1955-56 Huron County Basketball Scores


Bellevue
Coach:  Ray Skinner
Record:  4-13 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Ruess (332 pts/19.5 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/25/55	Alumni			L	38	55
12/02/55	@Bowling Green		L	53	55
12/09/55	Ashland			L	57	82
12/16/55	@Norwalk		W	57	55
01/03/56	@Fostoria		L	53	61
01/06/56	Sandusky St. Mary	L	52	86
01/13/56*	Norwalk			L	60	74
01/20/56*	@Bucyrus		L	46	73
01/27/56*	@Upper Sandusky		W	73	66
01/31/56	@Fremont Ross		L	66	88
02/03/56*	Willard			W	75	72
02/04/56	Port Clinton		W	73	64
02/10/56*	Galion			L	70	90
02/14/56	Sandusky		L	50	56
02/17/56*	@Shelby			L	54	88
02/21/56*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	48	67
02/24/56	Sandusky		L	42	57	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky


Greenwich
Coach:  Richard Imhoff
Record:  12-10 (7-5 HEL)
Leading Scorer:  Chuck Magill (420 pts/19.0 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/15/55	Polk			W	70	69
11/18/55	@Monroeville		L	67	72
11/22/55	New Haven		W	96	41
12/02/55	@North Fairfield	W	64	56
12/03/55	Townsend-Wakeman	W	60	49
12/09/55	@Berlin Heights		L	75	95
12/10/55	Ruggles-Troy		L	83	85	Sudden Death 2OT
12/16/55	Milan			L	54	59
12/20/55	@Norwalk St. Paul	W	75	64
12/28/55	Shiloh			L	65	79	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
12/29/55	Ontario			W	81	66	Holiday Tournament at Union High School
01/03/56	@Polk			L	69	75
01/06/56	Monroeville		L	65	74
01/13/56	@New Haven		W	99	64
01/14/56	@Tiro			W	75	64
01/20/56	North Fairfield	W	82	67
01/27/56	@Townsend-Wakeman	W	92	77
02/03/56	Berlin Heights		W	88	82
02/10/56	@Milan			L	46	75
02/18/56	@New London		L	80	81
02/24/56	Townsend-Wakeman	L	54	71	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/25/56	North Fairfield		W	91	71	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School


Monroeville
Coach:  Al Bohus
Record:  14-7 (9-3 HEL)
Leading Scorer:  Gary Gregory (444 pts/23.3 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/18/55*	Greenwich		W	72	67
11/19/55	Townsend		W	84	79
12/02/55*	@New Haven		W	74	40
12/03/55*	North Fairfield		W	90	65
12/09/55*	@Townsnd-Wakeman	W	70	52
12/10/55	New London		W	71	44
12/16/55*	Berlin Heights		W	93	87
12/23/55*	@Milan			L	54	63
12/30/55	Alumni			L	57	65
01/06/56*	@Greenwich		W	74	65
01/20/56*	New Haven		W	87	51
01/27/56*	@North Fairfield	W	68	63
01/28/56	@Margaretta		L	56	65
02/03/56*	Townsend-Wakeman	W	79	53
02/10/56*	@Berlin Heights		L	67	69
02/11/56	Norwalk St. Paul	W	72	62
02/17/56*	Milan			L	46	64
02/24/56	North Fairfield		W	66	56	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk
02/25/56	Townsend-Wakeman	L	47	76	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk
03/02/56	Butler			W	64	55	Class B Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
03/03/56	Mt. Zion		L	54	58	Class B Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


New Haven
Coach:  Roy Collins
Record:  0-20 (0-12 HEL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Postema (236 pts/13.1 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/08/55	@Tiro			L	65	76
11/11/55	Union			L	40	65
11/18/55*	@Milan			L	26     101
11/22/55*	@Greenwich		L	41	96
12/02/55*	Monroeville		L	40	74
12/06/55	Norwalk St. Paul	L	56	66
12/09/55*	@North Fairfield	L	58	91
12/13/55	@New Washington		L	49     101
12/16/55*	Townsend-Wakeman	L	78	87
12/21/55*	@Berlin Heights		L	50     102
01/03/56	Shiloh			L	28	90
01/06/56*	Milan			L	42	71
01/10/56	Plymouth		L	61	88
01/13/56*	Greenwich		L	66	99
01/20/56*	@Monroeville		L	51	87
01/24/56	@New London		L	25	86
02/03/56*	North Fairfield		L	50	78
02/10/56*	@Townsend-Wakeman	L	62	77
02/17/56*	Berlin Heights		L	64	91
02/22/56	North Fairfield		L	57	72	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School


