The Midvale Blue Devils' Dick Tolloti was chosen as the "1953 Most Most Valuable Player."
TUSCARAWAS COUNTY CLASS B BASKETBALL LEAGUE (1952-53)
1. Strasburg Tigers (Don Martin-5) 10-0 1.000 (15th Title)
2. Midvale Blue Devils (Bob Singerman-1) 8-2 .800
3. Tuscarawas Broncos (Chuck Lorenz-3) 8-2 .800
4. Baltic Eagles (Doyle Shumaker-3) 7-3 .700
5. Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (Bob Wise-1) 7-3 .700
6. Port Washington Purple Riders (Bray Toot-7) 5-5 .500
7. Stone Creek Golden Panthers (Ken Newlon-6) 4-6 .400
8. Bolivar Cardinals (Chuck Warren-1) 3-7 .300
9. Gnadenhutten Indians (Fritz Jaacobs-3) 2-8 .200
10. Dundee Bulldogs (Woody Gephart-1) 1-9 .100
11. Mineral City Tigers (Bob Heacock-1) 0-10 .000
DOVER - Scoring power, speed, defensive prowess and plenty of rebounding ability was incorporated into the 1953 "All-County League Team" chosen by the "Coaches Association" of the Tuscarawas County circuit. The coaches picked 2 Seniors, 2 Juniors and a Sophomore on the 1st Five with 3 Seniors, a Junior and a Sophomore being named to the 2nd Five.
Five different teams were represented on the 1st Five selections with the Strasburg Tigers, Midvale Blue Devils and Stone Creek Golden Panthers each placing another player on the 2nd Five to dominate the voting. Dick Tolloti, named "Most Valuable Player" in the circuit last year, barely edged out Ken Huston of the Port Washington Purple Riders for the top spot in the poll with the Midvale Senior collecting 84 points on a 10-9-8 etc. basis in the voting. Huston came in with 83 points with each being named as the top player on 4 ballots.
Rounding out the 1st Five in the order of their finish in the balloting are Leo Porter of the Gnadenhutten Indians, Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel of Strasburg and Jim Lorenz of Stone Creek. The 2nd Team holds an equal array of talent in Jerry Gasser of Stone Creek, Harry Thompson of the Tuscarawas Broncos, Don Graham of Midvale, Jerry Haswell of Strasburg and Del Haut of the Bolivar Cardinals.
Tolloti was chosen because of his consistently high scoring, great rebounding and his display of the highest form of sportsmanship. The 6-1 Midvale whirlwind is described as "a team player."
Huston was also honored for his sportsmanship and was tagged as a great competitor, good shot and an outstanding rebounder as well as a play-maker, while Porter, who is currently leading the Class B scorers, was picked because of his offensive prowess, chiefly. Porter was picked as a greatly improved player over last year.
Von Kaenel and Lorenz were also cited for their rebounding ability as well as sportsmanship and offensive ability. The Strasburg Sophomore, the tallest man on the squad at 6-3, was paid tribute by opposing coaches as an outstanding performer, while Lorenz came in for honors in "seeming to be at the right spot at the right time" in addition to his "amazing jumping powers."
Gasser, as a member of Stone Creek's "Big Three," gave a smooth exhibition of basketball all season as well as coming through offensively. Thompson was a main-stay of an always dangerous Tuscarawas team and his ability and rebounding came in for mention.
Don Graham, Midvale's 2nd half of the one-two offensive punch, also rated high in the coaches' opinion as did Sophomore John Haswell of Strasburg. Del Haut, Bolivar's chief threat and the big reason for many of the Cardinals high praise this season, also won plenty of acclaim from the coaches.
1ST TEAM
Dick Tolloti (Midvale Blue Devils) 6-1 Senior
Ken Huston (Port Washington Purple Riders) 5-11 Junior
Leo Porter (Gnadenhutten Indians) 5-10 Senior
Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel (Strasburg Tigers) 6-3 Sophomore
Jim Lorenz (Stone Creek Golden Panthers) 5-10 Junior
2ND TEAM
Jerry Gasser (Stone Creek Golden Panthers) 5-11 Senior
Harry Thompson (Tuscarawas Broncos) 6-1 Junior
Don Graham (Midvale Blue Devils) 5-11 Senior
Jerry Haswell (Strasburg Tigers) 6-0 Sophomore
Del Haut (Bolivar Cardinals) 6-0 Senior
HONORABLE MENTION
John Torgler - Jim Syler and Tom Ott (Baltic Eagles)
Dick Slemmer (Dundee Bulldogs)
Carl Gilmore (Gnadenhutten Indians)
Jim Weinman (Strasburg Tigers)
Gene Argento (Mineral City Tigers)
Bill Jones (Stone Creek Golden Panthers)
Max Miller and Bill Ray (Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates)
Don Tharp - Ralph Vesco and Larry Myers (Tuscarawas Broncos)
Friday, February 6, 1953
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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