1950-51 Crawford County Basketball Scores


Bucyrus
Coach:  Richard King
Record:  12-5 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Norm Smith (282 pts/16.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BHS     OPP
12/01/50	@Tiffin Columbian	L	35	50
12/08/50*	@Shelby			W	40	34
12/12/50	Crestline		W	62	42
12/15/50	Galion			L	53	63
12/19/50	@Columbus South		L	46	75
12/22/50	@Willard		W	50	43
01/05/51*	@Galion			L	58	78
01/09/51	Shelby			W	57	54
01/12/51*	Willard			W	47	44
01/19/51*	@Crestline		W	62	40
01/26/51*	Bellevue		W	62	48
02/02/51*	Norwalk			W	71	54
02/09/51	@Madison		W	59	57	At Mansfield High School
02/16/51*	Upper Sandusky		W	68	57
02/23/51	@Kenton			W	51	44
02/28/51	Crestline		W	54	38	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/02/51	Mansfield		L	42	57	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Chatfield
Coach:  Dale Mefley
Record:  2-17 (2-13 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Clem Studer (259 pts/14.3 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/10/50*	Holmes-Liberty		L	38	44
11/17/50*	North Robinson		L	45	81
11/22/50*	Leesville		L			At Crestline High School
12/01/50*	Whetstone		L	46	65
12/02/50	@Sycamore		L	42	72
12/05/50*	@New Washington		L	57	74
12/08/50*	Tiro			L	41	62
12/12/50*	@Lykens			L	37	62
12/15/50*	Mt. Zion		W	48	42
01/05/51*	Sulphur Springs		L	14     116
01/09/51*	Leesville		L	27	62
01/12/51*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	43	65
01/19/51*	@North Robinson		L	45	83
01/23/51	@Attica			L	48	67
01/26/51*	Lykens			W	47	41
02/06/51*	@Tiro			L	37	63
02/09/51*	@Whetstone		L	36	60
02/15/51	Sulphur Springs		L	51	80	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/51	Whetstone		L	55	73	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Crestline
Coach:  Merle Hutson
Record:  1-14 (0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Larry Dodd (171 pts/11.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
12/01/50	@Upper Sandusky		L	40	62
12/08/50	Willard			W	40	38
12/12/50	@Bucyrus		L	42	62
12/15/50*	Norwalk			L	42	52
01/05/51*	Upper Sandusky		L	41	52
01/09/51	Galion			L	36	60
01/12/51	@Shelby			L	36	49
01/19/50*	Bucyrus			L	40	62
01/23/51	Madison			L	56	58
01/30/51*	@Galion			L	35	65
02/05/51	@Madison		L	54	65	At Mansfield High School
02/09/51*	@Bellevue		L	42	62
02/16/51*	Shelby			L	52	70
02/23/51*	@Willard		L	47	66
02/28/51	Bucyrus			L	38	54	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Galion
Coach:  Dick Backensto
Record:  14-5 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Ray Seif (346 pts/21.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     GHS     OPP
12/05/50	Mt. Vernon		W	54	51	OT
12/08/50	@Ashland		L	64	68
12/12/50	@Marion Harding		W	51	47
12/15/50	@Bucyrus		W	63	53
12/22/50	Madison			W	54	42
01/02/51	Shelby			W	72	55
01/05/51*	Bucyrus			W	78	58
01/09/51	@Crestline		W	60	36
01/12/51*	@Bellevue		W	65	50
01/13/51	Washington Court House	L	69	71
01/19/51*	@Norwalk		W	77	46
01/26/51*	Upper Sandusky		W	54	38
01/27/51	@Madison		W	66	52	At Mansfield High School
01/30/51*	Crestline		W	65	35
02/06/51	Marion Harding		W	47	46
02/12/51*	@Shelby			L	29	45
02/13/51	@Canton South		L	42	56
02/16/51*	Willard			W	65	47
02/27/51	Shelby			L	34	37	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Holmes-Liberty
Coach:  Bill Donnenwirth
Record:  5-13 (4-11 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Richard Schiefer (195 pts/11.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     HSHS    OPP
11/10/50*	@Chatfield		W	44	38
11/17/50*	Mt. Zion		W	46	39
11/22/50*	@New Washington		L	38	57
12/10/50*	Leesville		L	38	84	At Crestline High School
12/12/50*	North Robinson		L	41	59
12/15/50*	@Sulphur Springs	L	25	74
12/20/50*	?Whetstone		W	45	42
01/05/51*	@Tiro			L	52	58
01/09/51*	New Washington		L	53	69
01/12/51*	Chatfield		W	65	43
01/15/51*	Nevada			W	54	52
01/19/51*	@Mt. Zion		L	46	50
01/26/51*	@North Robinson		L	54	90
01/27/51*	Lykens			L	48	59
02/05/51*	Leesville		L	33	80
02/09/51*	@Lykens			L	47	62
02/13/51	Lykens			L	32	40	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/51	Whetstone		L	53	59	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Leesville
Coach:  Robert Morrison
Record:  26-3 (14-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Lowell Shumaker (711 pts/24.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/10/50*	@North Robinson		W	79	39
11/17/50*	WWhetstone		W	52	41
11/21/50	@Ontario		W	54	52
11/22/50*	Chatfield		W			At Crestline High School
12/05/50	Plymouth		W	78	45	At Crestline High School
12/10/50*	Holmes-Liberty		W	84	38	At Crestline High School
12/12/50*	Sulphur Springs		L	61	66	At Bucyrus High School
12/15/50*	@Tiro			W	66	40
12/22/50*	?Mt. Zion		W	67	29
12/28/50	@Sycamore		W	68	51	Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
12/29/50	Hopewell-Loudon		W	71	42	Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/02/51*	@New Washington		W	65	49
01/05/51*	Lykens			W	64	46	At Crestline High School
01/06/51*	@Chatfield		W	62	27	
01/12/51*	North Robinson		W	82	48	At Crestline High School
01/19/51*	Whetstone		W	67	45	At Crestline High School
01/27/51*	Sulphur Springs		W	58	42	At Bucyrus High School
02/05/51*	@Holmes-Liberty		W	80	33
02/07/51	Cardington-Lincoln	W	46	38	At Marion Coliseum
02/09/51*	New Washington		W	66	54	At Crestline High School
02/13/51	Whetstone		W	57	39	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51	North Robinson		W	60	40	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/51	Sulphur Springs		L	60	61	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/01/51	Wakeman			W	72	48	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/05/51	Sycamore		W	34	30	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/09/51	Lucas			W	59	32	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/10/51	Sulphur Springs		W	53	45	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/15/51	Ft. Recovery		W	51	49	Class B Regional Tournament at Toledo University Fieldhouse
03/17/51	Grand Rapids		L	52	56	Class B Regional Tournament at Toledo University Fieldhouse


