1944-45 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Harry Strobel
Record: 25-0 (6-0 LBL; 5-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Robert Green (390 pts/15.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44 Bowling Green W 55 13
12/06/44 @Lorain W 61 28
12/08/44 Tiffin Columbian W 53 34
12/15/44 Fostoria St. Wendelin W 57 29 NEED BOX
01/05/45* Norwalk W 44 28 LBL
01/12/45* @Port Clinton W 46 44 LBL
01/16/45 @Sandusky W 44 26
01/19/45* @Willard W 59 22 LBL; NOL
01/24/45* Crestline W 70 29 NOL - NEED BOX
01/26/45 @Mansfield W 41 34
01/30/45 Fremont Ross W 43 34
02/02/45* @Norwalk W 52 27 LBL; NOL
02/06/45* @Bucyrus W 45 29 NOL
02/09/45* Port Clinton W 54 33 LBL
02/13/45* @Shelby W 54 33 NOL
02/16/45* Willard W 77 18 LBL
02/17/45 @Elyria W 52 50
02/23/45 Sandusky W 66 26
03/03/45 Willard W 59 17 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/09/45 Norwalk W 37 31 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/10/45 Port Clinton W 43 33 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/16/45 Van Wert W 31 13 Class A Regional Tournament at Bowling Green State University
03/17/45 Toledo Macomber W 28 26 Class A Regional Tournament at Bowling Green State University
03/24/45 Massillon W 47 44 Class A State Tournament at Toledo Fieldhouse
03/24/45 Middletown W 36 34 Class A State Tournament at Toledo Fieldhouse
Bucyrus
Coach: Chuck Tschanen
Record: 8-10 (4-6 NCOL; 3-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dan Benham (174 pts/9.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/01/44 @Tiffin Columbian L 17 23
12/05/44 Crestline W 30 21
12/08/44* @Upper Sandusky L 26 27 NOL
12/15/44* @Mt. Vernon L 27 40 NCOL
12/22/44* Willard W 61 34 NOL
12/29/44* Shelby W 39 27 NCOL
01/05/45* Marion Harding W 39 35 NCOL
01/12/45* @Galion L 27 34 NCOL
01/19/45* Ashland L 41 46 NCOL
01/26/45* Mt. Vernon W 47 29 NCOL
02/02/45# @Shelby W 36 35 NCOL; NOL
02/06/45* Bellevue L 29 45 NOL
02/09/45* @Marion Harding L 33 39 NCOL
02/13/45* @Crestline W 47 33 NOL
02/16/45# Galion L 27 35 NCOL; NOL
02/23/45* @Ashland L 38 52 NCOL
02/28/45 Upper Sandusky W 40 33 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
03/02/45 Lima South L 29 43 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Crestline
Coach: Charles Imel
Record: 4-16 (1-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Mayer (167 pts/9.8 avg) (missing 3 games)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/??/44 ?Leesville W 43 38 NEED BOX
12/05/44 @Bucyrus L 21 30
12/08/44* @Willard W 36 22
12/15/44* Upper Sandusky L 32 42
12/19/44 Galion L 35 39
12/22/44 @Mt. Vernon L 32 40 NEED BOX
01/07/45 @Madison L 30 35
01/09/45* @Shelby L 38 39
01/12/45 Mt. Gilead W 38 24
01/16/45* @Galion L 27 53
01/19/45 Marion St. Mary L 43 48
01/24/45* @Bellevue L 29 70 01/23
02/02/45 @Upper Sandusky L 21 37 NEED BOX
02/06/45 Ontario L 30 37
02/09/45 @Tiffin Calvert L 38 40
02/13/45* Bucyrus L 33 47
02/16/45 @Mt. Gilead W 31 30 OT
02/19/45 Shelby L 30 49 02/20
02/23/45 @Marion St. Mary L 24 44
03/03/45 Lima Central L 34 41 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Galion
Coach: Bob Sheffer
Record: 9-12 (3-7 NCOL; 4-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Gene Plummer (255 pts/12.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
11/22/44 @Mt. Gilead L 22 29
12/01/44 Fostoria W 37 30
12/05/44* Willard W 57 30 NOL
12/08/44 @Findlay L 22 39 NCOL
12/15/44* Shelby L 33 52
12/16/44 @Delaware L 35 53
12/19/44 @Crestline W 39 35
12/22/44* @Ashland L 35 54 NCOL
01/05/45* @Mt. Vernon W 35 32 NCOL
01/19/45* Upper Sandusky W 36 32 NOL
01/12/45* @Bucyrus W 34 27 NCOL
01/16/45 Crestline W 53 27 NOL
01/19/45* @Marion Harding L 48 52 NCOL
01/23/45 Mt. Gilead W 48 32
01/26/45# @Shelby L 35 36 NCOL; NOL
01/27/45 @Lima Central L 27 52
02/09/45* Mt. Vernon L 33 44 NCOL
02/16/45# @Bucyrus W 35 27 NCOL; NOL
02/20/45* Ashland L 27 37 NCOL
02/23/45* Marion Harding L 32 33 NCOL
03/01/45 @Findlay L 20 36 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Norwalk
Coach: Grant Walls
Record: 10-8 (2-4 LBL; 2-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Charles Sweet (189 pts/10.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/01/44 Oberlin W 34 25
12/08/44* @Shelby W 43 33 NOL
12/15/44 @Sandusky L 35 38
12/19/44 Fremont Ross L 42 45
12/29/44 Norwalk St. Paul W 33 27 OT
01/05/45* @Bellevue L 28 44 LBL
01/19/45 Sandusky L 29 36
01/26/45* @Port Clinton L 36 53 LBL
01/27/45* Willard W 61 25 01/12; LBL; NOL
02/02/45* Bellevue L 27 52 LBL; NOL
02/06/45 Shelby W 49 30
02/09/45* @Willard W 44 36 LBL
02/16/45* Port Clinton L 39 45
02/23/45 @Oberlin W 51 41
02/27/45 @Norwalk St. Paul W 59 34
03/02/45 Mansfield W 45 43 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/03/45 @Sandusky W 40 36 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/09/45 Bellevue L 31 37 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 8-10 (4-6 NCOL; 3-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dwight Tooker (192 pts/10.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/05/44 @Plymouth W 50 30
12/08/44* Norwalk L 33 43 NOL
12/15/44* @Galion W 52 33 NCOL
12/29/44* @Bucyrus L 27 39 NCOL
01/05/45* Ashland L 30 53 NCOL
01/09/45* Crestline W 39 38 NOL
01/12/45* @Marion Harding L 31 35 NCOL
01/19/45* @Mt. Vernon W 51 48 NCOL
01/26/45* Galion W 36 35 NCOL; NOL
01/30/45* @Willard W 43 37 NOL
02/02/45* Bucyrus L 35 36 NCOL; NOL
02/06/45 @Norwalk L 30 49
02/09/45* @Ashland L 30 53 NCOL
02/13/45* Bellevue L 33 54 NOL
02/16/45* Marion Harding W 48 35 NCOL
02/19/45 @Crestline W 49 30 02/20
02/23/45* Mt. Venron L 35 38 NCOL
03/03/45 Port Clinton L 26 45 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
Upper Sandusky
Coach: Kenneth Sampson
Record: 13-3 (3-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: SCORES ONLY
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
* ?Bucyrus W 27 26
?Kenton L 32 35
* ?Crestline W 42 32
?Richwood W 36 35
?Carey W 50 16
?Fostoria W 31 28
?Salem W 37 25
* ?Galion L 32 36
?Eden W 38 26
?Marysville W 50 45
* ?Willard W 40 20
?Cresltine W 37 21
?Ada W 43 34
?Carey W 75 36
?Bluffton W 41 33
02/28/45 Bucyrus L 33 40 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Willard
Coach: Robert Mustain
Record: 2-14 (0-4 LBL; 0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dean King (106 pts/6.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/02/44 Tiffin Columbian L 20 41
12/05/44* @Galion L 30 57 NOL
12/08/44* Crestline L 22 36 NOL
12/21/44 @Mansfield L 20 62 12/15
12/22/44* @Bucyrus L 34 61 NOL
01/19/45* Bellevue L 22 59 LBL; NOL
01/20/45 Madison L 30 38 01/09
01/23/45 @New Haven W 34 26
01/26/45* @Upper Sandusky L 20 40 NOL
01/27/45* @Norwalk L 25 61 01/12; LBL; NOL
01/30/45* Shelby L 37 43 NOL
02/01/45 New Haven W 31 25
02/09/45* Norwalk L 36 44 LBL
02/16/45* @Bellevue L 18 77 LBL
02/23/45 Madison L 32 34
03/03/45 Bellevue L 17 59 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Bellevue 5 - 0 280 140 56.00 28.00
Galion 4 - 1 216 153 43.20 30.60
Upper Sandusky 3 - 1 141 113 35.25 28.25
Norwalk 2 - 1 131 110 43.66 36.66
Bucyrus 3 - 3 226 209 37.66 34.83
Shelby 3 - 3 219 243 36.50 40.50
Crestline 1 - 5 195 273 32.50 45.50
Willard 0 - 7 190 357 27.14 51.00
Totals 21 - 21 1598 1598 38.04 38.04
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
Does not include Upper Sandusky
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
16.60 Robert Green Bellevue 83 5
14.40 Fred Friend Bellevue 55 4 missing 1 game
14.40 Gene Plummer Galion 72 5
13.33 Charles Sweet Norwalk 40 3
11.00 Eugene Dudley Bellevue 55 5
10.83 Dwight Tooker Shelby 65 6
10.50 Dan Benham Bucyrus 63 6
10.33 Bill Mayer Crestline 62 6
9.66 Gene Hawk Bucyrus 58 6
10 9.00 Charles Hickman Bellevue 36 4 missing 1 game
8.00 Bob Neff Galion 40 5
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
25 Gene Plummer Galion Crestline 01/16/1945
21 Eugene Dudley Bellevue Crestline 01/24/1945
21 Robert Green Bellevue Crestline 01/24/1945
20 Fred Friend Bellevue Willard 01/19/1945
19 Bill Mayer Crestline Bellevue 01/26/1945
18 Bob Neff Galion Willard 12/05/1944
18 Dwight Tooker Shelby Willard 01/30/1945
18 Robert Green Bellevue Norwalk 02/02/1945
17 Charles Sweet Norwalk Shelby 12/08/1944
10 17 Gene Hawk Bucyrus Willard 12/22/1944
17 Gene Plummer Galion Upper Sandusky 01/09/1945
17 Harry Arnold Willard Shelby 01/30/1945
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