Evening star., 1952-03-08
Kernan' 5 Goal af End
OF Overtime Period
0yereomes CIV High
By Brion Bell. Jr.

Tech drove to Its third straight
Star Tournament crown In the
last second Of an overtime period
with q $3.50 victory over, George
Washington Of Alexandria last
night have other events in which
Ito play. However, the Trainers,
winners Of SO straight games. are
|undefeated. united and unlimited.
Dutch Usilaner. Tech coach. Is
not averSe to sending his boys
into q sectional tournament or
into q single game with another
top schoolboy team in the East.
Permission from District public
school officials probably could be
had with the idea Of Tech prov
ing to other sections that this
|area's champion can compete
with the best. But no such test
seems available.
Tech Is Overlooked.
George Washington and WASH
ington-Lee Of Arlington viii rep
resent Northern Virginia in the
State Tournament in Roanoke
next week with CIV q favorite for
the title. st. Johns probably will
compete in the, Eastern States
Catholic Invitation Tournament
in Newport. r. l.. March 27-28-
20. Bladensburg and Montgomery
Blair play OIL. next week for q
place in the Maryland State
Tournament March 21-22 at
Ritchie Coliseum in College Park.
Tech probably will stay at home.
The Trainers displayed an out
standing brand Of basketball last
night in, overcoming o seven
point CIV lead in the last four
minutes Of regulation play to
force the game into overtime and
win in q story-book finish.
Snookie Herman was Techs
hero last. night. Rounding out q
fine three-year career. Snookie
played his best game as he scored
80 points. including the Trainers
final three-the most important.
Herman Gets Big Basket.
The packed house Of more than
1000 saw a dramatic windup to
the tournament as Herman calm
ly dropped In q free throw that
tied the score at 56-56 with 81
seconds left in the regulation
game. Time was running out
with the count still deadlocked,
but Herman again came through
in the overtime, soaring out Of a
mass Of players underneath the
Tech basket to grab a rebound
and drop in q layup as the three
minutes expired. Kernan's shot
still was in the net as the timers
gun went Of in q series of reports
signifying to the roaring crowd
that Tech had won the title.
Lost In the wave Of humanity
that surged onto the floor to
hoist Herman. Bill Breen, Joe Cav
and other Trainers onto willing
shoulders was a tall CIV player
who went from hero to goat In
the fading seconds.
CIV Star Misses In Overtime,
Bob KesSler. the Presidents g.
foot-4 ace, put on a magnificent
performance last night, dropping
in 30 points on q wide variety
of shots to tie Herman for scor-
ing honors. The graceful Kessler
kept his team in the game with
one important basket after an
other In the regulation periods.
However, In the overtime session
ironically 1t was the CIV star who
twice had good chances at the
Tech net and missed q short one
handler and a layup.
Tech was in front at the end
|of the half, 1927. but CIV came
roaring back In the third period,
the quarter the Trainers usually
use to wrap up a decision, and
finally went in front, 55-48, with
four minutes remaining.
The Trainers, passing erratic-
ALLY. seemed to be folding under
the pressure, but they suddenly
settled to play cool basketball.
Rreen hit with a long set, Ker-
nan batted in q rebound and sank
a foul to cut the margin to two
points. Kessler sank q foul with
less than a minute remaining and
tie Presidents still led by three
points.
Tech Battles to Tie.
It was in the next wild moments
that Tech set the stage for its
victory. In a melee underneath
the Trainers basket, 5-foot-7 Dor
DeAtley, a little-used substitute,
almost hidden behind the tall
Presidents, grabbed the ball and
twisted in q shot with his back to
the basket. Breen stole q CIV
pass and Herman was fouled tc
account for the tie.
i Usilaner told Snookie to waive
the second toss and the Trainers
froze until only Z seconds re.
mained when Herman tried one.
handler which missed and CIV
grabbed the rebound. The Presi.
dents Bugs Oliver missed q Ions
set just before the period ended
leaving the way clear for Kernar
ITO supply the winning Tech punch
In the overtime.
In q preliminary game. Bob Hal
tossed In 20 points to lead st
Anthony's to . 60-48 victory Ovel
4 Washingtot-Lee despite Tet
Groom's 81 points for the losers
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