1976-77 Firelands Conference Basketball Scores
Black River
Coach: David Jones
Record: 6-13 (5-9 FC)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Linden (333 pts/17.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L BRHS Opp
11/20/76 Wellington L 59 61 OT
11/26/76 @Kidron Central Chr. L 54 56
11/27/76 Buckeye W 76 72
12/03/76* South Central W 51 43
12/10/76* @Western Reserve L 45 58
12/11/76* @Edison L 59 74
12/17/76* Norwalk St. Paul W 70 61
12/22/76* Mapleton L 51 53
12/28/76 @Keystone L 55 77
01/07/77* @New London L 45 49
01/14/77* @Monroeville L 55 56
01/21/77* @South Central W 62 54
02/11/77* Mapleton L 49 52
02/12/77* @New London L 63 70
02/16/77* @Norwalk St. Paul W 72 69
02/18/77* Monroeville L 50 53
02/19/77* Edison W 77 60
02/22/77* Western Reserve L 50 59
02/25/77 Cleveland Lutheran West L 56 67 Class A Sectional Tournament at Buckeye High School
Edison
Coach: Mike Hershey
Record: 5-14 (4-10 FC)
Leading Scorer: Bob Roe (211 pts/11.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/26/76 Norwalk L 27 52
12/03/76* @Mapleton L 53 58
12/10/76* New London L 50 64
12/11/76* Black River W 74 59
12/17/76* @Monroeville L 41 49
12/18/76 Margaretta W 67 55
12/22/76* South Central W 64 60
12/29/76 @Firelands L 50 74
01/07/77* @Western Reserve L 52 59
01/08/77 @Huron L 62 92
01/14/77* Norwalk St. Paul W 88 59
01/21/77* Mapleton L 42 62
02/05/77* @New London L 53 60
02/11/77* @South Central L 48 60
02/12/77* Western Reserve L 37 76
02/15/77* Monroeville L 52 54
02/18/77* @Norwalk St. Paul W 74 54
02/19/77* @Black River L 60 77
03/01/77 Margaretta L 58 82 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
Mapleton
Coach: J. Thomas Gaus
Record: 17-2 (13-1 FC)
Leading Scorer: Al Clark (291 pts/15.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/23/76 @Northwestern W 73 70
11/30/76 @Crestview W 69 62
12/03/76* Edison W 58 53
12/10/76* @Monroeville W 74 51
12/11/76* @South Central L 51 52
12/17/76* New London W 60 55
12/22/76* @Black River W 53 51
01/07/77* Norwalk St. Paul W 93 56
01/08/77 Plymouth W 61 57
01/21/77* @Edison W 62 42
01/22/77 Hillsdale W 61 53
02/08/77* @New London W 67 63
02/11/77* Black River W 52 49
02/12/77* @Norwalk St. Paul W 91 60
02/15/77* South Central W 71 41
02/18/77* Western Reserve W 61 57
02/19/77* @Western Reserve W 63 57
02/22/77* Monroeville W 81 56
02/26/77 South Amherst L 62 63 Class A Sectional Tournament at Buckeye High School
Monroeville
Coach: Tom Diringer
Record: 7-12 (5-9 FC)
Leading Scorer: Paul Cherry (306 pts/16.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/27/76 @South Amherst W 65 61
12/03/76* @Norwalk St. Paul W 64 57
12/10/76* Mapleton L 51 74
12/11/76* @New London L 67 75
12/17/76* Edison W 49 41
12/22/76* Western Reserve L 42 55
12/30/76 Margaretta L 53 55
01/07/77* South Central L 64 70
01/08/77 @Danbury W 65 59
01/14/77* Black River W 56 55
01/21/77* Norwalk St. Paul L 53 64
01/22/77 Keystone L 60 78
02/11/77* @Western Reserve L 48 57
02/12/77* South Central L 54 60
02/15/77* @Edison W 54 52
02/18/77* @Black River W 53 50
02/22/77* @Mapleton L 56 81
02/25/77* New London L 74 78
02/28/77 South Central L 57 73 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
New London
Coach: Chuck Fetrow
Record: 12-8 (9-5 FC)
Leading Scorer: Bernie Yoder (244 pts/12.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L NLHS Opp
12/03/76* Western Reserve W 72 46
12/04/76 @Wellington L 59 73
12/10/76* @Edison W 64 50
12/11/76* Monroeville W 75 67
12/17/76* @Mapleton L 55 60
12/21/76 Firelands W 68 53
12/22/76* @Norwalk St. Paul W 84 58
12/30/76 Crestview L 46 62
01/07/77* Black River W 49 45
01/14/77* @South Central L 49 54
01/21/77* @Western Reserve L 49 61
01/22/77 @South Amherst W 59 56
02/05/77* Edison W 60 53
02/08/77* Mapleton L 63 67
02/11/77* Norwalk St. Paul W 96 56
02/12/77* Black River W 70 63
02/18/77* South Central L 54 63
02/25/77* @Monroeville W 78 74
03/01/77 Western Reserve W 60 55 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
03/03/77 Sandusky St. Mary L 58 72 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Norwalk St. Paul
Coach: Mike Wasiniak
Record: 2-17 (1-13 FC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Spettle (272 pts/14.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L SPHS Opp
