1946-47 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores
Bellevue
Coach: Ken Sampson
Record: 14-6 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Ball (255 pts/12.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/29/46 Bowling Green W 37 27
12/03/46 @Lorain W 38 37
12/06/46 Toledo Macomber W 43 31
12/10/46 Mansfield Senior W 53 47
12/13/46* Upper Sandusky L 36 44
12/20/46* @Willard W 47 29
12/26/46 Alumni L 38 51
01/03/47* @Norwalk W 39 30
01/10/47 @Port Clinton W 57 50
01/17/47* Galion W 54 36
01/24/47* @Shelby W 47 45 Sudden Death 2OT
01/28/47 Fremont Ross L 26 34 01/27
01/31/47* @Bucyrus W 48 41
02/07/47 Port Clinton W 72 34
02/11/47 @Sandusky L 24 51
02/14/47* Crestline W 57 41
02/15/47 Norwalk L 45 54
02/22/47 @Elyria W 47 33
02/28/47 Shelby W 49 47 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
03/07/47 Mansfield Senior L 38 45 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
Bucyrus
Coach: Al Pesek
Record: 5-15 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jim Gallant (174 pts/8.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/02/46 Marion St. Mary L 36 48
12/06/46 Tiffin Columbian W 28 17
12/10/46 Marion Harding L 28 35
12/13/46* @Shelby L 22 32
12/14/46 @Delaware L 26 36
12/17/46 Crestline L 42 46 OT
12/20/46 Galion L 37 55
12/27/46 Fostoria L 43 46
01/03/47 @Upper Sandusky W 37 32
01/10/47* @Galion L 48 60
01/14/47 Shelby L 38 49
01/17/47* Willard W 67 29
01/21/47 @Kenton L 34 35
01/24/47* @Crestline W 47 44
01/31/47* Bellevue L 41 48
02/07/47* Norwalk L 29 67
02/14/47 @Port Clinton W 54 52
02/18/47 @Marion Harding L 39 62
02/21/47* Upper Sandusky L 40 43
02/26/47 Celina L 42 58 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Crestline
Coach: Merle Hutson
Record: 5-12 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Don Gehrisch (157pts/9.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/06/46 @Upper Sandusky L 26 35
12/13/46 Willard W 47 31
12/17/46 @Bucyrus W 46 42 OT
12/20/46* Norwalk L 35 56
01/03/47 Galion L 31 42
01/07/47 @Mt. Gilead W 44 32
01/10/47* Upper Sandusky L 41 51
01/17/47 @Shelby L 29 50
01/21/47 Marion St. Mary L 29 51
01/24/47* Bucyrus L 44 47
01/28/47 @Madison L 32 42
01/31/47* @Willard W 44 41
02/04/47* @Galion L 30 41
02/14/47* @Bellevue L 41 57
02/18/47 @Mt. Gilead W 32 30
02/21/47* Shelby L 37 40
03/01/47 Wapakoneta L 34 45 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Galion
Coach: Ed Rannow
Record: 9-8 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Lynn Heskett (131 pts/7.7)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/06/46 @Findlay L 15 30
12/07/46 @Lima Central L 33 39
12/10/46 Delaware W 35 31
12/13/46 @Ashland L 39 44
12/17/46 Mt. Gilead W 54 37
12/20/46 @Bucyrus W 55 37
01/03/47 @Crestline W 42 31
01/07/47 Shelby W 29 24
01/10/47 Bucyrus W 60 48
01/17/47 @Bellevue L 36 54
01/24/47 @Norwalk L 48 64
01/31/47 Upper Sandusky L 37 45
02/04/47 Crestline W 41 30
02/07/47 Marion Harding L 38 49
02/14/47 @Shelby W 48 40
02/21/47 Willard W 52 40
03/01/47 @Findlay L 26 43 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Norwalk
Coach: Grant Walls
Record: 15-4 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Don Sweet (282 pts/16.5 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
12/06/46 Willard W 53 20
12/07/46 Ashland W 39 33
12/13/46 @Sandusky W 57 45
12/17/46 @Shelby W 44 20
12/20/46* @Crestline W 56 35 NEED BOX
01/03/47* Bellevue L 30 39
01/10/47 Fremont Ross L 44 47
01/17/47* @Upper Sandusky L 42 47
01/18/47 Norwalk St. Paul W 70 29 NEED BOX
01/24/47* Galion W 64 48
01/31/47* Shelby W 41 40
02/01/47 @Jamestown, New York W 48 34 NEED BOX
02/07/47* @Bucyrus W 67 29
02/08/47 Toledo Macomber W 47 38
02/14/47* @Willard W 50 30
02/15/47 @Bellevue W 54 45
02/21/47 Oberlin W 49 41
