Delphos St. John's Blue Jay Basketball
1989-90 Season

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Division IV State Semi-Finalist

Overall Record 21-5 MAC Record 8-1 Team StatsTeam Picture
    Opponent Result Notes
Sat
11/25 		A Crestview TOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Northwest Conference
Coach: Ray Etzler
Tournament: Division IV District Finalist
L
 61-76 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 24 pts, Jeff Sever 13 pts, Dan Swick 10 pts
Crestview: Future Ohio State Buckeye Doug Etzler 25 pts
Fri
12/1 		A Celina OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 14 Losses: 7 Division I
League: Western Buckeye League
Coach: Steve Penhorwood
L
 65-72 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 24 pts, Brent Grothaus 12 pts
Fri
12/8 		A St. Henry* TOpponent Info:
Wins: 25 Losses: 1 Division III
League: Midwest Athletic Conference Champs
Coach: Fran Guilbault
Tournament: Division III State Champs
L
 56-78 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 32 pts, Pat McGue 14 pts
Fri
12/15 		A Minster* OIOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Midwest Athletic Conference
W
 61-56 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 17 pts, Dan Swick 12 pts, Scott Suever 11 pts
Minster: Ben Ernst 23 pts
Sat
12/16 		H St. Marys OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 4 Losses: 17 Division II
League: Western Buckeye League
Coach: Jeff Johnides
W
 65-43 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 20 pts, Brent Grothaus 11 pts
Sat
12/23 		H Elida TOpponent Info:
Division I
League: Western Buckeye League
Coach: Chris Adams
Tournament: Division I District Participant
W
 87-70 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 30 pts, Pat McGue 18 pts, Jeff Sever 15 pts
Elida: Curry 27 pts
Fri
12/29 		H Toledo Start OIOpponent Info:
Division I
League: Toledo City League
L
 78-83 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 32 pts, Scott Suever 13 pts, Pat McGue 10 pts
Start: Botson 29 pts, Clemons 24 pts
Fri
1/5 		H Coldwater* OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 11 Losses: 10 Division III
League: Midwest Athletic Conference
Coach: Jim Niekamp
W
 61-45 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 22 pts, Scott Suever 12 pts
Sat
1/6 		A Lima Shawnee OIOpponent Info:
Division II
League: Western Buckeye League Co-Champs
Coach: Jeff Heistan
W
 81-71 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 32 pts, Jeff Sever 14 pts, Scott Elwer 13 pts, Brent Grothaus 11 pts
Shawnee: Matt Otto 35 pts
Fri
1/12 		H New Bremen* OIOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Midwest Athletic Conference
Coach: Craig Griesdorn
W
 102-63 StatsDouble-digit scorers: Steve Jettinghoff, Scott Elwer, Scott Suever, Pat McGue, Doug Rode
Sun
1/14 		A Lima Central Catholic TOpponent Info:
Wins: 15 Losses: 10 Division IV
League: Independent
Coach: Bob Seggerson
Tournament: Division IV Regional Participant
W
 53-46 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 13 pts, Pat McGue and Scott Elwer 11 pts
Fri
1/19 		A Fort Recovery* OIOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Midwest Athletic Conference
W
 100-72 Stats7 Double-digit scorers: Jettinghoff, Grothaus, McGue, Elwer, Sever, Suever, Swick
Sat
1/20 		A Van Wert TOpponent Info:
Division II
League: Western Buckeye League
Coach: Keith Noftz
Tournament: Division II State Semi-Finalist
W
 87-72 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 34 pts, Dan Swick 18 pts (4 3's), Jeff Sever 10 pts
VW: Quincy Cloud and Joe Gardner 21 pts
Fri
1/26 		H New Knoxville* TOpponent Info:
Wins: 15 Losses: 8 Division IV
League: Midwest Athletic Conference
Coach: Kent Wolfe
Tournament: Division IV District Participant
W
 81-69 StatsScott Suever 18 pts, Brent Grothaus 15 pts, Steve Jettinghoff 14 pts, Jeff Sever 13 pts
NK: Kyle Schroer 26 pts, Brent Lauth 20 pts
Sat
1/27 		H Continental OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 12 Losses: 9 Division IV
League: Putnam County League
Coach: Don Huber
W
 63-53 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 33 pts, Pat McGue 10 pts
Fri
2/2 		A Marion Local* TOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Midwest Athletic Conference
Coach: Jack Albers
Tournament: Division IV District Participant
W
 56-51 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 16 pts, Brent Grothaus and Dan Swick 10 pts
Sat
2/3 		A Dayton Jefferson OIOpponent Info:
League: Independent
W
 84-71 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 37 pts and 11-11 FT, Brent Grothaus 20 pts, Scott Suever 14 pts
Fri
2/9 		H Parkway* OIOpponent Info:
League: Midwest Athletic Conference
Coach: Mark Esselstein
W
 78-55 StatsDouble-digit scorers: Jettinghoff, Grothaus, McGue, Sever, Suever
Parkway: Jon Schumm 27 pts
Fri
2/16 		H Mendon Union* OIOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Midwest Athletic Conference
W
 115-32 StatsJays lead 43-2 after 1st quarter. 6 Double-digit scorers: Jettinghoff, Sever, McGue, Suever, Elwer, Sadler
Fri
2/23 		H Lima Bath TOpponent Info:
Division II
League: Western Buckeye League
Coach: Mark Shine
Tournament: Division II District Finalist
W
 87-77 StatsSteve Jettinghoff 35 pts and 19-22 FT, Jeff Sever 14 pts, Pat McGue 13 pts
Fri
3/2 		Van Wert Antwerp+ OIOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Green Meadows Conference
W
 50-45 Stats(Sectional Final) Steve Jettinghoff 16 pts, Scott Elwer 14 pts
Wed
3/7 		Elida Hardin Northern+ TOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Blanchard Valley Conference
Tournament: Division IV District Semi-Finalist
W
 83-72 Stats(District) Steve Jettinghoff 37 pts, Scott Suever 13 pts
HN: Brad Sites: 29 pts
Fri
3/9 		Elida Crestview+ TOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Northwest Conference
Coach: Ray Etzler
Tournament: Division IV District Finalist
W
 82-73 Stats(District Final) Steve Jettinghoff 24 pts, Scott Elwer 22 pts, Jeff Sever 13 pts
Crestview: Future Ohio State Buckeye Doug Etzler 36 pts with 4 3's
Thu
3/15 		Toledo Vanlue+ TOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Blanchard Valley Conference
Tournament: Division IV Regional Semi-Finalist
W
 58-51 Stats(Regional) Steve Jettinghoff 24 pts, Scott Suever 11 pts, Jeff Sever 10 pts
Vanlue: Andy Lee 20 pts
Sat
3/17 		Toledo Hilltop+ TOpponent Info:
Division IV
League: Buckeye Border Conference
Tournament: Division IV Regional Finalist
W
 81-62 Stats(Regional Final) Steve Jettinghoff 26 pts, Scott Suever 15 pts, Jeff Sever and Dan Swick 14 pts
Hilltop: David Tworek 28 pts
Thu
3/22 		St. John Arena Columbus Wehrle+ TOpponent Info:
Wins: 25 Losses: 3 Division IV
Coach: Chuck Kemper
Tournament: Division IV State Champs
L
 69-70 Game SummaryStatsTV Broadcast(State Semi-Final) TV-44, Jays lose heartbreaker as last second tip attempt rims out
Steve Jettinghoff 27 pts, Jeff Sever 17 pts, Scott Elwer 14 pts

