PHOTO: CHEERLING LEADERS - Tuscarawas High's Cheerleaders were voted the best in the county league this year. Left to right the Bronco cheermakers are Dawn Shorer, Sharon Watkins, Karen Patterson, Rose Vesco, Janice McPeek and Penny Beamer.
PHOTO: PIRATES BAG BOOTY - The Garaway Pirates walked off with plenty of honors and trophies Saturday night, although they finished runner-up to Midvale in the county tournament. Glenn Bower was chosen "Coach of the Year" and Roy Yoder was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the county. Co-captains Geof Stevanus (left) and Wayne Burkey are shown with the League Championship and Tournament Runner-Up trophies. Yoder is second from the right and Dan Bleininger (right) were selected to the coaches' All-County Team, along with Wallis Mullet of Baltic, Bob Ervin and Brad Kaiser of Gnadenhutten, Rick Belknap and Neal Beans of Midvale, Phil Meese of Tuscarawas, Jim Clymer and Adrian Edie of Strasburg.
PHOTO: TO THE VICTORS GO THE SPOILS - Mike Page, captain, stands proudly with the Tuscarawas County Tournament Trophy, donated by the Daily Reporter. Midvale rapped Garaway 50-41 to gain its ninth tournament title.
NEW PHILADELPHIA - Midvale (17-4) Reigns! After giving up a basket on the opening tip-off, Midvale's determined Blue Devils sprinted past defending champion Garaway (17-6) Saturday night at New Philadelphia High School to capture the 40th Annual Tuscarawas County Class "A" Tournament. It was the Devils' 9th county championship and their third in the last 5 years. Garaway won in 1960 and 1961. Having gained Sectional berths with victories the night before, Midvale and Garaway combined Saturday to give the more than 2,000 fans the best-played game of the tournament.
Although Midvale led for all but the first 1:14 minutes of play, the outcome was still in doubt until midway in the final quarter when the Blue Devils spurted to ice the game and gain revenge for the 53-47 defeat handed them by Garaway in league play. Rebounding was the key as Neal Beans, Mike Page and Rick Belknap dominated the backboards for the Blue Devils. Defense also had a part as the Devils throtted Garaway's dangerous fast break which had accounted for nearly half of the Pirates' field goals the night before gainst Baltic. Coach Pete Hilliard's Blue Devils were once again led by veteran standout Beans. The big southpaw tallied 7 of Midvale's first quarter points, meshing 2 long jump shots out of 4 attempts and finished with 17 for the night. He had 61 markers for the tournamet. Walt Weaver netted 13 points and Bob Byers, who failed to score the night before pushed in 12 counters to take up the slack for normally high-scoring Rick Belknap. Bleininger and Roy Yoder, selected the Most Valuable Player in the county, each had 10. Yoder got all of his points in the first half as he managed to get off only 2 hots after intermission. The clock hardly moved when Yoder took a lead pass and went in for a layup on the opening tip-off. A basket by Beans and 2 by Weaver, put Midvale ahead shortly. After trading baskets and leading 10-8, the Devils suddenly spurted as Weaver rammed home a jumper and Beans connected on a 3-point play for a 15-8 lead. Ahead 19-14 at the end of the quarter, Midvale opened up its largest lead of the game midway in the second stanza when Beans dropped in a pair of foul shots for a 26-16 margin. Garaway came roaring back to make it 32-26 at halftime. The second half Midvale played cautiously, waiting for the easy basket and Garaway mistakes. The Devils took only 20 shots in the second half. Midvale upped its lead to 41-33 after 3 periods. Bleininger sank a pair of bonus tosses to cut the lead to 41-34 as the final quarter opened, but Beans canned a rebound shot and Byers dropped in a pair of fouls for a 45-35 lead with 4:13 left. The Pirates came back on 2 more foul shots by Bleininger, but Beans made a jumper and Weaver a set shot to ice the game. After a hot first quarter, in which Midvale made 9 of 20 shots and Garaway 6 of 12, the teams finished with mediocre shooting percentages. The Devils made 21 of 57 for 37 percent and the Pirates canned 17 of 54 for 31 percent.
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 50
Neal Beans 7-3-17
Mike Page 3-0-6
Rick Belknap 1-0-2
Bob Byers 4-4-12
Walt Weaver 6-1-13
GARAWAY PIRATES - 41
Geof Stevanus 3-1-7
Wayne Burkey 4-0-8
Dan Bleininger 2-6-10
Don Deetz 3-0-6
Roy Yoder 5-0-10
Monday, February 26, 1962
Keith Sanders, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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