2015 Hall of Fame Bios
Ashton Hall
Ashton Hall graduated from Brookfield High School in 1932. He was a four year player in both football and basketball. Ashton also played organized baseball as a high school student. He attended Kent State University and played both baseball and football for the Flashes. Ashton graduated from Kent State in 1938 and was the first Kent State athlete to be selected to a post season All-Star squad. In August of 1938 he played on the Ohio All-Star football team against the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League.
Ashton coached basketball for 17 years and football for 12 years. His first coaching assignment was at Greensburg (now Green High School) in Summit County. During World War II he coached two football teams overseas. In basketball he compiled a record of 240 wins against 104 losses. As a football coach he won 58 games lost 44 and had three ties.
Ashton started officiating in 1935 and served as the president of the Wayne County Officials Association and as the president of the Ohio High School Commissioners Association. He was the first commissioner of the Chippewa Conference and also served as the commissioner of the All-Ohio Conference.
Ashton was inducted into the Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame in 1978. He later became the mayor of Rittman, a position he would hold for 20 years.
Tom Sanata
Tom Sanata graduated from Brookfield High School in 1975. As a junior wrestler, he won the sectional championship and was second in the district meet which qualified him to wrestle in the state meet in Columbus. As a senior at 112 pounds, Tom had a record of 22-5. He won the Howland Invitational and the sectional championship. He finished runner-up at the district meet to advance to Columbus for the state meet for the second year in a row. At the state meet, Tom defeated a state champ from 1974 who had a record of 54-1. He lost to a three-time state champ who had a record of 86-0 in his career. Tom finished 3rd in the state in 1975.
After graduating from Brookfield High School, Tom enlisted in the United States Navy. He spent four years in the Navy and was honorably discharged in 1981. For the past twenty-five years, Tom has been a project manager and is currently working with The Siegel Group in Las Vegas.
Lorne Conyers
Lorne Conyers graduated from Brookfield High School in 1984. He was a four-year letter winner in football and also lettered in basketball and track. As a sophomore and junior, Lorne was honorable mention All Trumbull County in football. As a senior, he was second-team All Trumbull County.
Lorne attended Baldwin Wallace on a scholarship and lettered four years in football for the Yellow Jackets. In 1984 he was the Freshman Offensive Player of the Year. As a sophomore Lorne led the team in rushing and was an honorable mention selection to the Ohio Athletic Conference Team. As a junior, he again led the Yellow Jackets in rushing and was named to the All Ohio Athletic Conference Second Team. As a senior, Lorne became Baldwin Wallace’s most prolific rusher in the school’s history. Although he only carried the ball 190 times Lorne amassed 1, 221 yard (7.25 yards per carry) with seven touchdowns. He set the Baldwin Wallace single season mark with his 1,221 total yards as well as setting the single game record with 244 yards in 28 carries versus Ohio Northern University, and set the B-W career rushing record of 2,418 yards. He was the Ohio Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week four times in 1987 and was All-OAC first-team. He was selected by the coaches as the most valuable offensive player on the team and earned All American honors from the Football News, the Associated Press and Pizza Hut. Lorne signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns in 1988.
He graduated from Baldwin Wallace with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.
Bill Greathouse
Bill Greathouse graduated from Brookfield High School in 1978. Bill lettered four years in track. As a junior and senior, he led the track team in points and was undefeated in regular season track meets. As a junior Bill was the Trumbull County Meet MVP. As a senior, he posted the fastest times in the area for the 100-and 220-yard dashes. Bill was the sectional champion in the 100 yard dash and the sectional runner-up in the 220 yard dash in 1977. At the state meet at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus, Bill placed 4th in the 100-yard-dash in a time of 10.0 seconds and he placed 4th in the 220-yard-dash with a time of 22.0 seconds. As a junior and senior Bill ran for the Warren Striders Track Team and the AAU Junior Olympic Track Squad. His best times running for the Warren Striders were 9.8 for the 100 yard-dash and 21.3 for the 220 yard-dash.
Bill holds Brookfield High School track records in the 100-yard dash at 9.9 seconds, the 220-yard dash in 21.7 seconds and anchored the 4 x 220 yard record relay team with a time of 1:34.
After graduating from Brookfield High School, Bill attended New Castle School of Trades and earned an associate degree in electrical technology. He worked for twenty two years at CSC Steel in Warren and is currently employed at NLMK in Farrell in the maintenance department.
Bill is married to Louise Greathouse. They have four children and four grandchildren and live in Austintown.
Kevin Wellendorf
Kevin Wellendorf graduated from Brookfield High School in 1995. He was a three year starter at tailback for the football team. Kevin also ran track, played baseball, and wrestled. As a senior, Kevin helped the team to a 9-1 regular season record and a TAC 8 Championship. It was the first time since 1978 that the Warriors qualified for the OHSAA state playoffs. They defeated Champion in the regional semi-finals but lost to Cleveland St. Benedictine in the regional finals.
