1953-54 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores
Bucyrus
Coach: John Hutton
Record: 11-7 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Glen Butterman (395 pts/21.94 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/04/53 Port Clinton L 46 50
12/08/53 Tiffin Columbian W 55 31
12/11/53 Galion L 49 57
12/18/53 @Crestline W 59 52
12/29/53 @Elyria L 54 57
01/08/54 @Shelby W 65 62
01/12/54 Kenton L 58 72
01/15/54* @Willard W 65 44
01/22/54* @Galion L 50 53
01/23/54 @Madison W 70 59
01/26/54 Willard W 71 45
01/29/54* Shelby W 69 51
02/05/54* Crestline W 64 54
02/12/54* @Norwalk W 60 53
02/19/54* @Upper Sandusky W 68 45
02/26/54* Bellevue L 64 72
03/02/54 Upper Sandusky W 62 41 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Colisuem
03/06/54 Mansfield Senior L 38 68 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Colisuem
Crestline
Coach: Bob Duncan
Record: 4-15 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Klopfenstein (329 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/04/53 @Perrysville L 76 89
12/08/53 Mt. Gilead L 48 60
12/11/53 Upper Sandusky W 57 52
12/12/53 @Ontario L 51 70
12/15/53 @Shelby L 40 73
12/18/53 Bucyrus L 52 59
01/05/54 @Mt. Gilead L 35 69
01/08/54 Galion L 55 70
01/12/54 @Willard W 54 49
01/15/54* Shelby L 34 67
01/22/54* @Upper Sandusky L 56 65
01/29/54* Norwalk L 54 79
02/02/54 @Madison L 59 72
02/05/54* @Bucyrus L 54 64
02/12/54* Bellevue L 33 53
02/16/54 Madison W 50 49
02/19/54* Willard W 60 56
02/26/54* @Galion L 48 64
03/02/54 Ashland L 45 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Colisuem
Galion
Coach: Jack Shuck
Record: 9-11 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Quay (310 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/01/53 Marion Harding L 38 72
12/04/53 @Shelby L 48 75
12/11/53 @Bucyrus W 57 49
12/18/53 Ashland L 55 73
12/22/53 Alumni W 67 65
12/29/53 Mt. Vernon W 56 51
01/02/54 @Mansfield Senior L 42 80
01/08/54 @Crestline W 70 55
01/15/54* @Norwalk L 70 79
01/19/54 Madison W 74 59
01/22/54* Bucyrus W 53 50
01/29/54* @Bellevue L 49 69
02/02/54 @Marion Harding L 62 78
02/05/54* Willard L 42 44
02/10/54 @Tiffin Calvert L 63 73
02/12/54* @Upper Sandusky W 71 59
02/19/54* Shelby L 47 68
02/20/54 @Madison W 62 61
02/26/54* Crestline W 64 48
03/05/54 Ashland L 53 77 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Upper Sandusky
Coach: Leo Strang
Record: 6-12 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dave McClain (303 pts/16.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L USHS OPP
11/27/53 Alumni L 43 48
12/01/53 Ada W 52 44
12/04/53 @Kenton L 49 53
12/11/53 @Crestline L 52 57
12/18/53 Madison W 49 36
12/22/53 @Shawnee L 42 66
01/08/54 Willard W 58 41
01/09/54 @Wapakoneta L 49 71
01/15/54* Bellevue L 44 66
01/22/54* Crestline W 65 56
01/26/54 Carey W 62 48
01/29/54* @Willard W 63 56
02/05/54* @Norwalk L 55 63
02/12/54* Galion L 59 71
02/13/54 @Madison L 65 73
02/19/54* Bucyrus L 45 68
02/26/54* Shelby L 39 49
03/02/54 Bucyrus L 41 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Bellevue 7 - 0
Bucyrus 5 - 2 440 372 62.85 53.14
Shelby 5 - 2
Norwalk 4 - 3
Galion 3 - 4 396 417 56.57 59.57
Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 370 428 52.85 61.14
Crestline 1 - 6 339 448 48.42 64.00
Willard 1 - 6
Totals 28 - 28
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 22.00 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky 154 7
2 21.85 Glen Butterman Bucyrus 153 7
3 19.57 Tom Quay Galion 137 7
4 16.50 Bill Klopfenstein Crestline 99 6
5 11.85 Jerry Weithman Bucyrus 83 7
6 10.85 Mike Riley Upper Sandusky 76 7
7 10.71 Roger Freshwater Bucyrus 75 7
8 10.50 Harold Garverick Galion 63 6
9 9.20 Roy Gallentine Crestline 46 5
10 8.71 Tom Smith Bucyrus 61 7
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 39 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky Crestline 01/22/1954
2 35 Tom Quay Galion Upper Sandusky 02/12/1954
3 29 Tom Quay Galion Crestline 02/26/1954
4 27 Glen Butterman Bucyrus Willard 01/15/1954
5 26 Glen Butterman Bucyrus Shelby 01/29/1954
26 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky Galion 02/12/1954
7 24 Glen Butterman Bucyrus Norwalk 02/12/1954
8 23 Glen Butterman Bucyrus Upper Sandusky 02/19/1954
23 Bill Klopfenstein Crestline Galion 02/26/1954
10 22 Dave McClain Upper Sandusky Willard 01/29/1954
22 Glen Butterman Bucyrus Bellevue 02/26/1954
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