Two sober, serious coaches were caught by the camera lens on the eve of an important game. And what would be more appropriate than the fellow coaches, Pete Hilliard of the Midvale Blue Devils and Bob Guame of the Gnadenhutten Indians, to wish the other good fortune. But, lets face it! Their wishes are voiced over the phone with tongue in cheek. To wit: crossed fingers... (Photo...The Daily Times)
The Midvale Blue Devils 1959 Varsity! The Blue Devils 3 lettermen will be joining efforts just as they join hands here to form the nucleus of the Devil attack. FRONT: Head Coach Pete Hilliard - Bill Housel - Ron Breniser and Dave Belknap. BACK: Jim Hobart - Jim Clark - Hanes Hairston - Leonard Di Mattio and Ron Kaderly. (PHOTO...The Daily Times)
TOP 4: Ray Rank - William Horsfall - Paul Gooding and John Hall. BOTTOM 3: Larry Harmon - Ron Clark and Ron Bradley. (PHOTO...Yearbook)
The Gnadenhutten Indians Cheerleaders. Judy Parrish - Judy Goodling - Bonnie Struchen and Karen Parrish. (PHOTO...Yearbook)
NEW PHILADELPHIA - Great inside shooting power, unveiled by Head Coach Pete Hilliard's Midvale Blue Devils (2-0) (8-0) (18-1), proved the difference against the scrappy, never-say-die guys from Gnaden. Early in the contest the Gnadenhutten Indians (1-1) (6-2) (14-6) were down by 12 points. But they rose off the floor on several occasions to push the Blue Devils hard. Booming to a 20-8 first quarter advantage, Midvale looked like it was off to the races.
The Indians, gnawing at the big lead, cut the margin to 10 points midway in the 2nd and then found itself only 6 points away when the long intermission appeared. Twice, at 38-37 and 42-41 midway in the 3rd stanza, the Diablos were leading by only one point. But, lanky 6-2 Senior Bill Housel who had been a demon under the boards all evening, led the Blue and Gold uprising in the last canto to the 17-point decision.
Housel, posting 4 important field goals in the 2nd frame, followed this with 3 more in the 3rd quarter and 6 points in the last 8 minutes. The Midvale Blue Devils were leading only 58-52 with 4:30 left, but this proved to be the last of the Tribesmen's point production as the Devils tossed in 11 straight for the rout. The victory was sweet revenge for the Blue Devils as it squared itself with the only club to hold a victory over Midvale in 19 contests. The Scarlet and Gray won 78-76 early in the season, but then lost the next regular season meeting 70-63.
Housel led the victors with 22 points, while 6-3 Junior Hanes Hairston, playing the boards well all evening for the Diablos, finished with 18 points. The forward produced all of his markers in the first 3 quarters, 8 of which came in the important 3rd stanza when he and Housel tallied all but 2 of the Blue and Gold's 16 points. Tom Krocker ended with 10 markers. Senior 5-10 Ron Bradley, finishing a fabulous career for the Devils , led the attack with 16 points, while 5-4 Junior Ron Clark plunked in 11 and Sophomore 6-1 Ray Rank hit 10. The Gnadenhutten Indians of 1st-Year Head Coach Bob Gaume thus ended with a 14-6 record. Bradley tallied 520 points this season, 2nd only to Glen Hines' 600 points which established a school mark set in 1955.
Midvale grabbed 42 rebounds, sparked by Hairston. Housel and 5-11 Junior Ron Breniser, while the Indians snagged 36 off the boards, led by Bradley, Rank and 6-2 Junior John Hall. The Diablos made 29 of 58 shots from the field, while Gnaden canned 23 of 66 attempts.
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 69
Dave Belknap 3-2-8
Tom Krocker 5-0-10
Bill Housel 9-4-22
Hanes Hairston 8-2-18
Ron Breniser 3-3-9
Ron Kaderly 1-0-2
GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 52
Ray Rank 5-0-10
Ron Bradley 7-2-16
John Hall 2-1-5
Paul Gooding 4-0-8
Ron Clark 5-1-11
Carl Dickler 0-2-2
MIDVALE 20-34-52-69
GNADEN 8-30-43-52
Saturday, February 21, 1959
The Daily Times
New Philadelphia, Ohio
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