The 1920 Stivers Basketball Team lost only 2 games all year, going 16 and 1 during the regular season, 6 and 0 in the state tourney, and 3 and 1 in National competition.
The Tigers won the State of Ohio Championship for the third time in 5 years despite losing All-State player, Fred Sifford, after the first regular season game.
1920 Season Recap
Player roster – John Hopkins, Sam Herman, Vernon Schwab, Jake Matusoff, Harry Schwab, Cletus Sillin, Harvey Schwab, Steve Zappe, Herman Poock
Coaches – Willard Marquardt, Earl Brandenburg
Regular Season Scores
- Stivers 69 vs. Eaton 12
- Stivers 72 vs. Cedarville 21
- Stivers 46 vs. Alumni 26
- Stivers 41 vs. Columbus South 9
- Stivers 44 vs. Athens 26
- Stivers 19 vs. Hamilton 13
- Stivers 78 vs. Piqua 13
- Stivers 25 vs. Steele 16
- Stivers 41 vs. Bryan 20
- Stivers 47 vs. Toledo Waite 17
- Stivers 19 vs. Detroit Northwestern 27
- Stivers 45 vs. Marietta 21
- Stivers 36 vs. Lancaster 18
- Stivers 38 vs. Marietta 10
- Stivers 36 vs. Portsmouth 20
- Stivers 50 vs. Liberty, IN 15
- Stivers 21 vs. Steele 23
State Tournament Results
- Stivers 41 vs. Williamsport 1 Delaware, Ohio
- Stivers 34 vs. Delaware 9
- Stivers 23 vs. Columbus North 10
- Stivers 17 vs. Columbus West 9
- Stivers 20 vs. Cambridge 3
- Stivers 29 vs. Akron Central 19
National Tournament Results
- Stivers 39 vs. Altoona, PA 17
- Chicago, Illinois Stivers 28 vs. Kalamazoo, MI 24
- Stivers 21 vs. Boone, IA 16
- Stivers 19 vs. Wingate, IN 33
After winning the State of Ohio Championship, the Tigers were invited to play in the National Tournament in Chicago. Stivers won their first 3 games, but lost in the Semi-Finals to Wingate, Indiana by a score of 33 to 19.