02/28/47 Tiffin Calvert W 64 27 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/07/47 Ashland L 44 53 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Shelby
Coach: Chuck Williams
Record: 8-10 (4-3 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Jake Gates (135 pts/7.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/26/46 Fostoria L 26 29
12/03/46 @Madison L 23 31
12/10/46 @Willard W 41 13
12/13/46* Bucyrus W 32 22
12/17/46 Norwalk L 20 44
12/20/46* @Upper Sandusky W 29 23
01/03/47 @Ashland L 31 35
01/07/47 @Galion L 24 29
01/10/47* Willard W 51 17
01/14/47 Crestline W 50 29
01/24/47* Bellevue L 45 47 2OT
01/31/47* @Norwalk L 40 41
02/04/47 Madison W 32 16
02/07/47 Ashland L 35 39
02/14/47* Galion L 40 48
02/21/47* @Crestline W 40 37
02/28/47 Bellevue L 47 49 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
Upper Sandusky
Coach: Earl Shaffer
Record: 8-8 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tommy Wilson (179 pts/11.1 avg)
Date Versus W/L USHS OPP
11/27/46 @Kenton L 28 41
12/06/46 @Crestline W 35 26
12/13/46* @Bellevue W 44 36
12/14/46 Columbus South L 32 38
12/20/46* Shelby L 23 29
01/03/47 Bucyrus L 32 37
01/10/47* @Crestline W 51 41
01/17/47* Norwalk W 47 42
01/24/47* @Willard W 61 42
01/31/47* @Galion W 45 37
02/04/47 Carey L 37 44
02/07/47 Ada W 49 35
02/14/47 @Carey L 43 56
02/21/47* @Bucyrus W 43 40
02/22/47 @Marysville L 32 43
02/28/47 Celina L 38 40 Class A District Tournament at Findlay High School
Willard
Coach: Raymond Richards and Carleton Riddle (Richards hospitalized early in season and Riddle is "temporary" coach though may have coached full year)
Record: 0-17 (0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Dick Draime (122 pts/7.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L OFF DEF
11/30/46 Tiffin Columbian L 35 38
12/06/46 @Norwalk L 20 53
12/10/46 Shelby L 13 41
12/13/46 @Crestline L 33 47
12/20/46* Bellevue L 29 47
01/03/47 Madison L 31 40
01/10/47* @Shelby L 17 51
01/11/47 Green Township (Scioto) L 39 44
01/17/47* @Bucyrus L 29 67
01/22/47 New London L 45 55
01/24/47* @Upper Sandusky L 42 61
01/31/47* Crestline L 41 44
02/04/47 New Haven L 36 46
02/07/47 @Madison L 26 60
02/14/47* Norwalk L 30 50
02/21/47* @Galion L 40 52
02/26/47 Tiffin Columbian L 27 42 Class A District Tournament at Sandusky
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG
Bellevue 6 - 1 328 266 46.85 38.00
Upper Sandusky 6 - 1 314 267 44.85 38.14
Norwalk 5 - 2 350 268 50.00 38.28
Galion 4 - 3 322 321 46.00 45.85
Shelby 4 - 3 277 235 39.57 33.57
Bucyrus 2 - 5 294 323 42.00 46.14
Crestline 1 - 6 272 333 38.85 47.57
Willard 0 - 7 228 372 32.57 53.14
Totals 28 - 28 2385 2385 42.58 42.58
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 14.85 Don Sweet Norwalk 111 7
2 13.14 Meagrow Norwalk 92 7
3 13.00 Jim Ball Bellevue 91 7
4 11.85 Tommy Wilson Upper Sandusky 83 7
5 10.80 Jim Fendrick Galion 54 5
6 10.71 Jake Gates Shelby 75 7
7 10.00 Robert Sand Crestline 70 7
8 9.71 Joe Denman Upper Sandusky 68 7
9.71 Don Gehrisch Crestline 68 7
10 9.50 McConkey Norwalk 38 4
Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 33 Don Sweet Norwalk Galion 01/24/1947
2 21 Jim Fendrick Galion Crestline 02/04/1947
3 19 Don Sweet Norwalk Willard 02/14/1947
4 18 Meagrow Norwalk Crestline 12/20/1946
18 Gene Cress Bucyrus Willard 01/17/1947
18 McConkey Norwalk Bucyrus 02/07/1947
18 Meagrow Norwalk Bucyrus 02/07/1947
18 Jim Ball Bellevue Crestline 02/14/1947
9 17 Don Sweet Norwalk Upper Sandusky 01/17/1947
17 Lynn Heskett Galion Norwalk 01/24/1947
17 Tommy Wilson Upper Sandusky Willard 01/24/1947
17 Jim Ball Bellevue Bucyrus 01/31/1947
17 Jim Gallant Bucyrus Bellevue 01/31/1947
17 Tommy Wilson Upper Sandusky Galion 01/31/1947
17 Meagrow Norwalk Willard 02/14/1947
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