The Strasburg Tigers scoring ace Tom Haswell picked up game honors by scoring 20 points against their old rivals, the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates, in winning their 1st tournament game of 1948.
DOVER - The Strasburg Tigers (1-0) (22-2) (70-17) had no problems in picking up their 1st win of the tournament with a 66-40 shellacking of the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (0-1) (10-8) (44-29) in game 3 of the 1st night of the Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament at Memorial Hall.
The Tigers hit the court running as they held a 13-point 19-6 1st quarter lead. Led by the shooting of All-Ohio 6-5 Senior center Clarance Yackey and Sophomore guard Tom Haswell ,Strasburg built up quarter leads of 36-13 and 47-21 in the following quarters over a stubborn, but outclassed Pirate quintet.
The Bengals scored 17 points in the 2nd period, while holding Sugarcreek-Shanesville to just 7 markers. Strasburg never let up getting another 11 points in the 3rd stanza and holding the Pirates to 8. The Tiger Reserves held up their end crashing the nets for 19 points as the Ottmen matched the Rileymen with 19 markers of their own,..but too late.
Except for the performances of Freshman guard Glen Zimmerman and Sophomore guard Jim Knox, the Pirates were not able to mount an effective offensive with Yackey controlling the ball on the rebounds. Zimmerman's exhibition of point-making was the outstanding feature of the battle. He netted 17 points with a one-handed push shot that was amazingly accurate.
The Strasburg Tigers offensive team showed Haswell with 20, Yackey 19, Junior forward Jim Weber 13 and John Haswell hitting 12 points. Zimmerman and Knox of the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates scored 17 and 11 markers, respectively.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 66
Jim Web F 5-3-13
Roland Malcuit F 0-0-0
John Reiger F 0-0-0
Clarence Yackey C 7-5-19
Lewin Vermillion C 0-0-0
John Haswell G 4-4-12
Tom Haswell G 7-6-20
Rich Froman G 0-1-1
John Miser G 0-1-1
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 40
Clayton Deetz F 3-1-7
Myron Beechy F 0-0-0
Don Miller F 0-0-0
Don Hostetler C 2-1-5
Jim Knox G 4-3-11
Glen Zimmerman G 7-3-17
Friday, February 20, 1948
Rex Ridenour, Right Down The Line
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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