Purple Riders Tie For 3rd Place 82-69 (2-13-54)

Port Washington (7-3)(11-7)broke loose for 28 points the last quarter to run away with what had been a close contest for three periods at Mineral City (3-7)(6-9). The win netted the Riders a tie for third. Coach Bob Penrod's scrappy Tigers had rallied from a 21-21 first quarter deficit to take the lead 36-32 at the half and were behind by only 54-53 at the last rest stop. Ken Huston then sparked the Purple Riders to their torrid final frame point barrage to enable Coach Bray Toot's combine to finish the campaign with 11 victories, seven setbacks. Huston led both clubs with 31 points while Gene Argento had 20 for Mineral City. Fred Welsch and Larry Combs added 16 and 15, respectively, to the Port Washington total while Bill Crilley, who scored 15 points the first half, contributed 17 to the Tigers who wound up the season with a record of six wins, nine defeats.
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PORT WASHINGTON 82
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Fred Welsch 8-0-16
Ken Huston 11-9-31
Larry Combs 6-3-15
Jim Landon 2-1-5
Paul Frank 5-3-13
Tom Jones 1-0-2
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MINERAL CITY 69
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Gene Argento 8-4-20
McNutt 2-0-4
Ickes 3-0-6
Bill Crillely 8-1-17
Souers 2-0-4
Burton 4-2-10
Lindsey 4-0-8
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Saturday, February 13, 1954
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio