EDINBORO STATE COLLEGE

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Fri. or Sat. — March 1st or 2nd
PSCAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME —WEST
March 11-16 NAIA PLAYOFFS
KANSAS CITY
*Conference Games
STARTING TIMES:

FRESHMAN—6:00 p.m., VARSITY—8:00 p.m.

FOLLOW THE “FIGHTING SCOTS"
ON THE COVER
Head Basketball Coach Jim McDonald with Seniors Don Dougan, Dave Miller (Cap­
tain), and Assistant Coach Jim Christopher.

Brochure Guide
- -----College Directory -----_--The College’s History ----General Information
----President
-----Edinboro State College’s Athletic Program -----Athletic Director
- -----Head of the Health & Physical Education Department Head Basketball Coach --------Assistant Basketball Coach ----Team Trainer
- ----Sports Information Director -------1967-1968 Outlook
---------Player Profiles
----Managers
-----Highlander Freshmen ---------Varsity Roster
-----Freshman Roster ----------1966-1967 Edinboro Basketball Results
-----PSCAC Western Division Results, 1966-1967
1966-1967 Varsity Statistics --------1966-1967 Freshman Statistics
---All-Americans ----------The Opposition
----1966-1967 Summary
----Results by Seasons
----Top Ten Career Scorers
----Top Career Rebounders
----Highlander Cage Records ----Championships -----Individual Records—Season
---Individual Records—Game --------All-Time Records, 1929-1967 ---Top Scorers of the ’60’s
----Seasons Ranked by Percentages -------PSCAC
-----------Edinboro Century Club
----Opponents’ Century Club
----Freshman Basketball Schedule
-------What is a Basketball Player?
-------A Modern Campus - Memo to the Press
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COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATION:

DIRECTORY
College
Extension

Position

Dr. Chester T. McNerney President220
Administrative Assistant
to the President232

James B. Dronsfield
Dr. James E. McKinley

Dean of Academic Affairs----------------------------- 222

Dr. William Cornell

Dean of Students------------------------------------------ 223

Harold O. Umbarger

Director of Admissions228

Vaughn E. Herbel

Business Manager---------------------------------------- 241

Kay Ryall Miller

Director of Public Relations-------------------------- 336

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT:

James Bowen

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Assistant Football Coach396

Fred Caro

Director of Health and Physical Education
Wrestling Coach
Freshman Football Coach282

James Christopher

Baseball Coach
Assistant Basketball Coach396

William Cutcher

Head Football Coach ---------------------------------- 396

James DeGasperin

Men’s Intramurals
Assistant Football Coach------------------------------396

Robert Klingler

Trainer-------------------------------------------------------- 396

James McDonald

Head Basketball Coach
Golf Coach ----------------------------------------------- 396

Hank Mariotti

Athletic Director
Tennis Coach282

Dr. Thomas Miller, II

Team Physician------------------------------------------- 233

Paul Newman

Sports Information Director--------------------------276

David O’Dessa

Track Coach
Assistant Football Coach--------------------------

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Miss Nancy Acker

Cheerleading Adviser
Women’s Volleyball Coach396

Mrs. Judith Saurer

Women’s Basketball Coach--------------------------- 396

Miss Ada Gustaveson

Women’s Tennis Coach
Women’s Intramurals Coach ---------------------- 396

College Number—Area Code 814—732-3301. (The College switchboard
■ is open 9:00 a.m.-12 ;00 p.m., Monday-Saturday.)
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THE COLLEGE’S HISTORY
The beginnings of the college were laid in 1857, over one hundred years
ago, when a band of Scotch Irish farmers grouped together and founded a
private normal school at Edinboro by popular subscription to train teachers.
In 1861 it was chartered by the Commonwealth as Pennsylvania’s second
Normal School and developed and grew through service to the Commonwealth.
A great forward stride was taken in 1914, when the Commonwealth pur­
chased Edinboro Normal School. In 1926, alerted to the need for better edu­
cated teachers for its schools, Pennsylvania made Edinboro a Teachers College
offering a four-year curriculum leading to degrees of Bachelor of Science in
Secondary, Elementary, and Art Education, and Library Science.
In 1960 the name of the college was changed to Edinboro State College.
Beginning in September of 1957, the college was empowered to grant
degrees of Master of Education in Elementary Education. In September 1961,
graduate study in secondary education was added to the graduate program.
In 1962 the liberal arts degree program was begun. Students may prepare
for various vocations as an arts and science major in the Humanities, Social
Sciences, or Natural Sciences and may receive a Bachelor of Arts degree.
The control of the College is vested in the Board of Trustees, composed of
nine members appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania. The Board of
Trustees in turn elects the President of the College who is responsible for its
administration. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is an ex-officio
member of the Board of Trustees.
The College is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools, and the American Medical Association. In addition, its curriculums
are registered by the New York State Department of Education.
The College stresses friendly relations among students and faculty and
informal student counseling and guidance. The faculty is keenly aware of pro­
fessional interests and self growth. High qualitative and quantitative standards
distinguish the graduates of this college. The preparation of better educated
citizens has been an Edinboro tradition for over a century.

GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION : Edinboro, Pennsylvania

ENROLLMENT: 5,000

PRESIDENT: Chester T. McNerney
CONFERENCE: PSCAC, NAIA
GYMNASIUM: Crawford
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Hank Mariotti

NICKNAME: Highlanders
COLORS: Red and White
1966-1967 RECORD: 10-10
HEAD COACH: Jim McDonald

ASSISTANT COACH : Jim Christopher
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Paul Newman

PRESIDENT
Dr. Chester T. McNerney became president of
Edinboro State College in September, 1966. His
formal inauguration, honoring him as Edinboro’s
thirteenth president, followed on April 22, 1967.
Dr. McNerney came to Edinboro from the Uni­
versity of Akron, where he was the Dean of the
College of Education and was highly instrumental
in the development of numerous educational inno­
vations. He was cited as the motivating force behind
the University of Akron Classrooms Around the
World, and recognized for his scholarly studies of
comparative education abroad.
Dr. McNerney’s primary areas of interest deal
with the improvement of the curriculum, the pro­
gram for educational supervision and administration,
Dr. Chester T. McNerney
and the improvement of inter-personal relationships
among the various members of working groups. His
concern in this area has led to his writing of several books, lecturing and con­
ducting various workshops.
Under Dr. McNerney’s guidance, the College has witnessed the growth
of administrative operations, broader forms of student government, and the
development of guides for the future growth of Edinboro State College.
He is a man dedicated to the academic life, a tireless advocate of personal
involvement in the religious and civic affairs of one’s community, and an edu­
cator who visibly believes in and practices total individual professional com­
mitment.

EDINBORO STATE COLLEGE’S
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
Intercollegiate athletics play an important role in the total educational
program of Edinboro State College. The program is so conducted as to assure
wholesome use of leisure time, a healthy focal point for the experience and the
expression of group spirit, and a laboratory experience for prospective coaches.
Edinboro’s athletic program includes intercollegiate competition in foot­
ball, basketball, wrestling, golf, track, tennis, and baseball. The finest of facil­
ities are readily being made available to accommodate these sports.
The most recent addition to Edinboro’s athletic plant is Sox Harrison Sta­
dium and Athletic Field. The stadium provides seating for 4,000 persons for
football contests along with complete track facilities. Currently a baseball
diamond of major league specifications is being constructed near the stadium.
The field will cover six acres with a selected clay base infield and specially
seeded playing area.
Scheduled for construction in the near future is a new fieldhouse. The
structure will include an intercollegiate basketball court, three intramural bas­
ketball courts, an AAU-sized swimming pool, wrestling and handball rooms,
a steam room, a corrective gym, medical suite, and rifle range. Seating capacity
of the sports arena will be approximately 4,500 with provisions for later expan­
sion to 7,000 provided.
The continuing growth of Edinboro’s athletic program is rapidly estab­
lishing the College as a respected collegiate competitor.
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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

HEAD BASKETBALL COACH

Mr. Hanio Mariotti is experiencing his second
year as Director of Athletics of Edinboro State Col­
lege.
After graduating from West Liberty, Mr. Mari­
otti taught and coached for fifteen years on the high
school staff of the Allegheny Valley Joint Schools in
Springdale, Pennsylvania. During his time there, he
served as head baseball coach, assistant football
coach and head trainer.
Mr. Mariotti joined the Edinboro State College
faculty in September of 1962. From 1962-1966 he has
served as assistant football coach, trainer, tennis
coach, intramural director, acting director of ath­
letics and teacher of health education via closed
Hanio “Hank” Mariotti
circuit educational television.
Under Mr. Mariotti’s guidance, freshmen sched­
ules in track, tennis, and wrestling have been incor­
porated in the total athletic program. The addition of baseball as a collegiate
sport at Edinboro became a reality through his efforts.
In November of 1966, Mr. Mariotti was elected to serve a two-year term
as vice president of the PSCAC.
“Hank” is continually striving to upgrade the athletic program at Edin­
boro State College and to enhance the present facilities.

