The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-12
PLAIN CITY
WINS THRILLER
FROM M. H. S.
Winning Goal Is Made
In Final Second Of
Contest; Score 35 to 81

Marysville high schools up
and-coming basketballers dropped
a art-breaking 35 to "a contest
to Plain City's Scotties, Tuesday
night, but in so doing convinced
even the most sceptical that the
Monarchs will be tough outfit
when they get a little more ex-
perience.
Until the last second of play
literally, not figuratively- Ma
rysville had the game won. The
winning goal was shot by Jerry
Headlee as the horn ending the
game sounded. The entire contest
was just as thrilling as those
closing seconds.
With 80 seconds left to play,
Marysville was leading, "a to 33.
Headlee was fouled by Rogers,
but missed the try for point. Just
Is seconds later, Headlee was a.
gain fouled, this time by Jack
Mcclure. Again he missed the at
empt, and the Monarchs still had
their precious lead.
With five seconds left to play,
Rogers was fouled by Lambka,
but the Monarchs chose to take
the ball out of bounds instead of
try for the point. Dean Scheiderer
took the ball out of bounds, pass
ed in to Dayton who tried to
freeze the ball. Headlee, however,
succeeded in wrestling it from
Dayton, and dribbled in for the
winning basket as the horn sound
ed.
1t was an evenly played game,
from start to finish, with Marys-
vile holding a slight lead most
of the time. At one point early
in the third quarter, Plain City
forged into a 5-point lead, but
Marysville quickly came back,
and built up a 6-point margin of
its own, then held that lead until
fateful last second.
Plain City is one of the best
teams Marysville will probably
meet all season long. The Scotties
are tall, very experienced, and
play calm, careful ball. Moreover,
they are excellent ball handlers
and shots. In Kenny Jordan al
forward, they have one of CEN
trail Ohio's best basketball play
ers. 1t was this individual, Incl
dentally, who really won the
game for the Scotties. Although
he did not start, he scored Is
points after he got in the game,
and could be counted upon for a
basket almost every time he gain
ed possession of the ball.
That Marysville came within an
ace of defeating this smoothly
working team was surprise to
nearly everyone concerned, and
is an indication that the Monarchs,
with more experience, will them
selves be a classy aggregation.
Had they played the kind of ball
against London and Su:l0ury,
that they did against Plain City,
Marysville would probably have
won by Is or 20 points.
Coach Warren Widner's only
comment after the game was: Il
thought they were swell. They all
played splendid ball"
Never a high scoring contest,
the game started very slowly,
with Marysville holding s to 4
lead at the end of the first per-
iod. BY half-time, Plain City had
cut the margin to 16 to Is with
the Monarchs still in front.
The Scotties started the third
period as if they were going to do
to the Monarchs what everyone
had thought they would do be-
fore the game started. In quick
succession they got three baskets
and forged ahead, 81 to 16 for
their only lead during the game.
Marysville came back strong,
however, paced by Nanny Rogers
and Scheiderer, who tailed four
points apiece that period, and led