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Clay Dill, Class of 1978
Even though Clay earned four varsity letters in baseball, Clay's accomplishments on the basketball court are unparalleled at LaGrange and Keystone. Clay began his freshman year on the junior varsity squad and was quickly promoted to the varsity team. His first start yielded 12 points versus Columbia. As a sophomore, Clay averaged 14.6 points per game and earned Honorable Mention All-State honors and established the school record for the most points in a game, with 47 against Black River. Clay was named first team All-Conference, All-County and All-District, second team All-State, appointed to the Cleveland Press Dream Team and awarded the Keystone MVP and Coaches Award.

Clay averaged 28.0 points as a senior, finishing second in the area and led the team with 246 rebounds. He was named first team All-Conference, All-County, All-District and All-State. Clay was named the Class A "Player of the Year" for the northeast district, appointed to the Plain Dealer Dream Team, played in the AA-A All-Star game and was named "Mr. Basketball" for Lorain County along with his twin brother Jay. Clay remains the leading career scoring leader at Keystone. His effort against Black River remains a single game record and he is the only boy's basketball player to ever receive first team All-State recognition. Clay continued to play basketball and baseball at Baldwin-Wallace College where he earned his degree.