1954-55 Crawford County Basketball Scores


Bucyrus
Coach:  John Hutton
Record:  9-9 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Roger Freshwater (327 pts/18.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BHS     OPP
12/03/54	@Port Clinton		W	63	54
12/07/54	Tiffin Columbian	L	57	60
12/10/54	@Galion			L	48	54
12/14/54	@Upper Sandusky		W	60	57
12/17/54	Crestline		W	73	58
12/21/54	@Willard		W	76	58
12/29/54	@Newark			L	54	70
01/07/55	Shelby			L	51	69
01/11/55	@Kenton			W	69	67
01/14/55*	@Bellevue		W	62	55
01/21/55*	Willard			W	66	56
01/28/55*	Galion			L	59	62	OT
02/04/55*	@Shelby			L	66	77
02/11/55*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	72	81
02/15/55	Madison			W	62	60
02/18/55*	Norwalk			L	62	68
02/25/55*	Upper Sandusky		W	68	50
02/28/55	Shelby			L	39	80	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Chatfield
Coach:  Bill Maxwell
Record:  9-12 (5-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Paul Kanney (321 pts/15.2 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/19/54	Claridon		L	54	59
11/23/54	@Sulphur Springs	L	57	77
12/03/54*	@New Washington		L	67	91
12/07/54	@Tiro			W	66	64
12/10/54*	Sulphur Springs		W	68	64
12/14/54	@Lykens			L	55	61
12/17/54*	@Mt. Zion		W	52	48
12/30/54	York			L	61	65	Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
12/31/54	@Bloomville		L	59	82	Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/07/55*	Lykens			W	58	52
01/14/55*	@Whetstone		L	64	67
01/18/55	Iberia			W	63	52
01/21/55*	North Robinson		L	57	65
01/28/55*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	47	56
02/04/55*	Leesville		W	58	57
02/08/55	@North Robinson		L	71	75
02/14/55*	Tiro			W	73	66
02/14/55	Tiro			W	70	53	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/55	Mt. Zion		W	61	57	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/55	North Robinson		L	48	77	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/55	Holmes-Liberty		L	57	85	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Crestline
Coach:  Les Grace & Dick Armstrong (01/18/1955 only)
Record:  10-10
Leading Scorer:  Larry Simmermacher (229 pts/11.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/30/54	Perrysville		W	61	46
12/03/54	@Fredericktown		L	59	62
12/07/54	Ontario			W	50	48
12/10/54	Carey			W	67	53
12/14/54	Shelby			L	52	73
12/17/54	@Bucyrus		L	58	73
12/21/54	Galion			W	63	61
01/04/55	@Upper Sandusky		W	63	53
01/07/54	@Galion			L	49	62
01/11/55	Willard			W	66	65
01/14/55	@Madison		L	54	65
01/18/55	@Shelby			L	56	83
01/22/55	Bellville		L	61	66
01/28/55	Madison			W	83	63
02/01/55	Upper Sandusky		W	62	49
02/04/55	@Loudonville		L	57	61
02/11/55	@Mt. Gilead		L	51	54
02/18/55	Gibsonburg		W	77	58	Class B County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
02/23/55	Norwalk St. Paul	W	83	62	Class B County Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
03/04/55	Sycamore		L	64	91	Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Galion
Coach:  Jack Shuck
Record:  11-9 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Tom Quay (488 pts/24.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     GHS     OPP
11/30/54	@Marion Harding		L	57	61
12/03/54	Shelby			L	70	75
12/07/54	@Madison		W	72	54
12/10/54	Bucyrus			W	54	48
12/17/54	@Ashland		L	66	75
12/21/54	@Crestline		L	61	63
12/28/54	@Mt. Vernon		L	60	76
01/04/55	Mansfield Senior	L	46	60
01/07/55	Crestline		W	62	49
01/14/55*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	64	66
01/21/55*	Norwalk			W	80	60
