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1961-62 Centralia High School Basketball
Team
The Centralia Sports Hall of Fame
1995 Team Award Winner
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First
Row: Assistant
Coach Jerry
Wilson,
Herb Williams,
Ron
Johnson, Don Duncan,
Melvin Blackwell, Wendell Meeks,
Head Coach Bill
Davies.
Middle
Row: Manager Don Demijan, Carl
"Skip" Heinrichsmeyer,
Wayne Knicker, Cliff
Berger,
Rich Zgol, Steve Cook, and Manager
Bob Tyler.
Back
Row: Principal Bert Ebbs,
Athletic Director Jimmie
Evers, Superintendent Eugene
McClintock, Assistant Coach Paul
Beaty and Business Manager
Dewey Kessler.
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With only one starter returning
from the previous season, the 1961-62 CHS basketball program
was definitely in a rebuilding year. Things started
slowly with losses to Mt. Vernon and
eventual state champ Stephen Decatur. However,
the Orphans went on to win the Centralia Holiday Tourney for a second consecutive year, and took the Salem Invitational Tourney for the second of what would be five consecutive titles.
The
Orphans was ranked #1 in the state as they duplicated the 29
straight wins of the 1960-61 team
before falling to Chicago Carver in the
state quarterfinals.
Two team members, Don Duncan and
Herb Williams, were each
named All-State.
COACH: Bill
Davies ASST. COACHES: Jerry
Wilson, Paul Beaty.
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