MALVERN - Tuscarawas (3-1) staged a gigantic 4th quarter rally in an attempt to remain in the ranks of the unbeaten, but fell one point short as the Malvern Green Hornets came off with an upset victory to snap a 3-game Bronco winning streak. Following a see-saw 1st half, the Broncos fell behind 41-31 entering the final frame. Outscoring the hosts 17-7, the Broncos knotted the count with less than a minute to go, but Bucky Monroe's 2 foul shots with 5 seconds remaining in the contest gave the victors an insurmountable 52-49 lead. John Bihari potted a field goal with one second to go, but was unable to draw the foul that could have tied the count. It was the 3rd quarter which actually led to the Broncos' defeat. They were able to score on only 2 of 15 action shots, while the Hornets were tallying 13 points to extend a 2-point halftime lead.
The Hornets defense keyed on high-scoring Brent Lehigh, who had garnered 77 points in the 1st three Bronco games. His total output was limited to 10, far below his 25.6 average. Lehigh also pulled down 10 rebounds. Fred Rausch led the Bronco scoring, hitting on 7 field attempts and one foul shot for 15 points. Tuscarawas coach Lyle Matlick lauded Rausch's defensive play on Hornet Bucky Munroe who was held to 7 markers. Dan Wackerly of Malvern captured game scoring honors with 16 points and was followed by Glenn Clark's 12. Tuscarawas led in rebounds 44-32 with Bihari, who scored 14 points, grabbing 11 to lead the way. The Tuscarawas County combine was able to connect on only 18 of 61 action shots for 30 percent, while the Hornets hit on exactly one-third of their 60 shots.
The Malvern Reserves also stopped the Tuscarawas Reserves' (3-1) streak of 3 wins clipping them 36-34 completing the swept.
MALVERN GREEN HORNETS - 52
Dan Wackerly 7-2-16
Glenn Clark 4-4-12
Herman Brown 4-1-9
Bucky Munroe 1-5-7
Richard Stollar 2-0-4
Sam Petracca 2-0-4
TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 51
Fred Rauscvh 7-1-15
John Bihari 4-6-14
Brent Lehigh 4-2-10
Jim McCauley 2-4-8
Les Donahue 1-0-2
Bernie McCauley 1-0-2
Monday, December 5, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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