DOVER - Second-year Head Coach Sylvester Harmon's Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (1-0) (32-19), a tournament seeded team, had all it could handle in the 1st contest of the 19th Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament, by escaping the threat of the Mineral City Tigers (0-1) (9-25) which refused to give up and lost 36-31 only when the Pirates dropped in 14 points through the nets in the final stanza.
The Tigers took a 6-4 lead at the end of the 1st quarter, but Sugarcreek-Shanesville rallied in the 2nd period and took an 18-16 edge at halftime, only to have the League cellar champs bounce back and knot the count at 22-all at the close of the 3rd quarter. But, 1st-year Head Coach C.J. Hanner of Mineral City encouraged his team not to stop there, as the cagers went on to take a 27-24 lead in the 1st part of the final period while worrying Pirate fans. Sugarcreek-Shanesville found the hoop again and with forward Noland Kaser leading the way sank 9 points and went on to win easily.
Free throws kept the Mineral City Five in the game. They dropped in 11 of 14 tosses, while the Pirates made only 6 of 11. The Pirates lost guard Merle Smith as he took 4 of the 13 fouls assessed the winners, while Mineral City had 11 called against them.
Sugarcreek-Shanesville's Nolan Kaser led his team with 15 points and sailed the seas for game honors, while Mineral City's guard Tom Smitley turned in an excellent game by keeping his club in the contest with 11 markers.
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 36
Noland Kaser F 7-1-15
Howard Moomaw F 1-0-2
Junior Trachsel C 4-3-11
Earl Smith G 1-0-2
Merle Smith G 0-0-0
Bob Immel G 2-0-4
John Sundheimer G 1-0-2
Roy Blick F 0-0-0
Dale Weiss G 0-0-0
MINERAL CITY TIGERS - 31
Carl Gsell F 2-1-5
John Bartos F 2-2-6
Wilbur Bailey C 1-3-5
Bill Abel G 0-0-0
Tom Smitley G 3-5-11
Ray Houze G 2-0-4
Gene Bozman F 0-0-0
Friday, February 21, 1941
John Stratton, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1940-41
1. Bolivar Cardinals (George Wrentmore-2) 9-1 .900 (4th Title) (2nd Straight)
2. Gnadenhutten Indians (Ed J. Sears-4) 8-2 .800
3. Tuscarawas Broncos (Charmis Davis-11) 7-3 .700
4. Midvale Blue Devils (Pete Wolfe-1) 7-3 .700
5. Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (Sylvester Harmon-2) 6-4 .600
6. Strasburg Tigers (Sam Andrews-2) 6-4 .600
7. Baltic Eagles (L.P. Wartiainen-4) 5-5 .500
8. Dundee Bulldogs (Ken Gartrell-2) 3-7 .300
9. Port Washington Purple Riders (Walter J. Meade-5) 2-8 .200
10. Mineral City Tigers (C.J. Hanner-1) 1-9 .100
11. Stone Creek Golden Panthers (George E. Holmes-2) 1-9 .100
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