62 - Dennison Blasts Port Washington 78-46 (2-4-62)

PHOTO:  Port Washington Purple Riders Senior - Tony Nigro

DENNISON - Evo Marini stole the show Saturday night at Dennison's gymnasium as the Railroaders (12-4) steamrolled over Port Washington (5-12) for the 2nd time this year.  Marini, a 6-2 Senior, was unstoppable in the first half as he hit on 9 of 12 action shots to give the Railroaders a bulging 36-19 halftime edge.  Marini added 9 points in the second half and wound up with 27 points, a career high.  Actually, it was the second and final quarters thaqt provided the Railroaders with their third win in a row.  Dennison hit on 10 of 16 shots in each of these quarters, while Port could manage only 4 field goals in each.  The Railroaders ended with 33 out of 71 shots for 46.7 percent.  The 33 field goals represents a season high, while the 78 points is their second best effort of the season.  They topped that once, when they walloped Augusta 80-21.  Port ended with 18 out of 50 for a respectable 36 percent.  Following Marini's 27 points and Dick Selzer's 14 were John Neighbor with 15, Bob Whitmire with 9 and Fred Lecce with 8.  Tony Nigro, a 6-1 Senior, topped Port with 13, while Tom Loader added 10.  In the Reserve game, Dennison mangled Port Washington (4-10) 64-24.

DENNISON RAILROADRES - 78

Dick Selzer 6-2-14
John Neighbor 6-3-15
Nick Cummings 1-1-3
Evo Marini 13-1-27
Bob Whitmire 3-3-9
Fred Lecce 4-0-8
Henry 0-2-2

PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 46

Tony Nigro 6-1-13
Ken Gay 1-0-2
Larry Laisure 2-4-8
Tom Loader 4-2-10
Paul Schwab 2-0-4
Alvin Fillman 3-3-9


Monday, February 5, 1962
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

STANDINGS

1.  Midvale Blue Devils 6-1 (13-4)
2.  Garaway Pirates 6-1 (13-5)
3.  Tuscarawas Broncos 5-3 (8-7)
4.  Gnadenhutten Indians 4-3 (13-6)
5.  Strasburg Tigers 4-3 (10-7)
6.  Baltic Eagles 2-5 (8-10)
7.  Port Washington Purple Riders 2-5 (5-12)
8.  Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 2-5 (2-14)
9.  Stone Creek Panthers 1-6 (3-15)