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The Xenia High School Athletic Hall of Fame inducted the entire 1959-1960 basketball team and presented some of those players before the game with Northmont on November 30, 2012.
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Mack Bottorff introduced the players
Six members of the original team were in attendance.
Starting with Gary Allen (in the green shirt) and moving to the right, you have Mike Anderson, John Clemens, Paul Storey, John Thomas and then Gary Walthall.
Gary Allen
Mike Anderson
Paul Storey
John "Barry" Clemens
At the extreme left is Gary Walthall, then John Thomas, Mike Anderson, Paul Storey and John Clemens.
Ted Day, Leon Phoenix, Joe Reichley and LeRoy McKinney were not able to attend.
We have lost four members of the original team;
John Grooms (January 24, 1988)
Gary Neff (December 26, 2004)
John Thomas (July 20, 2014)
Ted Day (February 3, 2021)
The following has been taken from the 1960 Xenian.
District Tournament
West Carrollton 71... 38
Blanchester 72... 32
Stebbins 79... 46
Belmont 55... 36
Roosevelt 45... 51
Xenia Finishes with 22-1 Record.
The Buccaneers, through hard work and team determination, went undefeated through the regular season. Thus they won their third straight Miami Valley League championship. Coach Kaylor's boys' final rating in the State of Ohio Basketball poll coaches was fourth.
During the season Ted Day scored his 1000th point in three years at Xenia High. The team also set a new scoring record in the Xenia Field House with 97 points against Hamilton-Garfield. John Grooms, Ted Day, Paul Storey and John Clemens made the Miami Valley League "Dream Team" while Gary Walthall and Leon Phoenix received honorable mention.
After the Roosevelt game in tournament play, team and individual awards were presented. Captains for the team, Paul Storey, Ted Day, and John Grooms, received the individual awards and Coach Kaylor was presented the Dayton District tournament runner up trophy.
Team Record
Beavercreek 85... 37
Wilbur Wright 67... 38
Mad River 76... 49
Wilmington 80... 37
Washington C.H. 56... 34
Greenon 98... 48
Fairview 85... 60
Troy* 75... 60
Miamisburg* 68... 34
Greenville* 72... 42
Fairborn* 56... 32
Greenview 77... 47
Piqua* 86... 40
Stivers 66... 43
Fairmont* 30... 21
Sidney* 55... 37
Colonel White 62... 49
Hamilton Garfield 97... 59
* MVL Games
Back row:
Gary Allen, Gary Neff, Paul Storey, Gary Walthall, John Clemens, Mike Anderson
Front row:
Joe Reichley, John Thomas, Leon Phoenix, Ted Day, John Grooms, LeRoy McKinney (manager).
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