DOVER - The Strasburg Tigers, Tuscarawas Broncos and the Berlin Blue Jays ousted the Dennison Railroaders, Carrollton Warriors and the Millersburg Knights from the Class B Northeastern Sectional Basketball Tournament last night when the annual event got under way at Memorial Hall with 1,057 paid admissions looking on and with a new schedule of 3 games set for tonight. Strasburg's undefeated Tigers won their 24th straight game of the year with a great shooting exhibition as they swept over the Railroaders 44-26. The Broncos dropped the Warriors out by the same score and the Blue Jays came through in the final seconds to take a thriller from the Knights 25-24.
Possibility of an all-Tuscarawas County qualifying round in the 2 Saturday night games with the winners going to Zanesville the following week for the Eastern District finals looked good today. Both the Midvale Blue Devils and Tuscarawas Broncos are favored to win tonight and if so they will meet in the other qualifying game.
The Carrollton Warriors (6-11) gave the Tuscarawas Broncos (5-1) (21-3) some trouble by gettinghot in the 1st quarter to lead at one stage 9-3, but the Broncos started hitting their stride and after being behind 11-9 at the end of the quarter went on to take a 24-17 lead at intermission and a 30-21 advantage in the 3rd stanza before pouring it on in the final period.
Senior forward Rich Donahue of Tuscarawas was the Broncos' main threat all evening, dropping in 7 field goals for 14 points, while Senior center Fred Walton, high scoring ace, was held to 12 and Senior forward John Vesco followed up with 8 points. Boyld Ray and W. Williamson led the Carrollton club with 13 and 10 points, respectively. John Gee of Shadyside and Delbert Blatter of Coshocton officiated.
TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 44
Rich Donahue F 7-0-14
John Vesco F 3-2-8
Fred Walton C 5-2-12
Bill Dessecker G 0-0-0
Jay Herning G 2-0-4
Loyal Bishop C 1-0-2
Bob French F 1-0-2
Bob Winsch F 0-0-0
Andy Steve G 1-0-2
Jack Crites G 0-0-0
CARROLLTON WARRIORS - 26
Abel F 1-0-2
Boyd Ray F 3-7-13
Saltsman C 0-1-1
Shane G 0-0-0
W. Williamson G 4-2-10
Boggs F 0-0-0
Friday, March 1, 1946
John Stratton, Editorial Staff
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
SECTIONAL 3-1-46
Magnolia vs Midvale 7PM
Tuscarawas vs Walnut Creek 8PM
Berlin vs Dover St. Joseph 9PM
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