Happy Anniversary Portsmouth Trojans
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:39 am
Happy 40th Anniversary to the 1978 Ohio Class AA State Basketball Champions Portsmouth Trojans and Happy 30th Anniversary to the 1988 Ohio Division II State Basketball Champions Portsmouth Trojans!
1978 State Semifinal: Portsmouth 59, Ottawa-Glandorf 43
Ottawa-Glandorf: Pothast 1-0-2, Burgei 1-1-3, Maas 6-6-18, Kaufman 4-1-9, Beckett 3-2-8, Schmiedebusch 1-0-2, Spencer 0-1-1
Portsmouth: Burrows 2-2-6, Taylor 4-1-9, Lisath 9-0-18, Boden 2-0-4, Tubbs 7-7-21, Rickman 0-1-1
Ottawa-Glandorf..........14 7 7 15 43
Portsmouth..................8 21 13 15 59
1978 Championship Game: Portsmouth 63, Cleveland Cathedral Latin 62
Cleveland Cathedral Latin: Warren 5-2-12, Irish 5-1-11, Morris 10-6-26, Washington 3-1-7, Strickland 3-0-6
Portsmouth: Burrows 2-1-5, Taylor 2-4-8, Lisath 11-0-22, Boden 3-1-7, Tubbs 8-2-18, Murray 0-3-3
Cleveland Cathedral Latin............12 16 14 20 62
Portsmouth...................................12 16 13 22 63
Records: Portsmouth 19-7, Cleveland Cathedral Latin 24-2
1988 Division II (the very first in OHSAA history) state tournament:
1988 State Semifinals: Portsmouth 68, Mansfield Malabar 65
Mansfield Malabar: Thompson 3-0-8, Beauford 12-2-26, McDougal 2-0-4, McCruter 5-0-10, Carmichael 5-2-13, Remmer 0-0-0, Mosley 1-1-4...........3 point goals: 4
Portsmouth: McKinley 5-2-12, Burns 3-2-8, Barnes 10-4-24, Tubbs 1-0-2, White 4-0-8, Apel 1-1-3, Taylor 4-1-9, Miller 1-0-2............3 point goals: 0
Mansfield Malabar...........14 12 22 17 65
Portsmouth......................13 25 9 21 68
1988 Championship Game: Portsmouth 54, Chesterland West Geauga 47
Chesterland West Geauga: Suttell 10-3-23, Durgin 1-1-3, Long 0-1-1, Kearney 3-0-6, Quinlan 1-0-2, Bertino 1-2-4, Hunt 1-2-4, Frazier 2-0-4, Casey 0-0-0.
Portsmouth: McKinley 6-7-19, Burns 1-0-2, Barnes 3-0-6, Tubbs 3-3-9, White 3-0-6, Apel 1-4-6, Taylor 2-0-4, Miller 1-0-2...........3 point goals: 0
Chesterland West Geauga..........12 11 18 6 47
Portsmouth..................................10 14 14 16 54
Records: Portsmouth 27-1 (school best), Chesterland West Geauga 25-3
1978 State Semifinal: Portsmouth 59, Ottawa-Glandorf 43
Ottawa-Glandorf: Pothast 1-0-2, Burgei 1-1-3, Maas 6-6-18, Kaufman 4-1-9, Beckett 3-2-8, Schmiedebusch 1-0-2, Spencer 0-1-1
Portsmouth: Burrows 2-2-6, Taylor 4-1-9, Lisath 9-0-18, Boden 2-0-4, Tubbs 7-7-21, Rickman 0-1-1
Ottawa-Glandorf..........14 7 7 15 43
Portsmouth..................8 21 13 15 59
1978 Championship Game: Portsmouth 63, Cleveland Cathedral Latin 62
Cleveland Cathedral Latin: Warren 5-2-12, Irish 5-1-11, Morris 10-6-26, Washington 3-1-7, Strickland 3-0-6
Portsmouth: Burrows 2-1-5, Taylor 2-4-8, Lisath 11-0-22, Boden 3-1-7, Tubbs 8-2-18, Murray 0-3-3
Cleveland Cathedral Latin............12 16 14 20 62
Portsmouth...................................12 16 13 22 63
Records: Portsmouth 19-7, Cleveland Cathedral Latin 24-2
1988 Division II (the very first in OHSAA history) state tournament:
1988 State Semifinals: Portsmouth 68, Mansfield Malabar 65
Mansfield Malabar: Thompson 3-0-8, Beauford 12-2-26, McDougal 2-0-4, McCruter 5-0-10, Carmichael 5-2-13, Remmer 0-0-0, Mosley 1-1-4...........3 point goals: 4
Portsmouth: McKinley 5-2-12, Burns 3-2-8, Barnes 10-4-24, Tubbs 1-0-2, White 4-0-8, Apel 1-1-3, Taylor 4-1-9, Miller 1-0-2............3 point goals: 0
Mansfield Malabar...........14 12 22 17 65
Portsmouth......................13 25 9 21 68
1988 Championship Game: Portsmouth 54, Chesterland West Geauga 47
Chesterland West Geauga: Suttell 10-3-23, Durgin 1-1-3, Long 0-1-1, Kearney 3-0-6, Quinlan 1-0-2, Bertino 1-2-4, Hunt 1-2-4, Frazier 2-0-4, Casey 0-0-0.
Portsmouth: McKinley 6-7-19, Burns 1-0-2, Barnes 3-0-6, Tubbs 3-3-9, White 3-0-6, Apel 1-4-6, Taylor 2-0-4, Miller 1-0-2...........3 point goals: 0
Chesterland West Geauga..........12 11 18 6 47
Portsmouth..................................10 14 14 16 54
Records: Portsmouth 27-1 (school best), Chesterland West Geauga 25-3