NEW PHILADELPHIA - Basketball-crazy Tuscarawas County looked toward the southeastern corner today, toward the home of the Midvale Blue Devil "Whiz-Kids" as they alone carry the hopes of the county in schoolboy tournament action. The Blue Devils, the lone survivor of 16 county cage quintets...now that the New Philadelphia Quakers have bowed 63-55 to the Akron Central Wildcats Thursday night...will square off with the touted Northwestern Huskies at Canton Field House at 7:00 tonight.
Midvale (22-1) was to depart the Devil High School at 5:00 today enroute to Canton by private auto. Head Coach Pete Hilliard and teachers Lyle Mattlick and Bill Bastista were at the wheels to transport the team. The Northwestern Huskies (23-2) are the defending Champions of Ohio in the Class A ranks and have been tagged as the tournament favorite. Coach Hilliard, after reporting that nearly all of the 1,600 tickets have been purchased for the Regional Tournament game, excluding a few student ducats, said the team all reported to school this morning.
Therefore, the Diablos are expected to go with the same starting array that includes:
Senior Dave Belknap (Guard)
Senior Tom Krocker (Guard)
Senior Bill Housel (Center)
Junior Ron Breniser (Forward)
Junior Hanes Hairston (Forward)
A second game at Canton tonight, which will determine the other half of Saturday's final Championship tilt, will feature Braceville (25-2) and the Old Washington Warriors.
Friday, March 13, 1959
The Daily Times
New Philadelphia, Ohio
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