John Bihari and Brent Lehigh of Tuscarawas, corner Midvale's Mike DeMattio during last night's action in the Bronco gymnasium.
Tuscarawas' Brent Lehigh leaps high to pull donw one of 16 rebounds he grabbed last night against Midvale. Blue Devil defenders are Lee Eberly (25) and Bob Carlisle (33). Also in on the action for Tuscarawas is Fred Rausch (10).
TUSCARAWAS - Midvale (0-1) is no longer king in southern county league basketball circles. This was the cry of the Tuscarawas Broncos (1-0) last night following a shocking 8-point victory over the always-mighty Devils. The win was a big one for first-year coach Lyle Matlick, who served as an assistant to Blue Devil mentor Pete Hilliard several years. The Broncos appeared to be in mid-season form and led by as much as 20 points before the Devils closed the gap in the final minutes. The victory ended a 10-game Tuscarawas losing streak to Midvale. The last time the Broncos defeated the Blue Devils was on January 20, 1961 when they took a 61-56 triumph.
The victors completely dominated play, employing a sticky man-to-man defense and were never in serious trouble following a see-saw 1st quarter. They forced the Devils to take the outside shot, which caused the losers to hit on only 14 of 73 action shots for a poor 19.2 percent. Controlling the boards, the Broncos held quarter leads of 7-6, 27-20 and 40-27. It was Brent Lehigh who was the thorn in Midvale's side all night, as he popped in 23 points hitting 11 of 18 action shots and came through with 16 rebounds, 14 in the crucial 2nd half. All told, the Broncos trailed only 2 times at the outset of the contest. Holding a slim 19-16 lead midway in the 2nd frame, Lehigh scored 6 points near the end of the half to give the winners a 27-20 halftime margin they never relinquished. Midvale, hit hard with fouls, saw veteran Mike DeMattio sidelined with 2:15 remaining in the half after he picked up his fourth foul. He returned at the beginning of the 4th quarter, but was guilty of charging with 4:37 to go to end with 8 points to his credit. The Broncos just kept pouring it on in the 2nd half as Lehigh controlled the boards and scored 7 points in a 14-point surge midway in the final stanza to extend a 42-27 lead to 49-29 with 2:55 left in the game. For the night the winners hit on 19 of 55 action shots for a fine 34-5 percent.
Fred Rausch also came through with a fine performance, garnering 11 points, 8 of them in the go-ahead 2nd frame before fouling out with 54 seconds to go. John Bihari of Tuscarawas was forced to leave the floor with 4:24 remaining in the 2nd quarter with 4 fouls. He sat out the remainder of the half and all of the 3rd frame before being inserted with just over 2 minutes left. Leading the fruitless cause for the Devils was Bob Carlisle, who canned 15 markers after going 0-8 in the 1st quarter. Lee Eberly followed with 10 points. The Devils hit on 13 of 26 foul shots for an even 50 percent, while the victors were cashing in on 11 of 18 charity tosses for 61.1 percent. The Broncos will try to make it 2 in a row tonight when they travel to Jewett, while the Devils will be preparing to meet powerful Strasburg next.
The Reserves made it a clean sweep for the Broncos, overcoming a 10-point deficit in the 3rd quarter to post a 39-35 win. Butch McCauley, whose clutch shots in the fading minutes were the key to the win, potted 10 points. Phil Simmons led the young Broncos (1-0) with 11 markers, while Ted Badertscher led Midvale (0-1) with 11.
TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 49
Brent Lehigh 11-1-23
Fred Rausch 3-5-11
Jim McCauley 2-3-7
John Bahari 1-1-3
Les Donahue 1-0-2
Bernie McCauley 1-0-2
Butch Reed 0-1-1
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 41
Bob Carlisle 4-7-15
Lee Eberly 5-0-10
Mike DeMattio 3-2-8
Tom Booth 2-3-7
John Tollotti 0-1-1
Bob Morrison 0-0-0
Bob Grimm 0-0-0
Saturday, November 26, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
STANDINGS
1. Tuscarawas Broncos 1-0
2. Port Washington Purple Riders 1-1
3. Garaway Pirates 0-0
4. Gnadenhutten Indians 0-0
5. Strasburg Tigers 0-0
6. Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 0-0
7. Midvale Blue Devils 0-1
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