Thursday, February 12, 1959
New Philadelphia, Ohio
FROM ALL INDICATIONS, alumni games will not be recognized in the team's overall scoring and won-lost column. Last Saturday the subject was taken up at the board meeting of the Ohio High School Athletic Association in Columbus. The group passed on it opinion that "the decision on whether or not to count the alumni game is entirely up to the District boards.
In talking with 3 of the Eastern board members it appears the games will not be allowed. They will count as a contest in total games played. Only 2 count teams are involved:
Tuscarawas Valley Trojans
Gnadenhutten Indians
The Trojans won their engagement, while the Indians were dropped. This paper has not recognized the games from the start, but there have been questions arising on our belief. It now appears we were correct. TV will apparently be 17-1. Gnaden will take a 13-5 mark into its tourney game on Thursday.
DESPITE RUMORS, the official All-County Class A Basketball Team has not been publicly revealed. A county paper has picked its selections, as is perhaps its prerogative, but the All-Star Squad recognized by the coaches, school heads and this newspaper will not be made public until the tournament finals on February 21st. It will also be on this date that the Most Valuable Player, best cheerleaders and other tournament awards will be revealed. The All-County Squad set for release after the final game, is being chosen by a vote of the 9 County League coaches.
Although heralded as a top secret under lock and key, the coaches selections are said to have been revealed. A thorough check is currently underway to investigate the possibility of the choices leaking out.
AT THE BEGINNING of the week there were 1,013 schools in Ohio still playing basketball games. The number has already started to dwindle and by midnight on March 14th there will be only 8 remaining. There are a total of 419 Class AA schools and 603 Class A in the State.
THE STRASBURG TIGERS, which is the history of the Tuscarawas County Tournaments has been the real lion, will probably never be surpassed in the total number of joust titles. But, in another category, the Midvale Blue Devils are catching up. The Diablos, having copped 8 tournament crowns in the previous 36 years, has advanced from the classic to Sectional play on 19 occasions. The Tigers, winner of 14 titles, has made the following tournament a total of 21 times. Next in line is the Sugarcreek-Shanesville, now Garaway Pirates, which garnered Sectional berths 11 times. Both the Gnadenhutten Indians and Tuscarawas Broncos have advanced on 10 occasions.
The Devils lead the runner-up totals with 7 second-best efforts, while Sugarcreek-Shanesville was next best 5 times. The Tribe was runner-up 4 years. In glancing over the tournament statistics it is interesting to note several things: The Dennison Railroaders were once in the county playoff having won the title in 1924; the Port Washington Purple Riders and Baltic Eagles have never copped a tourament; the Stone Creek Golden Panthers have made the Sectional only twice and the Purple Riders made it, but once.
The 1954 tournament attracted the most fans...7,271; the 1957 affair totaled the biggest receipts...6,282 and the largest school share was dished out last y
NOTE: Tonight's Tournament
The Strasburg Tigers Cheerleaders are candidates for cheerleading honors this year and are:
Dorothy Lewis
Carol Kreis
Sandra Spidell
Barbara Kaltenbaugh
The winning group will be announced at the County Tournament finals on February 21st.
Tonight's play features the 3rd and final meeting of the Stone Creek Golden Panthers (13-8) and Gnadenhutten Indians (13-5). Each has dumped the other by a margin of 2 points. The Indians spilled the Golden Panthers 62-60 on December 19th, while the Creekers came back to cop a 76-74 nod on February 3rd. Tonight's winner earns a semi-final berth and will meet the Midvale Blue Devils on February 29th.
The Garaway Pirates (Sugarcreek-Shanesville-Dundee) is a heavy favorite to cop a semi-final spot in the lower bracket play as the Pirates (12-8) tangle with the Port Washington Purple Riders (3-16) in the nightcap this evening. During regular season play the Pirates stopped the Purple Riders 86-42. This victor will clash with the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans on February 29th or a finals berth.
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