Lykens
Coach:  Jack West
Record:  9-14 (6-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Claude Young (511 pts/22.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/10/50*	@Mt. Zion		W	44	34
11/14/50	@Sycamore		L	42	62
11/17/50*	New Washington		L	34	59
11/21/50*	Sulphur Springs		L	32	63
11/28/50	@Bloomville		W	41	35	NEED BOX
12/08/50*	@North Robinson		L	38	40
12/12/50*	Chatfield		W	62	37
12/15/50*	@Whetstone		L	30	34
12/19/50*	Tiro			L	42	47
01/05/51*	Leesville		L	46	64	At Crestline High School
01/09/51*	@Sulphur Springs	L	57	77
01/12/51*	Mt. Zion		W	50	38
01/19/51*	@New Washington		L	40	69
01/23/51	Sycamore		L	45	49
01/26/51*	@Chatfield		L	41	47
01/27/51*	@Holmes-Liberty		W	59	48
01/30/51	Bloomville		W	56	26	NEED BOX
02/06/51*	North Robinson		W	51	50
02/10/51	@Republic		L	45	46
02/13/51	Holmes-Liberty		W	40	32	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/51	North Robinson		L	37	51	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51	New Washington		L	41	56	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Mt. Zion
Coach:  Allen Miller
Record:  1-17 (1-14 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Howard Stuckman (216 pts/15.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MZHS    OPP
11/10/50*	Lykens			L	34	44
11/17/50*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	39	46
11/21/50*	North Robinson		L	40	75
12/08/50*	Whetstone		L	35	59
12/12/50*	@Tiro			L	41	69
12/15/50*	@Chatfield		L	42	48
12/22/50*	?Leesville		L	29	67
12/28/50	@Nevada			L	33	47
01/05/51*	New Washington		L	37	65
01/09/51*	@North Robinson		L	54	79
01/12/51*	@Lykens			L	38	50
01/19/51*	Holmes-Liberty		W	50	46
01/24/51*	@Sulphur Springs	L	50	88
01/26/51*	Tiro			L	36	62
02/03/51*	@Whetstone		L	28	82
02/09/51*	Sulphur Springs		L	40	91
02/15/51	Tiro			L	50	74	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/51	New Washington		L	44	66	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


