rinehart stresses fast break pace for South Central
Coach Gale Rinehart outlines a press heavy, fast break style to offset limited height as South Central opens practice after a 9-9 season. He cites four lettermen Lofland Kegley Smith Hoyt plus reserves Wilkens and Shipman shaping the lineup and aims for speed over ball control.
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Zimmerman Conny Big In Rider Cage Plans
Western Reserve Roughriders, with five lettermen returning, aim for the Firelands Conference title under coach Jim Irons. Key players include Dave Zimmerman, Mike Conry, Chuck Mesenburg, Darrell Rogers, and Chuck Fannin, shaping a deeper, more prolific offense than last season’s 7-12 mark.
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Willard Flashes rely on quickness to contend in NOL
Willard coach Walt Cook enters his fourth season aiming to overcome height limits with quick ball movement on offense and defense. The 15 6 team faces Upper Sandusky in the season opener after a 70 50 loss to Marion Harding, with leaders Jay Langhurst Dave Cox and Craig Dawson anchoring a quick, pressuring lineup.
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