59 - Tuscarawas County Scoring Race (12-16-58)

BRADLEY ON TOP IN COUNTY SCORING RACE - Veteran forward Ron Bradley of Gnadenhutten is the top scholastic basketball scorer at the present time. Statistics maintained by The Daily Reporter sports department show Bradley's 203 points in eight games are the best in the Class "A" ranks. Bradley, third in the Class "A" race last week, moved into the leadership with a 2-game 59-point surge last week. Baltic's John Rice, leader last week, dropped into the runnerup spot with 194 points. He tallied 14 points in one appearance last week. Ben Price, Tusky Valley's brilliant forward, made a big step in the standings last week, moving from eighth spot to fourth by dumping in 51 points in two games last week. He has 122 in five games for an average of 24.4 a game. His average is topped only by Bradley's 25.4. Gary Caviness of Tuscarawas, fifth this week with 120 points, has a 24-point average. His 57-point outburst last week moved him up from 13th spot. On the team level, only two undefeated teams remain in the county. Midvale has a 6-0 mark and Tuscarawas Valley enjoys a five-game win streak.
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TUSCARAWAS COUNTY SCORING
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1. Ron Bradley, Gnadenhutten Indians 83-37-203 25.4
2. John Rice, Baltic Eagles 80-34-194 21.6
3. Gary Gerber, Baltic Eagles 65-34-164 18.3
4. Ben Price, Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 55-12-122 24.4
5. Gary Caviness, Tuscarawas Broncos 50-20-120 24.0
6. Ron Breniser, Midvale Blue Devils 52-14-118 19.7
7. Jim McAfee, Stone Creek Panthers 38-27-103 17.2
8. Koran Zehnder, Garaway Pirates 43-16-102 14.4
9. Charley Stingel, Garaway Pirates 44-13-101
10. Sam Jacob, Baltic Eagles 41-16-98 10.9
11. Bill Phillips, Port Washington Purple Riders 37-22-96 16.0
12. Ron Clark, Gnadenhutten Indians 40-13-93 11.6
13. Frank Wallick, Strasburg Tigers 32-27-91 15.2
14. Roy Buchanan, Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 30-27-87 17.4
15. Harold Lahmers, Stone Creek Panthers 31-21-83 13.8
16. Bill Housel, Midvale Blue Devils 30-22-82 13.7
17. Larry Yakley, Garaway Pirates 34-11-78 11.3
18. John Hall, Gnadenhutten Indians 25-23-73 9.1
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TUSCARAWAS COUNTY CLASS "A" STANDINGS
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1. Midvale Blue Devils 6-0 395-320
2. Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 5-0 334-242
3. Gnadenhutten Indians 6-2 401-445
4. Stone Creek Panthers 4-2 306-290
5. Baltic Eagles 4-5 602-566
6. Garaway Pirates 3-4 446-371
7. Tuscarawas Broncos 1-4 273-279
8. Strasburg Tigers 1-5 317-373
9. Port Washington Purple Riders 0-6 268-401
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RIGHT DOWN THE LINE WITH NORM SINGLETON (SCORING ODDITIES) - Tuscarawas has only a 1-4 season basketball record to date, but the Broncos have been outscored by only a total of six points for the season...Garaway (2-4) has outscored its oposition 446 to 371. The Pirates' four losses have been by a combined total of only 14 points...Midvale's three county league victories have been by only a total of seven points.
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Tuesday, December 16, 1958
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio