The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-02-20


wing losing season, Coach Scott
compiled a mark of 1876 this
year for CaldwelPs best since
l948-49 when Marvin Woods
Redskins finished with 1877,
tournament play included.
The Muskies, with only one
win in Is games, shot the works
in an effort to gain another vic
tory over Caldwell but instead
suffered their thirteenth loss in
Ia games. The defeat was not
the fault Of Junior Ken johnson,
however, as he pumped in %
points before "fouling out in the
final quarter with LAS to play.
Johnson, the MVL's top scorer
in football the past two years,
has come along fast in recent
games and should be in peak
form at tournament time.
For the Redskins, Don Gun
ningham and Ron Priest carried
the scoring load with % and Is
points as Caldwell out-goaled
the Muskies 26-25. At the foul
stripe, the Redskins converted
16 out of % for 57To, while New
Concord's 10 out of II was good
for 500.
The visitors went ahead dur.
ing the closing minutes of the
third period, but after the lead
changed hands six times in rapid
succession, Caldwell ended the
quarter on top 48-47 The Red
skins were never behind in the
final stanza although their lead
was narrowed to one point at
one time.
First Quarter
The game started out slowly
with Ron Priest tapping in a
rebound for Caldwell's first
points followed by Ken John
sons free throw for a 81 score
at GIG. Tom Lewis dumped in
a lay-up on the fast break but
John Thomas connected from
under the bucket making it 4-3
at 5:12.
After Don Cunningham's free
throw, Bob Devolld scored on
the fast break, then Dave Mil
ligan hit with a set shot and
followed this with a pair of
charity tosses for an 11-3 lead.
Priest contributed a three-point-
er at 3:19, Johnson tossed in two
free throws, Cunningham hit
from the pivot and Caldwell's
lead went to 1915.
Johnson scored on a jump
shot, then Cunningham and
Thomas exchanged free throws
making it 178 at the quarter.
Second Quarter
The scoring tempo increased
in the second quarter as the
Muskies began to find the range,
popping in II points to Cald-
wells 16.
Lewis rebounded one from
underneath and Dickson flipped
in long shot, Cunningham con-
nected on jump but LePage
did likewise for the Muskies,
the score reading 21-12 at sos.
Johnson pushed one in from
the side, Milligan hit from near
the foul line, LePage connected
from the corner, Cunningham on
the jump again, Dickson from
the corner, and Cunningham
batted in rebound as the sides
traded goals freely running the
score to 27-18.
Devolld made good two free
throws, then Johnson scored on
a lay-up, Thomas tapped in
rebound and Johnson tailed on
the fast break to pull the visi-
tors up to 1924 at l:29. Devolld
meshed two more charity tosses,
Johnson picked up a free throw,
then Larry Bates hit from the
field to make it 1926 at half
time.
Third Quarter
The Muskies applied the pres
sure in their bid for an upset,
racking UP % points while limit
ing Caldwell to Is. Their super
ior heighth forced the Redskins
out away from the bucket and
they clogged up the center to
prevent working the ball in
around the foul circle. Johnson's
IL points fired the rally which
gave the Muskies a temporary
lead in this period.
Johnson scored first on the
fast break, Priest made a foul
throw, Paul Smith netted his
only fielder of the game, Lewis
tailed from under the bucket
and Cunningham added lay
up for 1929 margin at 6:19.
Thomas reboun6ed two
pointer, then after Cunningham
made good a pair Of free throws,
the Muskies netted II consecu-
tive points on six fielders to take
a three-point lead 1910 at 1:54.
Johnson accounted for half of
these II points.
Cunningham put Caldwell
ahead 44-43 with Two buckets,
Johnson hit with a jumper, Mil
ligan came through with one
hand set, johnson converted two
free throws, then Bates gave the
Redskins the lead 43-47 when he
rebounded his own missed free
throw.
Fourth Quarter
CaldWell's offensive broke
loose with 20 points in the
fourth quarter, half by Ron
Priest as the Redskins clung
to their lead. Priest drove from
the corner to score first, Work
hit from the middle of the foul
line Priest added the first of