DOVER - With the Port Washington Purple Riders (2-0) (18-3) (13-34) having one of its best years near the end of the season (they were 12-0) around mid January...and ended up 16-3, while the Baltic Eagles (0-1) (2-15) (24-37) were nursing a rebuilding year, the Purple Riders had an easy 58-20 victory for their 2nd straight win in the Tuscarawas County Class B Tournament.
Head Coach Bray Toot's quintet held quarter leads of 13-4, 23-11 and 37-16 over the Eagles, a team that might have made it more interesting for Port Washington had they been hitting a better percentge of their attempts from the field. The Porters rode hard to a 9-point advantage in the very 1st quarter. The 2nd period looked pretty much the same as the first with the Purple Riders' offense netting 10 points and their defense holding Baltic to 7 points by intermission. The Eagles were limited to just 5 stingy points in the 3rd quarter, while the Riders hit the nets for 14...icing the game. The Tootmen Reserves took over in the last quarter and Baltic was still held to 4 markers.
Junior guard 5-10 Dick Corbett paced Port Washington with 16 points and 6-1 Senior guard Vernon Furbay swished the nets for another 10 points. Senior guard Bob Stauffer lead Baltic with 6 markers.
PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 58
Paul Day F 3-2-8
Gene Heston F 0-1-1
Hal Gallion F 3-2-8
Bob Jones F 1-0-2
Hal Huston C 2-1-5
Dick Corbett G 7-2-16
Bob Frank G 0-0-0
Jack Davies G 4-0-8
Vernon Furbay G 4-2-10
BALTIC EAGLES - 20
Myron Pepper 2-1-5
Gene Rauschenbach F 0-0-0
Bill Snyder C 2-1-5
Bob Brown C 0-0-0
Bob Felton G 1-2-4
Bob Stauffer G 3-0-6
Saturday, February 21, 1948
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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