1971-72 Firelands Conference Basketball Scores
Black River
Coach: Bob Kelly
Record: 8-11 (7-7 FC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Kusmik (393 pts/20.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L BRHS Opp
11/26/71 Northwestern L 51 61
11/27/71 @Wellington L 84 88
12/03/71* Edison W 85 60
12/10/71* @Norwalk St. Paul W 59 47
12/17/71* Mapleton W 72 63
12/18/71* New London W 82 57
12/23/71 @Buckeye L 64 80
12/29/71 Keystone W 92 69
01/07/72* Monroeville L 62 83
01/14/72* @South Central L 72 90
01/15/72* Western Reserve L 57 62
01/21/72* @Edison W 64 60
01/25/72* Mapleton L 62 63
01/28/72* Norwalk St. Paul W 71 63
02/04/72* @New London W 77 67
02/11/72* @Monroeville L 64 68
02/18/72* South Central L 73 74 OT
02/19/72* @Western Reserve L 75 91
02/25/72 Cleveland Lutheran West L 69 80 Class A Sectional Tournament at North Ridgeville High School
Edison
Coach: Mike Schifer
Record: 4-15 (3-11 FC)
Leading Scorer: Ken Rose (371 pts/19.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L EHS Opp
12/03/71* @Black River L 60 85
12/10/71* Monroeville L 54 72
12/17/71* @South Central L 54 70
12/18/71* Western Reserve L 49 64
12/21/71 Norwalk L 51 87
12/29/71 @Firelands L 46 71
01/04/72* @Norwalk St. Paul L 56 60
01/08/72 Huron L 56 85
01/14/72* Mapleton W 69 47
01/15/72* @New London L 58 66
01/21/72* Black River L 60 64
01/22/72 @Margaretta W 74 66
01/28/72* @Monroeville L 59 85
01/29/72* South Central L 80 87
02/04/72* @Western Reserve L 67 70
02/11/72* Norwalk St. Paul W 65 59
02/18/72* @Mapleton L 62 68
02/19/72* New London W 72 54
02/22/72 Tiffin Calvert L 55 94 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High School
Mapleton
Coach: Jerry Weyer
Record: 8-11 (7-7 FC)
Leading Scorer: Ron Ross (266 pts/14.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/30/71 Crestview W 61 55
12/03/71* South Central W 56 41
12/10/71* @New London W 69 55
12/17/71* Black River L 63 72
12/18/71* @Norwalk St. Paul L 57 69
12/29/71 Loudonville L 55 68
01/07/72* Western Reserve L 52 63
01/08/72 @Plymouth L 63 66
01/14/72* @Edison L 47 69
01/15/72* Monroeville L 47 48
01/21/72* @South Central L 55 61
01/25/72* @Black River W 63 62
01/28/72* New London W 63 61
02/04/72* Norwalk St. Paul W 65 59
02/05/72 @Hillsdale L 66 78
02/11/72* @Western Reserve W 53 52
02/18/72* Edison W 68 62
02/19/72* @Monroeville L 53 63
02/26/72 Clearview L 52 67 Class A Sectional Tournament at North Ridgeville High School
Monroeville
Coach: Jerry Everhart
Record: 17-3 (13-1 FC)
Leading Scorer: Bob Krull (417 pts/20.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/24/71 Mansfield St. Peter's L 47 90
12/03/71* New London W 90 56
12/04/71 Seneca East W 70 63
12/10/71* @Edison W 72 54
12/11/71 @Margaretta W 78 73
12/17/71* @Western Reserve L 74 80
12/18/71* South Central W 67 58
01/07/72* @Black River W 83 62
01/14/72* Norwalk St. Paul W 61 49
01/15/72* @Mapleton W 48 47
01/21/72* @New London W 85 51
01/22/72 Danbury W 76 74
01/28/72* Edison W 85 59
01/29/72* Western Reserve W 91 75
02/04/72* @South Central W 76 69
02/11/72* Black River W 68 64
02/18/72* @Norwalk St. Paul W 58 52
02/19/72* Mapleton W 63 53
03/03/72 Danbury W 80 61 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
03/09/72 Mansfield St. Peter's L 58 75 Class A Sectional Tournament at Bellevue High School
New London
Coach: Lanny Repp
Record: 2-17 (2-12 FC)
Leading Scorer: Gary Hopkins (202 pts/10.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L NLHS Opp
11/24/71 @Keystone L 49 69
12/03/71* @Monroeville L 56 90
12/10/71* Mapleton L 55 69
12/11/71 Columbia L 55 91
12/17/71* Norwalk St. Paul L 68 84
12/18/71* @Black River L 57 82
12/29/71 Seneca East L 65 68
01/07/72* South Central L 57 74
01/08/72* @Norwalk St. Paul L 61 62
01/14/72* @Western Reserve L 52 73
01/15/72* Edison W 66 58
01/21/72* Monroeville L 51 85
01/28/72* @Mapleton L 61 63
02/04/72* Black River L 67 77
02/11/72* @South Central L 49 82
02/12/72 @Lucas L 63 72
02/18/72* Western Reserve W 61 58
02/19/72* @Edison L 54 72
02/25/72 Mansfield St. Peter's L 38 65 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Norwalk St. Paul
