The Stivers Tigers 1924 basketball team won 12 of their 14 regular season games. For the season Stivers scored 581 points while holding their opponents to 327. Both of their losses were to arch rival Steele.
Player roster – Joe Cox, Horace English, Harry Fenner, Ray Otto, Kick Ramby, Chappie Rogers, Kennie Stiles, Chet Smith, Arthur Trautwein.
Fenner was the leading scorer, All Southwest and All Ohio.
1924 Season Recap
Regular Season
Stivers 16 vs Columbus East 15
Stivers 29 vs Mt Healthy 21
Stivers 30 vs Sidney 9
Stivers 39 vs Cambridge 18
Stivers 26 vs Moraine 8
Stivers 27 vs Middletown 7
Stivers 9 vs Steele 22
Stivers 22 vs Springfield 16
Stivers 48 vs Norwood 21
Stivers 21 vs Hamilton 20
Stivers 14 vs Steele 15
Stivers 34 vs Roosevelt 11
Stivers 31 vs Male High Louisville 28
Stivers 30 vs St. Xavier 18
District Tournament
Stivers 19 vs Roosevelt 4
Stivers 14 vs Steele 9
Stivers 16 vs U of D 7
Stivers 35 vs Springfield 17
State Tournament
Stivers 15 vs Rayen, Youngstown 14
Stivers 33 vs Kenton 15
Stivers 43 vs Marietta 20
State Championship
Stivers 30 vs East High, Columbus 16
Interesting Note: Stivers played two games on Friday and two games on Saturday to win the 16 team state tournament. That was 4 games in two days against Ohio’s best teams. Today, only one game per day is allowed.
From that 1924 team, Ken Stiles, Ray Otto, Kick Ramby, Joe Cox, Arthur Trautwein and Harry Fenner are all in the Stivers Hall of Fame.