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BOYS BASKETBALL FACTS
All-Time Record: 1,445 - 977 - 1 (.596 winning percentage)
(through end of 2024-2025 season)
 
OHSAA STATE TOURNAMENTS
  • Appearances: 12
  • Championships: 1926 (Class A), 1955 (Class A), 1995 (Division I)
  • Runner-Up: 1997 (Division I)
  • Semifinals: 1958 (Class AA); 2010 (Division II)
STATE POLL CHAMPIONS
  • 1996 (Division I; The Associated Press)
  • 1997 (Division I: The Associated Press)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • Central Ohio League (6): 1936-37, 1954-55, 1957-58, 1966-67, 1974-75, 1979-80
  • Buckeye Central Conference (2): 1993-94, 1994-95
  • Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (4): 1995-96, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02
  • South East Ohio Athletic League (1): 2007-08
  • East Central Ohio League (4): 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2017-18
  • Licking County League (0): TBA

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

 YEARWINSLOSSESTIESCOACHNOTES
1904-0501 Unknown
First recorded game vs. Newark
(lost 25-21)
1905-06125 Prof. Charles Sayre
1906-0740 Evans
1907-08310 Prout
1908-09108 Prout
1909-1082 Unknown
1910-1188 Harold Gates
1911-1264 Harold Gates
1912-1335 1Harold Gates
Only tie game in recorded school history
(29-29, vs. Alumni)
1913-1468 S.D. Mohler
1914-15510 Kent Pfeiffer
1915-16109 Kent Pfeiffer
1916-17101 W.R. Deihl
1917-18 No suitable playing facility available
1918-1922 J. Roy Richards
1919-2085 George Bowman
1920-21115 Charles F. Farry
1921-2256 Charles F. Farry
1922-23123 Henry Orth
1923-24116 Henry Orth
1924-25124 Clarence Clifford
Class A State Tournament
Lost 38-14 to Lakewood in quarterfinals
1925-26213 Gail Vannorsdall
Class A State Champion
Defeated Akron East 40-27 
2nd in National Tournament (Salt Lake City)
1926-27 126 Gail Vannorsdall
1927-28146 Gail Vannorsdall
1928-29173 Gail Vannorsdall
1929-30174 Gail Vannorsdall
Class A State Tournament
Lost 21-16 to Akron East in quarterfinals
1930-31185 Elgan Strong
Class A State Tournament
Lost 31-21 to Akron West in quarterfinals
1931-32203 Elgan Strong
Class A State Tournament
Lost 38-26 to Akron West in quarterfinals
1932-33810 Elgan Strong
1933-341510 Rolland Buxton
Class A State Tournament
Lost 33-18 to Tiffin in quarterfinals
1934-3579 John Brammer First year of Central Ohio League basketball
1935-36128 John Brammer
1936-37166 John Brammer Central Ohio League Co-Champions
1937-38714 John Brammer
1938-3989 John Brammer
1939-408 12 John Brammer
1940-411410 William Zink
Class A State Tournament
Lost 38-24 to Cincinnati Hughes in quarterfinals
Secrest Auditorium used as home court for first time
1941-42119 William Zink
1942-43911 Charles Cartledge
1943-44 612 Joe Austin
1944-45148 Joe Austin
 1945-46 516 William Zink
1946-47713 Wayne Ashbaugh
1947-48813 Wayne Ashbaugh
1948-49515 Wayne Ashbaugh
1949-501110 Wayne Ashbaugh
1950-51167 Wayne Ashbaugh
1951-52138 Wayne Ashbaugh
1952-53514 Wayne Ashbaugh
1953-54 913 Wayne Ashbaugh
1954-55223 Wayne Ashbaugh
Class A State Champion
Defeated Cincinnati Hughes 56-42
Central Ohio League Champions
First season in ZHS Gymnasium on Blue Avenue
1955-56912 Wayne Ashbaugh
1956-57193 Wayne Ashbaugh
1957-58241 Wayne Ashbaugh
Class AA Final Four 
Lost 53-47 to Cleveland East Tech in semifinals
Central Ohio League Champions
1958-59117 Harold Slack
