1974 Elder Panthers - Ohio AAA State Basketball Champions

Front Row (l-r): Mike Keyes, Steve Fessel, Bob Wolfram, Nick Duennes, Barry Ellison. Second Row: Coach Tom Bushman, Kenny Brown, Tom Dinkelacker, Phil Bloemker, Tony Apro, Jim Stenger, Rick Apke, Coach Paul Frey, Bill Kemper, Mark Freese, Bill Earley, Terry McCarthy, Paul Niemeyer, Mike Dwyer, Arthur Watson, Coach Ray Bachus.

Opponent	Score	Record	Leading Scorer
Walnut Hills	85-71, W	1-0	Apke (18)
Columbus Bishop Ready	58-45, W	2-0	Brown (19)
La Salle	55-54, L	2-1 (0-1)	Earley (19)
Princeton	76-56, W	3-1	Apke (24)
St. Xavier	49-45, W (OT)	4-1 (1-1)	Apke (18)
Purcell	65-38, W	5-1 (2-1)	Apke (31)
Roger Bacon	80-61, W	6-1 (3-1)	Brown (15)
Hughes	58-57, W	7-1	Brown (15)
Moeller	70-46, W	8-1 (4-1)	Brown (30)
Purcell	66-46, W	9-1 (5-1)	Brown & Earley (18)
Woodward	60-52, W	10-1	Apke (17)
La Salle	58-49, L (OT)	10-2 (5-2)	Apke (15)
St. Xavier	61-45, W	11-2 (6-2)	Apke (21)
Lakota	61-50, W	12-2	Apke (18)
Roger Bacon	62-60, L	12-3 (6-3)	Apke (18)
Moeller	62-53, W	13-3 (7-3)	Apke (19)
Colerain	65-54, W	14-3	Earley (23)
Western Hills	54-53, W	15-3	Earley (17)
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Hughes	45-44, W	16-3	Apke (12)
Milford	68-41, W	17-3	Apke (16)
St. Xavier	69-53, W	18-3	Bloemker (17)
La Salle	54-52, W (OT)	19-3	Earley (18)
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
Kettering Alter	58-48, W	20-3	Earley (21)
Middletown	79-62, W	21-3	Apke (26)
STATE TOURNAMENT
Mount Vernon	60-36, W	22-3	Earley (17)
Canton McKinley	60-54, W	23-3	Apke (18)
STATE CHAMPS!