New Washington
Coach:  Don Geis
Record:  14-8 (9-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Richard Ehresman (341 pts/15.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NWHS    OPP
11/10/50*	@Tiro			L	32	51
11/17/50*	@Lykens			W	59	34
11/22/50*	Holmes-Liberty		W	57	38
12/05/50*	Chatfield		W	74	57
12/08/50*	@Sulphur Springs	L	37	50
12/12/50*	Whetstone		W	65	40
12/15/50*	@North Robinson		W	46	45
12/19/50	@Attica			W	55	53
01/02/51*	Leesville		L	49	65
01/05/51*	@Mt. Zion		W	65	37
01/09/51*	@Holmes-Liberty		W	69	53
01/12/51*	Tiro			W	74	53
01/16/51	Attica			W	67	42
01/19/51*	Lykens			W	69	40
01/26/51*	@Whetstone		L	51	58
02/08/51*	Sulphur Springs		L	67	74
02/09/51*	Leesville		L	54	66	At Crestline High School
02/13/51	Sulphur Springs		L	43	47	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/51	Mt. Zion		W	66	44	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51	Lykens			W	56	41	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/51	Tiro			W	47	46	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/51	North Robinson		L	45	50	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT


North Robinson
Coach:  Bob McClary
Record:  17-7 (10-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Glenn Althouse (399 pts/16.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NRHS    OPP
11/10/50*	Leesville		L	39	79
11/14/50	@Melmore		W	40	39
11/17/50*	@Chatfield		W	81	45
11/21/50*	@Mt. Zion		W	75	40
12/08/50*	Lykens			W	40	38
12/12/50*	@Holmes-Liberty		W	59	41
12/15/50*	New Washington		L	45	46
12/19/50	Melmore			W	71	35
12/30/50*	Tiro			W	64	42
01/05/51*	@Whetstone		W	68	50
01/06/51*	Sulphur Springs		L	50	71
01/09/51*	Mt. Zion		W	79	54
01/12/51*	Leesville		L	48	82	At Crestline High School
01/19/51*	Chatfield		W	83	45
01/26/51*	Holmes-Liberty		W	90	54
02/06/51*	@Lykens			L	50	51
02/09/51*	@Tiro			W	47	39
02/17/51	Lykens			W	51	37	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51	Leesville		L	40	60	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/51	Whetstone		W	71	58	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/51	New Washington		W	50	45	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
03/01/51	Ontario			W	83	63	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/05/51	New Haven		W	79	69	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/09/51	Sulphur Springs		L	64	67	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Sulphur Springs
Coach:  Tom Thatcher
Record:  25-2 (14-1 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Jake Striker (522 pts/21.7 avg) (missing 2 games)

Date		Versus		       W/L     SSHS    OPP
11/10/50*	@Whetstone		W	51	39
11/17/50*	Tiro			W	64	33
11/21/50*	@Lykens			W	63	32
12/05/50	Sycamore		W	73	48
12/08/50*	New Washington		W	50	37
12/12/50*	Leesville		W	66	61	At Bucyrus High School
12/15/50*	Holmes-Liberty		W	74	25
01/05/51*	@Chatfield		W      116	14
01/06/51*	@North Robinson		W	71	50
01/09/51*	Lykens			W	77	57
01/12/51*	Whetstone		W	91	38
01/19/51*	@Tiro			W	72	46
01/20/51	@New Riegel		W	88	45	NEED BOX
01/24/51*	Mt. Zion		W	88	50
01/27/51*	Leesville		L	42	58	At Bucyrus High School
01/30/51	Carey			W      101	37	NEED BOX
02/06/51	Plymouth		W	85	49
02/08/51*	@New Washington		W	74	67
02/09/51*	@Mt. Zion		W	91	40
02/13/51	New Washington		W	47	43	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/51	Chatfield		W	80	51	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51	Tiro			W	67	51	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/51	Leesville		W	61	60	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/02/51	McCutchenville		W	68	59	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/08/51	Mt. Cory-Rawson		W	80	60	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/09/51	North Robinson		W	67	64	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/10/51	Leesville		L	45	53	Class B District Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Tiro
Coach:  Lutrell Troesch
Record:  11-11 (8-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Wendell Amstutz (297 pts/13.5 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     THS     OPP
11/10/50*	New Washington		W	51	32
11/17/50*	@Sulphur Springs	L	33	64
11/21/50*	Whetstone		W	53	36
12/05/50	Nevada			W	84	52	At Eden
12/08/50*	@Chatfield		W	62	41
12/12/50*	Mt. Zion		W	69	41
12/15/50*	Leesville		L	40	66
12/19/50*	@Lykens			W	47	42
12/30/50*	@North Robinson		L	42	64
01/05/51*	Holmes-Liberty		W	58	52
01/06/51	@Plymouth		L	49	57
01/09/51*	@Whetstone		L	44	48
01/12/51*	@New Washington		L	53	74
01/19/51*	Sulphur Springs		L	46	72
01/23/51	?New Haven		L	45	62
01/26/51*	@Mt. Zion		W	62	36
01/27/51	Lexington		W	56	49
02/06/51*	Chatfield		W	63	37
02/09/51*	North Robinson		L	39	47
02/15/51	Mt. Zion		W	74	50	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/51	Sulphur Springs		L	51	67	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/51	New Washington		L	46	47	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Whetstone
Coach:  Norman Spitzer
Record:  13-10 (7-8 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Vern Carr (383 pts/16.6 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     WHS     OPP
11/07/50	Martel			W	58	30	NEED BOX
11/10/50*	Sulphur Springs		L	39	51
11/17/50*	Leesville		L	41	52
11/21/50*	@Tiro			L	36	53
12/01/50*	@Chatfield		W	65	46
12/05/50	Bloomville		W	63	38
12/08/50*	@Mt. Zion		W	59	35
12/12/50*	@New Washington		L	40	65
12/15/50*	Lykens			W	34	30
12/20/50*	?Holmes-Liberty		L	42	45
01/05/51*	North Robinson		L	50	68
01/09/51*	Tiro			W	48	44
01/12/51*	@Sulphur Springs	L	38	91
01/19/51*	Leesville		L	45	67
01/23/51	@Nevada			W	68	39
01/26/51*	New Washington		W	58	51
02/03/51*	Mt. Zion		W	82	28
02/07/51	Marion St. Mary		W	54	47
02/09/51*	@Chatfield		W	60	36
02/13/51	Leesville		L	39	57	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/15/51	Holmes-Liberty		W	59	53	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/51	Chatfield		W	73	55	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/51	North Robinson		L	58	71	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School

