40 - Gnaden Tops Stone Creek 38-24 (2-16-40)

Gnadenhutten Indians 1940 Basketball Team.  Front:  Head Coach Ed Sears - Ken Kohl - Bob Ervin - Bill Schreiner - Ray Kennedy - Manager Bill Crouse and Manager Bill McConnell.  Back:  Earl Johnson - Dallas Crites - Virgil Allensworth - John Metzger - Dean Miller and Al Galbraith.

Stone Creek Golden Panthers 1940 Basketball Team.  Front:  Ridenour - Dave Buchler - G. Mizer - Dale Wherley and Junior Arbogast.  Back:  Head Coach George Holmes - Don Buehler - Roger Buchler - W. Kughler - Jim Arbogastg - Vic Turner - Ralph Kilchenman and Bill Arbogast (Manager).


DOVER - Unable to keep up with smooth-passing, sharp-shooting Gnadenhutten Indians (1-0) (21-21), the Stone Creek Golden Panthers (0-1) (5-14) went down to a 38-24 defeat in their 1st appearance in the tournament.  The game was marked by the fact that only 12 personals were called against both teams throughout the contest as the players gave an exhibition of clean and snappy play.

1st-year Head Coach of the Golden Panthers' cagers tossed in the opening 2 points on free throws, but that was the last the Panthers saw of the lead.  Gnaden was in front by a score of 12-8 at the end of the 1st quarter.  In the 2nd period, Stone Creek outscored the Indians 6 to 5, but still found themselves behind by halftime 17-14.  The tomahawks came out in the 3rd period as Gnaden scored 13 points to the Panthers 6 points and the scoreboard reading 30-20.  The Indians headed by 3rd-year Head Coach Ed Sears, continued to hunt-down the cats in the final stanza and bagged their 1st game of the tourney.

Sophomore center John Metzger led all scorers for game honors hitting 7 field goals and a free throw for 15 points for Gnaden.  No other individual hit double figures.  Stone Creek was led by forward Dale Wherley who swished the nets for 8 markers.

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 38

Ray Kennedy F 2-0-4
Dallas Crites F 4-0-8
John Metzger C 7-1-15
Earl Johnson G 0-1-1
Dean Mills G 3-0-6
Ken Kohl G 1-0-2
Al Galbraith F 1-0-2
Bill Schreiner F 0-0-0
Bob Ervin G 0-0-0

STONE CREEK GOLDEN PANTHERS - 24

Ralph Kilchenman F 1-0-2
Dale Wherley F 4-0-8
Vic Turner C 2-0-4
W. Kugler G 1-0-2
G. Mizer G 2-2-6
Dave Buehler G 1-0-2
Roger Buehler F 0-0-0
Don Buehler F 0-0-0
Junior Arbogast G 0-0-0


Saturday, February 17, 1940
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio