The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-02-13
Upset Night Sees Beavers Tip Defiance
While COry- RaUsOn AstOunds Pirates
Late Rally Fails
AS Hornets Whip
Startled Pirates

The Cory-Rawson Hornets over
came an so disadvantage to defeat
the Bluffton Pirates 53-52 in one oil
the biggest upsets of the season ir
this area Saturday night on the Hor-
nets floor.
complete letdown in their often
sive and defensive games during the
second and third quarters cost the
Pirates the game. 1t was their Sec
ond defeat in IL games.
Rugged Harold Hackworth pounded
in IL points in the third period alone
as he led the Cory-Rawson squirt
which broke 31-31 tie early in this
period.
Ironically, ii was Hackworth who
was almost the unlucky goat of the
game. Late in the second period he
detected a wild Pirate pass into the
basket as he attempted to recover the
ball. One more basket by the Pirates
In their late game rally would have
meant that Hackworths unlucky
break would have been the difference
between one-point victory and one
point defeat for the inspired Hornets.
The overconfident Pirates scored
only one field goal during the entire
second period, and only three more
during the third quarter, as the home
team almost doubled the score on
Bluffton during the two middle quart
er
Absence of rangy Tim Diller for
extended time in the second period
gave the Hornets the chance they
needed AS soon as Diller left the
lineup they ran off IL consecutive
points, to build up a 26-23 lead Hack
worth's unlucky tip and free throw
by jerry Kohl brought the Pirates
back to a tie before the Hornets
moved back into 1926 halftime lead
Bluffton held an 80 lead in the
first minute and half when they
suddenly appeared to relax. Passes
went aStray and the Hornets found
a hole in the middle of the Bluffton
press, moving the ball down for some
easy layups for Larry McDougle and
Merlin Marshall Bluffton's usually
superior rebounding was never fac !
tor as the ball always seemed to fall
away from them
Diller reappeared at the start of
he second half and brought the Pi-
rates back to 31-31 tie. Shortly af-
terward ne picked up his fourth per-
sonal foul and began to play more
cautiously Given room to maneuver,
the husky Hackworth began driving
in from the left corner scoring a Sc
ries of layups which gave CIR 4O-31 |
lead late in the third period.
The Pirates slowly chopped away |
at the lead, apparently not realizing
hey were on the brink of disaster. |
Trailing 53-47 with one minute to play
hey finally uncorked as George Burk-
older dropped in free throw and
iller and Ralph Reichenbach hit
elders, slicing the margin to its last
esting place. Another shot by Diller
'ent astray and last second long
hot was far off the mark as Bluffton
ank to an embarrassing upset
Ramon Lewis, who opened and
losed the game with hot streaks but
dded very little in between, led
luffton with 20 points. Diller was
otch behind with 10, including 13
zee throws, but no one else scored
lore than four. Hackworth's big 25
lade the difference in the game
TcDougle had 10 and Marshall nine
lore for the surprised and happy
osts
The Pirate reserves fell away after
third period rally brought 1920
e, losing 1929. Ken Logan had II
oints for the reserves, followed by
uck Schiffke with eight. Orr led the
ornetS with IL.
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