New London
Coach:  Les Myers
Record:  7-10 (2-8 LC)
Leading Scorer:  Bill Dunn (296 pts/18.5 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/02/55	@Huron			L	45	57
12/09/55	@Vermilion		L	37	57
12/10/55	@Monroeville		L	44	71
12/16/55	@Amherst		L	54	69
01/06/56	Clearview		W	61	50
01/07/56	Margaretta		W	57	53
01/13/56	Wellington		L	48	57
01/14/56	@North Fairfield	W	62	43	NEED BOX
01/20/56	Huron			L	61	75
01/24/56	New Haven		W	86	25
01/27/56	Vermilion		L	59	75
02/03/56	Amherst			W	61	47
02/10/56	@Clearview		L	79     117
02/11/56	Townsend-Wakeman	W	70	52
02/17/56	@Wellington		L	66	83
02/18/56	Greenwich		W	81	80
02/22/56	Townsend-Wakeman	L	62	77	Class A Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School


North Fairfield
Coach:  George Gaich
Record:  6-16 (- HEL)
Leading Scorer:  Richard Conaway (318 pts/15.1 avg) or Henry Cole (317 pts/16.6 avg) (missing 1 game each)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/15/55	@Thompson		L	50	74
11/18/55*	@Berlin Heights		W	58	54
11/22/55*	Milan			L	58	73
12/02/55*	Greewnich		L	56	64
12/03/55*	@Monroeville		L	65	90
12/09/55*	New Haven		W	91	58
12/16/55	Norwalk St. Paul	W	75	58
12/23/55*	@Townsend-Wakeman	L	66	70
01/06/56*	Berlin Heights		L	63	81
01/13/56*	@Milan			L	50	80
01/14/56	New London		L	43	62	NEED BOX
01/17/56	@Ruggles-Troy		L	58	72
01/20/56*	@Greenwich		L	67	82
01/27/56*	Monroeville		L	63	68
01/31/56	Ruggles-Troy		L	58	72
02/03/56*	@New Haven		W	78	50
02/14/56	@Plymouth		L	67	83
02/17/56*	Townsend-Wakeman	W	65	60
02/22/56	New Haven		W	72	57	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/24/56	Monroeville		L	56	66	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/25/56	Greenwich		L	71	91	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School


Norwalk
Coach:  Grant Walls
Record:  9-10 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Dick Heaston (360 pts/18.9 avg)

Date		Versus	               W/L     OFF     DEF
12/02/55	@Fremont Ross		L	42	57
12/09/55	Elyria			W	53	51
12/16/55	Bellevue		L	55	57
12/17/55	@Sandusky		L	56	63	OT
12/20/55	@Clyde			W	60	43
12/23/55	Sandusky St. Mary	W	61	52
12/28/55	@Fremont St. Joseph	L	57	61
12/30/55	Madison			W	65	61
01/06/56	@Port Clinton		L	58	70
01/13/56*	@Bellevue		W	74	60
01/20/56*	Willard			W	76	51
01/27/56*	Galion			L	57	61
02/03/56*	@Shelby			L	55	61
02/04/56	Akron Kenmore		L	49	62
02/10/56*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	47	66
02/17/56*	Upper Sandusky		W	81	65
02/22/56*	Bucyrus			W	62	58
02/24/56	Willard			W	67	48	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/02/56	Tiffin Columbian	L	48	52	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School


Norwalk St. Paul
Coach:  Joe Andryejski
Record:  5-10
Leading Scorer:  Dick Simon (189 pts/12.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/04/55	@Fremont St. Joseph	L	60	72
12/06/55	@New Haven		W	66	56
12/16/55	@North Fairfield	L	58	75
12/18/55	Fostoria St. Wendelin	W	63	55
12/20/55	Greenwich		L	64	75
12/27/55	Alumni			W	67	61
01/06/56	York			L	56	70
01/07/56	@Townsend-Wakeman	W	60	59	OT
01/14/56	@Thompson		L	63	69
01/20/56	Berlin Heights		L	55	68
01/24/56	@Lorain St. Mary	L	68	74
01/27/56	Margaretta		W	53	52
02/03/56	Milan			L	62	66
02/11/56	@Monroeville		L	62	72
02/17/56	Gibsonburg		L	38	75	Class B Exempt Tournament at Fremont Ross High School