01/28/55*	@Bucyrus		W	62	59
02/01/55	Marion Harding		W	79	56
02/04/55*	Bellevue		W	88	68
02/11/55*	@Willard		W	67	61
02/18/55*	Upper Sandusky		W	73	58
02/22/55	Madison			W	82	78
02/25/55*	@Shelby			L	74	83
03/02/55	Marion Harding		W	62	58	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/04/55	Mansfield Senior	L	43	55	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Holmes-Liberty
Coach:  Clarence Jewell
Record: 11-8 (5-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Charles McCallister (357 pts/18.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     HSHS    OPP
11/19/54	North Robinson		W	57	55
11/23/54	Lykens			L	63	64
11/26/54	@Mt. Zion		L	43	55
12/03/54*	Leesville		L	60	61	At Crestline High School
12/07/54	Whetstone		W	51	47
12/10/54*	New Washington		L	53	77
12/17/54*	@Lykens			L	45	53
01/07/55*	Mt. Zion		W	62	47
01/14/55*	Tiro			W	71	50
01/18/55	@Nevada			W	71	61
01/21/55*	@Sulphur Springs	W	55	49
01/28/55*	Chatfield		W	56	47
02/04/55*	@Whetstone		W	45	30
02/08/55	Leesville		W	76	58
02/11/55*	@North Robinson		L	47	55
02/17/55	Sulphur Springs		L	45	71	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/55	Tiro			W	62	38	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/55	Chatfield		W	85	57	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/26/55	Lykens			L	46	78	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Leesville
Coach:  Allen Cole
Record:  4-13 (3-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Kenny Light (217 pts/12.7 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/19/54	Lykens			L	50	66
11/23/54	Green Camp		W	55	36
11/30/55	@Ontario		L	50	67
12/03/54*	Holmes-Liberty		W	61	60	At Crestline High School
12/10/54*	@Tiro			W	65	52
12/14/54	@Whetstone		L	58	65
12/17/54*	@North Robinson		L	46	63
01/07/55*	Sulphur Springs		L	54	86	At Crestline High School
01/14/55*	@Lykens			L	50	66
01/18/55	New Washington		L	52	80	At Crestline High School
01/21/55*	@Mt. Zion		L	50	63
01/28/55*	Whetstone		W	51	47
02/04/55*	@Chatfield		L	57	58
02/08/55	@Holmes-Liberty		L	58	76
02/11/55*	@New Washington		L	58	84
02/14/55	Sulphur Springs		L	32	63	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/55	Lykens			L	57	70	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Lykens
Coach:  Glen White
Record:  18-6 (5-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Stineman (418 pts/17.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/12/54	Bloomville		W	78	46
11/16/54	Sycamore		W	55	50
11/19/54	@Leesville		W	66	50
11/23/54	@Holmes-Liberty		W	64	63
11/30/54	@Mt. Zion		W	54	47
12/03/54*	North Robinson		L	37	39
12/10/54*	@Whetstone		W	56	44
12/14/54	Chatfield		W	61	55
12/17/54*	Holmes-Liberty		W	53	45
01/04/55	Whetstone		W	65	46
01/07/55*	@Chatfield		L	52	58
01/14/55*	Leesville		W	66	50
01/18/55	@Melmore		W	75	68
01/21/55*	@New Washington		L	68	70
01/28/55*	Tiro			W	69	53
02/01/55	@Bloomville		W	75	73	OT
02/04/55*	Mt. Zion		W	58	52
02/11/55*	@Sulphur Springs	L	66	72
02/17/55	North Robinson		L	53	56	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/55	Leesville		W	70	57	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/55	Mt. Zion		W	64	56	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/55	New Washington		W	69	67	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/26/55	Holmes-Liberty		W	78	46	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/05/55	Wharton			L	60	61	Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School - OT