HEAD OF THE HEALTH AND
PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Fred Caro is commencing his second year as
head of the Health and Physical Education Depart­
ment.
Prior to serving as an Edinboro State College
faculty member, he gained his initial teaching and
coaching experience at Tyrone Area High School in
Tyrone, Pa. For three years Caro functioned as
assistant coach of the football, wrestling, and track
team at Tyrone High. In addition, he was an assist­
ant football coach at Williston Academy, Easthampton, Massachusetts for one year while completing
academic requirements for his degree. During this
time he also served as assistant wrestling coach at
Springfield College.
His coaching and teaching experience also in­
Fred Caro
cludes tenure at Derry Area High School, Derry, Pa.
At Edinboro Caro has served as assistant High­
lander football coach and head wrestling coach for four years.
Caro received his B.S. degree in Physical Education from Lock Haven
State College in 1958 and his M.S. degree from Springfield College, Springfield,
Massachusetts.
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Since his appointment as head coach in 1962,
Jim McDonald has guided Edinboro State College to
3 Western Division PSCAC Basketball Champion­
ship titles and the NAIA District 18 Championship
which earned Edinboro a trip to the NAIA Cham­
pionship Playoff in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1966
McDonald was selected by the coaches of the East­
ern Seaboard States to be the Area 8 Basketball
Coach of the Year and was honored as one of the top
ten finalists in the NAIA’s Coach of the Year poll
for his outstanding accomplishments in the coaching
profession. This season will mark his sixth year at
the Highlander helm.
Jim McDonald

Prior to accepting his current position at Edin­
boro in 1961, McDonald served as assistant basket­
ball coach at Harborcreek High School in Erie, Pa.
He is a 1956 graduate of Bridgeport High School in
Bridgeport, West Virginia.
As a player, Jim McDonald has been associated with the sport of basket­
ball for many years. He attended West Virginia Wesleyan College, where he
participated as a varsity “Mountaineer” for four seasons. During his collegi­
ate basketball career McDonald was selected as an All-American for two years
by the UPI and the NAIA as a result of his outstanding athletic abilities which
he displayed on the basketball court. McDonald reached the climax of his ath­
letic career with the Mountaineers in his senior year, 1960, when he was ranked
as the second leading scorer in the nation with his outstanding average of
slightly over 33 points a game in regular season competition. In that same year,
he was chosen to try out for the United States Olympic Basketball Team at
Denver, Colorado. In addition, McDonald’s excellent performance in the Na­
tional NAIA Post-Season Basketball Tournament, held annually in Kansas
City, Mo., earned him the honor of being named to the NAIA’s All-Tourna­
ment Team for two consecutive years, 1959 and 1960.
In his five years at Edinboro, Coach McDonald has registered a total of
63 victories in 96 regular season intercollegiate encounters. He posted his best
mark during the 1965-1966 season where his cagers rang up a regular season
record of 16-3 and finished with an 18-5 ledger after tournament play. Several
Edinboro basketball records have fallen since his appointment as the Scot’s
head coach.
Under McDonald’s tutelage Edinboro State College is rapidly earning
respect in the small college circuits of the East. The Scots have never experi­
enced a losing season under his guidance. In addition, two Edinboro cagers
have garnered All-American honors since 1965.
Winning has become a tradition in the McDonald camp. The 1967-1968
edition of Highlander hardwooders will strive to keep the Scots in the win
column.
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ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH

Jim Christopher

Entering his second year as assistant basketball
coach and head freshman roundball coach is Jim
Christopher. He came to Edinboro after serving as
assistant basketball coach for two years at Carthage
College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Christopher is a native of Chicago. Illinois. He
graduated in 1958 from Lake View High School
where he received honors in both basketball and
baseball. He earned his B.S. degree from Carthage
College in 1962.
Christopher’s coaching career began at Carthage
High School where he served as head basketball and
baseball mentor. He later accepted a post at ZionBenton High School assisting in basketball and
baseball for one year.
In addition to his basketball duties, Christopher
is also the head baseball coach and a physical edu­
cation instructor at Edinboro.

TEAM TRAINER
Bob Klingler is commencing his first year on
the Scot’s staff as team trainer. His valuable back­
ground of medical knowledge is also utilized in
assisting with health courses at the College.
Klingler graduated from Lock Haven State Col­
lege in 1952 with a B.S. degree and then ventured to
Hermann School of Physical Therapy in Houston,
Texas, where he became a registered physical thera­
pist in 1954.
He received his M.S. from Bucknell University
in Lewisburg, Pa. and taught at Milton Hershey, a
private boys’ school in Hershey, Pa., prior to accept­
ing his post at Edinboro.
Mr. Klingler and his wife, Jill, reside in Edin­
boro.

Bob Klingler

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR
Mr. Paul Newman began his duties this past
July as Edinboro’s first Sports Information Director.
Mr. Newman is a 1964 graduate of Edinboro
where he earned a B.S. degree with a major in
English.
Prior to his appointment at the College, he held
a teaching position with the Buckeye Local Schools
in Ashtabula, Ohio for 3 years. He served as a cross
country coach and assistant track coach at Edgewood Senior High School in Ashtabula, Ohio.
Mr. Newman and his wife, Connie, with oneyear-old Paul, Jr. live in Conneaut, Ohio.
Paul Newman

1967-1968 OUTLOOK

PLAYER PROFILES

Edinboro coach Jim McDonald seems to be unusually cautious in his pre­
dictions about the ’67-’68 edition of Highlander hardwooders. '‘I hope that we
can play at least 500 ball this season,” says McDonald. “Even though we have
seven returning lettermen, we don’t have a starter back from second semester
of last year.”

CENTERS
DON DOUGAN, 6-7, 215, Sr., Erie, Pa.

After missing a season of varsity competition, Don
returns to the Highlander hardwood with impressive
credentials. He turned in a fine performance as a shooter
and rebounder in his first three seasons at Edinboro. He
currently ranks as the sixth highest scorer in Edinboro
history and follows only Little All-Americans Dan Pet­
chel and Darryl Meachem in rebounding marks. Dougan
holds a PSCAC and Edinboro rebounding record of 38
grabs in one game. He’s a good shooter for a big man.
MAJOR; MATHEMATICS

Yet, the prospects are not as dim as they might appear.
The Scots should find the boards to their liking this year with 6'9" sopho­
more Walt EYick, a New Jersey product, and 6'7" senior Don Dougan from
Erie, Pa. scheduled to do the big work underneath. Unich demonstrated his
wares by leading the freshman squad with a fine 24.8 points a game average.
Dougan missed last season, but currently ranks sixth in the Highlander record
books under career total points with one year of his varsity competition re­
maining to be played. He also holds both an Edinboro and PSCAC individual
record of 38 rebounds in one game. Dougan follows only Edinboro Little AllAmericans Darryl Meachem and Dan Petchel in career rebounding marks.
Junior forward, 6T" Frank Smith, gives the Highlanders one of the best
potential scoring threats in the nation’s small colleges. As a sophomore sensa­
tion, Frank sported an average of 30.1 points in nine varsity appearances. His
54-point effort against Fredonia State established another Edinboro mark.
Unfortunately, the Highlanders lost his scoring services the second semester
as he was declared academically ineligible. A loss like that this year would
certainly jolt Edinboro’s hopes of a successful season.

WALTER UNICK, 6-9, 240, Soph., Wharton, New Jersey.

“Mickey” led the freshman squad in scoring last
season with a 24.8 points a game average while hauling
down 291 rebounds. He’s a fine shooter for a big man
and possesses good moves under the bucket. He has
unlimited potential and could be one of the best ball
players at Edinboro if he gains some determination.
“Mickey” won a Second Team, All-State berth while
attending Morris Hills High School in New Jersey.
MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Mickey Unick
FORWARDS

Harry Jenkins, 6'4" junior, Dave Miller, 6'2" senior, and Larry Smith, 6'2"
junior, give the Scots the needed depth at the forward spots.

HARRY JENKINS, 6-4, 165, Jr., Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Harry will be fighting for a starting guard assign­
ment this year after seeing limited action each game last
season. He is an excellent shooter and has tremendous
jumping ability for his size. His weight hinders him in
rebounding with the big men, but his quickness and
determination offset this. Harry earned an Honorable
Mention award to the 1966-’67 PSCAC Western Division
All-Star Team. During his basketball career at Bridge­
port Senior High School, he won All-County, All-Sec­
tion, and All-State honors.
MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

McDonald’s greatest concern is the guards who will run the Scot’s offense.
“Our guards are small and will have to come on strong to give us a good
season.”
Outstanding guard prospects include Tim Ziner, a 5T0" sophomore and
Ron Weaver and Jim Robinson, both 5T0" juniors. All three have seen varsity
duty, but none are tested starters. McDonald is counting on the development
of his inexperienced guards to make the Highlanders as strong offensively as
they have been in the past.
The Scots will once again specialize in the fast break which has been so
devastatingly effective in past campaigns.

FRANK SMITH, 6-1, 198, Jr., Bentleyville, Pa.

Frank was busy rewriting the Edinboro record
books as a sophomore last season. Against Fredonia
State, he poured 54 points through the nets to establish
a new Highlander mark. Unfortunately, he was declared
academically ineligible the second semester after aver­
aging a torrid 30.1 points in nine games. Most of his
points are earned through his quick moves. He is decep­
tive for his size and gets a quick step on his opponents.
MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Clarion and California are tagged as the teams to beat in Edinboro’s quest
for its fourth Western Division PSCAC toga since 1961. The Highlanders face
these two ball clubs in back-to-back contests early in the season and once again
in back-to-back encounters in the last two scheduled conference frays.
A sign beneath the glass on Coach McDonald’s desk reads “K.C. or Bust.”
It serves as a personal reminder to his ball players of the goal that he has set
for his teams.
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DAVE MILLER, 6-2, 175, Sr., Sharon, Pa.

Dave was selected captain of the ’67-’68 Highlander
squad. Coach McDonald has much praise for Miller. “He
possesses one of the finest attitudes that I’ve seen while
coaching at Edinboro.” Dave is both a hustler and a
leader on the court. He has good speed and is an excel­
lent rebounder for his 6-2 frame. In early practices, he
has shown a tremendous improvement in his abilities in
comparison with past performances. Dave has won three
letters while competing in Edinboro’s basketball pro­
gram.
MAJOR: MATHEMATICS

TIM ZINER, 5-9, 160, Jr., Bethel Park, Pa.

Tim Ziner

Tim will most likely serve as the Highlanders’ playmaker this year. He is an all-around guard who has all
the necessary tools. Tim is the type of player that holds
a ball team together. Not only is he strong offensively
where he runs the fast break well, but he is also a strong
defensive man. Unfortunately, Tim was ineligible the
second half of last season and saw action in only eight
games. He received a First Team All-Section berth to
culminate his basketball career at Bethel Park High
School.
MAJOR:GEOGRAPHY

ROD HERRON, 6-5, 207, Jr., Jackson Center, Pa.
RON WEAVER, 5-10, 170, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Following the 1965-66 season, Rod won the “Hustle
and Desire Award” given by the coaches. Rod is an
aggressive ballplayer who gives 100% eft'ort all the time.
He performs at the center post as well as at the forward
spot. Rod is also known for his baseball talents. He was
selected as one of the most valuable pitchers on the 196667 Highlander baseball team.
MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Ron is another quick man on the court. He is one
of the best ball handlers on the team and will be vying
for a starting guard position. His shooting has improved
considerably. Ron has great potential as a varsity player
because of his hustle on both offense and defense. He
has surprised the coaches with his determination to win
a spot in the starting line-up. He saw limited action
during the ’66-67 campaign.
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LARRY SMITH, 6-2, 185, Jr., Brookville, Pa.
JIM ROBINSON, 5-10, 155, Jr., Leechburg, Pa.