1959-6098 Harold Slack
1960-6198 Harold Slack
1961-62147 Don Stahl
1962-63185 Don Stahl
1963-64 126 Don Stahl
1964-65155 Don Stahl
1965-66135 Don Stahl
1966-67126 Don Stahl Central Ohio League Co-Champions
1967-68203 Don Stahl
1968-69202 Don Stahl
1969-70172 Don Stahl
1970-71136 Don Stahl
1971-72147 Don Stahl
1972-73137 Dick Taylor
1973-74118 Dick Taylor
1974-75212 Dick Taylor Central Ohio League Champions
1975-76316 Dick Taylor
1976-77712 Leonard Hardman
1977-78812 Leonard Hardman
1978-791210 Leonard Hardman
1979-80224 Leonard Hardman Central Ohio League Co-Champions
1980-81156 Leonard Hardman Mike Kaido scores 41 points vs. Marietta
to set school single-game record
1981-82714 Leonard Hardman
1982-83814 Leonard Hardman
1983-841113 Leonard Hardman
1984-85418 Bob Ream Central Ohio League disbanded after season
1985-86139 Bob Ream
1986-87147 Bob Ream
1987-88149 Bob Ream Buckeye Central Conference formed
1988-891312 Lee Himmenger
1989-90714 Lee Himmenger
1990-91714 Scott Aronhalt
1991-921011 Scott Aronhalt
1992-93 7 14 Scott Aronhalt
1993-94186 Scott Aronhalt Buckeye Central Conference Co-Champions
1994-95260 Scott Aronhalt
Division I State Champion
Defeated Cleveland Hts. 69-68 in overtime
First Division I team to go undefeated
Buckeye Central Conference Champions
Buckeye Central Conference disbanded
1995-96231 Scott Aronhalt
Ranked No. 1 in Division I by The Associated Press
Joined Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Champions
1996-97252 Scott Aronhalt
Division I State Runner-Up
Lost 60-52 to Cleveland Hts. in overtime
Ranked No. 1 in Division I by The Associated Press
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Champions
Seth Martin sets career scoring (1,372 points)
and rebounding (672) records
1997-981111 Scott Aronhalt
1998-99157 Scott Aronhalt
1999-2000129 Scott Aronhalt
2000-01195 Scott Aronhalt Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Champions
2001-02194 Scott Aronhalt Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Champions
2002-03166 Scott Aronhalt
2003-04616 Scott Aronhalt
2004-051411 Scott Aronhalt
2005-06178 Scott Aronhalt Left Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
2006-07203 Scott Aronhalt Joined Southeast Ohio Athletic League
2007-08203 Scott Aronhalt
Southeast Ohio Athletic League Champions
Logan Aronhalt sets career scoring record (1,623 points)
2008-09118 Scott Aronhalt
2009-10177 Scott Aronhalt
Division II Final Four
Lost 51-50 to Port Clinton in semifinals
Left Southeast Ohio Athletic League
Last game in old Winland Gymnasium, Feb. 20, 2010
(defeated Hilliard Davidson 42-30)
2010-11213 Scott Aronhalt
Joined East Central Ohio League
First game in new Winland Gymnasium, Dec. 14, 2010 
(defeated Westerville Central 54-49 in overtime)
2011-12176 Scott Aronhalt East Central Ohio League Champions
2012-13195 Scott Aronhalt East Central Ohio League Champions
2013-14232 Scott Aronhalt East Central Ohio League Champions
2014-15196 Scott Aronhalt
2015-16914 Scott Aronhalt
2016-171112 Scott Aronhalt
2017-18187 Scott Aronhalt East Central Ohio League Champions
2018-19716 Scott Aronhalt
2019-20518 Scott Aronhalt Left East Central Ohio League
2020-21 4 19 Scott Aronhalt Joined Licking County League
2021-22 4 19 Cedric Harris  
2022-23 7 16 Cedric Harris
2023-24 7 16 Cedric Harris
2024-25815
Cedric Harris
TOTALS1,445977 1

ALL-TIME COACHES RECORDS (through 2024-25)

