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most of the fray, due to an ankle injury he sustained in the opening stanza. HUNTINGTON EAST-On the following night, John- ston and Company again displayed their superiority over Huntington hoopsters as the wearers of the Red and White gained an impressive 40 to 37 verdict against East High to gain a clean sweep of a two-game road trip. Lefty Mason continued to be the high-point man for the locals, pouring 19 markers through the hoop. The Redmen were forced to come from behind in the last few minutes of play to make the Cabell countians their fifth straight victim. WILLIAMSTOWN-With 'ALefty Mason racking up 20 points, the Parkersburg Big Reds overwhelmed a hapless Williamstown quint 72-30, on the Marietta fioor, Friday, January 18. Coach Johnston substituted frequently, send- ing l4 reserves into the contest in an effort to stem the avalanche of points, as the first string played but a limited portion of the game. MARIETTA-1,100 enthusiastic fans crammed into the local gym on Tuesday, January 22, to see Coach Joe Johnston's ever-potent Big Red cagers repel the previously undefeated Tiger quint from Marietta to the tune of 34- 29. Bob Weaver paced the locals throughout the tilt, turning in a spectacular floor game, while Lefty Mason led the Johnstoneers in the scoring department with 17 points. MIDDLEBOURNE-Parkersburg's fast-traveling cagemen romped to a decisive 48-29 victory over an invading Middlebourne ive, Tuesday, January 28, dropping their opponents from the crest of 12 straight wins. The Reds got off to a whirlwind start, paced by Lefty Mason who hit the hoop for 18 points. The Tyler countians' highly touted scoring attack was held well in check by the locals, with Bob Cunningham being especially effective on re- bounds. CLENDENIN-With a flurry of baskets, the Big Reds snowed under the Clendenin High School sharpshooters, 61-38, on Friday, February 1, to roll on to their ninth consecutive win. Lefty Mason paced the locals, plum- metting 26 points through the steel ring, followed by Bob Weaver with half that number. SISTERSVILLE-The Parkersburg Big Reds' hardwood artists rolled over the Sistersville Tigers by a one-sided 43 to 17 score on Tuesday, February 5, for their tenth straight win. Coach Johnston inserted every available player into the tilt as the Red and White hoopsters poured in a barrage of long shots as well as lay-ins for an easy victory. Lefty Mason sank six buckets in the limited time he was in the game to snare scoring laurels, while Rebound Robert Cunningham was the stalwart on defense. BECKLEY-Beckley's high-flying War Eagles soared into the home stronghold on Friday, February 8, dump- ing the Johnstoneers 50 to 43 for their first defeat in eleven games. Bill Allen paced the local offensive, sniping away at the basket for 16 markers while the strong Beck- ley defense held Lefty Mason to seven points for the evening. The War Eagles played the Reds man-to-man throughout-the tilt, and led in the game from start to finish. Hunt, roving center for the Beckley sharpshooters, controlled the bankboards for the greater part of the tilt and connected for 18 markers to cop high scoring honors. MARIETTA-Eight times the lead changed hands as the Parkersburg Big Reds invaded the hardwood camp of the clawing Marietta Tigers for a hotly contested 32-minute session of nip 'n tuck basketball with the thrice-beaten Tigers coming out on the heavy end of a 50-47 score, Tuesday, February 12. ELKINS-Taking the road, the Parkersburg hardwood artists journeyed to the Southeast, only to have the Elkins Tigers add the third blemish to their record by handing the Big Reds a 57 to 42 thumping on the Randolph countians' court, February 15. A'Lefty Mason with 18 and Allen with 12 points paced the Redmen's offensive that found the Johnston coached crew on the heavy end of the score for the first two periods. ln the whirlwind third stanza, the rejuvenated Tigers hit the hoop for 19 points with a barrage of long shots while holding the Big Reds to four counters. NORMANTOWN-With Lefty Mason sinking the de- ciding bucket with only 19 seconds left in the game, the Parkersburg Big Reds managed to edge out a fighting five from Normantown, 53 to 51, on February 26. The Vikings, sparked by Earl Gainer, all-state center, over- came a 9-point half-time deficit and went into the lead just after the automatic. Gainer was high in the scoring for the evening with 29 points, while Allen and Mason led the local hoopsters with 16 apiece. Clarence Cox car- ried the burden on defense and racked up ll points as well. CHARLESTGN-Closing their regular season with a record of 15 wins and three losses, Coach Joe Johnston's hardwood artists copped an easy 48-33 decision over their final opponents, the invading Charleston Mountain Lions, on Friday, March l. The Kanawha countians were no match for Coach Johnston's charges, as Lefty Mason spear-headed the Redmen's onslaught by southpawing 24 points through the metal hoop. Clarence Cox and Bill Allen played outstanding floor games and connected for several points while Bob Weaver's ball stealing prowess enabled the locals to check the Mountain Lion offense. Bob Cunningham, back in uniform after a one-game lay- off owing to illness, proved to be a shot in the arm to the Reds by gaining a lion's share of the rebounds to control the bankboards. SECT IONAL TOURNEY NEW MARTINSVILLE-Coach Joe Johnston's Big Red hoopsters emerged with a 51 to 37 victory over the Mag- nolia Hi cagers in the opening round of the Sectional Tourney at Sistersville, Thursday, March 7. The locals displayed their hardwood superiority over the Wetzel County lads from the opening whistle until the end of the tilt, with Allen and Mason sharing scoring honors with 15 points apiece. Clarence Cox, playing a strong defensive forward. also chipped in with an even dozen markers, while Weaver and Cunningham held the Mag- nolia offense