Larry’s strongest asset is “desire.” He’s a solid ball
player who makes very few mistakes and exhibits great
poise under pressure. Coach McDonald claims, “Larry
could be one of the best sixth men in Edinboro history.”
Occasionally he will see spotty action at one of the guard
spots. While attending Brookville Area High School,
Larry won a First Team berth on the All-District squad.
He has won two letters in basketball at Edinboro.
MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Larry Smith

Jim did an excellent job as a second semester starter
last year. His strongest point is his outside shooting
ability. Jim is the type of ball player who can break a
game wide open with his long range accuracy. At Kiski
Area High School he earned All-Section, All-County,
and All-Kiski Valley honors. His speed also gives him
an edge in the offensive department.
MAJOR: LIBERAL ARTS
Jim Robinson
TOM CARR, 6-0, 160, Soph., Pittsburgh, Pa.

NORM EATON, 6-1, 185, Soph., Springdale, Pa.

Norm earned a mid-season starting assignment on
last year’s freshman team. He was a Second Team AllSectional winner at Springdale High School before he
became a member of the “clan.” Norm is an excellent
jumper and is expected to control the defensive boards.
Freshman Coach, Jim Christopher, rates Norm as “the
most improved freshman forward.” He hauled down 45
rebounds in 9 freshman games last year.
MAJOR: BIOLOGY
Norm Eaton

Tom Carr

In one freshman game last season Tom scorched the
nets for a personal career high of 47 points. It was also
the most points any member of the freshman squad
scored in any single outing. He is another strong outside
shooter. If he develops his ball handling abilities, he
could be a big help to the Scots this year. As a frosh
regular he poured 148 points through the hoops to main­
tain an impressive 10.6 a game average. While perform­
ing for North Allegheny High School, Tom was chosen
as an All-Section winner.
MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
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DAN MILLER, 5-10, 170, Soph., Uniontown, Pa.

Coach Christopher tagged Dan “one of the most
improved guards up from the freshman group.” He
worked hard this past summer to improve his shooting
and will push hard to break into the starting unit. Dan
doesn’t know what the word “quit” means. He was a
member of the Fayette County All-Star team during his
senior year at St. John’s High School.
MAJOR: SCIENCE
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Dan Miller

NICK KUNICH, 5-8, 137, Soph., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Nick saw limited action as reserve guard on the
frosh squad. Nick is the playmaker type who will look to
pass before he shoots. He’s rated as fair outside shooter,
but needs to improve his overall speed and ball handling.
He has the competitive spirit that will drive him to over­
come these inabilities.
MAJOR: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Nick Kunich

MANAGERS
HEAD MANAGER

PAT BEMIS, Soph., Oil City, Pa.

Pat joins the varsity team as manager after a year
of competition on the freshman team. Pat attended Oil
City Senior High School.
MAJOR: MATHEMATICS
Pat Bemis

ASSISTANT MANAGER
TOM MOXIE, Soph., Penn Hills, Pa.

Tom will assist in the managerial duties. He was
a member of last year’s frosh team and graduated from
Penn Hills High School.
MAJOR: LIBERAL ARTS

Tom Moxie
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FRESHMEN

Edinboro’s freshman crop is studded with outstanding prospects who will
perform on the Highlander hardwoods this season.
Six freshman players, hailing mostly from the Chicago area of Illinois,
have joined the ranks of Coach Jim Christopher’s yearling team.
Leading the pack of Illini is 6-10 Art Dickinson from Crystal Lal:e. Art
was the fourth highest scorer in the North Suburban Conference while averag­
ing close to nineteen points a game. His highest single output came during
tournament play as he dumped 40 points through the hoop in his last tourney
game.
All-Conference, All-Tournament, and Honorable Mention All-State win­
ner, Ron Burton, will also wear a Scot uniform this fall. Ron, a 6-5. 700 pound­
er, averaged 19.1 points a game and had the best free throw and field goal p<"rcentage in the area. He is a graduate of Collinsville High School, Collinsville,
Illinois.
The contingent includes three standout guards: 6-2^2 Crajg Hiett from
Winthrop Harbor; 5-11 Ray Overholt, Brookfield, and 5-9 Burk Krohe from
Northbrook, Illinois. Hiatt with a 22 points a game average was the lepding
scorer in his conference and won spots on the All-Conference and All-Lake
County teams. Overholt’s talents earned him All-State Honorable Mention,
and All-Suburban Conference honors. Krohe, playmaker for Glenbrook North,
was tagged a member of the All-Chicago-Land Area Team by the Chicago
Tribune.
Rounding out the group is 6-5 forward, Doug Etzel. Doug, a top rebound­
er, also earned conference and area recognition. He was rated the MVP at
Dundee High School in Carpentersville, Illinois.
Dave Knowlton, a standout guard from Mercer High School, has joined
the list of star performers on the freshman squad. Knowlton, a 6-1, 160-pound
playmaker, was a member of the Mustang team that captured the ClassB State
Championship in ’66 and ’67. He received an Honorable Mention All-State
rating and was selected to play in the “Dapper Dan” Roundball Classic in
Pittsburgh.
While guiding the Mercer team to the state toga, Knowlton averaged 12.6
points a game and tallied 381 assists. He was the squad’s leading foul shooter
hitting on 82% of his attempts from the charity stripe.
Another Highlander hopeful, 6-5, 207-pound Bill Hale from West Carroll­
ton High School in Dayton, Ohio will vie for a forward spot on the frosh team.
Hale was an Honorable Mention All-State winner in Ohio. In his senior year
he averaged 16.4 points a game and 13.6 rebounds an outing.
Also added are the talents of 6-7, 220-pound Jim Mann from Wyandotte,
Michigan, and 6-3, 195-pound Mike Burke, Bevier, Missouri, to the list of
frosh hopefuls.
Mann set an all-time rebounding record at Theodore Roosevelt High
School while averaging 18 points a game. He received All-Area, All-League,
and All-State Honorable Mention honors. Highlander Coach, Jim McDonald
says, “Mann is exceptionally strong on the boards. He and Art Dickinson (6-9)
should give the freshman team excellent rebounding strength.”
Burke was an Honorable Mention winner on Missouri’s All-State Team.
Mike is a constant offensive threat in the line-up. He averaged 20 points a game
as a forward for Bevier High School’s basketball team.
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1967-1968 EDINBORO STATE COLLEGE FRESHMAN TEAM

L-R: Pat Bemis (mgr.), Tom Moxie (mgr.), Dan Smith, Dave Knowiton, Craig Hiatt, Bill Hale, Doug Etzel, Art Dick­
inson, Jim Mann, Ron Burton, Bob Schofield, Mike Burke, Ray Overholt, Burk Krohe, and James Christopher, coach.

1967-1968 HIGHLANDER BASKETBALL TEAM
Varsity Roster
White Red
10
11
12
13
15
14
20
21
22
23
25
24
30
31
32
33
35
34
40
41
42
43
50
51
52
53
54
55
*Lettermen

Name
Ziner, Tim
’‘ Robinson, Jim
Miller, Dan
*Jenkins, Harry
*Smith, Larry
Carr, Tom
* Weaver, Ronald
*Smith, Frank
Eaton, Norman
*Miller, David
*Dougan, Donald
Herron, Rod
Unick, Walter
Kunich, Nick

Pos.
G
G
G
F
F
G
G
F
F
F
C-F
F-C
C
G

Ht.
5'9"
5T0"
5T0"
6'4"
6'2"
6'0"
5T0"
6T"
6T"
6'2"
67"
6'5"
6'9"
5'8"

Wt. Age Class
160
155
170
165
185
160
170
195
185
175
215
207
240
137

20
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
19
21
23
20
19
19

Jr.
Jr.
Soph.
Jr.
Jr.
Soph.
Jr.
Jr.
Soph.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Soph.
Soph.

Hometown (High School)
Bethel Park (Bethel Park)
Leechburg (Kiski Area)
Uniontown (St. John’s High)
Hyattsville, Md. (Bridgeport, W.Va.)
Brookville (Brookville)
Pittsburgh (North Allegheny)
Pittsburgh (Montour)
Bentleyville (Bentleyville-Ellsworth)
Springdale (Springdale)
Sharon (Sharon)
Edinboro (Harborcreek)
Jackson Center (Lakeview)
Wharton, N.J. (Morris Hills)
Pittsburgh (Schenley High)

Curriculum
Geography
Liberal Arts
Secondary Science
Elementary Ed.
Elementary Ed.
Elementary Ed.
Sec. Geography
Elementary Ed.
Biology
Mathematics
Mathematics
Elementary Ed.
Elementary Ed.
Elementary Ed.

Freshman Roster
12
14
20
22
30
32
34
40
42
50
52
54

13
15
21
23
31
33
35
41
43
51
53
55

Krohe, Burk
Smith, Danny
Overholt, Ray
Knowiton, Dave
Etzel, Doug
Burton, Ronald
Hale, Bill
Schofield, Robert
Hiatt, Craig
Burke, Mike
Mann, James
Dickinson, Arthur

G
G
G
G
F
F
F
F
G
F
C
C

5'9"
5T1"
5'11"
6'0"
6'5"
6'5"
6'5"
6'4"
6'3"
6'4"
67"
6T0"

165
172
165
158
180
190
206
190
185
192
215
230

18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
10
18
18
17

Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Ft.

Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.

Northbrook, 111. (Glenbrook North)
Bentleyville (Bentworth)
Brookfield, 111. (Riverside-Brookfield)
Mercer (Mercer)
Carpentersville, 111. (Dundee Community)
Casey ville. 111. (Collinsville High)
Dayton, Ohio (West Carrollton)
Coraopolis (Moon Township)
Winthrop Harbor, 111. (Zion-Benton)
Bevier, Mo. (Bevier)
Wyandotte, Mich. (Theodore Roosevelt)
Crystal Lake, 111. (Crystal Lake)

Liberal Arts
Mathematics
Mathematics
Social Studies
Chemistry
Elementary Ed.
Liberal Arts
Art Education
Political Sci.
Conservation
Elementary Ed.
Sec. Social Studies

1966-1967 VARSITY STATISTICS

1966-1967 EDINBORO BASKETBALL RESULTS
Edinboro

20-GAME TOTALS

Opponent

88

Mansfield

73

90

Alliance

93

99

Slippery Rock

94

90

Lock Haven

77

73

Clarion

71

87

California

92

110

Fredonia

64

123

Waynesburg

97

94

Indiana

95

83

W.Va. Wesleyan

85

90

Lock Haven

64

71

Mansfield

77

67

Alliance

66

71

Cleveland State

75

89

Roberts Wesleyan

78

75

Slippery Rock

77

77

Indiana

85

98

Geneva

107

26

California

31

85

Clarion

75

SEASON RECORD 10-10

PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Western Division Results 1966- f 967
Team

W

L

Points
For

Points
Against
W
Overall

California

6

2

642

599

Edinboro

5

3

631

Slippery Rock

5

3

Clarion

2

Lock Haven

2

L

Points
For

Points
Against

16

10

2,221

2,151

581

10

10

1,686

1,569

648

620

14

11

2,070

2,019

6

642

636

8

12

1,681

1,653

6

546

687

3

14

1,027

1,305

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Player

Games FGA FG

FG%. FTA. FT FT% REB AVG

TP

AVG

Nelson, Lynn
Maloney, Tim
Jenkins, Harry
Meachem, Darryl
Yoakam, Jerry
Hurley, Francis
Smith, Larry
Robinson, Jim
Herron, Rod
Miller, Dave
Ritari, Tom
Leece, Joe
Ziner, Tim
Klingensmith, Don
Smith, Frank
Weaver, Ron
Horton, Jack

16
17
19
10
9
11
14
11
14
14
8
1
8
10
9
2
1

Our Team Totals
Opponents’ Totals

20 1,333 683 51.3 471 320 67.9 1,008 50.4 1,686 84.3
20 1,379 642 000.0 431 295 000.0 605 30.2 1,569 78.4

175 102 58.3 56
175 82 46.8 29
174 78 44.8 32
102 62 60.7 71
140 66 47.1 14
66 40 69.6 25
49 30 61.2 19
67 29 43.3 20
25 15 60.0 21
23 12 52.4 12
5
23
8 34.7
1
0 000.0
1
49 20 41.1 15
89 35 35.8 40
172 102 59.4 106
1
1 100.0
3
2
1 50.0
2

43 76.8
19 66.0
22 68.7
41 57.1
11 78.5
18 72.0
15 63.2
11 55.0
16 76.2
10 83.3
5 100.0
1 100.0
11 73.3
28 70.0
67 63.0
2 66.6
0 000.0

195
17
65
185
29
132
32
26
72
51
6
1
8
62
125
0
2

12.2
1.0
3.4
18.5
3.2
12.0
2.3
2.3
5.1
3.6
.7
1.0
1.0
6.2
13.9
0
2.0

247
183
178
165
143
98
75
69
46
34
21
1
51
98
271
4
2

15.4
10.7
9.4
16.5
15,8
9.4
5.3
6.2
4.0
2.4
2.6
1.0
6.4
9.8
30.1
2.0
2.0

1966-1967 FRESHMEN STATISTICS
Player

Games FGA FG

FG% FT A FT FT%

Unick, Walter
Jackson, Dennis
Carr, Tom
Hanna, David
Eaton, Norman
Courtney, Tom
Miller, Dan
Bemis, Sumner
Dietz, Neil
Kunich, Nick
Moxie, Tom
Piplovich, Nick
Sober, John
Schnorr, Terry
Wolbert, Darryl

14
13
14
13
9
7
3
8
2
1
1
1
7
7
8

252 134 53.2 118
164 82 50.0 69
126 56 44.4 40
115 47 40.8 29
35 20 57.3 12
9
4 44.4
9
2
7
1 50.0
6
2 33.3
5
3
1 33.3
2
1
1 100.0
0
2
1 50.0
0
1
1 100.0
0
47 27 57.4 28
77 35 45.4 19
77 41 53.2 31

Our Team Totals
Opponents’ Totals

14
14

917 453
932 388

80 67.8
59 85.5
36 90.0
15 51.7
4 33.3
8 88.8
5 71.4
2 40.0
1 50.0
0 000.0
0 000.0
0 000.0
20 71.4
16 84.2
15 49.2

49.4 369 261
41.6 338 205
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70.7
60.6

REB AVG

TP .AVG

291 20.7
157 12.1
38 2.7
38 2.9
45 5.0
14 2.0
4 1.3
8 1.0
7 3.5
0 00.0
1 1.0
1 1.0
24 3.4
25 3.5
58 7.2

348
225
148
109
44
16
7
6
3
2
2
2
74
86
97

24.8
17.3
10.6
8.4
4.8
2.2
2.3
.7
1.5
2.0
2.0
2.0
10.5
10.7
12.1

711 50.8 1,169 83.5
551 39.3 962 68.7

ALL-AMERICAN

ALL-AMERICAN

THE OPPOSITION

clarion STATE COLLEGE
Dec. 12 — at Edinboro, Feb. 20 — at Clarion

WAYNESBURG
Dec. 2 — at Edinboro
Location: Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 1,135
Nickname: Yellow Jackets
Colors: Orange and Black
Athletic Director: Clayton Ketterling
Head Coach: Hal King

Sports News: Richard Kunkle
Gymnasium: College Gym
Conferences: West Penn, NAIA, NCAA
1966-1967 Record: 6-17
Lettermen Returning: 4
Last Game: 1967, ESC won 123-97

OUTLOOK: The accent will be on youth this season as Coach Hal King builds for
the future. Of the 20 members on the squad, 15 are freshmen. Four lettermen will provide
the nucleus of a team in the rebuilding stages. Among the returnees are guards Tom Cun­
ningham and Mike Fleischauer. Fleischauer was the number three scorer on last season’s
team as he averaged 12.1 points a game and shot 44% from the floor. Cunningham hit at a
9.6 clip during the ’66-’67 cage season. Heading the newcomers who should provide strength
underneath are a pair of 6-6 lads. Jack Kiger and Joe Sipe.

SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE
Dec. 5 — at Slippery Rock, Feb. 8 — at Edinboro
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 3,206
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Green and White
Athletic Director: Dr. Bradley Keith
Head Coach: Henry Baierl

Sports News: Joseph P. Mancini
Gymnasium: Morrow Field House
Conferences: PSCAC, NAIA, NCAA
1966-1967 Record: 14-11
Lettermen Returning: 1
Last Gam|s^C

OUTLOOK: The Rockets once again don’t have heighth, but proved last season that
they don’t need it. Tallest man on last season’s squad was 6-3 senior, Jim Stewart. In spite
of the size problem, the “Rock” posted a winning season and fought its way to a secondplace tie in the Western Division of the PSCAC with Edinboro. Both teams held identical
5-3 conference slates. This year’s squad will be paced by 6-2 Ed Maslyk, a senior from
New Castle, Pa. He is the lone returning letterman. The Rockets will again be a tough
.►foe on their home court.

LOCK HAVEN STATE COLLEGE
Dec. 9 — at Edinboro, Jan. 27 — at Lock Haven
Location: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 1,995
Nickname: Bald Eagles
Colors: Maroon and Gray
Athletic Director: Stephen Jacobs
Head Coach: Stanley Daley

Sports News: Joe Lippincott
Gymnasium: Thomas Field House
Conferences: PSCAC, NAIA, NCAA
1986-1967 Record: 3-14
Lettermen Returning: 3
Last Games: 1967, ESC won 99-77, 90-64

OUTLOOK: Gone are three of five starters from the 1966-1967 roundball club. The
Bald Eagles are another team that’s facing a rebuilding season. Tom McClain, a 6-0 senior,
will probably nail down the center post with Steve Daley, a 6-0 senior at a forward spot,
and Jim Young, a 5-10 junior, as one of the starting guards. The team is small and will
rely on speed acquired through pre-season conditioning. The biggest bright spot is the
influx of a promising group of freshmen. The Bald Eagles can be hot on their home court
where they upset conference winner, California, last year.
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Location: Clarion, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 3,030
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Blue and Gold
Athletic Director: Frank Lignelli
Head Coach: John Jay

Sports News: Willard Mecklenburg
Gymnasium: Harvey
Conference: PSCAC, NAIA
1966-1967 Record: 9-14
Lettermen Returning: 3
Last Games: 1967, ESC won 73-71, 85-75

OUTLOOK: The Golden Eagles always make it tough on conference contenders and
this year should be no different. Leading the pack is 6-2 junior Dan Gallegos from Erie, Pa.
Larry Chalmers, a 5-9 junior guard, and Matt Pasky, a 6-5 junior center, are the other
veteran returnees. Newcomers to the varsity include 5-10 Dennis Luce, 6-0 Jim Carter,
6-3 George Lawry, and 5-11 Bob Martin. The Eagles posted a 2-6 slate in the conference
last season, but should be on the way back to the top with experienced ballplayers.

CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGE
Dec. 16 — at California, Feb. 17 — at Edinboro
Location: California, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 5,129
Nickname: Vulcans
Colors: Red and Black
Athletic Director: Eugene Hester
Head Coach: Myles Witchey

Sports News: Robert Wood
Gymnasium: Hamer Hall
Conference: PSCAC, NAIA
1966-1967 Record: 16-10
Lettermen Returning: 3
Last Games: 1967, ESC lost 92-87, 31-26

.

OUTLOOK: The Vulcans were Western Division Champions of the PSCAC last year
a 6-1 slate. With the additions from their strong freshman team, the Fighting Vuls
should once again be in contention for conference laurels. Pacesetter for California is 6-2
senior, Pat Hobart who scorched the nets for a 22.4 average in conference action and a
^verage overall. Adding scoring punch to the offensive machine are lettermen Dave
Bobak and George Roadman.

FREDONIA
Dec. 19 — at Fredonia
Location: Fredonia, New York
Enrollment: 2,800
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue and White
Athletic Director: Joseph Keyser
Head Coach: William Hughes

Sports News: Robert Hesse
Gymnasium: Dods Hall
Conferences: SUNYAC, NAIA, NCAA
1966-1967 Record: 7-13
Lettermen Returning: 4
Last Game: 1967, ESC won 110-64

OUTLOOK: The big question confronting the Blue Devils this season is how quickly
they can jell into a solid ball club. The squad will be built around four lettermen and eight
sophomores and freshmen. 6-1 senior, Jeff Wallace, along with sophomore Tom Scaglione
should lead the team’s scoring punch. A new coach and a new system will also take its
toll m itme. The Blue Devils are building.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PA.
Jan. 5 — at Edinboro^ Feb. 10 — at Indiana
Location: Indiana, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 6,750
Nickname: Big Indians
Colors: Red and WhiteAthletic Director: Charles Klausing
Head Coach: Herm Sledzik

Sports News: Larry Judge
Gymnasium: Memorial Field House
Conference: NAIA, NCAA
1966-1967 Record: 11-12
Lettermen Returning: 9
Last Games: 1967, ESC lost 95-94, 85-77
(continued)
—23—

OUTLOOK: The Big Indians came on strong to close out action last season by
winning 6 of their last 8 games. The Tribe lost only two seniors, Don Douds and Bob Kolp.
Gary Lupek, who led the scoring race with 410 points and a 17.8 average, returns along
with senior Dick Crawford who led the team in the rebounding department with 269 grabs.
Crawford also pitched in a respectable 341 points last season. Jim Demach, a 5-11 guard
from Ellwood City, will be expected to run the team. The Big Indians will prove to be
another powerful independent in the 1967-’68 cage campaign.

