The 1981-82 Fenwick Falcon Boys Basketball Class A State Championship team will commemorate its state title won 40 years ago at the boys basketball home opener on December 3, 2022, against Carlisle. There will be a small reception in the media center starting at 5:30 p.m. with pizza and drinks for team members, former cheerleaders and their families. At halftime of the varsity game, all members of the team and cheerleaders will be honored at center court. Steve Rossi will emcee the celebration. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. On their way to claiming the state championship trophy, the Falcons beat Ripley Union-Lewis (66-52), Canal Winchester (69-57) in the regionals. Then at the state tournament at Ohio State University's St. John Arena, the Falcons fended off and Delphos St. John's (50-48) in the Class A state semifinal and beat Racine Southern (64-44) in the Class A state final to finish with a 21-7 overall record under head coach, John "Butch" Rossi. In the game against Southern, Fenwick was led by senior Jay Byrne who had 34 points followed by Tim Jorden (11), Ed Watson (8), Omer Hurlburt (5), Brian Clark (4), and Joe Acra (2). Byrne was named to the 1982 Class A All-Ohio First Team and averaged 26 points per game as a senior. Byrne is also Fenwick's all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,963 points. Jorden is fourth on the all-time scoring list in school history with 1,197 points. Both players did so without the help of the three-point line. 1981-82 Roster: #10 Todd Lemmel (class of 1983) #12 Joe Rossi (class of 1983) #14 Ed Watson (class of 1983) #20 Marty McQuinn (class of 1984) #22 Omer Hurlburt (class of 1982) #24 Tony Fink (class of 1982) #30 Tim Jorden (class of 1985) #32 John Jorden (class of 1983) #40 Joe Acra (class of 1983) #42 Brian Clark (class of 1983) #44 Jay Byrne (class of 1982) #50 Bob McQuinn (class of 1983) Head Coach: John "Butch" Rossi Assistant Coaches: Tony Esposito and Pat Kreke Team Manager: Teddy Parrella Cheer Advisor: Lisa Kreke Cheerleaders: Kathi Miller, Cindy DiNardo, Corrine Gallagher, Tina Amatulli, Anita Chase, Lisa Lantis, Teresa Rossi Team pages from the 1981-82 OHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament program  [Read More]