SUGARCREEK - Graduation at Sugarcreek-Shanesville High School last spring not only wrecked 3rd-Year Head Coach Syl Harmon's 6-man football team, but took 4 members of the Pirates basketball team and replacing that quartet was the big job cut out for Harmon earlier in the season as well as the out-look of this year's tournament team. From last year's cagers, Harmon lost the locally famous Smith twins, Earle and Merle, Noland Kaser and Howard Moomaw, all veteran performers.
He has 4 lettermen back, but only one of them was a regular last year. The regular is center Junior Trachsel (22) and the other award winners are:
Forward Ray Blick (3)
Sophomore Forward Gene Mast
Dale Weiss (3)
During the season these players showed particular promise:
Senior Guard Bob Immel (7)
Senior Guard Lowell Zechiel
Junior Bob Lenhart
Junior Jim Neef
Sophomore Forward Gene Mast
Freshman Ernest Howell
Looking to the future are the following players who made up this year's Reserve Team:
Sophomore Bill Doll
Sophomore Warren Craigo
Sophomore Corliss Smith
Sophomore Don Younger
Freshman Bob Lanzer
Freshman Junior Miller
Freshman Bill Neff
Freshman Ernest Raber
Freshman Dean Stauffer
Freshman Gene Zimmerman
Last year Sugarcreek-Shanesville finished in a tie with the Strasburg Tigers for 5th Place at 6-4. This year the Pirates went 4-6 under Coach Harmon dropping into a tie with the Midvale Blue Devils for 7th Place. Coach appears to still be searching for a strong starting five.
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
NOTE: SLY HARMON SEEKS TO JOIN NAVAL RESERVE - Sly Harmon, athletic coach at Sugarcreek-Shanesville high school, has applied for enlistment in the US Naval Reseve and will resign his position if accepted, it was announced. Harmon, who has been at Sugarcreek 3 years, coaches basketball and 6-man football. He instituted football at the Pirate school.
A former Heidelberg College athlete, Harmon is the sojn of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harmon of Sugarcreek. A brother, John Harmon, is now at Heidelberg where he has stasrred with the Student Prince Football Team for 3 years. (The Daily Reporter...Tuesday, January 6, 1942)
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