BRILLIANT - The Gnadenhutten Indians yesterday tested the District Tournament battleground at Brilliant and were to finish applying the warpaint at their homeland today. Tomorrow night the Indians will head a large war party invasion of the Ohio river country for a big skirmish with another tribe, namely the Powhatan Indians. The 2 Indian tribes will clash on the Brilliant court at 8:45, following the opening game at 7:00 between the Big Prairie-Lakeville Bulldogs of Holmes County and the Dillonvale Night Riders.
Gnadenhutten, winner of 19 of 25 games and Big Prairie-Lakeville (18-6), emerged as Co-Champions of the Dover Sectional Tournament, while Powhatan (16-5) and Dillonvale (19-6) copped the Sectional Tournament at St. Clairsville. The Powhatan Tribesmen, mentored by Head Coach Jim Campbell, earned their shot by squeezing past the Conotton Valley Rockets 74-72 in a thrilling overtime on Friday night.
Spark-plugged by the high-scoring Jaron Knight, 6-4 Senior pivot ace, Powhatan lost 3 of 5 games to Class AA opponents, while dropping a pair of verdicts to the touted Bethel Blackhawks. The Shadyside Tigers chalked up 71-64 and 59-52 decisions over Powhatan, while the Barnesville Shamrocks notched an 86-64 victory. The Blackhawks, who were unbeaten last year until turned back in the State Tournament at Columbus, outscored the Indians 85-70 and 46-41.
Rounding out the usual starting array with Knight, who scored 25 points against Conotton Valley, are Senior guards 5-7 Lou Brown and 6-0 Joe Burchfield and forwards Jan Saner and Carrington Price. Saner, a 6-0 Sophomore and Brown are the steadying influences on the quintet, while Price, a 5-9 Junior, is an expert at ballhandling and tricky floorwork.
Head Coach Dick Scott of Gnaden said the Indians will make the trip to Brilliant in private cars. Brilliant, which alternates with Dover as the site for the District joust, is located south of Steubenville. In tangling with Dillonvale, Big Prairie-Lakeville will be at a decided disadvantage in height.
Dillonvale's center, Rick Buroski, is a 6-2 Senior who has tallied 163 points. The Bulldogs' opponents have lost 9 games over the season, but 7 were to Class AA opponents. Included were losses of 67-45 and 70-69 to Cadiz. They also dropped an 86-83 verdict to Barnesville.
The Jefferson County Tournament Champions gained the District berth by posting wins of 75-65 and 60-50 over the Freeport Raiders and Springfield Township Tigers. Starting in front for Dillonvale will be two 5-10 Juniors, Jim Cdsario and Ken Civinski. Cesasrio has tallied 188 points, while Civinski is 2nd highest on the squad with 363.
Pacing them at forward will be their high scorer Chuck Yanda, a 5-10 Senior who has totaled 456 points. At the other forward will be Tom Haurner, a 6-2 Junior who has 358 markers to his credit. Big Prairie-Lakeville's Head Coach Bob Lee, will be in a vengeful mood. It was just 6 years ago, when Lee was in his 2nd year as coach at the Holmes County school, that his team was knocked off by Dillonvale in the District Tournament. Incidentally, present Dover High School mentor Nick Vrotsos was then the Dillonvale Coach.
The Bulldog Five also are winding up preparations for the District trip with a home court workout today after playing on the bigger court at Shreve yesterday. Winners of tomorrow night's games will return on Friday to battle it out for the right to advance to next week's Regional Tournament at the Canton Fieldhouse.
Tuesday, March 4, 1958
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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