1968-69 Huron County Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Duane Warns
Record: 16-5 (12-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Mark Hammersmith (288 pts/13.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS Opp
11/29/68* Tiffin Columbian W 73 57
12/06/68* Galion W 69 52
12/07/68 Clyde W 72 66
12/13/68* @Upper Sandusky W 73 66
12/14/68* Norwalk W 65 58
12/20/68* @Shelby L 55 57 OT
12/27/68 Vermilion W 84 52
12/28/68 @Avon Lake L 70 72 OT
01/03/69* Willard W 58 53
01/04/69 @Sandusky L 49 59
01/10/69* Bucyrus W 66 45
01/17/69* @Tiffin Columbian L 61 71
01/24/69* @Galion W 78 51
01/25/69* Upper Sandusky W 72 60
01/31/69* @Norwalk W 72 50
02/01/69* Shelby W 74 41
02/08/69* @Willard W 81 39
02/14/69* @Bucyrus W 91 56
02/21/69 Clyde W 80 62 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
02/22/69 Norwalk W 65 54 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
03/01/69 Rossford L 47 64 Class AA District Tournament at Waite High School
Monroeville
Coach: Jerry Everhart
Record: 11-9 (7-7 FC)
Leading Scorer: Mike Carter (241 pts/12.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MHS Opp
11/27/68 @Green Springs W 47 46
12/06/68* Black River W 75 51
12/07/68 Margaretta L 46 51
12/13/68* @Norwalk St. Paul W 51 50
12/14/68* Mapleton L 54 61
12/20/68* @Hillsdale W 61 56
01/03/69* Edison W 65 57
01/04/69 New London W 60 45
01/10/69* Western Reserve L 58 59
01/11/69* @South Central W 73 66
01/17/69* @Black River L 66 72 2OT
01/18/69 @Danbury W 46 44 OT
01/24/69* Norwalk St. Paul L 49 55
01/25/69* @Mapleton W 66 54
01/31/69* Hillsdale L 64 76
02/07/69* @Edison L 59 73
02/14/69* @Western Reserve L 45 81
02/15/69* South Central W 63 60
02/22/69 Fremont St. Joseph W 66 64 Class A Sectional Tournament at Fremont Ross High School
03/01/69 Bloomville L 59 69 Class A District Tournament at Heidelberg College
New London
Coach: Robert Lavengood
Record: 0-19 (0-14 LC)
Leading Scorer: Dean Harmony (223 pts/12.3 avg)
Date Versus W/L NLHS Opp
11/27/68 Keystone L 56 61
11/30/68 @Mapleton L 45 58
12/07/68* @Vermilion L 39 92
12/13/68* Wellington L 50 58
12/20/68* @Amherst L 43 59
12/21/68* Midview L 56 69
01/03/69* Oberlin L 48 58
01/04/69 @Monroeville L 45 60
01/10/69* @Clearview L 40 46
01/11/69* North Ridgeville L 52 79
01/17/69* Vermilion L 56 65
01/18/69 Gibsonburg L 56 57
01/24/69* @Wellington L 53 89
01/25/69* Amherst L 61 77
01/31/69* @Midview L 46 55
02/07/69* @Oberlin L 61 69
02/08/69* Clearview L 41 70
02/14/69* @North Ridgeville L 37 60
02/21/69 Plymouth L 56 67 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Norwalk
Coach: Leonard Hardman
Record: 15-6 (9-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Diringer (534 pts/25.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L NHS Opp
11/27/68 @Vermilion W 89 54
11/29/68* @Galion W 67 62
12/06/68* Bucyrus W 65 42
12/07/68 Huron W 80 50
12/13/68* @Tiffin Columbian W 83 77
12/14/68* @Bellevue L 58 65
12/20/68* Upper Sandusky L 78 81
12/27/68 @Crestview W 69 37
01/03/69* @Shelby L 62 78
01/10/69* @Willard W 73 67
01/17/69* Galion W 80 71 OT
01/18/69 @Perkins W 78 32
01/24/69* @Bucyrus W 69 59
01/25/69* Tiffin Columbian L 62 72
