Senior Guard John Reiger of the Strasburg Tigers (44) drives in toward the Tigers basket to score a field goal Saturday night at Memorial Hall in the qualifying round of the Class B Sectional Tournament as the Bengals whipped the Dennison Railroaders 64-44 to gain a berth in the Steubenville District Tournament Wednesday against the Scio Panthers. Forward Dick Polen (27) and Guard Dick Rizor (28) of Dennison fail to halt Reiger.
DOVER - After holding a 15-11 first quarter lead and a 29-24 halftime margin the Strasburg Tigers (6-1) (21-5) unleased an offensive which completely overwhelmed a highly regarded Dennison Railroaders team (11-9). With Senior forward Don Gepfert and Senior center Jim Huffman leading the way, the Cats raced to a 46-32 third stanza margin and all but cinched the decision. Huffman poured in 4 pivot shots in the 4th canto and the Railroaders' drive faded out.
Strasburg used a tight zone defense which successfully bottled up Chuck Cummings, Dennison center. Senior Guard Ross Fausto's set shooting over the Tigers zone netted the little Railroader 6 field goals, but this was not enough to match the blazing Bengal offensive. Four Strasburg players scored in double figures: Huffman, Gepfert, Reiger and Senior forward Norman Couts hitting 15, 12, 12, and 11, respectively. Fausto was lead his team with 19 points, while his teammate Cummings layed in 14 in a losing cause.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 64
Nortman Couts F 5-1-11
Tom Miller F 0-0-0
John Jeandrevin F 0-0-0
Don Gepfert F 4-4-12
John Mizer F 1-2-4
Jim Huffman C 6-3-15
Jim Reiger C 1-1-3
John Reiger G 5-2-12
Dick Froman G 2-1-5
Dale Bayer G 1-0-2
DENNISON RAILROADERS - 44
Lee Custer F 1-0-2
Don Sudduth F 0-0-0
Ed Wagstaff F 0-0-0
Dick Polen F 1-0-2
Bill Barth F 0-2-2
chuck Cummings C 6-2-14
Ross Fausto G 6-7-19
Will Hill G 0-1-1
Dick Rizor G 1-1-3
Allensworth G 1-1-3
Monday, March 6, 1950
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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