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Favored in Mon esse nTiltBarring a last-minute postponement because of the weather, Bentleyville and West Newton schoolboy passers match skill tonight in a Class B WPIAL bas* ketball tournament game at Mon- of essen. toThe clash, expected to attract ?ca crowd in the sna-'m' ' % pp.cio us 3200-seat Monessen High ri gym, is scheduled at 8 o’clock* The winner will advance to the ** serai-finals at the Pitt Field ^ House next Wednesday, March 9, er against the Wampum-Coraopolis w survivor tonight at Beaver Falls. rc Bears End Drought ^At Monessen, the Bears, Sec- ^ tion 18 titlists, will be making their first tournament appearance since 1944 and seventh since 1930 ^ when the WPIAL formed tht r Class B division* They won lour c titles between 1931 and *36,- followed by two more in 1943 and '44*Coached by Steve Telleck, j Charleroi High graduate, the Golden Bears posted a scintillat-ing 20-1 mark and have * 13-game winning streak going foi them. Their only loss came at the hands of Carmichaels (52-35), a team they had beaten earlier by 23 points (61-38), in pre-season play. In Section 18, the Bears swept ^ all 10 games, dethroning arch-rival Ellsworth as champion in the process.Stan Milchovich, also an erstwhile Charleroi High athlete, serves as Tdleck’s assistant Brizzfs First Bid West Newton, guided hy Sherm Brizzi,-a Rostraver product who attended Pitt, is making its first tourney bid since 1957, the year Stewart S. Townsend retired as the Hornets1 mentor* Brizti, an assistant * for four seasons, took over ‘in 1958.Unlike the Bears, the Hornets have a spotty 12-8 record which includes a 53-49 defeat by Bentleyville in an exhibition at West Newton. However, * the Yough city entry came on strong and posted a 7-1 league record in Section 17 after losing six of 11 exhibitions against formidable opposition, • ■ ? * :The Bears^ eyeing a trip to thePitt Field House, will pin their victory hopes on the usual starting array of high-scoring Carey Moore, the team’s leading scorer; Bruce Gibbs, Rudy Marsha-lek, Rich Puskavich and John Madliak. Torn Twardeck and Rich Cullen wlil be standing by as top reserves.The smaller Hornets will likely go with the Dixon brothers, Reggie and Tom: Allen Specht,Ai Achtzeh and Ron Danielson.Season RecordsBEXTt/EYVII/LEExhibition*BHS 40, A-rcIt* 12BHS 40, Peter*1 Twp, 43«BMS 01, JC SOBITS 53, W**t Xewton 40BHS 61* Cftrmlchaela tBHS 52. Ati-Uji 20BHS 35, Cnrmicliaelfl f,;BHS 5«. Wanhliiirtr*t TC SoBUS 54. Perrropnlt* 4ftBHS 00. All~$*«nt* MBHS 55, Alomtif 54«2t 510wnn 10. Lest 1Section 38-B WPIALBHSno.anletoir*.50BUSS3.45- •BHSs*. ,EllawArtli42 ■BUSIW.En*f W’ftfttt54BHS04.XnxAatnim .30BHSSi.Maplctnwn50BHSfiO..?effer*»«44BHS52.Kllanorth30BITS45.E**t Wnnli44B1IS7ft*.....MtMMowa -54COS . .450T.pntti(» TcenuT: HWl-0Overall record: 20-1Are.per gflnie: BUS 5.S.SOpp. 41.1WBSt* XEWToXExhibition*wx5ft.Scott dnleasAVXSO.lfl|T«ct29ivy54,TJ. yicKeeaftort00wx75.Tmffor!07wy4ft.Bent1er*'in«53wy4ft.ElluWthSOwyS3,WnniiRKiktltOftwyf».ytnmal50wy51. 'Kllswert*70TVT’05.RostraverS3'wx37.RfliiMr* RI055:i §#63Wons. tiwt a. Section17-B WFlALwy44.ft*WX.;4ft. •S. Hiitlifint39wy:;5S- ■Stirlckltr AreftKwx92, ‘FerireptOf*00wx.E. HftatlftgOen45wy01. ?/: •'*S. ffniatlaftdnn*5wx00. •' •jfcwfdOtr Areawy57.5344ft lt;SftftW» 'T* Lout 1 Overall: Won 12. ?4»t 7Art, per w««i W5 50.TOftft. K.4
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Charleroi Mail
Charleroi, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Mar 04, 1960
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