PHOTO: OFF THE FINGERTIPS - Midvale's Walt Weaver strains to reach the ball before it goes out of bounds, but it barely hits his fingertips. Watching are Jim Tidrick (23), Neal Beans (behind Weaver), Ken Burris (20) of Tusky Valley and Mike Page (45). The Blue Devils won 67-33.
PHOTO: HERE'S TWO - Tusky Valley's Dean Nemetz springs into the air and pushes off a soft layup for a basket as teammate Gary Ferren moves into position. The Trojans got few easy baskets; however, as they fell to the Blue Devls of Midvale in county tournament play.
NEW PHILADELPHIA - The Devils (15-4) of Coach Pete Hilliard never were in any real trouble, in the first test of the 1961-1962 county tournament and actually their offense failed to get any test. The veteran-studded Devils of Coach Pete Hilliard boomed into a quick 8-0 lead before the smaller Trojans (3-17) could even find the range. A mild-surprise winner over Port Washington (5-15) in the tourney lid-lifter on Thursday, TV met almost the same fate that had spilled Port. The Trojans missed their first 7 action flings in the tale-telling first stanza and managed but one field goal in the canto as Midvale took a 12-4 lead. While the Midvale offense never really sparkled, its defense was stout-hearted as it limited the Trojans to but 13 filed goals as they rushed most of their 50 flings for a meek 26 percent. Midvale, meanwhile, sparked spectacularly by a hustling reserve squad which came in late in the game, finished with a good 44 percent on 27 of 61 action shots. Net-swishing 15-foot set shots by Neal Beans, one from each side of the court got the Devils off and running followed by 2 more deuces on a rebounder and jumper by Dean DeMattio as the devils went in front 8-0. The Big Blue then upped their 8-point advantage at the first halt to as much as 14 points in the second quarter to take a 23-13 lead at intermission. Tusky Valley, using a slow deliberate offense against the taller foes, staged their only serious rally of the game in the third stanza as they sliced the margin to 6 at 23-17 before 3 quick buckets spiked the rally and got Midvale on the move again. Beans again led the surge on a layup and jumper in the key, while a 15-foot corner deuce by Bob Byers pushed Midvale back in front 29-17 which all but iced the verdict as Tusky Valley never got closer than 15 points after that. Midvale led 38-24 going into the home stretch. Beans led a balanced 11-man scoring attack for the Devils with 20 points, Walt Weaver added 12, and Byers canned 10. Dean Nemetz, playing his last game for the Trojans of Coach Bob Heller and Don Crilley were high for the losers with nine points each.
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 67
Neal Beans 8-4-20
Mike Page 1-0-2
Rick Belknap 1-0-2
Walt Weaver 3-6-12
Bob Byers 5-0-10
Dean DeMattio 3-0-6
Jim Leggett 1-0-2
Don Ickes 0-1-1
Don Basquin 1-2-4
Charles McPherson 1-0-2
Tom Mackey 3-0-6
TUSCARAWAS VALLEY TROJANS - 33
Jim Hickman 1-2-4
Ed Crawford 1-1-3
Gary Ferren 1-1-3
Don Crilley 4-1-9
Dean Memetz 4-1-9
Burris 0-1-1
David Schwartz 1-0-2
Randulic 1-0-2
Saturday, February 17, 1962
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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