J-T Cardinals 1950-1959

JT with their post-war focus on basketball, would end the 1950s without a winning season.  Many of the years the Cardinals would only play one or two non-league games and then their league schedule, and JT never played more than eight games in a season.  During this decade the most competitive series that the Cardinals played was against the Bluemen of Rio Grande high school.  In the six games all but one were settled by less than one school.  Three of the six games were by two points or less.

1950 JT Coach Joe LaMonica

9/22/1950 Belpre Away L 7 33

9/30/1950 Coalton Home W 22 6

10/13/1950 McArthur Home L 6 53

10/20/1950 Rutland Away L 0 60

10/26/1950 The Plains Home L 0 61

11/3/1950 Chauncey Away L 6 7


Coalton leaves the SEOBL at the conclusion of the school year

All SEOBL: Bill Kennard 

1951 Coach Bob Shesky

9/21/1951 Rutland Home L 0 74

9/28/1951 McArthur Away L 0 7

10/19/1951 Belpre Home L 0 46

10/26/1951 Chauncey Home L 6 60

11/2/1951 The Plains Away L 6 13 

Team Members: L. Lasko, E. Lewis, R. Gardner, R. Snyder, G. Koons, D. Nott, J. Mecum, D. Mingus, L. Kunhe, F. Poches, R. Mecum, L.Householder, R. Myers, J. Erdy, B. Hartley, J. Shifflet

Manager: L. West

1952 Coach Bob Shesky

9/19/1952 Coalton Home W 27 6

9/26/1952 Rutland Away L 6 46

10/3/1952 McArthur Home L 12 56

10/11/1952 Chester Away Canceled

10/17/1952 Belpre Away L 14 47

10/24/1952 Chauncey Away L 14 66

11/1/1952 The Plains Home L 14 86 

The Chester game was moved to Glouster and then canceled because of a polio outbreak in Meigs County

The 86 points scored by The Plains is the most points given up in a single game by a Trimble Township team.


Pictured are the returning lettermen for the 1952 season: Joe Erdy, Bill Hartley, Rex Mecum, Joe Lasko, Richard Gardner, Ernie Lewis, Jim Shiflet, Ike Skivers, Bob Snyder, and Francis Poches, not pictured are Gail Cox, Larry Householder, Loren Kuhne, David Grisby, Bob Koons, Larry Lee, Gregory Koons, Tom Barrett, Junior Barrett, Ron Smith, Joe Paskevitch and Ron Vore

1953 Coach Bob Shesky

9/25/1953 Rutland Away W 25 12

10/9/1953 McArthur Away L 0 26

10/24/1953 Belpre Home L 6 27

10/30/1953 Chauncey Away L 0 40

11/6/1953 The Plains Away L 13 33

11/13/1953 Chester Away W 27 20

All SEOBL: Francis Poches, Ernie Lewis, Bill Heiser, Junior Barrett

Team Members: Rex Mecum, Wilbur Chesser, Joe Paskievitch, Bill Heiser, Dave Grigsby, Joe Lasko, Junior Barrett, Greg Koons, Rollie Swart, Bob Snyder, Ernie Lewis, Francis Poches, Frank Exline, Dick Dunkle, Larry Householder, Ray Russell, Roger Hunter, Jim Shifflet, Terry Harvey, Dick Docie, Tom Barrett, Bob Koons, Tom Palmer, Dave Bohlen

1954 Coach Bob Shesky

9/17/1954 Berne Union Away L 12 19

9/24/1954 Rio Grande Away W 14 13

10/1/1954 Rutland Away L 19 14

10/8/1954 McArthur Home L 20 38

10/15/1954 Chester Home W 48 6

10/22/1954 Belpre Away L 13 32

10/28/1954 Chauncey Away L 6 12

11/4/1954 The Plains Home W 25 19

All SEOBL: Francis Poches, Paskievitch, Wilbur Chesser, Ernie Lewis

Team Members: O. Vore, G. Koons, T. Palmer, B. Heiser, R. Swart, J. Paskievitch, D. Grigsby, D. Docie, T. Barrett, T. Duncan, B. Exline, F. Poches, W. Chesser, C. Lowry, E. Erdy, D. Roberts, D. Brown, J. Berrett, E. Lewis, C. Poches

