DENNISON - Announcement of the 8-1 Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates' victory over the Strasburg Tigers (7-1) and the winning of the District title was made at the radio show held Saturday night at Community Hall in Sugarcreek. One thousand perhaps staged a demonstration when 'pie plant' Pete, one of the entertainers, announced the score. The colored jug band, another organization from WTAM, Cleveland, capped the climax by singing a song in lhonor of the Pirates.
Junior forward Boyd Burkey, Sugarcreek-Shanesville, the scoring sensation of the tournament, probably ranks among the high scorers of Ohio. He averaged 17 points a game for the season and almost 14 points per game in 3 successive tournaments. He made 52 points in 4 games in the county tournament and 14 points in 2 games at the Sectional event and the 58 points in 3 games at the District Tournament games is a mark the boys may shoot at for some time.
Burkey, an uncanny shot and a great dribbler, scored 22 points in the District Championship contest. He was held down only once to 1 field goal, in the Sectional tourney, by Morgan of the Dennison Railroaders.
Sugarcreek-Shanesville was given a silver trophy and also a plaque. Strasburg was awarded the runner-up cup. Members of the championship teams were given individual gold basketballs and players on the runner-up teams received silver basketballs.
Senior forward Ken Ricker of Sugarcreek-Shanesville, chief feeder for Burkey, dead shot, suffered a broken nose in the final with Strasburg. He fouled junior guard Joe Steffe of Strasburg and the latter swung around quickly, striking him in the face. Steffe, who regretted the incident and protested that it was accidental was removed from the lineup. Ricker was taken to the dressing room and attended by a physician.
REPORTER'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
1ST TEAM
Forward - Boyd Burkey, Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates
Forward - Bill Yates, Strasburg Tigers
Center - Nolan Logsdon, Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates
Guard - Brown, New Concord Muskies
Guard - Sylvester Harmon, Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates
2ND TEAM
Forward - John Studer, Strasburg Tigers
Forward - Ken Ricker, Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates
Center - Sam Schenk, Strasburg Tigers
Guard - Mashrik, St. Johns Fighting Irish
Guard - Trace, New Concord Miskies
HONORABLE MENTION
Hugo Wassem - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates
Joe Steffe - Strasburg Tigers
Slater - New Concord Muskies
Jones - Bethesda
Robinson - Millersburg Knights
C. Kackley - Byesville Colts
Magistro - St. John's Fighting Irish
Monday, March 14, 1932
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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