11/25/76 @Bettsville L 39 62
11/26/76 Fostoria St. Wendelin L 61 68
12/03/76* Monroeville L 57 64
12/10/76* @South Central L 53 66
12/11/76* @Western Reserve L 47 75
12/17/76* @Black River L 61 70
12/22/76* New London L 58 84
12/28/76 Old Fort L 78 96 Holiday Tournament at Sandusky St. Mary High School
12/30/76 Danbury W 64 63 Holiday Tournament at Sandusky St. Mary High School
01/07/77* @Mapleton L 56 93
01/14/77* @Edison L 59 88
01/21/77* @Monroeville W 64 53
01/22/77* South Central L 72 77
02/08/77* Western Reserve L 51 52 OT
02/11/77* @New London L 56 96
02/12/77* Mapleton L 60 91
02/16/77* Black River L 69 72
02/18/77* Edison L 54 74
03/01/77 Sandusky St. Mary L 50 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
South Central
Coach: Dan Thallman
Record: 13-7 (10-4 FC)
Leading Scorer: Dean Sweeting (262 pts.13.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L SCHS Opp
11/27/76 Seneca East W 74 69
12/03/76* @Black River L 43 51
12/04/76 @Lucas W 63 61
12/10/76* Norwalk St. Paul W 66 53
12/11/76* Mapleton W 52 50
12/17/76* @Western Reserve W 44 42
12/22/76* @Edison L 60 64
12/30/76 @Plymouth L 80 83
01/07/77* @Monroeville W 70 64
01/08/77 @Sandusky St. Mary L 53 54
01/14/77* New London W 54 49
01/21/77* Black River L 54 62
01/22/77* @Norwalk St. Paul W 77 72
02/11/77* Edison W 60 48
02/12/77* @Monroeville W 60 54
02/15/77* @Mapleton L 41 71
02/18/77* @New London W 63 54
02/25/77* Western Reserve W 60 44
02/28/77 Monroeville W 73 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
03/02/77 Crestview L 39 46 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Western Reserve
Coach: Tom Robson
Record: 10-9 (9-5 FC)
Leading Scorer: Terry Burke (233 pts/12.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L WRHS Opp
11/26/76 @Danbury W 64 51
11/27/76 Sandusky St. Mary L 50 70
12/03/76* New London L 46 72
12/04/76 Seneca East L 54 75
12/10/76* Black River W 58 45
12/11/76* Norwalk St. Paul W 75 47
12/17/76* South Central L 42 44
12/22/76* @Monroeville W 55 42
01/07/77* Edison W 59 52
01/21/77* New London W 61 49
02/08/77* @Norwalk St. Paul W 52 51 OT
02/11/77* Monroeville W 57 48
02/12/77* @Edison W 76 37
02/15/77 South Amherst L 51 54
02/18/77* @Mapleton L 57 61
02/19/77* Mapleton L 57 63
02/22/77* @Black River W 59 50
02/26/77* @South Central L 44 60
03/01/77 New London L 55 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Firelands Conference Standings
Team FC OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Mapleton 13 - 1 937 743 66.92 53.07
South Central 10 - 4 804 779 57.42 55.64
New London 9 - 5 918 817 65.57 58.35
Western Reserve 9 - 5 798 721 57.00 51.50
Black River 5 - 9 799 811 57.07 57.92
Monroeville 5 - 9 785 869 56.07 62.07
Edison 4 - 10 788 851 56.28 60.78
Norwalk St. Paul 1 - 13 817 1055 58.35 75.35
Totals 56 - 56 6646 6646 59.33 59.33
Firelands Conference Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 17.35 Chuck Linden Black River 243 14
2 16.50 Paul Cherry Monroeville 231 14
3 15.28 Allan Clark Mapleton 214 14
4 14.57 Tom Ruffing Norwalk St. Paul 204 14
5 13.21 Greg Foster Mapleton 185 14
13.21 Jim Spettle Norwalk St. Paul 185 14
7 12.92 Dean Sweeting South Central 181 14
8 12.85 Lee Conwell Mapleton 180 14
9 12.64 Terry Burke Western Reserve 177 14
10 12.57 Bob Roe Edison 176 14
Edison's Jeff Spradlin averaged 14.20 (71/5) before being killed in an automobile accident on 12/24/1976
Firelands Conference Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 30 Nick Cincin Black River Western Reserve 02/22/1977
2 27 Chuck Linden Black River Edison 12/11/1976
3 26 Mike Scheerer New London Monroeville 12/11/1976
26 Allan Clark Mapleton Western Reserve 02/19/1977
5 25 Dean Sweeting South Central Norwalk St. Paul 01/22/1977
25 Lee Conwell Mapleton Norwalk St. Paul 02/12/1977
25 Chuck Linden Black River Norwalk St. Paul 02/16/1977
8 24 Paul Cherry Monroeville Edison 12/17/1976
24 Tim Parcher Western Reserve Monroeville 12/22/1976
24 Tom Ruffing Norwalk St. Paul South Central 01/22/1977
24 Don Davis Norwalk St. Paul Western Reserve 02/08/1977
24 Jim Spettle Norwalk St. Paul Black River 02/16/1977
24 Chuck Linden Black River Monroeville 02/18/1977
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