1939-40 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Bucyrus
Coach: Alex Kish
Record: 5-13 (2-8 NCOL)
Leading Scorer: Walt Michael (90 pts/5.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/01/39 Marion St. Mary L 10 19
12/05/39 @Crestline W 30 28
12/09/39 Norwalk L 31 39
12/12/39 @Bellevue L 27 40
12/15/39* @Galion L 22 24
12/22/39* Ashland L 15 32
12/29/39 Alumni W 41 32
01/05/40* Mt. Vernon L 28 33
01/12/40* @Shelby W 43 40
01/19/40* @Marion Harding L 28 38
01/26/40* Galion L 35 38 OT
01/27/40 @Fostoria L 27 42
02/02/40* @Ashland L 22 32
02/06/40 Willard W 35 24
02/09/40* @Mt. Vernon L 16 55
02/16/40* Shelby W 51 35
02/23/40* Marion Harding L 30 40
02/29/40 Celina L 24 38 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Chatfield
Coach: Glenn Hockenshilt
Record: 15-2 (5-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Kenneth Gerhart (234 pts/13.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/24/39 Attica W 22 21 OT
12/01/39 @Tiro W 36 19
12/09/39 @Melmore W 52 6
12/15/39 @Plymouth W 53 28
12/19/39* Leesville W 50 14
12/21/39 @Republic W 39 28
01/05/40* Holmes-Liberty W 52 19
01/06/40 @Attica W 43 33
01/12/40* @North Robinson W 34 24
01/19/40* @Sulphur Springs W 52 25
01/23/40* Whetstone L 27 33
01/26/40* Tiro W 50 29
01/31/40 Republic W 36 21
02/10/40 Nevada CANCELLED?
02/13/40 Leesville W 43 24 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/40 Whetstone W 58 31 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/40 Mt. Zion W 51 18 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/01/40 Bluffton L 45 54 Class B District Tournament at Carey High School - NEED BOX
Crestline
Coach: Merle Hutson
Record: 13-7 (5-1 LOSN)
Leading Scorer: Phil Ganni (169 pts/8.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/08/39 Bucyrus L 28 30
12/09/39 @Cardington-Lincoln W 60 37
12/15/39* @Fostoria St. Wendelin W 39 24
12/22/39 Norwalk W 37 32
12/23/39 @Galion W 24 18
01/05/40* @Tiffin Calvert W 34 22
01/09/40 Willard W 35 34
01/19/40* Marion St. Mary W 44 29
01/26/40* Fostoria St. Wendelin W 42 27
01/27/40 @Fremont St. Joseph L 32 39
02/02/40 @Sandusky St. Mary L 21 43
02/06/40 @Mt. Gilead W 33 27
02/14/40* @Marion St. Mary W 35 27
02/16/40 Mt. Gilead L 36 37
02/17/40 @Orrville L 23 27
02/20/40 @Shelby W 40 27
02/21/40* Tiffin Calvert L 21 30
02/29/40 Kenton W 41 36 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/02/40 Lima South W 35 26 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/08/40 Lima Central L 22 35 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Galion
Coach: Clarence Mackey
Record: 7-11 (3-7 NCOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Secrist (187 pts/11.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/08/39 @Willard W 31 30
12/09/39 Plymouth W 30 18
12/15/39* Bucyrus W 24 22
12/16/39 @Mt. Gilead L 23 28
12/21/39* @Marion Harding L 22 36
12/23/39 Crestline L 18 24
01/05/40* @Shelby L 25 33
01/12/40* Ashland L 35 38
01/19/40* Mt. Vernon L 43 59
01/26/40* @Bucyrus W 38 35 OT
01/27/40 Lima Central L 29 51
02/02/40* Marion Harding L 33 39
02/03/40 @Norwalk W 44 36
02/09/40* Shelby W 48 42
02/10/40 Mt. Gilead W 52 33
02/16/40* @Ashland L 29 51
02/23/40* @Mt. Vernon L 32 69
03/01/40 Fostoria L 28 40 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Holmes-Liberty
Coach: Randall Motts
Record: 6-10 (4-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: John Meister (130 pts/8.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L HLHS OPP
12/01/39 Leesville W 34 26
12/05/39 @Sulphur Springs L 21 23
12/15/39* Tiro W 28 26
12/19/39* @New Washington L 23 25
12/22/39 Melmore W 26 18
01/05/40* @Chatfield L 19 52
01/12/40* Sulphur Springs L 33 41
01/16/40 Eden L 31 34
01/24/40* @Leesville W 24 22
01/26/40* Whetstone L 28 57
01/30/40 @Attica L 24 52 NEED BOX
02/02/40* Lykens L 26 53
02/06/40* @North Robinson W 30 27
02/09/40* @Mt. Zion W 30 27
02/13/40 Lykens L 29 42 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/40 North Robinson L 26 33 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Leesville
Coach: V.C. Blautvelt
Record: 5-7 (4-4 CCL) (missing 1 game)
Leading Scorer: Eugene Fisher (99 pts/8.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
