Delphos St. John's Blue Jay Basketball
1952-53 Season

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Regional Finalist

Overall Record 28-4 Team Stats
    Opponent Result Notes
    Cridersville OIOpponent Info:
League: Auglaize County League
W
 71-50
    Fort Jennings OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 3 Losses: 15
League: Putnam County League
Coach: Hilary Wannemacher
W
 75-49
    Toledo Central Catholic OIOpponent Info:
League: Toledo City League
W
 80-56
    Kalida OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 13 Losses: 9
League: Putnam County League
Coach: Joe White
W
 78-52
    Beaverdam
W
 90-55
    Celina ICHS
W
 77-45
    Dayton Dunbar OIOpponent Info:
League: Dayton City League
W
 71-70
    Cincinnati St. Xavier OIOpponent Info:
League: Greater Catholic League
W
 67-62
    Lima St. Rose
W
 56-39
    Marion St. Mary OIOpponent Info:
League: Central Catholic League
W
 75-55
    Fremont St. Joe OIOpponent Info:
League: Sandusky Bay Conference
W
 86-61
    St. Henry
L
 53-61
    Ottoville OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 17 Losses: 4
League: Putnam County League Champs
Coach: Jerome Moenter
W
 73-63
    Ada OIOpponent Info:
League: Northwest Conference
W
 85-53
    Dayton Chaminade
W
 47-44
    St. Marys OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 12 Losses: 6
League: Western Buckeye League
Coach: John Stuckey
L
 52-66
    Minster OIOpponent Info:
League: Auglaize County League
W
 77-73
    Delphos Jefferson OIOpponent Info:
League: Northwest Conference
W
 71-53
    Wapakoneta St. Joe OIOpponent Info:
League: Auglaize County League
W
 74-44
    Lima St. John
W
 60-48
    Bluffton OIOpponent Info:
League: Western Buckeye League
W
 90-51
    Lockland Wayne
L
 61-66 LW: defending State Champs
    Wapakoneta St. Joe+ OIOpponent Info:
League: Auglaize County League
W
 71-56 (Exempted Village)
    Lima St. Rose+
W
 71-46 (Exempted Village)
    Delphos Jefferson+ OIOpponent Info:
League: Northwest Conference
W
 64-44 (Exempted Village)
    Coldwater+ OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 13 Losses: 7
Coach: Paul Ponzuric
W
 69-39 (Exempted Village)
  Celina New Knoxville+ OIOpponent Info:
League: Auglaize County League
Coach: Roger Stauffer
W
 80-56 (District)
  Celina Minster+ OIOpponent Info:
League: Auglaize County League
W
 76-71 (District)
  Celina Alger+ OIOpponent Info:
League: Hardin County League
W
 84-64 (District)
  Celina St. Henry+
W
 53-40 (District Final)
  Toledo Sycamore+ TOpponent Info:
Tournament: Class Regional Participant
W
 53-52 (Regional)
  Toledo Holgate+(OT) TOpponent Info:
Class B
Coach: Dick Krauss
Tournament: Class B State Semi-Finalist
L
 64-67 (Regional Final)

Head Coach: Bob Arnzen
Total Points: Delphos St. John's 2,254 (Avg. 70.4) Opponents 1,751 (Avg. 54.7)
Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral Site: 5-1

Notes: Home games played at Jefferson Middle School

Roster

PosNumNameHtGrade 
F  Barney Altman      
F  Roger Geise      
C  Red Elwer      
G  Whiz Youngpeter      
G  Don Birkmeier      
   Bob Kill      
   Rudy Grothouse      
   Bob Holden      
   Buddy Mueller      

Individual Honors

All-Ohio
Roger Geise - 2nd Team All-State
Whiz Youngpeter - 2nd Team All-State
Red Elwer - 3rd Team All-State

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