1978-79 North Central Conference Basketball Scores
Buckeye Central
Coach: Dick Heath
Record: 9-10 (3-6 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Jeff Crace (324 pts/18.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L BCHS Opp
11/24/78 Old Fort W 55 54
11/25/78 @Northmor W 40 37
12/02/78 @Plymouth L 52 54 OT
12/08/78* @Carey W 73 61
12/09/78 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 59 69
12/15/78* Colonel Crawford W 46 41
12/16/78 Bucyrus L 52 55
12/22/78 Plymouth W 60 48
01/05/79* @Pleasant L 55 60
01/06/79 Seneca East W 60 52
01/12/79* River Valley L 62 70
01/19/79* @Wynford L 47 59
01/20/79 @Colonel Crawford W 62 47
01/26/79* @Ridgedale L 56 57
02/02/79* Elgin L 52 56
02/09/79* @Riverdale L 50 52
02/16/79* Mohawk W 61 45
02/23/79 Mansfield Christian W 76 49
02/27/79 Mansfield St. Peter's L 50 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Carey
Coach: Larry Kisabeth
Record: 9-10 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Dan LaRoche (219 pts/11.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS Opp
11/24/78 @Riverdale L 46 74
12/01/78 @Mohawk W 49 48
12/08/78* Buckeye Central L 61 73
12/09/78 @Hardin Northern W 67 54
12/15/78* @Pleasant W 66 61
12/16/78 Old Fort L 70 74 OT
12/23/78 @Vanlue W 70 38
01/05/79* Wynford L 51 77
01/12/79* @Elgin L 42 76
01/16/79 Liberty-Benton W 60 57
01/19/79* Mohawk W 59 48
01/23/79 Arcadia L 60 65
01/26/79* @Colonel Crawford W 69 59
01/30/79 @Arlington W 55 53
02/02/79* River Valley L 69 85
02/09/79* @Ridgedale L 63 85
02/16/79* Riverdale W 61 59 2OT
02/17/79 New Riegel L 65 80
02/27/79 Tiffin Calvert L 38 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Colonel Crawford
Coach: Bob Hamm
Record: 4-15 (2-7 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Lane Carlisle (212 pts/11.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L CCHS Opp
11/25/78 Upper Sandusky L 40 49
12/01/78 @Wynford L 34 64
12/02/78 @Bucyrus L 43 52
12/08/78* Mohawk W 44 42
12/15/78* @Buckeye Central L 41 46
12/19/78 @Crestline W 64 46
12/22/78 @Mt. Gilead L 51 57
01/05/79* @River Valley L 54 76
01/12/79* Ridgedale W 72 50
01/19/79* @Riverdale L 55 56
01/20/79 Buckeye Central L 47 62
01/26/79* Carey L 59 69
02/02/79* @Pleasant L 49 58
02/03/79 Lexington L 47 72
02/09/79 Wynford L 34 62
02/16/79* @Elgin L 40 79
02/17/79 Mansfield St. Peter's L 59 69
02/23/79 Ontario W 55 52
03/01/79 Clear Fork L 57 80 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
Mohawk
Coach: Jim Loader
Record: 2-17 (1-8 NCCL)
Leading Scorer: Gary Cooper (189 pts/10.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS OPP
12/01/78 Carey L 48 49
12/08/78* @Colonel Crawford L 42 44
12/09/78 Clyde L 46 51
12/15/78* River Valley L 49 64
12/19/78 Lakota L 43 71
12/28/78 Hopewell-Loudon L 54 59
01/05/79* @Ridgedale L 59 77
01/06/79 @Arcadia L 63 71
01/12/79* Riverdale W 61 53
01/13/79 @Seneca East L 53 57
01/19/79* @Carey L 48 59
01/26/79* Pleasant L 46 59
01/27/79 New Riegel L 52 60
02/02/79* @Wynford L 49 61
02/03/79 Vanlue W 81 46
02/09/79* Elgin L 37 59
02/10/79 @Bettsville L 62 71
02/16/79* @Buckeye Central L 45 61
02/27/79 Fostoria L 38 42 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
Ridgedale
Coach: John Schroeder
Record: 5-14 (3-6 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Todd Sims (304 pts/16.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
12/02/78 Highland W 75 51
12/08/78* Wynford L 64 67
12/12/78 Marion Catholic L 72 74 At Marion Coliseum - OT
12/15/78* @Elgin L 50 74
12/22/78 @Cardington-Lincoln L 59 61
12/29/78 @River Valley L 52 62
01/05/79* Mohawk W 77 59
01/06/79 Pleasant W 52 51
01/12/79* @Colonel Crawford L 50 72
01/19/79* River Valley L 59 65
01/20/79 @Ayersville L 52 53
01/26/79* Buckeye Central W 57 56 OT
01/30/79 @Mansfield Malabar L 46 49
02/02/79* @Riverdale L 56 57
