DOVER - Sugarcreek-Shanesville (3-0) (6-1) Pirates won the Annual Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament Championship at the Dover Legion Hall Saturday night when they edged the Bolivar Carinals (2-1) (6-4) by 1-point. Other schools, Baltic, Dundee, Gnadenhutten, Mineral City, Strasburg and Tuscarawas had been eliminated in the morning and afternoon games. Along with the championship of the county, the Sugarcreek five carried away the silver cup offered by The Daily Reporter and earned the right to enter their school in the District Class B Tournament which will be played in Cambridge on March 11th. The evening game was much like the semi-final in the afternoon when the Bolivar Cardinals upset the Strasburg Tigers which played fast basketball and the game zigzagged back and forth when suddenly the Tigers found themselves leading at the half. For awhile in the final period, it looked like Sugarcreek's hopes for winning the game had been crushed by the Bolivar fast break. Moomaw opened the scoring for Sugarcreek by dropping in one from under the net from a quick pass from Bob Neff. Moomaw had 2 field goals for 4 points and Junior center Bob Neff had a field goal for 2 points. Sophomore forward Harlan Sliffe dropped in 5 field goals and one foul shot to lead the Pirates with 11 points. Senior guard Oliver Watson ended the Sugarcreek-Shanesville scoring when he hit a foul shot. Senior forward Harry Notter hit 4 foul goals to lead the Cardinals with 8 points. Junior center Randall Gerber had one field goal and 3 foul shots for 4 points, while John Reiger picked up 2 points as did Maurice Helwick when he hit 2 foul shots. Senior Jim Fisher ended the Cardinals scoring by hitting yet another foul shot.
Sliffe played about the best game for the Sugarcreek team. Notter also had a good scoring game for the Bolivar Cardinals, but his defensive work was terrible. Gerber and Helwick had a great game for the Cardinals as well. Watson, the flashy guard for the Pirates, was banished from the game by officials, Gross and McIntosh, shortly after the 2nd half was started. He had commited 4 personal fouls by then and the rule in those days were 4 fouls and you were out, which would change to 5 in the future.
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 18
Harlan Sliffe 5-1-11
Moomaw 2-0-4
Bob Neff 1-0-2
Oliver Watson 0-1-1
Howard Gerber 0-0-0
Stan Miller 0-0-0
BOLIVAR CARDINALS - 17
Harry Notter 4-0-8
John Reiger 1-0-2
Randall Gerber 1-3-4
Maurice Helwick 0-2-2
Jim Fisher 0-1-1
Monday, March 1, 1926
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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