Lindsay, Mineral Ace, Leads Point Producers (2-14-56)

WITH VICTORY as their price objective, six teams open their bids for tournament gold tonight at Dover's Memorial Hall. The first night of hoop bombardment in the 34th Tuscarawas County cage carnival will unfold at 6:30 with Stone Creek clashing with Sugarcreek-Shanesville followed by the Mineral City-Tuscarawas fracas at about 7:45 and the Bolivar-Dundee tilt at approximately 9. And if tonight's games are anything like the ones when these clubs met during the regular season fans should be treated to plenty of thrills.
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PREVIOUS SCORES
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In previous tussles, Bolivar edged Dundee's Bulldogs twice 61-59 and 64-60. Stone Creek's Panthers had to go all out to vanquish Tuscarawas and Mineral City the Tigers by a 68-58 count and traveled into an overtime session before the Tusky Broncos won 73-69. Some of the leading scorers in the area will be seen in action this evening - Paul Lindsay of Mineral city, Ted Riggle of Tusky, Don Levengood of Dundee, Ronnie Deibel of Stone Creek, Ted Brown of Sugarcreek-Shanesville and Ken (Bobo) Haueter of Bolivar. Lindsay, who has scored more points than any other county performer, accounted for 539 markers during the regular campaign. Thus he averaged almost 27 points per fray. Riggle, Tusky forward, pitched in 474. Dundee center Levengood canned 471. Stone Creek forward Deibel tallied 460, Pirate forward Ted Brown 341 and Bolivar Center Haueter 325. The probable starters for the six combines with their year in school and point totals listed follow:
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THE STARTERS
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STONE CREEK - Forward Ronnie Deibel, Junior, 460; Forward Rod Reinhart, Sophomore, 349; Center Reuben Lorenz, Junior, 123; Guard Ben Wherley, Junior, 272; Guard Dave Wherley, Senior, 119.
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SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE - Forward Ted Brown, Senior, 341; Forward Keith Gerber, Senior, 216; Center Danny Bear, Junior, 178; Guard Bill Gerber, Junior, 193; Guard Jim Troyer, Senior, 175.
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MINERAL CITY - Foreward Paul Lindsay, Senior, 539; Forward Larry Yost, Senior, 107; Center Ben Price, Freshman, 353; Guard Carl Ickes, Senior, 125; Guard Terry Kirker, Senior, 100.
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TUSCARAWAS - Forward Ted Riggle, Senior, 474; Forward Carl Simmons, Senior, 102; Center Ed Hill, Junior, 134; Guard Bob Vesco, Senior, 206; Guard Ronnie Moore, Senior, 110.
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BOLIVAR - Forward Dave Wolf, Junior, 245; Forward Don Mason, Senior, 161; Center Ken Haueter, Junior, 325; Guard John Geers, Junior, 87; Guard Wayne Ruof, Junior, 145.
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DUNDEE - Forward Willie Slemmer, Sophomore, 206; Forward Bob Walters, Senior, 237; Center Don Levengood, Senior, 471; Guard Neil Potts, Senior, 122; Guard Al Dildine, Senior, 248.
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The losers of the first two games will vie in the consolation round opener at 7:30 Thursday night. In the Thursday nightcap Baltic and Port Washington will open their drives toward the coveted goal. The doors open at 5:30 tonight.
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Tuesday, February 14, 1956
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio