Delphos St. John's Blue Jay Boys Basketball
1954 Season

Class B State Runner-Up

Overall Record 28-5 Team StatsTeam Pic

Home games played at Jefferson Middle School

    Opponent Result Notes
    Celina ICHS
W
75-37
    New Knoxville OIOpponent Info:
League: Auglaize County League
Coach: John Musser

W
70-54
    Toledo Central Catholic
W
57-51
    St. Marys OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 11 Losses: 7
League: Western Buckeye League
Coach: John Stuckey

W
91-51
    Lima St. John
W
63-60
    Dayton Dunbar
W
68-50
    Van Wert
W
65-64
    Newport Catholic (KY)
W
60-51
    Coldwater OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 10 Losses: 7
Coach: Clarence Gueth

W
73-47
    Minster
W
70-48
    Lima St. Rose
W
60-45
    Fort Jennings OIOpponent Info:
Wins: 2 Losses: 16
League: Putnam County League
Coach: Hilary Wannemacher

W
68-43
    Ottoville TOpponent Info:
Wins: 23 Losses: 3 Class B
League: Putnam County League
Coach: Jerome Moenter
Playoffs: Class B District Champs

L
68-72
    Ada
W
84-34
    St. Henry
W
73-57
    Marion St. Mary
W
64-47
    Delphos Jefferson
W
58-37
    Cincinnati DePorres
W
69-51
    Wapakoneta St. Joe
W
66-54
    Lockland Wayne(OT)
L
47-48
    New Bremen OIOpponent Info:
League: Auglaize County League
Coach: Carl Watkins

L
43-50
  Celina Paulding+
W
79-36 (Exempted Village)
  Celina Bluffton+
W
59-38 (Exempted Village)
  Celina Lima St. Rose+
W
74-54 (Exempted Village)
  Celina Delphos Jefferson+
L
44-49 (Exempted Village)
  Celina Harrod+
W
70-49 (District)
  Celina Mendon+
W
88-49 (District)
  Celina St. Henry+
W
87-76 (District)
  Celina Delphos Jefferson+
W
50-49 (District Final)
  Toledo Leipsic+ TOpponent Info:
Wins: 22 Losses: 4 Class B
League: Putnam County League
Coach: Willis Hartman
Playoffs: Class B District Champs

W
61-53 (Regional)
  Toledo Ottoville+ TOpponent Info:
Wins: 23 Losses: 3 Class B
League: Putnam County League
Coach: Jerome Moenter
Playoffs: Class B District Champs

W
74-68 (Regional Final)
  Cleveland Arena Copely+ TOpponent Info:
Class B
Coach: Ken Batman
Playoffs: Class B State Semi-Finalist

W
73-65 StatsGame Film video(State Semi-Final)
  Cleveland Arena New Lexington St. Aloysius+ TOpponent Info:
Wins: 24 Losses: 4 Class B
Coach: Rob Fowle
Playoffs: Class B State Champs

L
63-65 Stats(State Championship) starting point guard Chuck Geise breaks his ankle in the first quarter

+ indicates a Tournament Game

Head Coach: Bob Arnzen | Class: B
Total Points: Delphos St. John's 2214 (Avg. 67.1) Opponents 1702 (Avg. 51.6)

Notes: Home games played at Jefferson Middle School

Individual Honors

All-Ohio
Barney Altman - 2nd Team All-State
Red Elwer - 1st Team All-State

State Tournament Team
Barney Altman - 1st Team State Tournament
Gip Pohlman - 1st Team State Tournament