Season Review
*** Information for the 1971 season comes from the TVHS yearbook and newspaper archives

The 1971 girls' basketball team is arguably the most dominant team in the history of Tusky Valley athletics. The Trojanettes entered the season as defending Tri-County conference champions and were on a 15-game winning streak. The '71 team not only lived up to the standards set before them but exceeded them as they demolished their opponents. The Trojanettes went 10-0 on the season winning by an average of 31.6 points per game.

Unlike the two previous seasons when the Trojanettes relied heavily on the scoring of Tonya Dillon, the '71 team featured a balanced attack with multiple scorers. Sophomore Danita Harvey emerged as the team's leading scorer with 115 points (11.5 ppg) on the season. The Trojanettes also received scoring contributions from 3-year varsity players Paula Lundenberger and Becky Eichel as well as sophomores Paula Levengood & Bonnie Boyd.

Lundenberger led the team on the glass as she recorded a team high 124 rebounds (12.4 rpg) on the season.

The '71 team was rarely challenged during the season with their closest game coming in the 8th game of the season when they defeated Conotton Valley 51-36. The Trojanettes wrapped up their second consecutive Tri-County League championship by pummeling Garaway 59-21 on February 25th.

The season finale was a showdown of unbeaten squads as both Tusky Valley and Malvern entered the game with perfect 9-0 records. Malvern was the champion of the Stark County League. The game was no contest as the Trojanettes whipped the Hornets 39-21.

For the second consecutive season the Trojanettes ended the season with a 10-0 record but did not get a chance to prove themselves against other schools throughout the state as the Ohio high school girls' basketball state tournament would not begin until the 1975-1976 season.

The 1971 season would also be the last season for Tusky Valley head coach Paula Martin. In July of 1971 Coach Martin was granted a leave of absence from TVHS to further her education in graduate school at Western Kentucky University. In July of 1972 Coach Martin officially resigned her position as physical education teacher at TVHS. Coach Martin left Tusky Valley with a career record of 25-2.