The Strasburg Defense as well as the sharp-shooting of Tiger Sophomores Forward Jerry Haswell (6-1) and Center Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel (6-3) dropped the Northwestern Huskies 53-43 out of the Regional Tournament. Haswell's total at this point is 118 points in 9 games for an average of 13.1 points per game. Goose has tallied 139 points in 10 games in tournament play for an average of 13.9 points per game.
Jerry Haswell (6-1) of the rampaging Strasburg Tigers goes high for a field goal against the Northwestern Huskies.
Junior Guard Eldon (Zeke) Mullett (6-1) ballet move stumps a Northwestern Huskies' defender.
CANTON - A sweeping 53-43 conquest shot the Strasburg Tigers (9-1) (26-4) into the Class B Regional Tournament finals in Canton tonight against a swift-moving Canfield Fighting Cardinals (26-1) aggregation that handed the Waynesdburg Mohawks (25-1) its 1st loss of the season 54-42. Head Coach Don Martin's crew ripped the touted Northwestern Huskies (30-2) attack to shreds in the last 7 minutes last night as they hounded the Northwestern ball-handlers all around the Canton Fieldhouse hardwood and then grabbed the rebounds as quick as the ball caromed from the rims.
Tonight's contest will get underway at 8:00. Tickets for the duel are available at the Houghlan Drug Store and the Strasburg High School at $1.50, $1.00 and 75 cents for Reserved Seats, general admission and student tickets, respectively. The Tiger's mighty conquest was a team victory all the way as Strasburg out-shot, outfought and outplayed the highly favored Wayne County Champions throughout the entire ball game.
With only 5 men seeing action all the way, Sophomores, forward Jerry Haswell (6-1) and center Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel (6-3), paced the Tiger attack with 13 points each, but Senior forward Jim Weinmann (6-0) and Junior guard Eldon (Zeke) Mullett (6-1) each collected 11 markers, while Senior forward Max Bonifant (6-0) chipped in 5 important points, all in the 1st half. The Bengals leaped out front swiftly into the lead 4-0 as Weinmann knifed through Huskie defenses at the outset of the contest and racked up 2 quick field goals.
Northwestern then came back snarling for their only overpowering exhibition of the entire game as they crashed into the limelight on the driving shots of Junior forward Chet Welty (5-11) and Senior center Dale Wegandt to ramble to a 9-4 advantage before Strasburg could stem the tide. But the lead was short lived as the Tuscarawas County standard bearers slowly cut the margin down with Zeke deadlocking the count and Goose putting the Tigers ahead 13-11 with just one minute remaining in the quarter. Junior guard Stan Totten (5-10) cashed in on a free throw to end the scoring.
Weygandt, who led both teams in scoring with 21 points and Welty, continued to shoulder the burden for the Huskies in the 2nd frame. They slipped to a 16-13 advantage in the early minutes of the period with Welty throwing in 2 field goals. Weygandt added 2 more a short time later as Northwestern assumed a 5-point lead once again this time by 20-15. From this point on, it was the Bengals' ball game all the way except for a brief flurry that the Huskies managed to exhibit at the close of the 3rd stanza and into the 4th canto.
Haswell and Bonifant took over the offensive chores for the remainder of the 2nd period and gave Strasburg a 4-point lead at the half. Haswell slithered through the Northwestern zone defense to lay one up and Bonifant followed with one of his special push shots to make the score 20-19...Huskies. But Haswell gave a whirling dynamo exhibition and fired up the Tiger spark with 2 action shots as he drove into the basket and then followed with a free throw shot to make the score 24-20 before Junior forward Don Fasig (5-11) chimed in with his only field goal to narrow the margin down to 24-22. Bonifant grabbed the sphere and drove in for a bucket shortly before the half ended and it was 26-23...Strasburg.
Goose and Zeke did all the scoring for the Tigers in the 3rd period as they began to take control of the boards from Northwestern. But the Huskies stayed within range throughout the frame and slipped into the lead in the last 52 seconds as Welty sank a twisting jump shot to make the score 37-36...Northwestern. The Tigers regained the edge at the outset of the 4th period 39-37 as Haswell knotted the count on a free throw and Goose continued his mastery under the boards with a tip in.
Wegandt made the last bid for the Huskies as he deadlocked the count 39-39 on a drive-in layup and from there on out it was all Strasburg as the Tigers ripped Northwestern's confidence and eased into the victory. Haswell gave the lead back to the Bengals for keeps as the Tigers pulled a beautifully timed play down the center of the keyhole with Goose passing off to Haswell under the basket and the latter laying it up.
The strapping Sophomore added a free throw and then Goose reached up and tipped the ball in to give Strasburg a 44-39 lead and 3 and a half minutes left to play. The Huskies' attack began to crumble at this point as the Tigers brought pressure to bear and then took lthe ball to Haswell finding an opening and driving it underneath from the side to all but clinch it...46-35.
Wegandt made the last bid for free throw shots at 2:02 and Strasburg went into a stall with Northwestern frantically grabbing for the ball. Weinmann then made a pair of charity throws at 1:15 as the Huskies fumbled the ball in their anxiety to get back in the game and then fouled trying to get the sphere. The Tigers roared to a 10-point lead with 45 seconds to go and then Weimann added a pair of free throws at the 19-second mark to climax the scoring.
The Bengals made 15 out of 20 free throws to clinch the victory, while Northwestern could manage but 5 of 13. Both teams collected 19 field goals in the hard-fought contest with Strasburg hitting on 19 of 45 chances for a 42.2 average, while the Huskies made 19 of 62 attempts for a 30.6 mark.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 53
Jim Weinmann F 3-5-11
Max Bonifant F 2-1-5
Jerry (Moose) Von Kaenel C 6-1-13
Jerry Haswell G 5-3-13
Eldon (Zeke) Mullett G 3-5-11
NORTHWESTERN HUSKIES - 43
Chet Welty F 5-0-10
Don Fasig F 2-1-5
Dale Wegandt C 9-3-21
Don Howman G0-0-0
Bob Reinke G 0-0-0
Stan Totten G 3-1-7
Roger Fair G 0-0-0
Saturday, March 14, 1953
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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