MANSFIELD STATE COLLEGE
Jan. 6 — at Edinboro, Jan. 26 — at Mansfield
Sports News: Mrs. Lois Messersmith
Gymnasium: College Gym
Conference: PSCAC, NAIA
1966-1967 Record: 11-8
Lettermen Returning: 7
Last Games:

Location: Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 2,300
Nickname: Mountaineers
Colors: Black and Red
Athletic Director: Robert H. Moore
Head Coach: Edward Wilson

1967, ESC won 88-73, ESC lost 77-71

OUTLOOK: Ed Wilson will be starting his first year as the Mountaineers’ head coach
after serving as assistant coach for the past year. In 1961, 1962, and 1964, The Mounties
won the state toga in the PSCAC. On two of these occasions Edinboro was the squad the
Mountaineers defeated to win the laurels. Mansfield appears to be ready for the quest of
the crown once again. Seven returning lettermen bolster a squad^ that lost only one senior
through graduation. Experienced ball players who have good heighth and excellent speed
spell another winning season for the Mounties.

ALLIANCE
Jan. 9 — at Edinboro, Jan. 29 — at Alliance
Location: Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 600
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red and White
Athletic Director: Thaddeus T. Haluch
Head Coach: Thaddeus T. Haluch

Sports News: Dr. Robert Obojski
Gymnasium: Cambridge Springs
Conference: Independent, NAIA
1966-1967 Record: 7-13
Lettermen Returning: 8
Last Games:

1967, ESC won 93-90, ESC lost 67-66

OUTLOOK: When Edinboro and Alliance meet, the season records are forgotten.
Located a mere seven miles apart, the Scots and the Eagles are natural arch-rivals. Vet­
erans Dave Krumenacker, Walt Dotegowski, John Stano, Bob Edmiston, and John Sadowski form th nucleus of a potent 8-lettermen club. Stano serves as the team’s playmaker
while 6-5 senior Dotegowski. is the squad’s number one rebounder. The Eagles have the
experienced personnel to forge a winning season.

WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
Jan. 12 — at Edinboro
Location: Buckhannon, West Virginia
Enrollment: 1,650
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Orange and Black
Athletic Director: Davie Reensnyder
Head Coach: Franklin Ellis

Sports News: Frank Slaughter
Gymnasium: College Gym
Conference: WVIAC, NAIA
1966-1967 Record: 4-19
Lettermen Returning: 6
Last Game: 1967, ESC lost 85-83

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Feb. 3 — at Edinboro
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Enrollment: 9,500
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green and White
Athletic Director: Robert Busbey
Head Coach: John McLendon

Sports News: Merle Levin
Gymnasium: Cleveland Arena
Conference: Independent, NAIA
1966-1967 Record: 8-13
Lettermen Returning: 5
Last Game: 1967, ESC lost 75-71

OUTLOOK: Only one starter, 6-2 Mike Campbell, returns to the Vikings, but the
Cleveland team is loaded with talent. Three other cagers who saw limited action la_st_season
are 6-4 Jim Furlong, 6-0 Dave Warren, and 5-8 Leo Johnson. Top freshmen joining the
squad are 6-2 All-Cleveland selection, Sam Thomas, and 5-10 Cleveland Watson. Both
boys were members of last year’s Cleveland East Tech five which was second in the Ohio
State Championship playoffs. 6-5 Ralph Tavicic, a junior college transfer, and 6-4 Dave
Atkinson, a freshman who averaged 21 points a game in high school, will give the Vikings
plenty of board strength.

ROBERTS WESLEYAN
Feb. 13 — at Roberts Wesleyan
Location: North Chili, New York
Enrollment: 700
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Red and White
Athletic Director: John A. Fraser
Head Coach: John A. Fraser

Sports News: Don Stewart
Gymnasium: Churchville-Chili
Conference: Independent, NAIA
1966-1967 Record: 20-5
Lettermen Returning: 7
Last Game: 1967, ESC won 89-78

OUTLOOK: The Raiders compiled an outstanding regular season record of 20 wins
and 3 losses during the 1966-’67 campaign. Three starters are missing froni that team. Gone
are Frank Carter, Wesleyan’s all-time leading scorer with 1,890 points. Bill Blackman, the
all-time leading rebounder, and guard Keith Moore. 6-4 Glen Schultz and 6-3 Ken Curtis
will be the mainstays around which this year’s squad will be built.

GENEVA
Feb. 15 — at Geneva
Location: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 1,300
Nickname: Golden Tornadoes
Colors: Gold and White
Athletic Director: Clifford Aultman
Head Coach: Clifford Aultman

Sports News: Bill Taylor
Gymnasium: Metheny Field House
Conferences: West Penn, NAIA
1966-1967 Record: 13-12
Lettermen Returning: 6
Last Game: 1967, ESC lost 107-98

OUTLOOK: The Golden Tornadoes should not only capture their third straight win­
ning season, but also press hard for the NAIA District 18 laurels. Geneva has an experi­
enced nucleus which includes four starters from last year’s team. Don Sheffield, 5-11 junior
guard (21.0), Jerry O’Neil, 6-3 junior forward (17.5), and Joe Petruny, 5-8 senior guard
(12.3), were the three top scorers in 1967 who will return once again to the Geneva hard­
woods. The fourth returning starter is 6-5 junior forward, Ron Coleman, who was sixth
in scoring and second in rebounding. The fifth man will be either 5-11 Ray Hoppa, 6-1
Glenn Opfer, 6-2 Rick Rajdowski, or 6-0 Denny Hopper.

GROVE CITY
Feb. 26 — at Edinboro
Location: Grove City, Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 2,000
Nickname: Wolverines, Grovers
Color: Crimson
Athletic Director: R. Jack Behringer
Head Coach: Cliff Wettig

Sports News: L. Wayne Fox
Gymnasium: Grove City Arena
Conference: Independent, NCAA
1966-1967 Record: 14-10
Lettermen Returning: 6
Last Game: 1965, ESC won 99-89

OUTLOOK: The Bobcats turned the tables on the Highlanders last season by sur­
prising them in overtime 85-83. This year’s Wesleyan team appears to have average heighth
along with good speed. Senior Don Butcher will pace the Bobcats in the rebounding depart­
ment. Senior Wayne Olexa and junior David Morton will supply the necessary offensive
punch. This year’s encounter will mark only the second meeting between the Scots and
the Bobcats.
(continued)

OUTLOOK: Six lettermen and three of last year’s starters return to form the nucleus
of a talent-laden Grove City team. Most outstanding is junior Jeff Claypool, a two-year
letterman, and the highest scorer in the history of Grove City College. Jeff, 6-6 from Lex­
ington, Ohio, has 1,016 points in two seasons and is recognized as one of the biggest stars
in the local area in many years. Claypool holds the school records for most points scored
in a game and season, most field goals scored in a game and season, most free throws
scored in a season, and best field goal average in a game and a season.

—24—

—25—'

The Scots got otf to a fast start as the McDonald five upended a highlyrated Mansfield team, 88-73. The Highlanders were paced by sophomore Frank
Smith with 25 points and senior Lynn Nelson who tallied 17. After a heart­
breaking 93-90 loss to Alliance College, the Highlanders reeled off 3 straight
victories over Slippery Rock, Lock Haven, and Clarion. At this point the Scots
were 3-0 in the conference and 4-1 overall. The Vulcans of California State Col­
lege handed the Highlanders their second loss of the young season by the score
of 92-87 at Crawford Gym.
Fredonia State from New York invaded Edinboro, only to wish they hadn’t,
as the Highlanders set a school scoring record by trouncing the Blue Devils
110-64. Frank Smith, the sophomore from Bentleyville-Ellsworth, ripped the
cords for 54 points that night and broke Dan Petchel’s single game scoring
mark of 40 points established against Alliance College in the 1964-1965 season.
Smith connected on 21 field goals to top Petchel’s record of 17.
After Christmas vacation the Highlanders traveled to Waynesburg, where
they rewrote the record books once again. The Scots outgunned the Yellow
Jackets 123-97. The 123 points set a new team record, and the 48 field goals
topped all previous totals.
The Highlanders closed out the first half of the season with a spine tingl­
ing 95-94 loss at the hands of Indiana University of Pa.
At the halfway mark the Scots had won 6 of 9 games with Smith setting
the pace in the conference in scoring with a 29.0 average and a 30.1 overall
average. The Highlanders as a team were averaging 95 points a game and
shooting 53% from the field.
Edinboro looked as if it had the inside track to another Western Division
title in the PSCAC until suddenly the roof caved in. Highlander Coach Jim
McDonald learned that sophomore sensation Erank Smith, junior co-captain
Don Klingensmith and backcourt ace Tim Ziner were academically ineligible
to play the second semester. With the loss of these three vital men of the team,
the Highlanders lost an average of more than 44 points and 22 rebounds a
game. Two transfer students Erancis Hurley and Jerry Yoakam became eli­
gible the second semester. Hurley bolstered the rebounding loss and Yoakam
added scoring punch, but consistency became the big problem. The High­
landers bowed in overtime to W.Va. Wesleyan, 85-83, to begin the second half
of play. After a semester of ineligibility Darryl Meachem returned to the hard­
woods and the Highlanders responded with a convincing 90-64 victory over
Lock Haven, only to drop a 77-71 tilt at Mansfield. The Scots then proceeded
to nip Alliance, 67-66, and lose to Cleveland State University, 75-71. Nation­
ally ranked Roberts Wesleyan came to Edinboro and the Highlanders rose to
the occasion with a surprising 89-78 win.
Disaster followed the Roberts Wesleyan as Edinboro dropped four games
in a row to be eliminated from winning the conference. Slippery Rock, Indiana,
Geneva, and California were the four teams who put a stop to any PSCAC
laurels. Then, on Eeb. 21 with their season record at 9 wins and 10 losses, the
Highlanders hosted the Golden Eagles of Clarion State College for the season
finale. The result was an 85-75 victory, giving the Scots a .500 season.
Although playing only the first half of the year, Erank Smith ended the
season as the team’s number one scorer with 271 points and a 30.1 points a
game scoring average.
Senior Lynn Nelson finished the season as the second leading scorer, while
Tim Maloney, Harry Jenkins, Darryl Meachem, Jerry Yoakam, and Butch
Hurley rounded out the top scorers with more than 100 points for the year.
—26-