02/06/79 Elgin L 56 60
02/09/79* Carey W 85 63
02/13/79 @Mansfield St. Peter's L 62 76
02/16/79* @Pleasant L 43 46
02/28/79 Newark Catholic L 49 58 Class A Sectional Tournament at Mt. Vernon High School
Riverdale
Coach: Jim Pickett
Record: 12-9 (4-5 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Mark Weber (244 pts/11.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L RHS OPP
11/24/78 Carey W 74 46
12/01/78 @Kenton L 72 75
12/02/78 @Patrick Henry L 65 86
12/08/78* Pleasant W 69 45
12/15/78* @Wynford L 47 66
12/16/78 Van Buren W 63 58
12/22/78 @Hardin Northern W 69 62
01/05/79* Elgin L 58 73
01/12/79* @Mohawk L 53 61
01/13/79 Ridgemont W 63 53
01/19/79* Colonel Crawford W 56 55
01/26/79* @River Valley L 58 68
01/27/79 Arlington W 86 47
02/02/79* Ridgedale W 57 56
02/03/79 Bluffton W 66 64 OT
02/09/79* Buckeye Central W 52 50
02/16/79* @Carey L 59 61 2OT
02/17/79 Upper Scioto Valley L 75 85
02/28/79 Vanlue W 69 45 Class A Sectional Tournament at Findlay High School
03/01/79 Arlington W 79 40 Class A Sectional Tournament at Findlay High School
03/03/79 Arcadia L 47 62 Class A Sectional Tournament at Findlay High School
Wynford
Coach: Bernie Witzman
Record: 18-3 (8-1 NCC)
Leading Scorer: Tim Frost (414 pts/19.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/24/78 @Lexington W 69 65
12/01/78 Colonel Crawford W 64 34
12/02/78 @Upper Sandusky W 71 67
12/08/78* @Ridgedale W 67 64
12/09/78 Mt. Gilead W 76 46
12/15/78* Riverdale W 66 47
12/19/78 Ontario W 80 57
12/21/78 @Clear Fork W 54 52
12/29/78 Bucyrus W 76 47
01/05/79* @Carey W 77 51
01/12/79* Pleasant W 77 53
01/19/79* Buckeye Central W 59 47
01/26/79* @Elgin L 36 57
01/27/79 Mansfield St. Peter's L 44 51 At Mansfield Malabar High School
02/02/79* Mohawk W 61 49
02/03/79 @Seneca East W 102 60
02/09/79* @Colonel Crawford W 62 34
02/16/79* River Valley W 74 54
03/02/79 Bucyrus W 70 62 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Ashland High School
03/07/79 Perkins W 50 46 Class AA District Tournament at Lexington High School
03/10/79 Willard L 45 64 Class AA District Tournament at Lexington High School
North Central Conference Standings
Team NCC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Elgin 8 - 1
River Valley 8 - 1
Wynford 8 - 1 579 456 64.33 50.66
Carey 4 - 5 541 623 60.11 69.22
Pleasant 4 - 5
Riverdale 4 - 5 509 535 56.55 59.44
Buckeye Central 3 - 6 502 501 55.77 55.66
Ridgedale 3 - 6 541 559 60.11 62.11
Colonel Crawford 2 - 7 448 538 49.77 59.77
Mohawk 1 - 8 436 537 48.44 59.66
Totals 45 - 45
North Central Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 18.37 Jeff Crace Buckeye Central 147 8
2 18.11 Tim Frost Wynford 163 9
3 15.00 Dave Jury Wynford 135 9
4 14.88 Todd Sims Ridgedale 134 9
5 13.44 Tracy Bollinger Ridgedale 121 9
6 12.55 Lane Carlisle Colonel Crawford 113 9
12.55 Dan Wurm Buckeye Central 113 9
8 11.88 Dan LaRoche Carey 107 9
9 11.71 Dave Troiano Carey 82 7
10 11.22 Mark Weber Riverdale 101 9
#Bruce Brown (Ridgedale) scored 50 pts in the first 3 NCC games (16.66 average) before being injured in an auto
accident and missing the rest of the season#
North Central Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 30 Tim Frost Wynford River Valley 02/16/1979
2 27 Tim Frost Wynford Buckeye Central 01/19/1979
3 26 Jeff Crace Buckeye Central River Valley 01/12/1979
4 25 Todd Sims Ridgedale Carey 02/09/1979
5 24 Dan Wurm Buckeye Central Riverdale 02/09/1979
6 23 Mike Stoll Carey Mohawk 01/19/1979
7 23 Jeff Crace Buckeye Central Ridgedale 01/26/1979
23 Jeff Crace Buckeye Central Elgin 02/02/1979
23 Dave Jury Wynford Mohawk 02/02/1979
10 22 Tracy Bollinger Ridgedale Wynford 12/08/1978
22 Jeff Crace Buckeye Central Pleasant 01/05/1979
22 Dave Jury Wynford Buckeye Central 01/19/1979
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