Midvale Blue Devils Forward Jerry "Buzzy" Young won game honors and dropped in 16 points (7 field goals and 2 free throws) in leading the charge of the Blue Devils to bring down the highly regarded and famous Waterloo Wonders 42-37 in a State game grabbing a well-earned thrilling upset. Young has totaled 105 points in tournament play averaging 13.1 points per game.
COLUMBUS - Slow, deliberate basketball and an 11-point lead buildup during the first 3 periods carried the Midvale Blue Devils (8-0) (20-5) from Eastern Ohio District to a 42-37 triumph over the Waterloo Wonders (26-3) in a 1st round game in the State Class B Basketball Tournament at Ohio State University Gymnasium here last night. The victory, scored before a huge throng that jammed every seat in the gym, qualified the Blue Devils for a quarter-final game against the Cridersville Rams at 7PM tonight at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. All Class B teams moved to the Coliseum today.
The end of the game was the signal for a wild demonstration from the hundreds of Midvale fans that were in the crowd. They swept onto the floor with a deafening roar at the sound of the gun and cheered the Blue Devils long and loud. Head Coach Pete Wolfe, former Otterbein College athlete, directed the play of the Blue Devils without a slip and the slow, rolling offense of the victors forced Waterloo to play along the same line and robbed the one-time Wonders of the speed and dazzling passing that marked their play during 26 triumphs in 28 starts before last night's game.
The zone defense set up by Midvale worked well against Waterloo and only Ace Roach, 6-foot 5-inch Wonders center, caused the Blue Devils much grief. Roach played the pivot in the middle of the Midvale defense and chalked up 13 points and it was mainly through his efforts that H. Drummon, Waterloo guard, collected another 13 to share the Waterloo's scoring honors. Captain Jerry "Buzzy" Young, Midvale forward, furnished the sparkplug for the Blue Devils, spearheaded their floor game and came up with 16 points which won individual honors of the game. He out-faked Waterloo's man-to-man defense time and again to get open set shots from the side of the court...his favorite...and to break down the foul lane for lay-ups.
Midvale outscored Waterloo 9 to 3 in the 1st quarter, 10 to 9 in the 2nd and 15 to 11 in the 3rd. Waterloo came on and took an 8 to 1 edge in the scoring in the final quarter, but pushed the best of the attack there against a full string of substitutes sent into the game by Coach Wolfe. While Young was contributing 16 of the Blue Devils markers, guard Adrian Ford found the hoop with 6 field goals and a free throw for 13 points and forward Calvin "Tod" Hostetler added 9. The referees called only 8 personal fouls against Midvale, while 13 were assessed against Waterloo and the latter's Pinkerman, a guard, was chased from the game midway through the final period for too many violations.
Ford opened the scoring for Midvale and was fouled in the attempt, but missed the free throw and then Hostetler scored from the center line before Waterloo tallied on guard A. Wiserman's free throw. Ford scored from under the basket and Young made it 8-1 Midvale from the side of the court before Roach scored Waterloo's 1st field goal near the close of the period which ended with the Blue Devils holding a 9-3 advantage. Captain Young popped the hoops with 3 action shots, 2 from the side and one from the middle and Ford and Hostetler each added a shot in the 2nd quarter as Midvale boosted its total to 19, while Waterloo,which trailed 19-10 at one time, came up with one at the end of the period on a tip shot by Roach and trailed 19-12 at intermission.
Mike Ford opened the Midvale attack in the 3rd stanza and midway through it the Blue Devils had built up a 27-16 advantage as both teams loosened up and began to pound the hoops at both ends of the floor. Young came up with 2 field goals in the period and when the gun cracked Midvale's lead was expanded to 34-23. Midvale's regulars scored even with Waterloo during the 1st part of the 4th period and as time ran out Coach Wolfe sent his substitutes into the game.
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 42
Jerry "Buzzy" Young F 7-2-16
Calvin "Tod" Hostetler F 2-5-9
Al Turrin C 0-0-0
Dale Ford G 2-0-4
Adrian Ford G 6-1-13
Vic Cusano F 0-0-0
Vic Paris G 0-0-0
Lloyd Swinderman F 0-0-0
John Downing C 0-0-0
Glen Booth G 0-0-0
WATERLOO WONDERS - 37
Malone F 3-0-6
Ace Roach F 6-1-13
A. Drummond C 0-0-0
A. Wiserman G 2-1-5
H. Drummond G 6-1-13
Penkerman G 0-0-0
E. Wiserman G 0-0-0
Friday, March 21, 1941
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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