BY SEASONS

results

1966-1967 SUMMARY
Year
1928-29
1929-30
1930-31
1931-32
1932-33
1933-34
1934-35
1935-36
1936-37
1937-38
1938-39
1939-40
1940-41
1941-42
1942-43
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
1946-47
1947-48

Games
14

w

L

POINTS
For iAgainst

12

2
640
8
6
436
5
562
10
567
12 11
1
(Being Researched)
5
13
519
8

381

14
15

10
17
15

360
469
576
374

492
694
655

1

1

34

376
50

War
War
5
0
15
7
15
4

5

175
702
784

266
680
846

8
11

1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59

419

2
4
4
9

13
2

8
13
11
4

1948-49
1949-50
1950-51
1951-52
1952-53

409
409
332

(Being Researched)
5
5
10
366
7
13
6
529
582
14
6
8

1959-60
1969-61
1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67

604
577

333

Year

Totals

Games

w

L

POINTS
For Against

872
7
858
9
5
978
12
910
9
9 1,227 1,227
18
18
6 12 1,128 1,276
(Being Researched)
(Being Researched)
16
17

(Being Researched)
20
4 16 1,290 1,587
5 14 1,477 1,594
19
21 10 11 1,574 1,652
8 12 1,668 1,761
(Being Researched)
21
6 15 1,403 1,546
7 1,748 1,593
24 17
20 11
9 1,454 1,347
22 16
6 1,808 1,649
18 10
8 1,535 1,393
5 1,868 1,673
23 18
20

20

10

10

1,686

1,576

494 264 ;230 29,772 28,784

TOP TEN CAREER SCORERS
1. Walt Askins

1,739

2. Dan Petchel

1,344

3. Darryl Meachem

881

4. Ron Varshaw

879

5. Bill McVeigh

840*

1. Darryl Meachem

897

6. Wendel Rojik

812

2. Dan Petchel

744

7. Dave Shenefelt

797

3. Don Dougan

705*

8. Don Dougan

782*

9. Jim Sims

730

10. Ken Barker

TOP CAREER REBOUNDERS

708

*Totals for 3 yrs. of competition
—27— .

HIGHLANDER CAGE RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS—SEASON

TEAM RECORDS — SEASON
Most Wins

18-5
16-3

James McDonald
(regular season play)

1965-1966

Best Season

11-1

Sox Harrison

1931-1932

Highest Scoring Averages

85.3
84.3

1964-1965
1966-1967

Best Shooting Percentage

51.7

1966-1967

Best Free Throw Percentage

68.8

1961-1962

Best Rebounding Average

55.7

1965-1966

Best Rebounding Percentage

62.5

1966-1967

717 (23 games)
709 (22 games)

1963-1964
1965-1966

Most Field Goals

TEAM RECORDS —GAME

1956-1960
1961-1965

Most Points
Walt Askins
Dan Petchel

496
460

1956-1957
1965-1965

Highest Scoring Averages
Walt Askins
Dan Petchel
Frank Smith

26.1 (19 games)
25.6 (18 games)
30.1 ( 9 games)

1956-1957
1964-1965
1966-1967

Best Shooting Percentages
Lynn Nelson
Dan Petchel

58.3 (16 games)
55.8 (18 games)

1966-1967
1964-1965

Best Foul Shooting Percentages
Ken Gerber
Dan Petchel

85.1 (63-74)
74.3 (126-129)

1961-1962
1964-1965

1966-1967

Most Career Rebounds (4 yrs.)
Darryl Meachem

897

1963-1967

Fredonia
Allegheny

1966-1967
1961-1962

Most Rebounds
Darryl Meachem

393

1965-1966

31-49
31-51

California State
Lock Haven State

1965-1965
1961-1962

82

Indiana State
(PSCAC Record)

1964-1965

48
45

Most Field Goals

Most Rebounds

1931-1932
1928-1929
1961-1962

8
7
7

Most Consecutive Victories

220

Most Points (two teams)
Longest Game

1739
1344

Waynesburg

123

Most Points

Most Free Throws

Most Total Points (4 yrs.)
Walt Askins
Dan Petchel

3 0.T.

(ESC 123, Waynesburg 97)

1966-1967

Lock Haven

1961-1962

CHAMPIONSHIPS
Western Division PSCAC

(Park)

1961-1962

Western Division PSCAC

(McDonald)

1963-1964

Western Division PSCAC

(McDonald)

1965-1966

(McDonald)

1965-1966

*NAIA District 18 Championship

*Won the right to play in NAIA Tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
—28—

Best Rebounding Average
Darryl Meachem
Darryl Meachem

18.5 (10 games)
17.09 (23 games)

Most Consecutive Foul Shots
Ken Gerber

38 (PSCAC Record)

1966-1967
1965-1966
1961-1962

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS—GAME
Most Points
Frank Smith
Dan Petchel

54
40

Fredonia
Alliance

1966-1967
1963-1964

Most Field Goals
Frank Smith

21

Waynesburg

1966-1967

Most Rebounds
Don Dougan

38

Indiana State
(PSCAC Record)

1964-1965

14-14
13-16

Gannon
Baldwin-Wallace

1961-1962
1964-1964

Most Foul Shots Made
Ken Gerber
Don Dougan

—29—

1939-40
Coach; Sox Harrison
Won 13
Lost 4

ALL-TIME SCORES
1929-1967
1928-29
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 12
Lost 2
ESC
58
58
58
87
20
36
46
24
49
50
40
42
38
34
640

Clarion
Fredonia
Youngstown YMCA
Kanty College
Clarion
California
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock
Fredonia
Indiana
California
Youngstown YMCA
T ndiana
Slippery Rock

1931-32
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 11
Lost 1
Opp.
27
26
38
21
14
25
32
36
29
18
19
44
22
30
381

ESC
60
46
42
22
31
34
44
46
47
37
32
60
567

Opp.
Ashland
41
Slippery Rock
24
Buffalo State Teachers
20
Canisius
38
West Chester
37
25
Waynesburg
Slippery Rock
22
California
38
Clarion
22
Indiana
25
Buffalo State Teachers
22
52
California
Clarion
19
Indiana
24
409

P.N.A.C.
P.N.A.C.
Erie Branch
West Chester
Kurtztown
Slippery Rock
Clarion
Indiana
Erie Branch
Slippery Rock
California
California
Clarion
Indiana
Allegheny

ESC
49
33
36
41
31
30
47
45
37
43
53
43
41
529

ESC
27
SO
33
31
35
32
50
54
59
30
46
36
36
519

Findley
Fredonia
Clarion
Westminster
California
Slippery Rock
Indiana
Fredonia
California
Westminster
Slippery Rock
Indiana
Clarion
'

Ohio Chiropody
California
Indiana
Clarion
California
Thiel
Fredonia
Thiel
Ohio Chiropody
Slippery Rock
Clarion
Indiana
Slippery Rock

Opp.
18
43
39
46
37
35
35
32
30
49
30
30
37
469

1937-38
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 6
Lost 8

1933-34
Coach; Sox Harrison
Won 8
Lost 5
Opp.
28
22
20
41
32
37
34
29
25
45
34
38
34
419

ESC
36
44
33
54
48
37
39
37
32
56
41
41
35
49
582

Kent
Fredonia
Clarion
Fredonia
California
Indiana
Thiel
Ohio Chiropody
California
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock
Indiana
Clarion
Ohio Chiropody

Opp.
37
45
28
41
44
55
34
23
49
57
42
43
41
37
576

Opp.
15
20
22
20
32
33
14
23
24
29
38
38
41
30
29
409

1934-35
Coach: Sox Harrison
(Being Researched)

ESC
43
53
64
46
54
50
51
45
39
47
492

1935-36
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 5
Lost 5
ESC
24
32
54
33
30
40
44
32
SO
27
366

Thiel
Thiel
Clarion
Clarion
SlipperyRock
SlipperyRock
Indiana
Indiana
California
California

—30—

Opp.
42
40
35
35
37
37
38
38
32
33
360

Fredonia
Clarion
California
Fredonia
Indiana
Clarion
Slippery Rock
California
Slippery Rock
Indiana

Opp.
37
35
42
22
36
51
34
32
43
42
374

St. Marys
Fredonia
Ohio Chiropody
Clarion
Canisius
Fredonia
Alliance
Indiana
Clarion
Slippery Rock
California
Lawrence Tech
Slippery Rock
Indiana
Alliance
Ohio Chiropody

Opp.
38
37
27
33
52
28
40
29
30
44
44
45
67
35
18
37
604

1940-41
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 11
Lost 4
ESC
45
54
46
29
S3
49
36
34
50
43
38
42
35
51
50
655

DeSalles
Ohio Chiropody
Lawrence Tech
Fredonia
Thiel
Thiel
Slippery Rock
California
Fredonia
Clarion
California
Indiana
Indiana
Clarion
Slippery Rock

Opp.
44
33
44
28
42
50
26
36
37
33
49
32
34
36
53
577

1941-42
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 4
Lost 9
ESC
57
44
36
27
35
36
28

1938-39
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 8
Lost 2

1930-31
Coach; Sox Harrison
Won 10
Lost 5
ESC
55
42
43
24
43
34
21
29
44
28
38
34
59
47
21
562

Opp.
26
23
31
23
22
17
35
31
16
IS
22
22
332

1932-33
Coach: Sox Harrison
(Being Researched)

1929-30
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 8
Lost 6
ESC
29
25
18
20
36
31
25
40
32
45
41
39
32
23
436

Fredonia
Alliance
Kurtztown
California
Slippery Rock
California
Slippery Rock
Alliance
Clarion
Indiana
Clarion
Fredonia

1936-37
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 7
Lost 6

ESC
49
45
51
54
43
32
44
37
32
52
54
39
36
40
39
47
694

37

Fredonia
Alliance
Fredonia
Indiana
Slippery Rock
California
Clarion
California
Lawrence Tech
Canisius

333

Opp.
29
33
38
44
51
40
41

ESC
Opp.
34 Fawrence Tech
50
Alliance
(Season Halted—W.W. II)

1944-45 (War)

ESC
32
38
33
33
39
175

Clarion
Slippery Rock
Clarion
Alliance
Alliance

Opp.
53
74
42
52
45 (OT)
266

1946-47
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 7
Lost 8
ESC
39
54
44
44
34
46
63
45
62
48
42
43
40
54
44
702

