DOVER - Head Coach Earl Sundheimer's Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (5-1) (22-4) were hard set for a time in overcoming a lead that the Tuscarawas Broncos (5-2) (17-6) took after the opening of the game and held without a break until late in the 3rd quarter. The Broncos of Head Coach Jim Rogers got the jump on the Pirates and rolled to a 4-0 lead at the outset and went on to lead 10-7 at the period end. Sugarcreek-Shanesville cut the lead one point in the 2nd period and trailed 22-20 at halftime intermission.
Field goals by Senior forward Rich Bonvechio and Junior center John Vesco early in the 3rd period zoomed the Tuscarawas advantage to 26-20, but there the Pirates began to hit back. They pared it to 26-23 and then it was 28-23 before the Bucs uncorked a string of 7 consecutive points to take a 2-point 30-28 lead as the quarter ended. Tusky tied the count at 32 in the 4th stanza, but a free throw by Senior forward Bill Neff put the Pirates out in front again and they held the lead the remainder of the way with the scores reading 36-32, 36-34, 39-34 and 41-34 before the Broncos tallied their final field goal.
Guard Ernie Raber of Sugarcreek-Shanesville led the scoring of both teams with 19 points and wrapping up game honors, while Senior forward Chuck Lorenz was the topoperator for the Broncos with 11 markers. Vesco and Bonvechio followed up Raber with 9 and 8 points, respectively.
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 41
Doyle Schumaker F 1-0-2
Bill Neff F 2-4-8
Bob Lanzer C 1-3-5
Ernie Raber G 7-5-19
KenMiller G 3-1-7
TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 36
Rich Bonvechio F 4-0-8
Chuck Lorenz F 5-1-11
John Vesco C 3-3-9
Bob Schumaker G 4-0-8
Fred Walton G 0-0-0
Dick Donahue F 0-0-0
Ellsworth Fox C 0-0-0
Jay Hearing G 0-0-0
Monday, March 5, 1945
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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