The 1958 Gnadenhutten Indians Senior 5-8 Guard Larry Clark dropped in 23 points leading the Indians to a 78-71 win over the Millersburg Knights on Saturday night. Clark has 128 total points in 6 games for an average of 21.3 markers per game. He has hit the 20 point mark in 4 of the 6 contests in tournament play and is as consistant a player as they come. (Photo...1958 Yearbook)
Champions of the Class A Sectional Tournament are the Gnadenhutten Indians pictured in the dressing room giving Head Coach Dick Scott an old fashioned dutch rub following their 78-71 victory over the Millersburg Knights. (Photo...Pete Groh of the The Daily Reporter)
The Gnadenhutten Indians of 1958. FRONT: Ron Bradley - Larry Gooding - Tom Roth - Al Cappel - Steve Hamilton and Manager Jim Zoller. BACK: Head Coach Dick Scott - Larry Clark - Ed Shull - Ray Rank - Tom Frank - Gary Hosfall - Ron Clark and Manager Jerry Herbert. (Photo...The Daily Reporter)
BRILLIANT - The Gnadenhutten Indians are the lone Tuscarawas County Team still in tournament play. The Indians sidelined the Millersburg Knights with a 78-71 victory in the finals of the Class A Sectional Basketball Tournament Saturday night at Dover's Memorial Hall.
In drawings held yesterday at Brilliant, which alternates with Dover as the site for the District meet, the Tribesmen of Gnaden drew the Powhattan Indians of Belmont County and one of the winners of the St. Clairsville Sectional Tournament. They will play on Wednesday night at 8:45. The other local Sectional Tournament winner, the Big Prairie-Lakeville Bulldogs of Holmes County, will tangle with the Dillonvale Night Riders of Jefferson County in the 7:00 opener.
Powhattan gained the District berth with a 74-72 victory over the Conotton Valley Rockets Friday night, while Dillonvale topped the Springfield Township Tigers 60-50 for the Brilliant trip. The Brilliant winners will collide for the District Championship and the coveted berth in the Regional playoffs at Canton at 8 on Saturday night.
Head Coach Dick Scott's Gnadenhutten Indians (5-1) (6-2) (19-6) had to fight off a full court press in the 4th quarter to salvage the victory over the Millersburg Knights (11-8) and the District trip. The Knights of Head Coach Joe Banks, went into the final canto with a deficit of 11 points, then went into a full court defense with 5 minutes remaining. The strategy forced the Indians to the win in the final moments.
First quarter action saw Millersburg open strong and jumped to a lead of 6-3, before the Gnadenhutten got out their hatchets. They went ahead 7-6 with 5 minutes remaining in the period as 5-8 Senior guard Ed Shull arched an action shot from the outside. From that point Gnaden stayed in the lead for the remainder of the contest; although, being tied twice in the remaining minutes of the opening frame. The Tribesmen spurted for 2 field goals and a free throw to close the quarter with a 23-15 lead.
In the next 2 periods the Spartans fought valiantly, but could not match the well-balanced attack of the Scarlet and Gray of Gnaden which had 5 starters in double figures. Until the waning moments of the contest the closest the Millersburg Knights could cut the Gnadenhutten Indians' margin was 6 points with 2 minutes to be played in the 2nd stanza. The Knights outgoaled the Indians 29-28, but lost at its free throw line. Millersburg hit 13 times from there, while Gnadenhutten cashed 22, most of which came in the final canto when the Spartan players fouled to gain possession of the ball.
Pacing Gnaden was All-County 5-8 Senior forward Larry Clark and 5-11 Junior forward Ron Bradley. Clark collected 8 field goals and 7 free throws for 23 points, while Bradley tallied 8 times from action shots for 16 points. The well-balanced attack was rounded out by Shull's 14, 6-0 Senior center Tom Roth's 12 points and 6-1 Senior forward Larry Gooding's ll.
The Millersburg Knights were led by 5-9 Junior guard Gary High, who notched 21 points on 10 floor shots and one free throw toss. Senior forward 5-9 Jim Shonk added 14 markers, 6-0 Sophomore center Karl Crandall 12 and 6-1 Senior guard Paul McCormick 10.
GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 78
Ron Bradley 8-0-16
Larry Clark 8-7-23
Larry Gooding 4-3-11
Tom Roth 5-2-12
Ed Shull 2-10-14
MILLERSBURG KNIGHTS - 71
Tom Rottman 1-6-8
Jim Shonk 7-0-14
Karl Crandall 5-2-12
Paul McCormick 3-4-10
Gary High 10-1-21
Money 3-0-6
GNADENHUTTEN 23-42-58-78
MILLERSBURG.......15-31-47-71
Monday, March 3, 1958
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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