Buffalo State
Fredonia
Alliance
Indiana
Fenn
Slippery Rock
California
Clarion
Alliance
Indiana
California
Clarion
Fenn
Fredonia
Slippery Rock

Opp.
51
44
53
45
33
51
45
46
55
57
45
41
37
25
52
680

1947-48
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 4
Lost 11
ESC
62
51
43
51
55
S3
56
36
51
69
48
55
60
49
45
784

34
66
376

1942-43
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 1
Lost 1

1943-44 (War)

1949-50
Coach; Sox Harrison
Won 12
Lost 5

1945-46
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 0
Lost 5

Fredonia
Fenn
Alliance
Salem
California
California
Clarion
Alliance
Fredonia
Thiel
Clarion
Indiana
Slippery Rock
Indiana
Slippery Rock

Opp.
37
46
54
57
63
71
60
37
49
38
51
62
73
71
77
846

1948-49
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 7
Lost 9
ESC
48
55
44
57
65
50
50
45
48
55
57
46
51
50
81
56
858

Fredonia
Alliance
Slippery Rock
Gannon
Indiana
Slippery Rock
Clarion
Buffalo
Fredonia
Alliance
California
Clarion
Gannon
Thiel
California
Indiana

—31—

Opp.
21
56
57
48
75
67
48
57
43
44
54
60
5?
76
69
45
872

ESC
72
59
55
62
66
54
52
52
45
49
60
35
60
58
73
61
65
978

Fredonia
Alliance
Grove City
Gannon
California
Indiana
Slippery Rock
Gannon
Slippery Rock
California
Clarion
Buffalo
Indiana
Clarion
Alliance
Fredonia
Thiel

Opp.
44
40
54
57
50
70
58
68
42
64
50
47
56
50
57
52
51
910

1950-51
Coach; Sox Harrison
Won 9
Lost 9
ESC
64 Allegheny
55 Fredonia
61 Slippery Rock
82 Fredonia
79 Alliance
65 Gannon
53 Indiana
82 Clarion
65 Slippery Rock
55 Buffalo
66 Gannon
62 California
82 Clarion
63 Alliance
52 Fenn
77 Thiel
80 California
84 Grove City
1,227

Opp.
52
46
60
72
61
73
54
84
90
62
43
77
91
55
75
70
63
99
1,227

1951-52
Coach: Sox Harrison
Won 6
Lost 12
ESC
46 Fredonia
58 Allegheny
63 California
46 Gannon
57 Slippery Rock
66 Fredonia
60 Buffalo
67 Gannon
77 Alliance
71 Indiana
49 Slippery Rock
68 Clarion
79 Grove City
61 California
74 Clarion
67 Alliance
56 Thiel
63 Geneva
1,128

Opp.
42
79
55
48
61
68
55
85
58
74
91
82
83
92
106
57
55
85
1,276

ESC
57
68
67
51
75
67
67
68
77
75
85
86
76
77

1952-53

1955-56

1958-59

Coach; Sox Harrison
(Being Researched)

1961-62

1963-64

1965-66

Coach: Art Me Comb
Won 4
Lost 16

Coach: Robert Thurbon
Won 8
Lost 12

Coach: Loyal Park
Won 17
Lost 7

Coach: Jim McDonald
Won 16
Lost 6

Coach: Jim McDonald
Won 18
Lost 5

Opp.
59
67
45
90
71
66
81
82
74
99
48
73
61
91
80
79
88
90
55
71 (OT)
1,470
State Championship—
PSCAC
Mansfield
98
90
NAIA District 30
Championship
67 Westminster
81
1,649
1,808

Opp.
ESC
83
84 Mansfield
68
70 Alliance
56
67 Slipperv Rock
53
95 Lock Haven
71
80 Clarion
88
104 Wavnesburg
71
68 Indiana
62
83 Fredonia
102
78 California
72
89 I.ock Haven
82
86 Mansfield
83
90 Alliance
58
99 Michigan Lutheran
72
79 Slippery Rock
85
95 Indiana
71
70 Geneva
72
93 Cleveland State
79
83 Clarion
58
71 California
1,388
1,584
State Championship—
PSCAC
96
76 Cheyney
NAIA District 18
Championship
60
76 Geneva
62
79 California
National NAIA
Tournament
67
S3 Central Michigan
1,673
1,868

Fredonia
Allegheny
Grove City
Alliance
Indiana
Slippery Rock
Gannon
Alliance
Gannon
Indiana
Thiel
Allegheny
Fredonia
California
Clarion
Grove City
California
Thiel
Clarion
Geneva
Slippery Rock

Opp.
56
78
77
57
87
92
71
64
59
93
68
81
82
66

Allegheny
Alliance
Indiana
Grove City
Fredonia
Allegheny
Thiel
Slippery Rock
Gannon
Slippery Rock
Thiel
Clarion
California
Fredonia
Indiana
Alliance
California
Clarion
Grove City
Gannon

Opp.
95
69
91
61
54
84
75
77
85
80
70
68
65
82
131
76
86
91
76
71
1,587

ESC
75
101
61
79
62
88
91
94
80
83
61
56
66
69
114
102
104
99
77
106
1,668

Opp.
80
92
56
72
86
101
99
106
78
74
74
99
75
98
104
93
112
72
79
109
1,761

Alliance
Slipperv Rock
Grove City
Thiel
Gannon
Clarion
California
Slippery Rock
Thiel
Fredonia
Lock Haven
Mansfield
Grove City
Mansheld
Alliance
California
Clarion
Fredonia
Gannon
Allegheny

1956-57

1953-54

1959-60

Coach: Robert Thurbon
Won 5
Lost 14

Coach: Art McComb
(Being Researched)

1954-55
Coach: Art McComb
Won 8
Lost 12
(Being Researched)
ESC
62 Gannon
58 Indiana
Grove City
Fredonia
59 Allegheny
Thiel
119 Alliance
72 Slippery Rock
California
61 Indiana
Slippery Rock
54 Gannon
California
Clarion
65 Fredonia
Alliance
80 Grove City
Clarion
Thiel
61 Allegheny

ESC
62
53
76
52
56
74
63
54
62
65
77
57
61
67
72
82
64
64
74
55
1,290

Opp.
77
97
80
108
67

ESC
81 Grove City
63 Allegheny
66 Thiel
73 California
68 Slippery Rock
68 Grove City
66 Gannon
71 Clarion
84 Fredonia
61 Thiel
67 California
73 Allegheny
100 Fredonia
100 Alliance
68 Fenn
78 Slippery Rock
107 Clarion
94 Alliance
89 Gannon
1,477

Opp.
104
74
90
78
105
80
72
77
64
74
60
66
88
81
97
88
96
90
1,594

70

1957-58
77
79

Coach: Robert Thurbon
Won 10
Lost 11
ESC
64 Grove City
84 Slippery Rock
102 Alliance
90 Fredonia
64 Thiel
65 California
63 Indiana
52 Gannon
92 Clarion
76 Lock Haven
83 Fredonia
75 Thiel
77 California
94 Slippery Rock
54 Grove City
76 Allegheny
74 Fenn
75 Alliance
65 Indiana
84 Clarion
65 Gannon
1,574

Opp.

72

79

103

76
61
60
96
60

no

74 (OT)
69
67

88

97
71
67
61
70
97
99
75 (OT)
1,652

ESC
75
63
73
92
72
84
106
94
71
85
80
88
83
81
85
86
99
95
67
72
1,651

Alliance
Slippery Rock
Thiel
Bald win-Wallace
Bloomsburg
Clarion
Fredonia
Fenn
Bloomsburg
Indiana
Lock Haven
R. Wesleyan
Lock Haven
Alliance
California
vSlinpery Rock
Indiana
Clarion
California
Gannon

1964-65

no

69

62

Coach: Jim Smart
Won 6
Lost 13
(Scores not available)

Opp.
ESC
58
60 Fredonia
65
60 Clarion
Grove
City
71
48
61
81 Slippery Rock
76
63 Carnegie Tech
64
73 Roberts Wesleyan
51
California
81
67
81 Indiana
Gannon
58
(OT)
56
52
83 Fenn
101 (3 OT)
103 Lock Haven
52
63 Alliance
80
87 Fredonia
63
71 Thiel
64
82 California
62
67 Clarion
69
56 Alliance
82
74 Indiana
60
69 Thiel
60
72 Lock Haven
71
76 Slippery Rock
80
102 Allegheny
1,467
1,608
Western Division
Championship—RSCAC
Slippery
Rock
68
86
State Championship—
PSCAC
54 Mansfield
58
1,593
1,748

1960-61
Coach: Loyal Park
Won 6
Lost 15
ESC
68
45
43
61
77
54
56
79
57
73
33
85
88
86
64
70
62
55
87
93
67
1,403

Lock Haven
Alliance
Indiana
Clarion
Grove City
Mt. Union
California
Indiana
Gannon
Slippery Rock
Alliance
Fredonia
Thiel
California
Slippery Rock
Clarion
Gannon
Grove City
Allegheny
Fredonia
Lock Haven

Coach: Jim McDonald
Won 10
Lost 8

1962-63
Coach: Jim McDonald
Won 11
Lost 9

Opp.
87
61
73
71
95
90
58
89
62
85
58
51
66
68
73
67
83
73
93 (OT)
78
65
1,546

ESC
66
82
91
70
60
87
52
74
66
72
75
77
67
73
61
68
97
83
64
1,385

Bluffton
Alliance
Clarion
Slippery Rock
Carnegie Tech
California
Gannon
Thiel
Fenn
Thiel
Indiana
Fredonia
Alliance
California
Clarion
Indiana
Fredonia
Lock Haven
Slippery Rock

Opp.
46
86
83
64
63
56
60
64
68
64
66
66
84
83
58
75
71
52
70
1,264

ESC
99 Grove City
68 Alliance
76 Slippery Rock
92 Thiel
109 Lock Haven
104 Walsh
90 Clarion
100 Indiana
70 California
89 Lock Haven
84 Alliance
86 Geneva
86 Slippery Rock
91 Indiana
69 Fenn
95 California
SO Gannon
77 Clarion
1,535

Opp.
89
80
80
61
79
72
69
87
82
53
89
85
63
82
77
108
58
79
1,393

1966-67
Coach: Jim McDonald
Won 10
Lost 10
Opp.
ESC
73
88 Mansfield
93
90 Alliance
94
99 Slippery Rock
77
90 Lock Haven
71
73 Clarion
92
87 California
64
110 Fredonia
97
123 Wavnesburg
95
Indiana
94
83 W.Va. Wesleyan 85 (OT)
64
90 Lock Haven
77
71 Mansfield
66
67 Alliance
75
71 Cleveland State
78
89 Roberts Wesleyan
77 (OT)
75 Slippery Rock
85
77 Indiana
107
98 Geneva
31
26 California
75
85 Clarion
1,576
1,686

Western Division
Championship—PSCAC
69 Slippery Rock
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1,454
1,347

TOP SCORERS OF THE 60’s
Years

1960-1961
1961-1962
1963-1964
1964-1965
1965-1966
1966-1967

Player

Games FG

Sims, Jim
Petchel, Dan
Petchel, Dan
Petchel, Dan
Meachem, Darryl
Smith, Frank

21
20
22
18
23
9

111
111
147
167
158
102

Pet.