Mt. Zion
Coach:  Robert Morrison
Record:  7-14 (3-6 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Mike Winch (220 pts/12.9 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     MZHS    OPP
11/19/54	@New Washington		L	58	88
11/26/54	Holmes-Liberty		W	55	43
11/30/54	Lykens			L	47	54
12/03/54*	@Tiro			W	62	53
12/04/54	Attica			L	45	46
12/10/54*	@North Robinson		L	49	65
12/14/54	@Sulphur Springs	L	42	46
12/17/54*	Chatfield		L	48	52
12/30/54	@Nevada			W	72	49
01/04/55	North Robinson		W	58	50
01/07/55*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	47	62
01/14/55*	New Washington		L	53	63
01/15/55	@Tiffin Calvert		L	57	61
01/18/55	Marion St. Mary		W	56	48
01/21/55*	Leesville		W	63	50
01/28/55*	Sulphur Springs		L	48	61
02/04/55*	@Lykens			L	52	58
02/08/55	@Sycamore		L	59	80
02/11/55*	Whetstone		W	82	44
02/19/55	Chatfield		L	57	61	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/55	Lykens			L	56	64	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


New Washington
Coach:  Frank Robey
Record:  22-2 (9-0 CCL) #14 AP Class B
Leading Scorer:  Bill Cleland (477 pts/19.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NWHS    OPP
11/16/54	@Attica			W	61	39
11/19/54	Mt. Zion		W	88	58
11/23/54	Tiro			W      104	67
12/03/54*	Chatfield		W	91	67
12/07/54	Sulphur Springs		W	69	63
12/10/54*	@Holmes-Liberty		W	77	53
12/14/54	@New Haven		W	63	36
12/17/54*	Whetstone		W	64	50
12/29/54	Arcadia			W	63	56	Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
12/30/54	Bettsville		W	79	43	Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/07/55*	@Tiro			W	82	56
01/11/55	@Shiloh			W	64	46
01/14/55*	@Mt. Zion		W	63	53
01/18/55	Leesville		W	80	52	At Crestline High School
01/21/55*	Lykens			W	70	68
01/25/55	Shiloh			W      104	71
01/28/55*	@North Robinson		W	62	50
02/01/55	@Whetstone		W	73	62
02/04/55*	@Sulphur Springs	W	75	69
02/08/55	Nevada			W	89	74
02/11/55*	Leesville		W	84	58
02/14/55	Whetstone		W	64	54	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/55	Sulphur Springs		L	52	68	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/24/55	Lykens			L	67	69	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


North Robinson
Coach:  Dick Bourquin
Record: 12-7 (7-2 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  John Blackford (463 pts/24.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     NRHS    OPP
11/19/54	@Holmes-Liberty		L	55	57
11/23/54	Whetstone		W	81	60
11/30/54	@Sulphur Springs	L	58	70
12/03/54*	@Lykens			W	39	37
12/10/54*	Mt. Zion		W	65	49
12/17/54*	Leesville		W	63	46
01/04/55	@Mt. Zion		L	50	58
01/07/55*	@Whetstone		W	59	38
01/14/55*	Sulphur Springs		L	59	72
01/18/55	@Plymouth		W	72	38
01/21/55*	@Chatfield		W	65	57
01/28/55*	New Washington		L	50	62
02/04/55*	@Tiro			W	75	48
02/08/55	Chatfield		W	75	71
02/11/55*	Holmes-Liberty		W	55	47
02/17/55	Lykens			W	56	53	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/55	Chatfield		W	77	48	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/26/55	Sulphur Springs		L	45	66	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/03/55	Huron			L	47	61	Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Sulphur Springs
Coach:  Tom Thatcher
Record:  18-6 (6-3 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  Terry Miller (459 pts/19.1 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     SSHS    OPP
11/16/54	@Salem Township		L	60	73
11/23/54	Chatfield		W	77	57
11/30/54	North Robinson		W	70	58
12/03/54*	Whetstone		W	66	40
12/07/54	@New Washington		L	63	69
12/10/54*	@Chatfield		L	64	68
12/14/54	Mt. Zion		W	46	42
12/17/54*	Tiro			W	84	52
01/04/55	Attica			W	79	42
01/07/55*	Leesville		W	86	54	At Crestline High School
01/14/55*	@North Robinson		W	72	59
01/18/55	Sycamore		W	81	67
01/21/55*	Holmes-Liberty		L	49	55
01/28/55*	@Mt. Zion		W	61	48
02/04/55*	New Washington		L	69	75
02/05/55	@Caledonia		W	68	56
02/11/55*	Lykens			W	72	66
02/14/55	Leesville		W	63	32	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/55	Holmes-Liberty		W	71	45	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/21/55	New Washington		W	68	52	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/26/55	North Robinson		W	66	45	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/02/55	New London		W	55	51	Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/04/55	Bellville		W	66	56	Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/10/55	Sycamore		L	54	65	Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Tiro
Coach:  George Van Echo
Record:  1-16 (0-9 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  John Sand (354 pts/20.8 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     THS     OPP
11/12/54	@Whetstone		L	44	60
11/16/54	@New Haven		L	34	66
11/20/54	@Union			L	68	77
11/23/54	@New Washington		L	67     104
12/03/54*	Mt. Zion		L	53	62
12/07/54	Chatfield		L	64	66
12/10/54*	Leesville		L	52	65
12/17/54*	@Sulphur Springs	L	52	84
01/07/55*	New Washington		L	56	82
01/14/55*	@Holmes-Liberty		L	50	71
01/21/55*	Whetstone		L	52	76
01/28/55*	@Lykens			L	53	69
02/04/55*	North Robinson		L	48	75
02/11/55*	@Chatfield		L	66	73
02/14/55	Chatfield		L	53	70	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/55	Whetstone		W	50	47	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/19/55	Holmes-Liberty		L	38	62	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School


