Gnadenhutten Indians #10 Sophomore center John Metzger won game honors by swishing the nets for 13 Points (6 field goals and a free throw) and leading the Indians to a 45-36 planking of the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates. Metzger is averaging 11.6 points a game during the tournament.
DOVER - In the Consolation Division, the Gnadenhutten Indians (2-1) (22-22) sent the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (1-2) (31-19) to the showers and sending them home to regroup for the 1941 season.
The Pirates led the Indians 7-6 at the end of the 1st quarter and was still leading at intermission by a score of 20-18. But, at the end of the 3rd period Gnadenhutten had scored 11 points and their defense held the Creekers to 9 points which tied the score 29-29. In the 4th and final stanza, the Indians went on to win going away on a streak of sharp-shooting as Sugarcreek-Shanesville's attack bogged down. Gnaden outscored the Pirates 16 to 7 during this period.
Metzger led the Indian attack with 13 points, while teammate, #7 Junior forward Dallas Crites, ran his total markers to 12. Number 6 forward Earl Smith, who did not start the game because of illness, led the Pirates with 10 points.
GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 45
Dallas Crites F 4-4-12
John Metzger F 6-1-13
Virgil Allensworth C 1-2-4
Earl Johnson G 2-2-6
Dean Mills G 1-6-8
Al Galbraith C 0-0-0
Ken Kohl G 0-0-0
Ray Kennedy F 0-2-2
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 36
Olin Kaser F 1-1-3
Merle Smith F 2-4-8
Walter Zechiel C 0-1-1
Walter Blick G 4-1-9
Junior Moomaw G 1-0-2
Don Hershberger G 1-1-3
Earl Smith F 5-0-10
Saturday, February 24, 1940
John Stratton, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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