12/01/39 @Holmes-Liberty L 26 34
12/08/39 @Tiro
12/15/39* Sulphur Springs L 24 34
12/19/39* @Chatfield L 14 50
01/05/40* @Lykens W 36 26
01/12/40* New Washington W 27 21
01/24/40* Holmes-Liberty L 22 24
01/26/40* @North Robinson W 18 16
02/02/40* Tiro W 33 27
02/09/40* @Whetstone L 20 24
02/13/40 Chatfield L 24 43 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/40 New Washington W 37 31 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/40 Sulphur Springs L 28 33 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Lykens
Coach: Howard Trostmiller
Record: 6-9 (4-4 CCL) (missing 3 games)
Leading Scorer: Robert Shade (214 pts/16.4 avg) (missing 5 games)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
12/01/39 Mt. Cory L 19 23
12/02/39 @Republic
12/08/39 @New Washington L 16 28
12/09/39 Republic
12/15/39* North Robinson L 18 20 OT - NEED BOX
12/19/39* @Sulphur Springs W 34 27
01/05/40* Leesville L 26 36
01/10/40 Bloomville
01/12/40* @Mt. Zion L 21 31
01/23/40 Sycamore W 29 24
01/26/40* New Washington W 40 17
01/31/40* Tiro W 41 30
02/02/40* @Holmes-Liberty W 53 26
02/06/40* @Whetstone L 18 33
02/13/40 Holmes-Liberty W 42 29 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/40 Mt. Zion L 30 41 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/40 North Robinson L 28 43 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/40 Whetstone L 39 53 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mt. Zion
Coach: Unknown
Record: 5-8 (3-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Donald Robinson (89 pts/6.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MZHS OPP
11/21/39 Whetstone L 29 41
12/01/39 Alumni
12/08/39 North Robinson L 18 20 OT
12/19/39* @Tiro L 22 29
01/05/40* Whetstone L 17 51
01/12/40* Lykens W 31 21
01/26/40* Sulphur Springs W 24 17
02/02/40* @North Robinson L 16 27
02/06/40* @New Washington W 33 20
02/09/40* Holmes-Liberty L 27 30
02/15/40 Tiro W 42 30 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/40 Lykens W 41 30 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/40 Chatfield L 18 51 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/40 North Robinson L 29 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
New Washington
Coach: George Van Orsdall
Record: 5-13 (1-7 CCL) (missing 1 game)
Leading Scorer: George Michelfelder (91 pts/9.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L NWHS OPP
11/17/39 Attica L 22 31
11/22/39 @Sulphur Springs L 32 33
12/05/39 @New Haven L 24 36
12/08/39 Lykens W 28 16
12/15/39* @Whetstone L 16 34
12/19/39* Holmes-Liberty W 25 23
01/05/40* North Robinson L 19 26
01/06/40 Clyde
01/12/40* Leesville L 21 27
01/13/40 @Sycamore W 30 29
01/16/40* Sulphur Springs L 27 32
01/26/40* @Lykens L 17 40
01/27/40 @Melmore W 36 20
02/03/40 New Haven L 15 19
02/06/40* Mt. Zion L 20 33
02/09/40* @Tiro L 19 40
02/10/40 @Bloomville W 25 24
02/13/40 Whetstone L 21 41 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/40 Leesville L 31 37 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
North Robinson
Coach: Chester Cullen
Record: 10-8 (3-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Glen Bogan (191 pts/11.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L NRHS OPP
12/01/39 Sulphur Springs W 34 20
12/08/39 @Mt. Zion W 20 18 OT
12/15/39* @Lykens W 20 18 OT - NEED BOX
12/19/39* Whetstone L 23 30
01/05/40* @New Washington W 26 19
01/12/40* Chatfield L 24 34
01/26/40* Leesville L 16 18
01/27/40* @Tiro L 28 30
02/02/40* Mt. Zion W 27 16
02/06/40* Holmes-Liberty L 27 30
02/09/40* @Sulphur Springs L 22 36
02/13/40 Tiro L 40 42 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/40 Holmes-Liberty W 33 26 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/40 Tiro W 28 26 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/21/40 Lykens W 43 28 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/40 Sulphur Springs W 40 34 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/40 Mt. Zion W 47 29 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/02/40 Tiffin Calvert L 30 32 Class B District Tournament at Carey High School
Sulphur Springs
Coach: Richard Carter
Record: 8-7 (4-4 CCL) (missing 1 game)