to a standstill. SISTERSVILLE-Playing before an antagonistic audi- ence, the heavily favored local Warriors grabbed a decisive 47 to 26 triumph from the Sistersville Tigers in the sec- ond round of the tournament, Friday, March 8. i'Lefty Mason, pivot artist deluxe, captured individual scoring honors for the Johnston-coached crew with 18 markers. Cox played -an aggressive floor game, while Bob Cunning- ham controlled both bankboards. The Reds' shooting was off badly during most of the tilt and the lead was not safe until the final period. MIDDLEBOURNE-Staving off a violent fourth quarter attack, the Parkersburg Big Red cagers fought their way to the Sectional crown by dumping the Tyler Hi sharp- shooters 47 to 40, Saturday, March 9. Bill Allen played his best game of the year, swishing the net for 18 points, while Appell led the Middlebourne offensive. The John- stoneers commanded a 44-21 lead as the last quarter got underway, but erratic shooting and a wild Tyler scoring spree, with Appell in the driver's seat, cut the lead to seven points as the final whistle sounded. REGIONAL TOURNEY WEIRTON-Coach Joe Johnston's Big Red cagers had but a one-night stand in the Regionals at Wheeling, Fri- day, March 15. dropping a hard fought 65 to 51 verdict to their ever-potent rivals and constant nemesis, the Weir- ton Red Riders. The Steel City boys had the Indian sign on the locals from the first period on, and Johnston's forces were unable to overcome an early deficit that found them trailing by 10 points at half time. Bugs Orwasky and Bill Paolisso set the pace for the Spoilers, pumping in 27 and 21 points, respectively. The hasty Hamillmen were by far the fastest moving quint that the locals have faced this season. For the Big Reds, Lefty Mason played one of his best games of the season, setting his sights on the basket for 22 markers, while Bill Allen and Bob Weaver chipped in for 21 points between them,
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Big Red Basketball Row one: Don Mozena. Gail Callander, Clarence Cox. Keith Mason. Bill Allen, Bob Weaver, Gilbert Swartz. Row two: Jim Umpleby, Bill Smith. Beecher Eaton, Dave Munchmeyer, Gene Manzo, Charles Deem. William Archer, Eugene Hall, Coach Johnston. Dutch Augustine. Row three: Don Beaty, Garland Boggess. Boyd Butcher, Jerry Dexter, Frank Allen. James Sprague. Landis Tallhamer. Robert Newberry. Not in picture: Bob Cunningham. BIG RED BASKETBALL SEASON Coach Joe Johnston's classy cagers of 1946 will be long and well remembered at P. H. record of a hardwood crew to don and white in recent years. The local hoopsters began their rolling roughshod over their first Beckley being their Hrst stumbling of 15 wins against 3 setbacks. the S., having the finest the colors of the red remarkable season by ten opponents, with block. With a record Johnstoneers marched to the Sectional Tourney at Sistersville with lustre in their eyes and confidence in their ability-and came away with the Sectional crown in their grasp. The trip to Wheeling for the Regionals, in which the Redmen were pitted against those constant pests and habitual Uspoilersf' the Weirton Red Riders, found the local lads without any false illusions and the panhandle quint disposed of our warriors in a hard fought 65-51 opening round tilt, Coach Johnston moulded a smooth-working cage quint that found Bill Allen, great push-up shot and always best when the chips were down, playing one forward: while Clarence Cox, who played an air-tight defense and fast offense. was at the other forward: 'ALefty Mason, pivot artist deluxe who poured 321 points through the hoop for a new scoring mark, center: Bob Weaver, all-sectional and all-regional guard whose amazing ball-stealing prow- ess upset the attack of many an opponent, and Rebound Robert Cunningham, who had a sensational adeptness for acquiring the rebounds from both bankboards and a knack for dropping in buckets when they were most needed, guards. Bill Archer saw plenty of action as substitute forward and turned in several outstanding performances at that position, while Gail Callendar and Don Mozena proved to be capable replacements for any of the starting forwards or guards. Gilbert Swartz saw considerable service reliev- ing Mason at the center post. RAVENSWOOD--With Bill Allen swishing the net for 26 points and Lefty Mason for 14, Coach Johnston's Big Red cagers rolled to a decisive 52-22 win over the Red Devils from Ravenswood, in their initial tilt of the season. January 4. Although their shooting was erratic at times. the locals took an early lead and steadily increased it. Bob Weaver and Clarence Cox exhibited fine floor-play, while Bob Cunningham was consistent in getting rebounds. ST. MARYS-Playing at the local gym before an esti- mated crowd of 750, January 5, the Big Red basketeers annexed their second victory of the campaign over the St. Marys Blue Devils by a 47 to 23 margin. Johnston hurled his entire 26 man squad into the tilt, as 'i1.efty Mason southpawed 19 markers through the hoop, with his mates completely dominating the play throughout the game. NEW MARTINSVILLEfAn invading Magnolia High quint from New Martinsville fell to the Big Red hard- wood artists 37-27, on Tuesday, January 8. to become the Redmen's third straight victim. The Johnstoneers, paced by Bill Allen, who bombarded the basket for 12 points. assumed an early lead and were never headed. The locals took advantage of several Magnolia erratic passes, with Bob Cunningham having control of the bankboards. HUNTINGTON CENTRAL-Coach Joe Johnston's Big Red forces took to the road on Friday night. January ll. invading the premises of the Huntington Central High School snipers in the first tilt of a two-game road trip. With Mason and Archer leading the local attack. the Red- men downed the Cabell countians handily by a score of 46 to 34. Bill Allen was lost to the Johnston cagers for
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