* indicates a MAC contest | 1990 MAC Standings

Head Coach: Bob Arnzen | Conference: Midwest Athletic Conference | Division IV
Total Points: Delphos St. John's 1,944 (Avg. 74.8) Opponents 1,628 (Avg. 62.6)
Home: 9-1, Away: 7-3, Neutral Site: 5-1

Roster

PosNumNameHtGrade 
   Kurt Gunder  11  
   Dave Mueller  11  
   Scott Moenter  10  
   Darrin Gerdeman  11  
 10Jeff Wieging  10  
 12Scott Elwer  10  
G14Dan Swick  12  
 22Jeff Sever  11  
F24Pat McGue  12captain
C40Steve Jettinghoff  12  
F42Scott Suever  12  
G44Brent Grothaus  11  
 52Paul Sadler  10  

Individual Honors

MAC Player of the Year
Steve Jettinghoff - Player of the Year (12th)

All-MAC Team
Steve Jettinghoff - 1st Team (12th)
Scott Suever - Honorable Mention (12th)
Dan Swick - Honorable Mention (12th)

All-Ohio
Steve Jettinghoff - 1st Team All-State (UPI), 2nd Team All-State (AP) (12th)

State Tournament Team
Steve Jettinghoff - 1st Team All-Tournament Team (12th)

All-District Team
Steve Jettinghoff - 1st Team District 8, 1st Team Northwest Ohio (AP) (12th)

All-Star Game
Steve Jettinghoff - North-South Game (MVP), Ohio-Michigan Game, District 8 All-Star (12th)

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