Leading Scorer: Warren Hendrickson (104 pts/7.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L SSHS OPP
11/22/39 New Washington W 33 32 OT
12/01/39 @North Robinson L 20 34
12/08/39 Holmes-Liberty W 23 21
12/15/39* @Leesville W 34 24
12/19/39* Lykens L 27 34
01/05/40* Tiro
01/12/40* @Holmes-Liberty W 41 33
01/16/40* @New Washington W 32 27
01/19/40* Chatfield L 25 52 NEED BOX
01/26/40* @Mt. Zion L 17 24
02/02/40* @Whetstone L 20 47
02/09/40* North Robinson W 36 22
02/15/40 Whetstone L 34 36 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/17/40 Leesville W 33 28 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/40 Whetstone W 35 27 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/40 North Robinson L 34 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Tiro
Coach: Walter Wolfe
Record: 4-8 (3-5 CCL) (missing 4 games)
Leading Scorer: Donald Lash (93 pts/7.7 avg) (missing 4 games)
Date Versus W/L THS OPP
12/01/39 Chatfield L 19 36
12/08/39 Leesville
12/12/39 @Plymouth
12/15/39* @Holmes-Liberty L 26 28
12/19/39* Mt. Zion W 29 22
01/05/40* @Sulphur Springs
01/12/40* Whetstone L 24 44
01/23/40 Plymouth
01/26/40* @Chatfield L 29 50
01/27/40* North Robinson W 30 28
01/31/40* @Lykens L 30 41
02/02/40* @Leesville L 27 33
02/09/40* New Washington W 40 19
02/13/40 North Robinson W 42 40 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/40 Mt. Zion L 30 42 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/40 North Robinson L 26 28 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
Whetstone
Coach: Floyd Porter
Record: 14-2 (9-0 CCL) (missing 1 win)
Leading Scorer: James Cotsamire (206 pts/13.7 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/21/39 @Mt. Zion W 41 29
12/15/39* New Washington W 34 16
12/19/39* @North Robinson W 30 23
01/05/40* Mt. Zion W 51 17
01/12/40* @Tiro W 44 24
01/23/40* @Chatfield W 33 27
01/26/40* @Holmes-Liberty W 57 28
02/02/40* Sulphur Springs W 47 20
02/06/40* Lykens W 33 18
02/09/40* Leesville W 24 20
02/13/40 New Washington W 41 21 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/40 Sulphur Springs W 36 34 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/17/40 Chatfield L 31 58 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/40 Sulphur Springs L 27 35 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/40 Lykens W 53 39 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL Reg Overall
Whetstone 9 - 0 11 - 0 14 - 2
Chatfield 5 - 1 12 - 1 15 - 2
Lykens 4 - 4 5 - 6 6 - 9
Leesville 4 - 4 4 - 5 5 - 7
Sulphur Springs 4 - 4 6 - 5 8 - 7
Holmes-Liberty 4 - 5 6 - 8 6 - 10
Mt. Zion 3 - 4 3 - 6 5 - 8
Tiro 3 - 5 3 - 6 4 - 8
North Robinson 3 - 6 5 - 6 10 - 8
New Washington 1 - 7 5 - 11 5 - 13
League of Six Nations Standings
Team LOSN Reg Overall
Crestline 5 - 1 11 - 6 13 - 7
Fostoria St. Wendelin
Marion St. Mary
Tiffin Calvert
North Central Ohio League Standings
Team NCOL Reg Overall
Mt. Vernon 9 - 1
Marion Harding 8 - 2 11 - 3 14 - 4
Ashland 7 - 3
Galion 3 - 7 7 - 10 7 - 11
Bucyrus 2 - 8 5 - 12 5 - 13
Shelby 1 - 9
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 16.46 Robert Shade Lykens 214 13 missing 5 games
2 13.76 Kenneth Gerhart Chatfield 234 17
3 13.73 James Cotsamire Whetstone 224 15 missing 1 game
4 11.23 Glen Bogan North Robinson 191 17 missing 1 game
5 11.00 Jim Secrist Galion 187 17
6 10.23 Elzy Cotsamire Whetstone 133 13 missing 1 game
7 9.52 Jim Stump Crestline 162 17 missing 1 game
8 9.10 George Michelfelder New Washington 91 10 missing 1 game
9 9.06 Frances Beam Whetstone 136 15 missing 1 game
10 8.66 John Meister Holmes-Liberty 130 15 missing 1 game
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 26 Robert Shade Lykens Holmes-Liberty 02/02/1940
26 Jim Secrist Galion Mt. Gilead 02/10/1940
26 Robert Shade Lykens Holmes-Liberty 02/13/1940
4 24 Walter Bevier Tiro North Robinson 02/13/1940
24 Kenneth Gerhart Chatfield Whetstone 02/17/1940
6 22 James Cotsamire Whetstone Lykens 02/24/1940
7 21 Robert Shade Lykens Sulphur Springs 12/19/1939
21 James Cotsamire Whetstone Sulphur Springs 02/15/1940
21 Robert Shade Lykens Whetstone 02/24/1940
21 Kenneth Gerhart Chatfield Bluffton 03/01/1940
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