45%
50%
49%
56%
54%
59%

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Ft.

35
63
115
126
97
67

Pet.

Reb.

Avg. Pts. •3av

78%
64%
74%
74%
58%
63%

125
157
222
236
393
125

5.9
7.8
10.0
13.1
17.1
13.9

257
285
409
460
413
271

12.2
14.3
18.5
25.6
18.0
30.1

EDINBORO CENTURY CLUB

SEASONS RANKED BY PERCENTAGES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
.20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.

YEAR

W-L

PCT.

1931-32
1928-29
1938-39
1965-66
1939-40
1940-41
1963-64
1961-62
1949-50
1930-31
1933-34
1929-30
1964-65
1962-63
1936-37
1935-36
1942-43
1950-51
1966-67
1946-47
1957-58
1948-49
1937-38
1958-59
1951-52
1941-42
1960-61
1947-48
1956-57
1955-56
1945-46

11- 1
12- 2
8- 2
18- 5
13- 4
11- 4
16- 6
17- 7
12- 5
10- 5
8- 5
8- 6
10- 8
11- 9
7- 6
5- 5
1- 1
9- 9
10-10
7- 8
10-11
7- 9
6- 8
8-12
6-12
4- 9
6-15
4-11
5-14
4-16
0- 5

,916
.857
.800
.782
.764
.733
.727
.708
.705
.667
.615
.571
.555
.550
.538
.500
.500
.500
.500
.466
.452
.437
.428
.400
.333
.307
.281
.266
.263
.200
.000

PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The Pennsylvania State Colleges Athletic Conference (PSCAC) was or­
ganized in 1951. Its membership originally consisted of the 14 state colleges:
Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, In­
diana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery
Rock, and West Chester. In 1966 Indiana no longer was eligible for conference
laurels as it acquired university status.
The conference is divided into a Western Division and an Eastern Divi­
sion. Members of the Eastern Division include Bloomsburg, Cheyney, East
Stroudsburg, Kutztown, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, and West Ches­
ter, while Edinboro, California, Clarion, Lock Haven, and Slippery Rock com­
prise the Western Division. In basketball, the conference champions of both
leagues face each other at the end of the season to determine the PSCAC
championship.
All 13 state colleges that compete in the PSCAC belong to the NAIA,
while many are also NCAA members.
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ESC

Alliance
Fredonia
Alliance
Clarion
Slippery Rock
Alliance
California
Lock Haven
Allegheny
Fredonia
Lock Haven
Walsh
Indiana
Waynesburg
Fredonia
Waynesburg

119
100
100
107
101
114
102
103
102
106
109
104
100
104
110
123

OPP.

YEAR

108
66
88
88
92
104
93
101
80
81
79
72
87
88
64
97

1954-55
1956-57
1956-57
1956-57
1958-59
1958-59
1958-59
1961-62
1961-62
1963-64
1964-65
1964-65
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1966-67

OPPONENTS’ CENTURY CLUB
ESC

72
102
92
88
94
104
106
98

Indiana
Alliance
Clarion
Clarion
Slippery Rock
Clarion
Allegheny
Geneva

OPP.

YEAR

131
103
110
101
106
112
109
107

1955-56
1957-58
1957-58

1958-59
1958-59
1958-59
1958-59
1966-67

FRESHMAN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Coach — Jim Christopher

Sat.
Tue.
Sat.
Tue.
Sat.
Tue.
Fri.
Sat.
Tue.
Fri.
Fri.
Sat.
Man.
Sat.
Thur.
Sat.
Tue.
Thur.
Sat.
Tue.
Mon.

Dec. 2
Dec. 5
Dec. 9
Dec. 12
Dec. 16
Dec. 19
Jan. 5
Jan. 6
Jan. 9
Jan.12
Jan.26
Jan.27
Jan. 29
Feb. 3
Feb. 8
Feb. 10
Feb. 13
Feb. 15
Feb. 17
Feb. 20
Feb. 26

W aynesburg
Slippery Rock
Open
Clarion
California
Fredonia
Indiana
Mansfield
Alliance
Open
Mansfield
Lock Haven
Alliance
Open
Slippery Rock
Indiana
Roberts Wesleyan
Geneva
California
Clarion
Grove City
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—6:00
—6:30
—6:00
—6:00
—6:30
—6:30
—6:00
—6:00
—6:00
—6:00
—6:30

P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.

—6:30
—6:00
—6:00
—6:30
—6:30
—6:30
—6:00
—6:30
—6:00

P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.

Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home

WHAT IS A BASKETBALL PLAYER?

EDINBORO STATE COLLEGE

Between the innocence of boyhood and the dignity of man, we find a
sturdy creature called a basketball player. Basketball players come in assorted
weights, heights, jersey colors, and numbers, but all players have the same
creed: to play every second of every minute of every period of every game to
the best of their ability.

A MODERN CAMPUS ...

Teammates rib them, officials penalize them, students cheer them, kid
brothers idolize them, coaches criticize them, girls adore them, and mothers
worry about them.
To the fans, when he makes a mistake, he is incompetent, careless, inde­
cisive, lazy, uncoordinated and stupid.
To an opponent, he has the speed of a deer, the strength of an ox, the size
of an elephant, the cunningness of a fox, the agility of an adagio dancer, the
quickness of a cat and is “Wilt the Stilt” and Oscar Robertson combined.
To newspaper reporters, his coach claims that he has the stability of mush,
the fleetness of a snail, the mentality of a mule, is held together by adhesive
tape, bailing wire, sponge rubber, and has about as much chance of playing as
would his own grandfather.
To an alumnus, he is someone who will never shoot as well, pass as good,
rebound as strongly, dribble as quickly, score as many points or have the same
spirit as did those players of his own yesteryear.
A basketball player likes games away, stopping to eat afterwards, hot
showers, scoring a few points and the quiet satisfaction which comes from a
prfectly executed play. He is not one for drills, wind sprints, calisthenics and
sitting on the bench.
A basketball player is a wonderful creature—^you can criticize him, but
you can’t discourage him. You can defeat his team, but you can’t make him quit.
You can get him out of a game, but you can’t get him out of basketball. Might
as well admit it—be you alumnus, coach or fan—he is your personal represent­
ative on the floor, your symbol of fair and hard play. He may not be an AllAmerican, but he is an example of the American way. He is judged, not for his
race, not for his religion, not for his social standing and not for his finances,
but for the democratic yardstick of how well he passes, guards, shoots and
sacrifices individual glory for the overall success of his team.
He is a hard-working, untiring, determined kid doing the very best he can
for his school. And when you come out of the gym growling and feeling upset
that your team lost, he can make you mighty ashamed with just two sincerely
spoken words—“We tried!”

MEN’S DORMITORY

—36—

—37—

CENTENNIAL HALL

GHERING STUDENT HEALTH CENTER

WOMEN’S DORMITORY

COOPER HALL — ELECTRONICS

NEW DINING HALL

—38—

—39—

MEMO TO THE PRESS

• • •

We at Edinboro State College invite you to join us for the 1967-1968 High­
landers’ basketball season. We sincerely appreciate your publicity of Edinboro’s
athletics in the past and have compiled this brochure to assist you in your
coverage of the Scot’s ’67-’68 cage campaign.
Press releases, photographs, and statistics will be made available for your
use throughout the season.
Please notify the Sports Information Office at Edinboro to assure your
accommodations for any home games. If you have any questions or desire
further information, please contact:
Paul Newman
Sports Information Director
Box 1-16, Edinboro State College
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16412
Office Telephone : Area.Code 814 732-3301, Ext. 276
Home Telephone; Area Code 216 599-8026

EDINBORO SPORTS NEWS OUTLETS
NEWSPAPERS
Jim Camp
Sports Desk
Erie Morning News
Erie, Pennsylvania
Chuck Anderson
Sports Desk
Meadville Tribune
Meadville, Pennsylvania

Bill Shelley
Sports Desk
Erie Daily Times
Erie, Pennsylvania
Ray Kienzl
Sports Desk
P.O. Box 566
Pittsburgh Press
Pdtsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sports Desk
Sports Desk
Edinboro Independent
Chicago American
Edinboro, Pennsylvania Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sports Desk
Sports Desk
Union City Times
The Weekly Sentinel
Union City, Pennsylvania Erie, Pennsylvania

Dick Stone
Snorts Desk
Times-News
Erie, Pennsylvania
Dennis O’Neil
Snorts Desk
50 Blvd. of the Allies
Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sports Desk
Albion News
Albion, Pennsylvania
Sports Desk
Cosmopolite Herald
Girard, Pennsylvania

RADIO AND TELEVISION
Bill Knupp
Sports Desk
WICU Radio—TV
Erie, Pennsylvania
Ron Smith
Sports Desk
WWGO Radio
Erie, Pennsylvania

Bill Shelley
Sports Desk
WSEE TV
Erie, Pennsylvania
Doug Davis
Sports Desk
WWYN Radio
Erie, Pennsylvania

Oogie Pringle
Sports Desk
WJET Radio—TV
Erie, Pennsylvania
Sports Desk
WJKB Radio
Edinboro State College
Edinboro, Pennsylvania

ON THE BACK COVER
1967-1968 EDINBORO BASKETBALL TEAM

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Kneeling (L-R): Dan Miller, Tim Ziner, Tom Carr, Larry Smith,

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Harry Jenkins, Don Dougan, Dave Miller, Mickey Unick, Rod Herron,
Frank Smith, Norm Eaton, Ron Weaver, Jim Robinson, and Nick Kunich.

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Standing (L-R): Assistant Coach Jim Christopher, Head Coach Jim
McDonald, Dan Smith, Dave Knowiton, Craig Hiatt, Bill Hale, Doug Etzel,
Art Dickinson, Jim Mann, Ron Burton, Bob Schofield, Mike Burke, Ray
Overholt, Burk Krohe, Manager Tom Moxie, and Manager Pat Bemis.

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