Purple Riders Run Down Stone Creek Panthers 72-67) (1-9-54)

Port Washington (3-2)(6-5) and Stone Creek (3-2) staged a nip and tuck first half. The Purple Riders, who dropped an 88-82 decision to the Panthers earlier in the season, led 16-12 at the close of the initial stanza, but Stone Creek took the upper hand 36-31 at halftime. The score changed hands several times in the third stanza before Port Washington took the lead and went out front 55-52 at the far turn. The Panthers threatened constantly throughout the last period, but could not close the gap. Ken Huston was the high scorer of the ball game as he tallied twelve field goals and four fouls for 28 points with Coach Ken Nowlon's Panthers coming up with the best balanced attack they have had all year. Stan Phillippi, Gene Patrick and Bill Jones each got 14 while Jim Lorenz added 19 to the final total for the Panthers. In the reserve game Port Washington was also a victor 35-28.
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PORT WASHINGTON 72
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Fred Welsch 6-0-12
Ken Huston 12-4-28
Larry Combs 6-0-12
Jim Landon 2-1-5
Paul Frank 5-3-13
Tom Jones 1-0-2
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STONE CREEK 67
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Bill Jones 7-0-14
Deibel 3-0-6
Jim Lorenz 8-3-19
Gene Patrick 4-6-14
Stan Phillippi 7-0-14
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Saturday, January 9, 1954
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio