DOVER - In the semi-finals, the Strasburg Tigers and Coshocton Sacred Heart squared off in the 1st game, while Cadiz trounced Holmesville 41-14 in the 2nd game. The Strasburg High School Tigers (6-0) kept the Tuscarawas County in the Eastern District Class B Cage Tournament Saturday morning winning its contest 23-15 from Sacred Heart Catholic High School of Coshocton. Strasburg led all the way and the strong Orange and Black defense coupled with its offensive attack of Seniors forward Orval Deems, center Paul Sundheimer and forward Bob Miller brought home the bacon. The uncanny shooting of "Dutch" Miller and Sundheimer placed the Strasburgers in the finals against Cadiz. Miller amassed 9 points on 3 field goals and 3 foul shots, while Sundheimer had 4 field goals and 2 foul shots through the nets for 10 Strasburg points. Deems and Senior guard Paul Neidenthal each counted actions shots for the balance of the points (4).
The Tigers' defense tied Saad and John Kinney in a knot. The 2 Sacred Heart scoring aces managed only 10 points between them. Strasburg's wonderful defense was much in evidence again Saturday morning through the 1st half of their game with Sacred Heart. They held Sacred Heart's Saad and John Kinney scoreless and allowed only 1 field goal to the Coshocton aggregation. Murphy counted that one which was from long range. The score at half time was 13-3. During the 1st quarter Miller swished the nets for 2 baskets for Strasburg, the 1st the Tuscarawas County All-Tournament forward has registered. Sundheimer scored 3 field goals and a foul shot to make up the remainder of Strasburg's 13 points. Very seldom in the initial quarter was Coshocton given any easy shots. They resorted to their long range guns with inaccurate ability, several shots going over and under the backboard.
Strasburg had a hard time from the foul line, Miller and Sundheimer missing a total of 8 shots before the latter finally swished the cords with one of the "gifts." The Tigers held sway over the Coshocton County Catholics 6-0 at the end of the 1st quarter. Sundheimer had scored 1 fielder and Miller a pair of action shots. In the 2nd half Sundheimer started the ball with a pair of fielders then Neidenthal made Strasburg 12. Sundheimer annexed a foul for 13 when 2 minutes were left to play. Then Saad caged a foul and Murphy bounced a long shot through the net. Sacred Heart started out like a whiz in the 2nd half, but their spurt was not lasting. They climbed from 3 to 9 in no time, but Strasburg soon got its bearings again and continued from then on to secure the win. The 3rd period ended 18-10 with Strasburg in front.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 23
Orval Deems 1-0-2
Bob Miller 3-3-9
Paul Sundheimer 4-2-10
Paul Neidenthal 1-0-2
Wilson Denzer 0-0-0
COSHOCTON SACRED HEART - 15
Saad 1-3-5
John Kinney 2-1-5
Kiefer 0-0-0
Murphy 2-1-5
Jas Kinney 0-0-0
Saturday, March 3, 1928
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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