PHOTO: LAUNCH FOR DISTRICT BID - Garaway High's 1960-1961 basketball edition, which has now posted a 21-4 record, returns to District Tournament action for the second straight year after beating Springfield Local. FRONT ROW - Bob Raber (left), Tom Andreas, Bill Yakley, Nick Smith and Jarret Gray. BACK ROW - Geof Stevanus (left), Tim Zehnder, Roy Yoder, Richard Schaar, Jeff Burrell, Bob Miller and Coach Glenn Bower. Absent was Bud Yakley.
PHOTO: RABER ROLLING - Bob Raber (20), Garaway High's top scorer, whips past would-be-defender Dick Sivets of Springfield Local preparatory to laying up an easy 2-pointer for the Pirates.
PHOTO: PIRATE ON THE GO. Roy Yoder (22), of Garaway, who was one of the sparks in the Pirates' 72-48 District Tournament victory with driving shots, hits for 2 more points. Defending for Springfield Local is Ralph Rutledge (35).
DENNISON - It's all set! Garaway vs Dennison St. Mary's! When Garaway (21-4) trampled Springfield Local last night in the Dennison High gym the stage was set for the first All-Tuscarawas County District finale since 1957. The Pirate victory had special significance since it assured the county representation in next week's Regional event in Canton's Memorial Fieldhouse, regardless of the outcome of tomorrow night's battle, set for 8. Vying with the winner of the Dennison tourney will be 3 teams from the Canton District, which will windup Saturday afternoon. Midvale and Gnadenhutten were the last 2 county teams to tangle in the District Championship game. The Blue Devils defeated the Indians 73-59 and went on to become the "Cinderella Team" of the Canton Regional, advancing to the state tournament at Columbus where it bowed in the semi-finals. Garaway, denied in its Regional bid last year by Hiland, will enter the big game with a 21-4 record. St. Mary's sports a 17-5 mark.
A slow start proved to be only a token hindrance for the rampaging Pirates last night. For the fan who likes variety, not much more could have been asked of the Bucs. At times they speeded up and down the Dennison court with the grace of a troop of gazelles. And on other occasions they brought the game to a near standstill with a smooth-working stall offensive that had Springfield Local chaffing at the bit. The fact that the Tigers were suffering from a frigid night in the shooting departmet can be attributed to some sparkling defensive maneuvering on the part of Garaway. Springfield took plenty of shots, but with Pirates breathing down its neck, they were hurried and for the most part far off their intended marks. In the third period the Tigers missed 17 straight field tries before Bill McConnell connected on a jump shot with only 58 seconds remaining in the stanza. Overall statistics reveal Springfield made only 16 of 74 floor tries for an ice cold 21.5 percent. It added 16 foul shots in 26 attempts. Garaway Coach Glenn Bower tagged the victory "a tremendous team effort." "We're looking forward to playing St. Mary's," he remarked, "We feel it is a great team." "The boys did a good job on the fast break and particularly on defense, but we're going to have to come up with exactly the same performance Friday night if we expect to win."
Bob Raber and Tom Andreas, the 2 "old timers" of the Garaway attack, once again led the way. The former canned 22 points, the latter 18, while Roy Yoder came through with 11. Springfield, which had defeated Carrollton by 20 points, the same team that belted Dover in the recent Class "AA" Sectional Tournament, was led by McConnell's 12 points. Dale Featheringman the Tigers' southpaw ace, was limited to 10 points. Taking advantage of Garaway's early fouling, Springfield rolled to a 9-3 lead in the first period, mainly on the strength of cashing in on 8-straight free throws. The Bucs, who have gained a reputation as a second-half team, quickly tossed it aside and marched to within 16-15 at the end of the quarter. Consecutive buckets by Andreas and Bill Yakley put the Pirates on top 19-16 at the opening of the second quarter. Springfield came back to knot the count at 19-19, but that was the closest it could come. Garaway spurted into the lead again, this time for keeps, and was on top 31-26 at the intermission, one of the few times it has led at that point this season. During the third period the Bucs turned "racehorse" and ran roughshod over the Tigers, taking a 49-38 lead into the final period. They changed tactics for the last 8 minutes of action, working out of the "Muskingum Stall" and taking only 7 shots, of which they made 5. The 53 shots Garaway ended with was closer to its season average, as compared with the 80-plus it had been taking in tournament games thus far. It hit 23 for 43.4 percent, while swishing 26 of 31 free throws, a highly successful night in anyone's book.
GARAWAY PIRATES - 72
Bob Raber 5-12-22
tom Andreas 7-4-18
Bill Yakley 2-0-4
Roy Yoder 5-1-11
Bud Yakley 2-4-8
Jarrett Gray 1-1-3
Dan Bleininger 1-3-5
Nick Smith 0-1-1
Geof Stevanus 0-0-0
Burky 0-0-0
Tim Zehnder 0-0-0
Richard Schaar 0-0-0
SPRINGFIELD LOCAL - 48
Howell 0-2-2
Bill McConnell 6-0-12
Ralph Rutledge 4-0-8
Dick Sivets 2-5-9
Dale Featheringham 3-4-10
Sinitra 0-0-0
Groman 2-3-7
Hornby 0-0-0
Thursday, March 9, 1961
Norm Singleton, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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