DOVER - Two of the 3 Tuscarawas County Class B high school basketball teams to go to the boards in the Sectional Tournament at Memorial Hall returned victorious last night and will continue in the eliminations, while the 3rd fell by the wayside. Triumphant were the Dennison Railroaders, 41-30 victors over the Millersburg Knights and the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates, easy winners over Holmes County's Big Prairie Bulldogs by a 62-31 count. The lone loser was the Tuscarawas Broncos, runner-up for the county tournament title, which fell before the Walnut Creek Cardinals by a 54-33 score.
With 1,013 cash customers in the stands, the county entrants more than held their own, but Walnut Creek loomed as a definate threat to anything the entire district can offer. This despite their 2 regular season losses to Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates.
Eleventh-Year Head Coach Earl Sundheimer's Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (4-0) (25-0) rolled over the Big Prairie Bulldogs with ease, outscoring their foes 10 to 6, 15 to 6, 22 to 7 and 15 to 12 in the 4 quarters as they coasted under the wire. In addition to the 18 points Senior forward Warren Craigo chalked up, forward Gene Mast nitched 13 points through the hoops, guard Ernie Raber 12, guard Junior Miller 10 and Junior center Bob Lanzer 8, before Sundheimer sent 3 substitutes into the fray in the final stanza. Big Prairie's guard Jacobs pushed through 12 points, while forward Schmidt followed up with 10 points.
Referees Dave Long of Uhrichsville and Dana Whitmire of Newcomerstown whistled down Dennison and Millersburg 37 times to assess personal fouls and 6 members of the 2 teams were banished.
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 62
Gene Mast F 6-1-13
Warren Craigo F 9-0-18
Bob Lanzer C 3-2-8
Ernie Raber G 6-0-12
Junior Miller G 4-2-10
Bill Neff C 0-0-0
Bill Doll G 0-0-0
Doyle Schumaker F 0-1-1
BIG PRAIRIE BULLDOGS - 31
Miller F 1-1-3
Schmidt F 5-0-10
Lee C 1-1-3
Jacobs G 6-0-12
Wachtel G 1-1-3
Batterraley F 0-0-0
Friday, March 3, 1944
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT 3-3-44
Magnolia vs Midvale 8PM
Dennison vs Dover St. Joseph 9PM
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