The Killbuck Bucks, runner-up to the Hiland Hawks in both the Holmes County Class A League and tournament warfare, sent the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans home with a 69-51 victory. The Bucks are FRONT: Steve Allison - Claude Arnold - Don Frederick - Bob Arnold and John Guthrie. BACK: Wayne Kinsey - Alan Laymen - Roger McDowell - Mick Lowe - Logan Chaney and Jerry Allison. Absent in the photo is Bill Norris. (Photo...The Daily Reporter, Dover, Ohio)
Jerry Allison (40), the Killbuck Bucks leading scorer who meshed 30 points in the Buck's win over the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans last night, also showed a knack for defense. In this photo by Pete Groh he reaches high to block a shot by TV's 5-9 Senior Clarence Cantrill. (PHOTO...The Daily Reporter, Dover, Ohio)
DOVER - Holmes County made quite a night of it when the Class A Sectional Tournament opened in Memorial Hall last night. Both the Hiland Hawks and the Killbuck Bucks, which ran 1-2 in the Holmes County League and tournament ran up victories.
The Hawks defeated an outmanned Malvern Green Hornets squad 69-32, while the Bucks surprised the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 69-51. The result is a battle royal for Friday and Saturday night's final contests. Berths in next week's District Tournament at Brilliant will be at stake.
Hiland, now 21-2, will tangle with the rugged Dennison St. Mary Blue Waves (17-1) on Friday at 8:00 for one of the trips. Tuscarawas County's other District hopeful, the Garaway Pirates, will put its 20-1 record on the line Saturday night against Killbuck, who are now 16-5, also at 8:00.
Both Holmes aggregations showed plenty of poise and class in their victories before a capacity crowd of 1,100 last night. Although the opening battle was no contest at all after the Hawks boomed to a 7-0 lead, Hiland nevertheless, showed plenty of zip in ousting Carroll County's representative.
In contrast, there were plenty of thrills and heated moments in the nightcap as the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans (2-1) (6-2) (15-6) were right in the thick of the battle until 3.5 minutes remained to play. The tide turned, with the Trojans behind 54-50, when it was forced to play aggressively to gain possession of the ball, thus committing costly personal fouls.
The Spartans suffered its poorest night on the tournament trail when it made only 27 percent of its shots from the field and 7 of 21 from the free throw line. A frigid 2nd half resulted in only 9 of 45 action attempts connecting. That and high scoring Jerry Allison, the Killbuck Bucks (16-5) point star, were the main reasons for TV's defeat.
Junior 5-5 Ron Lake paced Tusky Valley in the 1st quarter, scoring 6 points as his team trailed only 10-9. The Bucks went in front 16-9 before the Trojans settled down, following a time out.
They came back, roaring into the lead at 17-16 as 5-9 Senior Clarence Cantrill fired in 4 action shots. The squads battled neck-and-neck and when halftime rolled around the Spartans held a narrow 27-25 lead.
It was the last time they were on top. With the opening of the 3rd stanza, Allison took charge, grabbing a rebound and shoving the ball back through the hoop. Claude Arnold added a free throw and Allison came back with a 3-point play. Bill Norris then stole the ball and laid it in and with only 2 minutes clicked off, the Killbuck Bucks led 33-27...this time for keeps.
Allison ended the night with 30 points, while Roger McDowell made 15 and Claude Arnold 12 markers. Lake, the 5-5 All-County ace, made 19 points and Cantrill had 10 for the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans.
KILLBUCK BUCKS - 69
Jerry Allison 13-4-30
Bill Norris 3-2-8
Mick Lowe 0-0-0
Claude Arnold 3-6-12
Bob Arnold 0-4-4
Roger McDonald 6-3-15
TUSCARAWAS VALLEY TROJANS - 51
Clarence Cantrill - 5-0-10
Dale Duerr 0-1-1
Bruce Ickes 3-3-9
Jim Studer 3-2-8
Ron Lake 9-1-19
Al Cerett 2-0-4
KILLBUCK.......10-25-46-69
TUSCARAWAS 9-27-42-51
Wednesday, March 2, 1960
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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