Crawford County League Standings

Team CCL Reg Overall Leesville 14 - 1 19 - 1 26 - 3 Sulphur Springs 14 - 1 18 - 1 25 - 2 North Robinson 10 - 5 12 - 5 17 - 7 New Washington 9 - 6 11 - 6 14 - 8 Tiro 8 - 7 10 - 9 11 - 11 Whetstone 7 - 8 11 - 8 13 - 10 Lykens 6 - 9 8 - 12 9 - 13 Holmes-Liberty 4 - 11 5 - 11 5 - 13 Chatfield 2 - 13 2 - 15 2 - 17 Mt. Zion 1 - 14 1 - 15 1 - 17

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL Reg Overall Bucyrus 6 - 1 11 - 4 12 - 5 Galion 6 - 1 14 - 4 14 - 5 Bellevue 4 - 3 11 - 9 12 - 10 Norwalk 3 - 4 4 - 13 4 - 14 Shelby 3 - 4 8 - 9 8 - 10 Upper Sandusky 3 - 4 10 - 8 10 - 9 Willard 3 - 4 7 - 9 7 - 10 Crestline 0 - 7 1 - 13 1 - 14

Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 24.51 Lowell Shumaker Leesville 711 29 2 22.21 Claude Young Lykens 511 23 3 21.75 Jake Striker Sulphur Springs 522 24 missing 2 games 4 21.63 Ray Seif Galion 346 16 5 16.65 Vern Carr Whetstone 383 23 6 16.62 Glenn Althouse North Robinson 399 24 7 16.59 Norm Smith Bucyrus 282 17 8 15.50 Richard Ehresman New Washington 341 22 9 15.42 Howard Stuckman Mt. Zion 216 14 10 14.78 Harmon Mansperger Galion 281 19

Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 41 Claude Young Lykens Sulphur Springs 01/09/1951 2 39 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Chatfield 01/06/1951 3 37 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Whetstone 01/19/1951 36 Claude Young Lykens Chatfield 12/12/1950 5 33 Ray Seif Galion Mt. Vernon 12/05/1950 33 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Holmes-Liberty 12/10/1950 33 Jake Striker Sulphur Springs Leesville 12/12/1950 33 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Whetstone 02/13/1951 9 32 Claude Young Lykens Mt. Zion 11/10/1950 32 Lowell Shumaker Leesville Chatfield 11/22/1950 (found by ytd total pts) 32 Sam Pfahler Tiro Nevada 12/05/1950 32 Jake Striker Sulphur Springs Lykens 01/09/1951 32 Demont Sponseller Sulphur Springs Mt. Zion 01/24/1951 32 Claude Young Lykens Holmes-Liberty 02/09/1951 Return to Crawford County index Email Me