The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-03-12


joined Lancaster st. Mary in wait
ing for quarter and semi-finsl
games as = result of Mondays class
3 tournament action.
St. Mary, Marion, was eliminaf-
I'd frons fhe Central Districts
Glass . basketball tournament
Monday night when Wiilismsperf
used an extra period 10 exc euf
. ss-57 win from 81. MarYs de-
spite MicheIi's n psinfs and An
dersen's Il.
Lancaster ST. Mary continued
in the running, heweyer, by
swampins Elm Valley. S3-7s. also
Monday night.
Lancaster was paced by Fifz-
psfriek's II points. Every Saint
scored.
st. AIoysius turned in an I'M
pressive 1854 win over Allensyille
IN the tourney in Athens. Nike Al
len and Bob Sagan led the Blue
Knights to a 1921 halftime mar
gin. Allen had SO points for the
nights work, while Sagan clipped
in with 81. st. Aloysius defeated
Middleport, Monday, 61-35 to enter
the semi-finals.
Somerset Holy Trinity lost its
opening engagement in the same
Athens tourney. They dropped a
hard fought 58-56 tilt to Chauncey-
Dover. Martin Walker was held to
II points and that probably was the
difference, although Andy Kelly
came through with 18.
GAINESVILLE Rosecrans set a new
sectional tournament scoring rec
ord against Stockport in the Zanes-
vile sectional. The Bishops rolled
up 100 points while allowing Stock
port rs. In their second round
game, against Pleasant City, the
Dick Mattingly coached crew lost
80-7s. In the Stockport contest, the
usual high scorer, Tom Bramlish
was held to four points while his
mates blasted the nets. Mattingly
come through with q, Cooper had
Is, Dulan got 20 and Sousley net
ted 13.
Dennison st. Mary was still cele-
brating this week after their thrill
ing $3.50 triumph over Dennison
high school. The Blue Waves led by
20 points at one time and then
coach Razzano pulled his first team.
Ronnie Ross led the Dennison at
tack with 20 talIies while Dick
Fondriest had Is.
Cambridge st. Benedict edged
Coshocton Sacred Heart from the
GAINESVILLE sectional, 6447. St.
Benedict then lost to West Lafay-
cite in the second round.
Newark st. Francis bounced
Howard 1852 with Bobby Franks
getting % points and Frank Muir
ply adding 21. The action took
place at the Columbus district tour
ney. Newark lost in the quarter fl
nails.
Marion st. Mary continued on the
upsWing with a 47-39 lacing of
Northwestern. The win put St.
Mary in the qusrter-finsls. where
they were eliminated Monday.
Butch Merchant led the Irish with
IS while Roger Micheli had II.
In Class A action last Friday, Co
lumbus Aquinss avenged two de-
feats during the regular season as
they trounced Columbus Central
52-48 with Nye getting II and Refs
er adding IL for the Irish. The Ter
riers held nine points lead at the
end .of the half and third quarter.
The score was knotted Is all after
the first.
Columbus Rosary was Knocked
off in their first try BY Bexley, S.
80; Jerry Connor led the Crusaders
with 10 points.
Columbus st. Charles also drop
ped its first encounter as Colum-
bus Linden Mckinley dropped them
76-44. Paul Sopko was high man
for the Carolians with nine tallies.
In another Friday night game,
Lancaster st. Mary opened up in
the third quarter to down Will
Transport Friday 63-48 after lead
ing only 27-25 at hslftime. Harry
Fitzpatrick hit on 10 of IA field
goal attempts to lead the Sham
rocks with ~ counters. Ted Alb
bott tossed in Ia while Steve Joos,
usually the third merber Of the
scoring team, could come up with
only three points. Baughman made