PHOTO: DONNING THE WAR PAINT - Gnadenhutten's Indians has begun donning their war paint for their game with Tuscarawas in the county tournament. The Indians, coached by Ron Sakola and led by high-scoring Bob Ervin, have won 14 and lost 6 this year and finished tied for third in the league with a 5-3 mark. The Indians, front row left to right - Brad Kaiser, Larry Rentsch, Glenn Miller, Jim McCreary and Bob Ervin. Standing - Coach Sakola, Paul Blind, Dave Struchen, Bruce Kohl and Ed Allensworth.
PHOTO: THE GIANT-KILLERS - The giant-killers of Tuscarawas tried to rise again when they met rival Gnadenhutten in the county tournament. The Broncos ended the season all even with 9 wins and 9 losses. they finished 5-3 in the league. Kneeling, left to right, are: Chuck Reichman, roger Knisley, Bob Romig, Phil Meese, Fred Burmich, Lloyd Wallace and Robert Turney. Back row - Coach Aaron Miller, Ivan Summers, Phil Caldwell, Russ McGlothlin, Dave People, Jerry Wilson, Jeff Maswell and Assistant Coach Richard Roland.
PHOTO: IT'S A TOUCHDOWN - Referee Glen Hursey of Glenford seems to be signaling a touchdown, but he's calling for a jump ball. Sam McCreary of Gnadenhutten fell over Fred Burmich of Tuscarawas as they were trying to come up with the ball, which squirted out of bounds. In background is Brad Kaiser (35) of Gnadenhutten and Ivan Summers (42) of Tuscarawas is at right. Gnadenhutten romped 74-39 in tournament play. Port fans, check out the Port Washington banner in the background!
NEW PHILADELPHIA - The game between the neighboring schools of Gnadenhutten (15-6) and Tuscarawas (9-10) failed to live up to it's billing as the Indians went on the warpath early and were never threatened. Jumping off to a 7-0 lead before the Broncos could get one through the hoop, Gnadenhutten showed signs of filling its role as a dark-horse in the tournament as it used its height-advantage to good stead and showed some potent scoring ability. Particularly outstanding for Coach Ron Sakola's Tribe was the league's top point man Bob Ervin who netted 24 points including 4 for 5 in the first quarter surge. Ervin netted 2 quick baskets to get Gnaden on the road to victory both from about 15 feet in the corner. A shot by Brad Kaiser, another corner bucket and a drive in by Ervin found them in a comforable 9-2 lead with 4:04 still remaining in the opening period. It was never close the rest of the way as Gnaden rode herd on the Broncos for quarter leads of 16-6, 23-17 and 50-27. Working for their shots, Gnaden canned 28 of 70 action flings for 40 percent, while a wilder shooting Tuscarawas offense, stymied by the Gnaden height and alert defense, made only 17 of 82 attempts for 21 percent. The Broncos were particularly cold in the tale-telling first quarter as they made only 2 of 21 attempts for under 10 percent. Gnaden meanwhile potted 7 of 18 in the same period and was never under 30 percent in any quarter. Effectively bottled up was the usual potent one-two punch of Phil Meese and Fred Burmich for Tusky. Meese hit only 5 of 23 for the evening, while Burmich, who sat out the third period, made 8 of 18 attempts. Each; however, scored 12 ponts for team honors. Bob Ervin led the Tribe, while Jim McCreary hit 12 and Bruce Kohl and Glen Miller both contributed 10 points. Tuscarawas, which earned the title as "giant killer" this year with coveted victories over Gnadenhutten and Garaway in regular season play, effectively ended their season.
GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 74
Jim McCreary 5-2-12
Brad Kaiser 1-3-5
Dave Struchen 4-0-8
Bob Ervin 9-6-24
Bruce Kohl 2-6-10
Glenn Miller 5-0-10
Paul Blind 1-0-2
TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 39
Ivan Summers 2-3-7
Phil Meese 5-2-12
Fred Burmich 3-6-12
Russ McGlothlin 2-2-6
Phil Caldwell 3-0-6
Friday, February 16, 1962
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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