01/31/69* Bellevue L 50 72
02/07/69* @Upper Sandusky W 85 60
02/08/69* Shelby W 68 61
02/14/69* Willard W 87 55
02/18/69 Fremont Ross W 65 50 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High school
02/21/69 Port Clinton W 63 42 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High school
02/22/69 Bellevue L 54 65 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky High school
Norwalk St. Paul
Coach: Tom Hannen
Record: 7-12 (5-9 FC)
Leading Scorer: Dave Didion (261 pts/14.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L SPHS Opp
11/29/68 Woodmore L 53 68
12/06/68* @Edison L 70 94
12/13/68* Monroeville L 50 51
12/14/68* South Central W 64 56
12/20/68* Western Reserve L 63 76
12/21/68 @Green Springs W 88 68
12/28/68 @Danbury W 81 67
01/03/69* @Black River L 51 59
01/10/69* Hillsdale L 51 61
01/11/69* @Mapleton L 53 72
01/17/69* Edison W 70 60 OT
01/24/69* @Monroeville W 55 49
01/25/69* South Central W 60 54
01/31/69* @Western Reserve L 40 57
02/01/69 @Fostoria St. Wendelin L 57 82
02/07/69* Black River L 63 66
02/14/69* @Hillsdale L 48 65
02/15/69* Mapleton W 64 62
02/18/69 Western Reserve L 60 91 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Plymouth
Coach: Ron Hostler
Record: 12-8 (8-6 JAC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Clark (365 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L PHS Opp
11/30/68 Buckeye Central W 70 64
12/06/68* Loudonville W 83 49
12/13/68* @Ontario L 59 78
12/20/68* Crestview W 63 58
12/21/68* @Lexington W 69 59
12/27/68 South Central W 85 52
01/03/69* Clear Fork W 71 63
01/04/69* Lexington L 63 77
01/10/69* @Crestline L 73 76
01/11/69* Fredericktown W 78 69
01/17/69* Ontario L 73 76
01/18/69 @Buckeye Central W 73 69
01/24/69* @Crestview W 58 42
01/31/69* @Clear Fork L 65 68
02/01/69 @Colonel Crawford L 64 66
02/07/69* Crestline W 87 77
02/08/69* @Fredericktown L 56 65
02/14/69* @Loudonville W 59 52
02/21/69 New London W 67 56 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
03/01/69 Wynford L 50 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
South Central
Coach: Gale Reinhart
Record: 4-16 (3-11 FC)
Leading Scorer: Forbes Shipman (244 pts/12.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L SCHS Opp
11/30/68 @Lorain St. Mary L 47 78
12/06/68* Hillsdale W 67 56
12/07/68 Crestline L 52 57
12/13/68* @Black River L 41 59
12/14/68* Norwalk St. Paul L 56 64
12/20/68* Mapleton W 43 42
12/27/68 @Plymouth L 52 85
01/03/69* @Western Reserve L 46 59
01/04/69 @Perkins L 39 104
01/10/69* @Edison L 63 84
01/11/69* Monroeville L 66 73
01/17/69* @Hillsdale L 53 65
01/24/69* Black River L 44 48
01/25/69* @Norwalk St. Paul L 54 60
01/31/69* @Mapleton L 43 52
02/07/69* Western Reserve L 57 74
02/14/69* Edison W 78 71
02/15/69* @Monroeville L 60 63
02/21/69 Western Reserve W 60 57 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
02/28/69 Mansfield St. Peter's L 47 95 Class A Sectional Tournament at Madison High School
Western Reserve
Coach: Jim Irons
Record: 19-1 (14-0 FC)
Leading Scorer: Jim Kern (421 pts/21.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L WRHS Opp
11/23/68 Wellington W 73 52
