Class of 2019

Robert Siwo

Xenia HS - 2002

Basketball

All-time leading scorer and single game (50) record holder until 2018. All-WOL for three years. Averaged 32 pts per game and WOL Co-Player of Year 2001-02. All-Area, 1st Team All-SW Ohio, and 2nd Team All-State. All-Conference and Team Captain at University of Charleston as well as a leader in points, assists, and steals.

Shannon Hamilton

Xenia HS - 1989

Football, Basketball, Track

This scholar-athlete earned 8 varsity letters. XHS football MVP 1988. All-WOL, All-Area, and All-SW Ohio HM. XHS basketball MVP 1988-89, All WOL 1st Team, All-Area 1st Team, District 9 Player of the Year, All-SW Ohio 2nd Team, and All-State HM. Football scholarship to the University of Toledo and OLB on 1990 MAC Co-Champions.

Shawn Bottorff

Xenia HS - 1985

Golf

First XHS golfer to receive NCAA Division I golf scholarship. 1st Team All-WOL 1982-83-84. Qualified 4 year in a row for Junior World Championship in San Diego. Medalist and Co-Medalist at sectionals 1982-83-84. A Medalist and a Co-Medalist in qualifying 6 consecutive years for 2nd stage of the U.S. Open. Won the 1985 Ohio Junior Classic. Played collegiate golf for SW Louisiana and two-time Ohio Valley Conference champions Austin Peay.

Bob Winter

Xenia Central - 1942

Football, Basketball, Track

All-MVL football 1st Team. Three-year starter on three MVL Championship basketball teams, All-District and All-Regional, Captain of 1942 State Champions and 1st Team All-State Tourney. Two-time MVL Discus champions. Offered football scholarship but chose basketball scholarship to Ohio State University. Served with the U.S. Marine Corp in Japan during WW II.

Lauren McCormick Jones

Xenia HS - 2006

Track

Three-time 100 meter GWOC Champion with 2005 meet record, two-time 4x100 meter and a 200 meter GWOC Champion. All-Conference Outstanding Athlete award 2006. Four-time District Champion. Qualified 3 years years for the Ohio State track meet. All-Conference for University of Dayton at both Indoor and Outdoor A-10 Championships. UD Team Captain 2008-10. Honor Roll student at XHS.

Jim West

Xenia Central - 1956

Football, Basketball, Track

All-MVL football 1953-54-55, All-Ohio HM 1954, All-Ohio 1st Team 1955. Set Xenia Central and MVL discus records. Won 1956 MVL Discus title and finished 3rd in the 220. Unique power and speed. 4th place in discus at the Ohio State track meet. Xenia Student Council President 1955-56. Football scholarship to Bowling Green State University. Served the community for 28 years with the Xenia Police Dept and 3 years with the Central State police

William "Billy" Harris

Xenia HS - 1983

Football

All-WOL, All-Southwest Ohio, All-Ohio 1982. Ohio North-South All-Star football game 1983. Four-year letterman at the University of Michigan and starting middle guard on 1986 Big Ten Champions. Played in four Bowl games including the 1986 Rose Bowl. 2nd Team All-Big Ten in 1985. Assistant Athletic Director at Texas Southern University and Drexel University. Played 5 years in Arena football and won two championships with the Detroit Drive.

Neal Muterspaw

Xenia Central - 1950

Athlete and Volunteer Coach

Earned seven Varsity letters. Selected as a 1949 MVL football All-Star and as a 1st Team All-MVL basketball player in 1948-49 while winning two MVL team championships. Volunteered as a youth football and girls basketball coach for 25 years and helped start girls basketball along with his wife at Spring Hill Elementary. Received 2 Purple Hearts serving with U.S. Marines in Korea. Worked with the U.S. Postal Service for 35 years.

Earl Knight

Xenia HS - 1980-1986

Football Coach

An All-League four-sport athlete, member of the 1949 State Championship baseball team, and Hall of Fame inductee at Taylor H.S. in Cincinnati. Played football for the 1952 University of Cincinnati MAC Champions. Football coach for 14 years and Head Coach of the 1969 WOL Champions. Earl is best remembered as a selfless person volunteering countless hours and working endlessly behind the scenes to help others attain success.

Norma Jean Pavlovic

Xenia Central and Xenia HS - 1954-1986

Cheerleading and Girls Track Coach

Taught PE for 32 years. Started the girls track program in 1969 and coached for 17 years. Head of the GAA (Girls Athletic Association) from 1954 until the girls interscholastic programs began in 1970. Coached the cheerleaders for 28 years. Certified track official for 25 years. Coached first girl track athletes among others to qualify for the State meet. Coached three current Xenia Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

1968-69 WOL Champions

District Finalists

20 Wins 3 Losses

Scan - Basketball WOL 68-69 CHAMPS[15049

This outstanding District finalist team was repeat WOL Champions after winning the title also in 1967-68. All-WOL 1st Team selections were Michael Byrd and Mark Muterspaw, 3rd Team selection was Tyrone Lane, and Sullivan "Buddy" Kelley and Ray Byrd were chosen as Honorable Mentions. Michael Byrd was chosen as the Miami Valley Player of the Year s well as 1st Team All-SW District. Muterspaw was selected to the 3rd Team All-Miami Valley. Five players went on to play college basketball. Head Coach was Rollie Barton and his Reserve coach was Jim Fleisher.

1921 Undefeated Football Team

Xenia Central

9-0

1 Edwin Reutinger 2 Ernest "Red" Randall 3 Carl "Simmy" Cowan 4 Marcus McCallister 5 Donald Currie 6 Robert Ballentyne 7 Bruce Ferguson 8 ___ Chandler 9 Paul Boxwell 10 Donald Fuller 11 Lawrence "Doc" Douthett 12 Lawrence Purdom 13 Horace Smith 14 Arthur Currie 15 Robert Yeakley 16 George Keller 17 Allen Mendenhall, Mgr 18 ___ Flax 19 ___ Humble 20 Harvey Edwards 21 ___Robinson 22 Karl Keller 23 ___"Doc" Jones 24 Russell Terrell, Asst Mgr 25 Norbert McCallister 26 Byford "Squatty" Bottorff 27 Carroll Lane 28 Ezra Robinson 29 William Seaman 30 Coach Jerry Katherman

One of only a couple undefeated Varsity football teams in the history of Xenia Central and Xenia High School. Arguably the greatest defense in the history of Xenia football, only one team scored on this vaunted defense. The 1921 team outscored their opponents 222-7. Team Captain was Marcus McCallister and the Head Coach was Jerry L. Katherman. Many of these men became outstanding community leaders in their post-football careers.