Panther Ace Leads Scorers (1-10-50)

Gene McPherson of Stone Creek's Panthers moved past Tuscarawas' Bill (Spike) Tharp to caplture top rung in the County Class B Basketball League's scoring race after he rimmed 21 points against Baltic last Friday night, boosting his total to 94.
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The Broncos were idle Friday night and as a result Tharp dropped to the seventh slot with 74 points.
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Harold Ridenour, another member of Coach Ken Newlon's powerful Panther crew, jumped from third into second after his 19-point splurge against Baltic. In third is Bob Sherrell, ace rebound and pivot man of Couch Bill French's Midvale Blue Devils. Sherrell tallied 24 points when Midvale upset Sugarcreek-Shanesville last Friday night.
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Pushing the 6-4 center of the Blue Devils and in fourth is Richard (Ike) Hostetler of the Pirates who has netted 81 points.
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McPherson - Stone Creek....................36_22_94
Ridenour - Stone Creek........................32_22_86
Sherrell - Midvale.................................32_20_84
Hostetler - Sugarcreek.........................34_13_81
Lawver - Gnadenhutten......................30_15_75
Tharp - Tuscarawas.............................30_14_74
Pfeiffer - Stone Creek..........................33__8_74
Lundenberger - Bolivar.......................28_17_73
Jones - Port Washington.....................25_16_66
Hostetler - Dundee...............................24_15_63
Froman - Strasburg.............................25_12_62
Adams - Mineral City..........................23_16_62
Immel - Dundee...................................25_10_60
Knox - Sugarcreek...............................24_11_59
Huprich - Baltic....................................26__6_58
Kohler - Tuscarawas............................24__8_56
Weber - Port Washington...................22__8_52
Brick - Gnadenhutten..........................19_14_52
Grossenbacher - Bolivar......................19_13_51
Huffman - Strasburg............................22__6_50
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Tuesday, January 10, 1950
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio