Arthur Hill High School
| Arthur Hill High School | |
| Location | |
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| Saginaw, Michigan United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°25′49″N 83°59′25″W / 43.4302°N 83.9903°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Saginaw Public School District |
| Principal | Nathaniel McClain, Mark Frost, Jimmie Westbroke |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | approx. 1750 |
| Color(s) | Blue, Gold |
| Athletics | Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, Softabll, Baseball, Boys and Girls Swimming, Golf, Boys and Girls Basketball |
| Athletics conference | Saginaw Valley League |
| Mascot | LumberJacks |
| Website | http://pub.spsd.net/arthurhill/index.html |
Arthur Hill High School is located in Saginaw, Michigan. The student population is approximately 1750 students.
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[edit] Athletics
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Current NBA player Jason Richardson of the Orlando Magic, winner of two NBA Slam Dunk titles, is an alumnus of Arthur Hill, as is former Drake University point guard Adam Emmenecker, who went from three-year walk-on to Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year in his final season in 2008. Other notable Arthur Hill graduates include Theodore Roethke, awarded the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and current Oakland Athletics pitching coach Curt Young.
Arthur Hill won the 2006 Class A Boys Basketball Championship, defeating Okemos under coach Greg McMath.
The 1973 Arthur Hill Lumberjack football team, coached by George Ihler, is still the only high school football team in Michigan state high school history to complete a season untied, undefeated and unscored upon. The scores were as follows:
| Opponent | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Midland Chemics | 40 | 0 |
| Highland Park Polar Bears | 51 | 0 |
| Midland Dow Chargers | 55 | 0 |
| Flint Northwestern Wildcats | 46 | 0 |
| Bay City Handy Wildcats | 40 | 0 |
| Pontiac Central Chiefs | 66 | 0 |
| Flint Northern Vikings | 34 | 0 |
| Bay City Central Wolves | 47 | 0 |
| Saginaw Trojans | 64 | 0 |
The Lumberjacks officially won the state title in Class AA in 1991 by defeating the reigning champion, Detroit Catholic Central by a score of 13-12. Coached by Jim Eurick, the Lumberjacks outlasted the Shamrocks, who went on to win the title again the next year (1992).
| Opponent | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Saginaw Heritage Hawks | 21 | 7 |
| Flint Central Indians | 27 | 21 |
| Flint Northwestern Wildcats | 6 | 8 |
| Bay City Western Warriors | 31 | 18 |
| Muskegon Big Reds | 0 | 12 |
| Bay City Central Wolves | 26 | 20 |
| Flint Northern Vikings | 21 | 14 |
| Midland Dow Chargers | 16 | 6 |
| Saginaw Trojans | 16 | 0 |
| Playoffs | ||
| Flint Central Indians | 32 | 28 |
| Traverse City Central Trojans | 21 | 18 |
| Adrian Maples | 29 | 0 |
| Detroit Catholic Central Shamrocks | 13 | 12 |
Other titles in the Arthur Hill H.S. trophy case are:
Boys Golf 1966 - Class A State Championship, Coach Seymour Murphy
Boys Basketball 1944 - Class A State Championship, Coach Bill Kelly
Boys Swimming 1945 - Class A State Championship Coach David Gainey 1946 - Class A State Championship Coach Gainey
Boys Track and Field 1944 - Class A State Championship
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Adam Emmenecker (Class of 2004) — former basketball player, Drake University
- Harry Hawkins (Class of 1922) - All-American football player for the University of Michigan, 1923-1925
- Jason Richardson (Class of 1999) — professional basketball player, Phoenix Suns
- Dar Tucker (Class of 2007) — basketball player, DePaul University
- Susan LeFevre, Prison escapee, and mother of 3, that successfully integrated back into society. [1]
- Clifton Ryan - Defensive Lineman, St. Louis Rams [2]
- Robert Becker Jr (Class of 1974) - Defensive End, all-time best high school football program '73
- Stephen Lynch (Class of 1989) - professional comedian, Broadway star, Tony Award Nominee
- Matthew Rudy (Class of 1990) - author
Jack O'Brien - (Class of l957) - Honor Alum - Successful Broadway Director
- Lindsey LaChance (Class of 2001) - United States Navy
[edit] Notable Staff Alumni
Thomas J. Karac, assistant football coach of the undefeated and unscored upon 1973 football team is the Director of Event Operations for the MLB Baseball Team Tampa Bay Rays, the 2008 ALDS Champions and the 2008 ALCS Champions. He has been with the team since 1997.