Coach: Roger Holman
Record: 10-9 (7-7 FC)
Leading Scorer: Gary Barman (351 pts/18.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L SPHS Opp
11/24/71 Spencer Sharples W 64 49
12/03/71* @Western Reserve W 68 56
12/10/71* Black River L 47 59
12/17/71* @New London W 84 66
12/18/71* Mapleton W 69 57
12/22/71 Spencer Sharples W 73 56 Holiday Tournament at Norwalk St. Paul High School
12/23/71 New Riegel L 56 68 Holiday Tournament at Norwalk St. Paul High School
12/29/71 Danbury W 68 61 OT
01/04/72* Edison W 60 56
01/08/72* New London W 62 61
01/14/72* @Monroeville L 49 61
01/15/72* South Central W 76 68
01/21/72* Western Reserve W 64 60
01/28/72* @Black River L 63 71
02/04/72* @Mapleton L 59 65
02/11/72* @Edison L 59 65
02/18/72* Monroeville L 52 58
02/19/72* @South Central L 72 81
03/04/72 Seneca East L 63 66 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
South Central
Coach: Terry Hunt
Record: 11-9 (9-5 FC)
Leading Scorer: Tom Kramb (370 pts/18.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L SCHS Opp
12/03/71* @Mapleton L 41 56
12/10/71* Western Reserve W 69 46
12/17/71* Edison W 70 54
12/18/71* @Monroeville L 58 67
12/29/71 Plymouth L 59 61
01/07/72* @New London W 74 57
01/14/72* Black River W 90 72
01/15/72* @Norwalk St. Paul L 68 76
01/21/72* Mapleton W 61 55
01/22/72 Sandusky St. Mary L 50 54
01/28/72* @Western Reserve L 69 83
01/29/72* @Edison W 87 80
02/04/72* Monroeville L 69 76
02/05/72 @Buckeye Central L 76 83 OT
02/11/72* New London W 82 49
02/18/72* @Black River W 74 73 OT
02/19/72* Norwalk St. Paul W 81 72
02/26/72 Plymouth W 80 68 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/03/72 Lucas W 57 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/10/72 Seneca East L 42 58 Class A District Tournament at Bellevue High School
Western Reserve
Coach: Joe Bibb
Record: 11-8 (8-6 FC)
Leading Scorer: Dave Mesenburg (421 pts/22.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L WRHS Opp
11/26/71 Clyde W 74 55
12/03/71* Norwalk St. Paul L 56 68
12/04/71 Wellington W 79 60
12/10/71* @South Central L 46 69
12/17/71* Monroeville W 80 74
12/18/71* @Edison W 64 49
01/07/72* @Mapleton W 63 52
01/08/72 Danbury W 70 68
01/14/72* New London W 73 52
01/15/72* @Black River W 62 57
01/21/72* @Norwalk St. Paul L 60 64
01/22/72 @Keystone L 59 80
01/28/72* South Central W 83 69
01/29/72* @Monroeville L 75 91
02/04/72* Edison W 70 67
02/11/72* Mapleton L 52 53
02/18/72* @New London L 58 61
02/19/72* Black River W 91 75
02/25/72 Seneca East L 51 65 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Firelands Conference Standings
Team FC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Monroeville 13 - 1 1021 829 72.92 59.21
South Central 9 - 5 993 916 70.92 65.42
Western Reserve 8 - 6 933 901 66.64 64.35
Black River 7 - 7 975 948 69.64 67.71
Mapleton 7 - 7 811 837 57.92 59.78
Norwalk St. Paul 7 - 7 884 886 63.14 63.28
Edison 3 - 11 865 951 61.78 67.92
New London 2 - 12 815 1029 58.21 73.50
Totals 56 - 56 7297 7297 65.15 65.15
Firelands Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 22.92 Bob Krull Monroeville 321 14
2 21.85 Jim Kusmik Black River 306 14
3 20.64 Dave Mesenburg Western Reserve 289 14
4 19.21 Gary Barman Norwalk St. Paul 269 14
5 19.07 Ken Rose Edison 267 14
6 17.42 Tom Kramb South Central 244 14
7 15.00 Clyde Honeycutt South Central 210 14
8 14.35 Ron Ross Mapleton 201 14
9 13.61 Ron Strimpfel Western Reserve 177 13
10 13.58 Tim Weisenberger Western Rseerve 163 12
Firelands Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 41 Jim Kusmik Black River New London 12/18/1971
2 33 Bob Krull Monroeville Western Reserve 12/17/1971
33 Bob Krull Monroeville Western Reserve 01/29/1972
33 Jim Kusmik Black River South Central 02/18/1972
5 32 Dave Mesenburg Western Reserve South Central 01/28/1972
6 30 Jim Kusmik Black River Western Reserve 01/15/1972
7 29 Bob Krull Monroeville New London 12/03/1971
29 Chuck Rinehart South Central Edison 01/29/1972
29 Ken Rose Edison Norwalk St. Paul 02/11/1972
29 Bob Krull Monroeville Mapleton 02/19/1972
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