PORT WASHINGTON - The Port Washington Purple Riders (1-0), under the guidance of Head Coach Joe Lopez, rose to the occasion in their basketball season opener when they defeated the Zane Trace Indians. 6-1 Senior Jeff Huston of the Purple Riders led all scorers for the night hitting 18 points in their initial win. Port took the lead in the 1st quarter and led 9-6. Zane Trace recovered and ended tied at the half 19-19. Port Washington led again at the 3rd quarter 27-25 and held the lead in the 4th quarter for the victory. 6-foot Tim Page grabbed 10 rebounds, while Huston bought down 6 as the Purple Riders controlled the boards. Port hit on 16 of 41 from the field and 8 of 16 from the charity stripe. The Indians were 8 of 16 from the field and 11 of 15 from the free throw line. The Port Washington defense was very impressive limiting the Indians to a mere 35 points. The Riders also had 21 turnovers resulting from 1st game jitters. No player from Zane Trace hit double figures as Larry Frame and Bill Larrick had 8 apiece. Coach Jim Pfeiffer's Port Washington Reserves (1-0) also won their contest against the Zane Trace Reserves 36-24.
PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 40
Tim Page 3-2-8
Greg Bender 2-0-4
Mike Peeper 0-1-1
Jeff Huston 8-2-18
Jim Hagen 2-3-7
Jerry Stephens 1-0-2
ZANE TRACE INDIANS - 35
Larry Frame 2-4-8
Bill Larrick 3-2-8
Allen 2-0-4
Balrh 2-3-7
McConnell 0-1-1
McVicker 2-1-5
Brokaw 1-0-2
Saturday, November 12, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
Posted 5-18-12
Thank you. It's great fun to re-live these past seasons.
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