Whetstone
Coach:  Dallas Gardner
Record:  6-14 (2-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer:  John Ehrman (209 pts/10.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     WHS     OPP
11/12/54	Tiro			W	60	44
11/19/54	@Meeker			W	52	50
11/23/54	@North Robinson		L	60	81
11/30/54	@Martel			W	79	49
12/03/54*	@Sulphur Springs	L	40	66
12/07/54	@Holmes-Liberty		L	47	51
12/10/54*	Lykens			L	44	56
12/14/54	Leesville		W	65	58
12/17/54*	@New Washington		L	50	64
01/04/55	@Lykens			L	46	65
01/07/55*	North Robinson		L	38	59
01/14/55*	Chatfield		W	67	64
01/15/55	@Republic		L	30	41
01/21/55*	@Tiro			W	76	52
01/28/55*	@Leesville		L	47	51
02/01/55	New Washington		L	62	73
02/04/55*	Holmes-Liberty		L	30	45
02/11/55*	@Mt. Zion		L	44	82
02/14/55	New Washington		L	54	64	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/17/55	Tiro			L	47	50	Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School

Crawford County League Standings

Team CCL Reg Overall New Washington 9 - 0 21 - 0 22 - 2 North Robinson 7 - 2 10 - 5 12 - 7 Sulphur Springs 6 - 3 12 - 5 18 - 6 Chatfield 5 - 4 7 - 10 9 - 12 Lykens 5 - 4 14 - 4 18 - 6 Holmes-Liberty 5 - 4 9 - 6 11 - 8 Leesville 3 - 6 4 - 11 4 - 13 Mt. Zion 3 - 6 7 - 12 7 - 14 Whetstone 2 - 7 6 - 12 6 - 14 Tiro 0 - 9 0 - 14 1 - 16

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL Reg Overall Shelby 7 - 0 18 - 0 19 - 1 Tiffin Columbian 5 - 2 13 - 3 13 - 4 Galion 5 - 2 10 - 8 11 - 9 Norwalk 5 - 2 9 - 7 11 - 8 Bucyrus 3 - 4 9 - 8 9 - 9 Bellevue 2 - 5 5 - 11 6 - 12 Willard 1 - 6 3 - 17 3 - 18 Upper Sandusky 0 - 7 3 - 14 3 - 15

Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 24.40 Tom Quay Galion 488 20 2 24.36 John Blackford North Robinson 463 19 3 20.82 John Sand Tiro 354 17 4 19.87 Bill Cleland New Washington 477 24 5 19.12 Terry Miller Sulphur Springs 459 24 6 18.90 Marlow Ransom Lykens 416 22 7 18.78 Charles McCallister Holmes-Liberty 357 19 8 18.16 Roger Freshwater Bucyrus 327 18 9 17.41 Jim Stineman Lykens 418 24 10 17.37 Gene Van Orsdall New Washington 417 24

Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 46 Tom Quay Galion Madison 02/22/1955 2 40 John Sand Tiro Chatfield 12/07/1954 3 38 Tom Quay Galion Shelby 02/25/1955 4 37 Marlow Ransom Lykens Tiro 01/28/1955 37 Tom Quay Galion Marion Harding 02/01/1955 6 35 John Blackford North Robinson Sulphur Springs 11/30/1954 7 34 Bill Cleland New Washington Chatfield 12/03/1954 34 John Sand Tiro Union 11/20/1954 34 John Blackford North Robinson Mt. Zion 12/10/1954 34 Charles McCallister Holmes-Liberty Leesville 02/08/1955 Return to Crawford County index Email Me