Kevin earned several honors in his career at Brookfield. He set a state record for the deadlift at 555 pounds. As a junior and senior, he was First Team All TAC 8. He made The All-County First Team as a sophomore, junior, and a senior. In his senior year Kevin, was the Northeast Ohio Division IV Offensive Player of the Year, and was First Team Division IV All State. Kevin made The Valley Playbook Elite Team and was the Warren Tribune Player of the Year.
The 1955 Undefeated Football Team
The 1955 football team was the second football team to go undefeated for Brookfield High School. The Warriors dominated most of their opponents by scoring a total of 229 points while holding their opponents to a total of 51 points. The Warriors only allowed 8 touchdowns for the entire season and shutout three of their opponents. Brookfield opened the season with a 33-0 victory over Geneva and finished the year by defeating rival Hubbard 30-14. Brookfield’s season record is below of 8-0-1 is below.
Brookfield 33 Geneva 0
Brookfield 13 Hickory 0
Brookfield 33 Grove City 6
Brookfield 32 Sharpsville 12
Brookfield 6 Girard 6
Brookfield 41 Newton Falls 6
Brookfield 27 Greenville 7
Brookfield 14 Youngstown North 0
Brookfield 30 Hubbard 14
Brookfield’s roster included 18 seniors (Martin Bottar, Fred Bremick, Jack Campbell, William Davis, James Driscoll, Joe Emery, George Fielding, Burdell Hetrick, Steve Kochera, Robert Kozarich, Jack Layo, Robert Macuga, Donald Mild, Roy Setterberg, Ron Simoni, Frank Vendemia, John Wlodarski, John Zuhosky) 11 juniors (Sam Ford, Jay Goncz, Steve Gulla, Laird Hiestand, Walt Kijowski, George Lopuchovsky, Jim Simpson, Mike Sirianni, Joe Szabo, John Torma, Dan Valimont,) and 16 sophomores (John Antonovich, Jim Bugg, Alan Chantrey, John Emery, Jim Faloon, Dick Feller, Sam Hailey, Jim Hodge, Bob Kemper, Frank Kish, Carl Marx, Mickey Obermiyer, Jim O’Brien, Joe Ross, Bill Scanlon, Sam Tallo.)The team managers were Robert Bush, Richard Evans, Jim Hassage, and Richard Williams. The head coach was Tony Mason and his assistants were Dick Raidel, Ray Robinson, Glenn Stennett, and William Morvay.
The 1956 Undefeated Football Team
The 1956 football team was the second football team in school history to go unbeaten and untied. The Warriors allowed only nine touchdowns for the entire season. They outscored their opponents 189-58. The Warriors began the season by defeating Wellsville 6-0 when the defense recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for the only score of the game. Brookfield defeated arch rival Hubbard for their ninth win of the season by blocking an extra point try by the Eagles that would have tied the game. The complete record of the 1956 football team is below.
Brookfield 6 Wellsville 0
Brookfield 14 Hickory 6
Brookfield 20 Grove City 7
Brookfield 13 Sharpsville 0
Brookfield 27 Girard 6
Brookfield 28 Newton Falls 6
Brookfield 31 Greenville 6
Brookfield 36 Youngstown North 14
Brookfield 14 Hubbard 13
Brookfield’s roster included 12 seniors (Sam Ford, Jay Goncz, Steve Gulla, Laird Heistand, Walt Kijowski, George Lopuchovsky, Garnet Shockey, Jim Simpson, Mike Sirianni, Joe Szabo, John Torma, and Dan Valimont) 19 juniors ( John Antonovich, Jim Bugg, Alan Chantrey, John Emery, Jim Faloon, Richard Feller, Richard Furillo, Sam Hailey, Walter Harris, Jim Hodge, Bob Kemper, Frank Kish, Carl Marx, Mickey Obermiyer, Jim O’Brien, Joe Ross, Frank Roth, Bill Scanlon, and Sam Tallo) and 21 sophomores ( Ernie Bremick, Lawrence Crisan, Joe Detelich, Charles Filipovich, Ben Gearo, Gray Goncz, Wayne Hall, Alfred Harmon, William Haynie, William Jones, Frank Kurtz, Bob Liephemier, Ron Manion, John Miller, Richard Nagy, Joe Palombi, Ken Rust, Dave Sobotka, Steve Sop, Ed Ulmer, and Joe Zuhosky). The team managers were Robert Bush and Jim Hassage. The head coach was Tony Mason and his assistants were Ray Robinson, Glenn Stennett, Bob Shaw, and Dick Raidel.