The coaches All-County selections are as following, starting with top center and working around clockwise: Jerry Haswell (Strasburg) - Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel (Strasburg) - Ken Huston (Port Washington) - Bob Cramer (Bolivar) - Bill Ray (Sugarcreek-Shanesville) - Tom Ott (Baltic) - Errol Jacobs (Baltic) - Ralph Vesco (Gnadenhutten) - Carl Gilmore (Gnadenhutten) and Jim Lorenz (Stone Creek).
DOVER - The 1954 All-County League Basketball Team picked by the 11 coaches in the League, will undoubtedly go down as one of the best combinations ever chosen. There are plenty of good players to choose from in this year's League and the 10 chosen, combine just about every good basketball quality a team can be expected to possess.
The squad has height, speed, rebound ability, defensive ability and plenty of scoring punch. The top 10 totaled more than 3,000 points among them in the regular season. The Strasburg Tigers and Baltic Eagles each had 2 men in the top ten selections, while the Bengals of Head Coach Don Martin also had a man on the Honorable Mention quintet.
Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel, 6-4 Junior, was the top vote getter in the poll. Goose is a repeat choice from last year's "Dream Team" as is teammate Jerry Haswell, 6-1 Junior. Close behind Von Kaenel in the voting was the Stone Creek Golden Panther's Jim Lorenz, 5-11.5 Senior who became ineligible because of age on January 27th.
Both Goose and Lorenz each polled 3 first place votes in the balloting. Lorenz is also a repeat selection on the All-Star Squad. Ken Huston, 5-11 Senior, from the Port Washington Purple Riders and last year's most valuable player, was 3rd in the voting. Haswell was 4th and the Gnadenhutten Indian's Carl Gilmore, 5-11 Senior who is the county's leading point-maker, was in the number 5 spot.
The remainder of the top ten was led by Bill Ray of the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates, 6-1 Senior, was given 2 first place votes. The Eagle's Tom Ott and Errol Jacobs, Bob Cramer of the Bolivar Cardinals and Ralph Vesco of the Tuscarawas Broncos rounded out the team. The Midvale Blue Devils were the only team which failed to place a member on the 1954 All-Star Squad. Dundee had Dick Slemmer and the Mineral City Tigers had Gene Argento, both in the Honorable Mention list.
Harry Thompson, Broncos Senior who made the Honor Team as a Junior last season, barely missed out this year and was on the Honorable Mention list along with Larry Myers, also of the Broncos. The Top Ten players chosen will each get a small individual trophy from The Daily Reporter with their name inscribed on it.
ALL-STAR TEAM
Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel (6-4 Junior) Strasburg Tigers
Jim Lorenz (5-11 Senior) Stone Creek Golden Panthers
Ken Huston (5-11 Senior) Port Washington Purple Riders
Jerry Haswell Jr. (6-1 Junior) Strasburg Tigers
Carl Gilmore (5-11 Senior) Gnadenhutten Indians
Bill Ray (6-1 Senior) Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates
Tom Ott (6-2 Senior) Baltic Eagles
Bob Cramer (6-2 Senior) Bolivar Cardinals
Ralph Vesco (5-11 Senior) Tuscarawas Broncos
Errol Jacobs (6-3 Junior) Baltic Eagles
HONORABLE MENTION
Harry Thompson (6-1 Senior) Tuscarawas Broncos
Gene Argento (6-0 Senior) Mineral City Tigers
Dick Slemmer (6-1 Senior) Dundee Bulldogs
Larry Myers (6-2 Senior) Tuscarawas Broncos
John Shetler (6-1 Senior) Strasburg Tigers
Monday, February 15, 1954
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
NOTE: At the beginning of the season the following were picked to win the League Championship according to The Daily Reporter:
1. Strasburg Tigers
2. Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates
3. Tuscarawas Broncos
4. Stone Creek Golden Panthers
5. Midvale Blue Devils
6. Baltic Eagles
7. Dundee Bulldogs
8. Mineral City Tigers
9. Port Washington Purple Riders
10. Bolivar Cardinals
11. Gnadenhutten Indians
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