The Strasburg Tigers bounced back against the Millersburg Knights 89-72 last night and turned in a decisive victory over the the Knights, who battled all the way. In the photo is Senior Guard Fred Peters of the Tigers and is shown going up all alone for a basket after taking the ball in on a fast break.
Senior Guard John Shetler (30) of Strasburg gets set for a push shot, while Guard Ron Hoyman (10) of Millersburg attempts to stop the shot. Junior Center Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel of the Tigers and Forward Dick Weiss of the Knights move in at left.
DOVER - The Strasburg Tigers, defending District Class B Champions, bounced back into the win column last night by taking the Millersburg Knights down the losers lane 89-72 and the Dennison St. Mary Blue Waves spilled over into the finals of the Sectional Tournament by outlasting the Dellroy Blue Jets 61-55 in the action-packed nightcap at Memorial Hall. Head Coach Don Martin's talented Tigers had a battle on their hands all the way down to the wire and they'll be expecting another rugged test from the Baltic Eagles in tonight's 1st game, slated to get underway at 7:30.
The Bengals and Eagles will vie for the District berth in the upper bracket finals, while the Blue Waves crew will run into the Tuscarawas Broncos in the scrap for the other ticket to Brilliant. The biggest crowd of the week watched the 2 contests last night, both of which were crowd pleasures from start to finish. Dick Weiss, Millersburg's hard-playing forward, came up with a new high in the scoring department as he tallied 32 points.
The Strasburg Tigers (4-1) (25-1) whose balanced attack was the key to the Tigers' superiority in the contest against the Millersburg Knights (10-12). The Knights' Forward Dick Weiss scored an amazing 34 points, which was almost half his team's total and of which kept the Spartans in contention. The Bengals; although, their defense faltered when it came to stopping the high-scoring antics of the bespectacled Millersburg whirlwind, rushed to an early lead and were never seriously threatened with the Knights able to get no closer than 11 points, the same margin by which Strasburg took the lead at the close of the 1st quarter.
Senior forward Eldon (Zeke) Mullett tossed in 10 of his 13 points in the opening period as the Tigers, controlling both boards, whipped into an lead early. The superiority under the boards paved the way for a fast-breaking attack in the 2nd frame and the Bengals, who had claimed a 26-15 1st-period edge, roared away to a 49-34 lead at halftime. Senior guard Fred Peters and Senior guard John Shetler, back from Washington D.C. where he underwent a physical examination for entrance into West Point, led the attack in both the 2nd and 3rd quarters with plenty of assistance from Junior forward Jerry Haswell and Junior center Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel.
Strasburg was far out in front at the far turn 73-53. Millersburg moved to within 11 points with just under 2 minutes left to play, but the Tigers quickly eased away. Weiss spaced his scoring evenly through the 4 cantos as he tallied 8, 11, 7 and 8 for his 34 total. Guard Ron Hoyman was next for the Spartans with 11. Strasburg was much more relaxed in last night's contest than they were when they suffered their 1st defeat Saturday and this showed up in the scoring as Goose had 22 markers, Haswell 19, Shetler and Peters 17 each.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 89
Jerry Haswell F 6-7-19
Eldon (Zeke) Mullett F 5-3-13
Jim Kuecher F 0-1-1
Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel C 8-6-22
Gale Huffman G 0-0-0
Fred Peters G 8-1-17
John Shetler G 8-1-17
MILLERSBURG KNIGHTS - 72
Dick Weiss F 15-4-34
Blum F 3-0-6
Bob Oswald F 1-1-3
Metzler F 1-0-2
Meek C 1-1-3
Menucx C 2-0-4
Ron Hoyman G 5-1-11
Tom Money G 3-3-9
Saturday, March 6, 1954
Art Cicconett, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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