SUGARCREEK - Batting their way through the semi-finals of the county basketball championship tournament at the Community Hall in Sugarcreek Saturday evening, Sugarcreek and Bolivar high schools earned the right to play for the county supremacy of the hardwood at 8:00PM Saturday evening. Sugarcreek defeated Strasburg 27-14, while the Bolivar Cardinals won their game against the Mineral City Tigers by a 29-21 score. The semi-finals were thrillers from the start, all 4 teams playing the best basketball they had shown this season despite the fact that the play was extremely rough and tumble at times. Personal fouls were numerous, especially in the Mineral City-Bolivar clash.
The Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (2-0) (2-1), this year's Tuscarawas County League Champions, triumphed over the Strasburg Tigers (1-1) (6-2) representation only after a stubborn habit that lasted until the final whistle sounded. Strasburg, entering the contest as the underdog, surprised the crowded auditorium with flashy basketball play and continually threatening to turn the tables on the Pirate favorites. Although Sugarcreek led by several points throughout the game, it was certainly not a one-sided game. The Pirates led 14-7 at the halfway mark with neither team showing any signs of weakening. The Tiger boys played a great game in their attempt to stop the fast-passing Sugarcreek team, but they could not halt the Meyers-Miller-Neff combination of the Pirates. Sugarcreek tallied 5 free throws in 14 trials, while Strasburg made 8 out of 11 attempts. The guarding of Earl Moody and the floor work of Ed Wyss and John McGonigal were features of Strasburg's play.
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 27
Forrest Miller 3-0-6
Bob Neff 3-1-7
Dan Meyers 5-4-14
Oliver Watson 0-0-0
Marcus Miller 0-0-0
STRASBURG TIGERS - 14
Ed Wyss 2-0-4
Walt Neidenthal 0-1-1
John McGonigal 1-2-4
Luke Warnes 0-5-5
Glen Jones 0-0-0
Earl Moody 0-0-0
Saturday, February 28, 1925
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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