59 - Midvale And TV Carry County Class A Banners

NEW PHILADELPHIA - The Hiland Hawks of Holmes County will have no less than 11...we counted 'em...lettermen to throw against the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans tonight in the upper-bracket finals of the Sectional Class A Tournament at Dover's Memorial Hall.  With the consolidation of Berlin and Walnut Creek last year, the Hiland Hawks perhaps is the only team in the State to sport as many returning lettermen for a basketball team.

Following tonight's contest, which will decide one of the 4 teams that will do battle in next week's District Tournament, also slated for Dover, the Midvale Blue Devils (19-1) and Killbuck Bucks (17-4) will meet on Saturday.  This game, too, will determine one of the District finalists.  Both games are booked for 8:00.  The drawings for the District, which will include these 2 ultimate victors and 2 teams from the Brilliant Tournament, will probably be held on Sunday.  Teams still in contention at Brilliant include:  the Brilliant Blue Devils (14-8), Centerville Elks (16-5), Conotton Valley Rockets (15-6) and the Dillonvale Night Riders (15-6).

With all of this apparent experience and reserve strength, the Hawks will be truly an acid test for the Trojans this evening.  Four of the starters are averaging in double figures.  TV features 2 men in double figures with 6-3 Senior Ben Price leading their hope.  This year's Most Valuable Player has hit 410 points in 21 games.  Senior 6-1 Roy Buchanan had 265 markers.  During the season, tonight's opponents have met only 4 common foes.  Hiland defeated the Baltic Eagles 73-59, while the Tusky Valley Trojans were victorious 73-53; the Garaway Pirates lost to both clubs, being decisioned by Hiland 48-40 and 69-27, while losing to the Trojans 55-52 and 45-42; the Strasburg Tigers lost to the Hawks 57-55, while being defeated by TV 47-32 and 57-47 and the Hawks dropped the Port Washington Purple Riders 75-35, while Tusky Valley won over the same foe 71-46.

The 2 Holmes County teams, their season records and personnel statistics follows:

HILAND HAWKS (19-2) vs TUSCARAWAS VALLEY TROJANS (19-2)

HILAND SCORES

Coshocton Sacred Heart 84-30

Baltic Eagles 73-59

Garaway Pirates 48-40

Glenmont Indians 64-57

Northwestern Huskies 59-63L

Killbuck Bucks 64-57
Millersburg Spartans 90-44
Nashville 60-45
Big Prairie Bulldogs 96-67
Nashville 86-52
Strasburg Tigers 57-55
Smithville Smithies 73-45
Millersburg Spartans 83-36
Glenmont Indians 74-37
Garaway Pirates 69-27
Killbuck Bucks 72-66
Port Washington Purple Riders 75-35

Waynedale (AA) 55-64L
Big Prairie Bulldogs 76-43

COUNTY TOURNAMENT

Glenmont Indians 62-37
Killbuck Bucks 58-43

1478 Offensive Points (70.3 Percent)
983 Defensive Points (46.8 Percent)

PROBABLE STARTERS

6-5 Stan Gerber 279
5-10 Dale Wurthmann 225
5-10 Stan Yoder 304
6-0 Glenn Miller 102
6-0 Gene Gerber 241

OTHERS

6-2 Bob Weaver 82
5-10 Linus Miller 82
6-1 Bob Miller 73

KILLBUCK BUCKS (17-4) vs MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS (19-1)

KILLBUCK SCORES

Big Prairie Bulldogs 81-60
Dover St. Joseph Ramblers 63-29
Nashville 67-50
Millersburg Spartans 59-41
Hiland Hawks 38-64L
Union 85-47
Cester, West Virginia 61-53
Newell, West Virginia 72-60
Glenmont Indians 73-37
New Lexington Blue Knights 58-54
Howard 55-43
Big Prairie Bulldogs 59-67L
Howard 82-43
Dover St. Joseph Ramblers 65-47
Hiland Hawks 66-72L
Millersburg Spartans 70-53
Glenmont Indians 80-64

COUNTY TOURNAMENT

Millersburg Spartans 72-66
Hiland Hawks 43-58L

1249 Offensive Points (59.4 Percent)
1008 Defensive Points (48.0 Percent)

PROBABLE STARTERS

6-0 Jerry Allison 340
6-0 Roger McDowall 180
6-2 Tom Taylor 310
5-8 Gary Croskey 5-8 100
5-8 Dave Christopher 105


Friday, February 27, 1959
The Daily Times
New Philadelphia, Ohio