Monday, March 8, 1948
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
WHEN STRASBURG collides with the Dillonvale Night Riders on Thursday in the District Tournament at Steubenville, the Tigers will be starting their title defense against a quintet with a 21-7 record. The Jefferson County Champions and conquers of the Yorkville Ductillites in the Sectional meet are sparked by a long shot artist, Harold Henry and Jerry Jelnick. Their victory over the Ductillites marked the last time since last year's District Tournament that Yorksville had been defeated by a class B team (Strasbrug Tigers). Even though Yorkville's big center, Charles Hesske, was out for the 1st quarter of the Dillonvale game, he went in after the initial period and collected 20 points, one of his biggest sprees of the year, but not good enough to top the Night Riders from Jefferson County.
THE BELMONT BISONS, Belmont County Champions, has the top record in the Steubenville area, a 27-2 mark. This is the 1st year that a team from Belmont County has been able to reach the District meet and the Bisons success this year is largely due to a hot-shooting forward, Jim Parker, who has been averaging nearly 23 points a game.
STRASBURG HAS ROLLED up 1,686 points in winning 27 and losing only 2 for the season, while holding the opposition to 925. All-Ohio Senior center Clarence Yackey has scored nearly 500 of these points and Tom Haswell 385. Tickets for the Steubenville meet are on sale now at both Strasburg and Midvale schools at 75 cents each. Referees for the tournament will be Paul Schott, who officiated at the Sectional here and Harlan Marshall of Wheeling.
ALTHOUGH THEY didn't make the grade, you must give Head Coach Bill Ortt and his Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates credit for giving Strasburg's powerful tigers credit for one of the hardest battles they have had in tourney play so far.
The Pirates, who have been improving with every game since losing to Strasburg 66-40 in the 1st round of the county tournament, reached their peak last Saturday night. For more than 3 quarters, the Bucs using their slow-up offense, kept the possibility of one of the most amazing upsets of the year within their grasp as they clung tenaciously to the Tiger's 6 and 7 point lead and it was only 3 fast doubledeckers in succession in the last 2 minutes that stretched the Bengal margin to 13 points.
Memorial Hall was in turmoil as the Pirates' steady defenses held Yackey to 10 points in the first 3 periods. The towering Tiger pivot man failed to register a field goal in the 3rd quarter and picked up only 2 each in the 1st and 2nd periods as Seniors forward Don Hostetler and center Don Miller, either of which might hit the 6 foot mark, barred the way with spectacular defensive play, The Orttmen can hang up their suits for this season, secure in the knowledge that their tournament showing has been a credit to the school and the players.
ANOTHER STANDOUT performer in the Sectional meet was Dover St. Joseph's pivot man, Ed Reiger. This boy raked up 36 points in 2 games and was the spark in Head Coach Ed Young's Rambler machine throughout. Only a Sophomore, Reiger has 2 years of competition left. The Ramblers have another distinction. Their Sandy McCracken, diminutive member of the Rambler corps, continually delighted fans when she went out on the floor with other members of the yell group.
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