DOVER - All roads lead to Brilliant! Scores of basketball fans from Tuscarawas County and Holmes County will be making their way to the river city tomorrow afternoon and night.
There are 2 big reasons for the journey...The Garaway Pirates and Hiland Hawks...2 of the finest teams ever to come out of the Dover Class A Sectional Tournament. The squads will be making their initial appearances in District Tournament play.
Hiland, which has lost only 57-52 to Garaway and to undefeated powerhouse Northwestern Huskies in 22 contests, will face the Jewett Wildcats (17-5) at 7:30. The Pirates, loser only to the Hawks in a 60-56 overtime duel, while racking up a fine 21-1 record, will meet the rugged Warren Consolidated Blue Ramblers (11-10) From Tiltonsville in the 9:00 nightcap.
It is a night that has been a long time in coming for both squads. The Corsairs have not advanced into District Tournament competition since the fine 1944 Sugarcreek-Shanesville squad turned the trick.
Not since the days of Bobby Troyer and company has the Flyers, then under the banner of the Walnut Creek Cardinals, made the District trip. Oddly enough both teams previously won District titles and advanced into Regional Tournament play before being eliminated.
As another oddity both teams represent schools that were consolidated in the last 2 years. Garaway resulted from a merger of Dundee and Sugarcreek-Shanesville schools. Hiland comprises the former Walnut Creek and Berlin schools. Pirate Head Coach Jim Stull will go with his season-long starting lineup of 6-1 Senior Charles "Chuck" Stingel at center, Senior Jim Gerber and 6-0 Junior Tom Andreas at forwards and Bob Raber and the high-scoring Koran Zehnder at guards.
Starting for the Hawks will be Linus Miller and Terry Hershberger at guards, Gene Gerber and Phil Miller at forwards and Bob Hochstetler at center. Victories will put Garaway and Hiland in Friday night's final, marking the 3rd time they have met this season.
Tuesday, March 8, 1960
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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