NAME YEARS  GAMES WINS LOSSES TIES PCT.
Scott Aronhalt (1990-2021) 31 720 466 254
.647
Don Stahl (1961-1972) 11 222 168 54
.757
Wayne Ashbaugh (1946-1958) 12 260 148 112
.569
Leonard Hardman (1976-1984) 8 175 90 85
.514
Gail Vannorsdall (1925-1930) 5 103 81 22
.786
John Brammer (1934-1940) 6 116 58 58
.500
Dick Taylor (1972-1976) 4 81 48 33
.593
Elgin Strong (1930-1933) 3 64 46 18
.719
Bob Ream (1984-1988) 4 88 45 43
.511
William Zink (1940-1942; 1945-1946) 3 65 30 35
.462
Harold Slack (1958-1961) 3 52 29 23
.558
Cedric Harris (2021-present) 4 92 26 66
.283
Henry Orth (1922-1924) 2 32 23 9
.719
Joe Austin (1943-1945) 2 42 20 22
.476
Lee Himmenger (1988-1990) 2 46 20 26
.435
Harold Gates (1910-1913) 3 35 17 17 1 .500
Charles F. Farry (1920-1922) 2 27 16 11
.593
Rolland Buxton (1933-1934) 1 25 15 10
.600
Kent Pfeiffer (1914-1916) 2 34 15 19
.441
Prout (1907-1909) 2 31 13 18
.419
Clarence Clifford (1924-1925) 1 16 12 4
.750
Charles B. Sayre (1905-1906) 1 17 12 5
.706
W.R. Deihl (1916-1917) 1 11 10 1
.909
Charles Cartledge (1942-1943) 1 20 9 11
.450
George Bowman (1919-1920) 1 13 8 5
.615
Unknown (1904-1905; 1909-1910) 2 11 8 3
.727
S.D. Mohler (1913-1914) 1 14 6 8
.429
Evans (1906-1907) 1 4 4 0
1.000
J. Roy Richards (1918-1919) 1 4 2 2
.500
TOTALS 121 2,423 1,445 977 1 .596

ALL-OHIO BLUE DEVILS

YEARPLAYERPOS.COLLEGE
1951Jay Ansel
1952Clay Bryant Jr.
1955Donis Toler Sr.CCentral State University
1957Don BransonGOhio State University
1968Mike PainterGOhio State University
1971Eric JonesCSaint Louis University
1975Dave BrunstonCMuskingum University
1979Chris ThomasCThe College of Wooster 
1981Mike KaidoGAshland University
1988Ronald "Buster" HoweGOhio State University
1995
Edwin Young
Division I Tournament MVP
G 
1996 
Edwin Young
Division I Player of the Year
GUniversity of Dayton
Seth MartinC
1997
Seth Martin
C
California University of Pennsylvania
Travis YoungGMarshall University
2001Kevin MartinG Western Carolina University
2002Kyle WituckyGThe College of Wooster
2003Jordan Lear
C
University of Cincinnati | Tusculum University
2004Drake AronhaltGUnited States Naval Academy
2006Kodey HaddoxGKenyon College
2007Logan AronhaltG
2008
Logan Aronhalt
Division I Player of the Year
GUniversity at Albany | University of Maryland
2009Joey PratiFWheeling Jesuit University
2011Tanner GibsonGUniversity at Albany
2014J.T. McFarlandGOhio Dominican University
2015Malik BocookFAlderson Broaddus University
2016KeShawn UnderwoodG 
2018Cameron Brooks-HarrisFMarshall University

CAREER LEADERS

CATEGORYPLAYERTOTALYEARS
ScoringLogan Aronhalt1,6232004-08
ReboundingSeth Martin6721994-97
AssistsEdwin Young4781994-97
StealsEdwin Young1821994-97

1,000-POINT CLUB

PLAYERPOINTSYEARS
Logan Aronhalt1,6232004-08
Seth Martin1,3721993-97
Cameron Brooks-Harris11,0702014-18
Jacob Phillis21,0552009-13
Jordan Lear1,0391999-03
Arondé Myers1,0262014-18
Kodey Haddox1,0002004-07
1 - First two seasons at Hebron Lakewood HS
2 - First two seasons at Bishop Rosecrans HS (592 points)