Class of 2014
Mike Cassity
Xenia HS - 1963
Football, Basketball, Baseball
All-MVL, All-Area, and All-State in football, 1962. All-MVL in basketball, 1963. Earned 8 XHS varsity letters. Football scholarship to the University of Kentucky, 1963. Honorable Mention All-SEC, 1966. Graduate of the University of Kentucky Law School. Served on the Board of Directors and President of the U.K. Alumni Letterman Association.
Ashley Brown
Xenia HS - 2004
Basketball
1st team All-GWOC, All-Dayton Area, All-Southwest Ohio, and 2nd team All-Ohio. Honorable Mention All-American. XHS career leader in scoring, rebounding, and steals. Played four years of Division I basketball with scholarships to University of Cincinnati and the University of Dayton. Finished academically in top 2% of class at XHS.
Eric Salter
Xenia HS - 1979
Basketball
MVP each year as a 3-year starter on the varsity. 1st team ALL-WOL, All-Dayton Area, and All-Southwest Ohio. 2nd team All-Ohio. 2nd in career scoring at XHS. Member of 1978 XHS District Champions. Scholarship to Kansas State. Member of two Big 8 Champions and an NCAA Elite 8 squad. GWOC Coach of the Year at XHS in 2007.
Michele Boeckerman Sharp, PharmD
Xenia HS - 1988
Basketball, Softball, Volleyball
XHS Class Valedictorian and National Honor Society President. Team MVP in volleyball, basketball, and softball as well as All-WOL in all three sports. WOL Player of the Year in both basketball (1988) and twice in softball (1987 and 1988). Recipient of the prestigious XHS Rocky Thomas Scholar-Athlete Award. Academic scholarship to Butler and graduated Cum Laude.
Dr. Dave Denzin
Xenia HS - 1965
Football, Track
All-WOL 1st Team, All-Ohio Honorable Mention, and All-American Honorable Mentionin football, 1964. Co-MVP on 1964 WOL football champions and member of 1963 MVL football champions. Football scholarship to University of Michigan. Starting center on 1968 team that finished 8-2 and ranked #12 in the nation. Recipient of U of M Arthur Robinson Scholarship which is presented to the top senior scholar-athlete on the team. M.D. in orthopedic surgery.
Bill Kaylor
Xenia HS - 1964-1965
Boys Basketball Coach
Coached 19 years at Xenia and 34 overall. Xenia record was 265 wins and 129 losses and overall was 467- 232. Retired with 6th most wins in state history. Won 8 league championships at Xenia and 12 overall with 2 District championships. From 1957 - 1962, only lost 8 regular season games. Inducted into Ohio Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1989.
Armic and Edna Adams
Xenia Schools and Community
2014
For decades, the Adams family has been deeply involved in the academic and athletic success of Xenia schools. Armic was a long time educator and administrator. The Adams family has enhanced the schools through updating the equipment in the fitness center named after their son, OSU All-American Doug Adams. They were also involved in the laying of the synthetic turf at Veterans Field, the new floor at historic Benner Fieldhouse, and the purchasing of the digital message sign in front of XHS. These are just a few examples of their selfless philanthropy.
1964 WOL Football Champions
2nd in Dayton Journal Herald rankings
Xenia High School
9 Wins 1 Loss
Front row: Dale Markin, Robert Coffey, Gary Henderson, Jerry Smith, Byron Ward, Steve Beason, Dave Jansen, Doug Johnson, Dave Allen, Bevan Garwood, Rick Carpenter, Tom Scrivens (Mgr), Tom Gibson (Stat)
Middle row: Tom Knisley, Ralph Davison, John Smith, Dick Adams, Dave Denzin, Jerome Thompson, Darrell Shackleford, Bill Brewer, Phil Archibald, John Herdman, Jim McMichael, Richard Williams, Tom Smith, Dave Hill (Mgr)
Third row: Dennis Diehm, Gary Johnson, Jerry Pelphrey, Barry Bahns, Dave Hendrickson, Fred Herdman, Hank Schultz, Bob Nash, Hance Barnett, Don Dobbs, Paul LaVigne, Anthony Pitts, Tom Downing, Rodney Warner, Mark Luttrell, Bob Geyer
Arguably the greatest defense in modern history. Recorded 6 shutouts. Opponents averaged 4.3 points per game and only 2.8 points over the last nine games when opponents only scored a total of 25 points. Finished #2 in final Dayton Journal Herald rankings. Team composed of four All-State players ... Bevan Garwood 1st, Bill Brewer 2nd, Dave Denzin HM, Richard Williams HM ... and two All-Americans ... Bevan Garwood and Dave Denzin were HM. The aforementioned players were All-WOL also as were John Herdman and Tom Smith.