The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-30
M. H. S. WINS
3RD STRAIGHT
FRIDAY
Drop Delaware Quint,
80 to 30 On Local Floor;
Reserves Lose First


Marysville high school cagers
brought their seasons average up
to 500 (three victories and three
defeats Friday night, when they
trounced a good Delaware high
team, 80 to 80, in the local gym
nasium. Marysville Reserves suf-
fered their first defeat of the sea-
son as the young Delaware lads
took a 80 to % thriller, in the
final Is seconds.
The Varsity game was a tight
ly-played affair in the first half,
but Monarch superiority began
to tell in the second half and Del
aware was outclassed the rest of
the way. Sceptics who kept won
dering what's wrong with Mar
ysville" when the Monarchs lost
their first three games ARE be-
! ginning to get on the band wagon
again, convinced that good ball
club is in the making and will be
/ a formidable aggregation for any
opponent as the boys gain addi-
tional experience.
First Half Close
The first quarter was a nip
and-tuck affair, with Marysville
and Delaware almost exchanging
point for point The Monarchs
finally finished with to lead
In this period, Dean Scheiderer
dropped in two long shots, Nanny
Rogers and Jack Mcclure got
basket each, and Everett Alex
ander garnered a foul shot for
Marysville. Ruffner, Johnson and
Rowland each got a bucket for
Delaware, while Ruffner and Nc
, Grackett got a free throw each.
In the second stanza, Marys-
vile increased her lead another
point, the half ending 10 to II in
favor of Marysville. But it still
appeared to be anybody's ball
game. In this period, Billy Wall
hit the nets for three buckets,
while Rogers got four foul shots
out of five attempts for Marys-
vile Ogden, Johnson and Welch
each got basket for Delaware,
while Rowland got two free
throws and Welch, one.
Second Half All MarYsville
In the third quarter, the Mon
archs began pulling away FROM
Delaware, outscoring the Senator'S
/ Ito 7 this period. Baskets were
scored for the locals by Rogers,
Johnny Dayton, Scheiderer and
Wall, while Mcclure, Scheiderer
and Dayton each got a charity
toss. For Delaware, Johnson got
! two buckets, while Welch got
free throw and basket
The final quarter saw the Mon
archs outscore Delaware by three
three points. Rogers, MCGUIRE and
Wall each got a basket the final
stanza, while Dayton, Scheiderer
and Wall tailed with a free throw
apiece. Johnson, Rowland and
McGrackett each got a basket for
DelaWare's only points.
For Marysville young Wall
turned in a flashy performance
as he hit for five baskets and
free throw for II points, show
ing return to the shooting form
/ ne displayed as a member of the
Reserve team last year. All of the
locals played good floor games
and were particularly alert on
defense throughout Johnson was
high man for Delaware with five
field goals for 10 points.
Preliminary Thriller
The preliminary game was a
heart-breaker for the little Mon
archS, who tasted defeat for the
first time Twice in the last min
ute of play, the local Reserves
gained the lead, only to have q
sub forward by the name of Gard
ner put the junior Senators in
/ front again. Gardner finally
clinched the game for Delaware
Reserves with a one-handed push
shot from the middle of the floor,
with only Is seconds left to play,
| Marysville started out as if j
was going to be another easy viii.
for them, holding an IL to 3 lead
at the end of the first quarter, and
d Is to 8 margin at half time.
| But a miserable third quarter
! spoiled all of that, and Delaware
| Reserves were ahead, q to 19 as
| the third period ended. Marysville
came back the final period to out
point Delaware 10 to 8, but it was
not quite enough after their third
quarter fiasco.
! Earl Thomas tailed 10 points
to lead for Marysville, while
! Gardner got a like quantity for
the Delaware youngsters.