Port Washington , Killbuck Inaugurate Play (2-27-56)

DOVER ST. JOSEPH'S (10-8), an on-and-off team during the regular season, will hit the tournament trail against Tuscarawas County Tourney Champion Midvale (18-5) when the class B sectional, embracing 10 teams, opens at Dover's Memorial Hall Wednesday night. The Ramblers and the Blue Devils will square off in an 8:45 nightcap. Action opens at 7:30 that night with Port Washington's tall Purple Riders (15-7), who shot their way to the Tuscarawas consolation togs, going against Killbuck (15-3), the Holmes County champion which features a one-man scoring machine in Ronnie "Butch" Arndt.
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TIGERS TOP SEEDED
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When pairings for the four-night cage carnival were conducted at a dinner meeting at Helmkamp's Restaurant Sunday evening once-beaten Strasburg (19-1) and Berlin (18-5), the Holmes County League kingpin, were accorded seeded positions. Strasburg, which was defeated by Midvale after rolling up 19 victories in a row, was top seeded with the Panthers being seeded second. The teams were seeded on won-lost records as of February 18. The Tigers from Strasburg picked a lower bracket bye and were paired with Dennison St. Mary's (4-14) as Blue Wave Coach Paul Drotovick, last mentor to draw for position, had no other choice. These two clubs will vie at 8:45 Thursday night. Berlin picked up a bye in the upper bracket and the Panthers were slated to take on Dennison's Railroaders (5-13) at 7:30 Thusday after Coach "Chick" Maurer of the county club decided to stay out of the lower bracket of a first round meeting with Killbuck which had first pick after Strasburg and Berlin were seeded. Malvern (6-13) took a bye in the upper bracket on third pick and Millersburg, fifth team to choose position, took a lower bracket bye. The Killbuck-Port winner will meet Malvern at 7:30 Friday, while in the nightcap Millersburg (4-13) will do battle with the St. Joe-Midvale victor. Carroll County did not stage a tournament and Malvern, by virtue of two regular season wins over Augusta, rated the sectional berth. The semifinals will be played at 7:30 and 8:45 Saturday night with the co-champions moving in "B" district play at Brilliant March 6,7, and 9. Following the seeding of Strasburg and Berlin, the other eight teams drew for positions. Then they re-drew for bracket spots and Killbuck got first choice, Dennison second, Malvern third, Port Washington fourth, Millersburg fifth, St. Joe sixth, Midvale seventh and St. Mary's eighth. Coaches voted to provide trophies for the co-champions with the awards to be purchased out of tourney proceeds. Runnerups to each bracket will be given game basketballs. Each school was allotted 36 passes and executive heads of competing schools were given two each. Radio broadcasts were approved, according to district board regulations the stations pay $25.00 per session. The Dover high Stadium Club will sell programs. Tickets will cost 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for students.
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Monday, February 27, 1956
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio