DOVER - The Midvale Blue Devils (4-1) (37-18), whose only loss was to the Tuscarawas Broncos 36-31, and their 32-29 win over the Strasburg Tigers (3-2) (58-17) marked the 2nd time in the tournament that the Tigers of Head Coach Emmet Riley was upset, playing in another dog-eat-dog contest that went to Head Coach Travis White's Blue Devils of which only the strength of their play in the final quarter when they came from behind and outscored Strasburg 8 to 2.
The teams played on even terms in the 1st 2 quarters, tying at 5-all in the 1st and with Midvale taking a 15-11 edge at the intermission. Strasburg recovered in the 3rd chukker and outscored the Blue Devils 16 to 9 to take over a 27-24 lead at the end of the stanza. Only 2 points were scored, a filed goal by the Tigers' forward Jim (Jack) Rennicker, in the 1st 4 minutes of the final quarter, but after the automaticf time-out Midvale quickly ranintothe lead with Sophomore guard Dave Stevenson, Rennicker and Junior forward Sam Booth each tossing field goals to give them a 32-27 edge. Strasburg's Junior forward Gene Bayer scored his teams last points with a long shot with more than a minute of playing time remaining.
Rennicker of the Blue Devils copped scoring honors with 11 points, while Captain Senior center Dallas Yackey led the Strasburg attack with 8 points. Junior center Gene Hawkins followed up for Midvale with 9 points and Senior guard Glen Stille and Junior forward Don Neidenthal each had 8 points for Strasburg.
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 32
Jim (Jack) Rennicker F 5-1-11
Gil Bartles F 1-2-4
Gene Hawkins C 3-3-9
Dave Stevenson G 3-0-6
Sam Booth G 1-0-2
Jim Morgan G 0-0-0
STRASBURG TIGERS - 29
Don Neidenthal F 2-2-6
Gene Bayer F 2-1-5
Dallas Yackey C 4-0-8
Glen Stille G 3-0-6
Jack Haas G 0-0-0
Jack Reiger G 2-0-4
Monday, February 28, 1944
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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