Managers: B. Koons, J.Jarvis

Assistant Coach: Mr. Bartels

1955 Coach Bob Shesky

9/16/1955 Berne Union Home L 9 31

9/22/1955 Rio Grande Home L 12 19

9/30/1955 Rutland Home L 6 72

10/7/1955 Glouster Home L 6 20

10/14/1955 McArthur Away L 7 21

10/21/1955 Belpre Home L 7 41

10/27/1955 Chauncey Home L 0 20

11/5/1955 The Plains Away

All SEOBL: Gary Ghee, Tom Palmer, Terry Duncan

Team Members: Dick Docie, Rollie Swart, Charles Poches, Tom Brown, Duane Roberts, Jeffrey Jarvis, Francis Barrett, Ray Lucas, Chuck Wilson, Junior Vore, Mike Morrison, Bill Heiser, Charles Lee, Tommy Palmer, Charles Karns, Gary Ghee, Edward Erdy, Terry Duncan, Charles Lowry, Tommy Barrett

1956 Coach Roger Allen

9/14/1956 Berne Union Away L 0 19

9/21/1956 Rio Grande Away L 0 34

9/28/1956 Rutland Away L 6 60

10/5/1956 Glouster Home L 7 14

10/12/1965 McArthur Home L 13 45

10/19/1956 Belpre Away L 13 33

10/25/1956 Chauncey Away T 7 7

11/1/1956 The Plains Home L 7 12

All SEOBL: Tom Brown, Duane Roberts, Terry Duncan, Dick Docie, Sam Jones


Only the senior members of the football team were pictured in the yearbook

1957 JT Coach Robert “Ken” Neville

9/13/1957 Berne Union Home L 0 28

9/21/1957 Rio Grande Home L 12 13

9/27/1957 Rutland Home L 0 54

10/4/1957 Glouster Home L 6 54

10/11/1957 McArthur Away L 13 14

10/18/1957 Belpre Home L 13 52

10/24/1957 Chauncey Away L 13 26

11/1/1957 The Plains Away L 7 13


All SEOBL: Comiskey, Brown, Kochis, Roberts


Kyger Creek was also scheduled for 9/13/1957 but it was realized that two games were scheduled for the same date, the Berne Union game was scheduled first, therefore remained on the schedule


Pictured is the JT/Rutland game

1958 Coach Robert "Ken" Neville

9/12/1958 Kyger Creek Away T 20 20

9/19/1958 Rio Grande Away L 12 14

9/26/1958 Rutland Away L 6 38

10/3/1958 Glouster Home T 14 14

10/10/1958 McArthur Home L 16 22

10/17/1958 Belpre Away L 22 58

10/23/1958 Chauncey Home L 12 38

10/31/1959 The Plains Home L 8 26

Team Members: P. Barrett, L. Gardner, B. Gardner, H. Berridge, R. Snyder, J. Moore, J. Hartley, D. VanSickle, D. Davis, W. Hellyer, P. Roman, E. Judson, J. Cominsky, C. Poches, N. Hollingshead, S. Jones, R. Lucas, T. Brown, D Roberts, R. Shaw, M.Morrison, A. Darby, H. Ghee, N. McCune, J. Kochis, C. Karns, B. Sayre, R. Kestner, J. Jarvis, J. Tippie, C. Funk, B. Erdy, E. Nott, T. Moscato, G. Harry, B. Koons

All SEOBL: Sam Jones 

1959 Coach Robert "Ken" Neville

9/18/1959 Kyger Creek Home L 14 48

9/25/1959 Rio Grande Home W 18 12

10/2/1959 Rutland Away L 8 64

10/9/1959 Glouster Home L 12 28

10/16/1959 McArthur Away L 0 60

10/23/1959 Belpre Home L 0 22

10/30/1959 Chauncey Away L 8 20

11/6/1959 The Plains Away L 0 26 

Team Members: Tom Dew, Gary Brown, Gary Shaner, Jeff Johnson, Harry Russell, Dave Linscott, Floyd Russell, Dick Van Sickle, Bob Kestner, John Cominsky, Chuck Hartley, Larry Gardner, P.J. Romanowski, Bill Irwin, Ed Skinner, Bob Erdy, Charles Arnold, Charles Fun, Mickey Wright, Don Curry, John Koons

Chuck Hartley joined the Navy mid-season