Here is the roster and scores for the 1961 Portsmouth Trojans district championship and state championship team:
Roster: Jim Malone, Dick Spencer, Jim Fuller, Stan Burgess, Bill Parker, Steve Robinson, Dozier Carter, Clem Hartley, Rudy Shively, Mike Haley, Jim Nagle. All were seniors except Bill Parker, who was a junior.
Coach: George Heller
Regular Season:
PHS 90, Lancaster 56
PHS 55, Grandview 33
PHS 63, Springfield 54
PHS 68, Lima 61
PHS 64, Ironton 58
Hamilton Garfield 55, PHS 48
PHS 85, Lima 61
PHS 81, Columbus Central 58
PHS 74, Hamilton Garfield 65
PHS 63, Springfield 49
PHS 68, Chillicothe 60
PHS 79, Columbus East 58
Middletown 61, PHS 48
PHS 79, Ironton 54
Ashland KY 87, PHS 74 (Ashland won the Kentucky state title)
PHS 90, Logan 47
PHS 76, Middletown 60
Tournament:
PHS 70, Northwest 55
PHS 78, Minford 47 (Sectional Championship)
PHS 82, Sheridan 46
PHS 52, Chillicothe 51 (District Championship)
PHS 61, Cambridge 38
PHS 46, Canton McKinley 38 (Regional Championship)
PHS 54, Elyria 52
PHS 50, Urbana 44 (Class AA State Championship)
Box Scores for the State Tournament are included elsewhere on this site.
Final Record: 22-3