PHOTO: Bob Byers of Midvale grabs loose ball as Don Wallick of Strasburg reaches in vain. Other identified cagers are Dean DeMattio (left) of Midvale and Adrian Edie (20) of Strasburg.
STRASBURG - Hot shooting especially from Senior Adrian Edie and a tight defense enabled Strasburg High's Tigers (1-0) to claw Midvale (2-1) here last night. It was the opening game of the 1962-1963 basketball season for Coach Warren Binder's crew. The Tigers shot 46 percent from the floor, hitting on 26 of 56 tries. The Blue Devils of Coach Pete Hilliard hit 32.9 percent on 20 of 61. Strasburg connected on 16 of 24 from the foul line. Midvale hit on 18 of 31 free tosses. The two teams played on even terms in the second half, but Strasburg had a 10-point lead at intermission. The Tigers led 22-16 at the first stop, 36-26 at the half and 48-38 after 3 periods. They led by 16 points midway in the 3rd stanza. Edie, standing just 5-6, popped in 30 points to take scoring honors. Don Wallick dropped 15 markers through the hoop and John Peters 11 for Strasburg's cause. Dean DeMattio led Midvale with 21 points, 14 coming in the first half. Bob Byers had 15 for the Devils and Don Basquin 10. "The boys played a good game for opening night," Binder said. "They made a few mistakes which can be expected for the first contest. But their shooting was good and defense excellent. We'll be a good ball club when we get those mistakes ironed out." Edie stole the ball from a Midvale player and went in for a layup after DeMattio had controlled the tip. Edie then hit from the outside for a quick 4-0 lead. DeMattio hit from the key to get his team on the board. Edie and Sophomore Rock Van Fossen then combined to keep the hosts out in front in the first period. Vic Gessner provided the board work in the second period, with Edie hitting on 3 field attempts as the Tigers built up a 36-24 lead before DeMattio hit just before intermission. Don Wallick gave Edie help from the floor in the third period, but both Wallick and Peters picked up their fourth personal foul. Midvale began its move early in the final period, cutting the deficit to 7 points. The 2 clubs battled back and forth before Gessner came up with 2 fouls and a bucket. Wallick dropped in 4 free tosses and Edie hit on 4 field goals and 2 charity attempts to give the winners a 68-52 margin with only one minute left to play. The reserve game was a thriller, with Terry Leggett dropping in 2 free tosses with 5 seconds left to give Midvale (3-0) a 48-47 nod over the Strasburg Reserves (0-1).
STRASBURG TIGERS - 68
Adrian Edie 13-4-30
Rock Van Fossen 2-1-5
John Peters 4-3-11
Frank Welling 1-1-3
Don Wallick 5-5-15
Joe Aul 0-0-0
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 58
Bob Byers 5-5-15
Dean DeMattio 7-7-21
Don Ickes 0-0-0
Tom Mackey 0-1-1
Don Basquin 4-2-10
Tom McPherson 1-0-2
Terry Leggett 2-3-7
Ted Tolotti 1-0-2
Wednesday, November 28, 1962
Dan Kopp, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
STANDINGS
1. Garaway Pirates 2-0
2. Port Washington Purple Riders 2-0
3. Strasburg Tigers 1-0
4. Midvale Blue Devils 2-1
5. Baltic Eagles 1-1
6. Tuscarawas Broncos 0-0
7. Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 0-0
8. Gnadenhutten Indians 0-2
9. Stone Creek Panthers 0-2
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