Wednesday, February 16, 1949
Dover, Ohio
SOLELY ON THE BASIS of statistics, records and the like, the Midvale Blue Devils are a heavy favorite to win the county tournament title and dethrone the Strasburg Tigers, defending Champions. Again on the basis of records, teams most likely to pose the most serious threat to the Blue Devils are Strasburg, the Mineral City Tigers and the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates.
Although Midvale conquered all three during the season, the Tigers (Mineral City and Strasburg) and Pirates gave Head Coach 2nd-Year Head Coach Bill French's quintet more trouble than anyone else in the conference. Midvale topped Sugarcreek-Shanesville 46-36, Mineral City 58-49 and Strasburg 54-44.
THE "SLEEPER" in that upper bracket with Midvale and Strasburg may be Head Coach 2nd-Year Head Coach Ray Blickensderfer's Gnadenhutten Indians. Tall, rangy and gifted with scoring ability, the Indians could forege one of the top upsets of the meet if they have a good night.
MINERAL CITY AND SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE appear headed for a return engagement on February 23rd. Near the close of the regular session, the Bengals spanked the Bucs 61-43 at Mineral City and the Pirates have found it difficult to forget.
TUSCARAWAS COUNTY CLASS B BASKETBALL SEASON (1948-49)
1. Midvale Blue Devils 19-1 .950
2. Mineral City Tigers 17-3 .850
3. Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates 15-4 .789
4. Strasburg Tigers 14-5 .737
5. Stone Creek Golden Panthers 11-8 .579
6. Gnadenhutten Indians 11-9 .550
7. Tuscarawas Broncos 8-10 .444
8. Port Washington Purple Riders 6-9 .400
9. Dundee Bulldogs 8-12 .400
10. Bolivar Cardinals 6-13 .316
11. Baltic Eagles 5-14 .263
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