A Century of Ashland Arrow Football
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1944
Record 6 - 2 - 0
NCO Record 3 - 2 - 0
3rd Place


Back row: Coach Frank Purdy, Coach Paul Sherck, B. Fraunfelter, R. Boyer. D. Stuart, B. Shoemaker, J.Bonfiglio, M.Feasel, R.Snook, Coach A.L.Buckner
3rd row: mgr J.Edwards, D.Hetsler, N.Fierbaugh, B.Miller, N. Duffey, F.Glasser, J.Zimmerman, B.Patterson, J.Tharp, B.Moore, C.Hurst, R.Strine mgr.
2nd row: mgr J.Kilcher, V.McAllister, L.Guisinger, G.Strine, G.Lance, R.Larue, D.Stauffer, M.McKinley, W.Wiles, G.Hurst, B.Wiley, mgr L.Wright.
Front: B.McClaren, K.Burns, M.Glasser, A.Glasser, P.Wittman, D.Johnson.
         
SCORES       LINE UP
         
AHS
AHS
AHS
AHS
AHS
AHS
AHS
AHS
19
26
71
14
19
0
0
14
Willard
Lancaster B.I.S.
Bucyrus
Shelby
Wooster
Marion
Galion
Mt. Vernon
6
0
13
6
0
6
19
13
LE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
RE
QB
LH
FB
RH
Larry Guisinger
Western Wiles
Gene Lance
Dick Stauffer
Merle McKinley
Gaylord Strine
Glenn Hurst
Jim Tharp
Jim Zimmerman
Bob Patterson
Frank Glasser
 
It was Ashland's last year in the North Central Ohio League. When the AHS adopted the T-formation, they opened with five victories including a record setting 71 points and 489 yards against Bucyrus. Injuries to Frank Glasser and Jim Tharp ended the A's race against co-champs Marion and Galion. Western Wiles and Merle McKinley were all-league first-teamers. Bob Miller's 35-yard TD pass to Jim Zimmerman in the last 8 seconds of the season was a thrilling conclusion to Coach Buckner's final year.

 


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