Charlie Jones of Strasburg bobbles the ball momentarily during a scramble for possession during the Tigers' Saturday night game against Dover St. Joseph's. Defending for the Ramblers are Mark Nelson (50) and Dave Myers. Also closing in on the scene is the Mighty Tiger John Studer (23).
DOVER - Strasburg's Tigers (12-0) remained undefeated Saturday night, after they had finished crushing Dover St. Joseph's' defense for a 46-point victory. The 5th ranked Tigers in the state, probably had their toughest 1st half of the year. The Ramblers kept pace with the taller opponents, trailing only 16-14 after the 1st stop. Strasburg jumped off to a 6-0 lead in the opening moments, before Dave Myers put 2 points on the scoreboard at 5:25. The Tigers added 5 more to that lead, before the Ramblers started finding the range.
St. Joseph scored 10 straight points to take a 12-11 lead, its only one of the night, when Mark Nelson scored on a layup with 1:10 showing. A sticky Tiger defense, as it was all night, stopped the Ramblers with 6 points in the 2nd quarter in taking a 30-20 lead. John Studer found the period to his liking, scoring 10points to lead the Tigers. But, then the fireworks came. The Tigers outscored St. Joe 31-8 in taking a 61-28 third period lead.
Gene Bayer led the surge scoring 10 points, all of which came off the layup variety. Strasburg Coach Charles Huggins substituted freely in the final stanza, as did Jim Antonelli of the Ramblers. Studer led the Tigers with 28 markers, followed by Ed Rusk with 13, Bayer 12 and Charlie Jones 11. Denny Capozella led the Ram output with 9. From the floor, Strasburg made 30 of 71 for 42.1 percent, while the Ramblers were cold on 11 of 54, a 20.3 percent reading.
From the line, the Tigers made 21 of 40, while St. Joe had 13 of 26. The victors led in rebounds 38 to 24, with Studer leading them with 12. Ed Yackey was next in line with 11. Rich Stanna had 6 for the losers. Strasburg committed 17 turnovers, while the Ramblers were whistled for 14.
The Dover St. Joseph's Reserves also met a big defeat, losing to the Strasburg Reserves 61-10. Strasburg shut out the Rams in the initial period, tacking 18 points on their side. Tony Antonelli scored St. Joseph's 3 markers in the 2nd stanza, with the deficit increasing to 36-3. Strasburg enjoyed a 55-6 third quarter lead. Antonnelli was top scorer for St. Joe with those points in the 2nd quarter. Jay Strauss topped the Tigers with 19.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 81
John Studer 9-10-28
Ron Hall 0-0-0
Ed Rusk 6-1-13
Gene Bayer 5-2-12
Ed Yackey 2-3-7
Tom Hall 2-1-5
Mike Rieger 0-0-0
Charlie Jones 4-3-11
Art Haswell 2-1-5
Tom Margo 0-0-0
Tom Ferris 0-0-0
DOVER ST. JOSEPH'S RAMBLERS - 35
Denny Capozella 3-3-9
Mark Nelson 3-2-8
John Antonelli 0-1-1
Rich Stanna 2-0-4
Dave Myers 1-2-4
Jeff Recchiutti 0-0-0
Tom Bazzolli 2-1-5
Charles Zito 0-2-2
Patracca 0-1-1
Young 0-1-1
Monday, January 16, 1967
Tim Koelble
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
STANDING
1. Strasburg Tigers 4-0 (12-0)
2. Garaway Pirates 3-1 (10-1)
3. Midvale Blue Devils 2-1 (8-5)
4. Port Washington Purple Riders 1-2 (7-4)
5. Tuscarawas Broncos 1-2 (6-5)
6. Gnadenhutten Indians 1-2 (5-6)
7. Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 0-4 (2-8)
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