12/06/68* Mapleton W 69 55
12/13/68* @Hillsdale W 67 66
12/14/68* Black River W 63 60
12/20/68* @Norwalk St. Paul W 76 63
12/28/68 @Clyde W 90 78
01/03/69* South Central W 59 46
01/10/69* Monroeville W 59 58
01/11/69* Edison W 81 78 OT
01/17/69* @Mapleton W 59 55
01/18/69 Keystone W 72 40
01/24/69* Hillsdale W 67 50
01/25/69* @Black River W 60 56
01/31/69* Norwalk St. Paul W 57 40
02/01/69 Danbury W 72 57
02/07/69* @South Central W 74 57
02/14/69* Monroeville W 81 45
02/15/69* @Edison W 67 66
02/18/69 Norwalk St. Paul W 91 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
02/21/69 South Central L 57 60 Class A Sectional Tournament at Willard High School
Willard
Coach: Jerry Wendeling
Record: 5-14 (4-10 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Barrison (255 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS Opp
11/27/68 Marion Harding L 45 75
11/29/68* Bucyrus W 79 58
12/06/68* Upper Sandusky W 77 72
12/07/68 Sandusky L 64 72
12/13/68* @Galion L 62 63
12/14/68* Shelby W 57 56
12/20/68* @Tiffin Columbian L 45 92
12/27/68 @Tiffin Calvert L 61 74
12/30/68 @Attica W 57 45
01/03/69* @Bellevue L 53 58
01/10/69* Norwalk L 67 73
01/17/69* @Bucyrus L 70 75
01/24/69* @Upper Sandusky L 55 63
01/25/69* Galion L 49 67
01/31/69* @Shelby L 40 70
02/07/69* Tiffin Columbian W 69 68
02/08/69* Bellevue L 39 81
02/14/69* @Norwalk L 55 87
02/21/69 Galion L 55 61 Class AA Sectional Tournament at Mansfield Malabar High School
Firelands Conference Standings
Team FC Reg Overall
Western Reserve 14 - 0 18 - 0 19 - 1
Black River 8 - 6 10 - 8 10 - 9
Edison 8 - 6 10 - 7 10 - 8
Hillsdale 7 - 7 9 - 9 13 - 10
Monroeville 7 - 7 10 - 8 11 - 9
Norwalk St. Paul 5 - 9 7 - 11 7 - 12
Mapleton 4 - 10 8 - 10 8 - 11
South Central 3 - 11 3 - 15 4 - 16
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 12 - 2 14 - 4 16 - 5
Norwalk 9 - 5 13 - 5 15 - 6
Shelby 9 - 5 11 - 7 11 - 8
Tiffin Columbian 9 - 5 10 - 8 10 - 9
Galion 5 - 9 6 - 11 7 - 12
Bucyrus 4 - 10 4 - 14 4 - 15
Upper Sandusky 4 - 10 5 - 11 7 - 12
Willard 4 - 10 5 - 13 5 - 14
Huron County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 25.42 Tom Diringer Norwalk 534 21
2 21.05 Jim Kern Western Reserve 421 20
3 18.25 Jim Clark Plymouth 365 20
4 18.21 Chuck Barrison Willard 255 14
5 16.19 Mike Grose Norwalk 340 21
6 15.75 Bill Fugel Western Reserve 315 20
7 15.05 Larry Kamann Plymouth 286 19
8 14.50 Dave Didion Norwalk St. Paul 261 18
9 13.94 John Wilkens South Central 237 17
10 13.71 Mark Hammersmith Bellevue 288 21
Huron County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 43 Chuck Barrison Willard Upper Sandusky 12/06/1968
2 40 Tom Diringer Norwalk Willard 02/14/1969
3 37 Tom Diringer Norwalk Tiffin Columbian 12/13/1968
4 36 Tom Diringer Norwalk Vermilion 11/27/1968
5 35 Jim Kern Western Reserve Monroeville 02/14/1969
6 33 Tom Diringer Norwalk Willard 01/10/1969
33 Jim Clark Plymouth Ontario 01/17/1969
8 32 Jim Kern Western Reserve Wellington 11/23/1968
32 Tom Diringer Norwalk Perkins 01/18/1969
10 31 Larry Hickey Norwalk St. Paul Danbury 12/28/1968
31 Jim Kern Western Reserve Norwalk St. Paul 02/18/1969
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