Townsend-Wakeman
Coach:  Alan Cok
Record:  6-16 (3-9 HEL)
Leading Scorer:  Gary Tillson (612 pts/27.8 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/22/55*	Berlin Heights		L	52	56
12/02/55*	@Milan			L	44	67
12/03/55*	@Greenwich		L	49	60
12/09/55*	Monroeville		L	52	70
12/16/55*	@New Haven		W	87	78
12/17/55	Firelands		L	60	82
12/21/55	@Ruggles-Troy		L	76	94
12/23/55*	North Fairfield		W	70	66
01/06/56	LaGrange		L	48	55
01/07/56	Norwalk St. Paul	L	59	60	OT
01/13/56*	@Berlin Heights		L	58	73
01/20/56*	Milan			L	56	61
01/27/56*	Greenwich		L	77	92
01/31/56	@Townsend (Sandusky)	L	60	81
02/03/56*	@Monroeville		L	53	79
02/10/56*	New Haven		W	77	62
02/11/56	@New London		L	52	70
02/17/56*	@North Fairfield	L	60	65
02/22/56	New London		W	77	62	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/24/56	Greenwich		W	71	54	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
02/25/56	Monroeville		W	76	47	Class B Huron County Tournament at Norwalk High School
03/02/56	Sulphur Springs		L	47	79	Class B Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School


Willard
Coach:  Herb Hart
Record:  4-14 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Tom Coe (245 pts/13.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/03/55	Attica			W	89	78
12/06/55	Fremont Ross		W	79	73
12/09/55	@Shelby			L	50	84
12/16/55	Port Clinton		L	67	81
12/20/55	@Bucyrus		L	66	73
12/27/55	Tiffin Columbian	W	73	72
01/13/56*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	46	77
01/20/56*	@Norwalk		L	51	76
01/27/56*	Bucyrus			W	80	76
01/31/56	@Clyde			L	69	72
02/03/56*	@Bellevue		L	72	75
02/04/56	Huron			L	71	75
02/10/56*	Upper Sandusky		L	66	70
02/11/56	Madison			L	58	77
02/14/56	Crestline		L	74	95	01/10
02/17/56*	@Galion			L	57	96
02/21/56*	Shelby			L	54	82
02/24/56	Norwalk			L	48	67	Class A Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School

Huron-Erie League Standings

Team HEL Reg Overall Monroeville 9 - 3 12 - 5 14 - 7 Greenwich 7 - 5 11 - 9 12 - 10 North Fairfield 4 - 8 5 - 14 6 - 16 Townsend-Wakeman 3 - 9 3 - 15 6 - 16 New Haven 0 - 12 0 - 19 0 - 20 Berlin Heights Milan

Lakeland Conference Standings

Team LC Reg Overall New London 2 - 8 7 - 9 7 - 10 Amherst Clearview Huron Vermilion Wellington

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL Reg Overall Shelby 7 - 0 17 - 1 20 - 2 Tiffin Columbian 6 - 1 12 - 4 16 - 5 Galion 5 - 2 12 - 6 13 - 7 Norwalk 4 - 3 8 - 9 9 - 10 Bellevue 2 - 5 4 - 12 4 - 13 Bucyrus 2 - 5 8 - 10 8 - 11 Upper Sandusky 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15 Willard 1 - 6 4 - 13 4 - 14

Huron County Top Ten Scoring Averages

RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 27.81 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman 612 22 2 23.36 Gary Gregory Monroeville 444 19 3 19.52 Jim Ruess Bellevue 332 17 4 19.00 Chuck Magill Greenwich 420 22 5 18.94 Dick Heaston Norwalk 360 19 6 18.50 Bill Dunn New London 296 16 missing 1 game 7 17.66 Jim Hanks Willard 212 12 8 16.68 Henry Cole North Fairfield 317 19 missing 1 game 9 16.26 Howard Duta New London 244 15 missing 1 game 10 16.06 Jim Koechley Bellevue 241 15

Huron County Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 54 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman New Haven 12/16/1955 2 41 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman New Haven 02/10/1956 3 39 Gary Gregory Monroeville Berlin Heights 12/16/1955 39 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman Greenwich 02/24/1956 5 38 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman Ruggles-Troy 12/21/1955 6 36 Chuck Magill Greenwich New London 02/18/1956 36 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman New London 02/22/1956 8 35 Henry Cole North Fairfield Greenwich 02/25/1956 9 32 Gary Tillson Townsend-Wakeman Milan 01/20/1956 32 Jim Ruess Bellevue Willard 02/03/1956 32 Jim Ruess Bellevue Galion 02/10/1956 32 Dik Heaston Norwalk Upper Sandusky 02/17/1956 32 Bill Dunn New London Greenwich 02/18/1956 Return to Huron County index Email Me