The 1952 Stone Creek Golden Panthers Basketball Team. FRONT: Wayne Billman (Manager) - Willis Ridenour - Bill Jones - Jerry Gasser - Jim Lorenz and Ken Heid. BACK: Junior Johns (Manager) - Carl Poland - Gary Grimm - Head Coach Ken Newlon - Don Miller - Floyd Patrick and David Gross.
The 1952 Port Washington Purple Riders Basketball Team. FRONT: John Hursey - Paul Frank - Bob Gray - Ken Huston - Ralph Stewart and Ron Denning. BACK: Jim Hill (Manager) - Jim Landon - Clyde Glazer - Gene Galbraith - Homer Schwab - Jim Parker - Fred Welsch and Head Coach Bray Toot.
DOVER - Last night's Stone Creek Golden Panthers (1-0) (9-11) (19-36) and Port Washington Purple Riders (0-1) (10-10) (16-46) tussle shaped up into a scoring duel between the Golden Panthers' southpaw Sophomore forward Jim Lorenz and the Purple Riders' Sophomore center sensation Ken Huston. Both clubs tallied 18 field goals with each of the stars collecting 10 markers. Lorenz added 2 free throws for a 22-point total. Huston cashed in one free throw toss to tally 21 markers.
The Panthers grabbed the win by outscoring the Riders 12 to 9 at the free throw strip. After trailing 14-12 in a cautious 1st quarter, 5th-Year Head Coach Ken Newlon's Stone Creek cagers surged into a 31-26 halftime 5-point margin with Lorenz leading the way on 6 action shots. But Port still had Huston firing away.
He came back in the 3rd stanza and netted 6 points to the Golden Panther's 7 to keep the Purple Riders within striking distance, 38-32, going into the home stretch. The Rider's Senior guard Ralph Stewart set the stage for a blazing last frame skirmish when he quickly connected for a 2-pointer and then slipped in behind a Panther and stole the ball and then dribbled in for a fast bunny to slice the margin to 2 points at 38-36.
Lorenz, Junior center Jerry Gasser and Freshman Bill Jones combined to give the Panthers a 45-42 edge. Port Washington's Junior guard Bob Gray made it 45-44. His teammate, Senior forward Ron Denning, blew a chance to put the Purple Riders in front when he missed an easy layup and then seconds later failed on 2 attempts at the free throw line. Lorenz and Senior guard Jerry Billman accounted for Stone Creek's final 2 markers. Junior forward John Hursey added the last stroke for the Riders with a free throw shot.
STONE CREEK GOLDEN PANTHERS - 48
Bill Jones (275) F 2-5-9
Jim Lorenz (319) F 10-2-22
Jerry Gasser C 2-1-5
Miller G 1-2-4
Jerry Billman G 2-1-5
Willis Ridenour G 1-1-3
PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 45
Ron Denning F 1-0-2
John Hursey F 1-3-5
Paul Frank F 1-2-4
Ken Huston (376) 10-1-21
Bob Gray G 2-2-4
Ralph Stewart G 3-1-7
Thursday, February 14, 1952
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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