Glory Days: Chillicothe basketball avenges loss with NFL alum in the house in 1969

The Chillicothe Cavaliers wrapped up the 1969 routine time with a 64-57 win over Marietta.

It was an evening for vengeance.

Chillicothe had actually been up to Marietta - the last-place group in the Central Ohio League - on Jan. 10. The Tigers stemmed from at the back of in the final two mins to win the game 54-51. The Cavaliers were the third-place group when this took place.

On Feb. 14, 1969, it was actually time for the Cavaliers to strike back. However it was a larger than just a game. It was also Parents' Evening as well as Greg Cook Night.

Between the book as well as university video games, parents of all the gamers and also supporters were bestowed the mothers all receiving flowers.

Greg Cook, the former CHS superstar, that produced his smudge at the University of Cincinnati and was actually drafted due to the Bengals, was actually likewise on hand where he was actually right away abounded by signature applicants.

"Chillicothe seemed to place itself in the red in nearly every video game this season and after that had to combat to go out. This video game was actually absolutely no various," said then-coach Corky Miller in the Feb. 15, 1969, Chillicothe Gazette.

It took 1:25 for the Cavaliers to also hop on the board when Greg Jurcisin tipped in a basket. Due to the time the area was over they trailed 17-9.

They transformed it around in the second zone as they kept Marietta to 10 points and also racked up 19 of their very own to go into the fifty percent 28-27.

Miller pointed out the video game was actually succeeded because 2nd region as he put the young boys right into a full-court push to change up the temperature and also always keep Marietta from attacking the slim chances.

Chillicothe proceeded once and for all when Jurcisin took an elapsed from Dave Stone with 1:10 left behind in the 3rd one-fourth and also embraced a layup to make it 41-40. They completed the one-fourth 45-41.

One of the secrets to the activity was the free-throw capturing.

Marietta outshot Chillicothe from the area 24 to 23, however Chillicothe made 18 of 24 free throws. Marietta was 9-of-11 from the line.

Jim Johnson missed a single free throw, hitting five of six, as well as made seven basket for an overall of 19 aspects. Jurcison incorporated another 17 aspects.

Chillicothe finished the normal time 8-8.

Along with the Cavaliers winning, the Squires (the label of the reserve settled) hammered the Little bit of Tigers 50-31.