Defending champion Midvale (18-1) and Tuscarawas Valley (19-1) are paired for tonight's final of the 37th Annual Tuscarawas County Class "A" League Basketball Tournament in Memorial Hall. They'll clash at 8. The county's two best-record quintets emerged victorious from last night's thrilling semi-final doubleheader with Midvale whipping Gnadenhutten 69-52 and Tuscarawas Valley nipping Garaway 57-54 before another screaming crowd. Regardless of the outcome of tonight's championship encounter, both have qualified for the Class "A" Sectional Tournament scheduled here next week. Last night's wins did the trick. Tonight's meeting will be the second between the two rivals. They met on the Midvale court January 9 and the Blue Devils rolled to an 81-56 decision. It was the only blotch on the Tuscarawas Valley record and knocked the Trojans out of a chance for the league crown. Midvale took its second straight league championship with an 8-0 record and Tusky Valley finished league play with a 7-1 record.*
Tusky Valley and Garaway (13-9) staged a repeat performance of two regular season meetings last night. The Trojans of Coach Bob Heller won both of the games, but by identical 3-point margins, 55-52 and 45-42. The win also provided the Trojans a measure of revenge against Garaway. The Pirates topped Tusky Valley 48-34 in the county tournament opening round a year ago. It was Tusky Valley's 10th straight victory since losing to Midvale. Midvale and Gnadenhutten (14-6) had split in regular-season warfare, but the Devils were clearly the better team last night. A 78-76 loss to the Indians December 16 is the only mar on an otherwise perfect Devil record. They've won 12 in a row since, including a 70-63 margin over Gnadenhutten January 16.
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Pairings for the sectional tournament, to be played next Tuesday, Friday and Saturday night, will be held at 5:30PM, Sunday at Helmkamp's Restaurant. Already qualified, in addition to Midvale and Tusky Valley, are Hiland and Killbuck from Holmes County and Dennison St. Mary's. The Carroll County representative will be decided when Augusta and Malvern meet tonight.
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Saturday, February 21, 1959
Norm Singleton, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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